Patent ID: 9703381
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61H,A63F,G06F

Claim:
1. A multimodal haptic device comprising: a first pipeline for circulating a first fluid, the first pipeline operatively connected to a first pump for controlling at least one of a pressure and a flow of the first fluid, the first fluid having a first temperature; a second pipeline for circulating a second fluid, the second pipeline operatively connected to a second pump for controlling at least one of a pressure and a flow of the second fluid, the second fluid having a second temperature; and a display unit operatively connected to the first and second pipeline and a valve, the display unit having a tactile display, the valve regulating flows of the first fluid and the second fluid between the tactile display and the first and second pipeline, to control both a temperature of the tactile display by mixing the first and second fluids, and a pressure exerted by the tactile display, wherein the first and second pipelines and the display unit are arranged to form a closed-loop fluid system.