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1. 发明申请

US20170364158A1 Localized and/or Encapsulated Haptic Actuators and Elements 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20170364158A1
公开(公告)日：2017-12-21
申请号：US15621930
申请日：2017-06-13
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Xiaonan Wen , Wei Lin , James E. Pedder , Xiaofan Niu , Nathan K. Gupta , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Pavan O. Gupta , Jui-Ming Yang
IPC分类号： G06F3/01 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041
CPC分类号： G06F3/016 , G06F3/0202 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/0412 , G06F2203/014 , H01L41/0986
摘要： In some embodiments, a haptic actuator includes piezoelectric material and a pattern of voltage electrodes coupled to a surface of the piezoelectric material. The voltage electrodes are individually controllable to supply voltage to different portions of the piezoelectric material. Different sections of the piezoelectric material are operable to deflect, producing haptic output at those locations, in response to the application of the voltage. Differing voltages may be provided to one or more of the voltage electrodes to affect the location of the deflection, and thus the haptic output. In various embodiments, a haptic output system incorporates a sealed haptic element. The sealed haptic element includes a piezoelectric component that is coupled to one or more flexes and is sealed and/or enclosed by the flex(es) and an encapsulation or sealing material.

2. 发明申请

US20170052616A1 Electronic Device Having Force Sensor Air Flow Promotion Structures 审中-公开
标题翻译：具有力传感器气流促进结构的电子设备
公开(公告)号：US20170052616A1
公开(公告)日：2017-02-23
申请号：US15175536
申请日：2016-06-07
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Wei Lin , Henry E. Herman, III , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Yindar Chuo
IPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F3/041
CPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04105
摘要： An electronic device such as a device with a display may have a force sensor. The force sensor may include capacitive electrodes separated by a deformable layer such as a layer of an elastomeric polymer. The display or other layers in the electronic device may deform inwardly under applied force from a finger of a user or other external object. As the deformed layers contact the deformable layer, the deformable layer is compressed and the spacing between the capacitive electrodes of the force sensor decreases. This causes a measurable rise in the capacitance signal and therefore the force signal output of the force sensor. To prevent the deformable layer from sticking to the inner surface of the display layers, air flow promotion structures may be interposed between the deformable layer and the inner surface of the display. The air flow promotion structures may include spacer pads with anti-stick surfaces.
摘要翻译：具有显示器的装置等电子装置可以具有力传感器。力传感器可以包括由诸如弹性体聚合物层的可变形层隔开的电容电极。电子设备中的显示器或其他层可能在施加的力下从用户的手指或其他外部物体向内变形。当变形层与可变形层接触时，可变形层被压缩并且力传感器的电容电极之间的间隔减小。这导致电容信号的可测量的上升，因此导致力传感器的力信号输出。为了防止可变形层粘附到显示层的内表面，可以在可变形层和显示器的内表面之间插入气流促进结构。气流促进结构可以包括具有防粘表面的间隔垫。

3. 发明申请

US20210089168A1 Force Sensing Architectures 有权
公开(公告)号：US20210089168A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-25
申请号：US17116907
申请日：2020-12-09
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Dhaval C. Patel , Eugene C. Cheung , Pey-Jiun Ko , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaoqi Zhou , Yi Gu , Yindar Chuo , Rasmi R. Das , Steven M. Scardato , Se Hyun Ahn , Victor H. Yin , Wookyung Bae , Christopher L. Boitnott , Chun-Hao Tung , Mookyung Son , Sunggu Kang , Nathan K. Gupta , John Z. Zhong
IPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F3/041
摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

4. 发明申请

US20180081441A1 Integrated Haptic Output and Touch Input System 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20180081441A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15621966
申请日：2017-06-13
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： James E. Pedder , Supratik Datta , Karan Jain , Jui-Ming Yang , Pavan O. Gupta , Robert W. Rumford , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaonan Wen
IPC分类号： G06F3/01 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044
CPC分类号： G06F3/016 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04105 , H01L41/0973
摘要： An electronic device is configured to provide localized haptic feedback to a user on one or more regions or sections of a surface of the electronic device. The localized haptic feedback is provided by an array of piezoelectric haptic actuators below the surface of the electronic device. Actuators within the array of piezoelectric haptic actuators are separately controllable by a control circuit layer. The control circuit layer includes control circuitry, a master flexible circuit which passes between rows of actuators, and an array of slave flexible circuits. Each slave flexible circuit is connected to the master flexible circuit and an actuator. In further examples, the array of piezoelectric haptic actuators provides a unified structure for detecting touch and force inputs.

5. 发明授权

US10845925B2 Electronic device having force sensor air flow promotion structures 有权
公开(公告)号：US10845925B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-24
申请号：US16212488
申请日：2018-12-06
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Wei Lin , Henry E. Herman, III , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Yindar Chuo
IPC分类号： G06F3/044
CPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04105
摘要： An electronic device such as a device with a display may have a force sensor. The force sensor may include capacitive electrodes separated by a deformable layer such as a layer of an elastomeric polymer. The display or other layers in the electronic device may deform inwardly under applied force from a finger of a user or other external object. As the deformed layers contact the deformable layer, the deformable layer is compressed and the spacing between the capacitive electrodes of the force sensor decreases. This causes a measurable rise in the capacitance signal and therefore the force signal output of the force sensor. To prevent the deformable layer from sticking to the inner surface of the display layers, air flow promotion structures may be interposed between the deformable layer and the inner surface of the display. The air flow promotion structures may include spacer pads with anti-stick surfaces.

6. 发明申请

US20170242506A1 Force Sensing Architectures 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20170242506A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-24
申请号：US15435649
申请日：2017-02-17
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Dhaval C. Patel , Eugene C. Cheung , Pey-Jiun Ko , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaoqi Zhou , Yi Gu , Yindar Chuo , Rasmi R. Das , Steven M. Scardato , Se Hyun Ahn , Victor H. Yin , Wookyung Bae , Christopher L. Boitnott , Chun-Hao Tung , Mookyung Son , Sunggu Kang , Nathan K. Gupta , John Z. Zhong
IPC分类号： G06F3/044
摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

7. 发明授权

US11803276B2 Force sensing architectures 有权
公开(公告)号：US11803276B2
公开(公告)日：2023-10-31
申请号：US17116907
申请日：2020-12-09
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Dhaval C. Patel , Eugene C. Cheung , Pey-Jiun Ko , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaoqi Zhou , Yi Gu , Yindar Chuo , Rasmi R. Das , Steven M. Scardato , Se Hyun Ahn , Victor H. Yin , Wookyung Bae , Christopher L. Boitnott , Chun-Hao Tung , Mookyung Son , Sunggu Kang , Nathan K. Gupta , John Z. Zhong
IPC分类号： G06F3/044 , G02F1/1339 , G06F3/041 , G01L1/14 , G01L9/00
CPC分类号： G06F3/0443 , G01L1/146 , G02F1/13394 , G02F1/13398 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0446 , G06F3/0447 , G01L9/0052 , G06F3/04146 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04105
摘要： An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

8. 发明申请

US20190179450A1 Electronic Device Having Force Sensor Air Flow Promotion Structures 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20190179450A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-13
申请号：US16212488
申请日：2018-12-06
申请人： Apple Inc.
发明人： Wei Lin , Henry E. Herman, III , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Yindar Chuo
IPC分类号： G06F3/044
摘要： An electronic device such as a device with a display may have a force sensor. The force sensor may include capacitive electrodes separated by a deformable layer such as a layer of an elastomeric polymer. The display or other layers in the electronic device may deform inwardly under applied force from a finger of a user or other external object. As the deformed layers contact the deformable layer, the deformable layer is compressed and the spacing between the capacitive electrodes of the force sensor decreases. This causes a measurable rise in the capacitance signal and therefore the force signal output of the force sensor. To prevent the deformable layer from sticking to the inner surface of the display layers, air flow promotion structures may be interposed between the deformable layer and the inner surface of the display. The air flow promotion structures may include spacer pads with anti-stick surfaces.

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