IMAGE DISPLAY THAT MOVES PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND CAUSES TACTILE SENSATION

An image display including a touch-sensitive display, that creates tactile sensation and movement of an object (3-2) along its surface is provided. Actuators including conductive rods (4-111, 4-112) attached together may be used, such that each rod of the actuator (4-11) may increase or decrease in...

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Main Authors WINTERS ROGIER, KRAAN THOMAS CASPER, HOPPENBROUWERS JURGEN JEAN LOUIS, KORST JOHANNES HENRICUS MARIA, DE JONG NICOLAS, DIEDERIKS ELMO MARCUS ATTILA, GILLIES MURRAY FULTON
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.09.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:An image display including a touch-sensitive display, that creates tactile sensation and movement of an object (3-2) along its surface is provided. Actuators including conductive rods (4-111, 4-112) attached together may be used, such that each rod of the actuator (4-11) may increase or decrease in size when current is applied to that rod to cause the actuator to bend toward a specified direction. Also, an image display that includes ball bearings (1-10) whose rotation is controlled by driving magnets (1-21, 1-22) to cause an object to move is provided. Further, air holes (3-11) tilted in various directions to control object movement by air pressure may be provided. Moreover, rods (3-10) may be moved up or down as activated by driving magnets (2-20). The actuators, rods, ball bearing assemblies, or holes may provide touch sensitivity for the image display.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213478470