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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2021
Flatfrog Laboratories Ab, Lund, SE;
Håkan Bergström, Torna-Hällestad, SE;
Tomas Svensson, Limhamn, SE;
FlatFrog Laboratories AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel having a touch surface, emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter, a light directing portion arranged adjacent the perimeter and comprising a light directing surface, the emitters and/or the detectors are arranged opposite a rear surface of the panel to emit and/or receive light through a channel in a frame element, the channel is arranged opposite the rear surface and extends in a direction of a normal axis of the touch surface, the light directing surface and the channel are arranged on opposite sides of the panel and overlap in the direction of the plane, the light directing surface receive light from the emitters, or direct light to the detectors, through the panel and through the channel, in the direction of the normal axis. A method of manufacturing a frame element for a touch sensing apparatus is disclosed.