Electronic device with actuators for producing haptic and audio output along a device housing

• Main Authors: Crosby, Justin D, Lockwood, Robert J, Boothe, Daniel K, Miller, Ari P, Robinson, Kevin M, Farahani, Houtan R, Mihelich, Ryan J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.02.2024
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; PHYSICS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS

An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.