IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,831,213
Granted Patent B2
US 11,831,213 · App. 18/057,428 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Electronic device

Inventors: Mikio Umehara (Yonago, JP); Yutaka Kamogi (Yonago, JP)
Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
H02K33/02H02K5/225G06F3/016
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,831,213
App. No.
18/057,428
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
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 (15)

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 contact member, and the vibration generating device includes:

a base; and

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

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

the plate is away from the contact member,

the base is fixed to the contact member,

a gap is formed between the lower surface of the base and the housing.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the base is fixed to the contact member via a spacer.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , comprising a coil;

the coil is fixed to the base.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-230689 · Nov 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17237782 · Apr 22, 2021
Continuation 16906260 · Jun 19, 2020
Division 15822465 · Nov 27, 2017
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