Input device with one directional lead wiring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10409435-B2
Application number	US-201715782691-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2017
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

An input device that enables wires to be bent together with a base material without deteriorating translucency and conductivity of the wires has: a base material having translucency and flexibility; first electrode parts and second electrode parts, both having translucency, that are provided in a sensing region on the base material; and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending, on the base material, from the sensing region to a peripheral region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible laminated body provided on the bent portion. The flexible laminated body has a first amorphous ITO layer provided on the base material, a conductive layer provided on the first amorphous ITO layer, and a second amorphous ITO layer provided on the conductive layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An input device comprising:
a base made of material having translucency and flexibility, the base having a sensing region, a peripheral region outside the sensing region, and a bent portion provided in the peripheral region;
a plurality of first electrodes made of a translucent material, the plurality of first electrodes being arranged in the sensing region of the base in a first direction;
a plurality of second electrodes made of the translucent material, the plurality of second electrodes being arranged in the sensing region of the base in a second direction crossing the first direction;
a linking part made of the translucent material and integrally formed with the plurality of first electrodes or the plurality of second electrodes, the linking part connecting two adjacent electrodes of the plurality of first electrodes or the plurality of second electrodes with which the linking part is integrally formed;
a first bridge connecting part formed over the linking part with a first insulating layer interposed therebetween, the first bridge connecting part electrically connecting two adjacent electrodes of the plurality of first electrodes or the plurality of second electrodes which are not connected by the linking part; and
a plurality of lead wires that are electrically connected to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, the plurality of lead wires extending from within the sensing region to the peripheral region on the base, each of the plurality of lead wires including a flexible laminated body provided on the bent portion, the flexible laminated body includes:
a first amorphous ITO layer provided on the base;
a conductive layer provided on the first amorphous ITO layer; and
a second amorphous ITO layer provided on the conductive layer

wherein the plurality of second electrodes include at least one divided electrode divided into electrode parts so as to provide a wire path therebetween extending in the first direction, such that at least one of the plurality of lead wires extends through the wire path and electrically connects to another of the plurality of second electrodes,
and wherein the input device further comprises:
a second bridge connecting part formed across the wire path and the lead wire therein so as to electrically connect the corresponding electrode parts; and
a second insulating layer interposed between the second bridge connecting part and the lead wire.

2. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the plurality of lead wires includes:
a first wire part provided on a sensing region side of the bent portion; and
a second wire part provided on an opposite side of the sensing region with respect to the bent portion,

and wherein the flexible laminated body is positioned between the first wire part and the second wire part.

3. The input device according to claim 2 , wherein the first wire part and second wire part have a respective connecting part connected to an end of the flexible laminated body, the connecting part having a surface facing the flexible laminated body, the surface including a crystallized ITO surface.

4. The input device according to claim 3 , wherein the first wire part includes a crystallized ITO layer.

5. The input device according to claim 4 , wherein the second wire part includes a crystallized ITO layer.

6. The input device according to claim 2 , wherein the first wire part includes a crystallized ITO layer.

7. The input device according to claim 6 , wherein the second wire part includes a crystallized ITO layer.

8. The input device according to claim 2 , wherein the wire path is formed in a center of the second electrode such that the second electrode is divided into halves in the second direction.

9. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein the first amorphous ITO layer is in contact with the base.

10. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer includes a noble metal.

11. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of the bent portion is 5 millimeters or less.

12. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein the first bridge connecting part and the second bridge connecting part are formed of the same material as the flexible laminated body.

13. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of second electrodes which are not divided is provided with an opening formed therein.

14. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrodes is provided with an opening formed therein.

15. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are made of a same material and formed in a same process step, and wherein the first bridge connecting part and the second bridge connecting part are made of a same material and formed in a same process step.

16. The input device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are in a substantially square shape having corners oriented in the first direction and the second direction.

17. An input device comprising:
a base made of material having translucency;
a plurality of first electrodes made of a translucent material, the plurality of first electrodes being arranged on the base in a first direction;
a plurality of second electrodes made of the translucent material, the plurality of second electrodes being arranged on the base in a second direction crossing the first direction;
a linking part made of the translucent material and integrally formed with the plurality of first electrodes or the plurality of second electrodes, the linking part connecting two adjacent electrodes of the plurality of first electrodes or the plurality of second electrodes with which the linking part is integrally formed;
a first bridge connecting part formed over the linking part with a first insulating layer interposed therebetween, the first bridge connecting part electrically connecting two adjacent electrodes of the plurality of first electrodes or the plurality of second electrodes which are not connected by the linking part; and
a wiring extending in the first direction,
wherein the plurality of second electrodes include at least one divided electrode divided into electrode parts so as to provide a wire path therebetween extending in the first direction, such that the wiring extending through the wire path and electrically connects to another of the plurality of second electrodes,
and wherein the input device further comprises:
a second bridge connecting part formed over the wire path and the wiring therein so as to electrically connect the corresponding divided electrodes; and
a second insulating layer interposed between the second bridge connecting part and the lead wire extending through the wire path.

18. The input device according to claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of second electrodes which are not divided by the wire path is provided with an opening formed therein.

19. The input device according to claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrodes is provided with an opening formed therein.

20. The input device according to claim 17 , wherein the wire path is formed in a center of the second electrode such that the second electrode is divided into halves in the second direction.

21. The input device according to claim 17 , wherein the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer a

Assignees

• Alps Alpine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wada Suguru
• Hashida Junji
• Sawada Toru
• Matsuda Atsushi
• Takahashi Toru
• Sato Minoru

Classifications

• B32B9/00

  Layered products comprising a {layer of a} particular substance not covered by groups B32B11/00 - B32B29/00 · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• B32B27/365

  comprising polycarbonates · CPC title

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• B32B27/08

  of synthetic resin · CPC title