# US 10,310,606 B2 · Pressure feedback device for providing feedback operation, touch display device and method for operating the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,606 B2 - Document ID: US10310606B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/519,582 - Filed: 2016-10-26 - Published: 2018-10-18 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-05 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Long Wang; Li Zhou; Feng Jiang; Fangzhen Zhang; Chungchun Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310606B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/01: Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - H10N 30/101: {with electrical and mechanical input and output, e.g. having combined actuator and sensor parts} - H10N 30/302: {Sensors} - G06F 3/044: by capacitive means - G06F 2203/04105: Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position - G06F 2203/04107: Shielding in digitiser, i.e. guard or shielding arrangements, mostly for capacitive touchscreens, e.g. driven shields, driven grounds - G06F 2203/04111: Cross over in capacitive digitiser, i.e. details of structures for connecting electrodes of the sensing pattern where the connections cross each other, e.g. bridge structures comprising an insulating layer, or vias through substrate - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H10N: ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A touch display device includes a display panel, a processor and a pressure sensing device and a touch feedback device disposed over the display panel. The pressure sensing device is configured to sense a pressure sensing upon an occurrence of touch, such that the pressure signal may be provided to the processor to generate a feedback signal. The touch feedback device is configured to perform a corresponding feedback operation according to the feedback signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pressure feedback device comprising: a pressure sensing device, configured to sense a pressure signal upon an occurrence of touch; a processor, configured to generate a feedback signal according to the pressure signal; and a touch feedback device, configured to perform a corresponding feedback operation according to the feedback signal, wherein the pressure sensing device comprises a common electrode layer, a first piezoelectric material layer, and a signal transmitting layer, and the first piezoelectric material layer is interposed between the common electrode layer and the signal transmitting layer, and wherein the common electrode layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm to 10 μm, the signal transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm to 10 μm, and the first piezoelectric material layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 200 μm. ### Claim 2 A pressure feedback device comprising: a pressure sensing device, configured to sense a pressure signal upon an occurrence of touch; a processor, configured to generate a feedback signal according to the pressure signal; and a touch feedback device, configured to perform a corresponding feedback operation according to the feedback signal, wherein the touch feedback device comprises a first driving electrode layer, a second piezoelectric material layer and a second driving electrode layer, and the second piezoelectric material layer is interposed between the first driving electrode layer and the second driving electrode layer, and wherein the pressure sensing device comprises a common electrode layer, a first piezoelectric material layer, and a signal transmitting layer, and the first piezoelectric material layer is interposed between the common electrode layer and the signal transmitting layer; the common electrode layer is disposed in the same layer as the first driving electrode; the first piezoelectric material layer is disposed in the same layer as the second piezoelectric material layer; and the signal transmitting layer is disposed in the same layer as the second driving electrode layer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The pressure feedback device according to claim 2, wherein the first driving electrode layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm to 10 μm, the second piezoelectric material layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 200 μm, and the second driving electrode layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm to 10 μm. ### Claim 4 A touch display device comprising a display panel and a pressure feedback device disposed over the display panel, wherein the pressure feedback device comprises: a pressure sensing device, configured to sense a pressure signal upon an occurrence of touch; a processor, configured to generate a feedback signal according to the pressure signal; a touch feedback device, configured to perform a corresponding feedback operation according to the feedback signal; a display region and a peripheral region located around the display region; wherein the pressure sensing device is disposed in the peripheral region, and the touch feedback device is disposed in the display region; and a flexible circuit board, a first signal transmitting line and a second signal transmitting line, wherein the pressure sensing device is connected to the flexible circuit board through the first signal transmitting line; and the touch feedback device is connected to the flexible circuit board through the second signal transmitting line. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein the pressure sensing device and the touch feedback device are disposed at a light exiting side front side of the display panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The touch display device according to claim 5 further comprising a protective substrate disposed at the front side of the display panel, and the pressure sensing device and the touch feedback device are disposed on the protective substrate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein the pressure sensing device and the touch feedback device are disposed at a side of the display panel opposite to a front side of the display panel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein the pressure sensing device and the touch feedback device are disposed at different sides of the display panel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The touch display device according to claim 8 further comprising a protective substrate disposed at the front side of the display panel, wherein the pressure sensing device is disposed on the protective substrate, and the touch feedback device is disposed at the side of the display panel opposite to the front side; or alternatively, the touch feedback device is disposed on the protective substrate, and the pressure sensing device is disposed at the side of the display panel opposite to the front side. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4 further comprising a touch sensing device disposed at a front side of the display panel or a side of the display panel opposite to the front side, wherein the touch sensing device is configured to sense touch position information upon an occurrence of touch. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein the display panel is a touch display panel, and the display panel comprises a touch sensing device configured to sense touch position information upon an occurrence of touch. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to generate position information according to the pressure signal in the case of a non-conductor touch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein each pressure sensing device is connected to the flexible circuit board through one of the first signal transmitting line; and at least two of the touch feedback devices are connected to the flexible circuit board through one of the second signal transmitting line. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The touch display device according to claim 4, wherein each first signal transmitting line comprises a driving signal transmitting line and a pressure signal transmitting line; the driving signal transmitting line is connected to the flexible circuit board and the common electrode layer of a corresponding pressure sensing device, and the pressure signal transmitting line is connected to the flexible circuit board and the signal transmitting layer of a corresponding pressure sensing device; and each second signal transmitting line comprises a first feedback signal transmitting line and a second feedback signal transmitting line; the first feedback signal transmitting line is connected to the flexible circuit board and the first driving electrode layer of a corresponding pressure sensing device; and the second feedback signal transmitting line is connected to the flexible circuit board and the second driving electrode layer of a corresponding pressure sensing device.