Liquid crystal display device with interred touch screen
A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device includes a liquid crystal panel in which a plurality of common electrodes are formed; an interred touch sensor for applying a common voltage to the common electrodes, and detecting a touch point of the liquid crystal panel with a capacitance that is induced in the common electrodes; a plurality of common electrode lines for connecting the common electrodes to the touch sensor; and an equivalent potential unit formed in the common electrode lines, and discharging residual electric charges of the common electrodes.
1. A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device comprising:
a liquid crystal panel;
a plurality of common electrodes configured in the liquid crystal panel;
an interred touch sensor for applying a common voltage to the common electrodes, and detecting a touch point of the liquid crystal panel according to a capacitance that is induced in the common electrodes;
a plurality of common electrode lines for connecting the common electrodes to the touch sensor; and
an equivalent potential unit, electrically connected to the common electrode lines, and allowing the common electrodes to have an equivalent potential,
wherein the common electrodes comprise a plurality of horizontal common electrodes and a plurality of vertical common electrodes.
2. The LCD device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the equivalent potential unit includes a plurality of common electrode resistors and a common potential line,
each of the common electrode resistors has a first side that is connected to a corresponding one of the common electrode lines, and has a second side that is connected to a common potential line.
3. The LCD device according to claim 2 , wherein a resistance value of each of the common electrode resistors is 2 MΩ to 900 MΩ.
4. The LCD device according to claim 2 , wherein the common potential line comprises a plurality of connection resistors, each connection resistor is connected between two adjacent common electrode resistors.
5. The LCD device according to claim 4 , wherein a resistance value of each of the connection resistors is the same as a resistance value of each of the common electrode resistors.
6. The LCD device according to claim 1 , wherein the horizontal common electrodes and the vertical common electrodes are perpendicular to each other.
7. The LCD device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the touch sensor supplies the common voltage to the common electrodes, for a display duration where the liquid crystal panel displays an image, and
the touch sensor drives the common electrodes as sensing lines and driving lines for detecting of a touch point, for a non-display duration where the liquid crystal panel does not display an image.
8. The LCD device according to claim 1 , wherein the equivalent potential unit allows the common electrodes to have an equivalent potential when a power source is disconnected and/or driving of the liquid crystal panel is stopped.
9. The LCD device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the equivalent potential unit is formed in the liquid crystal panel, the equivalent potential unit is formed in a data driver for supplying a data signal to the liquid crystal panel, or
the equivalent potential unit is formed in the touch sensor.
10. A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device comprising:
a liquid crystal panel;
a plurality of common electrodes configured in the liquid crystal panel;
an interred touch sensor for applying a common voltage to the common electrodes, and detecting a touch point of the liquid crystal panel according to a capacitance that is induced in the common electrodes; and
a plurality of common electrode lines for connecting the common electrodes to the touch sensor;
wherein each two adjacent common electrode lines are connected to each other via at least one common electrode resistor, and
the common electrodes comprise a plurality of horizontal common electrodes and a plurality of vertical common electrodes.
11. The LCD device according to claim 10 , wherein each of the common electrode lines is respectively connected to a common potential line via the common electrode resistors.
12. The LCD device according to claim 11 , wherein a resistance value of each of the common electrode resistors is 2 MΩ to 900 MΩ.
13. The LCD device according to claim 11 , wherein the common potential line comprises a plurality of connection resistors, each connection resistor is connected between two adjacent common electrode resistors.
14. The LCD device according to claim 13 , wherein a resistance value of each of the connection resistors is the same as a resistance value of each of the common electrode resistors.
15. The LCD device according to claim 10 , wherein the horizontal common electrodes and the vertical common electrodes are perpendicular to each other.
16. The LCD device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the touch sensor supplies the common voltage to the common electrodes, for a display duration where the liquid crystal panel displays an image, and
the touch sensor drives the common electrodes as sensing lines and driving lines for detecting of a touch point, for a non-display duration where the liquid crystal panel does not display an image.
17. The LCD device according to claim 10 , wherein the equivalent potential unit allow the common electrodes to have an equivalent potential when a power source is disconnected and/or driving of the liquid crystal panel is stopped.
18. The LCD device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the equivalent potential unit is formed in the liquid crystal panel,
the equivalent potential unit is formed in a data driver for supplying a data signal to the liquid crystal panel, or
the equivalent potential unit is formed in the touch sensor.