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公开(公告)号:US20210247845A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-12
申请号:US17258643
申请日:2019-06-25
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Georg Kügerl , Harald Kastl , Günter Aflenzer , Roman Puchleitner
IPC: G06F3/01 , H01L41/09 , H02N2/04 , H02N2/06 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/038 , G06F3/0346 , G01R19/165 , G01P15/09 , G01L1/16
Abstract: A pen-shaped input and/or output device and a method for generating a haptic signal are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes an actuator unit that has a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the device is a pen-shaped input and/or output device.
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公开(公告)号:US11073913B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-27
申请号:US16331511
申请日:2017-08-03
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Franz Rinner , Harald Kastl
IPC: H01L41/09 , H02N2/04 , G06F3/041 , H01L41/083 , G06F3/01 , H01L41/187 , H01L41/273
Abstract: In an embodiment a device includes at least one piezoelectric actuator including a plurality of piezoelectric layers and a first reinforcing element and a second reinforcing element, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is arranged between the reinforcing elements, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is configured to alter its expansion in a first direction when an electrical voltage is applied, and wherein the reinforcing elements are configured to deform on account of a change in an expansion of the piezoelectric actuator such that a central region of the respective reinforcing element is moved relative to the piezoelectric actuator in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.
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公开(公告)号:US10677668B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US15767071
申请日:2016-09-01
Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH , TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Martin Galler , Harald Kastl , Markus Puff
IPC: G01L1/16 , G01L5/00 , H01L41/113 , H01L41/047 , H01L41/083 , H01L41/187 , G01L9/08 , G01L1/00
Abstract: A pressure sensor and a method for measuring a pressure, the pressure sensor including a main body having a piezoelectric material and at least two internal electrodes arranged in the piezoelectric material, where the at least two internal electrodes are arranged such that a voltage arises between the at least two internal electrodes when a pressure acts on a side surface of the main body.
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公开(公告)号:US11755112B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17258643
申请日:2019-06-25
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Georg Kügerl , Harald Kastl , Günter Aflenzer , Roman Puchleitner
IPC: G06F3/01 , G01L1/16 , G01P15/09 , G01R19/165 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/038 , H02N2/04 , H02N2/06 , H10N30/20
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G01L1/16 , G01P15/09 , G01R19/16576 , G06F3/017 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/0383 , G06F3/03545 , H02N2/043 , H02N2/06 , H10N30/206
Abstract: A pen-shaped input and/or output device and a method for generating a haptic signal are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes an actuator unit that has a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the device is a pen-shaped input and/or output device, wherein the pen-shaped input and/or output is configured to use the piezoelectric actuator as a sensor, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is configured to generate a voltage as a result of an actuation of the pen-shaped input and/or output device, and wherein the pen-shaped input and/or output device has a second electronics circuit configured to detect the voltage generated by the piezoelectric actuator and store a characteristic value for the voltage generated.
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公开(公告)号:US20210141456A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-13
申请号:US17045136
申请日:2019-04-02
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Daniel Neuwirth , Harald Kastl
Abstract: In an embodiment an apparatus includes a base plate, an interface with a touch-sensitive surface, a piezoelectric actuator and a mechanical reinforcing element, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is fastened to the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is fastened to the interface, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is configured to deform, as a result of a change of an extension of the piezoelectric actuator, in a first direction such that a partial region of the mechanical reinforcing element is moved relative to the piezoelectric actuator in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a force is applied to the interface, wherein the interface is moved, by the force applied, in a direction lateral to the touch-sensitive surface, or wherein the interface is moved, by the force applied, in a direction perpendicular to the touch-sensitive surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11592905B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-28
申请号:US17809663
申请日:2022-06-29
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Daniel Neuwirth , Harald Kastl
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0338 , G06F3/041
Abstract: In an embodiment an apparatus includes a base plate, an interface with a touch-sensitive surface, a piezoelectric actuator and a mechanical reinforcing element, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is fastened to the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is fastened to the interface, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is configured to deform, as a result of a change of an extension of the piezoelectric actuator, in a first direction such that a partial region of the mechanical reinforcing element is moved relative to the piezoelectric actuator in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a force is applied to the interface, wherein the interface is moved, by the force applied, in a direction lateral to the touch-sensitive surface, or wherein the interface is moved, by the force applied, in a direction perpendicular to the touch-sensitive surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20220326775A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17809663
申请日:2022-06-29
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Daniel Neuwirth , Harald Kastl
Abstract: In an embodiment an apparatus includes a base plate, an interface with a touch-sensitive surface, a piezoelectric actuator and a mechanical reinforcing element, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is fastened to the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is fastened to the interface, wherein the mechanical reinforcing element is configured to deform, as a result of a change of an extension of the piezoelectric actuator, in a first direction such that a partial region of the mechanical reinforcing element is moved relative to the piezoelectric actuator in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a force is applied to the interface, wherein the interface is moved, by the force applied, in a direction lateral to the touch-sensitive surface, or wherein the interface is moved, by the force applied, in a direction perpendicular to the touch-sensitive surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11223356B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16493526
申请日:2018-03-16
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Roman Puchleitner , Harald Kastl , Aditya Rajapurkar , Daniel Neuwirth
Abstract: A driver circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment a drive circuit includes a signal port with a first terminal and a second terminal, a first node and a second node, a comparator with an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output and an operational amplifier with an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output, wherein the first terminal is electrically conductively connected with the inverting input of the operational amplifier, wherein the second terminal is electrically conductively connected with the non-inverting input of the comparator, wherein the inverting input of the comparator is electrically conductively connected with the output of the operational amplifier, wherein the first node is electrically conductively connected with the output of the operational amplifier, wherein the inverting input of the comparator is electrically conductively connected with the inverting input of the operational amplifier, and wherein the second node is electrically conductively connected with the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier.
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公开(公告)号:US20210216144A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:US17255357
申请日:2019-01-28
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Markus Hopfer , Harald Kastl , Daniel Neuwirth , Roman Puchleitner
Abstract: In an embodiment an arrangement includes an operator control element and a component comprising a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the component is arranged below the operator control element, and wherein the component is configured to generate a haptic signal and generate a vibration on the operator control element.
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公开(公告)号:US20230384865A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18364706
申请日:2023-08-03
Applicant: TDK Electronics AG
Inventor: Georg Kügerl , Harald Kastl , Günter Aflenzer , Roman Puchleitner
IPC: G06F3/01 , G01L1/16 , G01P15/09 , G01R19/165 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/038 , H02N2/04 , H02N2/06 , H10N30/20
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G01L1/16 , G01P15/09 , G01R19/16576 , G06F3/017 , H10N30/206 , G06F3/03545 , G06F3/0383 , H02N2/043 , H02N2/06 , G06F3/0346
Abstract: A pen-shaped input and/or output device and a method for generating a haptic signal are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes an actuator unit comprising a piezoelectric actuator, wherein the device is a pen-shaped input and/or output device, and wherein the pen-shaped input and/or output device is configured to determine an acceleration based on voltages recorded by the piezoelectric actuator.
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