IP Library Granted Patent US 10,025,435
Granted Patent B2
US 10,025,435 · App. 14/586,447 · Granted Jul 17, 2018

Touch panel

Inventors: Sin-An Chen (Yuanlin Township, TW); Chih-Chia Chang (Zhubei, TW); Sheng-Wei Chen (Jinhu Township, TW)
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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Patent No.
US 10,025,435
App. No.
14/586,447
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch panel may include a substrate, a touch unit region and a covering layer. The touch unit region includes first electrode and a second electrode isolated from the first electrode. The covering layer covers at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and has a touch surface. A distance between the touch surface and the first electrode or the second electrode ranges between 0.01 micrometers and 100 micrometers. A mutual capacitance value between the first electrode and the second electrode ranges between 0.1 pF and 10 pF when a touch has not occurred yet.

Claims (34)

1. A touch panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a touch unit region, comprising:

a first electrode including an electrode pad; and

a second electrode separated from the first electrode; and

a covering layer covering at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and having a touch surface, wherein a shortest distance between the touch surface and the first electrode ranges between 0.01 micrometers and 100 micrometers;

wherein the first electrode or the second electrode is formed by winding electrode wires, each of the first electrode or the second electrode comprising:

a first conductive layer;

a second conductive layer contacting with the first conductive layer;

wherein a conductivity of one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is greater than a conductivity of another of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is made of a transparent material, and

wherein the first electrode has a first base self capacitance value when the touch has not occurred yet, the first electrode has a first increase self capacitance value when the touch has occurred, and a ratio of the first increase self capacitance value to the first base self capacitance value is larger than 10 and less than 37.

2. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode has a second base self capacitance value when the touch has not occurred yet, the second electrode has a second increase self capacitance value when the touch has occurred, and a ratio of the second increase self capacitance value to the second base self capacitance value is larger than 1 and less than 37.

3. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the touch unit region has a unit area, the first electrode and the second electrode occupy an electrode area in the touch unit region, and a ratio between the electrode area to the unit area is less than 50%.

4. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein a unit area of the touch unit region ranges between 9 mm2 and 49 mm2.

5. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are formed on the same side of the substrate, and a shortest distance between the touch surface and the second electrode is greater than a sum of a thickness of the cover layer and a thickness of the electrode pad.

6. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are formed on opposite two sides of the substrate respectively, and a shortest distance between the touch surface and the first electrode or between the touch surface and the second electrode ranges 0.01 micrometers and 100 micrometers.

7. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode separated from the first sub-electrode, the electrode pad connects the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, and the touch panel further comprises:

an insulation layer separated from the second electrode.

8. The touch panel according to claim 7 , wherein the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode form a symmetrical structure.

9. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of the touch unit regions, wherein the first electrodes of two adjacent touch unit regions are connected with each other, and the second electrodes of two adjacent touch unit regions are connected with each other.

10. The touch panel according to claim 9 , wherein each first electrode comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode separated from the first sub-electrode, and the second sub-electrode of one of the touch unit regions connecting with the first sub-electrode of the adjacent touch unit region form a symmetrical structure.

11. The touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprises:

a plurality of the touch unit regions, wherein the first electrode of one of the touch unit regions connecting with the first electrode of the adjacent touch unit region form a symmetrical structure.

12. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein an interval between the first electrode and the second electrode ranges 5 micrometers and 200 micrometers.

13. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the first electrode ranges 5 micrometers and 200 micrometers, and a width of the second electrode ranges 5 micrometers and 200 micrometers.

14. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first electrode ranges 0.01 micrometers and 5 micrometers, and a thickness of the second electrode ranges 0.01 micrometers and 5 micrometers.

15. The touch panel according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the electrode pad ranges 0.01 micrometers and 5 micrometers.

16. A touch panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a touch unit region, comprising:

a first electrode including an electrode pad; and

a second electrode separated from the first electrode; and

a covering layer covering at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and having a touch surface, wherein a shortest distance between the touch surface and the first electrode ranges between 0.01 micrometers and 100 micrometers;

wherein the first electrode has a first base self capacitance value when the touch has not occurred yet, the first electrode has a first increase self capacitance value when the touch has occurred, and a ratio of the first increase self capacitance value to the first base self capacitance value is larger than 10 and less than 37.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2022
From: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
To: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059365/0305 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2014
From: CHEN, SIN-AN; CHANG, CHIH-CHIA; CHEN, SHENG-WEI
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 034718/0549 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 103221337 U · Dec 2, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61979023 · Apr 14, 2014
Related Publication 20150293624A1 · Oct 15, 2015
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