Apple Inc.
HAPTIC ACTUATOR INCLUDING FIELD MEMBER WITHIN SLOTTED OPENING OF SUSPENDED COIL AND RELATED METHODS

Abstract:

A haptic actuator may include a base, a field member coupled to the base and that may include spaced apart permanent magnets. The haptic actuator may also include a coil having a loop shape defining a slotted opening therein, and a spring member suspending the coil so that the field member is within the slotted opening and permitting relative movement of the field member and the coil.