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Vibration element for a haptic actuator

Granted 29 Mar 2022 · no office action yet

Assignee: TDK Corporation

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Inventors: Kazuki Saito, Kaoru Kijima · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/712,312
filed 7 Nov 2019
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US D947144
granted 29 Mar 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vibration element for a haptic actuator of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along lines 8 - 8 in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof showing the vibration element for a haptic actuator in use.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a second embodiment of a vibration element for a haptic actuator of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken along lines 17 - 17 in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view thereof showing the vibration element for a haptic actuator in use.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a third embodiment of a vibration element for a haptic actuator of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a sectional view taken along lines 26 - 26 in FIG. 19 ; and,

FIG. 27 is a perspective view thereof showing the vibration element for a haptic actuator in use.

The features shown in broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D13/182D13/199

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