阅读说明：本技术 振动产生装置和包括该振动产生装置的显示设备 (Vibration generating device and display apparatus including the same ) 是由 高有善 咸龙洙 李用雨 于 2021-03-31 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请涉及振动产生装置和包括该振动产生装置的显示设备。显示设备包括显示图像的显示面板和设置在显示面板的后表面上以使显示面板振动的振动产生装置。振动产生装置包括压电结构,该压电结构包括第一区域和第二区域,第一区域具有第一频率的振动特性,并且第二区域具有不同于第一频率的第二频率的振动特性。(The present application relates to a vibration generating device and a display apparatus including the same. The display apparatus includes a display panel displaying an image and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel. The vibration generating device includes a piezoelectric structure including a first region having a vibration characteristic of a first frequency and a second region having a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.)

1. A vibration generating device, comprising:

a piezoelectric structure comprising a first region and a second region,

wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the first region has a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and

the second region has a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

2. The vibration generating device according to claim 1, wherein the first region and the second region are parallel to each other.

3. The vibration generating device according to claim 1, wherein the first frequency is lower than the second frequency.

4. The vibration generating device according to claim 3, wherein the second frequency is in a range of 10MHz to 30 MHz.

5. The vibration generating device according to claim 3, wherein the first frequency is in a range of 10kHz to 20 kHz.

6. The vibration generating device according to claim 1, wherein the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region.

7. A vibration generating device, comprising:

a first region having a first vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a first vibration mode; and

a second region having a second vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a second vibration mode,

wherein the first region and the second region comprise insulating materials having different Young's moduli.

8. A vibration generating device, comprising:

a piezoelectric structure comprising a first region and a second region,

wherein the first and second regions are separately driven for different functions and the second region is driven for image sensing.

9. A display device, comprising:

a display panel that displays an image; and

a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel,

Wherein the vibration generating device is the vibration generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a vibrating plate; and

a vibration generating device provided on a rear surface of the vibration plate to vibrate the vibration plate,

wherein the vibration generating device is the vibration generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a vibration generating device for implementing a multi-function and a display apparatus including the same.

Background

Recently, with the increase in integration of electronic devices and the development of advanced technologies, various functions are installed in the electronic devices.

For example, various functions such as a display function, an image sensing function, a haptic function, and a sound output function may be mounted in a portable electronic device (e.g., a portable phone) including a display device, and a piezoelectric element may be used for the image sensing function, the haptic function, and the sound output function.

In the related art, since a device for performing each function is independently equipped in an electronic apparatus, it is very difficult to miniaturize and slim the electronic apparatus.

For example, a display device displays an image by using a display panel, and a separate speaker should be installed in the display device to provide sound. In the case where a speaker is provided in the display device, the speaker occupies a certain space, and thus, there is a limitation in design and spatial arrangement of the display device.

The speaker applied to the display device may be, for example, an actuator including a magnet and a coil. However, when the actuator is applied to a display device, the thickness of the display device becomes thick. Therefore, a piezoelectric element for realizing a thin thickness attracts much attention.

Since the piezoelectric element has a fragile characteristic, the piezoelectric element is easily damaged by external impact, and thus, there is a problem that reliability of sound reproduction is low. Accordingly, there is an increasing demand for a piezoelectric element having a novel structure for performing various functions, realizing a thin film structure, and preventing damage and stress caused by impact and natural vibration.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a vibration generating device and a display apparatus including the same that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a vibration generating device for performing various functions such as a haptic function, a speaker function, a receiver function, and an image sensing function, and a display apparatus including the same.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a vibration generating device that realizes multiple functions, has excellent flexibility, and is realized as an ultra-thin film type, and a display apparatus including the same.

Additional features and aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concepts presented herein. Other features and aspects of the inventive concept may be realized and obtained by means of the structures particularly pointed out in the written description and the claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these and other aspects of the inventive concept as embodied and broadly described herein, a vibration generating device includes a piezoelectric structure including a first region and a second region parallel to each other, wherein the first region has a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and the second region has a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

In another aspect, a vibration generating device includes a first region having a first vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a first vibration mode and a second region having a second vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a second vibration mode, wherein the first region and the second region include insulating materials having different young's moduli.

In another aspect, a display apparatus includes: a display panel that displays an image; and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel, wherein the vibration generating device includes a piezoelectric structure including a first region and a second region parallel to each other, and/or the first region has a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and the second region has a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

In another aspect, a display apparatus includes: a display panel that displays an image; and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel, wherein the vibration generating device includes a first region having a first vibration characteristic and operating in a first vibration mode and a second region having a second vibration characteristic and operating in a second vibration mode. And the first region and the second region comprise insulating materials having different young's moduli.

In another aspect, an apparatus includes a vibration plate and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the vibration plate to vibrate the vibration plate, wherein the vibration generating device includes a piezoelectric structure including a first region and a second region, the first region having a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and the second region having a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

In another aspect, an apparatus includes a vibration plate and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the vibration plate to vibrate the vibration plate, wherein the vibration generating device includes a first region having a first vibration characteristic and operating in a first vibration mode and a second region having a second vibration characteristic and operating in a second vibration mode, and the first region and the second region include insulating materials having different young's moduli.

Other systems, methods, features and advantages will be, or will become, apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the present disclosure, and be protected by the accompanying claims. Nothing in this section should be taken as a limitation on those claims. Other aspects and advantages are discussed below in connection with the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present disclosure are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed.

Supplementary note 1. a vibration generating device, the vibration generating device comprising:

a piezoelectric structure comprising a first region and a second region,

wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the first region has a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and

the second region has a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

Supplementary note 2 the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 1, wherein the first region and the second region are parallel to each other.

Note 3. the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein the first frequency is lower than the second frequency.

Note 4. the vibration generating device according to note 3, wherein the second frequency is in a range of 10MHz to 30 MHz.

Note 5. the vibration generating device according to note 3, wherein the first frequency is in a range of 10kHz to 20 kHz.

Supplementary note 6 the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 1, wherein the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region.

Note 7 the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein the first region and the second region have different vibration modes.

Note 8 the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein the first region and the second region are provided on the same plane and/or are connected at side surfaces thereof.

Supplementary note 9 the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 1, wherein the first region is configured as one or more of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, and a receiver actuator, and the second region is configured as a sensing actuator.

Note 10 the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein the second region is surrounded by the first region.

Note 11 that the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein,

the piezoelectric structure includes a plurality of second regions disposed apart from each other in the first region, and

two or more side surfaces of each of the plurality of second regions are connected to a side surface of the first region.

Note 12 that the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein,

the first region includes a 2-2 composite having piezoelectric properties of a 2-2 vibration mode, and

the second region includes a 1-3 composite having piezoelectric properties of 1-3 vibration modes.

Note 13 the vibration generating device according to note 1, wherein each of the first region and the second region includes:

a plurality of first portions having piezoelectric characteristics; and

a second portion disposed between the plurality of first portions.

Reference 14 the vibration generating device according to reference 13, wherein each of the plurality of first portions is an inorganic material portion, and

wherein the second portion is an organic material portion.

Note 15 the vibration generating device according to note 13, wherein the second portion of the second region and the second portion of the first region have different young's moduli.

Note 16 that the vibration generating device according to note 15, wherein the young's modulus of the second portion of the second region is lower than the young's modulus of the second portion of the first region.

Reference numeral 17, the vibration generating device according to reference numeral 13, further comprising a first electrode provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric structure and a second electrode provided on a second surface of the piezoelectric structure opposite to the first surface of the piezoelectric structure,

one of the first and second electrodes includes a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode, and the first sub-electrode is disposed in the first region and the second sub-electrode is disposed in the second region, and

the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is commonly disposed in the first region and the second region.

Reference 18 the vibration generating device according to reference 13, further comprising a first electrode provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric structure and a second electrode provided on a second surface of the piezoelectric structure opposite to the first surface of the piezoelectric structure,

one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a first sub-electrode disposed to correspond to the first region and at least one second sub-electrode disposed to correspond to the first portion of the second region, and

the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is provided so as to correspond to the piezoelectric structure.

Reference 19 the vibration generating device according to reference 13, wherein a width of the first portion of the first region is smaller than a width of the first portion of the second region.

Reference numeral 20, the vibration generating apparatus according to reference numeral 13, wherein,

the first portion of the second region includes one or more cavities, and

the second portion of the second region is disposed in the one or more cavities.

Supplementary note 21. the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 20, wherein,

the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region,

One or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region have a first depth of a quarter wavelength λ/4 in a medium of the first portion based on a corresponding frequency, and

one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasound receiving region have a second depth of a quarter wavelength "λ/4" in the medium of the second portion based on the corresponding frequency.

Reference numeral 22, the vibration generating apparatus according to the reference numeral 20, wherein,

the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, and

the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region have a first depth from the first surface, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region have a second depth that is the same as or different from the first depth.

Supplementary note 23, the vibration generating apparatus according to supplementary note 13, wherein,

the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region,

the first portion of the second region includes a plurality of cavities disposed in a first surface,

the second portion of the second region is disposed in the plurality of cavities,

The plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region have the same first depth or different first depths from the first surface, and

the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasound receiving region have a same second depth or different second depths from the first surface.

Supplementary note 24. a vibration generating device, the vibration generating device comprising:

a first region having a first vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a first vibration mode; and

a second region having a second vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a second vibration mode,

wherein the first region and the second region comprise insulating materials having different Young's moduli.

Reference 25 the vibration generating device according to reference 24, further comprising a piezoelectric structure including the first region and the second region,

wherein each of the first region and the second region includes:

a plurality of first portions having piezoelectric characteristics; and

a second portion disposed between the plurality of first portions, the second portion comprising an insulating material, and

The Young's modulus of the second portion of the second region is lower than the Young's modulus of the second portion of the first region.

Reference numeral 26, the vibration generating device according to reference numeral 25, further comprising:

a first electrode disposed on a first surface of each of the first and second regions; and

a second electrode disposed on a second surface of each of the first region and the second region, wherein the second electrode of the first region and the second electrode of the second region are configured as one electrode.

Supplementary note 27 the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 26, wherein the first electrode of the first region is spaced apart from the first electrode of the second region.

Supplementary note 28. the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 26, wherein the first electrode of the second region is provided so as to correspond to the first portion of the second region.

Supplementary note 29 the vibration generating device according to supplementary note 24, wherein the first region is configured to operate as one or more of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator and a receiver actuator, and the second region is configured to operate as a sensing actuator.

Reference 30. the vibration generating device according to reference 24, wherein the second region is provided in plurality, and the plurality of second regions are spaced apart from each other in the first region.

Reference numeral 31, the vibration generating device according to reference numeral 24, wherein the first region and the second region are disposed in parallel on the same plane.

Reference 32. the vibration generating device according to reference 24, wherein the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region.

Reference numeral 33, the vibration generating apparatus according to reference numeral 32, wherein,

the first portion of the second region includes one or more cavities, and

a second portion of the second region is disposed in the one or more cavities.

Reference numeral 34, the vibration generating apparatus according to reference numeral 33, wherein,

the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, and

the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region have a first depth from the first surface, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region have a second depth that is the same as or different from the first depth.

Supplementary note 35. the vibration generating apparatus according to supplementary note 26, wherein,

the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region,

the first portion of the second region includes a plurality of cavities disposed in the first surface,

the second portion of the second region is disposed in the plurality of cavities,

the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region have the same first depth or different first depths from the first surface, and

the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasound receiving region have a same second depth or different second depths from the first surface.

Note 36 that a vibration generating device includes:

a piezoelectric structure comprising a first region and a second region,

wherein the first and second regions are separately driven for different functions and the second region is driven for image sensing.

Reference 37. the vibration generating apparatus according to reference 36, wherein the second region includes an ultrasonic oscillation region for ultrasonic oscillation and an ultrasonic receiving region for receiving reflected ultrasonic.

Supplementary note 38. a display device, comprising:

a display panel that displays an image; and

a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel,

wherein the vibration generating device is the vibration generating device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 37.

Supplementary note 39. the display device according to supplementary note 38, wherein the vibration generating means is attached on the rear surface of the display panel by an adhesive member.

Supplementary note 40 the display apparatus according to supplementary note 39, wherein the adhesive member includes a hollow portion between the display panel and the vibration generating device.

Supplementary note 41. an apparatus, comprising:

a vibrating plate; and

a vibration generating device provided on a rear surface of the vibration plate to vibrate the vibration plate,

wherein the vibration generating device is the vibration generating device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 37.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain various principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 illustrates a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line I-I' shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 illustrates a vibration generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 to 9 illustrate a vibration generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 illustrates a vibration generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along line II-II' shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III' shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III' shown in fig. 10 in a vibration generating device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Throughout the drawings and detailed description, the same reference numerals are understood to refer to the same elements, features and structures, unless otherwise described. The relative sizes and descriptions of these elements may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which may be illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when it is determined that a detailed description of known functions or configurations related to this document unnecessarily obscures the gist of the inventive concept, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The progression of the described process steps and/or operations is an example; however, the order of steps and/or operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be changed as is known in the art, except that steps and/or operations must occur in a particular order. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The names of the respective elements used in the following description are merely selected for the convenience of writing the specification, and thus may be different from those used in an actual product.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure and methods of accomplishing the same will be set forth in the embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, the present disclosure is to be limited only by the scope of the claims.

The shapes, sizes, proportions, angles and numbers disclosed in the accompanying drawings for describing embodiments of the present disclosure are by way of example only, and are not intended to be limited to the details shown. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration unnecessarily obscures the gist of the present disclosure, the detailed description will be omitted.

In the case of using "including", "having", and "including" described in this specification, another component may be added unless "only" is used. Unless mentioned to the contrary, terms in the singular may include the plural.

When interpreting elements, the elements are to be interpreted as including an error or tolerance range, even though such error or tolerance range is not expressly recited.

In describing positional relationships, for example, when a positional relationship between two components is described as "on …", "above …", "below …", and "next to …", one or more other components may be disposed between the two components unless more limiting terms such as "only" or "directly" are used.

In describing temporal relationships, for example, when temporal sequences are described as, for example, "after …," "following …," "next," and "before …," instances of discontinuity may be included unless more limiting terms such as "only," "immediately," or "directly" are used.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In describing the elements of the present disclosure, the terms "first", "second", "a", "B", "(a)", "(B)", etc. may be used. These terms are intended to identify corresponding elements from other elements, and the basis, order, or number of corresponding elements should not be limited by these terms. Unless otherwise specified, the statement that an element is "connected," "coupled," or "adhered" to another element or layer means that the element or layer may be not only directly connected or adhered to the other element or layer, but also indirectly connected or adhered to the other element or layer, with one or more intervening elements or layers "disposed between" the elements or layers.

The term "at least one" should be understood to include any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. For example, the meaning of "at least one of the first element, the second element, and the third element" means a combination of all elements proposed from two or more of the first element, the second element, and the third element, and the first element, the second element, or the third element.

In the description of the embodiments, when a structure is described as being located "on or above" or "under or below" another structure, the description should be construed as including a case where the structures are in contact with each other and a case where a third structure is disposed therebetween. The size and thickness of each element shown in the drawings are given only for convenience of description, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto unless otherwise specified.

The features of the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be partially or totally coupled or combined with each other, and may interoperate with each other in various ways and be technically driven, as will be well understood by those skilled in the art. Embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed independently of each other or may be performed together in an interdependent relationship.

In the present disclosure, examples of the display device may include a narrow-sense display device including a display panel and a driver for driving the display panel, such as an Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) module or a Liquid Crystal Module (LCM). Further, examples of the display device may include a kit (or a kit) or a kit electronic device as a complete product (or an end product) including an LCM or an OLED module, such as a notebook computer, a TV, a computer monitor, an equipment device including an automobile device or another type of device for a vehicle, or a mobile electronic device such as a smart phone or an electronic tablet.

Thus, in the present disclosure, examples of the display device may include the narrow-sense display device itself, such as an LCM or OLED module, and a kit as an end-use device or application product including the LCM or OLED module.

In some embodiments, the LCM or OLED module including the display panel and the driver may be referred to as a narrow sense display device, and an electronic device as an end product including the LCM or OLED module may be referred to as a kit. For example, the narrow sense display device may include a display panel such as an LCD or an OLED, and a source Printed Circuit Board (PCB) as a controller for driving the display panel. The kit may also include a kit PCB that is a kit controller electrically connected to the source PCB to integrally control the kit.

The display panel applied to the embodiments of the present disclosure may use all types of display panels such as a liquid crystal display panel, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel, and an electro-luminescence display panel, but the embodiments are not limited to a specific display panel that is vibrated by the vibration generating device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure to output sound. Further, the shape or size of the display panel applied to the display device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited.

For example, if the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel, the display panel may include a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels respectively disposed in a plurality of pixel regions defined by crossings of the gate lines and the data lines. Further, the display panel may include: an array substrate including a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) as a switching element for adjusting light transmittance of each of a plurality of pixels; an upper substrate including a color filter and/or a black matrix; and a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the upper substrate.

In addition, if the display panel is an organic light emitting display panel, the display panel may include a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels respectively disposed in a plurality of pixel regions defined by crossings of the gate lines and the data lines. Further, the display panel may include: an array substrate including a TFT as an element for selectively applying a voltage to each pixel; an organic light emitting device layer on the array substrate; and an encapsulation substrate disposed on the array substrate to cover the organic light emitting device layer. The encapsulation substrate may protect the TFT and the organic light emitting device layer from external impact, and may prevent water or oxygen from penetrating into the organic light emitting device layer. In addition, the layer disposed on the array substrate may include an inorganic light emitting layer (e.g., a nano-sized material layer, quantum dots, etc.). As another example, the layer disposed on the array substrate may include micro light emitting diodes.

The display panel may also include a backing, such as a metal plate, attached to the display panel. However, the embodiment is not limited to the metal plate, and the display panel may include another structure.

In the present disclosure, the display panel may be applied to a vehicle as a user interface module, for example, a central control panel for an automobile. For example, the display panel may be disposed between passengers seated on two front seats so as to transmit vibration of the display panel to the interior of the vehicle. Therefore, the audio experience in the vehicle is improved compared to the case where the speaker is disposed inside the vehicle.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. When a reference number is added to an element of each figure, similar reference numbers may refer to similar elements, although the same elements are illustrated in other figures. Further, for convenience of description, the scale of each element shown in the drawings is different from the actual scale, and thus is not limited to the scale shown in the drawings.

Hereinafter, a vibration generating device and a display apparatus including the same according to some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 illustrates a display device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line I-I' shown in fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a display apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display panel 100 and a vibration generating device 200 disposed on a rear surface (or a backside surface) of the display panel 100.

The display panel 100 may display an image (e.g., an electronic image or a digital image). For example, the display panel 100 may output light to display an image.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel 100 may be one of a curved display panel or all types of display panels such as a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light emitting display panel, a micro light emitting diode display panel, an electro-luminescence display panel, and an electro-wetting display panel, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel 100 may be a flexible display panel. For example, the display panel 100 may be a flexible liquid crystal display panel, a flexible organic light emitting display panel, a flexible micro light emitting diode display panel, a flexible electroluminescent display panel, or a flexible electrowetting display panel, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel 100 may be a display panel with an integrated touch panel. For example, a display panel with an integrated touch panel may include a touch panel attached on the display panel, or may include a touch electrode layer provided in the display panel.

The display panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a display area AA displaying an image based on driving of a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate; and a non-display area BA surrounding the display area. For example, the display panel 100 may be implemented such that the entire front surface of the substrate is implemented as a display area without a non-display area based on a frameless structure. For example, the display panel 100 may be a transparent display panel including a light-transmitting portion provided in at least one of a plurality of pixels.

For example, the display panel 100 may display an image in a type such as a top emission type, a bottom emission type, or a double-sided emission type based on a structure of a pixel array layer including an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a light emitting device layer. In the top emission type, visible light emitted from the pixel array layer may be irradiated onto a forward region in front of the base substrate to allow an image to be displayed, and in the bottom emission type, visible light emitted from the pixel array layer may be irradiated onto a backward region behind the base substrate to allow an image to be displayed.

For example, the light emitting device layer may include a micro light emitting diode device electrically connected to each of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The micro light emitting diode device may be a light emitting diode implemented as an Integrated Circuit (IC) type or a chip type, and may include a first terminal electrically connected to the anode electrode and a second terminal electrically connected to the cathode electrode. The cathode electrode may be commonly connected to the light emitting devices of the light emitting device layer disposed in each pixel region.

The display panel 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a bent portion that is bent or curved to have a curved shape or a specific radius of curvature.

The bent portion of the display panel 100 may be implemented in at least one of one edge and the other edge of the display panel 100 that are parallel to each other. One edge and/or the other edge of the display panel 100 implementing the bent portion may include only the non-display area BA, or may include edges of the non-display area BA and the display area AA. For example, the display panel 100 including the bent portion provided by bending the non-display area BA may have a one-side frame bent structure or a two-side frame bent structure. In addition, the display panel 100 including the edge of the display area AA and the bent portion provided by bending the non-display area BA may have a structure of a one-sided active bent structure or a double-sided active bent structure.

The display apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a support member 300 disposed on the rear surface of the display panel 100 and a panel connection member 400 disposed between the display panel 100 and the support member 300.

The support member 300 may be referred to by other terms such as a cover bottom, a plate bottom, a rear cover, a base frame, a metal chassis, a chassis base, or an m-chassis. Accordingly, the support member 300 may be implemented as any type of frame or plate structure disposed on the rear surface of the display apparatus 10. The support member 300 may be a rear structure.

The support member 300 may cover the rear surface of the display panel 100. For example, the support member 300 may cover the entire rear surface of the display panel 100 with the gap space GS therebetween. For example, the support member 300 may include at least one of a glass material, a metal material, and a plastic material. For example, the support member 300 including a glass material may be sapphire glass. For example, the support member 300 including a metal material may include one of aluminum (Al), an aluminum alloy, a magnesium (Mg) alloy, and an iron (Fe) -nickel (Ni) alloy.

The support member 300 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may additionally cover the side surface of the display panel 100. For example, the support member 300 may include a rear surface portion 310 and a side surface portion 330, the rear surface portion 310 covering the rear surface of the display panel 100 with a gap space GS therebetween, and the side surface portion 330 connected to an end of the rear surface portion 310 and covering the side surface of the display panel 100. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto, and the support member 300 may be a single structure in which the rear surface portion 310 and the side surface portion 330 are provided as one body.

The side surface portion 330 may be implemented as a separate middle frame connected to the support member 300. In this case, the side surface portion 330 implemented as the middle frame may cover the support member 300, and may cover, for example, one or more of a side surface of the rear surface portion 310 and a side surface of the display panel 100. For example, the side surface portion 330 implemented as the middle frame may include the same or different material as that of the support member 300.

The panel connection member 400 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be disposed between a periphery (or edge) of the rear surface of the display panel 100 and a periphery (or edge) of the front surface of the support member 300. The support member 300 may be disposed at the periphery of the rear surface of the display panel 100 by using the panel connection member 400. For example, the panel connection part 400 may attach the display panel 100 to the support member 300. The panel connection member 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented with a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, a double-sided adhesive foam pad, or a single-sided adhesive foam pad, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a front member 500 covering a periphery (or edge) of the front surface of the display panel 100. The front member 500 may have a picture frame shape including an opening portion overlapping the display area AA of the display panel 100. For example, the front member 500 may be coupled or connected to the rear surface portion 310 or the middle frame, and may cover a periphery (or edge) of the front surface of the display panel 100, thereby supporting or fixing the display panel 100. The front member 500 may be disposed at the front edge of the display panel 100 and may be directly exposed to a user (or viewer), and thus, the aesthetic design appearance of the display apparatus 10 may be reduced and the bezel width of the display apparatus 10 may be increased. To solve such a problem, the display panel 100 may be connected to the support member 300 by the panel connection member 400, and thus, the front member 500 may be omitted (or removed), thereby reducing the bezel width of the display device 10 and enhancing the aesthetic design appearance of the display device 10. The vibration generating device 200 may be disposed on the rear surface (or the backside surface) of the display panel 100. The vibration generating device 200 may be attached on the rear surface of the display panel 100 by the adhesive member 150.

The adhesive member 150 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be disposed between the rear surface of the display panel 100 and the vibration generating device 200. For example, the adhesive member 150 may include an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape including an adhesive layer having good adhesive force or adhesion. For example, the adhesive layer of the adhesive member 150 may include epoxy, acryl, silicone, polyurethane, or paraffin, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. The adhesive layer of the adhesive member 150 may further include additives such as a tackifier, a wax component, or an antioxidant.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the adhesive member 150 may further include a hollow portion disposed between the display panel 100 and the vibration generating device 200. The hollow portion of the adhesive member 150 may provide an air gap between the display panel 100 and the vibration generating device 200. Due to the air gap, the sound wave (or sound pressure level) based on the vibration of the vibration generating device 200 may not be dispersed by the adhesive member 150 and may be concentrated on the display panel 100, and thus, the loss of the vibration caused by the adhesive member 150 may be minimized, thereby increasing the sound pressure level characteristic of the sound generated based on the vibration of the display panel 100.

The vibration generating device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented as a film type. The vibration generating device 200 may have a thickness thinner than that of the display panel 100, and thus, the thickness of the display panel 100 may not increase regardless of the arrangement of the vibration generating device 200. The vibration generating device 200 may be referred to as a sound generating module, a sound generating device, a film actuator, a film type piezoelectric composite actuator, a film speaker, a film type piezoelectric speaker, or a film type piezoelectric composite speaker using the display panel 100 as a vibration plate, but these terms are not limited thereto.

In addition, the vibration generating device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may have a size corresponding to the display area AA of the display panel 100. The size of the vibration generating device 200 may be 0.9 to 1.1 times the size of the display area AA, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. For example, the size of the vibration generating device 200 may be the same as or approximately equal to the size of the display area AA of the display panel 100, and thus, the vibration generating device 200 may cover a large area of the display panel 100, and the vibration generated by the vibration generating device 200 may vibrate the entire portion of the display panel 100, and thus, the localization of sound may be high, and enhanced sound may be provided to a consumer.

Further, a contact area (or panel coverage) between the display panel 100 and the vibration generating device 200 may be increased, and thus, a vibration area of the display panel 100 may be increased, thereby improving the sound of the middle to low tone vocal cords generated based on the vibration of the display panel 100. Further, in the large-sized display apparatus, the entire portion of the display panel 100 having a large size (or a large area) may vibrate, and thus, sound localization based on the vibration of the display panel 100 may be more enhanced, thereby achieving a stereo effect.

Accordingly, the vibration generating device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be disposed on the rear surface of the display panel 100 to sufficiently vibrate the display panel 100 in a vertical (or horizontal) direction, thereby outputting a desired sound to a forward region in front of the display apparatus. Further, the vibration generating device 200 may be implemented in a pattern shape including an organic material portion and an inorganic material portion, and thus, the area (or size) of the vibration generating device 200 may be infinitely increased, whereby the panel coverage of the vibration generating device 200 may be increased with respect to the display panel 100 to enhance the sound characteristics based on the vibration of the display panel 100.

Further, the vibration generating device 200 may be implemented with one film, and thus may be slim, thereby reducing or preventing an increase in driving voltage. For example, the vibration generating device 200 may be configured to have a wide area corresponding to the same size as that of the display panel 100, and therefore, the sound pressure characteristic of a low-pitched sound band, which is a drawback of the film type piezoelectric or the laminated type piezoelectric, may be improved, and the driving voltage may be reduced. Further, the vibration generating apparatus 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include an inorganic material portion and an organic material portion, and may be implemented as a thin film type, and thus, may be integrated into the display device 10 or equipped in the display device 10 without interference caused by a mechanical element and/or another element constituting the display device 10.

The vibration generating device 200 may vibrate to vibrate the display panel 100 based on the electrical signal. For example, the vibration generating device 200 may be a sound generating device that vibrates based on a signal synchronized with an image displayed by the display panel 100 to vibrate the display panel 100, thereby generating a sound. As another example, the vibration generating device 200 may be a haptic device that vibrates to vibrate the display panel 100 based on a haptic feedback signal (or a tactile feedback signal) synchronized with a user's touch applied to a touch panel (or a touch sensor layer) provided in the display panel 100 or embedded in the display panel 100. For example, the vibration generating device 200 may be a haptic device that vibrates the display panel 100 to output feedback based on a motion of a user. Accordingly, the display panel 100 may vibrate based on the vibration of the vibration generating device 200 to provide at least one or more of sound and tactile feedback to the user (or viewer).

The vibration generation device 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented to generate and receive frequencies of a frequency band for sensing an image or the like, and thus, may be implemented as a vibration generation device for fingerprint recognition.

Fig. 3 illustrates a vibration generating apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 3, the vibration generating device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a piezoelectric compound layer PCL, a first electrode 220, and a second electrode 230.

The vibration generating device 200 may be separately operated in different vibration modes. For example, the piezoelectric composite layer PCL may include a first region 200-1 operating in a first vibration mode and a second region 200-2 operating in a second vibration mode. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first region 200-1 operating in the first vibration mode may operate as a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, or a receiver actuator, and the second region 200-2 operating in the second vibration mode may operate as a sensing actuator. For example, the piezoelectric composite layer PCL including the first region 200-1 and the second region 200-2 may be a piezoelectric composite, a piezoelectric structure, or a piezoelectric composite.

For example, the vibration generating device corresponding to the first region 200-1 may be a first vibration generating device, and the vibration generating device corresponding to the second region 200-2 may be a second vibration generating device. The first vibration generating means and the second vibration generating means may be referred to as a first region and a second region by the same reference numerals.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region (or first vibration generating device) 200-1 of the vibration generating device 200 and the second region (or second vibration generating device) 200-2 of the vibration generating device 200 may be implemented to have different frequency characteristics. Therefore, the vibration generating device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented to have different frequency characteristics in one film. For example, the vibration generating device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented to have different resonance frequency (or natural frequency) characteristics in a single piezoelectric composite PCL (or piezoelectric structure).

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region 200-1 may be used as only one or more of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, and a receiver actuator. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region 200-1 may be used as two or more of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, and a receiver actuator. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region 200-1 may further include a haptic region, a speaker region, and a receiver region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region 200-2 may be implemented to perform the same function as the first region 200-1, and in the case where the second region 200-2 performs the same function as the first region 200-1, the function of the first region 200-1 may be more enhanced or enlarged. In the vibration generating device 200, the arrangement ratio and the arrangement position of the first and second regions 200-1 and 200-2 may be adjusted in various ways.

The piezoelectric composite layer PCL may include a first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 disposed in the first region 200-1 and a second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 disposed in the second region 200-2. The first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may operate in different composite structures or different vibration modes. For example, the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may have a vibration characteristic with a frequency of about 10kHz to about 20kHz, and the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may have a vibration characteristic with a frequency of about 10MHz to about 30MHz, but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 may include a 2-2 composite having piezoelectric properties of a 2-2 vibration mode, and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may include a 1-3 composite having piezoelectric properties of a 1-3 vibration mode, although embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The properties of a composite are strongly linked to the connectivity of its components, where connectivity is defined as the arrangement of active and passive phases in the composite. Thus, the 2-2 composite or connectivity comprises alternating two phase layers, as shown in the first region of fig. 3. The composite connectivity of 1-3 composites is widely used because it enables efficient use of the geometric advantages of piezoelectric materials, providing the highest electromechanical coupling factor. Thus, in a 1-3 composite, the piezoelectric active component or portion is surrounded by a grid providing a passive phase or passive portion. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a 1-3 composite or 1-3 vibration mode is illustrated in the second region of FIG. 3.

For example, the piezoelectric composite layer PCL may be formed by a dicing process, but the process of forming the piezoelectric composite layer PCL is not limited to the dicing process. For example, the piezoelectric composite layer PCL may be formed by a process of forming a plate using a material included in the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 of the piezoelectric composite layer PCL, a process of removing a region of the plate where the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 are to be disposed, and a process of filling the material of the second portions 212 and 214 into the removed region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be implemented as a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, or a receiver actuator, and the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be implemented as a sense actuator.

Further, each of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may include a plurality of first portions 211 and 213 and a plurality of second portions 212 and 214. The first portions 211 and 213 may have piezoelectric characteristics, and the second portions 212 and 214 may be disposed near the first portions 211 and 213, and may supplement impact resistance of each of the first portions 211 and 213 and may have insulating properties and flexibility.

In the piezoelectric composite layer PCL, the arrangement ratio and the arrangement position of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 can be adjusted in various ways.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may be provided so as to be connected to the side surfaces thereof by using the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 as a boundary.

As in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 is used as the sensing actuator, the young's modulus of the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be lower than the young's modulus of the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1, so that the signal generated by the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 and the signal received by the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 are rapidly attenuated and do not overlap.

For example, the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 may have strong oscillation characteristics, and/or may include a material having a low vibration damping effect (or damping characteristic). The second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may comprise a material having a high young's modulus. For example, the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 may have a young's modulus of 3GPa or greater. For example, the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may include an epoxy-based polymer, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. The second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may have an oscillation characteristic and a receiving characteristic, and/or may include a material having a high vibration damping effect (or damping characteristic). The second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may comprise a material having a low young's modulus. For example, the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 can have a Young's modulus of about 0.1GPa to about 2.5 GPa. For example, the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 can include at least one of a polyurethane-based polymer, an acrylic-based polymer, or a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) -based polymer.

As another example, in case the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 is implemented as a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator or a receiver actuator, the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be simultaneously implemented as a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator or a receiver actuator and a sensing actuator by applying signals having corresponding frequencies. In this case, the young's modulus of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be 100MPa or more.

Each of the plurality of first portions 211 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 may include an inorganic material portion and may include a polygonal pattern. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 211 may be a line pattern having a certain width. For example, the plurality of first portions 211 may be spaced apart from each other by a certain interval in the first direction X. Each of the plurality of first portions 211 may be disposed in parallel along a second direction Y intersecting the first direction X.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality of first portions 211 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 may be spaced apart from each other by a certain interval in the second direction Y, and may be arranged in parallel along the first direction X.

Each of the plurality of second portions 212 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 may include an organic material portion and may be disposed to fill a region between adjacent inorganic material portions as the first portion 211.

Accordingly, the plurality of first portions 211 and the second portions 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be alternately arranged in a line type or a stripe type.

The two second portions 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 arranged at the edge of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may have a larger width than the first portion 211 in the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL 1. For example, the width of the second portion 212 disposed between the two first portions 211 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be made smaller than the width of the two second portions 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and the two first portions 211 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 disposed at the edge portion of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL 1.

The plurality of first portions 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may each include an inorganic material portion, and may be arranged in a lattice structure in which the plurality of first portions 213 are spaced apart from each other in the first direction X and the second direction Y. Further, the plurality of second portions 214 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may each include an organic material portion, and may be arranged in a matrix structure in which each of the plurality of second portions 214 is disposed between adjacent ones 213 of the plurality of first portions 213. According to some embodiments, the plurality of first portions 213 and the second portions 214 may be alternately arranged in a line type or a stripe type. In order to perform accurate and precise image sensing, at least one of the widths of the first and second portions 213 and 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be adjusted to be smaller than the widths of the first and second portions 211 and 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1, and thus, the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 and the first portion 211 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be disposed per unit area.

Accordingly, each of the plurality of second portions 214 may be configured to fill a gap between two adjacent first portions 213 of the plurality of first portions 213 and surround the corresponding first portion 213 of the plurality of first portions 213, and thus may be connected or attached to the adjacent first portions 213.

Further, in the case where the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 is driven for sensing, some of the plurality of first portions 213 may be used for ultrasonic oscillation, and the other first portions 213 may be used for receiving ultrasonic waves.

Each of the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be configured as an inorganic material portion. The inorganic material portion may include an electroactive material. The electroactive material may have such characteristics (piezoelectric characteristics): pressure or distortion is applied to the crystal structure by an external force, a potential difference is generated due to dielectric polarization caused by a relative positional change of the positive (+) ions and the negative (-) ions, and vibration is generated by an electric field based on a voltage applied thereto. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 211 may be referred to as an electro-active portion, an inorganic material portion, a piezoelectric material portion, or a vibration portion, but these terms are not limited thereto.

Each of the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be formed of a ceramic-based material for generating relatively high vibration, or may be formed of a piezoelectric ceramic having a perovskite-based crystal structure. The perovskite crystal structure may have a piezoelectric effect and an inverse piezoelectric effect, and may be a plate-like structure having an orientation. The perovskite crystal structure may be represented by the chemical formula "ABO₃"means. Here, a may include a divalent metal element, and B may include a tetravalent metal element. For example, in the formula "ABO₃"wherein A and B may be cations and O may be anions. For example, the formula "ABO₃"canComprising PbTiO₃、PbZrO₃、BaTiO₃And SrTO₃But the embodiment is not limited thereto.

When the perovskite crystal structure includes a central ion (e.g., PbTiO)₃) In this case, the position of Ti ions may be changed by an external stress or a magnetic field, and thus, polarization may be changed, thereby generating a piezoelectric effect. For example, in the perovskite crystal structure, the cubic shape corresponding to the symmetric structure may be changed to a tetragonal, orthogonal, or rhombohedral structure corresponding to the asymmetric structure, and thus a piezoelectric effect may be generated. In a tetragonal structure, an orthogonal structure, or a rhombohedral structure corresponding to an asymmetric structure, polarization may be high in a morphotropic phase boundary, and rearrangement of polarization may be easy, whereby the perovskite crystal structure may have high piezoelectric characteristics.

For example, the inorganic material portion disposed in each of the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 may include one or more materials of lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and niobium (Nb), but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

As another example, the inorganic material portion disposed in each of the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 may include a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) -based material including lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), and titanium (Ti), or may include a lead zirconate nickel niobate (PZNN) -based material including lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), nickel (Ni), and niobium (Nb), but the embodiment is not limited thereto. Further, the inorganic material portion may include CaTiO not containing PB₃、BaTiO₃And SrTiO₃But the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Each of the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 may include an organic material portion. Each of the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 may be disposed between two adjacent first portions 211 and 213 among the plurality of first portions 211 and 213, and may absorb an impact applied to the first portions 211 and 213, may release stress concentrated on the first portions 211 and 213 to enhance overall durability of the vibration generating device 200, and may provide flexibility to the vibration generating device 200. The vibration generating device 200 may have flexibility and thus may be bent into a shape corresponding to the shape of the display panel 100.

Accordingly, each of the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 may be disposed between two adjacent ones of the plurality of first portions 211 and 213, and thus, the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 and the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 may be disposed (or arranged) in parallel on the same plane (or the same layer). Further, each of the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 may be configured to fill a gap between two adjacent first portions of the plurality of first portions 211 and 213, and may be connected to or attached to the first portions 211 and 213 adjacent thereto. Accordingly, in the vibration generating device 200, vibration energy based on the linkage in the unit grids of the first portions 211 and 213 can be increased by the second portions 212 and 214, and therefore, vibration characteristics can be increased, and piezoelectric characteristics and flexibility can be ensured.

Further, in the vibration generating device 200, the plurality of first portions 211 and 213 and the plurality of second portions 212 and 214 may be disposed on the same plane in the length direction X with respect to one side of the vibration generating device 200, and thus a large-area composite film (or an organic/inorganic composite film) having a single-layer structure may be constructed, and the large-area composite film may have a thin thickness. Thus, the thickness of the display device 10 may not be increased.

Therefore, in the vibration generating apparatus 200 of the display device 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the inorganic material portion (first portion) and the organic material portion (second portion) may be disposed on the same layer, and thus, an impact transmitted to the inorganic material portion may be absorbed by the organic material portion, thereby preventing the inorganic material portion from being damaged by an external impact applied to the display device 10 from the outside and minimizing a reduction in vibration performance (or a reduction in sound performance) caused by the damage.

Further, the vibration generating device 200 of the display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a piezoelectric ceramic having a perovskite crystal structure, and thus may vibrate (or mechanically displace) in response to an electrical signal applied from the outside. For example, when an Alternating Current (AC) voltage is applied to the inorganic material portion (first portion), the inorganic material portion may alternately contract and expand based on the inverse piezoelectric effect, and thus, based on the bending phenomenon in which the bending direction is alternately changed, the vibration generating device 200 may vibrate to vibrate the display panel 100 to provide sound or tactile feedback to a user based on the vibration, and thus the generated and received ultrasound may be used for image sensing.

The first electrode 220 may be disposed on a first surface (or front surface) of the piezoelectric compound layer PCL, and the second electrode 230 may be disposed on a second surface (or rear surface) of the piezoelectric compound layer PCL opposite to the first surface. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first surface of the piezoelectric compound layer PCL may be a surface opposite to the display panel 100.

The first electrode 220 may include a plurality of sub-electrodes, and the second electrode 230 may be configured with one electrode. Alternatively, the first electrode 220 may be configured with one electrode, and the second electrode 230 may include a plurality of sub-electrodes. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the first electrode 220 and the second electrode 230 may be configured with one electrode or more sub-electrodes. The first electrode 220 or the second electrode 230 provided with one electrode may be provided so as to correspond to the entire region of the piezoelectric compound layer PCL.

The first electrode 220 may include one first sub-electrode 221 disposed on the first surface of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and a second sub-electrode 222 separated from the first sub-electrode 221 and disposed on the first surface of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2. A predetermined gap exists between the first sub-electrode 221 and the second sub-electrode 222 to provide a separated signal to or receive a separated signal from the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 or the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2, which are distinguished from each other, or the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 or the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2, which are distinguished from each other.

For example, the second electrode 230 may be a common electrode or a lower electrode. For example, the first sub-electrode 221 may correspond to the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL 1. The first sub-electrode 221 may be a first upper electrode corresponding to a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, or a receiver actuator. For example, the second sub-electrode 222 may correspond to the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. The second sub-electrode 222 may be a second upper electrode corresponding to the sensing actuator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second electrode 230 may include first and second sub-electrodes spaced apart from each other and disposed on the second surfaces of the first and second piezoelectric compound layers PCL1 and PCL2, respectively. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the first and second electrodes 220 and 230 may include first and second sub-electrodes disposed on first and second surfaces of each of the first and second piezoelectric compound layers PCL1 and PCL 2. Each of the sub-electrodes of the first electrode 220 and the second electrode 230 may be disposed to correspond to the entire area of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2.

Each of the first and second electrodes 220 and 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a transparent conductive material, a semi-transparent conductive material, or an opaque conductive material. For example, examples of the transparent conductive material or the semi-transparent conductive material may include Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) or Indium Zinc Oxide (IZO), but the embodiment is not limited thereto. Examples of the opaque conductive material may include aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), molybdenum (Mo), and Mg or an alloy thereof, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Fig. 4 to 9 illustrate a vibration generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In fig. 3, the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may be provided so as to be connected at side surfaces thereof.

Here, the second portion 212 disposed at the edge of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 adjacent to the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 serves as a boundary. As another example, as shown in fig. 4, the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be provided so as to be connected to the side surfaces thereof by using the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 as a boundary. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 4, the first portion 211 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be connected to the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2, and thus, the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be disposed to be connected to side surfaces thereof.

According to the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 may be connected to the second portion 214 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2, and thus the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be disposed to be connected to side surfaces thereof. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the width of the second portion 212 of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 is different. Thus, the edge portions may also have different widths.

Referring to fig. 6, the first electrode 220 may include one first sub-electrode 221 disposed on a first surface of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and a plurality of second sub-electrodes 222 respectively disposed on first surfaces of a plurality of first portions 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second electrode 230 may include one first sub-electrode disposed on the second surface of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and a plurality of second sub-electrodes respectively disposed on the second surfaces of the plurality of first portions 213 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2. For example, the second electrode 230 may be a common electrode or a lower electrode. For example, the first sub-electrode 221 may correspond to the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL 1. The first sub-electrode 221 may be a first upper electrode corresponding to a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, or a receiver actuator. For example, the second sub-electrode 222 may correspond to the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. The second sub-electrode 222 may be a second upper electrode corresponding to the sensing actuator. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the first electrode 220 and the second electrode 230 may include one first sub-electrode disposed on each of the first surface and the second surface of the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL 1.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the first electrode 220 and the second electrode 230 may include a plurality of second sub-electrodes respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the plurality of first portions 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. Thus, as shown in fig. 6, the second electrode arranged at the lower surface in fig. 6 covers both the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL1 and the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. The first electrode 220 is composed of one first sub-electrode 221 covering the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and a plurality of second sub-electrodes 222 respectively covering only a first portion of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 and having gaps or distances from each other.

As shown in fig. 7, the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be disposed between adjacent first piezoelectric composite layers PCL 1. The second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may be disposed such that the entire side surface of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 is surrounded or surrounded by the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL 1. Thus, the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 forms islands inside the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL 1. As another example, as shown in fig. 8, the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be disposed such that a part of the side surface of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 is surrounded by the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1, or is surrounded by the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1, respectively.

As shown in fig. 7, one second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be disposed between adjacent first piezoelectric composite layers PCL 1. As another example, as shown in fig. 9, the plurality of second piezoelectric composite layers PCL2 may be spaced apart from each other by a distance between adjacent first piezoelectric composite layers PCL 1.

Referring to fig. 7 to 9, it is illustrated that the first electrode 220 includes a first sub-electrode 221 disposed on a first surface of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and one or more second sub-electrodes 222 disposed on first surfaces of one or more second piezoelectric composite layers PCL2, and the second sub-electrode 222 of the first electrode 220 is disposed on the first surface of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 with respect to the entire region of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2. For example, the second electrode 230 may be a common electrode or a lower electrode. For example, the first sub-electrode 221 may correspond to the first piezoelectric compound layer PCL 1. The first sub-electrode 221 may be a first upper electrode corresponding to a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, or a receiver actuator. For example, the second sub-electrode 222 may correspond to the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. The second sub-electrode 222 may be a second upper electrode corresponding to the sensing actuator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more second sub-electrodes 222 of the first electrode 220 may be disposed on the first surface of each first portion 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2. The second sub-electrode 222 may be sized to cover the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 including the first portion and the second portion of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2. Alternatively, there may be a plurality of second sub-electrodes 222 covering only the first portion 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL 2.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second electrode 230 may include a first sub-electrode disposed on the second surface of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and a second sub-electrode disposed on the second surface of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2, and the second sub-electrode of the second electrode 230 may be disposed to correspond to the entire region of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 or may be disposed to correspond to each first portion 213 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the first and second electrodes 220 and 230 may include a first sub-electrode disposed on each of the first and second surfaces of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 and a second sub-electrode disposed on each of the first and second surfaces of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2. The second sub-electrode 222 of the first electrode 220 and the second sub-electrode of the second electrode 230 may be disposed to correspond to the entire area of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2, or may be disposed to correspond to each first portion 213 of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2.

Fig. 10 illustrates a vibration generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along line II-II' shown in fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III' shown in fig. 10. Fig. 13 is a sectional view of a vibration generating device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, taken along the line III-III' shown in fig. 10.

Referring to fig. 3 to 9, the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 disposed in the second region 200-2 of the vibration generating device 200 (or the second vibration generating device) may be implemented such that the second portions 214 are disposed between the first portions 213 spaced apart from each other, or may be implemented such that the first portions 213 are disposed between the second portions 214 spaced apart from each other. In other words, the depth or height of the first portions 211 and 213 and the second portions 212 and 214 is similar to or corresponds to the thickness of the first piezoelectric composite layer PCL1 or the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second region 200-2 of the vibration generating device 200 may be implemented to generate and receive ultrasound and may be used for sensing, and as the intensity of the ultrasound oscillation increases and the excellent receiving sensitivity, accurate sensing may be performed. Sensing may include ultrasonic ranging and/or image sensing.

Herein, in order to enhance the ultrasonic oscillation intensity and the reception sensitivity by using the resonance principle, a cavity structure may be applied to the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL 2.

Referring to fig. 10 to 13, the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may include a first portion 213 constituting a body and including a cavity 213a, and a second portion 214 disposed in the cavity 213a of the first portion 213. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cavities 213a may be formed in a grid structure or a bar shape, and the structure of the cavities 213a is not limited thereto. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, in a state where the first portion 213 and the second portion 214 are alternately arranged, a cavity may be formed in the first portion 213, and the second portion 214 may extend to the cavity 213a of the first portion 213. For example, the cavity 213a may be formed in the first surface or the second surface of the first portion 213, and may be formed in all of the first surface and the second surface of the first portion 213 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The cavity 213a may be formed in a surface opposite to the display panel 100 among surfaces of the first portion 213, and may perform sensing on an object on the display panel 100, and thus, based on this, may be applied to fingerprint recognition or image sensing.

In order to perform ultrasonic oscillation and reception, the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be divided into an ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T that transmits or outputs oscillation and an ultrasonic reception region PCL2R that receives reflected oscillation, and the arrangement of the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T and the ultrasonic reception region PCL2R may be adjusted in various ways. Thus, the two regions may be arranged next to each other in the second region 200-2 and may have the same area, but they may also be arranged alternately and may have different sizes.

The ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T may generate ultrasonic waves based on vibrations generated with voltages applied to the first electrode 220 and the second electrode 230, and the ultrasonic receiving region PCL2R may receive a reflection signal generated by ultrasonic waves generated from the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T and reflected from an object (e.g., a finger).

As shown in fig. 10, all the partial regions of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T, and all the other partial regions of the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 may be the ultrasonic receiving region PCL 2R. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T and the ultrasonic receiving region PCL2R may be alternately arranged, and thus, the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may be realized.

The depth of the first cavity 213a-1 formed in the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T and the depth of the second cavity 213a-2 formed in the ultrasonic receiving region PCL2R can be realized based on the characteristics of the first portion 213 and the characteristics of the second portion 214. For example, the depth of the first cavity 213a-1 and the depth of the second cavity 213a-2 may be adjusted to a depth that enables the frequencies generated and received by the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 to resonate. Here, the depth of the first chamber 213a-1 and the depth of the second chamber 213a-2 may be similar, however, the depths may be different from each other.

For example, in the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T, the first cavity 213a-1 formed in the first portion 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may be implemented to have a depth of a quarter wavelength "λ/4" in the medium of the first portion 213 based on the corresponding frequency. For example, in the ultrasonic receiving region PCL2R, the second cavity 213a-2 formed in the first portion 213 of the second piezoelectric compound layer PCL2 may be implemented to have a depth of a quarter wavelength "λ/4" in the medium of the second portion 214 based on the corresponding frequency. The vibration frequency "f" can be expressed as the equation "f ═ v/4L". Here, the vibration frequency "f" may be an oscillation frequency (Hz), v may be a velocity (M/s) in the medium, and L may be a depth (μ M).

For example, in the case where the second piezoelectric composite layer PCL2 is implemented to have a thickness of about 150 μ M to about 500 μ M and to generate and receive ultrasound of about 10MHz, the first portion 213 includes PZT and the second portion 214 includes PVDF, the moving speed of a wave in the PZT of the first portion 213 may be about 4500M/s and the moving speed of a wave in the PVDF of the second portion 214 may be about 2600M/s, and thus, based on the equation, the first cavity 213a-1 of the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T may be formed to have a depth of about 113 μ M and the second cavity 213a-2 of the ultrasonic reception region PCL2R may be formed to have a depth of about 65 μ M. Embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the first cavity 213a-1 may be formed to have a depth for increasing the ultrasonic oscillation intensity of the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T, and the second cavity 213a-2 may be formed to have a depth for increasing the ultrasonic reception sensitivity of the ultrasonic reception region PCL 2R.

As shown in fig. 12, the depths of the first and second cavities 213a-1 and 213a-2 may be the same based on the frequency to be achieved. As another example, as shown in FIG. 13, the depth of the first and second cavities 213a-1 and 213a-2 may be different. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the depth of the first cavity 213a-1 formed in the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T may be the same or different. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the depth of the second cavity 213a-2 formed in the ultrasound receiving region PCL2R may be the same or different. For example, the depth of the first cavity 213a-1 formed in the ultrasonic oscillation region PCL2T is deeper than the depth of the second cavity 213a-2 formed in the ultrasonic reception region PCL 2R.

The vibration generating device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be used as a vibration generating device provided in a display apparatus. The display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to mobile devices, video phones, smart watches, watch phones, wearable apparatuses, foldable devices, rollable devices, bendable devices, flexible devices, bending devices, Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), electronic notebooks, desktop Personal Computers (PCs), laptop PCs, netbook computers, workstations, navigation devices, car display devices, TVs, wallpaper display devices, signage devices, game machines, notebook computers, monitors, cameras, camcorders, home appliances, and the like. In addition, the vibration generating device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to an organic light emitting lighting apparatus or an inorganic light emitting lighting apparatus. When the vibration generating device or the sound generating device is applied to the lighting device, the vibration generating device or the sound generating device may be used as a lighting and a speaker.

The vibration generating device and the display apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a vibration generating apparatus may include: the piezoelectric structure may include a first region and a second region, the first region may have a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and the second region may have a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region and the second region may be parallel to each other.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first frequency may be lower than the second frequency.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second frequency may be in a range of 10MHz to 30 MHz.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first frequency may be in a range of 10kHz to 20 kHz.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region and the second region may have different vibration modes.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region and the second region may be disposed on the same plane and/or may be connected at their side surfaces.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region may be configured as one or more of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, and a receiver actuator, and the second region may be configured as a sensing actuator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may be surrounded by the first region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the piezoelectric structure may include a plurality of second regions disposed apart from each other in the first region, and two or more side surfaces of each of the plurality of second regions may be connected to the side surface of the first region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region may include a 2-2 composite having piezoelectric properties of a 2-2 vibration mode, and the second region may include a 1-3 composite having piezoelectric properties of a 1-3 vibration mode.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the first and second regions may include: a plurality of first portions having piezoelectric characteristics; and a second portion disposed between the plurality of first portions.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of first portions may be an inorganic material portion, and the second portion may be an organic material portion.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region and the first region may have different young's moduli.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the young's modulus of the second portion of the second region may be lower than the young's modulus of the second portion of the first region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating device may further include a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric structure and a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the piezoelectric structure opposite to the first surface of the piezoelectric structure, one of the first and second electrodes may include a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode, the first sub-electrode may be disposed in the first region and the second sub-electrode may be disposed in the second region, and the other of the first and second electrodes may be commonly disposed in the first and second regions.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating device may further include a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric structure and a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the piezoelectric structure opposite to the first surface of the piezoelectric structure, one of the first and second electrodes may include a first sub-electrode disposed to correspond to the first region and at least one second sub-electrode disposed to correspond to a first portion of the second region, and the other of the first and second electrodes may be disposed to correspond to the piezoelectric structure.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a width of the first portion of the first region may be less than a width of the first portion of the second region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first portion of the second region may include one or more cavities, and the second portion of the second region may be disposed in the one or more cavities.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region may have a first depth based on a quarter wavelength "λ/4" of the corresponding frequency in the medium of the first portion, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region may have a second depth based on a quarter wavelength "λ/4" of the corresponding frequency in the medium of the second portion.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region may have a first depth from the first surface, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region may have a second depth that is the same as or different from the first depth.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, the first portion of the second region may include a plurality of cavities disposed in the first surface, the second portion of the second region may be disposed in the plurality of cavities, the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region may have the same first depth or different first depths from the first surface, and the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region may have the same second depth or different second depths.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a vibration generating apparatus may include: a first region having a first vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a first vibration mode; and a second region having a second vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a second vibration mode, the first and second regions may include insulating materials having different young's moduli.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating device may further include a piezoelectric structure including a first region and a second region, each of the first region and the second region may include: a plurality of first portions having piezoelectric characteristics; and a second portion disposed between the plurality of first portions, the second portion including an insulating material, and a young's modulus of the second portion of the second region may be lower than a young's modulus of the second portion of the first region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating device may further include: a first electrode disposed on a first surface of each of the first and second regions; and a second electrode disposed on a second surface of each of the first and second regions, the second electrode of the first region and the second electrode of the second region may be configured as one electrode.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first electrode of the first region may be spaced apart from the first electrode of the second region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first electrode of the second region may be disposed to correspond to the first portion of the second region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region may be configured to operate as one or more of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator, and a receiver actuator, and the second region may be configured to operate as a sensing actuator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may be provided in plurality, and the plurality of second regions may be spaced apart from each other in the first region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first region and the second region may be disposed in parallel on the same plane.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first portion of the second region may include one or more cavities, and the second portion of the second region may be disposed in the one or more cavities.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region may have a first depth from the first surface, and the one or more cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region may have a second depth, the second depth being the same as or different from the first depth.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region and an ultrasonic receiving region, the first portion of the second region may include a plurality of cavities disposed in the first surface, the second portion of the second region may be disposed in the plurality of cavities, the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic oscillation region may have the same first depth or different first depths from the first surface, and the plurality of cavities of the first portion disposed in the ultrasonic receiving region may have the same second depth or different second depths from the first surface.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a vibration generating apparatus may include: a piezoelectric structure comprising a first region and a second region, the first and second regions being separately drivable for different functions and the second region being driven for image sensing.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second region may include an ultrasonic oscillation region for ultrasonic oscillation and an ultrasonic receiving region for receiving reflected ultrasonic.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display apparatus may include: a display panel that displays an image; and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel, the vibration generating device may include a piezoelectric structure including a first region and a second region, the first region may have a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and the second region may have a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display apparatus may include: a display panel that displays an image; and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel, the vibration generating device may include: a first region having a first vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a first vibration mode; and a second region having a second vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a second vibration mode, the first and second regions may include insulating materials having different young's moduli.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating device may be attached on the rear surface of the display panel by an adhesive member.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the adhesive member may include a hollow portion between the display panel and the vibration generating device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus may include: a vibrating plate; and a vibration generating device disposed on a rear surface of the vibration plate to vibrate the vibration plate, the vibration generating device may include a piezoelectric structure including a first region and a second region, the first region may have a vibration characteristic of a first frequency, and the second region may have a vibration characteristic of a second frequency different from the first frequency.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus may include: a vibrating plate; and a vibration generating device provided on a rear surface of the vibration plate to vibrate the vibration plate, the vibration generating device may include: a first region having a first vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a first vibration mode; and a second region having a second vibration characteristic and configured to operate in a second vibration mode, the first and second regions may include insulating materials having different young's moduli.

The vibration generating device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may implement a haptic function, a speaker function, a receiver function, and an image sensing function by using one vibration generating device.

The vibration generating device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a film type, thereby providing a vibration generating device having an ultra-thin film type and easily changing a position where the vibration generating device is installed.

The vibration generating device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a polymer insulating layer and a piezoelectric element, thereby providing a vibration generating device having excellent flexibility.

The display apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented to vibrate the display panel by using the vibration generating device, and thus may generate a sound such that a traveling direction of the sound of the display apparatus is a forward direction of the display panel.

A display device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include one vibration generating means for implementing a tactile function, a speaker function, a receiver function, and an image sensing function, thereby providing a display device in which a speaker, a tactile element, a receiver, and an image sensor are implemented as one vibration generating means.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present disclosure without departing from the technical spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the embodiments of the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Cross Reference to Related Applications

This application claims the benefit and priority of korean patent application No.10-2020-0039505, filed 3/31/2020, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.