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Granted Patent B2
US 11,031,854 · App. 16/906,260 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Electronic device

Inventors: Mikio Umehara (Yonago, JP); Yutaka Kamogi (Yonago, JP)
Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
H02K33/02H02K5/225G06F3/016
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Patent No.
US 11,031,854
App. No.
16/906,260
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a housing, a contact member attached to the housing, and a vibration generating device. The vibration generating device is fixed to the contact member or the housing. A gap is formed between a surface of the vibration generating device facing the housing and a surface of the housing facing the vibration generating device.

Claims (30)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a contact member attached to the housing; and

a vibration generating device, wherein

the vibration generating device is fixed to the housing, and the vibration generating device includes:

a base; and

a plate displaceable in a direction away from or closer to the base; and

a protruding part provided at the base; and

a first elastic member supporting the plate with respect to the protruding part, wherein

a second elastic member is fixed to each of the plate and the contact member.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate is urged with respect to the contact member.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first elastic member is deformed.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact member is coupled to the housing through a third elastic member.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a contact member attached to the housing; and

a vibration generating device, wherein

the vibration generating device is fixed to the housing, and the vibration generating device includes:

a base; and

a plate displaceable in a direction away from or closer to the base; and

a protruding part provided at the base; and

a first elastic member arranged between the plate and the protruding part, wherein

a second elastic member is fixed to each of the plate and the contact member.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein

the plate is urged with respect to the contact member.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first elastic member is deformed.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the contact member is coupled to the housing through a third elastic member.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-230689 · Nov 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15822465 · Nov 27, 2017
Related Publication 20200321844A1 · Oct 8, 2020
Cited By (1)
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