IP Library Granted Patent US 11,816,277
Granted Patent B2
US 11,816,277 · App. 17/370,715 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Touch display panel and touch display device

Inventors: Yingying Wu (Shanghai, CN); Xinzhao Liu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0412G06F3/047H10K50/84H10K59/40H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 11,816,277
App. No.
17/370,715
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are touch display panel and touch display device. The touch display panel includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a light-emitting component located within the display area, an encapsulation layer covering the light-emitting component and at least part of the non-display area, a touch layer located at a side of the encapsulation layer away from the light-emitting component and including multiple touch electrodes, and multiple touch wires directly electrically connected to the touch electrodes and extending to the non-display area. The non-display area includes a first area and a second area, at least part of film layers within the first area are formed with a through hole and/or a groove, the touch wires extend along a surface of the first area and extend into the second area. The second area is located at a side of the first area away from the display area.

Claims (78)

1. A touch display panel, comprising:

a substrate, which comprises a display area and a non-display area;

a light-emitting component, which is located within the display area;

an encapsulation layer, which covers the light-emitting component and at least part of the non-display area;

a touch layer, which is located at a side of the encapsulation layer away from the light-emitting component, the touch layer comprising a plurality of touch electrodes; and

a plurality of touch wires, wherein the plurality of touch wires are directly electrically connected to the plurality of touch electrodes, and the plurality of touch wires extend to the non-display area;

wherein the non-display area comprises a first area and a second area, at least part of film layers within the first area are formed with at least one of a through hole or a groove, the plurality of touch wires extend along a surface of the first area and extend into the second area, and the second area is located at a side of the first area away from the display area;

wherein the non-display area comprises a first organic layer covering the touch wires in the first area; the first organic layer further comprises a plurality of first grooves which are located on a side of the first organic layer away from the touch wires; and

wherein

a first film layer within the first area is formed with the through hole, a second film layer within the first area is formed with the groove, and the plurality of touch wires extend along a first side wall of the through hole, a first side wall of the groove, a bottom surface of the groove, a second side wall of the groove, and a second side wall of the through hole, and extend into the second area.

2. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the non-display area comprises a bending area located within the first area.

3. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising an array layer located between the substrate and the light-emitting component; and

wherein the array layer comprises a plurality of signal wires, and at least part of the plurality of signal wires extend to the non-display area.

4. The touch display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of touch wires extend on side walls and a bottom surface of the first area, and the touch wires located on the bottom surface of the first area are located on a same layer as the at least part of the plurality of signal wires extending to the non-display area.

5. The touch display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of touch wires and the plurality of signal wires are made of a same material.

6. The touch display panel according to claim 3 ; wherein the plurality of touch wires extend on side walls and a bottom surface of the first area; the touch wires located on the bottom surface of the first area are located on a different film layer from the at least part of the plurality of signal wires extending to the non-display area.

7. The touch display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of touch wires and the plurality of signal wires are made of a same material.

8. The touch display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the non-display area comprises a bending area located within the first area;

and a neutral surface of the bending area is designed according to following formula:

γ

=

k

=

1

n

E

k

(

h

k

2

-

h

k

-

1

2

)

2

k

=

1

n

E

k

t

k

;

where n represents a quantity of laminated film layers, n is an integer larger than or equal to 2, E k represents an elastic modulus of a k th film layer, t k represents a thickness of the k th film layer, and h k represents a thickness from a 1 st film layer to the k th film layer, γ is a position of the neutral surface of the bending area.

9. The touch display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the non-display area comprises a bending area located within the first area; and

wherein a thickness of the touch wires located on the bottom surface of the first area is different from a thickness of the at least part of the plurality of signal wires extending to the non-display area, and at least one of the touch wires or the signal wires extends along curves in the bending area.

10. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the second area comprises a plurality of first wires in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of touch wires, and each of the plurality of first wires is electrically connected to a respective one of the plurality of touch wires through a via hole located in the second area.

11. The touch display panel according to claim 10 , further comprising an array layer located between the substrate and the light-emitting component; and

wherein the array layer comprises a plurality of signal wires, and the plurality of first wires are located on a same layer as part of the plurality of signal wires.

12. The touch display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the second area comprises a plurality of signal terminals, the plurality of signal terminals comprising first signal terminals and second signal terminals; and

wherein the first signal terminals are connected to the plurality of touch wires, and the second signal terminals are connected to the plurality of signal wires.

13. The touch display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the non-display area comprises a bending area located within the first area; and

wherein a thickness of the touch wires located on the bottom surface of the first area is different from a thickness of the at least part of the plurality of signal wires extending to the non-display area, and at least one of the touch wires or the signal wires extends along curves in the bending area.

14. A touch display device, comprising a touch display panel, wherein the touch display panel comprises:

a substrate, which comprises a display area and a non-display area;

a light-emitting component, which is located within the display area;

an encapsulation layer, which covers the light-emitting component and at least part of the non-display area;

a touch layer, which is located at a side of the encapsulation layer away from the light-emitting component, the touch layer comprising a plurality of touch electrodes; and

a plurality of touch wires, wherein the plurality of touch wires are directly electrically connected to the plurality of touch electrodes, and the plurality of touch wires extend to the non-display area;

wherein the non-display area comprises a first area and a second area, at least part of film layers within the first area are formed with at least one of a through hole or a groove, the plurality of touch wires extend along a surface of the first area and extend into the second area, and the second area is located at a side of the first area away from the display area;

wherein the non-display area comprises a first organic layer covering the touch wires in the first area; the first organic layer further comprises a plurality of first grooves which are located on a side of the first organic layer away from the touch wires; and

wherein

a first film layer within the first area is formed with the through hole, a second film layer within the first area is formed with the groove, and the plurality of touch wires extend along a first side wall of the through hole, a first side wall of the groove, a bottom surface of the groove, a second side wall of the groove, and a second side wall of the through hole, and extend into the second area.

15. The touch display device according to claim 14 , wherein the non-display area comprises a bending area located within the first area.

16. The touch display device according to claim 14 , wherein the second area comprises a plurality of first wires in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of touch wires, and each of the plurality of first wires is electrically connected to a respective one of the plurality of touch wires through a via hole located in the second area.

17. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first area is provided with a first retaining wall and a second retaining wall, the first retaining wall is used for defining a boundary of an organic encapsulation layer in the encapsulation layer, the organic encapsulation layer comprises a first inorganic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer extend to the second retaining wall.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059498/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: WU, YINGYING; LIU, XINZHAO
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056806/0033 →
Priority Claims (1)
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