IP Library Granted Patent US 12,409,391
Granted Patent B2
US 12,409,391 · App. 17/904,718 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Vibration presentation apparatus

Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama (Tokyo, JP); Osamu Ito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
A63G31/04A47C1/12
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Patent No.
US 12,409,391
App. No.
17/904,718
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration presentation apparatus according to the present technology includes a base portion, a first vibrating portion, and a second vibrating portion. A user can ride on the base portion. The first vibrating portion is provided to the base portion and has a first vibration characteristic. The second vibrating portion is provided to the base portion and has a second vibration characteristic different from the first vibration characteristic.

Claims (42)

1. A vibration presentation apparatus, comprising:

a base portion on which a user rides;

a frame on a surface of the base portion, wherein

the frame supports the base portion, and

the frame is perpendicular to the base portion;

a first buffer portion between the base portion and the frame, wherein the first buffer portion is configured to reduce attenuation of vibration in the base portion;

a locking member that extends in a vertical direction from a lower surface of the base portion, wherein the locking member is fixed at a position corresponding to each of four corners of the base portion;

a first vibrating portion on the surface of the base portion, wherein

the first vibrating portion has a first vibration characteristic, and

the first vibrating portion is at a center of gravity of the base portion;

a second vibrating portion on the surface of the base portion, wherein

the second vibrating portion has a second vibration characteristic different from the first vibration characteristic, and

the second vibrating portion is on a first side of the center of gravity; and

a third vibrating portion on the surface of the base portion, wherein

the third vibrating portion has the second vibration characteristic,

the third vibrating portion is on a second side of the center of gravity opposite to the first side of the center of gravity, and

the frame surrounds the first vibrating portion, the second vibrating portion, and the third vibrating portion.

2. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first vibration direction of the first vibrating portion is different from a second vibration direction of the second vibrating portion.

3. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first vibration direction is orthogonal to the second vibration direction.

4. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the first vibration direction is in the vertical direction to the base portion, and

the second vibration direction is in a horizontal direction to the base portion.

5. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the second vibration direction is non-parallel to a straight line that connects the center of gravity of the base portion and the second vibrating portion.

6. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second vibration direction is orthogonal to the straight line that connects the center of gravity of the base portion and the second vibrating portion.

7. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the third vibrating portion is configured to vibrate in the second vibration direction.

8. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the second vibrating portion and the third vibrating portion are configured to be driven in opposite phases.

9. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the second vibration direction is parallel to a straight line that connects the center of gravity of the base portion and the second vibrating portion.

10. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the third vibrating portion is configured to vibrate in the second vibration direction.

11. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the second vibrating portion and the third vibrating portion are configured to be driven in a same phase.

12. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first vibration direction of the first vibrating portion and a second vibration direction of the second vibrating portion are same.

13. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first vibration direction and the second vibration direction are vertical to the base portion.

14. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the third vibrating portion is configured to vibrate in the second vibration direction.

15. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the second vibrating portion and the third vibrating portion are configured to be driven in opposite phases.

16. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the third vibrating portion is configured to vibrate in the second vibration direction, and the second vibrating portion and the third vibrating portion are configured to be driven in a same phase.

17. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes at least one of a porous structure, a wire mesh structure, or an open-cell structure.

18. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first buffer portion is formed of one of rubber or gel.

19. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second vibrating portion and the third vibrating portion are configured to:

generate a rotational movement, in the vertical direction that passes through a position of the center of gravity of the base portion, and

rotate the base portion based on the generated rotational movement.

20. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the locking member is locked by an inner circumferential surface of the frame.

21. The vibration presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a second buffer portion between an outer circumferential surface of the locking member and an inner circumferential surface of the frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: YOKOYAMA, RYO; ITO, OSAMU
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-032073 · Feb 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220410021A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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