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US 10,649,533 · App. 16/174,656 · Granted May 12, 2020

Touch-control panel and touch-control device for providing tactile feedback and method thereof

Inventors: Dong Chang (Shanghai, CN); Yuan Ding (Shanghai, CN); Donghua Chen (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,649,533
App. No.
16/174,656
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch-control panel includes a display panel and at least one actuator. The display panel includes a touch-control detection device. Each actuator of the at least one actuator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an inductive layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode. In response to the touch-control detection device detecting a touch-control operation, an actuator of the at least one actuator located in a region where the touch-control operation is performed vibrates.

Claims (73)

1. A touch-control panel, comprising:

a display panel, a first support plate, and at least one actuator, wherein:

the display panel includes a touch-control detection device;

the at least one actuator is disposed on a side of the display panel away from a light-emitting surface, and each actuator of the at least one actuator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an inductive layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is located on a side of the second electrode adjacent to the display panel;

the each actuator further includes a carrier substrate disposed on a surface of the second electrode away from the display panel;

the first support plate includes at least one trench, and the at least one actuator is disposed in the at least one trench;

for the at least one trench and the at least one actuator disposed in the at least one trench, in a direction parallel to a plane of the display panel, a distance between an edge of the carrier substrate and an edge of the at least one trench is less than a distance between an edge of the second electrode and the edge of the at least one trench; and

in response to the touch-control detection device detecting a touch-control operation, an actuator of the at least one actuator located in a region where the touch-control operation is performed vibrates.

2. The touch-control panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the carrier substrate has a predetermined shape; and

the carrier substrate is attached to the second electrode.

3. The touch-control panel according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one actuator includes at least two actuators, wherein:

carrier substrates of the at least two actuators have different shapes.

4. The touch-control panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

a hardness of the carrier substrate is larger than a hardness of the first electrode; and

the hardness of the carrier substrate is larger than a hardness of the second electrode.

5. The touch-control panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

the carrier substrate is made of a material including at least one of an epoxy or a metal.

6. The touch-control panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first support plate is disposed on a surface of the display panel opposite to the light-emitting surface; and

an opening of each trench faces the display panel.

7. The touch-control panel according to claim 6 , wherein:

the carrier substrate has a predetermined shape;

the carrier substrate is attached to the second electrode; and

a shape of the trench is same as the predetermined shape of the carrier substrate.

8. The touch-control panel according to claim 7 , wherein:

a distance between an edge of the trench and an edge of the carrier substrate of the each actuator disposed in the trench is in a range between approximately 5 mm and 10 mm.

9. The touch-control panel according to claim 6 , wherein:

the first support plate is made of a material including one of an epoxy and a metal.

10. The touch-control panel according to claim 6 , wherein:

a thickness of the first support plate is larger than a depth of the trench;

the depth of the trench is larger than or equal to a thickness of a corresponding actuator; and

in a direction perpendicular to the first support plate, the corresponding actuator in the trench of the first support plate is below or leveled with a surface of the first support plate that faces the display panel when the corresponding actuator is not vibrating.

11. The touch-control panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first electrode is made of a material including at least one of indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), indium tin oxide (ITO), or indium gallium tin oxide (IGTO);

the second electrode is made of a material including at least one of IGZO, IZO, ITO, or IGTO; and

the inductive layer includes at least one of a polylactic acid piezoelectric film or a piezoelectric ceramic film.

12. The touch-control panel according to claim 1 , further including:

a signal processing unit, a plurality of first signal lines, and a plurality of second signal lines, wherein:

a terminal of each first signal line is electrically connected to the first electrode, and another terminal of the each first signal line is electrically connected to the signal processing unit; and

a terminal of each second signal line is electrically connected to a second electrode, and another terminal of the each second signal line is electrically connected to the signal processing unit.

13. The touch-control panel according to claim 12 , wherein:

the each actuator has a first state and a second state alternately performed by transmitting a first pulsed signal to the first electrode of the each actuator through a corresponding first signal line and transmitting a second pulsed signal to the second electrode of the each actuator through a corresponding second signal line, wherein:

in the first state, a voltage potential of the first electrode has a first polarity and a voltage potential of the second electrode has a second polarity; and

in the second state, the voltage potential of the first electrode has the second polarity and the voltage potential of the second electrode has the first polarity, wherein:

the first polarity and the second polarity are opposite to each other.

14. The touch-control panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

a thickness of the each actuator in a direction perpendicular to a plane that is parallel with the display panel is in a range between approximately 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm.

15. The touch-control panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

an area size of the each actuator in a plane parallel with the display panel is in a range between approximately 100 mm 2 and 10000 mm 2 .

16. A touch-control device, comprising a touch-control panel including:

a display panel, a first support plate, and at least one actuator, wherein:

the display panel includes a touch-control detection device;

each actuator of the at least one actuator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an inductive layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is located on a side of the second electrode adjacent to the display panel;

the each actuator further includes a carrier substrate disposed on a surface of the second electrode away from the display panel;

the first support plate includes at least one trench, and the at least one actuator is disposed in the at least one trench;

for the at least one trench and the at least one actuator disposed in the at least one trench, in a direction parallel to a plane of the display panel, a distance between an edge of the carrier substrate and an edge of the at least one trench is less than a distance between an edge of the second electrode and the edge of the at least one trench; and

in response to the touch-control detection device detecting a touch-control operation, an actuator of the at least one actuator located in a region where the touch-control operation is performed vibrates.

17. A driving method for a touch-control panel, wherein:

the touch-control panel includes a display panel, a first support plate, at least one actuator, and a central processing module, wherein:

the display panel includes a touch-control detection device;

each actuator of the at least one actuator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an inductive layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is located on a side of the second electrode adjacent to the display panel;

the each actuator further includes a carrier substrate disposed on a surface of the second electrode away from the display panel;

the first support plate includes at least one trench, and the at least one actuator is disposed in the at least one trench;

for the at least one trench and the at least one actuator disposed in the at least one trench, in a direction parallel to a plane of the display panel, a distance between an edge of the carrier substrate and an edge of the at least one trench is less than a distance between an edge of the second electrode and the edge of the at least one trench; and

the touch-control detection device is connected to the central processing module, and the at least one actuator is connected to the central processing module, the driving method includes:

in response to the touch-control detection device detecting a touch-control operation, receiving position information of the touch-control operation by the central processing module, and controlling an actuator of the at least one actuator located in a region where the touch-control operation is performed to vibrate.

18. The driving method according to claim 17 , wherein:

the at least one actuator includes at least two actuators, and

carrier substrates of the at least two actuators have different shapes.

19. The driving method according to claim 17 , wherein:

the display panel displays a plurality of function icons, wherein in a direction perpendicular to the display panel, each function icon overlaps with a corresponding actuator; and

in response to the touch-control detection device detecting a touch-control operation is performed on a region where a function icon is located, the central processing module receives the position information of the touch-control operation and controls the actuator located in the region where the touch-control operation is performed to vibrate, and the touch-control panel executes a function corresponding to the function icon on which the touch-control operation is performed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2018
From: CHANG, DONG; DING, YUAN; CHEN, DONGHUA
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047363/0239 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0841329 · Jul 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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