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US 10,747,344 · App. 15/746,796 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Flexible touch screen and manufacturing method thereof, display screen and manufacturing method thereof, and display device

Inventor: Shiming Shi (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G06F3/041G06F2203/04102G06F2203/04103
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Patent No.
US 10,747,344
App. No.
15/746,796
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a flexible touch screen. The flexible touch screen comprises: a first region, the first region comprising touch electrodes and detection electrodes in a cross distribution, the first region being non-foldable; and a second region adjacent to the first region, the second region comprising touch electrodes and detection electrode in a parallel distribution, the second region being foldable. The present application further discloses a flexible display screen, a display device, a display method for a flexible display screen and a method for manufacturing a flexible touch screen.

Claims (42)

1. A flexible touch screen, comprising:

a first region, the first region comprising touch electrodes and detection electrodes in a cross distribution, the first region being non-foldable; and

a second region adjacent to the first region, the second region comprising touch electrodes of the second region and detection electrodes of the second region, the second region being foldable;

wherein both an extending direction of the touch electrodes of the second region and an extending direction of the detection electrodes of the second region are parallel to a bending axis of the second region.

2. The flexible touch screen according to claim 1 , wherein

the second region is located in a foldable region of the flexible touch screen.

3. The flexible touch screen according to claim 2 , wherein

the first region is located in two side regions of the flexible touch screen, and the second region is located in a central region of the flexible touch screen.

4. The flexible touch screen according to claim 1 , wherein

the first region comprises a double-layer conductive film or a single-layer conductive film having a cross bridge structure; and

the second region comprises a single-layer conductive film.

5. The flexible touch screen according to claim 1 , wherein

the touch electrodes and the detection electrodes in the first region are distributed perpendicular to each other.

6. The flexible touch screen according to claim 1 , wherein

a material of the touch electrode or the detection electrode is one or combination of tin indium oxide, silver nanowire, metal, carbon nanotube, and graphene.

7. A flexible display screen, comprising the flexible touch screen according to claim 1 .

8. A display device, comprising the flexible display screen according to claim 7 .

9. The flexible display screen according to claim 7 , wherein

the second region is located in a foldable region of the flexible touch screen.

10. The flexible display screen according to claim 9 , wherein

the first region is located in two side regions of the flexible touch screen, and the second region is located in a central region of the flexible touch screen.

11. The flexible display screen according to claim 7 , wherein

the first region comprises a double-layer conductive film or a single-layer conductive film having a cross bridge structure; and

the second region comprises a single-layer conductive film.

12. The flexible display screen according to claim 7 , wherein

the touch electrodes and the detection electrodes in the first region are distributed perpendicular to each other.

13. A display method for a flexible display screen, wherein the flexible display screen comprises a foldable region arranged in a central portion and non-foldable regions arranged at two sides, the foldable region comprising touch electrodes of the foldable region and detection electrodes of the foldable region, both an extending direction of the touch electrodes of the foldable region and an extending direction of the detection electrodes of the foldable region being parallel to a bending axis of the foldable region, and the display method comprises:

when the flexible display screen is not bended, the flexible display screen performing a full screen display, and

when the flexible display screen is bended, at least one of the non-foldable regions arranged at two sides not performing display.

14. The display method according to claim 13 , wherein

when the flexible display screen is bended, one of the non-foldable regions arranged at two sides does not perform display, but the other of the non-foldable regions arranged at two sides and the foldable region arranged in the central portion keep displaying, and

all displayed contents in the full screen display are remapped to a portion of the flexible display screen that keeps displaying.

15. The display method according to claim 13 , wherein

when the flexible display screen is bended, neither of the non-foldable regions arranged at two sides performs display, and the foldable region arranged in the central portion keeps displaying.

16. The display method according to claim 15 , wherein,

the foldable region displays time or customized information.

17. A method for manufacturing a flexible touch screen, comprising steps of:

manufacturing a first region, the first region comprising touch electrodes and detection electrodes in a cross distribution, the first region being non-foldable; and

manufacturing a second region adjacent to the first region, the second region comprising touch electrodes of the second region and detection electrodes of the second region, the second region being foldable;

wherein both an extending direction of the touch electrodes of the second region and an extending direction of the detection electrodes of the second region are parallel to a bending axis of the second region.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the step of manufacturing the first region comprises:

arranging the touch electrodes and the detection electrodes in the first region to be perpendicular to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2018
From: SHI, SHIMING
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044699/0120 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 1246021 · Dec 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200081562A1 · Mar 12, 2020
Cited By (1)
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