IP Library Granted Patent US 9,724,731
Granted Patent B2
US 9,724,731 · App. 14/521,061 · Granted Aug 8, 2017

Electronic device with first and second vibration portions

Inventor: Satoshi Akasaka (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
B06B1/045B06B1/14G06F3/016H02K33/18H04M19/047B06B2201/53
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Patent No.
US 9,724,731
App. No.
14/521,061
Granted
Aug 8, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing having a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of vibration portions provided in the housing so as to be in contact with at least one of the plurality of surfaces. The plurality of vibration portions include a first vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a first frequency band, and a second vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band.

Claims (17)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a first surface and a second surface which faces the first surface; and

a plurality of vibration portions that are provided in the housing so as to be in contact with at least the first surface,

wherein the plurality of vibration portions include a first vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a first frequency band, and a second vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band, and

wherein the first surface and the second surface are connected via the second vibration portion and an elastic member.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a lowest frequency in the second frequency band is higher than a highest frequency in the first frequency band.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first and second vibration portions includes a voice coil motor.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first vibration portion and the second vibration portion include a movable element and a stator that move relative to each other in one direction, and

the movable element is fixed to the first surface.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the stator of the second vibration portion is fixed to the second surface through the elastic member.

6. The electronic device according claim 1 ,

wherein the housing has corners in plan view, and

the plurality of vibration portions is disposed at the corners.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2015
From: AKASAKA, SATOSHI
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034613/0952 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-102708 · Apr 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013062162 · Apr 25, 2013
Related Publication 20150108854A1 · Apr 23, 2015