The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2014
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Taito-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Takasaki, JP;
Shigeo Ishii, Takasaki, JP;
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an embodiment, a surface of a smartphoneis covered with a transparent protective panelsupported by rimsof a housing, and a display deviceand touch panelare placed in a storage partof the housing. The protective panelis constituted by joining a glass plateA and resin plateB together, and concave partsA,B are provided on the joining surface side of the resin plateB, with piezoelectric vibrating elementsplaced therein and joined to the glass plateA, wherein vibration is transmitted to the surface of the protective panelas surface acoustic waves, demonstrating a haptic function, and also, audible vibration is generated because the modulus of elasticity of the resin plateB is lower than that of the glass plateA, achieving an operation as a speaker (or receiver).