Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a pressure detection device, a grating, a display device and a display method thereof.
In recent years, three-dimensional (3D) displays have become a development trend in the display field. Compared with normal 2D displays, the 3D display technology allows a frame to be stereo and realistic, and images are no longer limited to the screen plane, as if displayed outside the screen, so that the audience can have an immersed sense.
The current 3D display technology only allows users to “view”, but operations of the user cannot be immersed in display, which is a disadvantage of 3D display.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pressure detection device, a grating, a display device and a display method thereof. The pressure detection device can detect the pressure applied by a user and improve user experience by changing display settings according to the pressure.
For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a pressure detection device, comprising: a capacitance detection module, a first electrode, a second electrode and an insulating layer; the insulating layer is made from an elastic material and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; the first electrode and the second electrode are at least partially overlapped; and the capacitance detection module is respectively connected with the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to detect capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode.
For example, the first electrode and the second electrode are overlapped at a plurality of overlapping sections, and the overlapping sections are arranged in a matrix.
For example, the first electrode includes a plurality of block electrodes arranged in a matrix and insulated from each other, and the second electrode is a planar electrode and corresponds to the first electrode; or the second electrode includes a plurality of block electrodes arranged in a matrix and insulated from each other, and the first electrode is a planar electrode and corresponds to the second electrode; or the first electrode includes a plurality of strip electrodes arranged in parallel to each other; the second electrode includes a plurality of strip electrodes arranged in parallel to each other; and the plurality of strip electrodes in the first electrode and the plurality of strip electrodes in the second electrodes are partially overlapped.
For example, the insulating layer includes a plurality of insulating patterns separate from each other; and the insulating patterns are disposed at the overlapping sections of the first electrode and the second electrode.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a grating, which comprises the pressure detection device according to any one embodiment of the present disclosure.
For example, the grating further comprises: a base substrate provided with grating fringes; the pressure detection device is disposed on the base substrate and disposed on a same side of the base substrate as the grating fringes or on a different side of the base substrate from the grating fringes.
For example, the grating further comprises a grating box; the pressure detection device is disposed on the grating box.
For example, the grating box includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which are cell-assembled; the first electrode, the insulating layer and the second electrode are disposed on one side of the first substrate away from the second substrate; a third electrode is disposed on one side of the first substrate close to the second substrate; a fourth electrode is disposed on one side of the second substrate close to the first substrate; and the grating is formed by the third electrode and the fourth electrode.
For example, the grating box includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which are cell-assembled; the first electrode and the insulating layer are disposed on one side of the first substrate away from the second substrate; the second electrode is disposed on one side of the first substrate close to the second substrate; a fourth electrode is disposed on one side of the second substrate close to the first substrate; and the grating is formed by the second electrode and the fourth electrode.
For example, the second electrode is a strip electrode, and the fourth electrode is a planar electrode and corresponds to the plurality of second electrodes; or the second electrode is a strip electrode, the fourth electrode being a strip electrode, the second electrode corresponding to the fourth electrode; or the second electrode is a planar electrode, the fourth electrode being a strip electrode, the second electrode corresponding to the plurality of fourth electrodes.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device, comprising a display panel and the grating according to any one embodiment of the present disclosure disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display method of a display device, comprising: acquiring a touch position and capacitance between a first electrode and a second electrode detected by a capacitance detection module; and adjusting a display parameter of the display device and/or a sound volume of the display device according to the capacitance and the touch position.
For example, in a process of forming a touch path, the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode at each touch position on the touch path is acquired, and a pen size corresponding to the touch position is adjusted according to the capacitance at the touch position.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pressure detection device, a grating, a display device and a display method thereof. An insulting elastic material layer is disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode; elastic materials are deformed when applied by pressure, so that the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode can be reduced; when the pressure is higher, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is smaller and the capacitance is larger; and when the pressure is lower, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is larger and the capacitance is smaller, so that the pressure can be determined by detecting the capacitance.
In order to clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiments of the disclosure, the drawings of the embodiments will be briefly described in the following; it is obvious that the described drawings are only related to some embodiments of the disclosure and thus are not limitative of the disclosure. For those skilled in the related art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work.
Reference numerals of the accompanying drawings:
10—base substrate; 11—first electrode; 12—second electrode; 13—insulating layer; 14—capacitance detection module; 21—first substrate; 22—second substrate; 30—liquid crystal; 31—third electrode; 41—fourth electrode; 50—grating fringe; 100—pressure detection device; 131—insulating pattern; 200—grating box; 300—grating; 300′—grating; 400—display device; 500—display panel.
In order to make objects, technical details and advantages of the embodiments of the disclosure apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments will be described in a clearly and fully understandable way in connection with the drawings related to the embodiments of the disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are just a part but not all of the embodiments of the disclosure. Based on the described embodiments herein, those skilled in the art can obtain other embodiment(s), without any inventive work, which should be within the scope of the disclosure.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a pressure detection device 100, which, as illustrated
It should be noted that the insulating layer is made from an elastic material, namely the insulating layer can be deformed (for instance, the thickness is reduced) under the action of pressure and can be restored to the original shape after the removal of the pressure. For instance, the insulating layer may be a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film. As known from a computing formula of capacitance, the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode is inversely proportional to the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode. Thus, when the pressure is higher, the deformation of the insulating layer is larger, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is smaller, and the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode is larger. Vice versa, when the pressure is lower, the deformation of the insulating layer is smaller, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is larger, and the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode is smaller. The capacitance detection module detects the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode. Thus, the capacitance may reflect the pressure, namely the pressure variation can be detected.
For instance, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the capacitance detection module is respectively connected with the first electrode and the second electrode through connecting lines. No specific limitation will be given to the position of the capacitance detection module in the embodiment of the present disclosure. For instance, as illustrated in
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a pressure detection device. An insulting elastic material layer is disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode; the elastic material is subjected to compressive deformation under the action of pressure, so that the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode can be reduced; when the pressure is higher, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is smaller and the capacitance is larger; and when the pressure is lower, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is larger and the capacitance is smaller, so that the pressure can be determined by detecting the capacitance.
For instance, the first electrode, the second electrode and the insulating layer in the pressure detection device may be made from a transparent or opaque material. But if the pressure detection device is applied to a display device, the first electrode, the second electrode and the insulating layer in the pressure detection device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure are all made from transparent materials. For instance, the first electrode and the second electrode are made from transparent conductive materials such as indium tin oxide (ITO).
For instance, the pressure detection device detects the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, so that the shape of the first electrode and the second electrode may be any shape having overlapping sections. For instance, the first electrode is a planar electrode and the second electrode is also a planar electrode; or the first electrode is a strip electrode and the second electrode is a planar electrode.
For instance, the overlapping sections of the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in a matrix (e.g., a multi-point array). A capacitor is formed at the overlapping section of the first electrode and the second electrode, and the overlapping sections of the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in a matrix. Thus, when the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode is detected, a position applied by pressure (e.g., pressure produced by touch) may also be determined.
The case that relative positions between the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in a matrix is given below in several examples.
For instance, the first electrode includes a plurality of block electrodes arranged in a matrix or an array and insulated from each other (for instance, not contacting with each other), and the second electrode is a planar electrode and corresponds to the first electrode. Or the second electrode includes a plurality of block electrodes arranged in a matrix or an array and insulated from each other (for instance, not contacting with each other), and the first electrode is a planar electrode and corresponds to the second electrode.
For instance, description is given in
Alternatively, for instance, the second electrode includes a plurality of block electrodes being arranged in an array and not contacting with each other, and the first electrode is a planar electrode and corresponds to the second electrode. The specific implementation may refer to the description that the first electrode includes the plurality of block electrodes being arranged in an array and not contacting with each other and the second electrode is a planar electrode. When the second electrode includes a plurality of block electrodes being arranged in an array and not contacting with each other and the first electrode is a planar electrode, the principle of determining the touch position is the same as above. No further redundant description will be given here.
For instance, as illustrated in
For instance, the overlapping of the first electrode and the second electrode may be that the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 are perpendicular to each other as illustrated in
It should be noted that the description that the overlapping sections of the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in a matrix or a multi-point array is not limited to the above configuration. Description is given in the embodiment of the present disclosure by only taking the above means as an example.
For instance, the insulating layer includes a plurality of insulating patterns not contacting with each other, and the insulating patterns are disposed at the overlapping sections of the first electrode and the second electrode.
For instance, taking
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a grating 300, which, as illustrated in
For instance, the grating 300 not only comprises the grating box 200 and the pressure detection device 100 but also comprises a driving circuit or the like for driving the grating box to form the grating. As the driving circuit or the like for driving the grating box (e.g., liquid crystals in the grating box) are not directly relevant to the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure only exemplifies the structures relevant to the present disclosure. The capacitance detection module may be integrated on the driving circuit of the grating and may also be independently disposed at another position of the grating. No limitation will be given to the specific position of the capacitance detection module in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore,
For instance, the grating provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure not only can form grating fringes but also can detect the pressure, and may also further detect the touch position when the relative positions of the first electrode and the second electrode in the pressure detection device are arranged in a matrix or a multi-point array. The grating may be applied to a 3D display panel. The display device may adjust display parameters according to the pressure applied by the user, and hence improves user experience.
For instance, as illustrated in
For instance, the first electrode 11, the insulating layer 13 and the second electrode 12 are disposed on one side of the first substrate 21, which side is away from the second substrate 22; a third electrode 31 is disposed on one side of the first substrate 21, which side is close to the second substrate 22; a fourth electrode 41 is disposed on one side of the second substrate 22, which side is close to the first substrate 21; and the grating is formed by the third electrode 31 and the fourth electrode 41. Description is given in
For instance, as illustrated in
Alternatively, for instance, as illustrated in
For instance, the first electrode 11 and the insulating layer 13 are disposed on one side of the first substrate 21, which side is away from the second substrate 22; the second electrode 12 is disposed on one side of the first substrate 21, which side is close to the second substrate 22; a fourth electrode 41 is disposed on one side of the second substrate 22, which side is close to the first substrate 21; and the grating is formed by the second electrode 12 and the fourth electrode 41. Description is given in
For instance, in the grating as illustrated in
It should be noted that the forming principle of the liquid crystal grating in
For instance, in
The grating provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the liquid crystal grating and may also be other types of gratings. For instance, as illustrated in
For instance, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device 400. As illustrated in
It should be noted that if the grating can detect the pressure but cannot detect the touch position, the display device may further comprise a touch panel for detecting the touch position. If the grating not only can detect the pressure but also can detect the touch position, no touch panel is required to be disposed in the display device.
In the display device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the grating may be used to achieve 3D display and may also further detect the pressure and the touch position. Pressure may be applied in touch. For instance, the color and the saturation of a display frame may be adjusted according to the pressure, or the display scale and the like may be set according to the pressure. Thus, the display effect of the display device can be affected by the pressure applied by the user, so that the user experience can be improved.
The display device not only comprises the grating but also comprises the display panel. The grating is disposed on a display side of the display panel so as to be matched with the display panel to achieve 3D display. For instance, the display panel may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel, an e-paper display panel, etc. When the grating adopts the liquid crystal grating, the display device may conveniently switch between 2D display and 3D display.
For instance, the display device further comprises a circuit bonding pad. The pad is provided with a driver IC or the like for driving the display panel to display. The capacitance detection module of the pressure detection device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is, for instance, integrated on the circuit bonding pad.
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display method of the display device, which comprises:
S101: acquiring the touch position and the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode detected by the capacitance detection module.
The capacitance and the touch position may be acquired by the pressure detection device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, or the capacitance of the capacitance detection module may be acquired by the pressure detection device and the touch position may be acquired by the touch panel.
S102: adjusting the display parameter of the display device and/or the sound volume of the display device according to the capacitance and the touch position. For instance, the display parameter may be display brightness, color, color saturation, display scale, etc. For instance, the color of a display frame may be adjusted according to pressure. Thus, the display effect of the display device can be affected by the pressure applied by the user, so that the user experience can be improved.
For instance, when the display device is applied in operations such as drawing, the touch position and the pressure can affect the drawing effect. As illustrated in
For instance, in the process of forming a touch path, the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode at each touch position on the touch path is acquired, and the pen size corresponding to the touch position is adjusted according to the capacitance at the touch position. Description is given by taking the case that the display device is a drawing board as an example. When a user utilizes the display device for handwriting practice, the stroke thickness may be adjusted by controlling the pressure. As illustrated in
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure. All the changes or replacements which may be easily thought of by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure shall be defined by the appended claims.
The application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 201510729202.4, filed Oct. 30, 2015, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference as part of the present application.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 201510729202.4 | Oct 2015 | CN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/CN2016/084758 | 6/3/2016 | WO | 00 |