WO2002021881A1 - Display window having voice input/output function - Google Patents

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WO2002021881A1
WO2002021881A1 PCT/JP2001/007650 JP0107650W WO0221881A1 WO 2002021881 A1 WO2002021881 A1 WO 2002021881A1 JP 0107650 W JP0107650 W JP 0107650W WO 0221881 A1 WO0221881 A1 WO 0221881A1
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Yuuichi Kanda
Yasuo Oomori
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/026Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
    • H04M1/0266Details of the structure or mounting of specific components for a display module assembly
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04M1/02Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/03Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/02Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
    • H04R1/028Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R17/00Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R7/00Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
    • H04R7/02Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones characterised by the construction
    • H04R7/04Plane diaphragms
    • H04R7/045Plane diaphragms using the distributed mode principle, i.e. whereby the acoustic radiation is emanated from uniformly distributed free bending wave vibration induced in a stiff panel and not from pistonic motion
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/725Cordless telephones
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2499/00Aspects covered by H04R or H04S not otherwise provided for in their subgroups
    • H04R2499/10General applications
    • H04R2499/11Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2499/00Aspects covered by H04R or H04S not otherwise provided for in their subgroups
    • H04R2499/10General applications
    • H04R2499/15Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/02Terminal devices

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  • the present invention relates to an audio input / output device, and more particularly to an audio input / output device that can also serve as a display window of a display device driven mainly by an electronic device such as a liquid crystal display device.
  • the present invention relates to an audio input / output device that can further act as an information input device by pressing a window surface.
  • the present invention further relates to an electronic device provided with the input / output device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a typical example of a mobile phone currently in use.
  • the mobile phone 10 includes, as essential components, a liquid crystal display unit 12, a voice input microphone 13, a voice output speaker 14, and the like in addition to the push button unit 11. Since these functions are self-evident, a detailed description thereof will be omitted, but one of the features of the conventional mobile phone is that the display unit 12, the microphone 13, and the speaker 14 are provided independently of each other. .
  • a piezoelectric element As a conversion element between electric energy and mechanical energy, a piezoelectric element is known, and as shown in FIG. 2, a microphone 20 and a speaker 25 using a piezoelectric element are also known.
  • the microphone 20 covers the periphery of the thin film 21 made of a piezoelectric element.
  • the electromotive force of the thin film sandwiched by 22 and vibrated by external sound pressure is taken out from a set of terminals 23.
  • the speaker 25 has a thin-film vibrating body 26 made of a piezoelectric element fixed by an annular frame 27 around the thin-film vibrating body 26, and an electric signal input from a pair of terminals 28. 6 is vibrated and converted into sound waves.
  • An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art. Specifically, the present invention displays all the front surfaces of an electronic device having a display unit such as a mobile phone. It is an object of the present invention to provide a voice input / output device that can be used for a unit and an electronic device including the same.
  • the present invention provides a light-transmitting diaphragm constituting a display window, a support member for supporting the diaphragm, a piezoelectric element fixed to the diaphragm, and a piezoelectric element. And an amplifier that inputs and outputs the piezoelectric element, transmits the vibration caused by the sound pressure received by the diaphragm to the piezoelectric element, extracts the current generated in the piezoelectric element as a voltage waveform through the amplifier, and outputs the voltage waveform through the amplifier.
  • the deformation is transmitted as vibration to the diaphragm, and a display window having a sound input / output function configured to generate sound from the diaphragm is proposed.
  • the display window can be used simultaneously as an audio input / output device, so that the entire surface of the mobile phone excluding the button portion can be used as the display screen.
  • the vibration of the deformation of the piezoelectric element is large, and at the same time, the efficiency is high and the sound with a large amplitude is generated.
  • a method for obtaining a body or vibrator is proposed.
  • at least one thin portion is formed in a housing of a mobile phone, and a piezoelectric element is installed in the thin portion to make a sounding or vibrating body, and at the same time, vibration of the piezoelectric element is not transmitted to the entire housing.
  • Yo it is also possible to reduce the resonance of the entire housing and improve the sound quality emitted from the piezoelectric element.
  • the display window further includes a filter for separating an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element due to a sound pressure applied to the diaphragm from an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element due to a mechanical pressing force.
  • the present invention proposes a display window including means for recognizing a mechanical pressing force applied to a moving plate.
  • the display screen it is possible to use the display screen for inputting and outputting voices, and at the same time, input information different from voices by pressing the screen with a finger or the like.
  • the other information is, for example, information such as an instruction to increase the audio output or an instruction to decrease the audio output.
  • some or all of the functions that were conventionally performed by operating the buttons can be performed from the display screen, and ultimately the entire front surface including the buttons is used as the display. It becomes possible.
  • a plate-shaped display element arranged inside an electronic device with a window-shaped display surface displaying the operation of the electronic device facing the outside, and the display of the display device from the outside
  • the protective plate includes a transparent protective plate that covers the surface so that the surface can be seen, and a plate-shaped piezoelectric vibrating element that is attached to an end of the protective plate and vibrates the plate.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional microphone and speaker using a piezoelectric element.
  • FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the display window having the voice input / output function of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the display window cover taken out.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the display window cover.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of a suitable diaphragm installation.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of installation of another suitable diaphragm in both FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an electronic apparatus including a piezoelectric element according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the piezoelectric element of the embodiment shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a display window and a piezoelectric element attached to the display window.
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a piezoelectric element having electrode plates attached to both sides is attached to a display window.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which electrode plates are attached to both surfaces of a piezoelectric element.
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of a display window and a piezoelectric element using a mobile phone as an example.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a display window having a voice input / output function according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.
  • the mobile phone 30 shown in FIG. 3 has a push-button input unit 31 provided on a main body 35 and a display window 32, and at first glance looks like a conventional mobile phone.
  • the conventional mobile phone does not have a speaker and a microphone installed near the tip of the phone, and the display window 32 and the push-button input unit 31 cover almost the entire surface of the phone. It is provided as follows.
  • the display window has a voice input / output function based on the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing, for example, only a portion of the display window cover 40 which is an acrylic molded product.
  • the display window cover 40 is composed of a front surface 41 and two side surfaces 42 and has a substantially C-shaped cross section. In the vicinity of the four corners of the entire surface portion 41, support members 43 made of an elastic body are provided, and these are adhered to the edge of the opening corresponding to the window of the mobile phone main body 35 by bonding.
  • the display window cover 40 is fixed to the main body 35.
  • the side surface portion 42 of the display window cover 40 Since the side surface portion 42 of the display window cover 40 is housed in the main body 35, the side surface portion 4 is provided when the display window cover 40 is attached to the main body 35 and the mobile phone 30 is assembled. 2 cannot be seen from outside.
  • a piezoelectric element 45 is attached to the side surface 42 of the display window cover 40, and the piezoelectric element 45 is attached. Is connected to an input / output circuit (not shown) through necessary conductive wires 44.
  • the display window cover vibrates (deforms) due to the sound pressure of the caller's voice, and this deformation is transmitted from the front part 41 to the side parts 42. It is.
  • the deformation of the side surface portion 42 results in the deformation of the piezoelectric element 45 affixed thereto, thereby generating an electromotive force.
  • the electromotive force is transmitted to a necessary electric circuit via the conductive line 44.
  • the sound pressure can be extracted as an electric signal, so that the display window cover 40 can be used as if it were a sound collecting microphone.
  • the position where the piezoelectric element 45 is attached to the display window cover 40 should be such that the front surface of the display window is covered by the piezoelectric element, particularly when an opaque ceramic type piezoelectric element is used. It is desirable to attach it to the side so that it does not occur.
  • the support member 43 for attaching the display window force bar to the mobile phone main body 35 by appropriately selecting the position and material of the support member 43 for attaching the display window force bar to the mobile phone main body 35, vibration due to sound pressure can be effectively transmitted to the piezoelectric element. From this viewpoint, the above-described structure in which the support members 43 made of an elastic body are arranged near the four corners of the front surface is one preferable structure.
  • the attachment position of the piezoelectric element is not limited to this example, and may be near the upper side or the lower side of the front surface 41.
  • the method of supporting the display window cover with respect to the main body is a method of bonding the peripheral part to the front surface in a liquid-tight manner, and providing a packing made of an elastic body at the peripheral part and bonding it to the main body A method may be considered.
  • the indicating member does not necessarily need to be an elastic body, and may be rigidly bonded or fitted to the main body. From the viewpoint of effectively transmitting the vibration of the display window cover due to the sound pressure to the piezoelectric element, it is desirable that the piezoelectric element is apart from the rigidly fixed point.
  • FIG. 5 shows a variation of a display window cover that can be used for a mobile phone.
  • Reference numeral 50 denotes a substantially flat display window cover having a piezoelectric element 51 near the lower side.
  • the vicinity of the lower edge of the display window cover is hidden behind the main unit and cannot be seen, so that the piezoelectric element does not disturb the display.
  • the mechanism for extracting sound pressure from the piezoelectric element as a voltage change is basically the same as that already described with reference to FIG.
  • Many more variants of the display window cover shape One example is that the display window is completely integrated with the body of the mobile phone.
  • the sounding body composed of the above-mentioned vibration element and display window cover that is, the combination of the display window cover-40 and the piezoelectric element 45 can be used as a sounding body, that is, as a force together with necessary electronic circuits. it can.
  • the piezoelectric element is deformed according to the voltage waveform applied to the piezoelectric element 45 from the drive circuit (not shown) via the conductive wire 44, and this deformation causes the entire display window cover 40 to vibrate and sound is generated. Done.
  • the combination of the display window cover 40 and the piezoelectric element 45 shown in the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4 is extremely efficient as a conversion element from electric energy to mechanical energy. This is because the piezoelectric element is provided at the position of the cantilever projecting from the support member 43 and vibrates.
  • the display window cover 40 as a microphone and at the same time as a speaker. If the user inputs sound while oscillating as a speaker, the piezoelectric element is obtained from the electromotive force of the piezoelectric element input to the input circuit, that is, information indicating the deformation of the display window cover. By subtracting the drive current input to the piezoelectric element from the drive circuit, the input wave and the output wave can be separated.
  • a piezoelectric element for converting sound pressure into current as a microphone and a piezoelectric element capable of converting current to mechanical vibration as a speaker may be separate. In this case, it goes without saying that it is connected to the necessary electrical circuits.
  • the piezoelectric vibrator 67 has rectangular thin electrodes 62 and 63 formed on both main surfaces of a rectangular piezoelectric plate 69, and is slightly larger than the piezoelectric plate 69 to achieve similar conductivity. It has a configuration in which one electrode 62 is attached to a vibration plate 65, and another example of a suitable piezoelectric element is shown here. The difference from the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is that only a part of the piezoelectric element vibrating part 68 is attached to the display window cover 40 via the adhesive member 66, and the piezoelectric element vibrating part Most of 8 is that it is supported in a hollow cantilever shape.
  • a gap corresponding to the thickness of the bonding member 66 is provided between the hollow supported portion of the piezoelectric element vibrating section 68 and the display window cover 40.
  • the piezoelectric element vibrating part 68 can be attached to an adhesive member alone, or it can be mechanically supplemented by attaching it to a thin metal or other vibrating plate with relatively large deformability. You can also strengthen it.
  • FIG. 7a shows another embodiment.
  • two parallel grooves or thin portions are formed in the housing, for example, at positions corresponding to the back side of the display section 70, and the grooves at least partially form the periphery.
  • Piezoelectric elements are installed in the divided area. Due to the presence of the groove, the partitioned area is likely to vibrate due to deformation of the piezoelectric element, and the vibration transmitted to the entire housing when the partitioned area vibrates is reduced, so that high sound quality and A loud sound can be obtained.
  • a thin portion is provided in a part of the housing of the electronic device, and a piezoelectric element is provided in the thin portion.
  • the piezoelectric element is easily vibrated, and at the same time, transmission of the vibration to the entire housing is suppressed, so that high sound quality and large volume sound can be generated. become.
  • the display window cover 40 can also be used as a means for inputting information other than voice. That is, when the display window cover is pressed with a finger or the like, the display window cover is deformed, and this deformation can be taken out as a voltage via the piezoelectric element.
  • Deformation when the display window is directly pressed with a finger or the like generally has a much larger amplitude and a different frequency characteristic than that caused by sound waves. Therefore, it is possible to separate the electromotive force due to sound pressure and the electromotive force due to pressing by combining filters with appropriate frequency selectivity.
  • the display window cover can be vibrated at a low frequency with a piezoelectric element to be used as a vibrator.
  • the material of the display window cover can be appropriately selected from polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, acrylic resin, glass and the like. Further, the piezoelectric element, AD P, L i Nb 0 3, L i T a0 3, B a 2 N a N b 3 0 1 5, Z nO, C d S, B ii 2 G e 0 2.
  • Single crystalline piezoelectric element which is either a, B a T i 0 3 system, PZG - 5, PZG - P b (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) 0 3, PZG- I n (L i 3/5 W 2/5) 0 3, PZ GP b (S n 1/2 S b 1/2) 0 3, (P b, n d) (T i, M n, T n) 0 3, PVF 2, P b T i 0 3 based ceramic Dzukusu piezoelectric element is either a polymer piezoelectric element is a PVF 2 or rubber / PZT, and, those selected from Z n / 0, a 1 n / a 1 2 0 3 thin film And a piezoelectric element which is a composition represented by the following chemical formula.
  • R is T i 4 + , Nb 5 + , T a 5 + ,
  • x is an integer of 2 or more.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mobile phone equipped with a display device provided with a piezoelectric element according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a housing 100 manufactured by molding a thin metal plate or a synthetic resin plate has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular display window 1229 is formed on the front side to form an interior.
  • a number of buttons displaying numbers, letters, and specific functions are arranged in a matrix in a part other than the display window on the front side.
  • An antenna 111 protrudes from the top end of the housing 100 in the longitudinal direction, and a transmitter 109 is provided near the lower end.
  • a connector 113 used for connection to an external power supply is provided on a side surface of the housing 100.
  • a slightly larger light-transmitting diaphragm 135 having almost the same shape as the opening provided in the housing is provided inside the housing 100, as shown in FIG.
  • the liquid crystal display element 103 is provided inside thereof so that the surfaces of the liquid crystal display element 103 and the surface thereof coincide with each other.
  • This liquid crystal display element 103 has a color or monochromatic display function such as a TFT type or a DTN type and displays a plurality of character strings and images.
  • a circuit board 13 provided in a case is provided. 1 and is electrically connected to and driven.
  • the liquid crystal display element 103 is made of, for example, a polycarbonate resin plate or an acrylic resin plate that is light-transmitting through a thin spacer 133 mounted on the end thereof.
  • a rectangular diaphragm 135 with a length of about 60 mm and a width of about 40 mm is overlapped, and the periphery of the diaphragm 135 is slightly outward from the edge of the opening 127. It protrudes and closes the opening. Therefore, the diaphragm has a structure that closes the opening of the housing and allows the liquid crystal display element housed inside the housing to be viewed at the same time.
  • FIG. 10 is a drawing in which the front and back sides are reversed as compared with FIG.
  • the piezoelectric element 1337 has rectangular thin electrode plates 141 and 143 attached to both sides of the rectangular piezoelectric element, and has a slightly higher conductivity than the piezoelectric element. It has a structure formed by attaching one electrode 1 4 1 to the conductive diaphragm 1 4 5 The surface of the conductive diaphragm 145 that is not attached to the piezoelectric element is attached to the diaphragm.
  • a slight gap of about several micrometers is provided between the piezoelectric element 1337 and the display surface of the liquid crystal display element 3. Also, it is desirable to secure a small gap between the diaphragm 135 and the housing 100 by providing a spacer or the like. At least it is desirable not to completely bond the diaphragm.
  • the electrode plates 141, 143 are attached to the piezoelectric element to conduct conductive vibration. It is also possible to omit the plate 145 and directly attach it to the diaphragm 135.
  • the circuit board 1311 described above is provided with a key 105, an antenna 111, a connector 113, and the like in addition to the liquid crystal display element 103, and electronic circuits such as a drive circuit for driving them.
  • the circuit is mounted.
  • a drive current flows from the drive circuit formed on the circuit board 13 1 to the piezoelectric vibrating element 13 7, the piezoelectric element 13 7 bends and vibrates the vibrating plate 13 5, generating sound from the vibrating plate 13 5 I do.
  • the display device of the device configured in this manner is provided with a liquid crystal display element 103 inside a housing 100 of a mobile phone provided with a display portion 129 so as to overlap an opening, and a display surface thereof.
  • a light-transmitting vibrating plate 135 is provided at an interval on the side, and a piezoelectric element 133 is attached near the end of the vibrating plate 135, and a structure in which the piezoelectric element is covered by a part of the housing.
  • a low-range sound pressure level can be ensured, and a natural frequency characteristic that is not particularly emphasized in the high-range sound can be obtained.
  • the entire diaphragm constituting the display window vibrates, it is easier to put on the ear and hear more easily than the conventional sounding body having a diameter of about 1 cm.
  • a high sound pressure level can be ensured by the diaphragm, it is not necessary to separately provide a sound generating element for generating a ring tone, so that the number of parts and the space can be further reduced.
  • the piezoelectric element can be manufactured by simply pasting the piezoelectric element to the diaphragm constituting the display window, so that the assembly is simple, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the reliability is improved. Can contribute on.
  • the configuration is such that the piezoelectric element is covered by the housing.
  • the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and there is no particular problem even if the piezoelectric element has a structure in which the piezoelectric element can be seen through a transparent diaphragm. . Further, if a light transmitting material is used for the piezoelectric element and the electrode plate, the liquid crystal display device can be visually observed without any trouble.
  • the piezoelectric element 1337 was attached to the antenna side of the diaphragm 135, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. May be provided on the side of. Alternatively, it can be attached to other positions as described above.
  • a slight gap around the diaphragm that constitutes the display window is effective in not suppressing vibration, but for that purpose it is necessary to support the diaphragm at several points at about four places. Preferably, even when supported over the entire circumference, good sounding can be performed by supporting with an elastically deformable member.
  • Industrial Applicability The configuration and functions of the display window having a voice input / output function based on the present invention have been described above using a mobile phone as an example, but the scope of the present invention is limited to a mobile phone. Instead, the present invention can be applied to various display devices such as game machines, display panels such as ATMs, computers, and power navigation devices.

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An apparatus, e.g. a portable telephone, has a display screen provided with a function of microphone and speaker so that the front face of the apparatus can be used widely as the display screen. The display window comprises a light transmitting diaphragm, a member for supporting the diaphragm, a piezoelectric element secured to the diaphragm, and an input/output amplifier for the piezoelectric element. The display window has a voice input/output function arranged such that a vibration caused by a sound pressure applied to the diaphragm is transmitted to the piezoelectric element, an electromotive force induced in the piezoelectric element is taken out as a voltage waveform through an amplifier, the voltage waveform is inputted trough the amplifier to the piezoelectric element which is thereby deformed, the deformation is transmitted, as a vibration, to the diaphragm and a sound is generated therefrom.

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明細書 音声入出力機能を有する表示窓 発明の分野  Description Display window having voice input / output function Field of the Invention
本発明は、 音声入出力機器に関し、 特に、 液晶表示装置のような主として電子 機器によって駆動される表示装置の表示窓を兼ねることができる音声入出力機器 に関する。 本発明の 1つの側面に従えば、 本発明は、 窓面を押圧することでさら に情報の入力機器として作用することができる音声の入出力機器に関する。 本発 明はさらに、 当該入出力機器を具備した電子機器に関するものである。  The present invention relates to an audio input / output device, and more particularly to an audio input / output device that can also serve as a display window of a display device driven mainly by an electronic device such as a liquid crystal display device. According to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention relates to an audio input / output device that can further act as an information input device by pressing a window surface. The present invention further relates to an electronic device provided with the input / output device.
発明の背景  Background of the Invention
図 1は、 現在使用されている携帯電話機の代表的な例を示すものである。 携帯 電話機 1 0は、 プッシュポタン部 1 1のほかに、 液晶表示部 1 2、 音声入力用マ イク 1 3、 音声出力用スピーカ 1 4等を必須の構成要素として具備する。 これら の機能は自明なので詳細な説明は省略するが、従来の携帯電話機の特徴の一つは、 上記表示部 1 2、 マイク 1 3、 スピーカ 1 4がそれぞれ独立に設けられているこ とである。  Figure 1 shows a typical example of a mobile phone currently in use. The mobile phone 10 includes, as essential components, a liquid crystal display unit 12, a voice input microphone 13, a voice output speaker 14, and the like in addition to the push button unit 11. Since these functions are self-evident, a detailed description thereof will be omitted, but one of the features of the conventional mobile phone is that the display unit 12, the microphone 13, and the speaker 14 are provided independently of each other. .
携帯電話機に代表される電子機器に対しては、 マイクやスピーカ等の構成要素 を可能な限り小型軽量化して機器全体の小型軽量化を図ることが要請されるが、 マイクゃスピ一力は力学的なエネルギーと電気エネルギーとの間の変換素子であ るために、 一定程度以上に小さ くすることができず、 これが機器小型化の障害と なっている。  For electronic devices such as mobile phones, it is necessary to reduce the size and weight of components such as microphones and speakers as much as possible to reduce the size and weight of the entire device. Since it is a conversion element between electrical energy and electrical energy, it cannot be made smaller than a certain level, which is an obstacle to miniaturization of equipment.
—方、 表示部に関しては、 音声のみを送受信するための電話機から、 メール、 写真や動画を送受信することが益々頻繁に行われることを考慮すると、 近い将来 は、 一層大型の表示装置が求められることが予想される。 この要請にこたえるた めには、 携帯電話機の前面のほぼ全てを表示装置にすることが望まれる。  On the other hand, in the near future, a larger display device will be required in the near future, considering that e-mails, photos and videos are more frequently transmitted and received from telephones that transmit and receive only audio. It is expected that. In order to respond to this request, it is desirable that almost the entire front of the mobile phone be a display device.
電気エネルギーと力学的エネルギーの間の変換素子として、 圧電素子が知られ ており、 図 2に示すように、 圧電素子を利用したマイク 2 0やスピーカ 2 5 もま た既知である。 マイク 2 0は、 圧電素子からなる薄膜 2 1の周辺部をケ一シング 2 2で挟持し、 外部からの音圧によって振動する薄膜の起電力を一組の端子 2 3 から取り出すものである。 また、 スピーカ 2 5は、 同様に圧電素子からなる薄膜 の振動体 2 6の周辺部を環状の枠 2 7で固定して、 一組の端子 2 8から入力され た電気信号によって薄膜振動体 2 6を振動させて音波に変換するものである。 これらを携帯電話等において使用する場合、 ボイスコイルあるいはコンデンサ 型のマイクやスピーカと比較して厚さを若干削減できるものの、 携帯電話機の前 面をマイクとスピーカのために使用しなければならないという意味においては、 ボイスコイル等を使用したマイクやスピーカと基本的に異なるところがない。 発明の概要 本発明は、 従来の技術が有する上記のような課題を解決することを目的とした もので、 具体的には、 携帯電話機に代表される表示部を有する電子機器の前面を 全て表示部のために使用可能にすることのできる音声入出力機器およびこれらを 具備した電子機器を提供することを目的としたものである。 As a conversion element between electric energy and mechanical energy, a piezoelectric element is known, and as shown in FIG. 2, a microphone 20 and a speaker 25 using a piezoelectric element are also known. The microphone 20 covers the periphery of the thin film 21 made of a piezoelectric element. The electromotive force of the thin film sandwiched by 22 and vibrated by external sound pressure is taken out from a set of terminals 23. Similarly, the speaker 25 has a thin-film vibrating body 26 made of a piezoelectric element fixed by an annular frame 27 around the thin-film vibrating body 26, and an electric signal input from a pair of terminals 28. 6 is vibrated and converted into sound waves. When these are used in mobile phones, etc., the thickness can be reduced slightly compared to voice coils or condenser type microphones and speakers, but the front face of the mobile phone must be used for microphones and speakers. Is basically the same as a microphone or speaker using a voice coil. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art. Specifically, the present invention displays all the front surfaces of an electronic device having a display unit such as a mobile phone. It is an object of the present invention to provide a voice input / output device that can be used for a unit and an electronic device including the same.
この課題を達成するために、 本発明は、表示窓を構成する光透過性の振動板と、 該振動板を支持する支持部材と、 該振動板に固定された圧電素子と、 該圧電素子 への入出力を行うアンプとを具備し、 振動板が受ける音圧による振動を圧電素子 に伝達して、 圧電素子に発生した電流をアンプを介して電圧波形として取り出す と共に、 アンプを介して電圧波形を圧電素子に入力して圧電素子を変形させ、 当 該変形を振動として前記振動板に伝達して、 振動板から発音するように構成した 音声入出力機能を有する表示窓を提案する。 当該表示窓によれば、 表示窓を同時 に音声の入出力装置として使用できるので、 携帯電話のボ夕ン部を除く全面を表 示画面として使用することができる。  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a light-transmitting diaphragm constituting a display window, a support member for supporting the diaphragm, a piezoelectric element fixed to the diaphragm, and a piezoelectric element. And an amplifier that inputs and outputs the piezoelectric element, transmits the vibration caused by the sound pressure received by the diaphragm to the piezoelectric element, extracts the current generated in the piezoelectric element as a voltage waveform through the amplifier, and outputs the voltage waveform through the amplifier. Is input to the piezoelectric element to deform the piezoelectric element, the deformation is transmitted as vibration to the diaphragm, and a display window having a sound input / output function configured to generate sound from the diaphragm is proposed. According to the display window, the display window can be used simultaneously as an audio input / output device, so that the entire surface of the mobile phone excluding the button portion can be used as the display screen.
また圧電素子の一部を中間体を介して片持梁状にま持して圧電素子の両面にス ペースを作ることにより前記圧電素子変形の振動が大きいと同時に効率が高く、 振幅の大きい発音体または振動体を得る方法を提案する。 また、 例えば携帯電話 の筐体にて少なく とも 1つの薄肉部を形成し、 当該薄肉部に圧電素子を設置して 発音体または振動体とすると同時に、 圧電素子の振動を筐体全体に伝わらないよ うにして筐体全体の共振を低減させて圧電素子から発する音質を高めることも可 能である。 In addition, by forming a space on both sides of the piezoelectric element by holding a part of the piezoelectric element in a cantilever shape via an intermediate body, the vibration of the deformation of the piezoelectric element is large, and at the same time, the efficiency is high and the sound with a large amplitude is generated. A method for obtaining a body or vibrator is proposed. In addition, for example, at least one thin portion is formed in a housing of a mobile phone, and a piezoelectric element is installed in the thin portion to make a sounding or vibrating body, and at the same time, vibration of the piezoelectric element is not transmitted to the entire housing. Yo In this way, it is also possible to reduce the resonance of the entire housing and improve the sound quality emitted from the piezoelectric element.
本発明の、 他の側面によれば、 前記表示窓はさらに、 振動板に加えられた音圧 による圧電素子の起電力と、 機械的な押圧力による圧電素子の起電力を分離でき るフィル夕手段を具備し、 搌動板に加えられた機械的な押圧力を認識することが できるように構成した表示窓を提案する。 当該表示画面によれば、 表示画面を音 声の入出力に使用しつつ、 同時に、 画面を指などて押圧することで音声とは別の 情報を入力することができる。 別な情報とは、 例えば、 音声出力を大きくする命 令、 あるいは、 音声出力を小さ くする命令等の情報である。 このことによって、 表示画面から、 従来はボタン部を操作して行っていた機能の一部又は全部を行わ せることができ、 究極的にはボタン部を含めて前面をすベて表示部とすることが 可能になる。  According to another aspect of the present invention, the display window further includes a filter for separating an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element due to a sound pressure applied to the diaphragm from an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element due to a mechanical pressing force. The present invention proposes a display window including means for recognizing a mechanical pressing force applied to a moving plate. According to the display screen, it is possible to use the display screen for inputting and outputting voices, and at the same time, input information different from voices by pressing the screen with a finger or the like. The other information is, for example, information such as an instruction to increase the audio output or an instruction to decrease the audio output. As a result, some or all of the functions that were conventionally performed by operating the buttons can be performed from the display screen, and ultimately the entire front surface including the buttons is used as the display. It becomes possible.
本発明のさらに別の側面によれば、電子機器の動作を表示するウイン ドウ状の表 示面を外部に向けてその電子機器内に配置された板状の表示素子と、 外部からそ の表示面が見えるようにこれを覆う透過性の保護板と、 この保護板の端に貼付さ れてこれを振動させる板状の圧電振動素子とを具備する。 図面の簡単な説明 図 1は、 従来の携帯電話装置を例示するものである。  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a plate-shaped display element arranged inside an electronic device with a window-shaped display surface displaying the operation of the electronic device facing the outside, and the display of the display device from the outside The protective plate includes a transparent protective plate that covers the surface so that the surface can be seen, and a plate-shaped piezoelectric vibrating element that is attached to an end of the protective plate and vibrates the plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional mobile phone device.
図 2は、 従来の、 圧電素子を利用したマイクとスピーカを示す図である。 図 3は、 本発明の音声入出力機能を有する表示窓を携帯電話に適用した 1実施 形態を示す。  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional microphone and speaker using a piezoelectric element. FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the display window having the voice input / output function of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.
図 4は、 表示窓カバ一を取り出して示した斜視図である。  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the display window cover taken out.
図 5は、 表示窓カバ一の他の実施例を示した斜視図である。  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the display window cover.
図 6は、 好適な振動板の設置例を示す。  FIG. 6 shows an example of a suitable diaphragm installation.
図 7は、 図 7 aおよび図 7 bともに別の好適な振動板の設置例を示す。  FIG. 7 shows an example of installation of another suitable diaphragm in both FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b.
図 8は、 本発明の他の実施例に基づく圧電素子を具備する電子機器を示す斜視 図である。 図 9は、 図 8に示した実施例の圧電素子近傍を示す断面図である。 FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an electronic apparatus including a piezoelectric element according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the piezoelectric element of the embodiment shown in FIG.
図 1 0は、 表示窓および表示窓に取り付けた圧電素子を示す断面図である。 図 1 1は、 両面に電極板を貼付した圧電素子を表示窓に取り付けた状態を示す 断面図である。  FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a display window and a piezoelectric element attached to the display window. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a piezoelectric element having electrode plates attached to both sides is attached to a display window.
図 1 2は、 圧電素子の両面に電極板を貼付した状態を示す断面図である。 図 1 3は、 携帯電話機を例に表示窓および圧電素子の近傍を示した拡大図であ る。 好ましい実施態様の詳細な説明 本発明の実施例について、 添付の図面を参照して以下に詳細に説明することに する。  FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which electrode plates are attached to both surfaces of a piezoelectric element. FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of a display window and a piezoelectric element using a mobile phone as an example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
図 3は、 本発明に基づく音声入出力機能を有する表示窓を携帯電話機に適用し た実施例を示す斜視図である。 図 3に示す携帯電話機 3 0は、 本体 3 5上に設け た押しボタン式の入力部 3 1 と、 表示窓 3 2 とを有し、 一見、 従来の携帯電話機 と同じように見える。 しかし、 従来の携帯電話機ではその先端部時端部近傍に設 けられているスピーカとマイクが無く、 その分、 表示窓 3 2 と押しボタン式の入 力部 3 1が電話機のほぼ全面を覆うように設けられている。 この実施例の場合に は、 本発明に基づいて表示窓が音声入出力機能を有する。  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a display window having a voice input / output function according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. The mobile phone 30 shown in FIG. 3 has a push-button input unit 31 provided on a main body 35 and a display window 32, and at first glance looks like a conventional mobile phone. However, the conventional mobile phone does not have a speaker and a microphone installed near the tip of the phone, and the display window 32 and the push-button input unit 31 cover almost the entire surface of the phone. It is provided as follows. In this embodiment, the display window has a voice input / output function based on the present invention.
次に、 図 4に基づいて、 音声入出力機能を有する表示窓の構造と作用について 詳細に説明する。 図 4は、 例えば、 アクリル成型品である表示窓カバ一 4 0の部 分のみを取り出して示した斜視図である。 表示窓カバ一 4 0は、 前面部 4 1 と 2 つの側面部 4 2 とから構成され、 概略 C型の断面を有している。 全面部 4 1の 4 隅の近傍には、 弾性体からなる支持部材 4 3が設けられており、 これらが携帯電 話機本体 3 5の窓に相当する開口の縁の部分の接着されることで、 表示窓カバー 4 0は、 本体 3 5に対して固定される。 表示窓カバー 4 0の側面部 4 2は、 本体 3 5の中に収容されるので、 表示窓カバ一 4 0を本体 3 5に取り付けて携帯電話 機 3 0が組み立てられた状態では側面部 4 2は外からは見ることができない。 表 示窓カバ一 4 0の側面部 4 2には、 圧電素子 4 5が貼付され、 当該圧電素子 4 5 は必要な導電線 4 4を通じて、 入出力回路 (図示しない) に接続されている。 通話者が表示窓カバ一 4 0の近傍で会話をすると、 通話者の音声による音圧で 表示窓カバ一が振動 (変形) し、 この変形が前面部 4 1から側面部 4 2に伝えら れる。側面部 4 2の変形は、これに貼付されている圧電素子 4 5の変形となって、 起電力を生じる。 当該起電力は前記の導電線 4 4を介して必要な電気回路に伝え られる。 このような構成によって、 音圧を電気信号として取り出すことができる ので、 表示窓カバ一 4 0をあたかも集音マイクのように利用することができる。 ここで、 表示窓カバ一 4 0に対する圧電素子 4 5を貼付する位置は、 特に不透 明なセラミ ック形の圧電素子を使用する場合は、 圧電素子によって表示窓の前面 をふさ ぐことの無いように、 側面部に貼付することが望ましい。 特に、 表示窓力 バ一を携帯電話機本体 3 5に取り付ける支持部材 4 3の位置と材質を適宜選択す ることによって、 音圧による振動を有効に圧電素子に伝達することができる。 こ の観点から、 弾性体からなる支持部材 4 3を前面部の 4隅近傍に配した上記の構 造は 1つの好ましい構造である。 Next, the structure and operation of the display window having a voice input / output function will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing, for example, only a portion of the display window cover 40 which is an acrylic molded product. The display window cover 40 is composed of a front surface 41 and two side surfaces 42 and has a substantially C-shaped cross section. In the vicinity of the four corners of the entire surface portion 41, support members 43 made of an elastic body are provided, and these are adhered to the edge of the opening corresponding to the window of the mobile phone main body 35 by bonding. The display window cover 40 is fixed to the main body 35. Since the side surface portion 42 of the display window cover 40 is housed in the main body 35, the side surface portion 4 is provided when the display window cover 40 is attached to the main body 35 and the mobile phone 30 is assembled. 2 cannot be seen from outside. A piezoelectric element 45 is attached to the side surface 42 of the display window cover 40, and the piezoelectric element 45 is attached. Is connected to an input / output circuit (not shown) through necessary conductive wires 44. When the caller has a conversation near the display window cover 40, the display window cover vibrates (deforms) due to the sound pressure of the caller's voice, and this deformation is transmitted from the front part 41 to the side parts 42. It is. The deformation of the side surface portion 42 results in the deformation of the piezoelectric element 45 affixed thereto, thereby generating an electromotive force. The electromotive force is transmitted to a necessary electric circuit via the conductive line 44. With such a configuration, the sound pressure can be extracted as an electric signal, so that the display window cover 40 can be used as if it were a sound collecting microphone. Here, the position where the piezoelectric element 45 is attached to the display window cover 40 should be such that the front surface of the display window is covered by the piezoelectric element, particularly when an opaque ceramic type piezoelectric element is used. It is desirable to attach it to the side so that it does not occur. In particular, by appropriately selecting the position and material of the support member 43 for attaching the display window force bar to the mobile phone main body 35, vibration due to sound pressure can be effectively transmitted to the piezoelectric element. From this viewpoint, the above-described structure in which the support members 43 made of an elastic body are arranged near the four corners of the front surface is one preferable structure.
ただし、 圧電素子の貼付位置は、 この例に限定されるものではなく、 前面部 4 1の上辺近傍や下辺近傍であっても良い。本体に対する表示窓カバ一支持方法は、 4隅を小さな弾性体で支持する方法以外にも、周縁部を液密に前面接着する方法、 周縁部に弾性体からなるパヅキングを設けて本体と接着する方法等が考えられる, 指示部材は必ずしも弾性体である必要は無く、 本体に剛に接着又は嵌合させても 良い。 音圧による表示窓カバ一の振動を有効に圧電素子に伝達する観点からは、 圧電素子は剛に固定された点からは離れていることが望ましい。  However, the attachment position of the piezoelectric element is not limited to this example, and may be near the upper side or the lower side of the front surface 41. In addition to the method of supporting the four corners with a small elastic body, the method of supporting the display window cover with respect to the main body is a method of bonding the peripheral part to the front surface in a liquid-tight manner, and providing a packing made of an elastic body at the peripheral part and bonding it to the main body A method may be considered. The indicating member does not necessarily need to be an elastic body, and may be rigidly bonded or fitted to the main body. From the viewpoint of effectively transmitting the vibration of the display window cover due to the sound pressure to the piezoelectric element, it is desirable that the piezoelectric element is apart from the rigidly fixed point.
また、 表示窓カバ一 4 0は、 図 4に示したように必ずしも C型断面を有する必 要は無く、 多くの形状が考えられる。 図 5は、 携帯電話機に使用することができ る表示窓カバ一のバリエーシヨンを示したものである。 5 0は概略平板状の表示 窓カバーであって、 下辺部近傍に圧電素子 5 1 を有する。 携帯電話機に組み込ん だ状態では、 表示窓カバーの下辺部近傍は本体に隠れて見えなくなるので、 圧電 素子が表示を邪魔することは無い。 表示窓カバーの支持方法が種々考えられる点 や、 音圧を電圧変化として圧電素子から取り出すメカニズムは図 4に関連して既 に述べたものと基本的に同じである。 表示窓カバーの形状はさらに多くの変形例 が考えられ、 その一例は、 表示窓が携帯電話機本体と完全に一体化したものであ る。 Further, the display window cover 40 does not necessarily have to have a C-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 4, and many shapes can be considered. FIG. 5 shows a variation of a display window cover that can be used for a mobile phone. Reference numeral 50 denotes a substantially flat display window cover having a piezoelectric element 51 near the lower side. When installed in a mobile phone, the vicinity of the lower edge of the display window cover is hidden behind the main unit and cannot be seen, so that the piezoelectric element does not disturb the display. There are various ways of supporting the display window cover, and the mechanism for extracting sound pressure from the piezoelectric element as a voltage change is basically the same as that already described with reference to FIG. Many more variants of the display window cover shape One example is that the display window is completely integrated with the body of the mobile phone.
上述の振動素子および表示窓カバ一等からなる発音体、 すなわち、 表示窓カバ - 4 0 と圧電素子 4 5の組み合わせは、 必要な電子回路と共に発音体つま りスピ —力としても使用することができる。 この場合、 図示しない駆動回路から導電線 4 4を介して圧電素子 4 5に印加された電圧波形にしたがって、 圧電素子が変形 し、この変形が表示窓カバ一 4 0全体を振動させて発音が行われる。この場合も、 図 4に例示した好ましい実施例に示した表示窓カバ一 4 0 と圧電素子 4 5の組み 合わせは、 電気エネルギーから機械エネルギーへの変換素子として極めて効率が 高い。 これはつま り、 支持部材 4 3から張り出した片持ち梁状の位置に圧電素子 を設けて加振するためである。  The sounding body composed of the above-mentioned vibration element and display window cover, that is, the combination of the display window cover-40 and the piezoelectric element 45 can be used as a sounding body, that is, as a force together with necessary electronic circuits. it can. In this case, the piezoelectric element is deformed according to the voltage waveform applied to the piezoelectric element 45 from the drive circuit (not shown) via the conductive wire 44, and this deformation causes the entire display window cover 40 to vibrate and sound is generated. Done. Also in this case, the combination of the display window cover 40 and the piezoelectric element 45 shown in the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4 is extremely efficient as a conversion element from electric energy to mechanical energy. This is because the piezoelectric element is provided at the position of the cantilever projecting from the support member 43 and vibrates.
つま り、 表示窓カバ一 4 0をマイクとして使用すると同時にスピーカとして使 用することが可能である。 なお、 スピーカとして発振しているときにユーザが音 声を入力したような場合は、 入力回路に入力された圧電素子の起電力、 つま り、 表示窓カバ一の変形を表す情報から、 圧電素子駆動回路から圧電素子に入力され た駆動電流を引き算することで、 入力波と出力波を分離することができる。 マイ クとして音圧を電流に変換するための圧電素子と、 スピーカとして電流から機械 振動への変換を行う堪えの圧電素子は別体であっても良い。 この場合には、 それ それが必要な電気回路に接続されることはいうまでも無い。  That is, it is possible to use the display window cover 40 as a microphone and at the same time as a speaker. If the user inputs sound while oscillating as a speaker, the piezoelectric element is obtained from the electromotive force of the piezoelectric element input to the input circuit, that is, information indicating the deformation of the display window cover. By subtracting the drive current input to the piezoelectric element from the drive circuit, the input wave and the output wave can be separated. A piezoelectric element for converting sound pressure into current as a microphone and a piezoelectric element capable of converting current to mechanical vibration as a speaker may be separate. In this case, it goes without saying that it is connected to the necessary electrical circuits.
図 6において圧電振動子 6 7は長方形状の圧電板 6 9の両主面に長方形の薄い 電極 6 2 と 6 3を形成するとともに、 圧電板 6 9より多少大型にして相似形の導 電性振動板 6 5 に片方の電極 6 2を貼り付けて形成された構成を有し、 ここでは 好適な圧電素子の別の設置例として示す。 図 4に示した実施例との相違点は、 圧 電素子振動部 6 8はその一部のみにおいて接着部材 6 6を介して表示窓カバ一 4 0に貼付されており、 圧電素子振動部 6 8の大部分は片持梁状に中空に支持され ている点である。 圧電素子振動部 6 8の中空支持された部分と表示窓カバ一 4 0 との間には、 接着部材 6 6の厚さに相当する空隙が設けられていることになる。 圧電素子振動部 6 8は単独で接着部材に取り付けることもできるし、 さらに変形 能力の比較的大きな金属薄等の振動板に貼付することによって機械的な強度を補 強することもできる。 In Fig. 6, the piezoelectric vibrator 67 has rectangular thin electrodes 62 and 63 formed on both main surfaces of a rectangular piezoelectric plate 69, and is slightly larger than the piezoelectric plate 69 to achieve similar conductivity. It has a configuration in which one electrode 62 is attached to a vibration plate 65, and another example of a suitable piezoelectric element is shown here. The difference from the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is that only a part of the piezoelectric element vibrating part 68 is attached to the display window cover 40 via the adhesive member 66, and the piezoelectric element vibrating part Most of 8 is that it is supported in a hollow cantilever shape. A gap corresponding to the thickness of the bonding member 66 is provided between the hollow supported portion of the piezoelectric element vibrating section 68 and the display window cover 40. The piezoelectric element vibrating part 68 can be attached to an adhesive member alone, or it can be mechanically supplemented by attaching it to a thin metal or other vibrating plate with relatively large deformability. You can also strengthen it.
上記のような構成によって、 電圧が加わった際の圧電素子 6 9の変形範囲を大 きくすることができ、 音圧から電圧への変換効率を向上させることができる。 同 時に大振幅の発音又はバイブレー夕として使用したときは振動発生が可能になる < 図 7 aは別の実施例を示すものである。 図 7 aに示した実施例においては、 筐 体の、 例えば表示部 7 0の裏側に当たる位置に、 2つの平行な溝あるいは薄肉部 が形成されており、 当該溝によって周囲と少なく とも部分的に区画された範囲内 に圧電素子が設置されている。 前記溝の存在によって、 圧電素子の変形によって 当該区画された範囲が振動しやすくなると共に、 区画された範囲が振動する際に 筐体全体に振動伝わる振動を低減することによ り、 高音質かつ大音量の発音を得 ることができる。  With the above-described configuration, the deformation range of the piezoelectric element 69 when a voltage is applied can be increased, and the conversion efficiency from sound pressure to voltage can be improved. At the same time, when used as a large amplitude sound or vibration, vibration can be generated. <Fig. 7a shows another embodiment. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7a, two parallel grooves or thin portions are formed in the housing, for example, at positions corresponding to the back side of the display section 70, and the grooves at least partially form the periphery. Piezoelectric elements are installed in the divided area. Due to the presence of the groove, the partitioned area is likely to vibrate due to deformation of the piezoelectric element, and the vibration transmitted to the entire housing when the partitioned area vibrates is reduced, so that high sound quality and A loud sound can be obtained.
さらに図 7 bの別の実施例においては、 電子機器の筐体の一部に薄肉部が設け られており、 当該薄肉部に圧電素子が設けられている。 この構成の場合も、 上述 の溝を設けた構造と同様に、 圧電素子が振動しやすくなると同時に、 当該振動の 筐体全体への伝達が抑制されるために高音質かつ大音量の発音が可能になる。 表示窓カバ一 4 0はさらに、 音声以外の情報を入力するための手段としても使 用することができる。 すなわち、 表示窓カバ一を指等で押圧すると、 表示窓カバ —が変形するが、この変形を圧電素子を介して電圧として取り出すことができる。 表示窓を指等で直接押圧した際の変形は、 一般に、 音波によるものよりも振幅が はるかに大き く、 また、 周波数特性が異なる。 したがって、 適当な周波数選択性 のフィル夕を組み合わせることによって、 音圧による起電力と押圧による起電力 とを分離することが可能になる。 この方法をさらに発展させれば、 1度だけゆつ く り押圧することで電源を 0 Nにし、 すばやく 2回押圧することで電源を 0 F F にするよう設定することも可能である。 また、 表示窓カバーを小刻みに何度も軽 くたたくことで音量を上げる当の操作も設定することが可能である。 さらに、 圧 電素子で表示窓カバーを低周波で振動させて、 バイブレー夕として使用すること も可能である。  Further, in another embodiment of FIG. 7B, a thin portion is provided in a part of the housing of the electronic device, and a piezoelectric element is provided in the thin portion. Also in this configuration, as in the above-described grooved structure, the piezoelectric element is easily vibrated, and at the same time, transmission of the vibration to the entire housing is suppressed, so that high sound quality and large volume sound can be generated. become. The display window cover 40 can also be used as a means for inputting information other than voice. That is, when the display window cover is pressed with a finger or the like, the display window cover is deformed, and this deformation can be taken out as a voltage via the piezoelectric element. Deformation when the display window is directly pressed with a finger or the like generally has a much larger amplitude and a different frequency characteristic than that caused by sound waves. Therefore, it is possible to separate the electromotive force due to sound pressure and the electromotive force due to pressing by combining filters with appropriate frequency selectivity. By further developing this method, it is possible to set the power supply to 0 N by pressing once slowly, and to set the power supply to 0 F F by pressing twice quickly. It is also possible to set the operation to raise the volume by tapping the display window cover several times in small increments. Furthermore, the display window cover can be vibrated at a low frequency with a piezoelectric element to be used as a vibrator.
表示窓カバーの材質は、 ボリカーボネート、 ポリエチレン、 ポリウレタン、 ポ リ塩化ビニル、 アクリル樹脂、 ガラス等から適宜選択することができる。 また、 前記圧電素子は、 AD P、 L i Nb 03、 L i T a03、 B a 2 N a N b 301 5、 Z nO、 C d S、 B i i 2 G e 02。のいずれかである単結晶圧電素子、 B a T i 03系、 P Z G - 5、 P Z G - P b (Mg 1/3Nb 2/3) 03、 P Z G— I n (L i 3/5W2/5) 03、 P Z G-P b ( S n 1/2 S b 1/2) 03、 (P b, N d ) ( T i ,M n,T n) 03、 PVF 2、 P b T i 03系のいずれかであるセラミ ヅクス圧電素子、 P V F 2またはゴム/ P Z Tである高分子圧電素子、 および、 Z n/0、 A 1 N/A 1203薄膜から選択されたもの、 および、 以下の化学式に よって表される組成物である圧電素子。 The material of the display window cover can be appropriately selected from polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, acrylic resin, glass and the like. Further, the piezoelectric element, AD P, L i Nb 0 3, L i T a0 3, B a 2 N a N b 3 0 1 5, Z nO, C d S, B ii 2 G e 0 2. Single crystalline piezoelectric element which is either a, B a T i 0 3 system, PZG - 5, PZG - P b (Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) 0 3, PZG- I n (L i 3/5 W 2/5) 0 3, PZ GP b (S n 1/2 S b 1/2) 0 3, (P b, n d) (T i, M n, T n) 0 3, PVF 2, P b T i 0 3 based ceramic Dzukusu piezoelectric element is either a polymer piezoelectric element is a PVF 2 or rubber / PZT, and, those selected from Z n / 0, a 1 n / a 1 2 0 3 thin film And a piezoelectric element which is a composition represented by the following chemical formula.
(B i 202 ) 2 + (Me RxOsx+i) 2 - ここで、 Meは 1、 2または 3価のイオンまたはこれらの混合物であり、 (B i 2 0 2 ) 2 + (Me RxOsx + i) 2 -where Me is a mono-, di- or trivalent ion or a mixture thereof,
Rは T i 4 +, Nb 5 + , T a5 +R is T i 4 + , Nb 5 + , T a 5 + ,
xは 2以上の整数である。  x is an integer of 2 or more.
さらに、 P b B i 2Nb 209、 P b B i 2 T a209、 B aB i 8T i 2Nb O ! Furthermore, P b B i 2 Nb 2 0 9, P b B i 2 T a 2 0 9, B aB i 8 T i 2 Nb O!
2、 P b B i 3 T i 2N b 01 2 B a B i 4 T i 401 5、 P b B i 4T i 401 5、 S r B i 2 N b a 0 g . S r B i 2 T a209、 S r B i 4T i 4015、 N a 5 B i 4 5 T i 401 5、 K 1/2 B i 4 5 i 40 J 5, P b 2B i 4 T i 51 8、 S r 2 B i 4 T i 501 8、 KN b 03、 N aN b〇 3、 N a T a03、 B a F e 03、 B a T i 2, P b B i 3 T i 2 N b 0 1 2 B a B i 4 T i 4 0 1 5, P b B i 4 T i 4 0 1 5, S r B i 2 N ba 0 g. S r B i 2 T a 2 0 9, S r B i 4 T i 4 0 15, N a 5 B i 4 5 T i 4 0 1 5, K 1/2 B i 4 5 i 4 0 J 5, P b 2 B i 4 T i 518 , S r 2 B i 4 T i 5 0 18 , KN b 0 3 , N aN b 〇 3 , N a T a 0 3 , B a F e 0 3 , B a T i
03、 P b S n03、 P b Z r 03、 S r T i 03、 B i C 203、 B i F e 03、 C e A 103 s L aA 103、 L a C o 03、 L a C 203、 L a F e 03、 L a i n03、 S r (F e 2/3W1/3) 〇 3、 L a ( C o 2/3 N b 1/3 ) 03、 L a ( C o 2 / 3 S b 1 /3) 03、 B a ( Z n 1 /3 N b 2 / 3 ) 03、 P b ( C o 1/3 N b l7 3 ) 〇 3、 L a ( C o 2 / 3 N b 1/3 ) 03、 L a ( C o 2/3 S b 1/3) 03、 B a 0 3, P b S n0 3 , P b Z r 0 3, S r T i 0 3, B i C 2 0 3, B i F e 0 3, C e A 103 s L aA 10 3, L a C o 0 3, L a C 2 0 3, L a F e 0 3, L ai n0 3, S r (F e 2/3 W 1/3) 〇 3, L a (C o 2/3 N b 1 / 3) 0 3, L a (C o 2/3 S b 1/3) 0 3, B a (Z n 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, P b (C o 1/3 n b l7 3) 〇 3, L a (C o 2 /3 N b 1/3) 0 3, L a (C o 2/3 S b 1/3) 0 3, B a
( Z n 1/3 N b 2/3) 03、 P b ( C o 1/3 N b 2/3) 03、 P b (M g 1/3 N b 2/3) 03、 P (Mn 1/3N b 2/3) 03、 P b (N i 1/3N b 2/3) 03、 P b ( Z n 1/3 N b 2 / 3 ) 03、 S r ( C u 1 /3 S b 2/3) 03、 S r ( F e 1 /3 N b 2 / 3 ) 〇 3、 ο Γ (Mg i/2N b 2 / 3 ) 〇 3、 (F e 1/2N b 1/2) 03 から選択することができる。 図 7は、 本発明の別の実施例に基づく圧電素子を設けた表示装置を具備する携 帯電話機を示す斜視図である。 図 7において、 金属薄板や合成樹脂板を成形加工 して製作した筐体 1 0 0は、 概略直方体状の形状を有し、 表面側には長方形の表 示窓 1 2 9が形成されて内部を見通すことができるようになっており、 表面側の 表示窓以外の部分に、 数字、 文字や特定の機能を表示した複数のボタンがマ ト リ ヅクス状に配列されている。 (Z n 1/3 N b 2/3) 0 3, P b (C o 1/3 N b 2/3) 0 3, P b (M g 1/3 N b 2/3) 0 3, P (Mn 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, P b (n i 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, P b (Z n 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, S r (C u 1/3 S b 2/3) 0 3, S r (F e 1/3 N b 2/3) 〇 3, ο Γ (Mg i / 2 N b 2/3) 〇 3, (F e 1/2 N b 1/ 2) can be selected from 0 to 3. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mobile phone equipped with a display device provided with a piezoelectric element according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, a housing 100 manufactured by molding a thin metal plate or a synthetic resin plate has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular display window 1229 is formed on the front side to form an interior. A number of buttons displaying numbers, letters, and specific functions are arranged in a matrix in a part other than the display window on the front side.
筐体 1 0 0の長手方向の上方先端側にはアンテナ 1 1 1が突出しており、 下端 部近傍には送話器 1 0 9が設けられている。 筐体 1 0 0の側面には外部電源との 接続に使用するコネクタ 1 1 3が設けられている。  An antenna 111 protrudes from the top end of the housing 100 in the longitudinal direction, and a transmitter 109 is provided near the lower end. A connector 113 used for connection to an external power supply is provided on a side surface of the housing 100.
筐体 1 0 0の内部には、 図 8に示すように、 筐体に設けられた開口とほぼ同じ 形状で僅かに大きな光透過性の振動板 1 3 5が筐体 1 0 0の外表面と表面が一致 するように設けられており、その内部には液晶表示素子 1 0 3が設けられている。 この液晶表示素子 1 0 3は、 T F T型または D T N型などのカラ一又はモノク口 表示機能を有し、 複数の文字列や画像を表示させるものであり、 ケース内に設け られた回路基板 1 3 1上に固定されると共に、 これに電気的に接続されて駆動さ れる。  As shown in FIG. 8, a slightly larger light-transmitting diaphragm 135 having almost the same shape as the opening provided in the housing is provided inside the housing 100, as shown in FIG. The liquid crystal display element 103 is provided inside thereof so that the surfaces of the liquid crystal display element 103 and the surface thereof coincide with each other. This liquid crystal display element 103 has a color or monochromatic display function such as a TFT type or a DTN type and displays a plurality of character strings and images. A circuit board 13 provided in a case is provided. 1 and is electrically connected to and driven.
液晶表示素子 1 0 3の表面側において、 その端部に搭載された薄いスぺ一サ 1 3 3を介して光透過性のたとえば、 ポリカ一ボネ一ト樹脂板ゃァクリル樹脂板か らなり、 たとえば、 縦が 6 0 m m、 横 4 0 m m程度の長方形の振動板 1 3 5が重 ねられており、 この振動板 1 3 5の周縁部は開口 1 2 9の縁から僅かに外方向に 突出して開口を塞いでいる。 したがって、 振動板は、 筐体の開口を塞ぐと同時に 筐体の内部に収容された液晶表示素子を目視できる構造である。  On the front side of the liquid crystal display element 103, the liquid crystal display element 103 is made of, for example, a polycarbonate resin plate or an acrylic resin plate that is light-transmitting through a thin spacer 133 mounted on the end thereof. For example, a rectangular diaphragm 135 with a length of about 60 mm and a width of about 40 mm is overlapped, and the periphery of the diaphragm 135 is slightly outward from the edge of the opening 127. It protrudes and closes the opening. Therefore, the diaphragm has a structure that closes the opening of the housing and allows the liquid crystal display element housed inside the housing to be viewed at the same time.
振動板 1 3 5の裏面のアンテナ 1 1 1側には、図 1 0に示すように、たとえば、 縦 1 0 m m、横 4 0 m m、厚さ 1 m m程度の長方形の圧電素子 1 3 7が貼付され、 図示しないリ一ド線が上述した回路基板 1 3 1に接続されている。 なお、 図 1 0 は、 図 8に比較して表裏を逆に表示した図面である。  As shown in FIG. 10, for example, a rectangular piezoelectric element 13 7 having a length of about 10 mm, a width of about 40 mm, and a thickness of about 1 mm is provided on the antenna 1 11 1 side on the rear surface of the diaphragm 1 35. A lead wire (not shown) attached thereto is connected to the circuit board 131, described above. Note that FIG. 10 is a drawing in which the front and back sides are reversed as compared with FIG.
圧電素子 1 3 7は、 図 1 0および 1 1に示すように、 長方形の圧電素子の両側 に長方形の薄い電極版 1 4 1 , 1 4 3を貼付すると共に、 圧電素子より若干おお きな導電性振動板 1 4 5に片方の電極 1 4 1 を貼り付けて形成された構造を有し ており、 導電性振動板 1 4 5の圧電素子に貼付しない面が振動板に貼付されてい る。 As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the piezoelectric element 1337 has rectangular thin electrode plates 141 and 143 attached to both sides of the rectangular piezoelectric element, and has a slightly higher conductivity than the piezoelectric element. It has a structure formed by attaching one electrode 1 4 1 to the conductive diaphragm 1 4 5 The surface of the conductive diaphragm 145 that is not attached to the piezoelectric element is attached to the diaphragm.
圧電素子 1 3 7の良好な振動を確保するために、 圧電素子 1 3 7と液晶表示素 子 3の表示面との間には、 数ミクロンメ一トル程度の僅かな間隔が設けられてお り、 振動板 1 3 5 と筐体 1 0 0 との間もスぺーサを設けるなどして僅かな間隔を 確保することが望ましい。 少なく とも振動板を完全に接着しないのが望ましい。 圧電素子 1 3 7は、 導電性振動板 1 4 5に貼付する構成以外にも、 図 1 2に示 すように、 電極板 1 4 1, 1 4 3を圧電素子に貼付して導電性振動板 1 4 5 を省 略し、 振動板 1 3 5に直接貼り付ける構造も可能である。  In order to ensure good vibration of the piezoelectric element 1337, a slight gap of about several micrometers is provided between the piezoelectric element 1337 and the display surface of the liquid crystal display element 3. Also, it is desirable to secure a small gap between the diaphragm 135 and the housing 100 by providing a spacer or the like. At least it is desirable not to completely bond the diaphragm. In addition to the configuration in which the piezoelectric element 1337 is attached to the conductive diaphragm 1445, as shown in Fig. 12, the electrode plates 141, 143 are attached to the piezoelectric element to conduct conductive vibration. It is also possible to omit the plate 145 and directly attach it to the diaphragm 135.
上述した回路基板 1 3 1には、 液晶表示素子 1 0 3の他に、 キ一 1 0 5 , アン テナ 1 1 1およびコネクタ 1 1 3等が設けられ、 それらを駆動する駆動回路など の電子回路が搭載されている。 回路基板 1 3 1に形成した駆動回路から圧電振動 素子 1 3 7に駆動電流が流れると、 圧電素子 1 3 7が屈曲して振動板 1 3 5を振 動させ、 振動板 1 3 5から発音する。  The circuit board 1311 described above is provided with a key 105, an antenna 111, a connector 113, and the like in addition to the liquid crystal display element 103, and electronic circuits such as a drive circuit for driving them. The circuit is mounted. When a drive current flows from the drive circuit formed on the circuit board 13 1 to the piezoelectric vibrating element 13 7, the piezoelectric element 13 7 bends and vibrates the vibrating plate 13 5, generating sound from the vibrating plate 13 5 I do.
この様に構成された装置の表示装置は、 表示部 1 2 9を設けた携帯電話機の筐 体 1 0 0の内部に、 開口部と重なるように液晶表示素子 1 0 3を設け、 その表示 面側に間隔を置いて光透過性の振動板 1 3 5を設け、 この振動板 1 3 5の端部近 傍に圧電素子 1 3 7を取り付け、 筐体の一部によって圧電素子を覆う構造と した から、 全体と して電子機器を大型化することなく大型の発音源を設けることがで き、 つまり他の構成要素を圧迫せずに大きな振動板面積を確保できるので、 3 0 0 H zから 3 5 0 0 H zにわたつて、 低音域の音圧レベルを確保することができ ると同時に、 高音域についても特に強調されない自然な周波数特性が得られる。 また、 表示窓を構成する振動板全体が振動するので、 従来使用されていた直径 1 c m程度の発音体に比較して耳に当てやすく、聞き取りが容易になる。さらに、 振動板によって高い音圧レベルを確保することができるので、 着信音を発音させ るための発音素子を別途設ける必要は無くなり、 部品点数の削減および一層の省 スペースを行うことができる。  The display device of the device configured in this manner is provided with a liquid crystal display element 103 inside a housing 100 of a mobile phone provided with a display portion 129 so as to overlap an opening, and a display surface thereof. A light-transmitting vibrating plate 135 is provided at an interval on the side, and a piezoelectric element 133 is attached near the end of the vibrating plate 135, and a structure in which the piezoelectric element is covered by a part of the housing. As a result, a large sound source can be provided without increasing the size of the electronic device as a whole, that is, a large diaphragm area can be secured without pressing other components. From 350 to 350 Hz, a low-range sound pressure level can be ensured, and a natural frequency characteristic that is not particularly emphasized in the high-range sound can be obtained. In addition, since the entire diaphragm constituting the display window vibrates, it is easier to put on the ear and hear more easily than the conventional sounding body having a diameter of about 1 cm. Further, since a high sound pressure level can be ensured by the diaphragm, it is not necessary to separately provide a sound generating element for generating a ring tone, so that the number of parts and the space can be further reduced.
さらに、 上記の構造であれば、 単に圧電素子を表示窓を構成する振動板に貼り 付けることで製造可能なので、 組み立てが簡単で製造工程の簡素化と信頼性の向 上に貢献することができる。 Furthermore, with the above structure, the piezoelectric element can be manufactured by simply pasting the piezoelectric element to the diaphragm constituting the display window, so that the assembly is simple, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the reliability is improved. Can contribute on.
上述の実施例では、 圧電素子を筐体で覆い隠す構成としたが、 必ずしもこの構 成に限定されるわけではなく、 圧電素子が透明な振動板を通して黙視できる構造 であっても特に支障はない。 また、 圧電素子と電極板に光透過性の材料を使用す れば、 支障なく液晶表示装置を目視することができる。  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration is such that the piezoelectric element is covered by the housing.However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and there is no particular problem even if the piezoelectric element has a structure in which the piezoelectric element can be seen through a transparent diaphragm. . Further, if a light transmitting material is used for the piezoelectric element and the electrode plate, the liquid crystal display device can be visually observed without any trouble.
上述の実施例では、振動板 1 3 5のアンテナ側に圧電素子 1 3 7を貼付したが、 本発明はこれに限定されるわけではなく、 図 1 3に示すように、 圧電素子を入力 キーの側に設けても良い。 あるいは、 その他の位置にも貼付することができるこ とはすでに述べたとおりである。  In the above-described embodiment, the piezoelectric element 1337 was attached to the antenna side of the diaphragm 135, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. May be provided on the side of. Alternatively, it can be attached to other positions as described above.
表示窓を構成する振動板の周囲には僅かに空隙が設けられていることが振動を 抑制しないために有効であるが、 そのためには振動板を 4力所程度の数点で支持 することが好ましく、 さらに、 全周に渡って支持する場合にも、 弾性変形可能な 部材によって支持すれば良好な発音を行うことができる。 産業上の利用可能性 以上は、 携帯電話を例に、 本発明に基づく音声入出力機能を有する表示窓の 構成と機能について説明したが、 本発明の適用範囲は携帯電話機に限定されるも のではなく、 ゲーム機、 A T M等の表示パネル、 コンピュータ、 力一ナビ装置等 の各種表示装置に適用することができる。  A slight gap around the diaphragm that constitutes the display window is effective in not suppressing vibration, but for that purpose it is necessary to support the diaphragm at several points at about four places. Preferably, even when supported over the entire circumference, good sounding can be performed by supporting with an elastically deformable member. Industrial Applicability The configuration and functions of the display window having a voice input / output function based on the present invention have been described above using a mobile phone as an example, but the scope of the present invention is limited to a mobile phone. Instead, the present invention can be applied to various display devices such as game machines, display panels such as ATMs, computers, and power navigation devices.

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請求の範囲 The scope of the claims
1. 表示窓を構成する光透過性の振動板と、 該振動板を支持する支持部材と、 該 振動板に固定された圧電素子と、該圧電素子への入出力を行うアンプとを具備し、 振動板が受ける音圧による振動を圧電素子に伝達して、 圧電素子に発生した電 流をアンプを介して電圧波形として取り出すととも共に、 1. A light-transmitting diaphragm constituting a display window, a support member for supporting the diaphragm, a piezoelectric element fixed to the diaphragm, and an amplifier for inputting and outputting to and from the piezoelectric element. The vibration due to the sound pressure received by the diaphragm is transmitted to the piezoelectric element, and the current generated in the piezoelectric element is taken out as a voltage waveform through an amplifier.
アンプを介して電圧波形を圧電素子に入力して圧電素子を変形させ、 当該変形 を振動として前記振動板に伝達して、 振動板から発音するように構成した音声入 出力機能を有する表示窓。  A display window having a sound input / output function configured to input a voltage waveform to a piezoelectric element via an amplifier to deform the piezoelectric element, transmit the deformation as vibration to the diaphragm, and generate sound from the diaphragm.
2. さらに、 振動板に加えられた音圧による圧電素子の起電力と、 機械的な押圧 力による圧電素子の起電力を分離できるフィル夕手段を具備し、 振動板に加えら れた機械的な押圧力を認識することができる請求項 1に記載の表示窓。  2. In addition, it is equipped with a filter that can separate the electromotive force of the piezoelectric element due to the sound pressure applied to the diaphragm from the electromotive force of the piezoelectric element due to the mechanical pressing force. 2. The display window according to claim 1, wherein the display window can recognize a strong pressing force.
3. 前記振動板は、 ボリカーボネート、 ポリエチレン、 ポリウレ夕ン、 ポリ塩化 ビニル、 アク リル樹脂、 ガラスから選択された材料からなることを特徴とする前 記請求項 1又は 2のいずれかに記載の表示窓。  3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, acrylic resin, and glass. Display window.
4. 前記振動板を支持する支持部材は、 弾性部材であることを特徴とする請求項 1ないし 3のいずれかに記載の表示窓。  4. The display window according to claim 1, wherein the support member that supports the diaphragm is an elastic member.
5. 圧電素子は、 AD P、 L i Nb 03、 L i T a 03、 B a 2NaN b 30 I 5、 Z nO、 C d S、 B i i 2 G e 02 oのいずれかである単結晶圧電素子、 B a T i 03系、 P Z G— 5、 P Z G- P b (M 1/3 N b 2/3) 03、 P Z G— I n ( L i 3/5W2/5) 03、 P Z G-P b (S n 1/2 S b 1/2) 03、 (P b, N d) (T i ,Μη,Τ n) 03、 PVF 2、 P b T i 03系のいずれかであるセラ ミ ックス圧 電素子、 P VF 2またはゴム/ P Z Tである高分子圧電素子、 および、 Z n/0、 A 1 N/A 1203薄膜から選択されたものであることを特徴とする請求項 1な いし 4のいずれかに記載の表示窓。 5. The piezoelectric element, AD P, one of L i Nb 0 3, L i T a 0 3, B a 2 NaN b 3 0 I 5, Z nO, C d S, B ii 2 G e 0 2 o single crystalline piezoelectric element is, B a T i 0 3 system, PZG- 5, PZ G- P b (M 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, PZG- I n (L i 3/5 W 2 / 5 ) 0 3 , PZ GP b (S n 1/2 S b 1/2 ) 0 3 , (P b, N d) (T i, Μη, Τ n) 0 3 , PVF 2 , P b T i 0 3 system Serra mix pressure electric element is either a polymer piezoelectric element is a P VF 2 or rubber / PZT, and were selected from Z n / 0, a 1 n / a 1 2 0 3 thin film 5. The display window according to claim 1, wherein the display window is a display window.
6. 圧電素子は、 以下の化学式によって表される組成物であることを特徴とする 請求項 1ないし 4のいずれかに記載の表示窓。 ( B i 202 ) 2 + (M e .- i Rx O sx+ i ) 2 - ここで、 Meは 1、 2または 3価のイオンまたはこれらの混合物であり、 6. The display window according to claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric element is a composition represented by the following chemical formula. (B i 2 0 2 ) 2 + (M e .- i Rx O sx + i) 2 -where Me is a mono-, di- or trivalent ion or a mixture thereof,
Rは T i 4 + , Nb 5 +, T a5 +R is T i 4 + , Nb 5 + , T a 5 + ,
xは 2以上の整数である。  x is an integer of 2 or more.
7. 圧電素子は、 P b B i 2N b 209、 P b B i 2 T a209、 B a B i 8 T i 2 Nb 01 2、 P b B i 3 T i 2N b 01 2、 B a B i 4T i 4015、 P b B i 4 T i 4 015、 S r B i a N b a 09, S r B i 2T a 209、 S r B i 4 T i 4015、 N a 5B i 45T i 40 i 5N j 2 B I 45 T Ϊ 4 θ ΐ 5 t b 2B i 4T i 5〇 i 8、 S r 2 B i 4 T i 5 O ! 8 KNb 03、 N aNb 03、 N a T a03、 B a F e〇 3、 B a T i 03、 P b S n03、 P b Z r 03、 S r T i 03s B i C 203、 B i F e O 3、 C e A 103、 L a A 103 , L a C o 03、 L a C 203、 L a F e 03、 L a l n〇 3、 S r ( F e 2/3 W 1/3 ) 03、 L a ( C o 2/3 N b 1/3 ) 03、 L a ( C o 2 / 3 S b 1/3 ) 03、 B a ( Z n 1/3 N b 2/3) 03、 P b ( C o 1/3 N b i/ 3 ) 03、 L a ( C o 2 /3 N b 1 3 ) 03、 L a (C o 2/3 S b 1/3) 03、 B a ( Z n 1/3Nb 2/3) 03、 P b ( C o 1 /3N b 2/3) 03、 P b (M g 1/3 N b 2/3) O 3 s P b (Mn1/3Nb 2/3) 03、 P b (N i 1/3Nb 2/3) 03、 P b ( Z n 1/3 N b 2/3) 03、 S r ( C u 1/3 S b 2/3 ) 03、 S r ( F e x/ 3 N b 2 /3 ) 03、 S r (M 1/2 N b 2 / 3 ) 03、 P b ( F e 1/2 N b 1/2 ) 0 3から選択されたものであることを特徴とする請求項 6に記載の表示窓。 7. The piezoelectric element, P b B i 2 N b 2 0 9, P b B i 2 T a 2 0 9, B a B i 8 T i 2 Nb 0 1 2, P b B i 3 T i 2 N b 0 1 2 , B a B i 4 T i 4 0 15 , P b B i 4 T i 4 0 15 , S r B ia N ba 09 , S r B i 2 T a 2 09 , S r B i 4 T i 4 0 15, N a 5B i 4 5T i 4 0 i 5N j 2 BI 45 T Ϊ 4 θ ΐ 5 tb 2 B i 4T i 5_Rei i 8, S r 2 B i 4 T i 5 O ! 8 KNb 0 3, N aNb 0 3, N a T a0 3, B a F E_〇 3, B a T i 0 3 , P b S n0 3, P b Z r 0 3, S r T i 0 3s B i C 2 0 3, B i F e O 3, C e A 10 3, L a A 103, L a C o 0 3, L a C 2 0 3, L a F e 0 3, L Aln_〇 3 , S r (F e 2/3 W 1/3) 0 3, L a (C o 2/3 N b 1/3) 0 3, L a (C o 2/3 S b 1/3) 0 3 , B a (Z n 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, P b (C o 1/3 n bi / 3) 0 3, L a (C o 2/3 n b 1 3) 0 3, L a (C o 2/3 S b 1/3) 0 3, B a (Z n 1/3 Nb 2/3) 0 3, P b (C o 1/3 n b 2/3) 0 3, P b (M g 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) O 3 s P b (Mn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 0 3 , P b (N i 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 0 3 , P b (Z n 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 0 3 , S r (C u 1/3 S b 2/3) 0 3, S r (F e x / 3 N b 2/3) 0 3, S r (M 1/2 N b 2/3) 0 3, P b (F e 1/2 N b 1/2) display window according to claim 6, characterized in that one selected from 0-3.
8. 振動板は表示部から非表示部にまで延長されており、 前記圧電素子は当該非 表示部に接着されている請求項 1ないし 7のいずれかに記載の表示窓。 8. The display window according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm extends from the display unit to the non-display unit, and the piezoelectric element is adhered to the non-display unit.
9.前記圧電素子は、 中間体を介して当該非表示部に接着されており、 中間体は、 圧電素子の一部を固定して片持梁状に支持することを特徴とする請求項 1ないし9. The piezoelectric element is adhered to the non-display portion via an intermediate, and the intermediate fixes a part of the piezoelectric element and supports the piezoelectric element in a cantilever shape. Not
8のいずれかに記載の表示窓。 Display window according to any one of 8 above.
1 0. 前記フィル夕手段は、 起電力の周波数成分に基づいて表示窓に加えられた 音圧と機械的な押圧力を分離することを特徴とする請求項 2に記載の表示窓。 10. The display window according to claim 2, wherein the filter unit separates a sound pressure and a mechanical pressing force applied to the display window based on a frequency component of the electromotive force.
1 1. 前記フィル夕手段は、 起電力の絶対値に基づいて表示窓に加えられた音圧 と機械的な押圧力を分離することを特徴とする請求項 2に記載の表示窓。 11. The display window according to claim 2, wherein the filter unit separates a sound pressure applied to the display window from a mechanical pressing force based on an absolute value of an electromotive force.
1 2 . 表示窓を押圧することによって、 情報の入力が可能な請求項 1 0または 1 1に記載の表示窓。 12. The display window according to claim 10, wherein information can be input by pressing the display window.
1 3 . さらに、 いわゆるバイブレータとして振動することができる表示窓。  1 3. In addition, a display window that can vibrate as a so-called vibrator.
1 4 . 上記請求項 1ないし 1 3のいずれかに記載の表示窓を有する電子機器。14. An electronic device having a display window according to any one of claims 1 to 13.
1 5 . 少なく とも 1つの溝が形成された筐体を具備し、 当該溝によって周囲と少 なく とも部分的に区画された範囲内に圧電素子が設置されており、 圧電素子の変 形によって当該区画された範囲が振動する際に筐体全体の振動が低減されている 'ことを特徴とする電子機器。 15. A housing provided with at least one groove is provided, and the piezoelectric element is installed in an area at least partially partitioned from the periphery by the groove, and the piezoelectric element is deformed by deformation of the piezoelectric element. An electronic device characterized in that the vibration of the entire housing is reduced when the partitioned area vibrates.
1 6 . 少なく とも 1つの薄肉部が形成された筐体を具備し、 当該薄肉部に圧電素 子が設置されており、 圧電素子の変形によって当該薄肉部が振動する際に筐体全 体の振動が低減されいることを特徴とする電子機器。  16. A housing having at least one thin portion is provided, and a piezoelectric element is provided in the thin portion. When the thin portion vibrates due to deformation of the piezoelectric element, the entire housing is formed. Electronic equipment characterized by reduced vibration.
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