Patent ID: 9239623
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A dynamic tactile interface comprising: a substrate comprising a fluid conduit, a shelf adjacent the fluid conduit, and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a flap comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the flap extending across the fluid conduit and hinged to the substrate at the proximal end; a tactile layer comprising a peripheral region coupled to the substrate, a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region and arranged over the flap, and a tactile surface opposite the substrate; a displacement device displacing fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the distal end of the flap engaging the shelf in the retracted setting, and the distal end of the flap lifted off of the shelf and the deformable region defining a formation tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting; and a sensor coupled to the substrate and outputting a signal according to an input on the tactile surface.