Touch panel and electronic device equipped with touch panel
View Patent ↗A touch panel 10 , which has first and second metal resistive thin films (movable transparent electrode 12 and fixed transparent electrode 13 ) formed respectively on opposing surfaces of two layers of film or glass (movable glass 11 and fixed glass 14 ) disposed opposite each other at a predetermined space, is configured such that a predetermined radio frequency signal can be inputted/outputted to/from the movable transparent electrode 12 , and ground required for detecting an operation position in the touch panel 10 is connected via an inductive circuit of coils L 3 , L 4 and the like, thereby providing a configuration in which radio waves inputted/outputted to/from the movable transparent electrodes 12 are not grounded in terms of radio frequency.
1. A touch panel which comprises first and second electrodes formed respectively on opposing surfaces of film or glass disposed opposite each other at a predetermined space, and in which a voltage is alternately applied from a voltage applying source to one of the first and second electrodes and a position of touch operation is detected by a voltage of the other electrode generated in response to the touch operation, the touch panel comprising:
a radio frequency circuit unit that inputs/outputs a radio frequency signal to the first electrode;
a first inductive circuit connected to a position that is located, on a voltage applying source side of the first electrode, between the first electrode and the voltage applying source while a voltage is being applied to the first electrode;
a second inductive circuit connected to a position that is located, on a voltage applying source side of the second electrode, between the second electrode and the voltage applying source while a voltage is being applied to the second electrode;
a third inductive circuit that is connected to the second electrode at a ground side of the second electrode;
a fourth inductive circuit that is connected to the first electrode at a ground side of the first electrode; and
a control unit having first and second ends, and controlling the first end so as to be connected to the fourth or third inductive circuit in response to the alternate application of a voltage to the corresponding first or second electrode, the second end being connected to the ground.
2. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a capacitive circuit connected between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode.
3. An electronic device equipped with a touch panel which comprises first and second electrodes formed respectively on opposing surfaces of film or glass disposed opposite each other at a predetermined space, and in which a voltage is alternately applied from a voltage applying source to one of the first and second electrodes and a position of touch operation is detected by a voltage of the other electrode generated in response to the touch operation,
said touch panel comprising:
a radio frequency circuit unit that inputs/outputs a radio frequency signal to the first electrode;
a first inductive circuit connected to a position that is located, on a voltage applying source side of the first electrode, between the first electrode and the voltage applying source while a voltage is being applied to the first electrode;
a second inductive circuit connected to a position that is located, on a voltage applying source side of the second electrode, between the second electrode and the voltage applying source while a voltage is being applied to the second electrode;
a third inductive circuit that is connected to the second electrode at a ground side of the second electrode;
a fourth inductive circuit that is connected to the first electrode at a ground side of the first electrode; and
a first control unit having first and second ends, and controlling the first end so as to be connected to the fourth or third inductive circuit in response to the alternate application of a voltage to the corresponding first or second electrode, the second end being connected to the ground;
said electronic device further including:
a second control unit that generates display data and displays the display data on the touch panel and detects a position of operation input on the basis of a voltage value read from the touch panel; and
a transceiving unit that inputs/outputs the radio frequency signal to/from the touch panel according to a control performed by the second control unit.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , further comprising a capacitive circuit connected between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode.