发明名称 |
CAPACITIVE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
摘要 |
A capacitive sensor comprising: a first electrode; a displacement element moveably mounted relative to the first electrode; and a second electrode coupled to the displacement element so that displacement of the displacement element along a displacement direction changes a separation between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a controller element configured to selectively operate in a displacement sensing mode and in a proximity sensing mode, wherein in the displacement sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to a reference potential and to electrically couple the first electrode to capacitance measurement circuity to measure a capacitance characteristic of the first electrode to determine a displacement of the displacement element relative to the reference electrode; and in the proximity sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to capacitance measurement circuity to measure a capacitance characteristic associated with the second electrode to detect the presence of an object in proximity to the second electrode; and in the displacement sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to a reference potential signal. |
申请公布号 |
WO2017017402(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.02.02 |
申请号 |
WO2016GB51967 |
申请日期 |
2016.06.30 |
申请人 |
TOUCHNETIX LIMITED |
发明人 |
SLEEMAN, Peter Timothy;ROBERTS, Stephen William;ARD, Christopher Kyle |
分类号 |
G01D5/241;G06F3/044;H03K17/975 |
主分类号 |
G01D5/241 |
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