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KR20120049307A - Tactile sensation providing apparatus and control method for tactile sensation providing apparatus - Google Patents
KR20120049307A
KR20120049307A KR1020127005041A KR20127005041A KR20120049307A KR 20120049307 A KR20120049307 A KR 20120049307A KR 1020127005041 A KR1020127005041 A KR 1020127005041A KR 20127005041 A KR20127005041 A KR 20127005041A KR 20120049307 A KR20120049307 A KR 20120049307A
KR1020127005041A
겐지 고노
메구미 구와바라
준 다케다
2009-08-27 Priority to JPJP-P-2009-197444 priority Critical
2009-08-27 Priority to JP2009197444A priority patent/JP2011048701A/en
2010-06-30 Priority to JPJP-P-2010-149063 priority
2010-08-23 Application filed by 교세라 가부시키가이샤 filed Critical 교세라 가부시키가이샤
2012-05-16 Publication of KR20120049307A publication Critical patent/KR20120049307A/en
Regardless of the position of the touch input, a tactile display device capable of presenting a constant tactile sensation to a user is provided. According to the present invention, the tactile agent market vibrates a touch sensor 11 configured to detect a touch input, a load detector 12 configured to detect a pressurized load on the touch surface of the touch sensor 11, and the touch surface. A tactile display 13 configured to be configured to, and when the pressurized load detected by the load detector 12 satisfies a criterion for presenting the tactile sense, a constant independent of the position pushed against the object pressing the touch surface And a controller 16 configured to control the driving of the tactile display 13 based on the pushed position such that the tactile sensation is presented by the vibration having an amplitude.
TACTILE SENSATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TACTILE SENSATION PROVIDING APPARATUS}
This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-197444 (filed August 27, 2009) and Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-149063 (filed June 30, 2010), the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Quoted in.
The present invention relates to a tactile display device having a touch sensor and a control method of the tactile display device.
Recently, portable devices such as mobile phones and game machines, information devices such as electronic calculators and ticket machines, home appliances such as microwave ovens, TV sets, lighting equipment, and industrial devices (FA devices) are used to accept input operations by users. As input devices such as an operation unit and a switch, input devices including a touch sensor such as a touch panel and a touch switch are widely used.
In such a touch sensor, various methods such as a resistive film type, a capacitive type, and an optical type are known. However, touch sensors of this type accept a touch input by a finger or a stylus pen. The touch sensor itself is not physically displaced, unlike a push-button switch, even when touched.
Since the touch sensors themselves are not physically displaced even when the touch sensors are touched, even when a touch input is received, an operator cannot obtain feedback on the input. As a result, it is easy for an operator to make an incorrect input such as touching the same spot many times, and it is also possible to stress the operator.
As a method of preventing such repetitive inputs, for example, an input object such as an input button that sounds in accordance with the input position when receiving a touch input or is graphically displayed on the display unit according to the input area. By changing the display state such as the color of the panels), methods for confirming input operations by hearing or sight are known.
However, such auditory feedback is difficult to identify in a noisy environment and is not applicable when the device in use is in silent mode. In addition, in using such visual feedback, when the operator is inputting with a finger, if the size of the input object displayed on the display is small, the operator hides the input object under the finger to change the display state. You may not be able to check.
In addition, a feedback method has been proposed in which a touch sensor vibrates the touch sensor to generate a tactile sense at the fingertip of an operator when the touch sensor receives an input regardless of an auditory or visual sense (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). ).
In addition, as a method of presenting a more detailed tactile sense, a sliding speed is calculated from a contact position of a user's finger or the like on the touch sensor, and a plurality of types of vibrations having different vibration times are generated for each user in response to the sliding speed. The feedback method which makes it let it be known is known (for example, refer patent document 3).
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-288158
Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Publication No. 2008-130055
Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent No. 4046095
However, the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 only vibrate the touch sensor when the touch sensor receives an input. Therefore, when using an input device in which button switches such as a push-button switch (push-type button switch) are graphically displayed on the touch sensor, when the touch sensor receives a low threshold value, the touch sensor When the finger or the like touches lightly (touches), the tactile sense is presented. It may cause misoperation in response to an unintended operation (touch) before the operator pushes it, or may give a sense of discomfort by an unintended action (touch) before pushing it to the operator. Here, the threshold value for the touch sensor for accepting the touch input is the threshold value at which the touch sensor responds. In the resistive type touch sensor, the threshold value of the pressing force at which the upper conductive film contacts the lower conductive film, In the capacitive touch sensor, it is a threshold for detection of an electrical signal by contact.
In order to solve this drawback, the applicant detects a pressing load on the touch surface of the touch sensor, and when the detected pressing load reaches a predetermined threshold for presenting tactile sense, vibrates the touch surface of the touch sensor. We have developed a market for tactile agents that allow tactile sensations to be presented to pressured objects such as fingers.
According to such an input device, since the operator pushes the touch surface and the tactile sensation is presented when the pressurized load reaches a predetermined threshold value, it causes misoperation by unintended touch as described above, The operator can recognize the reception of the input while reliably preventing the giving.
The technique disclosed in the patent document 3 does not consider a change in the amount of vibration of the touch surface corresponding to the position on the touch surface when presenting the tactile sense to the user. As a result of earnestly examining the change of the vibration amount of the touch surface corresponding to the position on the touch surface, the inventors have found that the following description is made. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement of vibration elements on the touch surface of the touch sensor, and FIG. 8 illustrates a distribution of vibration amount by a predetermined driving voltage when the vibration elements are arranged as illustrated in FIG. 7. One drawing. As illustrated in FIG. 8, when each of the vibration elements illustrated in FIG. 7 is vibrated with a predetermined driving voltage (for example, 1 V), the amount of vibration of the touch surface according to the pushed position on the touch surface. Takes different values. In the example shown in Fig. 8, the vibration amounts (amplitudes) of positions A, B and C are 20 mu m, 15 mu m and 7 mu m, respectively. As a cause of the difference in the amount of vibration according to the position on the touch surface, a number of factors including the attenuation of the vibration and the influence of the reflected wave depending on the distance to the vibration element may be considered. The difference in the amplitude of the vibration of the touch surface has a great influence on the tactile sense of the user.
Since the technique disclosed in Patent Document 3 does not consider the change of the vibration amount of the touch surface according to the position on the touch surface as described above, it responds to the same input operation (for example, the operation of the same sliding speed) by the user. Thus, the vibration element is driven by the same drive signal regardless of the position of the input on the touch surface by the user. However, in this case, since the amplitude of the vibration of the touch surface is different depending on the position on the touch surface, the user feels different tactile sense at each position. That is, the user acquires different tactile sensations for each position on the touch surface in response to the same input operation, thereby increasing the sense of discomfort during the operation. In order to improve the user's feeling of operation, it is preferable to present the same tactile sensation to the user, regardless of the position of the input.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a tactile market value for presenting a constant tactile sensation to a user, regardless of the location of the input by the user, in order to meet this requirement.
In order to achieve the above object, the tactile agent market value according to the first aspect of the present invention,
A load detector configured to detect a pressurized load on the touch surface of the touch sensor;
A tactile display configured to vibrate the touch surface; And
The push so that when the pressurized load detected by the load detector satisfies the criterion for presenting the haptic, the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface by the vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position. And a control unit configured to control the driving of the tactile display unit based on the predetermined position.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tactile display device according to the first aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device that allows the tactile display to be presented by the vibration having a predetermined amplitude by controlling the tactile display based on adjustment information set for each area of a size corresponding to a position on the touch surface.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tactile display device according to the second aspect.
The areas to which the adjustment information is to be set are divided into tactile display devices based on the position of the tactile display portion.
A fourth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the first aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device for adjusting the voltage to be applied to the tactile display unit based on the pushed position so that the tactile display unit presents the tactile sense by vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
A fifth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the first aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device for adjusting the phase of the vibration of the tactile presenting unit based on the pushed position so that the tactile presenting unit presents the tactile sensation by the vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
A sixth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the first aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device that controls driving of the tactile display unit to present the tactile sense as a click sensation by the vibration having the constant amplitude.
As a method of embodying the present invention, the control method of the tactile display device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention,
A touch sensor configured to detect touch input,
A control method of a tactile display device comprising a tactile display configured to vibrate the touch surface,
The push so that when the pressurized load detected by the load detector satisfies the criterion for presenting the haptic, the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface by the vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position. The control method of the tactile display device comprising the step of controlling the drive of the haptic display unit based on the position.
In order to achieve the above object, the tactile agent market value according to the eighth aspect of the present invention,
Detecting the pressing load on the touch surface of the touch sensor based on the output signal of the piezoelectric element, and if the detected pressing load meets the criterion for presenting the tactile sense, the amplitude is of a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position And a control unit configured to control the driving of the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position so that the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface.
A ninth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the eighth aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device that allows the tactile sensation to be presented by the vibration having a predetermined amplitude by controlling the piezoelectric element based on adjustment information set for each region of a size corresponding to a position on the touch surface.
A tenth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the ninth aspect,
The areas where the adjustment information is to be set are divided into tactile display devices based on the position of the piezoelectric element.
An eleventh aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the eighth aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device for adjusting the voltage to be applied to the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position so that the piezoelectric element presents the haptic by vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
A twelfth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the eighth aspect.
The control unit is a tactile display device for adjusting the phase of the vibration of the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position so that the piezoelectric element presents the haptic by the vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the tactile display device according to the eighth aspect,
The control unit is a tactile display device that controls the driving of the piezoelectric element to present the tactile sense as a click sensation by the vibration having the constant amplitude.
As a method of embodying the present invention, the control method of the tactile display device according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention,
A control method of a tactile display device including a piezoelectric element mounted on the touch sensor,
Detects a pressurized load on the touch surface of the touch sensor based on the output signal of the piezoelectric element, and if the detected pressurized load meets a criterion that presents a tactile sense, it is subject to vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position. Controlling the driving of the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position such that the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface.
The tactile agent market value according to the present invention controls the tactile sensation to be presented to the user by vibration having a constant amplitude, based on the pushed position of the object to be pressed such as the user's finger. Thus, regardless of the location of the input by the user, a constant tactile sensation is presented to the user.
1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a tactile market value according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
2 illustrates an exemplary housing structure of a portion including the touch sensor illustrated in FIG. 1;
3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for presenting tactile senses by the tactile display device according to the first embodiment;
4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a tactile market value according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
5 illustrates an exemplary housing structure of a portion including the touch sensor illustrated in FIG. 4;
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of presenting tactile senses by the tactile display device according to the second embodiment;
7 illustrates an example of an arrangement of vibration elements on a touch surface of a touch sensor;
FIG. 8 illustrates a distribution of vibration amounts due to a predetermined driving voltage in which vibration elements are disposed as illustrated in FIG. 7;
9 illustrates the relationship between the driving voltage and the vibration amount at each position where the vibration elements are arranged as illustrated in FIG. 7;
10 illustrates an example of voltage adjustment information set for each area on a touch surface of a touch sensor;
11 illustrates an example of voltage adjustment information set for each area of a size corresponding to that position on a touch surface;
12 illustrates an example of voltage adjustment information set for each region of a size corresponding to that position on a touch surface;
13 illustrates an example of voltage adjustment information set for each area of a size corresponding to that position on a touch surface; And
14 is a diagram illustrating an example of voltage adjustment information set for each region of a size corresponding to the position on the touch surface.
1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a tactile agent market value according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The tactile market value includes a touch sensor 11, a load detection unit 12, a tactile display unit 13, a display unit 14, a memory unit 15, and a control unit 16 for controlling the overall operations. .
The touch sensor 11 disposed on the display unit 14 detects a touch input by a touch target such as a finger on a touch surface, and touches a touch position such as a resistive film type, a capacitive type, or an optical type. It may be a known one for outputting the two-dimensional position information of the pushed position of the object to be pressed). The load detection unit 12 detects the pressurized load on the touch surface of the touch sensor 11 by a press object such as a finger, and the like, for example, a strain gauge sensor, a piezoelectric element, or the like. It may be a device that reacts linearly to the load of. The tactile display 13 vibrates the touch sensor 11, for example, may be a piezoelectric element.
The display section 14 displays an input object such as an input button such as a push-button switch (push-type button switch), and is configured using, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL display panel, or the like. The touch input to the input object displayed on the display unit 14 is detected by the controller 16 based on the positional information output from the touch sensor 11. The memory unit 15 stores various kinds of information such as driving signal information of the tactile display unit 13 and driving adjustment information for adjusting the driving signal based on the pushed position of the pressing target. It may also be configured using volatile or nonvolatile memory. The control unit 16 may include, for example, a CPU or the like, information on a pushed position of the object to be pressed from the touch sensor 11, pressurized load information from the load detection unit 12, and the memory. The driving of the haptic display unit 13 is controlled based on the drive signal information and the drive adjustment information stored in the unit 15.
The driving signal information of the tactile display unit 13 stored in the memory unit 15 includes various information such as the frequency and the number of vibration periods for vibrating the touch surface for each tactile sense to be presented to the user. The control unit 16 controls the driving of the tactile display unit 13 based on the drive signal information stored in the memory unit 15, and "throbbing", for example, a pressing object such as a finger. Various tactile sensations, such as "tactile", "vibrating" tactile and "plock" tactile, are presented. Here, in the case where the tactile display 13 is a piezoelectric element, in order to present soft tactile sensations such as "pulsating" tactile sense and "vibration" tactile sense, the control unit 16 may have a frequency of about 200 Hz to 500 Hz. The driving signal is applied to the piezoelectric element for two or three periods of a triangular wave or a sinusoidal wave having a. In order to present hard tactile sensations such as "floc" tactile sensations, the controller 16 applies a driving signal to the piezoelectric element for two or three periods of a square wave having a frequency of about 200 Hz to 500 Hz.
In addition, in order to increase the user's feeling of operation, the control unit 16 may control the driving of the tactile display unit 13 so that a click sensation such as "ticking" is presented to a pressing object such as a finger. do. In order to present a click sensation such as a "tick" tactile sensation obtained when the hard push-button switch is pressed, the control unit 16 generates a driving signal, that is, a sine wave or a square wave having a frequency of about 100 Hz to 200 Hz. Apply for 1 cycle. According to the click sensation such as the "ticking" tactile sense, even with respect to the input object displayed graphically on the display unit 14, a tactile sense similar to that obtained when the user presses the actual push-button switch can be obtained. Therefore, the user's feeling of operation is improved.
The driving adjustment information stored in the memory unit 15 for adjusting the driving signal based on the pushed position of the object to be pressed may include voltage adjustment information and vibration elements for adjusting a voltage applied to the tactile display unit 13. Various information, such as phase adjustment information for adjusting the phase of vibration of the liver, is included.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a driving voltage and an amount of vibration at each position where vibration elements are disposed as illustrated in FIG. 7. In the case illustrated in Fig. 9, in order to generate a vibration having a constant amplitude X (mu m) at positions A, B and C, drive voltages of 0.5 V, 1.0 V and 2.0 V are required, respectively. As such, the relationship between the positions on the touch surface of the touch sensor 11 and the driving voltages necessary for generating the vibration having the predetermined amplitude described above is measured in advance, and the memory as a table or list at the time of shipment of the product. It is contemplated to be stored in section 15. For example, the touch surface of the touch sensor 11 is divided into m'n regions of vertical m division and horizontal n division, and a relationship between amplitude and driving voltage is provided to the memory unit 15 in each of the regions. Stored. According to such voltage adjustment information, in order to generate the vibration which has a predetermined amplitude, the said control part 16 uses the standard drive voltage (for example, 1.0V) of the said drive signal, for example, doubles the drive voltage (for example, For example, the driving voltage is adjusted based on the pushing position of the object to be pressed (pressing means) by increasing the voltage to 2.0 V) or reducing the voltage to half of the standard voltage (for example, 0.5 V).
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of voltage adjustment information set for each area of the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11. In this example, the touch sensor 11 is supported by a support member made of an elastic member at four corners, and two vibrating elements (for example, piezoelectric elements) are opposed to two peripheral portions of the touch sensor 11. Is placed in the middle of the field. In addition, voltage adjustment coefficients 1-8 with respect to a standard driving voltage are set as the voltage adjustment information for each of the areas of the touch surface 11a. It should be noted that the number of voltage regulation coefficients is indicative of the relative magnitude between the voltage regulation coefficients, not the absolute magnitude.
In the example of FIG. 10, relatively high voltage adjustment coefficients are set for the regions near the support members, while relatively low voltage adjustment coefficients are set for the central regions of the touch surface 11a away from the support members. It is set. This means that when the vibration elements are vibrated by the normal driving voltage, the areas of the touch surface 11a near the support members have small vibration amounts, while the center of the touch surface 11a has a large vibration amount. Because. In addition, in the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the voltage adjustment coefficients of the regions near the support members are minutely changed, while the voltage adjustment coefficients of the central regions of the touch surface 11a away from the support members are less changed. . This is because when the vibration elements are vibrated at a normal driving voltage, the vibration amounts of the touch surface 11a among the positions of the regions near the support members are significantly different, whereas the touch surface 11a is far from the support members. This is because the amounts of vibrations of the touch surface 11a are different in small amounts among the positions of the regions near the center of ().
Further, in the example of FIG. 10, for example, when comparing regions near the center of the peripheral portions, relatively small voltage adjustment coefficients are set in the regions near the center of the peripheral portions on which the vibration elements are arranged, In regions near the center of the peripheral portions which are absent, relatively large voltage regulation coefficients are set. This means that when the vibrating elements are vibrated by the normal driving voltage, the peripheral portions on which the vibrating elements are disposed have large vibration amounts of the touch surface 11a, while the peripheral portions without the vibrating elements are the touch surface 11a. It is because it has a small vibration amount of). In addition, in the example of FIG. 10, voltage adjustment coefficients are changed in small amounts in areas near the center of the peripheral parts where the vibration elements are disposed, while in the area near the center of the peripheral parts without the vibration elements, the voltage adjustment. The coefficients change finely. This means that when the vibration elements are vibrated at a normal driving voltage, the vibration amounts of the touch surface 11a differ in small amounts in regions near the center of the peripheral portions where the vibration elements are disposed, whereas the vibration elements This is because the vibration amounts of the touch surface 11a are remarkably different in regions near the center of the periphery portions having no gaps.
Here, the sizes of the regions where the voltage adjustment coefficients are to be set do not necessarily have to be the same size. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of voltage adjustment information set for each area of sizes according to their positions on the touch surface 11a. In FIG. 11, regions near the support members are set to relatively small sizes, while regions near the center of the touch surface 11a away from the support members are set to relatively large sizes. As described with reference to FIG. 10, the voltage adjustment coefficients should be slightly changed in the regions near the supporting members, while in the regions near the center of the touch surface 11a away from the supporting members. This is because the voltage adjustment coefficients do not change minutely. Comparing the regions near the center of the peripheral portions, relatively small voltage adjustment coefficients are set for the regions near the center of the peripheral portions on which the vibrating elements are arranged, while in the regions near the center of the peripheral portions without the vibrating element. Relatively large voltage adjustment coefficients are set. As described with reference to FIG. 10, when the vibrating elements are vibrated at a normal driving voltage, peripheral portions of the touch surface 11a on which the vibrating elements are disposed have large vibration amounts, while the touch surface without the vibrating elements is present. This is because the peripheral portions of 11a have small vibration amounts. As illustrated in FIG. 11, by setting voltage adjustment information for each of areas of sizes according to their positions on the touch surface 11a, proper voltage adjustment is possible even when there are a small number of areas.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of voltage adjustment information set for regions of sizes according to their positions on the touch surface 11a. In FIG. 12, the touch surface 11a is divided into regions in the direction (vertical direction) of the peripheral portions in which the vibrating elements are disposed, and the regions are smaller in size as they approach the support members. In addition, in FIG. 12, the touch surface 11a is not divided in the direction (horizontal direction) of the peripheral parts without the vibrating elements. As described with reference to FIG. 10, when vibration elements are vibrated at a normal driving voltage, regions of the touch surface 11a near the vibration elements have relatively large vibration amounts. Therefore, regions separated from the center of the touch surface 11a have relatively small attenuation of the vibration amounts. Considering the positions of the vibrating elements, the direction (vertical) of the peripheral parts on which the vibrating elements are arranged is not divided into the regions in the direction (horizontal direction) of the peripheral parts without the vibrating elements, without dividing the touch surface 11a. The touch surface 11a may be divided into regions. As illustrated in FIG. 12, based on the positions of the vibrating elements, there is only a small number of regions by setting voltage adjustment information for each region of sizes corresponding to those positions on the touch surface 11a. Even in this case, the voltage can be adjusted appropriately.
13 is a diagram illustrating an example of voltage adjustment information set for each region. In FIG. 13, the touch sensor 11 is supported by supporting members consisting of six elastic members in four corners, the center of the left periphery and the center of the right periphery. Two piezoelectric elements serving as vibration elements are arranged at the centers of the opposing peripheral portions of the touch sensor 11. In FIG. 13, the touch surface 11a is divided into regions in the direction (horizontal direction) of the peripheral portions in which the vibrating elements are disposed, and in a manner similar to that of FIG. Becomes smaller. 14 is a diagram illustrating another example of voltage adjustment information set for each region. In FIG. 14, the touch surface 11a is divided into relatively small regions near the six support members, while the touch is touched to relatively large regions near the center of the touch surface 11a away from the support members. The face 11a is divided. Regions for setting the voltage adjustment coefficients do not necessarily need to be divided into a matrix. As in the region in the center of the touch surface 11a where the voltage regulation coefficient " 1 " is set, it is possible to diversify the division of the regions for setting the voltage regulation coefficients. This makes it possible to adjust the voltage more appropriately.
In addition, according to the vibration elements arranged as illustrated in FIG. 7, it is also possible to control the amplitude of each position by synthesizing the vibrations of the vibration elements, that is, forming a synthesized wave composed of a plurality of vibrations. Do. For example, to generate a composite wave with vibrations having constant amplitudes x (µm) at positions A, B and C, the phase difference of the vibrations between the two vibration elements illustrated in FIG. , 0 and 3π / 4 need to be set. In this case, the relationship between the positions on the touch surface of the touch sensor 11 and the phase difference necessary for generating the vibration having a predetermined amplitude is measured in advance, and the memory unit 15 as a table or list at the time of shipment of the product is measured. Stored in For example, the touch surface of the touch sensor 11 may be divided into m'n regions of vertical m division and horizontal n division, and a relationship between an amplitude and a phase difference is provided to the memory unit 15. Stored. In order to generate a vibration having a predetermined amplitude, the control unit 16 uses the standard phase difference (for example, based on the pushed position of the pressing object) to phase difference of a driving signal applied to each of the tactile display units 13. It is possible to adjust the phase of the drive signal based on such phase adjustment information, such as setting to? / 4 or 3π / 4 of 0).
In a manner similar to the voltage adjustment coefficients illustrated in Figs. 11 to 14, the areas for setting the phase adjustment information do not necessarily have to be the same size. For example, the sizes of the areas for setting the phase adjustment information may be determined based on their positions on the touch surface. In addition, the touch surface may be divided into regions for setting phase adjustment information based on the position of the vibration element.
The driving adjustment information stored in the memory unit 15 to adjust the driving signal based on the pushed position of the object to be pushed between the voltage adjustment information for adjusting the voltage applied to the tactile display unit 13 and the vibration elements. It is not limited to phase adjustment information for adjusting the phase of vibration, and any associated with adjustment of the drive signal such as frequency, period and amplitude of the drive signal, current and application time when applying the drive signal, and the like. Note that parameters may be taken.
FIG. 2 shows an exemplary housing structure of the part comprising the touch sensor 11 illustrated in FIG. 1; Fig. 2A is a sectional view of the main part, and Fig. 2B is a plan view of the main part. The display unit 14 is accommodated in and retained in the housing 21. The touch sensor 11 is disposed on the display unit 14 through insulators 11 formed of elastic members. According to this embodiment, the touch sensor 11 and the display unit 14 are rectangular in shape when viewed in plan view, and the touch sensor 11 is the display unit 14 illustrated by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 2 (b). Is arranged on the display unit 14 via the insulators 22 arranged in four corners excluding the display area A of the display panel.
In addition, the housing 21 is provided with an upper cover 23 covering the surface area of the touch sensor 11 outside the display area of the display unit 14. Insulators 24 made of elastic members are disposed between the upper cover 23 and the touch sensor 11.
The touch sensor 11 illustrated in FIG. 2 may have, for example, a surface member made of a transparent film or glass and a back member made of glass or acrylic, having a touch surface 11a. The touch sensor 11 is designed such that when the touch surface 11a is pressed, the pushed position or the entire structure is slightly bent (pulled) according to the pressing force.
On the surface of the touch sensor 11 in the vicinity of each side covered by the upper cover 23, a strain gauge sensor or a piezoelectric element for detecting a load (pressure) applied on the touch sensor 11 is provided. One load sensor 31 is provided by adhesion or the like. Further, on the back surface of the touch sensor 11 adjacent to each of the two opposite sides, a piezoelectric element 32 for vibrating the touch sensor 11 is provided by adhesion or the like. That is, the tactile presenting device illustrated in FIG. 2 is a tactile presenting unit 13 configured using the load detector 12 and the two piezoelectric elements 32 illustrated in FIG. 1 configured using four strain gauge sensors 31. ). The tactile display unit 13 vibrates the touch sensor 11 to vibrate the touch surface 11a, thereby allowing the tactile sensation to be presented to the touch object on the touch surface 11a. It should be noted that in Figure 2 (b) the housing 21, top cover 23 and insulator 24 illustrated in Figure 2 (a) are omitted.
According to the tactile display device of the present embodiment, the touch sensor 11 detects a touch manipulation to the touch surface 11a. The control unit 16 then determines whether the pressurized load detected by the load detection unit 12 satisfies the reference load (for example, 1.0 N) that presents the tactile sense. When it is determined that the pressing load satisfies the criterion for presenting the tactile sensation, the control unit 16 is tactile by the vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the position pushed against the pressing object pressing the touch surface 11a. In order to be presented, the drive of the tactile display 13 is controlled according to the pushed position.
Hereinafter, an operation of providing tactile sense as notification information by the tactile display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 3.
First, the controller 16 detects an input of position information (the pushed position of the pressure target) from the touch sensor 11 (step S101), and detects that a finger or the like touches the touch surface 11a. (Step S102). Next, the said control part 16 determines whether the pressurized load input from the said load detection part 12 satisfies the reference load (1.0 N) which shows a tactile sense (step S103). As a result, in the case where it is determined that the pressurized load satisfies the reference load (Yes), the control unit 16 receives the drive signal information from the memory unit 15 and the touch signal 11 from the touch sensor 11. The drive adjustment information corresponding to the positional information is retrieved (step S104). The control unit 16 adjusts the drive signal information based on the drive adjustment information, drives the tactile display unit 13 by the drive signal after the adjustment, and responds to vibrations having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position of the pressure target. The user is presented with the sense of touch (step S105). If the drive adjustment information acquired in step S104 is adjustment information for the drive voltage, the control unit 16 adjusts the drive voltage of the drive signal, and the tactile display unit so that the tactile sensation is presented by the vibration having a certain amplitude to the user ( 13). If the drive adjustment information acquired in step S104 is adjustment information for phase, the control unit 16 adjusts the phase of the drive signal, and the tactile display unit 13 is provided so that the tactile sensation is presented by vibration having a certain amplitude to the user. To drive. In addition, the control unit 16 may control the driving of the tactile display unit 13 so that the click sensation is provided as the tactile sense by the vibration having a constant amplitude.
According to the haptic display device of the present embodiment, when the user presses the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11 with a pressurized load that satisfies the criterion for presenting the tactile sense, the control unit 16 is the tactile display unit 13. By controlling the driving of the c) based on the pushed position, the tactile sensation is presented by the vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing object such as a finger. Accordingly, regardless of the position of the input by the user, since a certain tactile sense is presented to the user, the user's feeling of operation is improved.
In addition, the control unit 16, by adjusting the voltage to be applied to the tactile display 13 based on the pushed position of the pressing target, vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing target such as a finger. Presents tactile by That is, by adjusting the voltage, regardless of the position of the input by the user, since a certain tactile sense is presented to the user, the user's feeling of operation is improved.
Furthermore, the control unit 16 adjusts the phase of the vibration of the tactile display 13 based on the pushed position of the pressing target, thereby adjusting a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing target such as a finger. It presents tactile sensations by vibrating. That is, by adjusting the phase, a certain tactile sense is presented to the user regardless of the position of the input by the user, thereby improving the user's feeling of operation.
In addition, the control unit 16 controls the driving of the tactile display unit 13 so that the click sensation is presented as the tactile sense having a constant amplitude. Accordingly, even in the input to the input object displayed graphically on the display unit 14, a tactile sense similar to that obtained when the user presses the actual button switch can be obtained. As a result, the user's feeling of operation can be further improved.
4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a tactile display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This tactile market has a configuration according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 except that a piezoelectric element 17 is provided in place of the load detection unit 12 and the tactile display unit 13. Since the touch sensor 11, the display unit 14, the memory unit 15, and the control unit 16 have the same functions as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted. According to the present embodiment, among the descriptions of the touch sensor 11, the display unit 14, the memory unit 15 and the control unit 16 of the first embodiment, the "load detection unit 12" and the "tactile display unit ( 13) "is replaced by" piezoelectric element 17 ".
The piezoelectric element 17 is mounted on the touch sensor 11. The control unit 16 uses a direct piezoelectric effect to detect a load detection mode and a converse piezoelectric effect for detecting a pressurized load on the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11. The piezoelectric element 17 is controlled to operate in one of the tactile presentation modes in which the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11 is vibrated. In the load detection mode, an output signal corresponding to the pressing load on the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11 is provided to the controller 16. In the tactile presentation mode, the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11 is vibrated based on a drive signal supplied from the controller 16 to correspond to a drive signal with respect to a pressing object pressing the touch surface. Allow a predetermined touch to be presented.
FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary housing structure of the touch sensor 11, piezoelectric element 17, and display portion 14 illustrated in FIG. 4, where FIG. 5 (a) is a cross-sectional view of an essential part, and FIG. 5 (b). Is a plan view of the main part. On the back surface of the touch sensor 11 at a position covered by the top cover 23 and in the vicinity of one or a plurality of peripheral parts (here, for example, three peripheral parts), the touch surface of the touch sensor 11 ( The piezoelectric element 17 is provided so as to detect the pressing load with respect to the 11a) and to vibrate the touch sensor 11 so that the tactile sensation is presented to the pressing object which is pressing the touch surface 11a. do. Three piezoelectric elements 17 supply the outputs to the controller 16 in parallel. In FIG. 5B, it should be noted that the housing 21, top cover 23 and insulator 24 illustrated in FIG. 5A are omitted.
According to the tactile display device of the present embodiment, the touch sensor 11 detects a touch manipulation to the touch surface 11a. The control unit 16 then determines whether or not the pressurized load detected by the piezoelectric element 17 satisfies the reference load (for example, 1.0 N) that presents the tactile sense. When it is determined that the pressing load satisfies the reference load for presenting the tactile sense, the control unit 16 vibrates having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing object for pressing the touch surface 11a. The drive of the piezoelectric element 17 is controlled based on the pushed position so that the tactile sensation is presented.
Hereinafter, the operation for presenting the tactile sense as the notification information by the tactile display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 6.
First, the control unit 16 sets the three piezoelectric elements 17 in the load detection mode and monitors the outputs from them (step S201). Next, the control unit 16 detects an input of the position information (the pushed position of the pressure target) from the touch sensor 11 (step S202), and indicates that a finger or the like has touched the touch surface 11a. It detects (step S203). In addition, the controller 16 calculates a pressing load on the touch sensor 11 based on the outputs of the three piezoelectric elements 17, and the pressing load satisfies a criterion (1.0 N) for presenting a tactile sense. It is determined whether or not it is (Step S204). As a result, when it is determined that the pressurized load satisfies the reference load (Yes), the control unit 16 refers to the memory unit 15 to provide driving signal information and the touch sensor 11 that present the tactile sense. Drive adjustment information corresponding to the positional information is obtained (step S205). The control unit 16 also changes the mode of the three piezoelectric elements 17 from the load detection mode to the tactile presentation mode (step S206). The control unit 16 adjusts the drive signal information based on the drive adjustment information, and drives the piezoelectric element 17 based on the adjusted drive signal, whereby the tactile sense is caused by vibration having a certain amplitude to the user. To be presented (step S207). If the drive adjustment information acquired in step S205 is adjustment information for a drive voltage, the control unit 16 adjusts the drive voltage of the drive signal, and the piezoelectric element so that the tactile sensation is presented to the user by vibration having a certain amplitude. Drive 17. If the drive adjustment information acquired in step S205 is adjustment information for phase, the control unit 16 adjusts the phase of the drive signal, and the piezoelectric element 17 so that the tactile sensation is presented by vibration having a certain amplitude to the user. ). In addition, the controller 16 may control the driving of the piezoelectric element 17 so that the click sensation is presented as the tactile sensation by vibration having a constant amplitude. Then, the control unit 16 sets the three piezoelectric elements 17 back to the load detection mode (step S208), and calculates the pressure load on the touch sensor 11.
According to the tactile display device of this embodiment, the piezoelectric element 17 is a load sensor for detecting a pressing load on the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11 and as an actuator for vibrating the touch surface 11a. By doing so, the number of parts and the cost are reduced. In addition, since the number of parts can be reduced, the space for the parts can be saved, and the device can be miniaturized.
In addition, according to the tactile display device of the present embodiment, when the user presses the touch surface 11a of the touch sensor 11 with a pressing load that satisfies the criterion for presenting the tactile sense, the control unit 16 is the piezoelectric element. By controlling the driving of 17 based on the pushed position, the tactile sensation is presented by a vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing object such as a finger. Accordingly, regardless of the position of the input by the user, a certain tactile sense is presented to the user, and the user's feeling of operation is improved.
In addition, the control unit 16 adjusts the voltage to be applied to the piezoelectric element 17 based on the pushed position of the pressing target, thereby providing a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing target such as a finger. The tactile sensations are presented by the vibrations they have. That is, by adjusting the voltage, regardless of the position of the input by the user, a certain tactile sense is presented to the user, and the user's feeling of operation is improved.
Furthermore, the controller 16 adjusts the phase of the vibration of the piezoelectric element 17 based on the pushed position of the pressing target, thereby having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position with respect to the pressing target such as a finger. The vibration causes the tactile sensation to be presented. That is, by adjusting the phase, regardless of the position of the input by the user, a constant tactile sense is presented to the user, and the user's feeling of operation is improved.
The control unit 16 also controls the drive of the piezoelectric element 17 to present a click sensation as a tactile sense having a constant amplitude. Accordingly, even in the input to the input object displayed graphically on the display unit 14, a tactile sense similar to that obtained when the user presses the actual button switch is obtained. As a result, the user's feeling of operation is further improved.
While the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings and embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be implemented. Accordingly, such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of this invention. For example, the functions and the like included in each element can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, so that it is possible to combine a plurality of elements or divide the elements.
For example, when the load on the touch sensor 11 calculated based on the output of the load detection unit 12 or the piezoelectric element 17 satisfies the criterion (eg, 1 N) for presenting the tactile sense. When the tactile sense is stimulated and the load satisfies the standard, the tactile display 13 or the piezoelectric element 17 is driven with a predetermined drive signal to vibrate the touch surface 11a so that the tactile sense is stimulated. It is composed. Accordingly, the click sensation is presented to the operator, so that the operator can recognize that the input operation is completed. Therefore, even with a button switch such as a push-button switch (push-type button switch) displayed graphically on the touch sensor 11, the operator feels a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when the operator operates the push-button switch. An input operation to the touch sensor 11 is performed. Therefore, the operator may not feel discomfort. Furthermore, since the operator performs an input operation in connection with the consciousness of "pressing" the touch sensor 11, erroneous inputs by simple pressing are prevented.
The criterion of the pressing load for presenting the tactile sense may be appropriately set according to the load characteristic at the time of pushing down the intended push-button switch. For example, the criterion may be such that the touch sensor 11 is equal to the load responding to the touch input (synchronizing the timing of the response of the touch sensor 11 with the touch input and the timing of presenting the tactile sense). The touch sensor 11 may be set higher than the load responsive to the touch input (slower timing of presenting the tactile sense than the timing of the response to the touch input by the touch sensor 11). For example, when the tactile display device according to the present embodiment is applied to a portable terminal, the touch sensor 11 is more than a load responding to the touch input (the response of the touch input by the touch sensor 11). It is preferable to set the reference to set the timing of presenting the tactile sense rather than the timing. It also allows users to set criteria as needed, allowing older users to set it heavier (slower) and for younger users to set it lighter (faster).
Further, for example, the number of the tactile display 13, the load detector 12, and the piezoelectric element 17 is not limited to the numbers described in the above embodiments, and may take any number. For example, the number of the piezoelectric elements 17 is not limited to three, but may be any number. In addition, the piezoelectric element 17 may be monomorphized, unimorphed, bimorphed, or laminated based on the size, vibration amplitude, etc. of the touch sensor 11. It may have a known structure such as (type).
The present invention is also effectively applicable to the tactile display device in which the touch sensor 11 serves as a touch switch for on / off operations. Further, the tactile agent market value according to the present invention is a multi-stage switch such as a two-stage switch (additional pressure after pressurization) by sequentially presenting the tactile sense with different criteria (loads) while the touch sensor 11 is being pressed. You can also suggest feelings. Thus, for example, when the input device is applied to the release button of the camera, the feeling of lock focus (first step) and the feeling of release (second step) are presented. In addition, in combination with the display unit 14, the input device changes the display of the menu level screen or the like in various ways according to the pressing steps. Moreover, in the case of presenting the feelings of the multi-stage switch as described above, the drive signal for vibrating the touch surface is changed at each step, thereby presenting different tactile sensations at each step.
According to the present invention, when the pressurized load detected based on the output of the load detector 12 or the piezoelectric element 17 satisfies the criterion for presenting the tactile sense, the tactile presenting device is the tactile presenting unit 13 or The piezoelectric element 17 is driven. Here, "when the pressurized load detected based on the output of the load detector 12 or the piezoelectric element 17 satisfies the criterion for presenting the tactile sensation", "the detected pressurized load presents the tactile sensation". When the reference load to be reached "," when the detected pressurized load exceeds the reference load for presenting the tactile sense ", or" the reference value for presenting the tactile sense is based on the output of the load detection unit or the piezoelectric element. If detected ”.
11a touch surface
12 Load detection part
13 tactile presentation
23 top cover
The push so that when the pressurized load detected by the load detector satisfies the criterion for presenting the haptic, the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface by the vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position. And a control unit configured to control the driving of the tactile presenting unit based on the predetermined position.
And the controller controls the haptic display unit based on adjustment information set for each region of a size corresponding to a position on the touch surface so that the tactile sensation is presented by the vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
And a region where the adjustment information is to be divided based on the position of the tactile presenting unit.
And the control unit adjusts a voltage to be applied to the tactile presenting unit based on the pushed position so that the tactile presenting unit presents the tactile sense by vibration having the constant amplitude.
And the control unit adjusts the phase of the vibration of the tactile presenting unit based on the pushed position so that the tactile presenting unit presents the tactile sense by the vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
And the control unit controls the driving of the tactile presenting unit to present the tactile sense as a click sensation by the vibration having the constant amplitude.
The push so that when the pressurized load detected by the load detector satisfies the criterion for presenting the haptic, the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface by the vibration having a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position. And controlling the driving of the tactile presenting unit on the basis of the corrected position.
A piezoelectric element mounted to the touch sensor; And
Detecting the pressing load on the touch surface of the touch sensor based on the output signal of the piezoelectric element, and if the detected pressing load meets the criterion for presenting the tactile sense, the amplitude is of a constant amplitude independent of the pushed position And a control unit configured to control the driving of the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position such that the tactile sensation is presented to the object pressing the touch surface.
And the controller controls the piezoelectric element based on adjustment information set for each region of a size corresponding to a position on the touch surface so that the tactile sensation is presented by the vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
And a region in which the adjustment information is to be set is divided based on the position of the piezoelectric element.
And the control unit adjusts a voltage to be applied to the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position so that the piezoelectric element presents the haptic by vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
And the control unit adjusts the phase of the vibration of the piezoelectric element based on the pushed position so that the piezoelectric element presents the tactile sense by the vibration having the predetermined amplitude.
And the control unit controls the driving of the piezoelectric element to present the tactile sense as a click sensation by the vibration having the constant amplitude.
As a control method of the tactile display device comprising a piezoelectric element mounted on the touch sensor,
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