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Granted Patent B2
US 12,191,736 · App. 18/489,238 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

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 12,191,736
App. No.
18/489,238
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
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, a plate displaceable with respect to the base, an elastic member supporting the plate with respect to the base. The base, the plate and the elastic member are arranged inside the housing. A magnetic gap is formed with the plate and the base. The plate connects with the contact member.

Claims (52)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a touch panel attached to the housing;

a base attached to the housing;

a plate displaceable with respect to the base;

a plurality of elastic members supporting the plate with respect to the base; and

a coil inside the plurality of elastic members;

wherein

the touch panel, the base, the plate, and the elastic members are arranged inside the housing,

the coil is arranged in the plate side with respect to the base,

a magnetic gap is formed with the plate and the base, and

the plate connects with the touch panel in a winding axis direction of the coil.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a magnetic circuit is formed with the coil, the base, and the plate.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate and the base are spaced apart from each other by an amount equal to the thickness of the elastic member.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic device is driven by repeatedly switching a state such that a current flows through the coil and a state of no current flowing through the coil.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate is displaced in a direction away from or closer to the base.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate is displaced in a direction that the plate vibrates with respect to the base.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of elastic members are resin members.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a force sensor.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a touch panel attached to the housing;

a base;

a plate;

a plurality of elastic members connecting the plate and the base; and

a coil inside the plurality of elastic members;

wherein

the touch panel, the base, the plate, and the elastic members are arranged inside the housing,

the coil is arranged in the plate side with respect to the base,

a magnetic gap is arranged between the plate and the base,

the base connects with the touch panel in a winding axis direction of the coil.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

a magnetic circuit is formed with the coil, the base, and the plate.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the plate and the base are spaced apart from each other by an amount equal to the thickness of the elastic member.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the electronic device is driven by repeatedly switching a state such that a current flows through the coil and a state of no current flowing through the coil.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the plate is displaced in a direction away from or closer to the base.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the plate is displaced in a direction that the plate vibrates with respect to the base.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of elastic members are resin members.

16. The electronic device according to claim 9 , comprising:

a force sensor.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-230689 · Nov 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18057428 · Nov 21, 2022
Continuation 17237782 · Apr 22, 2021
Division 16906260 · Jun 19, 2020
Division 15822465 · Nov 27, 2017
Related Publication 20240072626A1 · Feb 29, 2024
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