FINGERPRINT SENSING MODULE

• US 20170169273A1
• Filed: 08/18/2016
• Published: 06/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Inventors: Wu, Jen-Chieh
• Granted Patent: US 10,049,256 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1318 using electro-optical elements or layers, e.g. electroluminescent sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1329 Protecting the fingerprint sensor against damage caused by the finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification

Abstract

A fingerprint sensing module adapted to sense fingerprint of user'"'"'s finger is provided. The fingerprint sensing module includes a sensing device, an optical cover and an optical-collimating layer located between the sensing device and the optical cover. The sensing device includes a sensing surface, and the optical-collimating layer covers the sensing surface. The optical-collimating layer includes light-blocking areas and light-transmitting areas, and each of the light-transmitting area is surrounded by a part of the light-blocking areas. The optical cover is disposed on the optical-collimating layer, and the optical cover is adapted to contact the user'"'"'s finger, and the optical cover is adapted to transmit a sensing light from the user'"'"'s finger to the optical-collimating layer, and the light-blocking areas are adapted to block a portion of the sensing light, and another portion of the sensing light is transmitted to the sensing surface through the light-transmitting areas.

Claims

1. A fingerprint sensing module, adapted to sense a fingerprint of a finger of a user, the fingerprint sensing module comprising:

a sensing device, comprising a sensing surface;

an optical-collimating layer, covering the sensing surface, and comprising a plurality of light-blocking areas and a plurality of light-transmitting areas, wherein each of the light-transmitting areas is surrounded by a part of the light-blocking areas; and

an optical cover, disposed on the optical-collimating layer, the optical-collimating layer being disposed between the optical cover and the sensing device, and the optical cover being adapted to contact the finger of the user, wherein the optical cover is adapted to transmit a sensing light from the finger of the user to the optical-collimating layer, and the light-blocking areas are adapted to block a portion of the sensing light, and another portion of the sensing light is transmitted to the sensing surface through the light-transmitting areas.

2. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing device further comprises a plurality of sensing units, the sensing units are arranged on the sensing surface, and each of the light-transmitting areas corresponds to one of the sensing units.

3. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-blocking areas and the light-transmitting areas are arranged in alternation on the sensing surface along a first direction and a second direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are all perpendicular to a normal of the sensing surface.

4. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the sensing device further comprises a plurality of sensing units, the sensing units are arranged on the sensing surface, a width of the light-transmitting areas in the first direction is smaller than or equal to a width of the sensing units in the first direction, and a width of the light-transmitting areas in the second direction is smaller than or equal to a width of the sensing units in the second direction.

5. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical cover further comprises a connection surface and a contact surface, the contact surface is adapted to contact the finger of the user, and the connection surface is connected to the optical-collimating layer, the sensing surface is connected to the optical-collimating layer, and the contact surface, the connection surface and the sensing surface are parallel to each other.

6. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical-collimating layer and the optical cover are complied with:

h₁/2≦

h₂≦

h₁, wherein h₁ and h₂ are respectively heights of the optical cover and the optical-collimating layer along a direction parallel to a normal of the sensing surface.

7. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

at least one light-emitting unit, adapted to send the sensing light to a surface of the finger of the user.

8. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical-collimating layer further comprises a plurality of optical-collimating sheets, and each of the optical-collimating sheets comprises a plurality of light-transmitting portions and a plurality of light-blocking portions, each of the light-transmitting portions is located at one of the light-transmitting areas, and each of the light-blocking portions is located at one of the light-blocking areas, and the optical-collimating sheets are stacked along a normal direction of the sensing surface.

9. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

a plurality of light-blocking sheets, disposed on the light-blocking portions of the optical-collimating sheets at a side away from the optical cover.

10. The fingerprint sensing module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-blocking areas of the optical-collimating layer are adapted to absorb the sensing light.