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Granted Patent B2
US 12,724,520 · App. 19/190,811 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Touch sensing structure

Inventors: Hung Wei Tseng (Hsinchu, TW); Chen Cheng Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Yi Chun Kuo (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
G06F3/046G06F3/0416G06F2203/04106
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Patent No.
US 12,724,520
App. No.
19/190,811
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch sensing structure includes a display panel, a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, and a third sensing unit. The first sensing unit is disposed on a first side or a second side of the display panel. The second sensing unit and the third sensing unit are disposed on the second side of the display panel. The first sensing unit and the second sensing unit belong to the same layer when the first sensing unit is disposed on the second side of the display panel. Each of the first sensing unit and second sensing unit is composed of plural metal grid units. Each of the metal grid units is shaped as a rhombus and an acute angle of the rhombus is less than 90 degrees.

Claims (38)

1 . A touch sensing structure, comprising:

a display panel;

a first sensing unit disposed on a first side or a second side of the display panel;

a second sensing unit disposed on the second side of the display panel; and

a third sensing unit disposed on the second side of the display panel;

wherein in response to the first sensing unit being disposed on the second side of the display panel, the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit belong to a same layer;

wherein each of the first sensing unit and second sensing unit is composed of a plurality of first metal grid units;

wherein each of the first metal grid units is shaped as a rhombus and an acute angle of the rhombus is less than 90 degrees;

wherein the first sensing unit is a comb-shaped electrode comprising a plurality of teeth and a connecting portion connecting the teeth, the second sensing unit is composed of a plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes, and one of the first strip-shaped electrodes is disposed between adjacent two of the plurality of teeth of the comb-shaped electrode; and

wherein in a stylus driving mode, a first subset of the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode is driven by a first AC signal, and a second subset of the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode is driven by a second AC signal, wherein a phase of the first AC signal is opposite to a phase of the second AC signal.

2 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein the acute angle of the rhombus is oriented toward or away from a propagation direction of light emitted by the display panel.

3 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the first sensing unit on the display panel is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second sensing unit on the display panel.

4 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein in the stylus driving mode, a third subset of the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode and the connecting portion of the comb-shaped electrode receive a DC common voltage.

5 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein in the stylus driving mode, a third subset of the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode is floating or in a high impedance state.

6 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein in the stylus driving mode, the first strip-shaped electrodes are sequentially driven by a third AC signal in a time-division manner, and a frequency of the third AC signal is different from a frequency of the first AC signal, and the frequency of the third AC signal is different from a frequency of the second AC signal.

7 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein the third sensing unit is composed of a plurality of second metal grid units, and each of the second metal grid units is shaped as a rhombus.

8 . The touch sensing structure of claim 7 , wherein an orthographic projection of the first metal grid units on the display panel is perpendicular to an orthographic projection of the second metal grid units on the display panel.

9 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , wherein the teeth comprise a first tooth, a second tooth, a third tooth, and a fourth tooth adjacent to each other, wherein the first tooth and the second tooth are adjacent to each other and driven by the first AC signal, wherein the third tooth and the fourth tooth are adjacent to each other and driven by the second AC signal.

10 . The touch sensing structure of claim 9 , wherein the teeth further comprise a fifth tooth, a sixth tooth, a seventh tooth, and an eighth tooth adjacent to each other, wherein the fifth tooth and the sixth tooth are adjacent to each other and driven by the second AC signal, wherein the seventh tooth and the eighth tooth are adjacent to each other and driven by the first AC signal, wherein the first tooth, the second tooth, the third tooth, and the fourth tooth are driven to form a current loop of which current flows in a clockwise direction, wherein the fifth tooth, the sixth tooth, the seventh tooth, and the eighth tooth are driven to form a current loop of which current flows in a counterclockwise direction.

11 . The touch sensing structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a transparent substrate located between the second sensing unit and the third sensing unit.

12 . A touch sensing structure, comprising:

a display panel;

a first sensing unit disposed on a first side or a second side of the display panel;

a second sensing unit disposed on the second side of the display panel; and

a third sensing unit disposed on the second side of the display panel;

wherein in response to the first sensing unit being disposed on the second side of the display panel, the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit belong to a same layer;

wherein each of the first sensing unit and second sensing unit is composed of a plurality of first metal grid units;

wherein each of the first metal grid units is shaped as a rhombus and an acute angle of the rhombus is less than 90 degrees;

wherein the first sensing unit is a comb-shaped electrode comprising a plurality of teeth and a connecting portion connecting the teeth, the second sensing unit is composed of a plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes, and one of the first strip-shaped electrodes is disposed between adjacent two of the plurality of teeth of the comb-shaped electrode; and

wherein in a stylus driving mode, a portion of the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode is driven by an AC signal, and a remaining portion of the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode receives a DC common voltage.

13 . The touch sensing structure of claim 12 , wherein in a touch mode, the teeth of the comb-shaped electrode and the first strip-shaped electrodes are driven by a same AC signal.

14 . The touch sensing structure of claim 13 , wherein the third sensing unit is composed of a plurality of second strip-shaped electrodes, and an orthographic projection of the first strip-shaped electrodes on the display panel is perpendicular to an orthographic projection of the second strip-shaped electrodes on the display panel.

15 . The touch sensing structure of claim 14 , wherein in a stylus sensing mode, one of the second strip-shaped electrodes and an adjacent one of the second strip-shaped electrodes which is adjacent to the one of the second strip-shaped electrodes form a closed conductive loop.

16 . The touch sensing structure of claim 15 , wherein in an i-th subframe of the stylus sensing mode, the one of the second strip-shaped electrodes and a preceding one of the second strip-shaped electrodes which is preceding and adjacent to the one of the second strip-shaped electrodes form a closed conductive loop, wherein in an (i+1)-th subframe of the stylus sensing mode, the one of the second strip-shaped electrodes and a subsequent one of the second strip-shaped electrodes which is subsequent to and adjacent to the one of the second strip-shaped electrodes form a closed conductive loop.

17 . The touch sensing structure of claim 14 , wherein in the touch mode, two ends of each of the second strip-shaped electrodes are short-circuited to each other.

18 . The touch sensing structure of claim 12 , wherein the first sensing unit is used as a signal transmitting terminal in the stylus driving mode, and the third sensing unit is used as a signal receiving terminal in a stylus receiving mode.

19 . The touch sensing structure of claim 13 , wherein one of the second sensing unit and the third sensing unit is used as a signal transmitting terminal in the touch mode, and the other of the second sensing unit and the third sensing unit is used as a signal receiving terminal in the touch mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2025
From: TSENG, HUNG WEI; LIN, CHEN CHENG; KUO, YI CHUN
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63665270 · Jun 28, 2024
Related Publication 20260003469A1 · Jan 1, 2026
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