IP Library Granted Patent US 11,036,298
Granted Patent B2
US 11,036,298 · App. 16/508,366 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Display device which generates a different vibration according to the position where a force is applied by a user

Inventors: Hee Seomoon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Won Ki Hong (Suwon-si, KR); Sung Kook Park (Suwon-si, KR); So Hee Park (Cheonan-si, KR); Tae Hee Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,036,298
App. No.
16/508,366
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a display panel; a first force sensor and a second force sensor disposed below the display panel; and a first vibration generator and a second vibration generator disposed below the display panel. The first vibration generator vibrates when a force is applied to the first force sensor, and the second vibration generator vibrates when a force is applied to the second force sensor. The vibration of the first vibration generator is different from the vibration of the second vibration generator.

Claims (45)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a first force sensor and a second force sensor disposed below the display panel; and

a first vibration generator and a second vibration generator disposed below the display panel,

wherein:

the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to the first force sensor, and the second vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to the second force sensor; and

the vibration of the first vibration generator is always different from the vibration of the second vibration generator.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first vibration generator is disposed adjacent to the first force sensor, and the second vibration generator is disposed adjacent to the second force sensor.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first force sensor is disposed outside the first vibration generator, and the second force sensor is disposed outside the second vibration generator.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first force sensor and the second force sensor comprises a plurality of force sensing cells.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate differently in response to application of a force to any one of the force sensing cells and in response to application of a force to another one of the force sensing cells.

6. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first vibration generator is disposed adjacent to any one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor and further comprising a third vibration generator disposed adjacent to another one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein:

the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to any one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor, and the third vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to another one of the force sensing cells; and

the vibration of the first vibration generator is different from the vibration of the third vibration generator.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the second vibration generator is disposed adjacent to any one of the force sensing cells of the second force sensor and further comprises a fourth vibration generator disposed adjacent to another one of the force sensing cells of the second force sensor.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein:

the second vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to any one of the force sensing cells of the second force sensor, and the fourth vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to another one of the force sensing cells of the second force sensor; and

the vibration of the second vibration generator is different from the vibration of the fourth vibration generator.

10. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a lower cover disposed below the display panel; and

a fifth vibration generator disposed on an upper surface of the lower cover.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

any one of the force sensing cells has a first area, and another one of the force sensing cells has a second area; and

the second area is larger than the first area.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to any one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor, and the fifth vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to another one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor; and

the vibration of the first vibration generator is different from the vibration of the fifth vibration generator.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a maximum vibration displacement of the first vibration generator is different from that of the second vibration generator.

14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a duration of the vibration of the first vibration generator is different from that of the vibration of the second vibration generator.

15. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a waveform of the vibration of the first vibration generator is different from that of the vibration of the second vibration generator.

16. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a period of the vibration of the first vibration generator is different from that of the vibration of the second vibration generator.

17. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a first force sensor and a second force sensor which are disposed below the display panel; and

a first vibration generator which is disposed below the display panel,

wherein:

the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to the first force sensor and the second force sensor; and

the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate always differently in response to application of a force to the first force sensor and in response to application of a force to the second force sensor.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the first force sensor is disposed on a first lateral side of the display panel, the second force sensor is disposed on a second lateral side of the display panel opposite the first lateral side, and the first vibration generator is disposed between the first force sensor and the second force sensor.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein each of the first force sensor and the second force sensor comprises a plurality of force sensing cells, and the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate differently in response to application of a force to any one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor and in response to application of a force to another one of the force sensing cells.

20. The display device of claim 19 , further comprising a second vibration generator disposed below the display panel and disposed between the first force sensor and the second force sensor,

wherein:

the first vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to any one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor, and the second vibration generator is configured to vibrate in response to application of a force to another one of the force sensing cells of the first force sensor; and

the vibration of the first vibration generator is different from the vibration of the second vibration generator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2019
From: SEOMOON, HEE; HONG, WON KI; PARK, SUNG KOOK; PARK, SO HEE; LEE, TAE HEE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049722/0361 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0095822 · Aug 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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