Touch panel and display device having the same
US-2016306462-A1 · Oct 20, 2016 · US
Touch sensor and touch screen panel including the same
US2017285800A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2017285800-A1 |
| Application number | US-201715468363-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Publication date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | — |
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A touch sensor includes a substrate having at least one bending portion; and a sensing pattern on the substrate, the sensing pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, the first pattern being arranged along a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, the second pattern being arranged along a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the surface of the substrate and crossing the first direction. The second pattern includes unit patterns isolated from each other, and a bridge electrode electrically connecting neighboring unit patterns of the unit patterns. The bridge electrode extends along the same direction as a bending direction of the bending portion.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A touch sensor, comprising: a substrate having at least one bending portion; a sensing pattern on the substrate, the sensing pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, the first pattern being arranged along a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, the second pattern being arranged along a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the surface of the substrate and crossing the first direction, the second pattern including unit patterns isolated from each other; and a bridge electrode electrically connecting neighboring unit patterns of the unit patterns, the bridge electrode extending along a direction the same as a bending direction of the bending portion. 2 . The touch sensor of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern includes a connecting portion and unit patterns electrically connected to each other via the connecting portion. 3 . The touch sensor of claim 1 , wherein a bending angle of the bending portion is greater than 0° and less than 180°. 4 . The touch sensor of claim 1 , wherein the bridge electrode includes at least one selected from a group consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), indium zinc tin oxide (IZTO), aluminum zinc oxide (AZO), gallium zinc oxide (GZO), fluorine tin oxide (FTO), ITO-silver (Ag)-ITO, IZO-Ag-IZO, IZTO-Ag-IZTO and AZO-Ag-AZO. 5 . The touch sensor of claim 1 , wherein the bridge electrode includes at least one selected from a group consisting of molybdenum, silver, aluminum, copper, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, tin, titanium and an alloy thereof. 6 . The touch sensor of claim 2 , wherein a line width of the bridge electrode is from 1.5% to 200% of the connecting portion included in the first pattern. 7 . The touch sensor of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the bridge electrode is from 20% to 1,300% of a thickness of the unit pattern included in the second pattern. 8 . The touch sensor of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the bridge electrode and the first direction is greater than 0° and not greater than 90°. 9 . The touch sensor of claim 2 , further comprising an insulation layer formed on the connecting portion of the first pattern. 10 . A touch screen panel comprising the touch sensor of claim 1 . 11 . An image display device comprising the touch screen panel of claim 10 .
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Cross over in capacitive digitiser, i.e. details of structures for connecting electrodes of the sensing pattern where the connections cross each other, e.g. bridge structures comprising an insulating layer, or vias through substrate · CPC title
Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title
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
- G06F3/044Primary
by capacitive means · CPC title
- G06F3/0446Primary
using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes · CPC title
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- What does patent US2017285800A1 cover?
- A touch sensor includes a substrate having at least one bending portion; and a sensing pattern on the substrate, the sensing pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, the first pattern being arranged along a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, the second pattern being arranged along a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the surface of the s…
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- Dongwoo Fine Chem Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/044. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Oct 05 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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