Granted Patent B2

US 12,485,451 · App. 17/655,242 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Inventor: Michiaki Sakamoto (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation

B06B1/06B06B1/0207G06F3/0445H10N30/20H10N30/87

Abstract

Claims (113)

1 . A tactile device comprising:

a substrate provided with a first surface;

an organic piezoelectric film arranged on the first surface side of the substrate, the organic piezoelectric film having a piezoelectric property;

a plurality of electrodes arranged on the first surface of the substrate; and

a plurality of drive circuits arranged between the substrate and the organic piezoelectric film, each of the drive circuits being configured to apply a drive voltage to the organic piezoelectric film during a piezoelectric driving period for driving the organic piezoelectric film,

wherein, in a plan view, the organic piezoelectric film is divided into a plurality of cells,

wherein the plurality of electrodes includes:

a common electrode arranged across the plurality of cells in the plan view, a reference potential being supplied to the common electrode during the piezoelectric driving period; and

a plurality of driving electrodes respectively arranged in the plurality of cells in the plan view,

wherein the plurality of drive circuits includes:

a first drive circuit capable of supplying a first driving signal during the piezoelectric driving period; and

a second drive circuit capable of supplying a second driving signal during the piezoelectric driving period, the second driving signal being different from the first driving signal,

wherein the plurality of driving electrodes includes:

a first driving electrode connected to the first drive circuit; and

a second driving electrode electrically separated from the first driving electrode and connected to the second drive circuit, and

wherein the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode are arranged in each of the plurality of cells.

2 . The tactile device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a maximum voltage of the first driving signal is different from a maximum voltage of the second driving signal.

3 . The tactile device according to claim 2 ,

wherein, in the plan view, an area of the first driving electrode is different from an area of the second driving electrode.

4 . The tactile device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit includes a thin film transistor.

5 . The tactile device according to claim 2 ,

wherein each of the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit includes:

a high-side transistor connected to a power line to which a first potential higher than the reference potential is applied; and

a low-side transistor connected to a reference potential line to which the reference potential is applied and connected to the high-side transistor in series, and

wherein each of the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode is connected between the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor.

6 . The tactile device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of cells has a first cell, a second cell, and a third cell positioned between the first cell and the second cell,

wherein the plurality of drive circuits includes a third drive circuit capable of supplying a third driving signal whose potential is lower than that of each of the first driving signal and the second driving signal during the piezoelectric driving period,

wherein the plurality of driving electrodes is electrically separated into the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode and is arranged in the same cell as the first and second driving electrodes, and includes a third driving electrode connected to the third drive circuit, and

wherein during a first piezoelectric driving period of a plurality of the piezoelectric driving periods for driving the organic piezoelectric film,

the first driving signal is applied to the first driving electrode of each of the first, second, and third cells;

the second driving signal whose potential is lower than that of the first driving signal is applied to the second driving electrode of each of the second and third cells;

the third driving signal whose potential is lower than that of the first driving signal is applied to the third driving electrode of the second cell;

the second driving signal is not applied to the second driving electrode of the first cell; and

the third driving signal is not applied to the third driving electrode of each of the first and third cells.

7 . The tactile device according to claim 6 ,

wherein during a second piezoelectric driving period of the plurality of piezoelectric driving periods,

the first driving signal is not applied to the first driving electrode of each of the first, second, and third cells;

the second driving signal is not applied to the second driving electrode of each of the first, second, and third cells; and

the third driving signal is applied to the third driving electrode of each of the first, second, and third cells.

8 . The tactile device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the common electrode is arranged so as to face each of the plurality of driving electrodes via the organic piezoelectric film.

9 . The tactile device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of cells has a first cell and a second cell,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film includes:

a first region overlapping with the plurality of driving electrodes of the first cell;

a second region overlapping with the plurality of driving electrodes of the second cell; and

a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a thickness direction of the organic piezoelectric film in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein the organic piezoelectric film does not polarize in the third region.

10 . The tactile device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film includes:

a first region facing the first driving electrode;

a second region facing the second driving electrode; and

a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a thickness direction of the organic piezoelectric film in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein in the third region, the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a polarity opposite to a polarity of polarization in the first region and the second region.

11 . The tactile device according to claim 2 ,

wherein each of the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit includes a thin film transistor.

12 . The tactile device according to claim 3 ,

wherein each of the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit includes a thin film transistor.

13 . The tactile device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of cells has a first cell, a second cell, and a third cell positioned between the first cell and the second cell,

wherein the plurality of drive circuits includes a third drive circuit capable of supplying a third driving signal whose potential is lower than that of each of the first driving signal and the second driving signal during the piezoelectric driving period,

wherein the plurality of driving electrodes is electrically separated into the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode and is arranged in the same cell as the first and second driving electrodes, and includes a third driving electrode connected to the third drive circuit, and

wherein during a first piezoelectric driving period of a plurality of the piezoelectric driving periods for driving the organic piezoelectric film,

the first driving signal is applied to the first driving electrode of each of the first, second, and third cells;

the second driving signal whose potential is lower than that of the first driving signal is applied to the second driving electrode of each of the second and third cells;

the third driving signal whose potential is lower than that of the first driving signal is applied to the third driving electrode of the second cell;

the second driving signal is not applied to the second driving electrode of the first cell; and

the third driving signal is not applied to the third driving electrode of each of the first and third cells.

14 . The tactile device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the plurality of cells has a first cell, a second cell, and a third cell positioned between the first cell and the second cell,

wherein the plurality of drive circuits includes a third drive circuit capable of supplying a third driving signal whose potential is lower than that of each of the first driving signal and the second driving signal during the piezoelectric driving period,

wherein the plurality of driving electrodes is electrically separated into the first driving electrode and the second driving electrode and is arranged in the same cell as the first and second driving electrodes, and includes a third driving electrode connected to the third drive circuit, and

wherein during a first piezoelectric driving period of a plurality of the piezoelectric driving periods for driving the organic piezoelectric film,

the first driving signal is applied to the first driving electrode of each of the first, second, and third cells;

the second driving signal whose potential is lower than that of the first driving signal is applied to the second driving electrode of each of the second and third cells;

the third driving signal whose potential is lower than that of the first driving signal is applied to the third driving electrode of the second cell;

the second driving signal is not applied to the second driving electrode of the first cell; and

the third driving signal is not applied to the third driving electrode of each of the first and third cells.

15 . The tactile device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of cells has a first cell and a second cell,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film includes:

a first region overlapping with the plurality of driving electrodes of the first cell;

a second region overlapping with the plurality of driving electrodes of the second cell; and

a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a thickness direction of the organic piezoelectric film in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein the organic piezoelectric film does not polarize in the third region.

16 . The tactile device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the plurality of cells has a first cell and a second cell,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film includes:

a first region overlapping with the plurality of driving electrodes of the first cell;

a second region overlapping with the plurality of driving electrodes of the second cell; and

a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a thickness direction of the organic piezoelectric film in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein the organic piezoelectric film does not polarize in the third region.

17 . The tactile device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film includes:

a first region facing the first driving electrode;

a second region facing the second driving electrode; and

a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a thickness direction of the organic piezoelectric film in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein in the third region, the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a polarity opposite to a polarity of polarization in the first region and the second region.

18 . The tactile device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film includes:

a first region facing the first driving electrode;

a second region facing the second driving electrode; and

a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a thickness direction of the organic piezoelectric film in each of the first region and the second region, and

wherein in the third region, the organic piezoelectric film polarizes in a polarity opposite to a polarity of polarization in the first region and the second region.

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