Piezoelectric oscillation device with elastic body and touch panel having same

US9196816B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9196816-B2
Application numberUS-201113995616-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 26, 2011
Priority dateDec 28, 2010
Publication dateNov 24, 2015
Grant dateNov 24, 2015

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In a piezoelectric oscillation device in which a support substrate is oscillated using a bimorph-type piezoelectric oscillation element, the click sensation when the support substrate is operated is improved, and shock resistance of a control panel is improved. Provided is a piezoelectric oscillation device in which wiring is not easily broken. On the rear side of a touch panel ( 16 ), one main surface of a bimorph-type piezoelectric oscillation element ( 20 ) is entirely bonded via an elastic body ( 18 ) having a tensile elasticity of 20-100 MPa as measured according to JIS K7161. The piezoelectric oscillation element ( 20 ) has surface electrode layers ( 30 A, 30 B) connected to terminal electrodes ( 36 A, 36 B) via wiring lines ( 38 A, 38 B). The wiring lines ( 38 A, 38 B) are formed on top of a wiring protection layer ( 32 ) made of an elastic body provided on the rear side of the touch panel ( 16 ), and because the wiring lines can move following the displacement and are therefore resistant to breakage. When the piezoelectric oscillation element ( 20 ) is displaced toward the touch panel ( 16 ), it can transmit a greater amount of displacement to the touch panel ( 16 ) than when it is displaced to the opposite side.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A piezoelectric oscillation device, comprising: a support substrate; and a piezoelectric oscillation element that causes the support substrate to vibrate, wherein the piezoelectric oscillation element is a bimorph piezoelectric oscillation element, wherein one main surface of the piezoelectric oscillation element is entirely bonded to the support substrate through an elastic body having a tensile elasticity of 20 to 100 MPa as measured in accordance…

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What does patent US9196816B2 cover?
In a piezoelectric oscillation device in which a support substrate is oscillated using a bimorph-type piezoelectric oscillation element, the click sensation when the support substrate is operated is improved, and shock resistance of a control panel is improved. Provided is a piezoelectric oscillation device in which wiring is not easily broken. On the rear side of a touch panel ( 16 ), one main…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ishii Shigeo, Sashida Norikazu, Watanabe Yoshiyuki, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/041. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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