Invention Application
- Patent Title: TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS BASED ON ULTRASONIC WAVES, COOKING APPARATUS AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME
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Application No.: US15479693Application Date: 2017-04-05
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Publication No.: US20170285792A1Publication Date: 2017-10-05
- Inventor: Yunsik PARK , Jihyun SONG , Lagyoung KIM
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Priority: KR10-2016-0041761 20160405
- Main IPC: G06F3/043
- IPC: G06F3/043 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
A touch sensing apparatus includes a first plate configured to receive a touch input, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate, a piezoelectric element disposed between the first and second plates, the piezoelectric element being configured to generate electrical signals corresponding to the touch input received on the first plate, an ultrasonic output unit configured to output ultrasonic signals based on the electrical signals generated from the piezoelectric element, a plurality of microphones configured to receive the ultrasonic signals, and a processor configured to determine a position of the touch input on the first plate based on the ultrasonic signals received by the plurality of microphones.
Public/Granted literature
- US10719165B2 Touch sensing apparatus based on ultrasonic waves, cooking apparatus and home appliance including the same Public/Granted day:2020-07-21
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