Capacitive touch panel and display device
A touch panel includes: a drive electrode supplied with a drive signal; a position detecting electrode detecting a position included in a touch surface and touched with a pointing object, and a pressure detecting electrode detecting pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object, the position detecting electrode and the pressure detecting electrode being disposed across the drive electrode from the touch surface; and a floating electrode having a floating potential. The position detecting electrode, the pressure detecting electrode, and the floating electrode are formed in a layer.
1. A capacitive touch panel that detects a position included in a touch surface and touched with a pointing object, and a pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object, the capacitive touch panel comprising:
a drive electrode supplied with a drive signal;
a detection electrode disposed across the drive electrode from the touch surface, and including a position detecting electrode configured to detect the position included in the touch surface and touched with the pointing object, and a pressure detecting electrode configured to detect the pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object;
a floating electrode having a floating potential, the floating electrode not connected to another electrode, not connected to a voltage source, and not connected to ground; and
a reference potential electrode having a reference potential, wherein the reference potential is equal to a potential of the ground,
wherein the position detecting electrode, the pressure detecting electrode, and the floating electrode are formed in a layer, and
in the layer, the position detecting electrode, the reference potential electrode, the floating electrode, and the pressure detecting electrode are disposed adjacent to each other in the mentioned order.
2. The capacitive touch panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least a portion of the floating electrode is positioned to overlap with the drive electrode in a plan view.
3. The capacitive touch panel according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a drive floating electrode formed in a same layer as the drive electrode is formed, and having the floating potential,
wherein the position detecting electrode is positioned to overlap with the drive floating electrode in the plan view, and
the floating electrode is positioned not to overlap with the drive floating electrode in the plan view.
4. The capacitive touch panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a drive floating electrode formed in a same layer as the drive electrode is formed, and having the floating potential.
5. The capacitive touch panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the floating electrode is surrounded with the pressure detecting electrode in a plan view.
6. A capacitive touch panel that detects a position included in a touch surface and touched with a pointing object, and a pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object, the capacitive touch panel comprising:
a drive electrode supplied with a drive signal;
a detection electrode disposed across the drive electrode from the touch surface, and including a position detecting electrode configured to detect the position included in the touch surface and touched with the pointing object, and a pressure detecting electrode configured to detect the pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object;
a floating electrode having a floating potential, the floating electrode not connected to another electrode, not connected to a voltage source, and not connected to ground; and
a reference potential electrode having a reference potential, wherein the reference potential is equal to a potential of the ground,
wherein the position detecting electrode, the pressure detecting electrode, and the floating electrode are formed in a layer, and
in the layer, the position detecting electrode, the floating electrode, the reference potential electrode, and the pressure detecting electrode are disposed adjacent to each other in the mentioned order.
7. A display device, comprising:
a capacitive touch panel configured to detect a position included in a touch surface and touched with a pointing object, and a pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object; and
a display configured to display an image,
wherein the capacitive touch panel includes:
a drive electrode supplied with a drive signal;
a detection electrode disposed across the drive electrode from the touch surface, and including a position detecting electrode configured to detect the position included in the touch surface and touched with the pointing object, and a pressure detecting electrode configured to detect the pressure applied on the touch surface with the pointing object;
a floating electrode having a floating potential, the floating electrode not connected to another electrode, not connected to a voltage source, and not connected to ground; and
a reference potential electrode having a reference potential, wherein the reference potential is equal to a potential of the ground,
the position detecting electrode, the pressure detecting electrode, and the floating electrode are formed in a layer, and
in the layer, the position detecting electrode, the reference potential electrode the floating electrode, and the pressure detecting electrode are disposed adjacent to each other in the mentioned order.