Touch panel and display device
Provided is an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, wherein lead lines are connected to respective end portions of at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively, the touch panel further comprises an inspection electrode which is laminated to respective end portions of the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes with an insulation film sandwiched therebetween on a side where the lead lines are not connected to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes, and a voltage for inspection is supplied to the inspection electrode during an inspection time and a voltage at the same phase as the drive voltage supplied to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes is supplied to the inspection electrode during a usual operation time.
1. An electrostatic capacitance type touch panel comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of X electrodes which are formed over the substrate, the plurality of X electrodes extending in a second direction and being arranged in a first direction which intersects with the second direction; and
a plurality of Y electrodes which are formed over the substrate, the plurality of Y electrodes extending in the first direction while intersecting with the X electrodes and being arranged in the second direction; a drive voltage being supplied to the plurality of Y electrodes from one side of the plurality of Y electrodes, wherein
lead lines are connected to respective one-end portions of the Y electrodes,
the Y electrodes placed inside an effective touch region, having extended inspection portions at a respective other-end outside the effective touch region where the lead lines are not connected, for inspecting electrical connections of the Y electrodes, respectively,
the touch panel further comprises outside the effective touch region, a single continuous inspection electrode which is laminated to and faces respective ones of the extended inspection portions with an insulation film sandwiched therebetween, and
a voltage for inspection is supplied to the inspection electrode and detected through the lead lines connected to the respective one-end portions of the Y electrodes during an inspection time and a voltage at the same phase as the drive voltage supplied to the Y electrodes is supplied to the inspection electrode during a usual operation time.
2. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the respective inspection portions and the inspection electrode are formed outside an effective touch region.
3. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the respective X electrodes and the respective Y electrodes are formed by alternately arranging pad portions and fine line portions in an extending direction thereof respectively,
the pad portions of the respective X electrodes and the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes are arranged without overlapping with each other as viewed in a plan view, and the fine line portions of the respective X electrodes and the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes are intersect with each other three-dimensionally,
the pad portions and the fine line portions of the respective X electrodes and the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes are formed over the same layer,
the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes are formed below the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes, and are connected to the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes via contact holes formed in an insulation film interposed between the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes and the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes, and
the inspection electrode is formed over the same layer over which the fine line portions of the Y electrodes are formed.
4. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the respective X electrodes and the respective Y electrodes are formed by alternately arranging pad portions and fine line portions in an extending direction thereof respectively,
the pad portions of the respective X electrodes and the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes are arranged without overlapping with each other as viewed in a plan view, and the fine line portions of the respective X electrodes and the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes are intersect with each other three-dimensionally,
the pad portions and the fine line portions of the respective X electrodes and the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes are formed over the same layer,
the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes are formed above the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes, and are connected to the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes via contact holes formed in an insulation film interposed between the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes and the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes, and
the inspection electrode is formed over the same layer over which the fine line portions of the Y electrodes are formed.
5. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the respective X electrodes and the respective Y electrodes are formed by alternately arranging pad portions and fine line portions in an extending direction thereof respectively,
the pad portions of the respective X electrodes and the pad portions of the respective Y electrodes are arranged without overlapping with each other as viewed in a plan view, and the fine line portions of the respective X electrodes and the fine line portions of the respective Y electrodes are intersect with each other three-dimensionally,
the X electrodes and the Y electrodes are formed over different layers with an insulation film sandwiched therebetween, and the X electrodes are formed below the Y electrodes, and
the inspection electrode is formed between the layer over which the Y electrodes are formed and the layer over which the X electrodes are formed.
6. A display device comprising:
a display panel; and
a touch panel which is arranged on a viewer's side of the display panel, wherein
the touch panel is the touch panel according to claim 1 .