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Granted Patent B2
US 12,348,206 · App. 18/223,769 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Vibration generating apparatus, operating method thereof, and apparatus including vibration generating apparatus

Inventors: JunSeok Oh (Paju-si, KR); MinHo Sohn (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H03G3/3036H04R1/028H04R3/00H04R17/00H04R29/001G01K2217/00H03G2201/103H04R2430/01H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 12,348,206
App. No.
18/223,769
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration generating apparatus comprises a vibration apparatus and a vibration driving circuit including a driving signal generator configured to supply a driving signal to the vibration apparatus, wherein the driving signal generator is configured to adjust a frequency-based gain compensation value based on at least one of a circuit internal temperature value of the vibration driving circuit and a temperature prediction value of the vibration apparatus corresponding to a current value of an n th driving signal, compensate for a frequency-based gain value based on the adjusted frequency-based gain compensation value, compensate for an (n+1) th driving signal based on the compensated frequency-based gain value, and supply the compensated (n+1) th driving signal to the vibration apparatus.

Claims (65)

1. A vibration generating apparatus, comprising:

a vibration apparatus; and

a vibration driving circuit configured to supply a driving signal to the vibration apparatus through a line,

wherein the vibration driving circuit comprises:

an amplifier configured to be connected to the vibration apparatus through the line;

at least one temperature sensor disposed at adjacent to the amplifier and configured to output a first temperature value corresponding to a temperature value of an adjacent region of the amplifier; and

a current measurer configured to measure a current value of an nth driving signal flowing in the line;

a temperature predictor configured to receive the current value from the current measurer to output a second temperature value corresponding to the current value; and

a driving signal generator configured to compensate for an (n+1) th driving signal based on at least one or more of the first temperature value and the second temperature value,

wherein the amplifier is configured to amplify the compensated (n+1) th driving signal and supply the amplified driving signal to the vibration apparatus.

2. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one temperature sensor is disposed within the vibration driving circuit to be spaced apart from the vibration apparatus.

3. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature value of at least one or more region adjacent to the amplifier.

4. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the driving signal generator is configured to:

adjust a frequency-based gain compensation value based on at least one or more of the first temperature value and the second temperature value,

compensate for a frequency-based gain value based on the adjusted frequency-based gain compensation value,

compensate for the (n+1) th driving signal based on the compensated frequency-based gain value, and

supply the compensated (n+1) th driving signal to the vibration apparatus.

5. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the vibration driving circuit comprises a temperature measurer configured to measure a circuit internal temperature value, and

wherein the driving signal generator receives the first temperature value from the at least one temperature sensor and adjusts the frequency-based gain compensation value corresponding to the first temperature value.

6. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the driving signal generator is configured to adjust the frequency-based gain compensation value corresponding to the first temperature value with reference to a first temperature-compensation table including a compensation value corresponding to each circuit internal temperature value.

7. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the driving signal generator is configured to receive the second temperature value from the temperature predictor and adjust a frequency-based gain compensation value corresponding to the second temperature value.

8. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the driving signal generator is configured to adjust the frequency-based gain compensation value corresponding to the second temperature value with reference to a second temperature-compensation table including a compensation value corresponding to each prediction temperature value.

9. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the driving signal generator is configured to adjust the frequency-based gain compensation value corresponding to the first temperature value and the second temperature value with reference to a temperature-compensation table including a compensation value corresponding to each circuit internal temperature value and each prediction temperature value.

10. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the temperature predictor is configured to output the second temperature value corresponding to a driving signal current value with reference to a current-temperature table including a temperature prediction value corresponding to each driving signal current value.

11. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one current sensor of the current measurer is connected to a portion, which is adjacent to the vibration apparatus, of the line between the vibration driving circuit and the vibration apparatus.

12. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the vibration apparatus comprises one or more of a piezoelectric element and a film-type vibration apparatus.

13. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the vibration apparatus includes a vibration portion, and

wherein the vibration portion includes a plurality of first portions including an inorganic material and a plurality of second portions between the plurality of first portions, the second portion including an organic material.

14. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 13 , the vibration apparatus further comprises:

a first electrode layer disposed at a first surface of the vibration portion; and

a second electrode layer disposed at a second surface different from the first surface of the vibration portion.

15. The vibration generating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first portion has a piezoelectric characteristic, and

wherein the second portion has a ductile characteristic.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

a vibration member; and

a vibration generating apparatus vibrating the vibration member and comprising a vibration apparatus, and a vibration driving circuit configured to supply a driving signal to the vibration apparatus through a line,

wherein the vibration driving circuit comprises:

an amplifier configured to be connected to the vibration apparatus through the line;

at least one temperature sensor disposed at adjacent to the amplifier and configured to output a first temperature value corresponding to a temperature value of an adjacent region of the amplifier;

a current measurer configured to measure a current value of an n th driving signal flowing in the line;

a temperature predictor configured to receive the current value from the current measurer to output a second temperature value corresponding to the current value; and

a driving signal generator configured to compensate for an (n+1) th driving signal based on at least one or more of the first temperature value and the second temperature value, and

wherein the amplifier is configured to amplify the compensated (n+1) th driving signal and supply the amplified driving signal to the vibration apparatus.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the at least one temperature sensor is disposed within the vibration driving circuit to be spaced apart from the vibration apparatus.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the driving signal generator is configured to:

adjust a frequency-based gain compensation value based on at least one or more of the first temperature value and the second temperature value;

compensate for a frequency-based gain value based on the adjusted frequency-based gain compensation value;

compensate for the (n+1) th driving signal based on the compensated frequency-based gain value; and

supply the compensated (n+1) th driving signal to the vibration apparatus.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising one or more of a connection member and a plate disposed between the vibration member and the vibration generating apparatus.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the vibration member includes a plate, and

wherein the plate includes one of a metal and a single nonmetal or a composite nonmetal of one or more of wood, plastic, glass, cloth, paper, and leather.

21. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the vibration member comprises a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image, or comprises one non-display panel of a light emitting diode lighting panel, an organic light emitting lighting panel, and an inorganic light emitting lighting panel.

22. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the vibration member comprises a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image, or comprises one or more of a vehicle interior material, a vehicle glass window, a building ceiling, a building interior material, a building glass window, an aircraft interior material, and an aircraft glass window.

23. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the vibration apparatus comprises one or more of a piezoelectric element and a film-type vibration apparatus.

24. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the vibration apparatus includes a vibration portion, and

wherein the vibration portion includes:

a plurality of first portions including an inorganic material; and

a plurality of second portions between the plurality of first portions, the second portion including an organic material.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the vibration apparatus further comprises:

a first electrode layer disposed at a first surface of the vibration portion; and

a second electrode layer disposed at a second surface of the vibration portion, the second surface of the vibration portion being different from the first surface of the vibration portion.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein:

each of the plurality of first portions has a piezoelectric characteristic; and

each of the plurality of second portions has a ductile characteristic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: OH, JUNSEOK; SOHN, MINHO
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0190063 · Dec 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17547553 · Dec 10, 2021
Related Publication 20230370036A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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