Touch panel
A touch panel is provided that includes: a substrate; a plurality of X-axis lines disposed on the substrate; a plurality of Y-axis lines crossing the plurality of X-axis lines; and an insulating layer interposed between the X-axis lines and the Y-axis lines, in which at least one first X-axis line and at least one second X-axis line selected from among the plurality of X-axis lines are connected by a first connection portion, and among the plurality of Y-axis lines, a Y-axis line crossing the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line has a first area in a region where the Y-axis line overlaps the first X-axis line and a second area in a region where the Y-axis line overlaps the second X-axis line, and the first area and the second area are different from each other.
1. A touch panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of X-axis lines disposed on the substrate;
a plurality of Y-axis lines crossing the plurality of X-axis lines; and
an insulating layer interposed between the X-axis lines and the Y-axis lines,
wherein at least one first X-axis line selected from among the plurality of X-axis lines overlaps a first Y-axis line selected from among the plurality of Y-axis lines at a first region and at least one second X-axis line selected from among the remaining plurality of X-axis lines extends substantially parallel to the first X-axis line and overlaps the first Y-axis line at a second region having a position different from the first region, the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line are connected by a first connection portion,
a first portion of the first Y-axis line overlapping the first X-axis line at the first region has a first area and a second portion of the first Y-axis line overlapping the second X-axis line at the second region has a second area, and
the first area and the second area are different from each other.
2. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the first Y-axis line and at least one second Y-axis line selected from among the plurality of remaining Y-axis lines are connected by a second connection portion,
among the plurality of X-axis lines, an X-axis line crossing the first Y-axis line and the second Y-axis line has a third area in a region where the X-axis line overlaps the first Y-axis line and a fourth area in a region where the X-axis line overlaps the second Y-axis line, and
the third area and the fourth area are different from each other.
3. The touch panel of claim 2 , wherein:
the first area, the second area, the third area, and the fourth area are different from one another.
4. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines includes
a third X-axis line disposed between the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line and
a fourth X-axis line with the second X-axis line disposed between the third X-axis line and the fourth X-axis line, and
the third X-axis line and the fourth X-axis line are connected by a third connection portion.
5. The touch panel of claim 4 , wherein:
the first connection portion and the third connection portion are positioned at left and right sides, respectively, of the touch panel when the touch panel is viewed from a top plan view.
6. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the X-axis line is a sensing electrode and the Y-axis line is a driving electrode.
7. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line have a same width and extend in a same direction.
8. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines, the insulating layer, and the plurality of Y-axis lines are sequentially laminated, and
the touch panel further includes a passivation layer disposed on the plurality of Y-axis lines.
9. The touch panel of claim 1 , further comprising:
a color filter disposed on the substrate,
wherein the color filter, the plurality of X-axis lines, and the plurality of Y-axis lines are disposed at a same plane as the substrate.
10. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines comprise a transparent conductive material.
11. The touch panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of Y-axis lines comprise a transparent conductive material.
12. A touch panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of X-axis lines disposed on the substrate;
a plurality of Y-axis lines crossing the plurality of X-axis lines; and
an insulating layer interposed between the X-axis lines and the Y-axis lines,
wherein at least one first X-axis line selected from among the plurality of X-axis lines crosses a first Y-axis line selected from among the plurality of Y-axis lines at a first position and at least one second X-axis line selected from among the plurality of X-axis lines extends substantially parallel to the first X-axis line and crosses the first Y-axis line at a second position different from the first position, the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line are connected by a first connection portion, and
the insulating layer has a first thickness at the first position and a second thickness at the second position, and
the first thickness and the second thickness are different from each other.
13. The touch panel of claim 12 , wherein:
the first Y-axis line and at least one second Y-axis line selected from among the plurality of Y-axis lines are connected by a second connection portion,
the plurality of X-axis lines include a crossing X-axis line crossing the first Y-axis line and the second Y-axis line,
the insulating layer has a third region having a third thickness in a region where the first Y-axis line overlaps the crossing X-axis line and a fourth region having a fourth thickness in a region where the second Y-axis line overlaps the crossing X-axis line, and
the third thickness and the fourth thickness are different from each other.
14. The touch panel of claim 13 , wherein:
the first thickness, the second thickness, the third thickness, and the fourth thickness are different from one another.
15. The touch panel of claim 12 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines include
a third X-axis line disposed between the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line and
a fourth X-axis line with the second X-axis line disposed between the third X-axis line and the fourth X-axis line, and
the third X-axis line and the fourth X-axis line are connected by a third connection portion.
16. The touch panel of claim 15 , wherein:
the first connection portion and the third connection portion are positioned at left and right sides, respectively, of the touch panel when the touch panel is viewed from a top plan view.
17. The touch panel of claim 12 , wherein:
the X-axis line is a sensing electrode and the Y-axis line is a driving electrode.
18. The touch panel of claim 12 , wherein:
the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line have a same width and extend in a same direction.
19. The touch panel of claim 12 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines, the insulating layer, and the plurality of Y-axis lines are sequentially laminated, and
the touch panel further includes a passivation layer disposed on the plurality of Y-axis lines.
20. A touch panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of X-axis lines disposed on the substrate;
a plurality of Y-axis lines crossing the plurality of X-axis lines; and
a first connection portion connecting at least one first X-axis line selected from among the plurality of X-axis lines and at least one second X-axis line selected from among the remaining plurality of X-axis lines,
wherein the second X-axis line extends substantially parallel to and is spaced apart from the first X-axis line,
wherein the X-axis line comprises a plurality of X-axis electrode portions and the Y-axis line comprises a plurality of Y-axis electrode portions,
among the plurality of Y-axis lines, a Y-axis line crossing the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line comprises a first Y-axis electrode portion adjacent to a first X-axis electrode portion of the first X-axis line in a first direction and a second Y-axis electrode portion adjacent to a second X-axis electrode portion of the second X-axis line in the first direction, and
an area of a space between the first X-axis electrode portion and the first Y-axis electrode portion is different from an area of a space between the second X-axis electrode portion and the second Y-axis electrode portion.
21. The touch panel of claim 20 , further comprising:
a second connection portion connecting at least one first Y-axis line and at least one second Y-axis line selected from among the plurality of Y-axis lines,
wherein among the plurality of X-axis lines, an X-axis line crossing the first Y-axis line and the second Y-axis line includes a third X-axis electrode portion adjacent to a third Y-axis electrode portion of the first Y-axis line in a second direction and a fourth X-axis electrode portion adjacent to a fourth Y-axis electrode portion of the second Y-axis line in the second direction, and
an area of a space between the third X-axis electrode portion and the third Y-axis electrode portion is different from an area of a space between the fourth X-axis electrode portion and the fourth Y-axis electrode portion.
22. The touch panel of claim 20 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines comprise
a third X-axis line disposed between the first X-axis line and the second X-axis line and
a fourth X-axis line with the second X-axis line disposed between the third X-axis line and the fourth X-axis line, and
the third X-axis line and the fourth X-axis line are connected by a third connection portion.
23. The touch panel of claim 22 , wherein:
at least one Y-axis line selected from among the plurality of Y-axis lines is disposed between the first Y-axis line and the second Y-axis line.
24. The touch panel of claim 20 , wherein:
the plurality of X-axis lines and the plurality of Y-axis lines are arranged at a same plane.
25. The touch panel of claim 20 , wherein:
a shape of each X-axis electrode portion of the plurality of X-axis electrode portions and each Y-axis electrode portion of the plurality of Y-axis electrode portions is a rhombus.
26. The touch panel of claim 20 , further comprising:
a passivation layer disposed on the plurality of X-axis lines and the plurality of Y-axis lines.