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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Himax Technologies Limited, Tainan, TW;
Yu-Hsiang Lin, Tainan, TW;
Chun-Jen Su, Tainan, TW;
Wai-Pan Wu, Tainan, TW;
Cheng-Hung Tsai, Tainan, TW;
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Tainan, TW;
Abstract
A knob device is applicable to a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of panel sensors. The knob device includes a knob cover, a sensing pad, a compensation sensor and a switch. The sensing pad is arranged between the knob cover and the touch panel. The switch is configured to selectively connect the sensing pad to the compensation sensor. When a move event of the knob device occurs, the switch is turned on and the sensing pad is electrically connected to the compensate sensor through the switch, such that a feedback loop is generated by the sensing pad, the compensation sensor and the touch panel to change a quantity of electric charge of at least one of the plurality of panel sensors. When a touch and rotation event of the knob device occurs, a location of the sensing pad controls a rotation sensing signal.