IP Library Granted Patent US 10,037,115
Granted Patent B2
US 10,037,115 · App. 15/198,986 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Touch display panel, display device and driving method thereof

Inventors: Liangliang Jiang (Beijing, CN); Jie Yan (Beijing, CN); Lei Guo (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G06F3/044G06F3/0412G06F3/0416G06F2203/04105G06F2203/04111
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Patent No.
US 10,037,115
App. No.
15/198,986
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention provide a touch display panel, a display device and a driving method thereof. The touch display panel comprises an array substrate and a counter substrate; the array substrate comprises a first basal substrate and a spacer, the spacer being arranged on a surface of the first basal substrate facing the counter substrate; the spacer comprises a primary spacer and an auxiliary spacer; each auxiliary spacer at least comprises a conductive portion facing the counter substrate; the height of the auxiliary spacer is less than the height of the primary spacer; the counter substrate comprises a second basal substrate and a touch structure, the touch structure is arranged on a surface of the second basal substrate facing the array substrate.

Claims (27)

1. A touch display panel, comprising an array substrate and a counter substrate;

wherein the array substrate comprises a first basal substrate and a spacer; the spacer is arranged on a surface of the first basal substrate facing the counter substrate; the spacer comprises a primary spacer and an auxiliary spacer; the first basal substrate comprises a plurality of thin film transistors; the primary spacer and the auxiliary spacer correspond to the plurality of thin film transistors one-to-one; each auxiliary spacer at least comprises a conductive portion facing the counter substrate; the height of the auxiliary spacer is less than the height of the primary spacer;

wherein the counter substrate comprises a second basal substrate and a touch structure, the touch structure arranged on a surface of the second basal substrate facing the array substrate;

and wherein a coupling capacitance is generated between the auxiliary spacer and the touch structure, and a pressure value can be identified based on a variation degree of the coupling capacitance.

2. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary spacer comprises 2˜10 levels of sub-auxiliary spacers; a segment difference is between sub-auxiliary spacers of different levels.

3. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the spacer is conductive polymer material or elastic polymer material doped with conductive particles.

4. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary spacer comprises an insulating spacer body and a conductive layer arranged on a surface of the spacer body facing the counter substrate.

5. The touch display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the array substrate further comprises a pixel electrode and a common electrode;

the conductive layer is arranged on the same layer with the pixel electrode or the common electrode.

6. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the array substrate further comprises a color filter layer arranged on the first basal substrate.

7. The touch display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the touch structure comprises a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode, which are crosswise arranged with each other;

wherein the first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first sub-touch electrodes connected with each other directly;

wherein the second touch electrode comprises a plurality of second sub-touch electrodes, adjacent second sub-touch electrodes being connected through a bridge;

wherein the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are insulated from each other; and

wherein the auxiliary spacer corresponds to the first touch electrode or the second touch electrode.

8. A display device comprising the touch display panel according to claim 1 .

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary spacer comprises 2˜10 levels of sub-auxiliary spacers; a segment difference is between sub-auxiliary spacers of different levels.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a material of the spacer is conductive polymer material or elastic polymer material doped with conductive particles.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary spacer comprises an insulating spacer body and a conductive layer arranged on a surface of the spacer body facing the counter substrate.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the array substrate further comprises a pixel electrode and a common electrode;

the conductive layer is arranged on the same layer with the pixel electrode or the common electrode.

13. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the array substrate further comprises a color filter layer arranged on the first basal substrate.

14. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the touch structure comprises a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode, which are crosswise arranged with each other;

wherein the first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first sub-touch electrodes connected with each other directly;

wherein the second touch electrode comprises a plurality of second sub-touch electrodes, adjacent second sub-touch electrodes being connected through a bridge;

wherein the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are insulated from each other; and

wherein the auxiliary spacer corresponds to the first touch electrode or the second touch electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2016
From: JIAN, LIANGLIANG; YAN, JIE; GUO, LEI
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039359/0566 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0105447 · Feb 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170249031A1 · Aug 31, 2017