Device for generating vibrations and vehicle device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device for generating vibration and a vehicle device. Among others, the device for generating vibration includes a vibration member, a vibration device provided on a rear surface of the vibration member to vibrate the vibration member, a support member on a rear surface of the vibration device, the support member including a first surface facing the vibration member and a second surface opposite the first surface, a vibration signal cable provided on the first surface or the second surface of the support member, and a conductive connector electrically connecting the vibration device to the vibration signal cable.

Description

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0184066, filed on December 21, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference as fully set forth herein. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to apparatuses, and more specifically to apparatuses for generating vibrations that simplify the connection structure between a vibration device and an audio controller. Background Technology

[0004] The device includes a separate loudspeaker or sound unit for providing sound. When loudspeakers are placed in the device, the design and spatial arrangement of the device become limited due to the space occupied by the loudspeakers.

[0005] A loudspeaker used in a device can be, for example, an actuator comprising a magnet and a coil. However, when an actuator is used in a device, there is a drawback of its thickness. Piezoelectric devices, which aim to achieve a thinner thickness, are attracting widespread attention.

[0006] Due to their fragile nature, piezoelectric devices are easily damaged by external impacts, resulting in low reliability of sound reproduction. Furthermore, when loudspeakers using piezoelectric devices are applied to flexible devices, their fragility can cause damage.

[0007] Furthermore, due to the unloading hole of the vibration signal cable of the piezoelectric device, the stiffness and heat dissipation quality are reduced, the position of the piezoelectric device is restricted, and heat is generated due to the vibration signal cable when driving the piezoelectric device.

[0008] The information disclosed in the Background section was already known to the inventors of the inventive concept prior to the implementation of this disclosure, or is technical information obtained in the course of implementing this disclosure. Therefore, it may contain information that does not constitute prior art already known to the public in this country. Summary of the Invention

[0009] Therefore, the inventors have recognized the above-mentioned problems and have conducted various experiments to realize a vibration device that can enhance sound quality and sound pressure level characteristics. Through various experiments, the inventors have invented a new vibration device that can enhance sound quality and sound pressure level characteristics, a device including the new vibration device, and a vehicle device including the new vibration device.

[0010] One aspect of this disclosure is aimed at providing a vibration device that can cause a vibrating object (or vibrating member) to vibrate to produce vibration or sound and can enhance sound characteristics and / or sound pressure level characteristics, an apparatus including the vibration device, and a vehicle apparatus including the vibration device.

[0011] Another aspect of this disclosure is intended to provide a vibration device with a simplified structure and an apparatus including the vibration device.

[0012] Further advantages and aspects of this disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practicing the inventive concepts provided 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 or derived therefrom, as well as the claims and drawings.

[0013] To achieve these and other advantages and for the purposes of this disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, an apparatus for generating vibration is provided, the apparatus comprising: a vibrating member; a vibrating device disposed on a rear surface of the vibrating member to vibrate the vibrating member; a support member on the rear surface of the vibrating device, the support member including a first surface facing the vibrating member and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a vibration signal cable disposed on the first or second surface of the support member; and a conductive connection member electrically connecting the vibrating device to the vibration signal cable.

[0014] In another aspect of this disclosure, an apparatus for generating vibration is provided, comprising: a vibrating member; a vibration device disposed on a rear surface of the vibrating member to vibrate the vibrating member; a support member on the rear surface of the vibration device, the support member including a first surface facing the vibrating member and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a vibration signal cable disposed on the first and second surfaces of the support member, wherein the vibration device includes: a signal cable for receiving positive and negative signals; and a fixing member for fixing the signal cable to the vibration signal cable.

[0015] In another aspect of this disclosure, a vehicle apparatus is provided that includes the aforementioned means for generating vibration.

[0016] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of this disclosure are exemplary and illustrative, and are intended to provide further explanation of the claimed disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application. The drawings illustrate various aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to illustrate the principles of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 1 An apparatus for generating vibration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0019] Figure 2 It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view taken from line A-A';

[0020] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 4 It is along Figure 3 A cross-sectional view taken from line B-B';

[0022] Figure 5A and 5B This is a perspective view of the vibrating section according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 6 The rear surface of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0024] Figure 7A The front surface of a support member according to an embodiment of this disclosure is shown;

[0025] Figure 7B The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0026] Figure 7C The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0027] Figure 8A It is along Figure 7B A cross-sectional view taken from line C-C';

[0028] Figure 8B It is along Figure 7C A cross-sectional view taken from line D-D';

[0029] Figure 9A and Figure 9B The connection structure between the power cord, conductive connecting member and sound cable of the vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0030] Figure 10A The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0031] Figure 10B It is along Figure 10A A cross-sectional view taken from line E-E';

[0032] Figure 11A The rear surface of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0033] Figure 11B The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0034] Figure 12 This is a perspective view of the fixing member of a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] Figure 13A This is a perspective view of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] Figure 13B This is a cross-sectional view of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] Figure 14 It is along Figure 11B A cross-sectional view taken by line F-F'; and

[0038] Figure 15 An example is shown in which a signal cable contacts a vibration signal cable via a fixed member in a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] Throughout the accompanying drawings and detailed embodiments, unless otherwise described, the same reference numerals should be understood to refer to the same elements, features, and structures. For clarity, illustration, and convenience, the relative dimensions and depictions of these elements may be enlarged. Detailed Implementation

[0040] Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of this disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations may be omitted where such obscurity may unnecessarily obscure aspects of this disclosure. The described progression of processing steps and / or operations is exemplary; however, the order of steps and / or operations is not limited to the order set forth herein and may be varied as is known in the art, except that they must occur in a specific order. Unless otherwise stated, similar reference numerals always refer to similar elements. The names of the various elements used in the following description are chosen solely for ease of writing and may therefore differ from those used in actual products.

[0041] The advantages and features of this disclosure and its implementation methods will be illustrated by the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure may be implemented in different forms, and it should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make this disclosure detailed and complete, and to fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, this disclosure is defined only by the scope of the claims.

[0042] The shapes, dimensions, ratios, angles, and quantities disclosed in the accompanying drawings, which are used to describe embodiments of this disclosure, are merely examples, and therefore, embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to the details shown. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. In the following description, detailed descriptions of relevant known functions or configurations will be omitted where it is determined that such detailed descriptions unnecessarily obscure the essential points of this disclosure.

[0043] When using terms such as “comprise,” “have,” “include,” “contain,” “form,” “comprise,” “form of,” etc., one or more additional elements may be added unless a term such as “only” is used. Unless the context explicitly indicates otherwise, singular terms may include plural forms.

[0044] When interpreting a component, even if no explicit description is provided, the component is interpreted as including the range of errors.

[0045] When describing positional relationships, for example, when using terms such as "on," "above," "below," "above," "below," "near," "close to," or "adjacent," "beside," or "next to," one or more parts may be arranged between two other parts unless more restrictive terms such as "immediately adjacent," "directly," or "nearly" are used. For example, when a structure is described as being positioned relative to another structure as "on," "above," "below," "above," "below," "near," "near," "adjacent," "beside," or "next to," this description should be interpreted to include situations where the structures are in contact with each other and where a third structure is placed or inserted between them. Furthermore, the terms "front," "back," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "downward," "upward," "above," "downward," etc., refer to any frame of reference.

[0046] When describing temporal relationships, such as when time sequence is described as “after,” “following,” “next,” “before,” “before,” etc., discontinuous situations may be included unless more restrictive terms such as “exactly,” “immediately after,” or “directly” are used.

[0047] It will be understood that while the terms “first,” “second,” “A,” “B,” “(a),” “(b),” etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element may be referred to as a second element without departing from the scope of the invention, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element.

[0048] The terms “first horizontal axis direction,” “second horizontal axis direction,” and “vertical axis direction” should not be interpreted solely based on the geometric relationship that the directions are perpendicular to each other, but may refer to directions that have a broader directional nature within the scope of the functional operability of the components of this disclosure.

[0049] The term "at least one" should be understood to include any and all combinations of one or more associated enumerated items. For example, "at least one of the first, second, and third items" means a combination of all items derived from two or more of the first, second, and third items, as well as the first, second, or third item.

[0050] The expressions "first element," "second element," and " / or" "third element" should be understood as one of the first element, the second element, and the third element, or any or all combinations of the first element, the second element, and the third element. As an example, A, B, and / or C can refer to only A; only B; only C; any or some combinations of A, B, and C; or all of A, B, and C.

[0051] Features of the various embodiments of this disclosure may be coupled or combined with each other in part or in whole, and may interoperate differently with each other and be technically driven, as will be fully understood by those skilled in the art. Embodiments of this disclosure may be performed independently of each other or may be performed together in an interdependent relationship.

[0052] Figure 1 An apparatus for generating vibration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, and Figure 2 It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view taken from line A-A'.

[0053] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the device 10 for generating vibration may include a vibration member 100 and a vibration device 200 disposed on the rear surface (or rear side surface) of the vibration member 100.

[0054] For example, the vibrating member 100 can output sound based on the vibration of the vibrating device 200. The vibrating device 200 can output sound by using the vibrating member 100 as a vibrating plate. For example, the vibrating device 200 can output sound toward the front surface of the vibrating member 100 by using the vibrating member 100 as a vibrating plate. For example, the vibrating device 200 can generate sound such that the sound travels toward the front surface of the vibrating member 100 or the display panel. The vibrating device 200 can cause the vibrating member 100 to vibrate to output sound. For example, the vibrating device 200 can directly cause the vibrating member 100 to vibrate to output sound. For example, the vibrating member 100 can be a vibrating object, a display panel, a vibrating panel, or a front member, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. In the following, an embodiment in which the vibrating member is a display panel will be described. In the following, the vibrating member 100 is sometimes referred to as the display panel 100.

[0055] The vibrating member (or display panel) 100 can display images (e.g., electronic images, digital images, still images, or video images). For example, the vibrating member 100 can emit light to display an image. The display panel can be a curved display panel or any type of display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light-emitting display panel, a quantum dot light-emitting display panel, a micro-light-emitting diode display panel, and an electrophoretic display panel. For example, the vibrating member 100 can be a flexible light-emitting display panel, a flexible electrophoretic display panel, a flexible electrowetting display panel, a flexible micro-light-emitting diode display panel, or a flexible quantum dot light-emitting display panel, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0056] The vibration member 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a display area AA for displaying an image based on the driving of a plurality of pixels. The vibration member 100 may include a non-display area IA surrounding the display area AA, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0057] The vibrating member 100 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a light-emitting device, and may display images in a manner such as top-emitting, bottom-emitting, or dual-emitting types based on a pixel array layer comprising multiple pixels. In the top-emitting type, visible light emitted from the pixel array layer can illuminate the substrate in a forward direction to enable image display, while in the bottom-emitting type, visible light emitted from the pixel array layer can illuminate the substrate in a rearward direction to enable image display.

[0058] The vibration member 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a pixel array portion disposed on a substrate. The pixel array portion may include a plurality of pixels that display an image based on a signal supplied through each of the signal lines. The signal lines may include gate lines, data lines, and pixel drive power lines, etc., but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0059] Each of the plurality of pixels may include a pixel circuit layer comprising: a driving TFT disposed in a pixel region configured with a plurality of gate lines and / or a plurality of data lines; an anode electrode electrically connected to the driving TFT; a light-emitting device formed on the anode electrode; and a cathode electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting device.

[0060] The driving TFT can be disposed in the transistor region of each pixel region disposed in the substrate. The driving TFT may include a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The semiconductor layer of the driving TFT may include silicon such as amorphous silicon (a-Si), polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), or low-temperature polycrystalline silicon, or may include oxides such as indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0061] The anode electrode (or pixel electrode) can be disposed in the opening region of each pixel region and can be electrically connected to the driving TFT.

[0062] The light-emitting device according to embodiments of this disclosure may include an organic light-emitting device (OLED) layer disposed on an anode electrode. The OLED layer may be configured such that pixels emit light of the same color (e.g., white light) or emit light of different colors (e.g., red, green, and blue light). A cathode electrode (or common electrode) may be connected to the OLED layer disposed in each pixel region. For example, the OLED layer may have a stacked structure comprising two or more structures or a single structure containing the same color. In another embodiment of this disclosure, the OLED layer may have a stacked structure comprising two or more structures containing one or more different colors for each pixel. The two or more structures containing one or more different colors may be configured as one or more of blue, red, yellow-green, and green, or combinations thereof, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. Examples of combinations may include blue and red, red and yellow-green, red and green, and red / yellow-green / green, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. Furthermore, combinations may be applied regardless of their stacking order. The stacked structure comprising two or more structures having the same color or one or more different colors may also include a charge-generating layer between the two or more structures. The charge generation layer can have a PN junction structure and can include an N-type charge generation layer and a P-type charge generation layer.

[0063] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the light-emitting device may include a miniature light-emitting diode (LED) device electrically connected to each of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The miniature LED device may be an LED implemented as an integrated circuit (IC) or a chip. The miniature LED device 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 connected to the second terminal of the miniature LED device disposed in each pixel region.

[0064] An encapsulation portion can be formed on a substrate to surround the pixel array portion, thereby preventing oxygen or water from penetrating into the light-emitting device layer of the pixel array portion. The encapsulation portion according to embodiments of this disclosure can be formed as a multilayer structure with alternating organic and inorganic material layers, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. The inorganic material layer prevents oxygen or water from penetrating into the light-emitting device layer of the pixel array portion. The organic material layer can be formed to have a thickness relatively thicker than the inorganic material layer to cover particles generated during the manufacturing process. For example, the encapsulation portion may include a first inorganic layer, an organic layer on the first inorganic layer, and a second inorganic layer on the organic layer. The organic layer may be a particle covering layer, but the terminology is not limited thereto. A touch panel can be disposed on the encapsulation portion, or the touch panel may be disposed on the rear surface of the pixel array portion or disposed within the pixel array portion.

[0065] The vibrating member 100 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate may be an upper substrate or a TFT array substrate. For example, the first substrate may include a pixel array (or display section or display area) comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in a pixel area configured by a plurality of gate lines and / or a plurality of data lines. Each of the plurality of pixels may include a TFT connected to the gate lines and / or data lines, a pixel electrode connected to the TFT, and a common electrode formed adjacent to the pixel electrode and supplied with a common voltage.

[0066] The first substrate may further include a pad portion disposed at its first edge (or non-display portion) and a gate driving circuit disposed at its second edge (or second non-display portion).

[0067] The pad portion can supply externally supplied signals to the pixel array portion and / or the gate drive circuit. For example, the pad portion may include: multiple data pads connected to multiple data lines via multiple data link lines; and / or multiple gate input pads connected to the gate drive circuit via gate control signal lines. For example, the size of the first substrate may be larger than the size of the second substrate, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0068] The gate driving circuit can be embedded (or integrated) into the second edge of the first substrate to connect to multiple gate lines. For example, the gate driving circuit can be implemented using a shift register comprising transistors formed by the same process as TFTs disposed in the pixel region. According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the gate driving circuit may not be embedded in the first substrate, but can be disposed in an IC-type panel driving circuit.

[0069] The second substrate can be a lower substrate or a color filter array substrate. For example, the second substrate may include: a pixel pattern (or pixel definition pattern) capable of including an opening region overlapping with a pixel region formed in the first substrate; and a color filter layer formed in the opening region. The second substrate may have a smaller size than the first substrate, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. The second substrate may overlap with a portion of the first substrate other than the first edge. The second substrate may be bonded to a portion of the first substrate other than the first edge using a sealant, wherein the liquid crystal layer is located between the second substrate and the first substrate.

[0070] A liquid crystal layer may be disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate. The liquid crystal layer may include liquid crystal, wherein the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules changes based on an electric field generated by a common voltage and a data voltage applied to the pixel electrodes of each pixel.

[0071] The second polarizing member can be attached to the lower surface of the second substrate and can polarize light incident from the backlight and traveling in parallel to the liquid crystal layer. The first polarizing member can be attached to the upper surface of the first substrate and can polarize light passing through the first substrate and emitted to the outside.

[0072] The vibrating member 100 according to embodiments of this disclosure can drive the liquid crystal layer using an electric field generated by a common voltage and a data voltage applied to each pixel, thereby displaying an image based on light passing through the liquid crystal layer.

[0073] In another embodiment of the vibrating member 100 according to the present disclosure, the first substrate may be a color filter array substrate, and the second substrate may be a TFT array substrate. For example, the vibrating member 100 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure may have a form in which the vibrating member 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is vertically reversed. In this case, the pad portion of the vibrating member 100 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure may be covered by a separate mechanism.

[0074] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the vibration member 100 may include a bending portion that is bent or flexed to have a specific radius of curvature or a curved shape.

[0075] The bending portion of the vibrating member 100 can be implemented at one or more of its parallel edge portions and other edge portions. One edge portion and another edge portion of the vibrating member 100 implementing the bending portion may only include the non-display area IA, or may include the display area AA and the edge portion of the non-display area IA. The vibrating member 100 including the bending portion implemented by bending the non-display area IA can have a single-sided edge bending structure or a double-sided edge bending structure. Furthermore, the vibrating member 100 including the edge portion of the display area AA and the bending portion implemented by bending the non-display area IA can have a single-sided active bending structure or a double-sided active bending structure.

[0076] The vibration device 200 can cause the vibrating member 100 to vibrate at the rear surface of the vibrating member 100, and thus can provide sound and / or tactile feedback to the user based on the vibration of the vibrating member 100. The vibration device 200 can be implemented at the rear surface of the vibrating member 100 to directly cause the vibrating member 100 to vibrate. For example, the vibration device 200 can be a vibration generating device, a displacement device, a sound device, or a sound generating device, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0077] In embodiments of this disclosure, the vibration device 200 may vibrate based on a vibration drive signal synchronized with an image displayed by the vibration member 100, thereby causing the vibration member 100 to vibrate. According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibration device 200 may vibrate based on a haptic feedback signal (or haptic feedback signal) synchronized with a user touch applied to a touch panel (or touch sensor layer) disposed on or embedded in the vibration member 100, and thus cause the vibration member 100 to vibrate. Therefore, the vibration member 100 may vibrate based on the vibration of the vibration device 200 to provide one or more of auditory and haptic feedback to a user (or viewer).

[0078] The vibration device 200 can cause the display panel or the vibrating member 100 to vibrate. For example, the vibration device 200 can be implemented on the rear surface of the vibrating member 100 to directly cause the display panel or the vibrating member 100 to vibrate. For example, the vibration device 200 can cause the vibrating member 100 to vibrate at the rear surface of the display panel or the vibrating member 100, and thus can provide sound and tactile feedback to the user (or viewer) based on the vibration of the display panel or the vibrating member 100.

[0079] The vibration device 200 according to embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented as a diaphragm. Since the vibration device 200 is implemented as a diaphragm, it can have a thinner thickness than the vibrating member 100, thereby minimizing the increase in device thickness caused by the arrangement of the vibration device 200. For example, the vibration device 200 may be referred to as a sound generating module using a display panel or vibrating member 100 as a vibrating plate or sound vibrating plate, a sound generating device, a vibration generating device, a displacement device, a sound device, a diaphragm actuator, a diaphragm piezoelectric composite actuator, a diaphragm loudspeaker, a diaphragm piezoelectric loudspeaker, or a diaphragm piezoelectric composite loudspeaker, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0080] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibration device 200 may not be disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member 100, and may be applied to a non-display panel instead of a display panel. For example, the non-display panel may be one or more of the following: wood, plastic, glass, metal, cloth, fiber, rubber, paper, leather, vehicle interior materials, building interior ceilings, aircraft interior materials, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. In this case, the non-display panel can be used as a vibrating plate, and the vibration device 200 can cause the non-display panel to vibrate to output sound.

[0081] For example, an apparatus according to an embodiment of this disclosure may include a vibrating member (or vibrating object) 100 and a vibrating device 200 disposed in the vibrating member 100. For example, the vibrating member 100 may include a display panel containing pixels for displaying images, or it may include a non-display panel. For example, the vibrating member 100 may include a display panel containing pixels for displaying images, or it may be one or more of the following: wood, plastic, glass, metal, cloth, fiber, rubber, paper, leather, mirror, vehicle interior material, vehicle window, building interior ceiling, building window, building interior material, aircraft interior material, and aircraft window, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the vibrating member 100 may include one or more of the following: a display panel containing pixels for displaying images, a screen panel that projects images from a display device onto it, a lighting panel, a sign panel, vehicle interior material, vehicle window, vehicle exterior material, building ceiling material, building interior material, building window, aircraft interior material, aircraft window, and a mirror, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the non-display panel may be a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panel (or device), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting panel (or device), or an inorganic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panel (or device), but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the vibrating member 100 may include a display panel containing pixels for displaying images, or may be one or more of the following: a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panel (or device), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting panel (or device), and an inorganic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panel (or device), but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0082] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibrating member 100 may include a plate. The plate may comprise a metallic material, or it may comprise a single non-metallic material or a composite non-metallic material, including one or more of the following: wood, plastic, glass, cloth, fiber, rubber, paper, mirror, and leather, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the paper may be tapered paper for a loudspeaker. For example, the tapered paper may be pulp or foam plastic, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the vibrating member 100 may be a vibrating object, a vibrating plate, or a front member, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0083] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the vibration device 200 can be disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member 100 to overlap with the display area (or active area) AA of the vibration member 100. For example, the vibration device 200 can overlap with half or more of the display area AA of the vibration member 100. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the vibration device 200 can overlap with the entire display area AA of the vibration member 100.

[0084] When an alternating current (AC) voltage is applied, the vibration device 200 according to embodiments of the present disclosure can alternately contract and expand based on the inverse piezoelectric effect, and can vibrate the vibration member 100 based on vibration. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration device 200 can vibrate the display panel 100 based on a voice signal synchronized with an image displayed on the display panel. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the vibration device 200 can vibrate based on a tactile feedback signal (or haptic feedback signal) synchronized with a user touch applied to a touch panel (or touch sensor layer) disposed on or embedded in the vibration member 100, and thus can vibrate the vibration member 100. Therefore, the vibration member 100 can vibrate based on the vibration of the vibration device 200 to provide one or more of sound and tactile feedback to the user (or viewer).

[0085] Therefore, the apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure can output sound generated by the vibration of the vibrating member 100 in the forward direction of the vibrating member 100 based on the vibration of the vibrating device 200. Furthermore, the apparatus for generating vibration according to embodiments of the present disclosure can further enhance the sound localization and sound pressure level characteristics based on the vibration of the vibrating member 100 by using a diaphragm-type vibrating device 200 to vibrate a large area of ​​the vibrating member 100.

[0086] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the rear surface (or rear side surface) of the vibrating member 100 may include a first region (or first rear region) A1 and a second region (or second rear region) A2. For example, on the rear surface of the vibrating member 100, the first region A1 may be a left rear region, and the second region A2 may be a right rear region. For a first direction X, the first region A1 and the second region A2 may be horizontally symmetrical with respect to the centerline CL of the vibrating member 100, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, each of the first region A1 and the second region A2 may overlap with the display area AA of the vibrating member 100.

[0087] The vibration device 200 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include a first vibration device 200-1 and a second vibration device 200-2 disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member 100.

[0088] A first vibration device 200-1 may be disposed in a first region A1 of the vibration member 100. For example, the first vibration device 200-1 may be disposed near the center portion or edge of the first region A1 of the vibration member 100 relative to a first direction X. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the first vibration device 200-1 can cause the first region A1 of the vibration member 100 to vibrate, and thus can generate a first vibrational sound or a first tactile feedback in the first region A1 of the vibration member 100. For example, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the first vibration device 200-1 can directly cause the first region A1 of the vibration member 100 to vibrate, and thus can generate a first vibrational sound or a first tactile feedback in the first region A1 of the vibration member 100. For example, the first vibrational sound may be a left-handed sound. Based on the characteristics of the first vibrational sound or the desired sound characteristics of the device, the size of the first vibration device 200-1 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be half or less than the size of the first region A1, or may be half or more of the size of the first region A1. In another embodiment according to the present disclosure, the size of the first vibration device 200-1 may be a size corresponding to the first region A1 of the vibration member 100. For example, the size of the first vibration device 200-1 can be less than or equal to the size of the first region A1 of the vibration member 100.

[0089] The second vibration device 200-2 may be disposed in the second region A2 of the vibration member 100. For example, the second vibration device 200-2 may be disposed near the center portion or edge of the second region A2 of the vibration member 100 relative to the first direction X. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the second vibration device 200-2 can cause the second region A2 of the vibration member 100 to vibrate, and thus generate a second vibration sound or a second tactile feedback in the second region A2 of the vibration member 100. For example, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the second vibration device 200-2 can directly cause the second region A2 of the vibration member 100 to vibrate, and thus generate a second vibration sound or a second tactile feedback in the second region A2 of the vibration member 100. For example, the second vibration sound may be a right-handed sound. Based on the characteristics of the second vibration sound or the desired sound characteristics of the device, the size of the second vibration device 200-2 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be half or less than the size of the second region A2, or may be half or more of the size of the second region A2. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the size of the second vibration device 200-2 may be a size corresponding to the second region A2 of the vibration member 100 or the display panel. For example, the size of the second vibration device 200-2 can be less than or equal to the size of the second region A2 of the vibration member 100. Therefore, based on the left-right sound characteristics and / or the overall sound characteristics of the device 10, the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 can have the same size or different sizes. Furthermore, the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 can be arranged in a left-right symmetrical or left-right asymmetrical structure relative to the center line CL of the vibration member 100.

[0090] Each of the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 may include a piezoelectric structural material (vibrating part or piezoelectric vibrating part), which includes a piezoelectric ceramic having piezoelectric properties, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, each of the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 according to the embodiments of this disclosure may include a piezoelectric ceramic having a perovskite crystal structure, and therefore may vibrate (or mechanically displace) in response to an externally applied electrical signal. For example, when a vibration drive signal (or voice signal) is applied, each of the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 may alternately and repeatedly contract and expand based on the inverse piezoelectric effect of the piezoelectric structural material (vibrating part or piezoelectric vibrating part), and therefore may displace (or vibrate) in the same direction based on the bending phenomenon of alternating bending directions, thereby increasing or maximizing the displacement (or bending force) or amplitude displacement of the vibration device 200 and / or the vibration member 100.

[0091] The vibrations generated by each of the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 can cause the entire first region (or first rear region) A1 and the second region (or second rear region) A2 to vibrate, thereby improving user satisfaction and increasing the sound localization. Furthermore, the contact area (or panel coverage) between the vibrating member 100 and each of the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 can be increased, and thus the vibration area of ​​the vibrating member 100 can be increased, thereby enhancing the mid-to-low frequency sound generated based on the vibration of the vibrating member 100. Moreover, the vibration device 200 applied to a large device can cause the entire vibrating of the vibrating member 100, which has a large size (or large area), and thus can further enhance the sound localization based on the vibration of the vibrating member 100, thereby achieving an enhanced sound effect. Therefore, the vibration device 200 according to the embodiments of this disclosure can be disposed on the rear surface of the vibrating member 100 so that the vibrating member 100 vibrates sufficiently in the vertical (or forward or backward) direction, thereby outputting the desired sound in the forward direction of the display device or device. For example, the vibration device 200 can be disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member 100 so that the vibration member 100 vibrates sufficiently in the vertical (forward or backward) direction relative to the first direction X, thereby outputting the desired sound in the forward direction of the display device or the device.

[0092] The device 10 for generating vibration according to embodiments of the present disclosure may further include a connecting member 250 (or a first connecting member) between the vibration device 200 and the vibration member 100 or the display panel. For example, the connecting member 250 may be disposed between each of the first vibration device 200-1 and the second vibration device 200-2 and the vibration member 100 or the display panel.

[0093] For example, the connecting member 250 may be disposed between the vibration device 200 and the rear surface of the vibration member 100 or the display panel, and thus the vibration device 200 may be connected or coupled to the rear surface of the vibration member 100. For example, the vibration device 200 may be connected or coupled to the rear surface of the vibration member 100 or the display panel using the connecting member 250, and thus may be supported by or disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member 100 or the display panel. For example, the vibration device 200 may be disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member 100 or the display panel using the connecting member 250.

[0094] The connecting member 250 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include a material comprising an adhesive layer having good adhesion or bonding force to the rear surface of the vibrating member 100 and each of the vibrating devices 200. For example, the connecting member 250 may include a foam pad, double-sided tape, or adhesive, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the adhesive layer of the connecting member 250 may include epoxy resin, acrylic resin, silicone resin, or urethane, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the adhesive layer of the connecting member 250 may include an acrylic-based material having relatively good adhesion and high hardness in acrylic and urethane. Therefore, vibrations from the vibrating device 200 can be well transmitted to the vibrating member 100.

[0095] The adhesive layer of the connecting member 250 may also include additives such as tackifiers, wax components, or antioxidants, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. Additives can prevent the connecting member 250 from detaching (peeling off) from the vibrating member 100 due to vibration of the vibrating device 200. For example, the tackifier may be a rosin derivative, the wax component may be paraffin wax, and the antioxidant may be a phenolic antioxidant such as a thiolesterol ester, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0096] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the connecting member 250 may further include a hollow portion disposed between the vibrating device 200 and the vibrating member 100. The hollow portion of the connecting member 250 may provide an air gap between the vibrating device 200 and the vibrating member 100 or the display panel. Based on this air gap, the sound waves (or sound pressure level) generated by the vibration of the vibrating device 200 may not be dispersed by the connecting member 250 but may be concentrated on the vibrating member 100 or the display panel, and thus vibration loss based on the connecting member 250 may be minimized, thereby increasing the sound pressure level characteristics and / or sound characteristics of the sound generated by the vibration of the vibrating member 100.

[0097] The device 10 for generating vibration according to embodiments of the present disclosure may further include a support member 300 disposed on the rear surface (or rear side surface) of the vibration member 100.

[0098] The support member 300 may be disposed on the rear surface of the vibrating member 100 or the display panel. For example, the support member 300 may cover the entire rear surface of the vibrating member 100 or the display panel. For example, the support member 300 may include one or more of glass, metal, and plastic materials. For example, the support member 300 may be a rear structural material, a fixing structural material, a supporting structural material, a support cover, a rear member, a shell, or a housing, but the terms are not limited thereto. The support member 300 may be referred to by other terms such as cover bottom, plate bottom, rear cover, base frame, metal frame, metal chassis, chassis base, or M-type chassis. For example, the support member 300 may be implemented as any type of frame or plate structural material disposed on the rear surface of the vibrating member 100.

[0099] The edges or sharp corners of the support member 300 can be beveled or rounded to have an inclined or curved shape. For example, the glass material of the support member 300 can be sapphire glass. In another embodiment of this disclosure, the support member 300, which includes a metallic material, can include one or more of aluminum (Al), aluminum alloys, magnesium (Mg) alloys, and iron (Fe)-nickel (Ni) alloys.

[0100] The support member 300 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include a first support member 310 and a second support member 330.

[0101] The first support member 310 may be disposed between the second support member 330 and the rear surface of the display panel 100. For example, the first support member 310 may be disposed between the front edge of the second support member 330 and the rear surface of the display panel 100. The first support member 310 may support one or more edge portions of the second support member 330 and edge portions of the display panel 100. In another embodiment of this disclosure, the first support member 310 may cover the rear surface of the display panel 100. For example, the first support member 310 may cover the entire rear surface of the display panel 100. For example, the first support member 310 may be a member that covers the entire rear surface of the display panel 100. For example, the first support member 310 may include one or more of glass, metal, and plastic materials. For example, the first support member 310 may be an inner panel, a first rear structural material, a first support structural material, a first support cover, a first back cover, a first rear member, an inner panel, or an inner cover, but the terminology is not limited thereto. As another example, the first support member 310 may be omitted.

[0102] The first support member 310 may be spaced apart from the rearmost surface of the vibrating member 100 by the gap space GS between the first support member 310 and the vibrating member 100, or it may be spaced apart from the vibrating device 200. For example, the gap space GS may be referred to as an air gap, a vibration space, and a sound box, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0103] The second support member 330 may be disposed on the rear surface of the first support member 310. The second support member 330 may be a member covering the entire rear surface of the display panel 100. For example, the second support member 330 may include one or more of glass, metal, and plastic materials. For example, the second support member 330 may be an outer panel, a rear panel, a back panel, a back cover, a rear cover, a second rear structure, a second support structure material, a second support cover, a second back cover, a second rear member, an outer panel, or an outer cover, but the terms are not limited thereto.

[0104] The support member 300 according to the embodiments of this disclosure may further include a connecting member (or a second connecting member) 350.

[0105] A connecting member 350 may be disposed between the first support member 310 and the second support member 330. For example, the first support member 310 may be coupled to or connected to the second support member 330 using the connecting member 350. For example, the connecting member 350 may be an adhesive resin, double-sided tape, or double-sided adhesive foam pad, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the connecting member 350 may have elasticity for absorbing impact, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the connecting member 350 may be disposed in the entire region between the first support member 310 and the second support member 330. In another embodiment of this disclosure, the connecting member 350 may be formed as a mesh structure including an air gap between the first support member 310 and the second support member 330.

[0106] The apparatus according to embodiments of this disclosure may further include an intermediate frame 400. The intermediate frame 400 may be disposed between the rear edge of the display panel or vibrating member 100 and the front edge of the support member 300. The intermediate frame 400 may support one or more edge portions of the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300. The intermediate frame 400 may surround one or more side surfaces of each of the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300. The intermediate frame 400 may provide a clearance space GS between the display panel 100 and the support member 300. The intermediate frame 400 may be referred to as a central cabinet, central cover, central base frame, connecting member, frame, frame member, intermediate member, or side cover member, but the terms are not limited thereto.

[0107] The intermediate frame 400 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include a first support portion 410 and a second support portion 430. For example, the first support portion 410 may be a support portion, but the terminology is not limited thereto. For example, the second support portion 430 may be a sidewall portion, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0108] The first support portion 410 can be disposed between the rear edge of the vibrating member 100 and the front edge of the support member 300, and thus can provide a gap space GS between the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300. The front surface of the first support portion 410 can be coupled or connected to the rear edge of the vibrating member 100 via the first adhesive member 401. The rear surface of the first support portion 410 can be coupled or connected to the front edge of the support member 300 via the second adhesive member 403. For example, the first support portion 410 can have the following structure: a single frame structure with a tetragonal shape or a frame structure with multiple strips, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0109] The second support portion 430 may be arranged parallel to the thickness direction Z of the device. For example, the second support portion 430 may be vertically coupled to the outer surface of the first support portion 410 parallel to the thickness direction Z of the device. The second support portion 430 may surround one or more of the outer surfaces of the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300, thereby protecting the outer surfaces of each of the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300. The first support portion 410 may protrude from the inner surface of the second support portion 430 into the gap space GS between the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300.

[0110] An apparatus according to an embodiment of this disclosure may include a panel connecting member (or connecting member) in place of the intermediate frame 400.

[0111] A panel connecting member can be disposed between the rear edge of the vibrating member 100 and the front edge of the support member 300, thus providing a gap space GS between the vibrating member 100 and the support member 300. The panel connecting member can be disposed between the rear edge of the vibrating member 100 and the front edge of the support member 300, and can attach the vibrating member 100 to the support member 300. For example, the panel connecting member can be implemented using double-sided tape, single-sided tape, or double-sided adhesive foam pads, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the adhesive layer of the panel connecting member can include epoxy resin, acrylic resin, silicone resin, or polyurethane, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, to minimize vibration transmission from the vibrating member 100 to the support member 300, the adhesive layer of the panel connecting member can comprise a polyurethane-based material that has relative ductility compared to acrylic resin or polyurethane. Therefore, vibration of the display panel 100 transmitted to the support member 300 can be minimized.

[0112] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the intermediate frame 400 may be omitted in the apparatus according to that embodiment. Instead of the intermediate frame 400, a panel connecting member or adhesive may be provided. According to another embodiment of this disclosure, a partition may be provided instead of the intermediate frame 400.

[0113] Figure 3 This is a perspective view showing a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Figure 4 It is along Figure 3 The cross-sectional view taken by line B-B'.

[0114] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 The vibration device 200 according to the embodiments of this disclosure may be referred to as a flexible vibration structure material, a flexible vibrator, a flexible vibration generating device, a flexible vibration generator, a flexible sound generator, a flexible sound device, a flexible sound generating device, a flexible sound generator, a flexible actuator, a flexible loudspeaker, a flexible piezoelectric loudspeaker, a membrane actuator, a membrane piezoelectric composite actuator, a membrane loudspeaker, a membrane piezoelectric loudspeaker, or a membrane piezoelectric composite loudspeaker, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0115] The vibrating part 210a may include a piezoelectric material. For example, the vibrating part 210a may include a piezoelectric material (or an electroactive material) having a piezoelectric effect. For example, the piezoelectric material may have the following characteristics: when pressure or torsion is applied to the crystal structure by an external force, a potential difference is generated due to dielectric polarization caused by the change in the relative positions of positive (+) ions and negative (-) ions, and vibration is generated by an electric field based on the voltage applied thereto. The vibrating part 210a may be referred to by terms such as vibrating layer, piezoelectric layer, piezoelectric material layer, electroactive layer, vibrating part, piezoelectric material part, electroactive part, piezoelectric structural material, piezoelectric composite layer, piezoelectric composite, or piezoelectric ceramic composite, but the terminology is not limited thereto. The vibrating part 210a may include a transparent conductive material, a semi-transparent conductive material, or an opaque conductive material, and may be transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque.

[0116] The vibrating part 210a according to embodiments of this disclosure may include a ceramic-based material for generating relatively high vibrations, or may include a piezoelectric ceramic having a perovskite-based crystal structure. The perovskite crystal structure may have a piezoelectric effect and / or an inverse piezoelectric effect, and may be an oriented plate-like structure. The perovskite crystal structure may be represented by the chemical formula "ABO3". In the chemical formula, "A" may include a divalent metal element, and "B" may include a tetravalent metal element. For example, in the chemical formula "ABO3", "A" and "B" may be cations, and "O" may be an anion. For example, the vibrating part 210a may contain one or more of lead(II) titanate (PbTiO3), lead zirconate (PbZrO3), lead zirconate titanate (PbZrTiO3), barium titanate (BaTiO3), and strontium titanate (SrTiO3), but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0117] In perovskite crystal structures, the polarization can be altered by changing the position of the central ion through external stress or a magnetic field, and a piezoelectric effect can be generated based on this change in polarization. In perovskite crystal structures including PbTiO3, the polarization can be changed by altering the position of the Ti ion corresponding to the central ion, and thus a piezoelectric effect can be generated. For example, in perovskite crystal structures, a cubic shape with a symmetrical structure can be changed into a square, orthorhombic, or rhombohedral shape, each with an asymmetrical structure, by using external stress or a magnetic field, and thus a piezoelectric effect can be generated. The polarization can be high at the isomorphic phase boundaries (MPBs) of the square and rhombohedral structures, and the polarization can be easily realigned, resulting in high piezoelectric properties.

[0118] According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may include one or more materials selected from lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni) and niobium (Nb), but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0119] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may include monocrystalline ceramic and / or polycrystalline ceramic. Monocrystalline ceramic may be a material in which particles having monocrystalline domains comprising a specific structure are regularly arranged. Polycrystalline ceramic may include irregular particles providing various crystal domains.

[0120] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may include a material based on lead zirconate titanate (PZT) (which includes lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), and titanium (Ti)); or it may include a material based on lead nickel niobate zirconate (PZNN) (which includes lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), nickel (Ni), and niobium (Nb)), but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may include one or more of calcium titanate (CaTiO3), BaTiO3, and SrTiO3, none of which contain Pb, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0121] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may have a piezoelectric deformation coefficient "d" of 1,000 pC / N or greater in the thickness direction Z. 33 "Through the high piezoelectric deformation coefficient "d 33 This can provide vibration devices that can be applied to display panels or vibrating components (or vibrating objects) with large sizes, or that possess sufficient vibrational or piezoelectric properties. For example, to achieve a high piezoelectric deformation coefficient "d 33 The inorganic material portion may include PZT-based materials (PbZrTiO3) as the main component, and may include softening agent dopant materials doped to the A site (Pb) and relaxor ferroelectric materials doped to the B site (ZrTi).

[0122] Softener dopant materials can enhance the piezoelectric and dielectric properties of the vibrating part 210a. For example, softener dopant materials can increase the piezoelectric deformation coefficient "d" of the inorganic material portion. 33 The softener dopant material according to embodiments of this disclosure may include divalent elements "+2" to trivalent elements "+3". Quasi-isomorphic phase boundaries (MPBs) can be achieved by adding softener dopant materials to PZT-based materials (PbZrTiO3), and thus piezoelectric and dielectric properties can be enhanced. For example, softener dopant materials may include strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), lanthanum (La), neodymium (Nd), calcium (Ca), yttrium (Y), erbium (Er), or ytterbium (Yb). For example, ions of softener dopant materials doped into PZT-based materials (PbZrTiO3) (e.g., Sr...) 2+ Ba 2+ La 2+ 、Nd 3+ Ca 2+ Y 3+ Er 3+ and Yb 3+This material can replace the lead (Pb) portion of PZT-based materials (PbZrTiO3), and the substitution rate can be from about 2 mol% to about 20 mol%. For example, when the substitution rate is less than 2 mol% or greater than 20 mol%, the perovskite crystal structure may be disrupted, and thus the electromechanical coupling coefficient "kP" and the piezoelectric deformation coefficient "d" may be reduced. 33 When the softener dopant is replaced, an MPB can be formed, and the piezoelectric and dielectric properties of the MPB can be high, thereby realizing a vibration device with high piezoelectric and high dielectric properties.

[0123] According to embodiments of this disclosure, relaxor ferroelectric materials doped into PZT-based materials (PbZrTiO3) can enhance the electrical deformation properties of the inorganic material portion. The relaxor ferroelectric materials according to embodiments of this disclosure may include PMN-based materials, PNN-based materials, PZN-based materials, or PIN-based materials, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. PMN-based materials may include Pb, Mg, and Nb, and may include, for example, Pb(Mg,Nb)O3. PNN-based materials may include Pb, Ni, and Nb, and may include, for example, Pb(Ni,Nb)O3. PZN-based materials may include Pb, Zr, and Nb, and may include, for example, Pb(Zn,Nb)O3. PIN-based materials may include Pb, In, and Nb, and may include, for example, Pb(In,Nb)O3. For example, relaxor ferroelectric materials doped into PZT-based materials (PbZrTiO3) can replace a portion of each of the zirconium (Zr) and titanium (Ti) in the PZT-based material (PbZrTiO3), and the substitution rate can be from about 5 mol% to about 25 mol%. For example, when the substitution rate is less than 5 mol% or greater than 25 mol%, the perovskite crystal structure may be disrupted, and thus the electromechanical coupling coefficient “kP” and the piezoelectric deformation coefficient “d” may be reduced. 33 ".

[0124] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may further include donor material doped into the B-site (ZrTi) of the PZT-based material (PbZrTiO3) to further improve the piezoelectric coefficient. For example, the donor material doped into the B-site (ZrTi) may include a tetravalent element "+4" or a hexavalent element "+6". For example, the donor material doped into the B-site (ZrTi) may include tellurium (Te), germanium (Ge), uranium (U), bismuth (Bi), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), antimony (Sb), or tungsten (W).

[0125] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the vibrating part 210a may have a piezoelectric deformation coefficient "d" of 1,000 pC / N or greater in the thickness direction Z. 33 Therefore, a vibration device 200 with enhanced vibration characteristics can be realized. For example, a vibration device 200 with enhanced vibration characteristics can be realized in a device or vibrating object with a large area.

[0126] The first electrode portion 210b may be disposed on the first surface (or upper surface) of the vibrating portion 210a and may be electrically connected to the first surface of the vibrating portion 210a. The second electrode portion 210c may be disposed on the second surface (or lower surface) of the vibrating portion 210a and may be electrically connected to the second surface of the vibrating portion 210a. For example, the vibrating portion 210a may be polarized (or depolarized) in a specific temperature atmosphere or in a temperature atmosphere changing from high temperature to room temperature by applying a specific voltage to the first electrode portion 210b and the second electrode portion 210c, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0127] For example, the first electrode portion 210b may have a common electrode form disposed on the entire first surface of the vibrating portion 210a. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the first electrode portion 210b may include a transparent conductive material, a semi-transparent conductive material, or an opaque conductive material. For example, the transparent or semi-transparent conductive material may include indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO), but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. The opaque conductive material may include aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), molybdenum (Mo), or magnesium (Mg) or alloys thereof, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0128] The second electrode portion 210c can be disposed on the second surface (or rear surface or rear side surface) of the vibrating portion 210a opposite to the first surface, and can be electrically connected to the second surface of the vibrating portion 210a. For example, the second electrode portion 210c can have a common electrode form disposed on the entire second surface of the vibrating portion 210a. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the second electrode portion 210c can include a transparent conductive material, a semi-transparent conductive material, or an opaque conductive material. For example, the second electrode portion 210c can include the same material as the first electrode portion 210b, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the second electrode portion 210c can include a material different from the material of the first electrode portion 210b.

[0129] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibration device 200 may further include a first cover member 240 and a second cover member 260.

[0130] The first cover member 240 may be disposed on the first surface of the vibration device 200. For example, the first cover member 240 may be disposed at the first electrode portion 210b. For example, the first cover member 240 may be disposed on the first electrode portion 210b. For example, the first cover member 240 may cover the first electrode portion 210b disposed on the first surface of the vibration portion 210a, and thus may protect the first surface of the vibration portion 210a or the first electrode portion 210b.

[0131] The second cover member 260 may be provided on the second surface of the vibration device 200. For example, the second cover member 260 may be provided at the second electrode portion 210c. For example, the second cover member 260 may be on the second electrode portion 210c. For example, the second cover member 260 may cover the second electrode portion 210c provided on the second surface of the vibration portion 210a, and thus protect the second surface of the vibration portion 210a or the second electrode portion 210c.

[0132] Each of the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include one or more materials selected from plastic, fiber, and wood, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260 may include the same material or different materials. For example, the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260 may be a polyimide film or a polyethylene terephthalate film, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0133] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, the vibration device 200 may further include a first adhesive layer 220 and a second adhesive layer 230. For example, the first adhesive layer 220 may be disposed between the first cover member 240 and the first electrode portion 210b. For example, the second adhesive layer 230 may be disposed between the second cover member 260 and the second electrode portion 210c.

[0134] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the first cover member 240 can be disposed on the first surface of the vibrating portion 210a using a first adhesive layer 220. For example, the first cover member 240 can be connected or coupled to the first electrode portion 210b using the first adhesive layer 220. For example, the first cover member 240 can be disposed on the first surface of the vibrating portion 210a using a film lamination process with the first adhesive layer 220. Therefore, the vibrating portion 210a can be provided (or disposed) integrally with the first cover member 240.

[0135] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the second cover member 260 can be disposed on the second surface of the vibrating portion 210a using a second adhesive layer 230. For example, the second cover member 260 can be connected or coupled to the second electrode portion 210c using the second adhesive layer 230. For example, the second cover member 260 can be disposed on the second surface of the vibrating portion 210a using a film lamination process with the second adhesive layer 230. Therefore, the vibrating portion 210a can be provided (or disposed) integrally with the second cover member 260.

[0136] For example, the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230 can completely surround the vibration device 200. For example, the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230 can be disposed between the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260 to surround the vibration portion 210a, the first electrode portion 210b, and the second electrode portion 210c. For example, the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230 can be disposed between the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260 to completely surround the vibration portion 210a, the first electrode portion 210b, and the second electrode portion 210c. For example, the vibration portion 210a, the first electrode portion 210b, and the second electrode portion 210c can be embedded or recessed between the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230. For ease of description, the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230 are shown as a first adhesive layer 220 and a second adhesive layer 230, but are not limited thereto and can be configured as a single adhesive layer.

[0137] Each of the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include an electrically insulating material having adhesive properties and capable of compression and decompression. For example, each of the first adhesive layer 220 and the second adhesive layer 230 may include epoxy resin, acrylic resin, silicone resin, or polyurethane resin, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0138] The audio controller can generate an AC vibration drive signal, including a first vibration drive signal and a second vibration drive signal, based on a sound source. The first vibration drive signal can be either a positive (+) vibration drive signal or a negative (-) vibration drive signal, and the second vibration drive signal can also be either a positive (+) vibration drive signal or a negative (-) vibration drive signal. For example, the first vibration drive signal can be supplied to the first electrode portion 210b of the vibration device 200 via the terminals of the signal cable 219, the pad electrodes of the pad portion, and the first power line. The second vibration drive signal can be supplied to the second electrode portion 210c of the vibration device 200 via the terminals of the signal cable, the pad electrodes of the pad portion, and the second power line.

[0139] According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration unit 210a can be integrally constructed by the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260, thereby providing a vibration device with a simplified structure and thin thickness.

[0140] One or more first power lines PL1 in the vibration device 200 may extend relatively long along the second direction Y. The first power lines PL1 may be disposed at the first cover member 240 and electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b. For example, the first power line PL1 may be disposed on the rear surface of the first cover member 240 facing the first electrode portion 210b and electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b. Alternatively, the first power line PL1 may be disposed on the rear surface of the first cover member 240 directly facing the first electrode portion 210b and directly electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b. For example, the first power line PL1 may be electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b by using an anisotropic conductive film. As another example, the first power line PL1 may be electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b by a conductive material (or particles) included in the first adhesive layer 212.

[0141] For example, one or more first power lines PL1 in the vibration device 200 may include one or more first power lines protruding along a first direction X intersecting the second direction Y. One or more first power lines may extend a considerable distance along the first direction X from one or more surfaces of the first power line PL1 and may be electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b. Therefore, one or more first power lines can enhance the uniformity of the vibration drive signal applied to the first electrode portion 210b.

[0142] The pad portion 217 may be electrically connected to a first portion (or one side or one end) of one or more of the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2. For example, the pad portion 217 may be provided at the edge portion of one or more of the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260.

[0143] The pad portion 217 according to the embodiment may include a first pad electrode and a second pad electrode, the first pad electrode being electrically connected to a first portion (or one side or one end) of a first power line PL1, and the second pad electrode being connected to a first portion (or one side or one end) of a second power line PL2. For example, one or more of the first pad electrode and the second pad electrode may be exposed at a first edge portion of one or more of the first cover member 240 and the second cover member 260.

[0144] Figure 5A and 5B This is a perspective view of the vibrating section according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0145] Reference Figure 5A and Figure 5B The vibration device according to the embodiments of this disclosure may be referred to as a flexible vibration structure material, a flexible vibrator, a flexible vibration generating device, a flexible vibration generator, a flexible sound generator, a flexible sound device, a flexible sound generating device, a flexible sound generator, a flexible actuator, a flexible loudspeaker, a flexible piezoelectric loudspeaker, a membrane actuator, a membrane piezoelectric composite actuator, a membrane loudspeaker, a membrane piezoelectric loudspeaker, or a membrane piezoelectric composite loudspeaker, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0146] The vibration section 210a according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a plurality of first portions 210a1 and a plurality of second portions 210a2. For example, the plurality of first portions 210a1 and the plurality of second portions 210a2 may be arranged alternately and repeatedly along a first direction X (or a second direction Y). For example, the first direction X may be the width direction of the vibration section 210a, and the second direction Y may be the length direction of the vibration section 210a intersecting the first direction X. However, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to this, and the first direction X may be the length direction of the vibration section 210a, and the second direction Y may be the width direction of the vibration section 210a.

[0147] For example, the first part 210a1 may contain an inorganic material, while the second part 210a2 may contain an organic material. For example, the first part 210a1 may be a piezoelectric material, while the second part 210a2 may have ductile or flexible properties. For example, the inorganic material of the first part 210a1 may be a piezoelectric material, while the organic material of the second part 210a2 may have ductile or flexible properties.

[0148] Each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may include an inorganic material portion. The inorganic material portion may include a piezoelectric material, a composite piezoelectric material, or an electroactive material having a piezoelectric effect.

[0149] Each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may comprise a ceramic-based material for generating relatively high vibrations, or may comprise a piezoelectric ceramic having a perovskite-based crystal structure. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may comprise one or more of lead(II) titanate (PbTiO3), lead zirconate (PbZrO3), lead zirconate titanate (PbZrTiO3), barium titanate (BaTiO3), and strontium titanate (SrTiO3), but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0150] Each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may comprise a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) based material (which includes lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), and titanium (Ti)); or may comprise a lead nickel zirconate niobate (PZNN) based material (which includes lead (Pb), zirconium (Zr), nickel (Ni), and niobium (Nb)), but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. According to another embodiment of this disclosure, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may comprise one or more of calcium titanate (CaTiO3), BaTiO3, and SrTiO3, none of which contain Pb, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0151] Each of the plurality of second portions 210a2 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include an organic material portion. The organic material portion included in the second portion 210a2 may comprise an organic material, organic polymer, organic piezoelectric material, or organic non-piezoelectric material that has flexible properties compared to the inorganic material portion serving as the first portion 210a1. For example, the second portion 210a2 may be referred to as an adhesive portion, a stretching portion, a bending portion, a damping portion, or a flexible portion having flexibility, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the organic material portion may be disposed between two adjacent inorganic material portions, and thus may absorb impacts applied to the inorganic material portion (or the first portion) and may release stress concentrated on the inorganic material portion, thereby enhancing the durability of the vibrating part 210a or the vibration device 210 and providing flexibility to the vibrating part 210a or the vibration device 210.

[0152] Reference Figure 5A A plurality of first portions 210a1 and a plurality of second portions 210a2 may be arranged alternately and repeatedly along a first direction X. Each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may be disposed between the plurality of second portions 210a2. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may have a first width W1 parallel to the first direction X and a length parallel to the second direction Y. Each of the plurality of second portions 210a2 may have a second width W2 parallel to the first direction X and a length parallel to the second direction Y. The first width W1 may be the same as or different from the second width W2. For example, the first width W1 may be greater than the second width W2. For example, the first portions 210a1 and the second portions 210a2 may include line shapes or strip shapes having the same size or different sizes. Therefore, Figure 5A The vibrating part 210a shown may have a 2-2 composite structure and may have a resonant frequency of 20 kHz or less, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the resonant frequency of the vibrating part 210a may vary based on one or more of the shape, length, and thickness of the vibrating part.

[0153] exist Figure 5A In the illustrated vibrating section 210a, a plurality of first portions 210a1 and a plurality of second portions 210a2 can be arranged (or arranged) in parallel on the same plane (or the same layer). Each of the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be configured to fill the gap between two adjacent first portions 210a1, and therefore, each of the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be connected to or attached to an adjacent first portion 210a. Thus, the vibrating section 210a can extend to a desired size or length based on the lateral coupling (or connection) of the first portions 210a1 and the second portions 210a2.

[0154] exist Figure 5A In the vibrating part 210a shown, the width W2 of each of the plurality of second parts 210a2 can gradually decrease along the direction from the center part of the vibrating part 210a or the vibrating device to its two edge parts (or sides or ends).

[0155] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the second portion 210a2 having the largest width W2 among the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be located at the portion where the highest stress may concentrate when the vibrating part 210a or the vibrating device vibrates in the vertical direction Z (or the thickness direction). The second portion 210a2 having the smallest width W2 among the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be located at the portion where relatively low stress may occur when the vibrating part 210a or the vibrating device vibrates in the vertical direction Z. For example, the second portion 210a2 having the largest width W2 among the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be provided at the central portion of the vibrating part 210a, and the second portion 210a2 having the smallest width W2 among the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be provided at each of the two peripheries of the vibrating part 210a. Therefore, when the vibrating part 210a or the vibrating device vibrates in the vertical direction Z, the interference of sound waves or the overlap of resonant frequencies that both occur in the portion where the highest stress concentration occurs can be reduced or minimized. Therefore, the drop in sound pressure level in the low-pitched sound band can be reduced, thereby improving the flatness of the sound characteristics in the low-pitched band. For example, the flatness of sound characteristics can be the level of deviation between the highest and lowest sound pressure levels.

[0156] exist Figure 5AIn the vibrating section 210a shown, the plurality of first portions 210a1 can have different dimensions (or widths) W1. For example, the dimension (or width) of each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 can gradually decrease or increase along the direction from the center portion of the vibrating section 210a or the vibrating device to its two edge portions (or sides or ends). Therefore, based on the vibration of the plurality of first portions 210a1 with different dimensions, the sound pressure level characteristics of the sound of the vibrating section 210a can be enhanced through various unique vibration frequencies, and the sound reproduction frequency band can be extended.

[0157] Each of the plurality of second portions 210a2 can be disposed between the plurality of first portions 210a1. Therefore, in the vibrating section 210a or the vibrating device 210, the vibrational energy of the links in the unit grid based on the first portions 210a1 can be increased by the second portions 210a2, and thus, vibrational characteristics can be improved while piezoelectric properties and flexibility can be guaranteed. For example, the second portions 210a2 may comprise one of epoxy-based polymers, acrylic polymers, and silicone polymers, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0158] Each of the plurality of second portions 210a2 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be configured to have an organic material portion. For example, the organic material portion may be disposed between two adjacent inorganic material portions and thus may absorb impacts applied to the inorganic material portion (or the first portion) and may release stress concentrated on the inorganic material portion, thereby enhancing the durability of the vibrating part 210a or the vibration device 210 and achieving the flexibility of the vibrating part 210a or the vibration device 210.

[0159] The second portion 210a2 according to embodiments of this disclosure may have a lower modulus and viscoelasticity than the first portion 210a1, and therefore, the second portion 210a2 may enhance the reliability of the first portion 210a1, which is susceptible to impact due to the brittle nature of the first portion 210a1. For example, the second portion 210a2 may comprise a material having a loss coefficient of about 0.01 to about 1 and a modulus of about 0.1 [GPa] to about 10 [GPa].

[0160] The organic material portion included in the second part 210a2 may contain organic materials, organic polymers, organic piezoelectric materials, or organic non-piezoelectric materials that have flexible properties compared to the inorganic material portion of the first part 210a1. For example, the second part 210a2 may be referred to as an adhesive portion, a flexible portion, a bending portion, a damping portion, or a ductile portion, etc., but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0161] Multiple first portions 210a1 and multiple second portions 210a2 can be disposed on the same plane (or connected to) the same plane, and therefore, the vibrating portion 210a according to this embodiment can have the form of a single thin film. For example, the vibrating portion 210a can have a structure in which multiple first portions 210a1 are connected to one side thereof. For example, the vibrating portion 210a can have a structure in which multiple first portions 210a1 are connected in all vibrating portions 210a. For example, the vibrating portion 210a can vibrate in the vertical direction relative to the display panel or vibrating member by means of the first portions 210a1 having vibration characteristics, and can be bent into a curved shape by means of the flexible second portions 210a2. Furthermore, in the vibrating portion 210a according to this embodiment, the size of the first portion 210a1 and the size of the second portion 210a2 can be set based on the piezoelectric characteristics and flexibility required by the vibrating portion 210a or the vibrating device 210. For example, in a vibrating portion 210a that requires piezoelectric characteristics rather than flexibility, the size of the first portion 210a1 can be set to be larger than the size of the second portion 210a2. In another embodiment of this disclosure, in a vibrating section 210a that requires flexibility rather than piezoelectric properties, the size of the second portion 210a2 can be set to be larger than the size of the first portion 210a1. Therefore, the size of the vibrating section 210a can be adjusted based on the desired characteristics, and thus the vibrating section 210a can be designed easily.

[0162] Reference Figure 5B According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the vibration part 210a may include a plurality of first parts 210a1 spaced apart from each other in a first direction X and a second part 210a2 disposed between the plurality of first parts.

[0163] A plurality of first portions 210a1 may be arranged spaced apart from each other in each of the first direction X and the second direction Y. For example, the plurality of first portions 210a1 may be arranged in a lattice form to have a hexahedral shape including the same dimensions. Each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may contain elements as referenced above. Figure 5A The piezoelectric material described in the first part 210a1 is substantially the same as that of the piezoelectric material, and therefore, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements and repeated descriptions thereof are omitted.

[0164] The second portion 210a2 may be arranged between the plurality of first portions 210a1 in each of the first direction X and the second direction Y. The second portion 210a2 may be configured to fill the gap between two adjacent first portions 210a1 or surround each of the plurality of first portions 210a1, and thus may be connected or adhered to adjacent first portions 210a1. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the width of the second portion 210a2 disposed between two first portions 210a1 adjacent to each other along the first direction X may be the same as or different from the width of the first portions 210a1, and the width of the second portion 210a2 disposed between two first portions 210a1 adjacent to each other along the second direction Y may be the same as or different from the width of the first portions 210a1. The second portion 210a2 may include the same as the portion referred to above. Figure 5A The piezoelectric material described in the second part 210a2 is substantially the same as that of the piezoelectric material, and therefore, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements and repeated descriptions thereof are omitted.

[0165] As described above, the vibrating part 210a according to another embodiment of the present disclosure may have a 1-3 composite structure with piezoelectric characteristics including 1-3 vibration modes, and therefore may have a resonant frequency of 30 MHz or less, but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the resonant frequency of the vibrating part 210a may vary based on one or more of its shape, length, and thickness.

[0166] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may have a planar structure including a circular shape. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may have a circular plate shape, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may have a point shape including an elliptical shape, a polygonal shape, or a ring shape.

[0167] According to another embodiment of this disclosure, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may have a planar structure including a triangular shape. For example, each of the plurality of first portions 210a1 may have a triangular plate shape.

[0168] Therefore, multiple first portions 210a1 and multiple second portions 210a2 can be disposed on the same plane (or connected to the same plane), and thus, the vibration part 210a according to this embodiment can have the form of a single thin film. For example, the vibration part 210a can have a structure in which multiple first portions 210a1 are connected to one side thereof. For example, the vibration part 210a can have a structure in which multiple first portions 210a1 are connected in all vibration parts 210a. For example, the vibration part 210a can vibrate in the vertical direction relative to the display panel or vibration member by means of the first portions 210a1 having vibration characteristics, and can be bent into a curved shape by means of the flexible second portions 210a2. Furthermore, in the vibration part 210a according to this embodiment, the size of the first portion 210a1 and the size of the second portion 210a2 can be set based on the piezoelectric characteristics and flexibility required by the vibration part 210a or the vibration device 210. For example, in a vibration part 210a that requires piezoelectric characteristics rather than flexibility, the size of the first portion 210a1 can be set to be larger than the size of the second portion 210a2. In another embodiment of this disclosure, in a vibrating section 210a that requires flexibility rather than piezoelectric properties, the size of the second portion 210a2 can be set to be larger than the size of the first portion 210a1. Therefore, the size of the vibrating section 210a can be adjusted based on the desired characteristics, and thus the vibrating section 210a can be designed easily.

[0169] Figure 6 The rear surface of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0170] Reference Figure 6 The display device according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a display panel 100, a gate driver, a data flexible circuit film 110, a data driver integrated circuit (IC) 120, a printed circuit board (PCB) 130, a signal cable 140, a control board 150, and a timing controller 160.

[0171] The display panel 100 may include a display area AA and a non-display area IA. The display area AA includes a plurality of pixels disposed in a substrate, and the non-display area IA surrounds the display area AA. The plurality of pixels may be disposed in a plurality of pixel areas, which define a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting the plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of sensing lines parallel to the plurality of data lines.

[0172] Each of the flexible data circuit films 110 can be attached to the display panel 100. Each flexible data circuit film 110 can be implemented as a tape-on-film package (TCP) or a chip-on-film (COF or flexible on-board chip). Each flexible data circuit film 110 can be attached to a corresponding pad of the pad portion PP provided in the display panel 100 by a film attachment process using conductive anisotropic films. Here, the film attachment process can use tape-on-board (TAB) technology.

[0173] Each pad (PP) can be located in the upper non-display area adjacent to one end of each of the multiple data lines, and can be electrically connected to one end of the multiple data lines.

[0174] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the display panel 100 may further include a gate driver disposed in a non-display area 1A of the display panel 100, and the gate driver may be configured as a gate embedded circuit. The gate driver may be electrically connected to one end of each of a plurality of gate lines. The gate driver may generate a gate signal in response to a gate control signal input through a gate control signal line formed in the display panel 100, and may supply the gate signal to a predetermined gate line.

[0175] Each of the data driver ICs 120 can be mounted on a corresponding flexible data circuit film 110. Each data driver IC 120 can be connected to data lines, pixel drive power lines, and sensor lines via the corresponding flexible data circuit film 110 and corresponding pad portion PP.

[0176] Each data driver IC 120 according to embodiments of this disclosure can supply a data voltage Vdata and a reference voltage Vref to each pixel, sense the threshold voltage and mobility characteristic changes of the driving transistor Tdr included in each pixel via a sensing line, and output the sensed value of the driving transistor Tdr to the outside. For this purpose, each data driver IC 120 according to embodiments may include a data driver and a sensing unit.

[0177] PCB 130 can be jointly attached to the data flexible circuit film 110 using a film attachment process with conductive anisotropic films. PCB 130 can transmit signals input from the outside to the data flexible circuit film 110.

[0178] The PCB 130 according to embodiments of this disclosure may include a first PCB and a second PCB. The first PCB is attached to the flexible data circuit film 110 disposed on the left side portion of the flexible data circuit film 110. The second PCB is attached to the flexible data circuit film 110 disposed on the right side portion of the flexible data circuit film 110, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0179] The control board 150 can be connected to the PCB 130 via a signal cable 140. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the control board 150 can be connected to a first PCB via a first signal cable and to a second PCB via a second signal cable. The control board 150 can provide signals supplied from an external host system to the timing controller 160 and can transmit signals output from the timing controller 160 to the PCB 130.

[0180] The timing controller 160 can be installed on the control board 150 and can supply timing synchronization signals and video data from an external host system.

[0181] According to this embodiment, the timing controller 160 can generate each of a gate control signal and a data control signal for the data driver IC 120 and the gate driver based on a timing synchronization signal including a vertical synchronization signal, a horizontal synchronization signal, a data enable signal, and a master clock signal. Here, the gate control signal may include at least one gate start signal, multiple gate shift clocks, multiple gate carry clocks, and at least one reset clock. Furthermore, the data control signal may include a source start signal, a source shift clock, and a source output enable signal.

[0182] According to the embodiment, the timing controller 160 can generate a compensation value to compensate for the characteristic variation of the driving transistor Tdr of each pixel based on the threshold voltage and mobility characteristic variation of the driving transistor Tdr supplied from the sensing unit of the data driver IC 120, reflect the compensation value in the pixel-based digital data, and provide the reflected compensation value to the corresponding data driver IC 120.

[0183] Figure 6 The control panel 150 can be with Figures 7A to 7C The circuit board 150 shown contains the same components, and the data flexible circuit film 110, data driver IC 120, PCB 130, signal cable 140, control board 150, and timing controller 160 can be coupled to the support member 300 in such a way that the data flexible circuit film 110 is folded 180 degrees toward the display panel 100. The data flexible circuit film 110, data driver IC 120, PCB 130, signal cable 140, control board 150, and timing controller 160 can be disposed on the rear surface of the support member 300.

[0184] Figure 7A The front surface of a support member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Figure 7B The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of this disclosure is shown, and Figure 7C The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of this disclosure is shown.

[0185] exist Figures 7A to 7C In the diagram, a solid line representation of an element can indicate that the element is disposed on the front surface when the front surface of the support member 300 is shown, and that the element is disposed on the rear surface when the rear surface is shown. A dashed line representation of an element can indicate that the element is disposed on the rear surface when the front surface of the support member 300 is shown, and that the element is disposed on the front surface when the rear surface is shown.

[0186] Reference Figures 7A to 7C According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the support member 300 may include: a vibration signal cable 360, a portion of which is mounted on a first surface or front surface of the support member 300; a support member opening 370 formed in at least a portion of the support member 300; a control board 150 disposed on a second surface or rear surface of the support member 300; and an audio controller 170, a power board 190, and a voltage generator 191 mounted on the control board 150.

[0187] The vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be configured to connect from the first surface of the support member 300 to its second surface through the support member opening 370. A portion of the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be disposed on the first surface or front surface of the support member 300, and another portion of the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be mounted on the second surface or rear surface of the support member 300 and can be disposed in the support member opening 370.

[0188] The support member opening 370 can be formed to pass through the first and second surfaces of the support member 300. The location of the support member opening 370 is not limited to this, and the support member opening 370 can be formed at any desired location, such as the location of the control panel 150 of the display device. For example, the support member opening 370 can be formed adjacent to the audio controller 170, as shown below. Figure 10A The opening 370 of the support member can be formed at a position adjacent to the vibration generating device.

[0189] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, one end of the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be connected to an audio controller 170 on the rear surface of the support member 300, and the other end of the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be disposed on the front surface of the support member 300 and can be electrically connected to the vibration device 200 by using the conductive connection member 500 described below.

[0190] The audio controller 170 can supply AC voltage or AC signal and audio signal from the timing controller 160 to the vibration device 200 via the vibration signal cable 360 ​​during the drive cycle or vibration generation cycle of the vibration device 200. The AC signal can be a vibration drive signal, a sound drive signal, or a tactile drive signal of the vibration device 200. Alternatively, the audio controller 170 can be driven independently of the timing controller 160 and can be controlled to supply audio signals from a separate sound processing circuit. When the operation of the audio controller 170 is controlled by the timing controller 160, a structure can be implemented where the sound processing circuit is mounted on or integrated into the timing controller 160. Here, the audio controller 170 may be referred to as an audio circuit, an audio amplifier circuit, an audio amplifier, or an audio amplifier unit, but the terminology is not limited thereto.

[0191] For example, the audio controller 170 can amplify and output each of the positive and negative audio signals, as well as each of the positive and negative vibration drive signals, based on a predetermined gain value or a gain value adjusted by the timing controller 160.

[0192] Voltage generator 191 can be mounted on power board 190 and can generate and output various voltages based on the input power supplied to voltage generator 191 for displaying images on each pixel of display panel 100 and for driving timing controller 160, data driver IC 120 and gate driver. Furthermore, voltage generator 191 can supply DC voltage to audio controller 170. Power board 190 can be connected to control board 150 via signal cable 180.

[0193] The support member conduit 390 can be formed to pass through the first and second surfaces, and can be formed on the rear surface of the display panel 100 at a position corresponding to or overlapping with the vibration device 200. The support member conduit 390 allows the air layer driven by the vibration device 200 or disposed between the display panel 100 and the support member 300 to flow smoothly, and can generate sound resonance and echo through the support member conduit 390 and the air layer between the display panel 100 and the support member 300, thereby enhancing the sound characteristics (e.g., low-frequency sound characteristics) of the vibration device 200.

[0194] For reference Figure 6 and Figures 7A to 7CAccording to the description, in the structure of the display device in which the display panel 100 is coupled to the support member 300, the other end of the vibration signal cable 360 ​​disposed on the front surface of the support member 300 may be configured to overlap with at least a portion of the vibration device 200, and for example, the other end of the vibration signal cable 360 ​​disposed on the front surface of the support member 300 may be configured to overlap with at least a portion of each of the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 of the vibration generating device 200 described below, or the pad portion of the vibration generating device 200.

[0195] Figure 8A It is along Figure 7B The cross-sectional view taken by line C-C', and Figure 8B It is along Figure 7C The cross-sectional view of the line DD′.

[0196] exist Figure 8A and Figure 8B In the cross-sectional view, for ease of description, the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 are shown to overlap in the area in contact with the conductive connection member 500, but as referenced above... Figure 3 As described, the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 can be configured to be spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction or in the first direction X.

[0197] Reference Figure 8A and Figure 8B One end of the conductive connection member 500 can be connected to each of the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2, and the other end of the conductive connection member 500 can be connected to the audio controller 170. For example, the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 of the vibration device 200 can be configured to protrude outward from the vibration device 200, and the conductive connection member 500 can be configured as at least a pair of conductive connection members 500, one conductive connection member 500 can contact the first power line PL1 electrically connected to the first electrode portion 210b, and the other conductive connection member 500 can contact the second power line PL2 electrically connected to the second electrode portion 210c.

[0198] Alternatively, when the vibration device 200 has a structure in which the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 do not protrude to the outside of the vibration device 200, the conductive connection member 500 can contact the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 to pass through at least a portion of the vibration device 200.

[0199] For example, physical and electrical contact between the conductive connection member 500 and each of the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2, as well as physical and electrical contact between the conductive connection member 500 and the vibration signal cable 360, can be performed by applying a force in the third direction (Z direction).

[0200] Figure 9A and Figure 9B The connection structure between the power cord, conductive connecting member and sound cable of a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0201] Reference Figure 9A According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the conductive connection member 500 can be disposed between the first power line PL1, the second power line PL2 and the vibration signal cable 360 ​​in a shape such as a cylinder or a quadrangular prism. One end of the conductive connection member 500 can contact the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2, and the other end of the conductive connection member 500 can contact the vibration signal cable 360.

[0202] The conductive connection member 500 may comprise a conductive material. The conductive connection member 500 may comprise a conductive metal, and may comprise, for example, copper, nickel, aluminum, silver, gold, and their alloys, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0203] Reference Figure 9B The conductive connection member 500 according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing 510, an elastic member 530 housed in the housing 510, and a contact member 520, wherein a specific portion of the contact member 520 moves by the expansion and contraction of the elastic member 530, and the contact member 520 may be disposed at one end of the elastic member 530. The housing 510, the contact member 520, and the elastic member 530 may contain conductive metals, and may contain, for example, copper, nickel, aluminum, silver, gold, and alloys thereof, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0204] Figure 10A The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, and Figure 10B It shows along Figure 10A A cross-sectional view taken from line E-E'.

[0205] Reference Figure 10A and Figure 10B The support member opening 370 may be provided on the side adjacent to the vibration device 200, and may be specifically configured to overlap with at least a portion of each of the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 of the vibration device 200.

[0206] Alternative locations, and Figure 10BUnlike the illustration, when the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 of the vibration device 200 have a structure that does not protrude to the outside of the vibration device 200, the support member opening 370 can be configured to overlap with at least a part of the vibration device 200, and for example, it can be configured to overlap with the pad portion 217 of the vibration device 200.

[0207] When the support member opening 370 is located on the side adjacent to the vibration device 200 or is arranged to overlap with at least a part of the vibration device 200, the conductive connection member 500 can pass through the support member opening 370, one end of the conductive connection member 500 can contact the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 of the vibration device 200, and the other end of the conductive connection member 500 can contact the vibration signal cable 360.

[0208] When the opening 370 of the support member is located on the side adjacent to the vibration generating device 200 or is arranged to overlap with at least a portion of the vibration generating device 200, the vibration signal cable 360 ​​may be arranged to be attached only to or mounted on the second or rear surface of the support member 300.

[0209] Figure 11A The rear surface of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Figure 11B The rear surface of a support member according to an embodiment of this disclosure is shown.

[0210] Reference Figure 11A The vibration device according to the embodiments of this disclosure may further include a signal cable and a structural part supporting one surface of the signal cable.

[0211] The signal cable 219 can be electrically connected to a pad portion disposed in the vibration device 200, and can supply the vibration device 200 with a vibration drive signal (or sound signal) provided from the sound processing circuit. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the signal cable 219 may include terminals, and these terminals can be electrically connected to the pad electrodes of the pad portion PP. For example, the signal cable 219 can be configured as a flexible cable, a flexible printed circuit cable, a flexible flat cable, a single-sided flexible printed circuit, a single-sided flexible printed circuit board, a flexible multilayer printed circuit, or a flexible multilayer PCB, but embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the signal cable 219 can be configured as transparent, semi-transparent, or opaque.

[0212] Figure 12 This is a perspective view of the fixing member of a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 13A This is a perspective view of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 13B This is a cross-sectional view of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0213] Reference Figure 12 , Figure 13A and Figure 13B According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the fixing member 600 may include a support portion 610, a column portion 620, and a wing portion 630.

[0214] The fixing member 600 according to the embodiments of this disclosure can be prepared by an injection process and can include a plastic material such as polycarbonate (PC).

[0215] The support portion 610 can provide a flat surface for contact with the signal cable 219 and the vibration signal cable 360. The first surface of the support portion 610 can be adjacent to the display panel 100, and its second surface can support the signal cable 219.

[0216] The length "h" or interval "h" of the column 620 can be set to a thickness equal to or less than the sum of the thicknesses of the signal cable 219 and the vibration signal cable 360, and thus, after the signal cable 219 comes into contact with the vibration signal cable 360, the signal cable 219 and the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can remain stationary, thereby preventing loss of the signal cable 219 and the vibration signal cable 360.

[0217] The wing 630 can provide a certain degree of flexibility and rigidity to allow the wing 630 to move, so that the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be easily coupled to the signal cable 219 during the coupling process. The wing 630 can be configured to protrude into and out of the post 620 relative to the post 620.

[0218] Figure 14 It is along Figure 11B The cross-sectional view taken by line FF′.

[0219] Reference Figure 14 Each of the first power line PL1 and the second power line PL2 of the vibration device 200 can contact the signal cable 219. The signal cable 219 can be fixed to the support portion 610 of the fixing member 600, and the signal cable 219 can contact the vibration signal cable 360 ​​on the support portion 610. Here, the signal cable 219 can make electrical contact with the vibration signal cable 360 ​​only through physical contact. The vibration signal cable 360 ​​can communicate with the second surface or rear surface of the support member 300 through the support member opening 370 provided in at least a portion of the support member 300, and the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can be connected to the audio controller 170, which is mounted on a control board provided on the rear surface of the support member 300.

[0220] Figure 15An example is shown in which a signal cable contacts a vibration signal cable via a fixed member in a vibration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0221] Reference Figure 15 The signal cable 219 can be supported by the second surface of the fixing member 600. The wing 630 can be configured to protrude inward and outward relative to the post 620, and the signal cable 219 can be secured by the wing 630 without falling off. When the vibration signal cable 360 ​​is pressed towards the signal cable 219 through the wing 630, the vibration signal cable 360 ​​can physically contact the signal cable 219 through the somewhat flexible wing 630.

[0222] The apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described.

[0223] An apparatus for generating vibration according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include: a vibrating member; a vibration device disposed on a rear surface of the vibrating member to vibrate the vibrating member; a support member on the rear surface of the vibration device, the support member including a first surface facing the vibrating member and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a vibration signal cable disposed on the first surface or the second surface of the support member; and a conductive connection member electrically connecting the vibrating device to the vibration signal cable.

[0224] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the support member may include a support member opening that passes through a first surface and a second surface of the support member, a vibration signal cable passes through the support member opening, and the vibration signal cable is disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the support member.

[0225] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration device may include: a vibration part; a first electrode part on a first surface of the vibration part; and a second electrode part on a second surface of the vibration part.

[0226] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, it may also include: a first power line connected to the first electrode portion; and a second power line connected to the second electrode portion.

[0227] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the conductive connection member can supply AC power from the vibration signal cable to the first power line and the second power line.

[0228] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the support member may also include a support member conduit that overlaps with the vibration device.

[0229] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the support member may include a support member opening that passes through a first surface and a second surface of the support member, the support member opening may overlap with each of a first power line and a second power line, and the conductive connection member may overlap with each of the first power line and the second power line.

[0230] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, it may also include: a control plate disposed on the rear surface of the support member; and an audio controller mounted on the control plate, wherein a vibration signal cable may be connected to the audio controller.

[0231] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the conductive connection member may include: a housing; an elastic member housed within the housing, the length of which is variable; and a contact member connected to one end of the elastic member for movement.

[0232] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the device for generating vibration may include: a vibrating member; a vibration device disposed on the rear surface of the vibrating member to vibrate the vibrating member; a support member on the rear surface of the vibration device, the support member including a first surface facing the vibrating member and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a vibration signal cable disposed on the first and second surfaces of the support member, the vibration device including: a signal cable for receiving positive and negative signals; and a fixing member for fixing the signal cable to the vibration signal cable.

[0233] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration device may further include: a vibration part; a first electrode part on a first surface of the vibration part; and a second electrode part on a second surface of the vibration part.

[0234] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, it may also include: a first power line connected to the first electrode portion; and a second power line connected to the second electrode portion.

[0235] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the signal cable can be connected to each of the first power line and the second power line.

[0236] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the vibration signal cable can supply AC power to the signal cable.

[0237] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the fixing member may include: a support portion for supporting the signal cable and the vibration signal cable; a wing portion for preventing the signal cable and the vibration signal cable from moving; and a column portion for connecting the support portion to the wing portion.

[0238] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, it may also include: a control plate disposed on the rear surface of the support member; and an audio controller mounted on the control plate, wherein a vibration signal cable may be connected to the audio controller.

[0239] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the vibrating member may include a first region and a second region, and the vibrating device may include a first vibrating device disposed in the first region and a second vibrating device disposed in the second region.

[0240] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the vibrating component may include a metallic material, or may include one or more single non-metallic or composite non-metallic materials including wood, rubber, plastic, glass, fiber, cloth, paper, and leather.

[0241] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the vibrating component may include one or more of the following: a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panel, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting panel, and an inorganic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panel.

[0242] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, the vibrating component may include one or more of the following: a display panel including pixels for displaying images, a screen panel for projecting images from a display device onto it, a lighting panel, a sign panel, vehicle interior materials, vehicle windows, vehicle exterior materials, building ceiling materials, building interior materials, building windows, aircraft interior materials, aircraft windows, metals, wood, rubber, plastics, glass, fibers, cloth, paper, leather, and mirrors.

[0243] According to some embodiments of this disclosure, a vehicle device is provided that includes the aforementioned means for generating vibration.

[0244] According to embodiments of this disclosure, since a conductive support member is provided, touch caused by the cable can be prevented, and thus the sound quality can be improved.

[0245] Furthermore, according to embodiments of this disclosure, since the vibration signal cable is mounted on the rear surface of the support member, heat generation can be prevented, and thus the effect of preventing heat generation can be achieved.

[0246] Furthermore, according to embodiments of this disclosure, since the openings of the fixing member and the supporting member are located in different positions, the degree of freedom in the device design can be increased, and the rigidity and heat dissipation capacity of the device can be enhanced due to the fixing member.

[0247] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to this disclosure without departing from its spirit or scope. Therefore, this disclosure is intended to cover modifications and variations thereof, provided they fall within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A device for generating vibration, comprising: Vibrating components; A vibration device disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member to cause the vibration member to vibrate; A support member on the rear surface of the vibration device, the support member comprising a first surface facing the vibration member and a second surface opposite to the first surface; Vibration signal cables are disposed on the first and second surfaces of the support member; as well as The vibration device is electrically connected to the conductive connection component of the vibration signal cable. The support member includes a support member opening that passes through the first surface and the second surface of the support member, and the vibration signal cable passes through the support member opening.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The vibration device includes: Vibrating part; The first electrode portion on the first surface of the vibrating portion; and The second electrode portion on the second surface of the vibrating part.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: A first power supply line connected to the first electrode portion; as well as A second power supply line connected to the second electrode section.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The conductive connecting member supplies AC power from the vibration signal cable to the first power line and the second power line.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The support member also includes a support member pipe that overlaps with the vibration device.

6. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The opening of the support member overlaps with each of the first power line and the second power line, and The conductive connection member overlaps with each of the first power line and the second power line.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A control panel is disposed on the rear surface of the support member; as well as An audio controller mounted on the control panel. The vibration signal cable is connected to the audio controller.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The conductive connection component includes: case; An elastic member, the length of which is variable, is accommodated within the housing; and A contact member, which is connected to one end of the elastic member for movement.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The vibrating component includes a first region and a second region, and The vibration device includes a first vibration device disposed in the first region and a second vibration device disposed in the second region.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The vibrating component includes metallic materials, or includes one or more single non-metallic materials or composite non-metallic materials comprising wood, rubber, plastic, glass, fiber, cloth, paper and leather.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The vibrating component includes one or more of the following: organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting panels and inorganic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panels.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The vibrating component includes one or more of the following: a display panel including pixels for displaying images, a screen panel for projecting images from a display device onto it, a lighting panel, a sign panel, vehicle interior materials, vehicle windows, vehicle exterior materials, building ceiling materials, building interior materials, building windows, aircraft interior materials, aircraft windows, metal, wood, rubber, plastic, glass, fiber, cloth, paper, leather, and mirrors.

13. A device for generating vibration, comprising: Vibrating components; A vibration device disposed on the rear surface of the vibration member to cause the vibration member to vibrate; A support member on the rear surface of the vibration device, the support member comprising a first surface facing the vibration member and a second surface opposite to the first surface; as well as Vibration signal cables are disposed on the first and second surfaces of the support member. The vibration device includes: Signal cables that receive both positive and negative signals; and The signal cable is fixed to the fixing component of the vibration signal cable. The support member includes a support member opening that passes through the first surface and the second surface of the support member, and the vibration signal cable passes through the support member opening.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The vibration device also includes: Vibrating part; The first electrode portion on the first surface of the vibrating portion; and The second electrode portion on the second surface of the vibrating part.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: A first power supply line connected to the first electrode portion; as well as A second power supply line connected to the second electrode section.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, The signal cable is connected to each of the first power line and the second power line.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein, The vibration signal cable supplies AC power to the signal cable.

18. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein, The fixing component includes: A support portion that supports the signal cable and the vibration signal cable; Wings to prevent movement of the signal cable and the vibration signal cable; and The support portion is connected to the column portion of the wing.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: A control panel is disposed on the rear surface of the support member; as well as An audio controller mounted on the control panel. The vibration signal cable is connected to the audio controller.

20. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein, The vibrating component includes a first region and a second region, and The vibration device includes a first vibration device disposed in the first region and a second vibration device disposed in the second region.

21. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The vibrating component includes metallic materials, or includes one or more single non-metallic materials or composite non-metallic materials comprising wood, rubber, plastic, glass, fiber, cloth, paper and leather.

22. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The vibrating component includes one or more of the following: organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting panels and inorganic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting panels.

23. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The vibrating component includes one or more of the following: a display panel including pixels for displaying images, a screen panel for projecting images from a display device onto it, a lighting panel, a sign panel, vehicle interior materials, vehicle windows, vehicle exterior materials, building ceiling materials, building interior materials, building windows, aircraft interior materials, aircraft windows, metal, wood, rubber, plastic, glass, fiber, cloth, paper, leather, and mirrors.

24. A vehicle device comprising the means for generating vibration as described in claim 1 or 13.

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