IP Library Granted Patent US 8,143,905
Granted Patent B2
US 8,143,905 · App. 13/085,499 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

In-mould molding touch module and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,143,905
App. No.
13/085,499
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An in-mold molding touch module includes a plastic film, a touch circuit and a molding rind. The plastic film includes an inner surface and an outer surface for handling and touching. At least one region of the inner surface and a corresponding region of the outer surface define a touch area. The touch circuit is arranged on the inner surface in the touch area. The molding rind is integrated on the inner surface by an in-mold injecting mode to contain the touch circuit for forming a one-piece body. In addition, the invention also provides a method for manufacturing an in-mold molding touch module.

Claims (15)

1. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module having a touch area, comprising: (a) forming a touch circuit on the inner surface of a substrate; and (b) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the touch circuit form a one-piece body; wherein the touch circuit is an inducing capacitive touch circuit, and the inducing capacitive touch circuit comprises a plurality of capacitor grids for sensing and producing a current signal in response to a touch, a plurality of interlaced reticular lines and at least two outer terminals for outputting the current signal; the capacitor grids are disposed between the interlaced reticular lines.

2. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module having a touch area, comprising: (a) forming a touch circuit on the inner surface of a substrate; and (b) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the touch circuit form a one-piece body; wherein the touch circuit is an inducing capacitive touch circuit, and the step (a) further comprises a step of coating a transparent conductive layer on the inner surface of the substrate in the touch area by a vacuum sputter mode, and wherein the step (a) further comprises steps of exposing, developing and etching the transparent conductive layer sequentially to form the inducing capacitive touch circuit.

3. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module having a touch area, comprising: (a) forming a touch circuit on the inner surface of a substrate; and (b) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the touch circuit form a one-piece body; wherein the touch circuit is a press touch circuit.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the step (a) further comprises a step of coating conductive printing ink film on the inner surface of the substrate in the touch area by a printing mode.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step (a) further comprises steps of exposing, developing and etching the conductive printing ink film sequentially to from the press touch circuit.

6. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module having a touch area, comprising: (a) forming a touch circuit on the inner surface of a substrate; and (b) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the touch circuit form a one-piece body; wherein the step (b) further comprises: inserting the substrate having the touch circuit coated thereon into a cavity of an injecting device and injecting molding material into the cavity to form the molding rind molded on the substrate.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the processing temperature of the injecting melting substrate of the injecting device is 250 to 300 centigrade degrees.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the temperature of the cavity is controlled between 60 to 150 centigrade degrees.

9. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module, comprising: (a) forming a first touch circuit on a first region of the inner surface of a substrate; (b) forming a second touch circuit on a second region of the inner surface of the substrate; and (c) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit form a one-piece body, wherein the first touch circuit is an inducing capacitive touch circuit, and the inducing capacitive touch circuit comprises a plurality of capacitor grids for sensing and producing a current signal in response to a touch, a plurality of interlaced reticular lines and at least two outer terminals for outputting the current signal; the capacitor grids are disposed between the interlaced reticular lines.

10. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module, comprising: (a) forming a first touch circuit on a first region of the inner surface of a substrate; (b) forming a second touch circuit on a second region of the inner surface of the substrate; and (c) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit form a one-piece body, wherein the first touch circuit is an inducing capacitive touch circuit, and wherein the step (a) further comprises a step of coating an transparent conductive layer on the first region of the inner surface of the substrate by a vacuum sputtering mode.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the step (a) further comprises steps of exposing, developing and etching the transparent conductive layer sequentially to form the inducing capacitive touch circuit.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the transparent conductive layer is made of ITO.

13. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module, comprising: (a) forming a first touch circuit on a first region of the inner surface of a substrate; (b) forming a second touch circuit on a second region of the inner surface of the substrate; and (c) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit form a one-piece body, and the second touch circuit is a press touch circuit, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of coating conductive printing ink film on the second region of the inner surface of the substrate by a printing mode.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the step (b) further comprises steps of exposing, developing and etching the conductive printing ink film sequentially to from the press touch circuit.

15. A method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module, comprising: (a) forming a first touch circuit on a first region of the inner surface of a substrate; (b) forming a second touch circuit on a second region of the inner surface of the substrate; and (c) molding a molding rind molded on the substrate being an in-mold injected module to contain the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit form a one-piece body, wherein the step (c) further comprises: inserting the substrate having the touch circuit coated thereon into a cavity of an injecting device and injecting molding material into the cavity to form the molding rind molded on the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
To: ALPHA TOUCH GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 072446/0945 →