发明名称 |
Electrographic touch sensor with Z-axis capability |
摘要 |
An electrographic touch sensor having Z-axis capability. In one embodiment, a uniform resistive coating is applied to one surface of a substrate and it is within this coating that orthogonal electrical fields are produced using suitable electrodes and voltage applications to give coordinates of a selected position. Overlying the resistive coating is a flexible pickoff sheet having a conductive layer facing the combination. Interposed between the resistive coating and the conductive layer is an array of a material having a substantially greater resistivity than that of the resistive coating. Signals corresponding to the X- and Y-coordinates of a touched point on the sensor are obtained in a substantially conventional manner using an amplifier and an analog to digital converter. If desired, a Z-axis component signal due to pressure/force can be obtained in a separate part of the measuring cycle. This Z-axis signal is inversely related to a change in the effective contact resistance between the resistive coating and the pick-off sheet caused by the pressure/force. The change in this contact resistance is "enhanced" by the high resistance material such that different values of pressure/force can be determined. Numerous other embodiments are described including two resistive sheet sensors and enhancing materials that are considered to be insulators.
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申请公布号 |
US4687885(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1987.08.18 |
申请号 |
US19850710080 |
申请日期 |
1985.03.11 |
申请人 |
ELOGRAPHICS, INC. |
发明人 |
TALMAGE, JR., JOHN E.;GIBSON, WILLIAM A. |
分类号 |
G06F3/045;G01L1/20;G06F3/033;G06F3/041;(IPC1-7):G08C21/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/045 |
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