Flexible touch panel and flexible display device
A flexible touch panel includes a flexible substrate bent in a first direction, and a touch sensor unit disposed on the flexible substrate, the touch sensor unit including a bridge extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
1. A flexible touch panel, comprising:
a flexible substrate bent in a first direction; and
a touch sensor unit disposed on the flexible substrate, the touch sensor unit comprising a bridge extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein:
the touch sensor unit further comprises:
first sensing electrodes disposed on the flexible substrate, each of the first sensing electrodes separated from each other along the first direction;
a connection part connecting the first sensing electrodes;
second sensing electrodes disposed on the flexible substrate, each of the second sensing electrodes separated from each other along the second direction; and
an insulating pattern disposed between the connection part and the bridge, the insulating pattern covering the connection part;
the bridge is disposed on the connection part and connects the second sensing electrodes;
the first sensing electrodes and the connection part are integrally formed;
the second sensing electrodes comprise the same material as the first sensing electrodes and are formed on the same layer as the first sensing electrodes; and
the bridge comprises a material different from the second sensing electrodes and is formed on a different layer from the second sensing electrodes.
2. The flexible touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
3. The flexible touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the bridge comprises a metal.
4. The flexible touch panel of claim 3 , wherein the second sensing electrodes comprise a transparent conductive material.
5. The flexible touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the insulating pattern comprises a bent surface; and
the bridge is bent along the bent surface.
6. The flexible touch panel of claim 1 , further comprising at least two bridges connecting adjacent second sensing electrodes.
7. The flexible touch panel of claim 1 , wherein the second direction and the first direction intersect each other at an angle in the range of 5° to 80°.
8. The flexible touch panel of claim 1 , further comprising a window disposed on the touch sensor unit, the window being bent in the first direction.
9. A flexible display device, comprising:
a flexible display panel bent in a first direction and configured to display an image; and
a touch sensor unit disposed on the flexible display panel, the touch sensor unit comprising a bridge extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein:
the touch sensor unit further comprises:
first sensing electrodes disposed on the flexible display panel, each of the first sensing electrodes separated from each other along the first direction;
a connection part connecting the first sensing electrodes;
second sensing electrodes disposed on the flexible display panel, each of the second sensing electrodes separated from each other along the second direction; and
an insulating pattern disposed between the connection part and the bridge, the insulating pattern covering the connection part;
the bridge is disposed on the connection part and connects the second sensing electrodes;
the first sensing electrodes and the connection part are integrally formed;
the second sensing electrodes comprise the same material as the first sensing electrodes and are formed on the same layer as the first sensing electrodes; and
the bridge comprises a material different from the second sensing electrodes and is formed on a different layer from the second sensing electrodes.
10. The flexible display device of claim 9 , further comprising a window disposed on the touch sensor unit, the window being bent in the first direction.