CN102362244B - Use the touch panel structure of piezoelectric element - Google Patents

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CN102362244B
CN102362244B CN201080013168.6A CN201080013168A CN102362244B CN 102362244 B CN102362244 B CN 102362244B CN 201080013168 A CN201080013168 A CN 201080013168A CN 102362244 B CN102362244 B CN 102362244B
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Abstract

The invention provides and single parts can be used to realize exporting for the sense of touch of the horizontal direction of user and employing the touch panel of the input block beyond the pressing of touch panel.By arranging the displacement amplifying mechanism of composite lever type in touch panel side as the double drive source of detection, simple vibration can not only be realized and export the output that can also realize row ripple via contact site, and the movement of touch panel main body can be detected thus the input realized based on the movement of touch panel main body via displacement amplifying mechanism.

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Use the touch panel structure of piezoelectric element
Technical field
The present invention relates to the touch panel exporting vibration relative to input position.
Background technology
At present, there is the structure being attached with the vibration generating arrangement exporting body-sensing vibration when inputting to touch panel relative to user, as basic structure, be disclosed after Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 04-137419 (being denoted as patent documentation 1 below) application.
In the structure that described patent documentation 1 is recorded, use following control method: by detecting the testing circuit of the input signal to touch panel waiting generation because of contact, detect the input to touch panel.Therefore, forming following structure: confirm the input to touch panel when driving by the control circuit arranged in addition, exporting to vibration source, thus touch panel is vibrated.
In the method that described patent documentation 1 is recorded, about adding method of slight to touch panel, form the structure that vibration actuator is only set.The structure being attached with restoration unit is being added in method of slight in contrast, disclose after application Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 09-167541 (being denoted as patent documentation 2 below).
In the structure described in described patent documentation 2, use the input method to the touch panel additional information display panel described in described patent documentation 1.By forming this structure, the structure described in patent documentation 2 can increase the amplitude of the input method for touch panel, and directly contacts in display frame and input.
Be formed with following structure: in addition to the above-described effects, in the structure that patent documentation 2 is recorded, when touch panel self being vibrated in the horizontal direction as the response for input, use the drive source being built-in with restoration unit.Therefore, when stopping to the input of touch panel, can touch panel be automatically made to reset into initial position.
Therefore, following structure can be formed: the thickness of touch panel main body and to add the structure recorded with patent documentation 1 be representative the tactile feedback function inputted for existing touch panel can not be increased, and be omitted image by the configuration overlapping with display frame and guide.
Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 04-137419
Patent documentation 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 09-167541
Summary of the invention
But the touch panel described in above-mentioned patent documentation 2 needs to arrange separately for the detecting unit of the input of touch panel and the output unit based on the sense of touch on touch panel in its structure.
This is because the touch panel structure described in patent documentation 2 stays in the structure of the direction of vibration changing existing touch panel structure substantially, therefore there is the problem that must use the input-output system that separately arrange same with existing touch panel about control method.In addition, also there are the following problems: because being provided with recovery portion, when inputting continuously, and relative to data during input, the input in restoring action becomes noise.
In order to solve this problem, the object of the application is, provides and input-output system can be made to become triangular web and can obtain the touch panel of the effect same with above-mentioned prior art.
In order to realize described object, in the invention that technical scheme 1 is recorded, form structure displacement amplifying mechanism being located at touch panel side as the double drive source of detection, described displacement amplifying mechanism is drive source with piezoelectric element and the displacement amplifying mechanism of the composite lever type that lever is linked.Therefore, it is possible to carried out the detection of the amount of movement of the horizontal direction of the touch panel employing piezoelectric element by single parts and by described displacement amplifying mechanism, the displacement to touch panel horizontal direction after the displacement equations of piezoelectric element exported.
In addition, even arranging the structure of input block separately at described holder housing in order to separately make it vibrate touch panel and touch panel holder housing, also can export with vibration and independently operating.In addition, when inputting to touch panel, owing to installing touch panel via displacement amplifying mechanism, therefore, it is possible to easily detect that the input of contact generation is used as the displacement relative to piezoelectric element.
And, also can use the input function that touch panel standard has in the structure described in the present invention simultaneously, therefore pass through input operation and with to the contact of touch panel main body and the movement of touch panel main body, colourful input function can be added.
In addition, in the invention described in technical scheme 2, it is characterized in that, is the supporting construction that displacement amplifying mechanism and suspension clip described touch panel.Therefore, can stable support touch panel when input and output, even and if when the movement of touch panel horizontal direction is used for inputting, also can stablizes and carry out via the input of displacement amplifying mechanism to piezoelectric element.And, by using above-mentioned supporting construction to form the structure making panels en bloc action in the horizontal direction, vibrate occur time, which position no matter on panel, can both the same vibration of perception.
In addition, in the invention described in technical scheme 3, use the structure being at least provided with above-mentioned displacement amplifying mechanism at Liang Chu.Therefore, it is possible to detect the input of the plane on touch panel and the input in pressing direction respectively, and the effect increasing the degree of freedom of direction of vibration by increasing output shaft can be obtained.In addition, when inputting to touch panel, also the value of inclination can be used as input value except the displacement of the horizontal direction of the holder housing for touch panel by making to be detected as multiple, therefore, it is possible to increase the amplitude that user uses the input of touch panel, thus add the input block more simplified.
In addition, in the invention described in technical scheme 4, the drive singal disclosing described displacement amplifying mechanism uses the method for row ripple.Therefore, it is possible to according to the row ripple inputted, touch panel provides the sense of touch that with the addition of directivity to user.
As mentioned above, employ the touch panel of the structure described in the present invention, the detection carried out with the conductive membrane being located at touch panel surface differently, possesses the input of the movement based on touch panel self, the input method of the user using touch panel can be expanded, thus higher operability is provided.
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Fig. 1 is the overall perspective view of the touch panel used in most preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the stereographic map of the displacement amplifying mechanism used in most preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the conveying input signal and corresponding action that use in most preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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Below use Fig. 1 ~ Fig. 3 that most preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 1 represents the stereographic map of the touch panel structure used in the present embodiment, and Fig. 2 represents the stereographic map of the displacement amplifying mechanism used in the present embodiment.
From Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the touch panel of the present embodiment is that 2 positions are arranged with the displacement amplifying mechanism 1 of the piezoelectric element 13 composite lever type that is drive source in the side of touch panel main body 3, and the supporting construction of the couple positioned opposite suspension 2 of each on above-mentioned two sides and clamping.Therefore, it is possible to provide the vibration in the horizontal direction with degree of freedom to touch panel main body 3, and also can be detected the input of the horizontal direction for touch panel by the movement of touch panel main body 3.
And, described displacement amplifying mechanism 1 amplifies the displacement of above-mentioned piezoelectric element 13 by support portion 11 and lever portion 12, make having stable behavior by the guide 14 being located at the end of lever portion 12, the area of touch panel main body 3 can be set larger by the miniaturization of actuator self.
And, by using described supporting construction, relative to holder housing 4, touch panel main body 3 can be vibrated independently when body-sensing vibration occurs.
Except above-mentioned effect, the touch panel described in the present embodiment in its structure also tool have the following advantages: when vibration in the horizontal direction occurs, which position no matter touched in touch panel main body 3 can both feel identical vibration.Therefore, such continuous print is moved to the input of touch panel for pressing in touch panel main body 3, also can return stable tactile feedback at any time.
Fig. 3 represents the action of the row ripple that the drive singal of displacement amplifying mechanism 1 in the present embodiment uses and the displacement amplifying mechanism 1 based on it.As shown in Figure 3, in the touch panel described in the present embodiment, by using the input signal of zigzag fashion, sense of touch can be made to have directivity.More particularly, use following control method: the opposite direction to moving direction makes panel move fast (with reference to A in figure), the action (with reference to B in figure) returned to moving direction is carried out with low speed, thus, make lever portion 12 action with the displacement of support portion 11 piezoelectric element 13 that is starting point and touch panel main body 3 is moved.By using this control method, compared with the action of (with reference to A in figure) time fast mobile, the action of (with reference to B in figure) during the action of user's easy perception low speed, can transmit sense of touch along direction during low speed action to user.
In addition, the above-mentioned direct of travel of sense of touch can be made contrary by making row wave line of propagation reverse.Therefore, by the combination that arrange position and input signal of displacement amplifying mechanism 1 relative to touch panel, the structure shown in the present embodiment can be not limited to, and be adjusted to the sense of touch matched with purposes and export and form.
Except effect described above, by being used in the displacement amplifying mechanism 1 that the present embodiment beginning illustrates, the formation of the touch panel entirety of above-mentioned explanation can being concentrated smaller and the amplitude of touch panel main body 3 is set larger.In addition, by piezoelectric element 13 is used for drive source, shorten start-up time, and the circuit formation needed at input side is only boosted, thus can export and input block simply to control to provide the sense of touch of amplitude broad.
In addition, about described displacement amplifying mechanism, when carrying out the input to described touch panel, also the input of the horizontal direction for touch panel can be reflected in picture display, therefore, except the operation only utilizing existing touch panel switch to carry out, more colourful input block can also be provided.And, the displacement amplifying mechanism 1 used in the present embodiment by make support portion 11 and lever portion 12 integrally formed and form, for the continuous applying that vibration exports etc., also can maintain high permanance.
As mentioned above, by using the structure described in the present embodiment, the touch panel that can also improve operability except the effect that existing touch panel has further can be obtained.
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1 displacement amplifying mechanism
2 suspensions
3 touch panel main bodys
4 holder housings
11 support portions
12 lever portion
13 piezoelectric elements
14 guides

Claims (4)

1. a touch panel, is characterized in that,
Being provided with in side with single piezoelectric element for detecting the displacement amplifying mechanism of the composite lever type of double drive source, using booster circuit when detecting the input from described touch panel.
2. touch panel according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
Have and utilize described displacement amplifying mechanism and suspension to clamp and support the supporting construction of two sides.
3. touch panel according to claim 2, is characterized in that,
At least being provided with at 2 places utilizes described displacement amplifying mechanism and suspension to clamp and the supporting construction supported.
4. the driving method of touch panel according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
The drive singal of described displacement amplifying mechanism uses row ripple.
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