IP Library Granted Patent US 10,444,880
Granted Patent B2
US 10,444,880 · App. 15/810,432 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Touch or proximity sensor and display device

Inventor: Tomohiko Naganuma (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,444,880
App. No.
15/810,432
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a touch or proximity sensor including a plurality of first touch electrodes extending in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of second touch electrodes extending in the second direction, being arranged in the first direction, and insulated from the plurality of first touch electrodes, in which at least one of the plurality of first touch electrodes and at least one of the plurality of second touch electrodes respectively have concave surface on a detection surface side.

Claims (60)

1. A touch or proximity sensor comprising:

a plurality of first touch electrodes extending in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and

a plurality of second touch electrodes extending in the second direction, being arranged in the first direction, and insulated from the plurality of first touch electrodes,

wherein

each of the plurality of first touch electrodes includes a plurality of first sensor electrodes provided on an insulating surface, arranged in the first direction, and electrically connected to one another,

each of the plurality of second touch electrodes includes a plurality of second sensor electrodes provided on the insulating surface, arranged in the second direction, and electrically connected to one another,

each of the plurality of first sensor electrodes has a concave surface at a center portion on a detection surface side thereof,

each of the plurality of second sensor electrodes has a concave surface at a center portion on a detection surface side thereof,

the concave surface includes sidewall parts each of which is inclined, and a bottom surface part which is flat, and

the bottom surface part is between the sidewall parts.

2. The touch or proximity sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating film provided on the plurality of first touch electrodes,

wherein the plurality of second touch electrodes are provided on the first insulating film.

3. The touch or proximity sensor according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a second insulating film provided in a layer above the plurality of second touch electrodes,

wherein a refractive index of the second insulating film is substantially equal to a refractive index of the first insulating film.

4. The touch or proximity sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second insulating film provided in a layer above the plurality of first sensor electrodes and the plurality of second sensor electrodes,

wherein the plurality of first sensor electrodes and the plurality of second sensor electrodes are provided on the first insulating film, and

a refractive index of the second insulating film is substantially equal to a refractive index of the first insulating film.

5. The touch or proximity sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating film having a plurality of concave portions arranged in a matrix shape in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction,

wherein

each of the plurality of first touch electrodes and each of the plurality of second touch electrodes respectively have concave surfaces according to the concave portions of the first insulating film.

6. The touch or proximity sensor according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a second insulating film provided in a layer above the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes,

wherein a refractive index of the second insulating film is substantially equal to a refractive index of the first insulating film.

7. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix shape;

a plurality of first touch electrodes on the plurality of pixels, the plurality of first touch electrodes extending in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and

a plurality of second touch electrodes on the plurality of pixels, the plurality of second touch electrodes extending in the second direction, being arranged in the first direction, and insulated from the plurality of first touch electrodes,

wherein

each of the plurality of first touch electrodes includes a plurality of first sensor electrodes provided on an insulating surface, arranged in the first direction, and electrically connected to one another,

each of the plurality of second touch electrodes includes a plurality of second sensor electrodes provided on the insulating surface, arranged in the second direction, and electrically connected to one another,

each of the plurality of first sensor electrodes has a concave surface at a center portion on a detection surface side thereof,

each of the plurality of second sensor electrodes has a concave surface at a center portion on a detection surface side thereof,

the concave surface includes sidewall parts each of which is inclined, and a bottom surface part which is flat, and

the bottom surface part is between the sidewall parts.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a sealing film which covers the plurality of pixels; and

a first insulating film provided on the plurality of first touch electrodes,

wherein the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes are provided in a layer above the sealing film, and

the plurality of second touch electrodes are provided on the first insulating film.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a second insulating film provided in a layer above the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes,

wherein a refractive index of the second insulating film is substantially equal to a refractive index of the first insulating film.

10. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a sealing film which covers the plurality of pixels,

wherein the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes are provided in a layer above the sealing film.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second insulating film provided in a layer above the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes,

wherein a refractive index of the second insulating film is substantially equal to a refractive index of the first insulating film.

12. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a first insulating film having a plurality of concave portions arranged in a matrix shape in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction,

wherein

each of the plurality of first touch electrodes and each of the plurality of second touch electrodes respectively have concave surfaces according to the concave portions of the first insulating film, and

the first insulating film is provided to cover the plurality of pixels.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a second insulating film provided in a layer above the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes,

wherein a refractive index of the second insulating film is substantially equal to a refractive index of the first insulating film.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2017
From: NAGANUMA, TOMOHIKO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 044104/0129 →