IP Library Granted Patent US 12680892
Granted Patent B2
US 12680892 · App. 18/197,433 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Force sensor

Inventor: Hiroumi Kinjo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G01L1/205
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Patent No.
US 12680892
App. No.
18/197,433
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A force sensor includes an input surface that is pressed, and a first sensor and a second sensor stacked in order in a force direction with respect to the input surface. The input surface has a detection region in which force is detected, one of the first sensor and the second sensor is a force distribution sensor having a plurality of individual detection regions dividing the detection region and configured to detect the force input to the individual detection regions, and the other of the first sensor and the second sensor is a force sensor having a comprehensive detection region overlapping at least two or more of the individual detection regions and configured to detect the force input to the comprehensive detection region.

Claims (39)

1 . A force sensor comprising:

an input surface that is pressed;

a first sensor and a second sensor stacked in order in a force direction with respect to the input surface, wherein

the input surface has a detection region in which force is detected,

one of the first sensor and the second sensor is a force distribution sensor having a plurality of individual detection regions dividing the detection region and configured to detect the force input to the individual detection regions, and

the other of the first sensor and the second sensor is a force sensor having a comprehensive detection region overlapping at least two or more of the individual detection regions and configured to detect the force input to the comprehensive detection region; and

an information processor configured to receive a detection result of the force distribution sensor and a detection result of the force sensor, wherein

the information processor derives a correction coefficient from Expression 1

A

×

1

m

1

n

p

i

s

i

=

W

(

1

)

and derives a corrected force value in the individual detection regions from Expression 2

p i *=A×p i   (2)

where A in Expression 1 and Expression 2 is the correction coefficient, p i in Expression 1 and Expression 2 is a force value of each of the individual detection regions obtained by the force distribution sensor, s i in Expression 1 is the area of each of the individual detection regions, m in Expression 1 is number of the individual detection regions arrayed in a first direction intersecting the force direction, n in Expression 1 is number of the individual detection regions arrayed in a second direction intersecting both the force direction and the first direction, W in Expression 1 is a whole load obtained by the force sensor, and p i * in Expression 2 is the corrected force value in the individual detection regions.

2 . The force sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is the force distribution sensor.

3 . The force sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is the force sensor.

4 . The force sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are bonded by an adhesive layer.

5 . The force sensor according to claim 1 , wherein

the first sensor has a bottom surface facing the force direction,

the second sensor comprises:

a first electrode; and

a second electrode disposed in the force direction with respect to the first electrode and opposing the first electrode, and

the first electrode is provided to the bottom surface of the first sensor.

6 . The force sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the comprehensive detection region overlaps the entire detection region.