IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,891,769
Granted Patent B2
US 9,891,769 · App. 14/814,730 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Touch window

Inventors: Jung Hyuck Han (Seoul, KR); Yu Lim Choe (Seoul, KR); Chan Kyu Koo (Seoul, KR); Jun Sik Shin (Seoul, KR); Joon Hyuk Yang (Seoul, KR); Seung Jin Lee (Seoul, KR); Yu Hong Jeon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G06F3/044H05K1/0296H05K3/28G06F2203/04112H05K2201/09245H05K2201/09272
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Patent No.
US 9,891,769
App. No.
14/814,730
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch window includes a substrate; and an electrode on the substrate, wherein the electrode includes a first mesh line extending in a first direction and having a first width; a second mesh line extending in a direction different from the first direction and having a second width; and an cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the cross area having a third width, wherein the third width is larger than the first width, and the third width is equal to or less than 10 times of the first width.

Claims (95)

1. A touch window comprising:

a substrate;

a cover substrate on the substrate;

a first sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in one direction;

a second sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in other direction different from the one direction, and including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from the first sensing electrode;

a bridge electrode connecting the second unit sensing electrodes to each other; and

an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode and the bridge electrode,

wherein the first and second sensing electrodes are disposed on a same surface of the substrate,

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode comprise:

a first mesh line extending in a first direction and having a first width;

a second mesh line extending in a direction different from the first direction and having a second width;

a cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the cross area having a third width; and

opening parts formed by the first and second mesh lines,

wherein the third width is a diagonal distance,

wherein the third width is larger than the first width and the second width, and

wherein the third width is less than or equal to 5 times the first width and the second width.

2. The touch window of claim 1 , wherein the first width corresponds to the second width.

3. The touch window of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second mesh lines has one end having a width gradually narrowed toward the cross area.

4. The touch window of claim 1 , further comprising a wire electrode,

wherein the substrate includes an active area and an unactive area,

wherein the wire electrode is disposed on the unactive area, and

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode are disposed on the active area.

5. The touch window of claim 1 , wherein the third width is 2 to 5 times the first width and the second width.

6. The touch window of claim 1 , wherein the bridge electrode comprises mesh lines and opening parts formed by the mesh lines.

7. A touch window comprising:

a substrate;

a cover substrate on the substrate;

a first sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in one direction;

a second sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in other direction different from the one direction, and including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from the first sensing electrode;

a bridge electrode connecting the second unit sensing electrodes to each other; and

an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode and the bridge electrode,

wherein the first and second sensing electrodes are disposed on a same surface of the substrate,

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode comprise:

a first mesh line extending in a first direction and having a first width;

a second mesh line extending in a direction different from the first direction and having a second width;

a cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the cross area having a third width; and

opening parts formed by the first and second mesh lines,

wherein the first and second mesh lines cross each other at an angle in a range of 60° to 120°,

wherein the third width is a diagonal distance,

wherein the third width is larger than the first width and the second width, and

wherein the third width is less than or equal to 5 times the first width and the second width.

8. The touch window of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first and second mesh lines has a curved line.

9. The touch window of claim 8 , wherein the first or second mesh line includes a linear line.

10. The touch window of claim 7 , wherein: the first mesh line includes a first sub-mesh line and a second sub-mesh line spaced apart from each other by a first interval distance, and

the first interval distance varies in the first direction.

11. The touch window of claim 7 , further comprising a wire electrode,

wherein the substrate includes an active area and an unactive area,

wherein the wire electrode is disposed on the unactive area, and

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode are disposed on the active area.

12. The touch window of claim 7 , wherein the third width is 2 to 5 times the first width and the second width.

13. The touch window of claim 7 , wherein the bridge electrode comprises mesh lines and opening parts formed by the mesh lines.

14. A touch device comprising;

a display panel; and

a touch window on the display panel,

wherein the display panel comprises;

a first substrate;

a thin film transistor on the first substrate; and

an organic light emitting device on the thin film transistor,

wherein the touch window comprises;

a cover substrate;

a substrate on the cover substrate;

a first sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in one direction;

a second sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in other direction different from the one direction, and including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from the first sensing electrode;

a bridge electrode connecting the second unit sensing electrodes to each other; and

an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode and the bridge electrode,

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode extending in mutually different directions are disposed on the substrate,

wherein the first and second sensing electrodes are disposed on a same surface of the substrate,

wherein the substrate is an encapsulation substrate,

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode comprise:

a first mesh line extending in a first direction and having a first width;

a second mesh line extending in a direction different from the first direction and having a second width;

a cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the cross area having a third width; and

opening parts formed by the first and second mesh lines,

wherein the third width is a diagonal distance,

wherein the third width is larger than the first width and the second width, and

wherein the third width is less than or equal to 5 times the first width and the second width.

15. The touch device of claim 14 , wherein the third width is 2 to 5 times the fist width and the second width.

16. A touch window comprising:

a substrate;

a cover substrate on the substrate;

a first sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in one direction;

a second sensing electrode on the substrate, and extending in other direction different from the one direction, and including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from the first sensing electrode;

a bridge electrode connecting the second unit sensing electrodes to each other; and

an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode and bridge electrode,

wherein the first and second sensing electrodes are disposed on a same surface of the substrate,

wherein the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode comprise:

a first mesh line extending in a first direction and having a first width;

a second mesh line extending in a direction different from the first direction and having a second width;

a cross area in which the first and second mesh lines cross each other, the cross area having a third width; and

opening parts formed by the first and second mesh lines,

wherein the third width is a diagonal distance,

wherein the third width is larger than the first width and the second width,

wherein the third width is 2 to 5 times the first width and the second width,

wherein a hole is formed on the insulating layer to expose the bridge electrode, and

wherein the bridge electrode is in contact with at least one of the first mesh line and the second mesh line of the second unit sensing electrodes by the hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2015
From: HAN, JUNG HYUCK; CHOE, YU LIM; KOO, CHAN KYU; SHIN, JUN SIK; YANG, JOON HYUK; LEE, SEUNG JIN; JEON, YU HONG
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0165618 · Nov 25, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0177605 · Dec 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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