Tactile feedback apparatus and driving method therefor, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12566504-B2
Application number	US-202118686940-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2021
Priority date	Oct 18, 2021
Publication date	Mar 3, 2026
Grant date	Mar 3, 2026

Abstract

A tactile feedback apparatus includes a tactile feedback substrate and a controller. The tactile feedback substrate includes a base substrate, a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer that are laminated sequentially. A plurality of electrode pairs arranged sequentially along a row direction are formed in a portion where the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer overlap with each other. The controller is configured to be capable of determining one driving mode from a plurality of driving modes as a target driving mode. In any of the driving modes, the electrode pairs are combined to form a plurality of driving units adjoined in sequence along the row direction. The number of the electrode pairs in each driving unit is different in different driving modes. The controller is further configured to drive one or more of the driving units of the target driving mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A tactile feedback apparatus, comprising a tactile feedback substrate and a controller, wherein
the tactile feedback substrate comprises a base substrate, a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer that are laminated sequentially; wherein a plurality of electrode pairs arranged sequentially along a row direction are formed in a portion where the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer overlap with each other; and each of the electrode pairs extends along a column direction; the controller is configured to be capable of determining one driving mode from a plurality of driving modes as a target driving mode; in any of the driving modes, the electrode pairs are combined to form a plurality of driving units adjoined in sequence along the row direction, each of the driving units comprises a same number of electrode pairs adjoined in sequence; the number of the electrode pairs in the driving unit is different in different driving modes; wherein the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes arranged sequentially along the row direction; the second electrode layer comprises a plurality of second strip-shaped electrodes arranged sequentially along the row direction and in one-to-one correspondence with the first strip-shaped electrodes; each of the first strip-shaped electrodes and a corresponding second strip-shaped electrode overlap with each other; and each of the first strip-shaped electrodes and the corresponding second strip-shaped electrode form each of the electrode pairs; and the controller is further configured to load a first driving voltage signal to each of the first strip-shaped electrodes in the even-numbered driving unit, and load a second driving voltage signal to each of the second strip-shaped electrodes in the even-numbered driving unit; and the controller is further configured to load the second driving voltage signal to each of the first strip-shaped electrodes in the odd-numbered driving unit, and load the first driving voltage signal to each of the second strip-shaped electrodes in the odd-numbered driving unit.

2 . The tactile feedback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of each of the first strip-shaped electrodes on the piezoelectric layer coincides with an orthographic projection of the corresponding second strip-shaped electrode on the piezoelectric layer.

3 . The tactile feedback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first strip-shaped electrodes comprises a plurality of strip-shaped sub-electrodes arranged sequentially along the column direction, and each of the strip-shaped sub-electrodes is electrically connected to the controller independently.

4 . The tactile feedback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the second strip-shaped electrodes comprises a plurality of strip-shaped sub-electrodes arranged sequentially along the column direction, and each of the strip-shaped sub-electrodes is electrically connected to the controller independently.

5 . An electronic device, comprising a tactile feedback apparatus, wherein the tactile feedback apparatus comprises a tactile feedback substrate and a controller, wherein
the tactile feedback substrate comprises a base substrate, a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer that are laminated sequentially; wherein a plurality of electrode pairs arranged sequentially along a row direction are formed in a portion where the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer overlap with each other; and each of the electrode pairs extends along a column direction; the controller is configured to be capable of determining one driving mode from a plurality of driving modes as a target driving mode; in any of the driving modes, the electrode pairs are combined to form a plurality of driving units adjoined in sequence along the row direction, each of the driving units comprises a same number of electrode pairs adjoined in sequence; the number of the electrode pairs in the driving unit is different in different driving modes; wherein the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes arranged sequentially along the row direction; the second electrode layer comprises a plurality of second strip-shaped electrodes arranged sequentially along the row direction and in one-to-one correspondence with the first strip-shaped electrodes; each of the first strip-shaped electrodes and a corresponding second strip-shaped electrode overlap with each other; and each of the first strip-shaped electrodes and the corresponding second strip-shaped electrode form each of the electrode pairs; and the controller is further configured to load a first driving voltage signal to each of the first strip-shaped electrodes in the even-numbered driving unit, and load a second driving voltage signal to each of the second strip-shaped electrodes in the even-numbered driving unit; and the controller is further configured to load the second driving voltage signal to each of the first strip-shaped electrodes in the odd-numbered driving unit, and load the first driving voltage signal to each of the second strip-shaped electrodes in the odd-numbered driving unit.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein an orthographic projection of each of the first strip-shaped electrodes on the piezoelectric layer coincides with an orthographic projection of the corresponding second strip-shaped electrode on the piezoelectric layer.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the each of the first strip-shaped electrodes comprises a plurality of strip-shaped sub-electrodes arranged sequentially along the column direction, and each of the strip-shaped sub-electrodes is electrically connected to the controller independently.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein each of the second strip-shaped electrodes comprises a plurality of strip-shaped sub-electrodes arranged sequentially along the column direction, and each of the strip-shaped sub-electrodes is electrically connected to the controller independently.

9 . A driving method of a tactile feedback apparatus, used for driving a tactile feedback apparatus, wherein the tactile feedback apparatus comprises a tactile feedback substrate and a controller, wherein the tactile feedback substrate comprises a base substrate, a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer that are laminated sequentially; a plurality of electrode pairs arranged sequentially along a row direction are formed in a portion where the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer overlap with each other; and each of the electrode pairs extends along a column direction; and
the driving method comprises: determining one driving mode from a plurality of driving modes as a target driving mode; wherein in any of the driving modes, the electrode pairs are combined to form the plurality of driving units adjoined in sequence along the row direction, each of the driving units comprises a same number of electrode pairs adjoined in sequence; and the number of the electrode pairs in the driving unit is different in different driving modes; and driving one or more of the driving units of the target driving mode, wherein driving any of the driving units comprises loading a same driving signal to each of the electrode pairs of the driving unit; wherein the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes arranged sequentially along the row direction; the second electrode layer comprises a plurality of second strip-shaped electrodes arranged sequentially along the row direction and

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Technology Dev Co Ltd
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Xiaotong
• Wang Yingzi
• Chen Yuju

Classifications

• G06F3/016 Primary

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