Pressing sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11320942-B2
Application number	US-202117239896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2021
Priority date	May 10, 2019
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A pressing sensor includes a piezoelectric film and first and second detection electrodes. The piezoelectric film has a chiral polymer drawn at least in a uniaxial direction, and has a first main surface and a second main surface. The first and second detection electrodes are arranged on at least one of the first and second main surfaces. The first and second detection electrodes are arranged so as to face each other obliquely to the uniaxial direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pressing sensor comprising:
a piezoelectric film having a chiral polymer drawn at least in a uniaxial direction, and having a first main surface and a second main surface;
first and second detection electrodes arranged on one or both of the first and second main surfaces, the first and second detection electrodes facing each other obliquely to the uniaxial direction, at least one of the first and second detection electrodes having an extension part which extends along the uniaxial direction, at least a portion of the extension part being longer than half a length of a long side of the piezoelectric film.

2. The pressing sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the extension part has a plurality of finger like extensions.

3. The pressing sensor according to claim 2 , wherein the portion of the extension part is one of the finger like extensions.

4. The pressing sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric film has a rectangular shape, and the uniaxial direction is arranged at an angle of 0±10 degrees with respect to a side of the piezoelectric film.

5. The combination of the pressing sensor according to claim 1 and a touch sensor configured to detect a touch operation, the touch sensor having a plurality of detection electrodes, each of the finger like extensions having a shape corresponding to a shape of a respective one of the detection electrodes of the touch sensor.

6. A pressing sensor comprising:
a piezoelectric film having a chiral polymer drawn at least in a uniaxial direction, and having a first main surface and a second main surface;
first and second detection electrodes arranged on one or both of the first and second main surfaces, the first and second detection electrodes facing each other obliquely to the uniaxial direction, at least one of the first and second detection electrodes having an extension part extending along the uniaxial direction, the extension part having a portion longer than half a length of a long side of the piezoelectric film.

7. The pressing sensor according to claim 6 , wherein the extension part has a plurality of finger like extensions.

8. The pressing sensor according to claim 6 , wherein the piezoelectric film has a rectangular shape, and the uniaxial direction is arranged at an angle of 0±10 degrees with respect to a side of the piezoelectric film.

9. The combination of the pressing sensor according to claim 6 and a touch sensor configured to detect a touch operation, the touch sensor having a plurality of detection electrodes, each of the finger like extensions having a shape corresponding to a shape of a respective one of the detection electrodes of the touch sensor.

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Kitada Hiroaki

Classifications

• G06F3/0445

  using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer · CPC title

• G06F3/044 Primary

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• G06F3/0448

  Details of the electrode shape, e.g. for enhancing the detection of touches, for generating specific electric field shapes, for enhancing display quality · CPC title

• G06F3/0446

  using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes · CPC title

• G06F2203/04105

  Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position · CPC title