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Granted Patent B2
US 11,539,278 · App. 17/237,782 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

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 11,539,278
App. No.
17/237,782
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
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 (36)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a contact member attached to the housing;

an attaching part inside the housing; and

a vibration generating device, wherein

the vibration generating device includes:

a base including a protruding part formed with a first magnetic body and a recessed part,

the protruding part being attached to the recessed part,

a coil annularly wound around the protruding part;

a plate formed with a second magnetic body and facing the base,

an elastic member is coupled to the plate and the contact member directly or through another member,

the plate and the base form a magnetic circuit,

a magnetic gap is formed between the protruding part and the plate,

a flange part is provided at the base, and

the flange part is attached to the attaching part.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the plate has a first surface facing the base, and

a weight is arranged at a second surface of the plate on an opposite side of the base.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , comprising an elastic member supporting the plate with respect to the base.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a gap is formed between a surface of the base facing the housing and a surface of the housing facing the base.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a contact member attached to the housing;

an attaching part inside the housing; and

a base including a protruding part formed with a first magnetic body and a recessed part,

the protruding part being attached to the recessed part,

a coil annularly wound around the protruding part;

a plate formed with a second magnetic body and facing the base,

an elastic member is coupled to the plate and the contact member directly or through another member,

the plate and the base form a magnetic circuit,

a magnetic gap is formed between the protruding part and the plate,

a flange part is provided at the base, and

the flange part is attached to the attaching part.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the plate has a first surface facing the base, and

a weight is arranged at a second surface of the plate on an opposite side of the base.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , comprising an elastic member supporting the plate with respect to the base.

8. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein a gap is formed between a surface of the base facing the housing and a surface of the housing facing the base.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-230689 · Nov 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16906260 · Jun 19, 2020
Division 15822465 · Nov 27, 2017
Related Publication 20210242763A1 · Aug 5, 2021
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