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US 8,310,349 · App. 12/569,086 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

Haptic surface with mechanical buttons

Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,310,349
App. No.
12/569,086
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A haptic system including a plurality of mechanical buttons driven by a single haptic feedback driver. The mechanical buttons are integrated within the haptic surface and are configured to move with the haptic interface relative to said base. The haptic surface may include a touch screen interface.

Claims (21)

1. A haptic system comprising

a haptic interface;

a base coupled to said haptic interface;

a haptic driver coupled to each of said haptic interface and said base and wherein said haptic driver is configured to move said haptic interface relative to said base along said single axis of travel;

at least one mechanical button includes in said haptic interface, and configured to move with the haptic interface relative to said base; and

wherein said button includes a first portion coupled to said base and a second portion coupled to said haptic interface.

2. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein said haptic driver includes a shaft aligned with an interface axis of travel.

3. The haptic system of claim 2 wherein said mechanical button is capable of moving relative to said haptic interface along a button axis of travel and wherein said button axis is approximately perpendicular to said haptic axis.

4. The haptic system of claim 2 wherein said second portion is capable of moving relative to said first portion along said interface axis.

5. The haptic system of claim 2 wherein said first portion and said second portion meet at a sliding interface.

6. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein said haptic service includes a touch screen interface.

7. The haptic system of claim 2 further including an isolator disposed between said first and second portions.

8. The haptic system of claim 2 wherein said first portion is separated from said second portion by an air gap.

9. The haptic system of claim 8 wherein said first portion is capable of receiving an input from said second portion without touching.

10. The haptic system of claim 8 wherein said first portion is electrically coupled to said second portion.

11. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein said button is fixed from movement relative to said haptic interface.

12. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein said button is engraved on the surface of haptic interface.

13. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein said haptic surface includes a touch screen interface and wherein said mechanical button is electronically decoupled from said touch screen interface.

14. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein at least three of said mechanical buttons on said interface surface are driven with a single haptic feedback driver.

15. The haptic system of claim 1 wherein said mechanical button is not directly connected to said haptic feedback driver.

16. The haptic system of claim 15 wherein said mechanical button receives haptic feedback from said haptic feedback driver through said haptic interface therebetween.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Jun 9, 2014
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: VISTEON CORPORATION; VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC; VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.; VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, INC.; VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 033107/0717 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2014
From: VISTEON CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AS GRANTOR
To: CITIBANK., N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 032713/0065 →
RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY AGAINST SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS ON REEL 025241 FRAME 0317 Recorded Apr 26, 2011
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: VISTEON CORPORATION; VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC; VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.; VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDING, INC.; VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 026178/0412 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (REVOLVER) Recorded Oct 19, 2010
From: VISTEON CORPORATION; VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC; VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.; VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, INC.; VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 025238/0298 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 19, 2010
From: VISTEON CORPORATION; VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC; VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.; VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDING, INC.; VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC; VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 025241/0317 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2009
From: PFAU, DOUGLAS ALLEN; WHITTON, DAVID MICHAEL
To: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 023297/0990 →
Continuity (1)
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