Sensor device and sensor-equipped display device including detection electrode with connected line fragments
A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes a display panel and a detection electrode. The panel includes a display area in which pixels are arranged with a first pixel pitch in a first direction and a second pixel pitch in a second direction. The electrode includes an pattern having line fragments. The pattern has connection points at which ends of the fragments are connected to each other, and at least part of the connection points is arranged linearly such that an arrangement gaps thereof in the first and second direction is set to a first and second connection point pitch.
1 . A display device, comprising:
a plurality of pixels having a first color arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; and
a detection electrode having line fragments connected directly or electrically at connection points with each other so as to shape a plurality of parallelograms, the plurality of parallelograms being arranged in a first arrangement direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and being arranged in a second arrangement direction intersecting the first direction, the second direction, and the first arrangement direction, the connection points being arranged with a first connection point pitch between two adjacent connection points in the first direction,
wherein
the connection points are arranged along the first arrangement direction,
the first arrangement direction is tilted at an acute angle with respect to the first direction and the second direction, and
the detection electrode includes a plurality of the line fragments each of which is directly connected only to one connection point.
2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
a number of pixels having the first color in each of the parallelograms is one.
3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first color is red, green or blue.
4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
two of the line fragments are connected at each of the connection points to form an X-shape.
5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the line fragments include first line fragments and second line fragments,
the first line fragments are connected with each other to form a straight line along the first arrangement direction, and
the second line fragments are connected with each other to form a straight line along the second arrangement direction.
6 . A display device, comprising:
a plurality of pixels having a first color arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; and
a detection electrode having line fragments connected directly or electrically at connection points with each other so as to shape a plurality of polygons having a first and a second pair of line fragments, each of the first and the second pair of line fragments is arranged in parallel, the plurality of polygons being arranged in a first arrangement direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and being arranged in a second arrangement direction intersecting the first direction, the second direction, and the first arrangement direction, the connection points being arranged with a first connection point pitch between two adjacent connection points in the first direction,
wherein
the connection points are arranged along the first arrangement direction,
the first arrangement direction is tilted at an acute angle with respect to the first direction and the second direction, and
the detection electrode includes a plurality of the line fragments each of which is directly connected only to one connection point.
7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein
a number of pixels having the first color in each of the parallelograms is one.
8 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein
the first color is red, green or blue.
9 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein
two of the line fragments are connected at each of the connection points to form an X-shape.
10 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein
the line fragments include first line fragments and second line fragments,
the first line fragments are connected with each other to form a straight line along the first arrangement direction, and
the second line fragments are connected with each other to form a straight line along the second arrangement direction.
11 . A touch panel, comprising:
a detection electrode configured to overlap with a plurality of pixels having a first color arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein
the detection electrode has line fragments connected directly or electrically at connection points with each other so as to shape a plurality of parallelograms,
the plurality of parallelograms are arranged in a first arrangement direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and are arranged in the second arrangement direction intersecting the first direction, the second direction, and the first arrangement direction,
the connection points are arranged with a first connection point pitch between two adjacent connection points in the first direction,
the connection points are arranged along the first arrangement direction,
the first arrangement direction is tilted at an acute angle with respect to the first direction and the second direction, and
the detection electrode includes a plurality of the line fragments each of which is directly connected only to one connection point.
12 . The touch panel of claim 11 , wherein
a number of pixels having the first color in each of the parallelograms is one.
13 . The touch panel of claim 11 , wherein
the first color is red, green or blue.
14 . The touch panel of claim 11 , wherein
two of the line fragments are connected at each of the connection points to form an X-shape.
15 . The touch panel of claim 11 , wherein
the line fragments include first line fragments and second line fragments,
the first line fragments are connected with each other to form a straight line along the first arrangement direction, and
the second line fragments are connected with each other to form a straight line along the second arrangement direction.