A touch pad for an electronic device is provided. The touch pad includes a circuit board member; and a detection member mounted in at least one area of the circuit board member to detect a user's contact, wherein the detection member includes a plurality of film layers; and detection patterns disposed on at least two adjacent film layers, among the plurality of film layers, so as to be misaligned with each other, wherein the detection patterns at least partially overlap each other.

The present disclosure provides an optical sensing device, including: a storage circuitry being coupled to a charging circuitry, a photosensitive circuitry, and a voltage-readout circuitry, the storage circuitry storing a voltage value; the charging circuitry being coupled to the storage circuitry for charging the storage circuitry; the photosensitive circuitry being connected to a first terminal for discharging the storage circuitry to the first terminal; and the voltage-readout circuitry being connected to the storage circuitry, for reading the voltage value of the storage circuitry.

To provide a sensor panel and a sensor sheet, in which a conductive fine line and a silhouette of the conductive fine line is difficult to be seen through a display portion during illumination and in which the visibility of the display portion during illumination is good. A light diffusion layer is provided on the sensor sheet, the light diffusion layer diffusing a light of an internal light source L and transmitting the light to sensor electrodes.

One variation of a system includes: a frame; a sensor module; and a controller. The frame includes: a base structure that locates a display defining a front face of a device; and a lateral frame structure extending along and adjacent an edge of the display and supported on a side of the base structure. The base structure and the lateral frame structure cooperate to define a channel arranged behind the display and extending longitudinally between the lateral frame structure and the side of the base structure. The sensor module is arranged in the channel and includes: a substrate; and a linear array of sensors arranged on the substrate and outputting sense signals representing local deflections of the lateral frame structure. The controller detects locations and force magnitudes of side inputs on the device, proximal the edge of the display, based on sense signals output by the linear array of sensors.

There are provided a display panel with a touch detection function, a drive circuit, and an electronic unit, which make it possible to realize many functions related to touch detection. The display panel includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes extending in one direction; an electrode drive section integrated into a chip, and applying a drive signal to the drive electrodes; and one or more touch detection electrodes extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the drive electrodes extend.

The operating unit for a vehicle comprises a housing with an operating element on the front side, wherein the operating element has a display with a display surface and a cover plate, which defines an operating surface of the operating element, and has at least one projection region projecting laterally over the display, and is elastically laterally moveably mounted on and/or in the housing. An actuator is arranged below the cover plate, said actuator having a drive and a control element driven by the drive. The operating unit is also provided with an elastic actuation arm which protrudes from the cover plate and which is mechanically acted upon by the control element of the actuator at a force application point of the actuation arm. The actuation arm has a displacement portion, reaching between the cover plate and the force application point, for laterally shifting the cover plate, and is extended from the displacement portion thereof beyond the force application point, as well as being provided with an extension portion, within which the actuation arm is elastically and mechanically fixed.

One variation of a system includes: a frame; a sensor module; and a controller. The frame includes: a base structure that locates a display defining a front face of a device; and a lateral frame structure extending along and adjacent an edge of the display and supported on a side of the base structure. The base structure and the lateral frame structure cooperate to define a channel arranged behind the display and extending longitudinally between the lateral frame structure and the side of the base structure. The sensor module is arranged in the channel and includes: a substrate; and a linear array of sensors arranged on the substrate and outputting sense signals representing local deflections of the lateral frame structure. The controller detects locations and force magnitudes of side inputs on the device, proximal the edge of the display, based on sense signals output by the linear array of sensors.

A tactile presentation device includes a movable part, a base, a guider, and one or more actuators. The movable part includes a first main surface and presents tactile to a user by being displaced in a predetermined one axial direction parallel to the first main surface. The base supports the movable part in a displaceable manner. The guider connects the base and the movable part, and regulates a displacement direction of the movable part in the one axial direction by sliding in the one axial direction. The actuator displaces the movable part in the one axial direction from one end side of the movable part in the one axial direction. When the number of actuators is one, the actuator is located on a symmetry axis of the movable part parallel to the one axial direction.

One variation of a system includes: a frame; a sensor module; and a controller. The frame includes: a base structure that locates a display defining a front face of a device; and a lateral frame structure extending along and adjacent an edge of the display and supported on a side of the base structure. The base structure and the lateral frame structure cooperate to define a channel arranged behind the display and extending longitudinally between the lateral frame structure and the side of the base structure. The sensor module is arranged in the channel and includes: a substrate; and a linear array of sensors arranged on the substrate and outputting sense signals representing local deflections of the lateral frame structure. The controller detects locations and force magnitudes of side inputs on the device, proximal the edge of the display, based on sense signals output by the linear array of sensors.

A touch display device includes a printed circuit board and a cover. The printed circuit board has a top surface, a bottom surface and soldering points. The printed circuit board includes a first printed circuit, a light element and a second printed circuit. A part of the first printed circuit is on the top surface or the bottom surface and connected with the corresponding soldering point. The light emitting element is on the top surface and electrically connected to the first printed circuit. On the top surface, the second printed circuit does not overlap with the first printed circuit. The cover covers the printed circuit board. The cover has light transmission areas which are aligned with the light elements. The second printed circuit is configured to provide a capacitance value coupled to a capacitive sensing element coupled between the second printed circuit and the cover.