IP Library Granted Patent US 10,474,283
Granted Patent B2
US 10,474,283 · App. 15/584,596 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Transparent plate, touch pad, and touch panel

Inventors: Misa Inamoto (Chiyoda-ku, JP); Takashi Shibuya (Chiyoda-ku, JP)
Assignee: AGC Inc.
G06F3/0416C03C17/32C03C17/42G06F3/041C03C15/00C03C2217/73C03C2217/75C08J2300/10G06F2203/04103
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Patent No.
US 10,474,283
App. No.
15/584,596
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transparent plate includes a transparent substrate and an antifouling layer. A surface of the transparent substrate includes a fine projecting and recessed structure with a surface roughness of 2.0-100 nm. The antifouling layer includes fluorine, and at least a part of the antifouling layer is formed on a position of the fine projecting and recessed structure. A haze value of the transparent plate at the position of the fine projecting and recessed structure is 2% or less. A value of X defined by (S 1 −S 2 )/(S 3 −S 2 ) is 0.5 or more, where S 1 , S 2 and S 3 are F-Kα line strengths of the transparent plate at the position of the fine projecting and recessed structure, a reference glass plate that does not include fluorine, and a reference aluminosilicate glass plate that includes fluorine of 2 wt %, respectively, and S 1 , S 2 and S 3 are measured by a fluorescent X-ray measurement device.

Claims (47)

1. A transparent plate comprising a transparent substrate and an antifouling layer,

wherein a surface of the transparent substrate includes a fine projecting and recessed structure with a surface roughness Ra of 2.0-100 nm,

wherein the antifouling layer includes fluorine, and at least a part of the antifouling layer is formed on a position of the fine projecting and recessed structure,

wherein a haze value of the transparent plate at the position of the fine projecting and recessed structure is 2% or less, and

wherein the amount of film deposition for the antifouling layer is represented by a value X wherein

X =( S 1 −S 2 )/( S 3 −S 2 )

is 0.5 or more,

where S 1 is an F-Kα line strength of the transparent plate at the position of the fine projecting and recessed structure, measured by a fluorescent X-ray measurement device from an antifouling layer side,

S 2 is an F-Kα line strength of a reference glass plate that does not include fluorine substantially, measured by the fluorescent X-ray measurement device, and

S 3 is an F-Kα line strength of a reference aluminosilicate glass plate that includes fluorine of 2 wt %, measured by the fluorescent X-ray measurement device.

2. The transparent plate according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an antireflection layer between the transparent substrate and the antifouling layer,

wherein the antireflection layer is a multilayered film obtained by alternately laminating layers having refractive indices differing from each other, or a single layered film having a refractive index, for light having a wavelength of 550 nm, that is 1.6 or less.

3. The transparent plate according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent substrate is a glass substrate.

4. A touch pad comprising:

the transparent plate according to claim 1 ; and

a position detector configured to detect a touch position of a finger on the transparent plate.

5. A touch panel comprising:

the transparent plate according to claim 1 ;

a position detector configured to detect a touch position of a finger on the transparent plate; and

an image display device configured to display an image according to a result of detection by the position detector.

6. A transparent plate comprising a transparent substrate and an antifouling layer,

wherein a surface of the transparent substrate includes a fine projecting and recessed structure with a surface roughness Ra of 2.0-100 nm,

wherein the antifouling layer includes fluorine, and at least a part of the antifouling layer is formed on a position of the fine projecting and recessed structure,

wherein a haze value (Y (%)) of the transparent plate at the position of the fine projecting and recessed structure satisfies relations of

Y≤a×X+b

and

Y≤2,

where

a=0.67 (%),

b=−0.33 (%),

X =( S 1 −S 2 )/( S 3 −S 2 ),

wherein the value X represents the amount of film deposition for the antifouling layer

S 1 is an F-Kα line strength of the transparent plate at the position of the fine projecting and recessed structure, measured by a fluorescent X-ray measurement device from an antifouling layer side,

S 2 is an F-Kα line strength of a reference glass plate that does not include fluorine substantially, measured by the fluorescent X-ray measurement device, and

S 3 is an F-Kα line strength of a reference aluminosilicate glass plate that includes fluorine of 2 wt %, measured by the fluorescent X-ray measurement device.

7. The transparent plate according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an antireflection layer between the transparent substrate and the antifouling layer,

wherein the antireflection layer is a multilayered film obtained by alternately laminating layers having refractive indices differing from each other, or a single layered film having a refractive index, for light having a wavelength of 550 nm, that is 1.6 or less.

8. The transparent plate according to claim 6 , wherein the transparent substrate is a glass substrate.

9. A touch pad comprising:

the transparent plate according to claim 6 ; and

a position detector configured to detect a touch position of a finger on the transparent plate.

10. A touch panel comprising:

the transparent plate according to claim 6 ;

a position detector configured to detect a touch position of a finger on the transparent plate; and

an image display device configured to display an image according to a result of detection by the position detector.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2017
From: INAMOTO, MISA; SHIBUYA, TAKASHI
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 042212/0568 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-236007 · Nov 20, 2014 · national
JP 2015-140171 · Jul 14, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015082371 · Nov 18, 2015
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