Information output device
This application relates to an information output device using a unit block module. Due to the use of the unit block module, apparatus of various sizes may be simply constructed and/or designed, durability and user convenience may be improved, waterproof properties are provided, power consumption is minimized, and an operation error of a driving module may be minimized. And, when a pin is driven down, the pin may be driven down more easily by the attraction of a magnetic material and a magnetic member.
1. An information output apparatus comprising:
an upper unit comprising at least one expression unit, the expression unit being configured to move in at least one direction and to be sensed by a user;
a lower unit arranged to overlap the upper unit and comprising at least one driving force providing unit configured to provide a driving force for the expression unit,
the driving force providing unit comprising a driving support unit and a coil unit arranged around the driving support unit,
in response to an electric field being applied to the coil unit, and a current flowing through the coil unit, the driving force configured to cause the expression unit to move upward or downward, and
the lower unit comprising a first surface facing the upper unit and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and
a base unit arranged to overlap the lower unit and facing the second surface of the lower unit.
2. The information output apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one expression unit of the upper unit comprises a plurality of expression units.
3. The information output apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one driving force providing unit of the lower unit comprises a plurality of driving force providing units corresponding to the plurality of expression units of the upper unit.
4. The information output apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the upper unit is configured to be coupled to or separated from the lower unit.
5. The information output apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the upper unit and the lower unit are configured to be coupled to or separated from each other by a pressure or a tensile force applied from an external source.
6. The information output apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lower unit is configured to be coupled to or separated from the base unit.
7. The information output apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the upper unit comprises a moving unit or a moving part to be moved by a driving force provided by the driving force providing unit, to transfer the driving force to the expression unit.
8. The information output apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the moving unit or the moving part is configured to perform an angular movement or a rotational movement in at least one direction.
9. The information output apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information output apparatus comprises a plurality of information output apparatuses arranged to be adjacent to each other in a direction adjacent to at least one of a plurality of side surfaces of the upper unit, the lower unit, and the base unit.
10. The information output apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the upper unit comprises one or more grooves facing the lower unit,
wherein the lower unit includes one or more extension units that project upwardly toward the upper unit, and
wherein the upper unit and the lower unit are configured to be engaged and disengaged by engagement and disengagement of the one or more extension units of the lower unit with the one or more grooves of the upper unit.