Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Annular piezoelectric structure for ultrasonic touch sensing
-
Application No.: US16056403Application Date: 2018-08-06
-
Publication No.: US10725573B2Publication Date: 2020-07-28
- Inventor: Anuranjini Pragada , George Ho Yin Mak , Ehsan Khajeh , Brian Michael King , Maegan K. Spencer
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K5/06 ; G06F3/043

Abstract:
Acoustic touch sensing systems can include a mechanically integrated structure including multiple acoustic transducers. For example, an annular structure including one or more piezoelectric segments can be fabricated and then coupled to a front crystal/cover glass. A single structure can simplify the structural integration of the device, can provide a mechanically reliable and stable structure for improved structural integrity of the system, and can provide for improved water sealing for a waterproof or water resistant device. The piezoelectric material in the annular structure can be shear poled such that a poling direction of the piezoelectric material can follow the curvature of the annular piezoelectric structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200042130A1 ANNULAR PIEZOELECTRIC STRUCTURE FOR ULTRASONIC TOUCH SENSING Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
Information query