IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,416,091
Granted Patent B2
US 11,416,091 · App. 17/127,331 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Touch display device

Inventors: Seon-Hee Lee (Incheon, KR); Min-Joo Kim (Seoul, KR); Sang-Hyuk Won (Gimpo-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,416,091
App. No.
17/127,331
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch display device includes a display unit including pixels disposed in an active area, an encapsulation unit disposed on the display unit, and a touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit having a touch sensor function and a fingerprint sensor function in the active area on the encapsulation unit. The touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit includes first fingerprint sensor electrodes disposed in a fingerprint sensor area on the encapsulation unit, a first touch insulating layer disposed on the first fingerprint sensor electrodes, second fingerprint sensor electrodes disposed in the fingerprint sensor area on the first touch insulating layer, a second touch insulating layer disposed on the second fingerprint sensor electrodes, and a plurality of first and second touch electrodes disposed on the second touch insulating layer. The first fingerprint sensor electrodes, the second fingerprint sensor electrodes, and the first and second touch electrodes overlap the non-emissive area.

Claims (53)

1. A touch display device comprising:

a display unit comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in an active area, each pixel having an emissive area and a non-emissive area;

an encapsulation unit disposed on the display unit, the encapsulation unit being configured to seal the plurality of pixels; and

a touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit having a touch sensor function and a fingerprint sensor function in the active area on the encapsulation unit,

wherein the touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit comprises:

a plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes disposed in a fingerprint sensor area on the encapsulation unit;

a first touch insulating layer disposed on the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes;

a plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes disposed in the fingerprint sensor area on the first touch insulating layer, the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes intersecting the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes;

a second touch insulating layer disposed on the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes;

a plurality of first and second touch electrodes disposed on the second touch insulating laver;

a first bridge electrode disposed on the encapsulation unit, the first bridge electrode being configured to interconnect adjacent first touch electrodes via a contact hole formed through the first and second touch insulating layers; and

a second bridge electrode disposed on the second touch insulating layer, the second bridge electrode being configured to interconnect adjacent second touch electrodes, and

wherein the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes, the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes, and the plurality of first and second touch electrodes overlap the non-emissive area.

2. The touch display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second bridge electrodes overlap the non-emissive area.

3. The touch display device according to claim 1 , wherein the fingerprint sensor area in which the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes and the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes intersect has a size greater than a size of an area in which one of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes is disposed.

4. The touch display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes has a ring pattern structure, and

at least one of the first fingerprint sensor electrodes and the second fingerprint sensor electrodes is disposed in the ring pattern structure of each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes.

5. The touch display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of first fingerprint routing lines individually connected to the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes in the active area, the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines extending to a bezel area along the non-emissive area; and

a plurality of second fingerprint routing lines individually connected to the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes in the active area, the plurality of second fingerprint routing lines extending to the bezel area along the non-emissive area not overlapping the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines.

6. The touch display device according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes are disposed at equal intervals in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween, and

the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes are disposed at equal intervals in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween.

7. The touch display device according to claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines is disposed in the active area so as to be spaced apart from a first fingerprint routing line adjacent thereto in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween, and

each of the plurality of second fingerprint routing lines is disposed in the active area so as to be spaced apart from a second fingerprint routing line adjacent thereto in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween.

8. The touch display device according to claim 5 , wherein the touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit further comprises a mesh-shaped dummy pattern disposed on any one of the first and second touch insulating layers, the dummy pattern being isolated from the first and second touch electrodes,

each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes has a ring pattern structure, and

the dummy pattern is disposed in the ring pattern structure of each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes so as to overlap the non-emissive area, the dummy pattern being isolated from an adjacent dummy pattern disposed in an adjacent touch electrode.

9. The touch display device according to claim 8 , wherein the dummy pattern is isolated from the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes, the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes, the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines, and the plurality of second fingerprint routing lines without overlapping.

10. A touch display device comprising:

a display unit comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in an active area, each pixel having an emissive area and a non-emissive area;

an encapsulation unit disposed on the display unit, the encapsulation unit being configured to seal the plurality of pixels;

a touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit having a touch sensor function and a fingerprint sensor function in the active area on the encapsulation unit,

wherein the touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit comprises:

a plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes disposed in a fingerprint sensor area on the encapsulation unit;

a first touch insulating layer disposed on the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes;

a plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes disposed in the fingerprint sensor area on the first touch insulating layer, the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes intersecting the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes;

a second touch insulating layer disposed on the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes; and

a plurality of first and second touch electrodes disposed on the second touch insulating layer, and

wherein the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes, the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes, and the plurality of first and second touch electrodes overlap the non-emissive area;

a plurality of first fingerprint routing lines individually connected to the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes in the active area, the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines extending to a bezel area along the non-emissive area; and

a plurality of second fingerprint routing lines individually connected to the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes in the active area, the plurality of second fingerprint routing lines extending to the bezel area along the non-emissive area not overlapping the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines.

11. The touch display device according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes are disposed at equal intervals in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween, and

the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes are disposed at equal intervals in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween.

12. The touch display device according to claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines is disposed in the active area so as to be spaced apart from a first fingerprint routing line adjacent thereto in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween, and

each of the plurality of second fingerprint routing lines is disposed in the active area so as to be spaced apart from a second fingerprint routing line adjacent thereto in a state in which at least one light-emitting area is interposed therebetween.

13. The touch display device according to claim 10 , wherein the fingerprint sensor area in which the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes and the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes intersect has a size greater than a size of an area in which one of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes is disposed.

14. The touch display device according to claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality, of first and second touch electrodes has a ring pattern structure, and

at least one of the first fingerprint sensor electrodes and the second fingerprint sensor electrodes is disposed in the ring pattern structure of each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes.

15. The touch display device according to claim 10 , wherein the touch-fingerprint fusion sensor unit further comprises a mesh-shaped dummy pattern disposed on any one of the first and second touch insulating layers, the dummy pattern being isolated from the first and second touch electrodes,

each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes has a ring pattern structure, and

the dummy pattern is disposed in the ring pattern structure of each of the plurality of first and second touch electrodes so as to overlap the non-emissive area; the dummy pattern being isolated from an adjacent dummy pattern disposed in an adjacent touch electrode.

16. The touch display device according to claim 15 , wherein the dummy pattern is isolated from the plurality of first fingerprint sensor electrodes, the plurality of second fingerprint sensor electrodes, the plurality of first fingerprint routing lines, and the plurality of second fingerprint routing lines without overlapping.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: LEE, SEON-HEE; KIM, MIN-JOO; WON, SANG-HYUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0179870 · Dec 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210200360A1 · Jul 1, 2021
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