IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,614,843
Granted Patent B2
US 11,614,843 · App. 17/369,897 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Touch panel and display device

Inventors: Takenori Maruyama (Sakai, JP); Kazutoshi Kida (Sakai, JP); Shinji Yamagishi (Sakai, JP); Takuma Yamamoto (Sakai, JP); Yasuhiro Sugita (Sakai, JP); Hiroshi Fukushima (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06F3/0446G06F3/0412G06F3/04164
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Patent No.
US 11,614,843
App. No.
17/369,897
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The touch panel includes a drive electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate, a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate, a position sensor wiring line that connects the position sensor electrode to a terminal portion, a pressing force sensor wiring line that connects the pressing force sensor electrode to the terminal portion, and a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view.

Claims (83)

1. A touch panel comprising:

a first substrate including a first surface;

a second substrate including a second surface facing the first surface;

a drive electrode formed on the first surface;

a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on the second surface;

a position sensor wiring line configured to connect the position sensor electrode to a sensor terminal portion;

a pressing force sensor wiring line configured to connect the pressing force sensor electrode to the sensor terminal portion;

a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view of the second substrate; and

a shield electrode formed on the second surface,

wherein the shield electrode is disposed between the position sensor electrode and the pressing force sensor electrode, and

in the plan view of the second substrate, the drive electrode covers at least a portion of the pressing force sensor electrode and at least a portion of an end portion of the drive electrode is positioned above the shield electrode.

2. The touch panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein a potential of the shield wiring line is equal to one of a ground potential and a potential of the position sensor wiring line or the pressing force sensor wiring line.

3. The touch panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line are alternately disposed side by side on the second surface, and

the shield wiring line is disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line, which are alternately disposed side by side on the second surface.

4. The touch panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shield wiring line is connected to the shield electrode.

5. A display device comprising:

the touch panel according to claim 1 ; and

a display configured to display an image,

wherein the touch panel is disposed on a display surface of the display.

6. A touch panel comprising:

a first substrate including a first surface;

a second substrate including a second surface facing the first surface;

a drive electrode formed on the first surface;

a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on the second surface;

a position sensor wiring line configured to connect the position sensor electrode to a sensor terminal portion;

a pressing force sensor wiring line configured to connect the pressing force sensor electrode to the sensor terminal portion; and

a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view of the second substrate,

wherein a plurality of the sensor terminal portions is provided, each of the plurality of sensor terminal portions corresponding to each of a plurality of segmented regions that is segmented to be disposed side by side in a first direction on the second surface,

the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line are disposed side by side in a second direction that is one of intersecting and orthogonal to the first direction on the second surface, and

the shield wiring line is disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line, which are disposed side by side in the second direction.

7. The touch panel according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a drive wiring line connected to the drive electrode and formed on the first surface; and

a drive terminal portion connected to the drive wiring line,

wherein, in a plan view of the first substrate and the second substrate, the drive terminal portion is disposed between the plurality of sensor terminal portions disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of segmented regions.

8. The touch panel according to claim 7 ,

wherein, in the plan view of the first substrate and the second substrate, the drive wiring line is orthogonal to at least one of the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line.

9. The touch panel according to claim 6 ,

wherein a potential of the shield wiring line is equal to one of a ground potential and a potential of the position sensor wiring line or the pressing force sensor wiring line.

10. The touch panel according to claim 6 ,

wherein the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line are alternately disposed side by side on the second surface, and

the shield wiring line is disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line, which are alternately disposed side by side on the second surface.

11. A touch panel comprising:

a first substrate including a first surface;

a second substrate including a second surface facing the first surface;

a drive electrode formed on the first surface;

a position sensor electrode and a pressing force sensor electrode formed on the second surface;

a position sensor wiring line configured to connect the position sensor electrode to a sensor terminal portion;

a pressing force sensor wiring line configured to connect the pressing force sensor electrode to the sensor terminal portion; and

a shield wiring line disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line in a plan view of the second substrate,

wherein each of the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line has a stepped shape that is recessed toward the sensor terminal portion in the plan view of the second substrate, and

the shield wiring line is formed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line, the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line each having the stepped shape.

12. A display device comprising:

the touch panel according to claim 6 ; and

a display configured to display an image,

wherein the touch panel is disposed on a display surface of the display.

13. The touch panel according to claim 11 ,

wherein a potential of the shield wiring line is equal to one of a ground potential and a potential of the position sensor wiring line or the pressing force sensor wiring line.

14. The touch panel according to claim 11 ,

wherein the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line are alternately disposed side by side on the second surface, and

the shield wiring line is disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line, which are alternately disposed side by side on the second surface.

15. The touch panel according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a shield electrode formed on the second surface,

wherein the shield electrode is disposed between the position sensor electrode and the pressing force sensor electrode, and

in the plan view of the second substrate, the drive electrode covers at least a portion of the pressing force sensor electrode and at least a portion of an end portion of the drive electrode is positioned above the shield electrode.

16. The touch panel according to claim 15 ,

wherein the shield wiring line is connected to the shield electrode.

17. The touch panel according to claim 11 ,

wherein a plurality of the sensor terminal portions is provided, each of the plurality of sensor terminal portions corresponding to each of a plurality of segmented regions that is segmented to be disposed side by side in a first direction on the second surface,

the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line are disposed side by side in a second direction that is one of intersecting and orthogonal to the first direction on the second surface, and

the shield wiring line is disposed between the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line, which are disposed side by side in the second direction.

18. The touch panel according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a drive wiring line connected to the drive electrode and formed on the first surface; and

a drive terminal portion connected to the drive wiring line,

wherein, in a plan view of the first substrate and the second substrate, the drive terminal portion is disposed between the plurality of sensor terminal portions disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of segmented regions.

19. The touch panel according to claim 18 ,

wherein, in the plan view of the first substrate and the second substrate, the drive wiring line is orthogonal to at least one of the position sensor wiring line and the pressing force sensor wiring line.

20. A display device comprising:

the touch panel according to claim 1 ; and

a display configured to display an image,

wherein the touch panel is disposed on a display surface of the display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2021
From: MARUYAMA, TAKENORI; KIDA, KAZUTOSHI; YAMAGISHI, SHINJI; YAMAMOTO, TAKUMA; SUGITA, YASUHIRO; FUKUSHIMA, HIROSHI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-137472 · Aug 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220050555A1 · Feb 17, 2022