Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional electronic device in the prior art, in which a flexible touch display panel 11 is disposed on a surface of a body 12. The flexible touch display panel 11 can cover the side area 13 of the body 12, so that the side area 13 can display images, the display area of the electronic device is increased, and more image information can be displayed.
However, since the flexible touch display panel 11 is an integrated touch display, the electronic device shown in fig. 1 inevitably touches the side area 13 during the holding process. At this time, if the electronic device is in a touch working state, the holding action is recognized as a touch operation, which results in misoperation.
In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a touch display panel, including:
a first region, a second region and a third region arranged in sequence in a first direction;
the first region and the third region are not coplanar with the second region;
the first area and the third area are at least provided with preset partial areas which are only used for image display in the first working mode, and touch detection and image display are simultaneously carried out in the second working mode.
In the touch display panel, the first area and the third area are at least provided with preset partial areas which are only used for image display in the first working mode, and touch detection and image display are simultaneously carried out in the second working mode. Thus, when the display panel works, if the preset partial area is set in the first working mode, the preset partial area is only used for image display and is not used for touch detection, at this time, a user holds or touches the preset partial area, and touch operation of the electronic equipment cannot be executed. Therefore, the touch display panel can avoid the problem that the user is identified as touch operation when holding the side area, and avoid misoperation caused by the problem.
In order to make the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the above solutions are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a touch display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 is a top view of the touch display panel according to the embodiment of the present invention when the touch display panel is unfolded, the touch display panel including: the first region 21, the second region 22, and the third region 23 are arranged in this order in the first direction X. The first region 21 and the third region 23 are not coplanar with the second region 22. The first area 21 and the third area 23 each have at least a predetermined partial area for image display only in the first operating mode, and perform touch detection and image display simultaneously in the second operating mode.
Specifically, the touch display panel includes: a flexible substrate 24; a plurality of pixel units 26 disposed on the flexible substrate, and a touch film layer 25. The flexible substrate 24, the touch film layer 25 and the pixel unit 26 are stacked.
In the touch display panel, the pixel unit 26 may be an O L ED unit, and the touch display panel is an O L ED display panel.
In the touch display panel shown in fig. 2 and 3, the pixel unit 26 is located between the touch film layer 25 and the flexible substrate 24. At this time, the touch film layer 25 may be disposed near the outer side of the touch display panel, and the flexible substrate 24 may be disposed near the inner side of the touch display panel.
In other embodiments, the touch film layer 25 may be disposed between the pixel unit 26 and the flexible substrate 24, in which case, the pixel unit 26 may be disposed near the outer side of the touch display panel, and the flexible substrate 24 may be disposed near the inner side of the touch display panel.
In other embodiments, the flexible substrate 24 may be disposed between the pixel unit 26 and the touch film layer 25, and in this case, one of the pixel unit 26 and the touch film layer 25 may be disposed near the outer side of the touch display panel, and the other one may be disposed near the inner side of the touch display panel.
It should be noted that the stacking sequence of the touch film layer 25, the pixel unit 26 and the flexible substrate 24 in the first area 21 is a first sequence, the stacking sequence of the touch film layer 25, the pixel unit 26 and the flexible substrate 24 in the second area 22 is a second sequence, and the stacking sequence of the touch film layer 25, the pixel unit 26 and the flexible substrate 24 in the third area 23 is a third sequence. The first order, the second order, and the third order may or may not be identical.
The first region 21 and the third region 23 are axisymmetric, and a mirror plane S of symmetry of both is perpendicular to the first direction X. The first region 21 and the third region 23 are arranged to be axisymmetric, that is, the stacking sequence of the touch film layer 25, the pixel units 26 and the flexible substrate 24 in the first region 21 is the same as the stacking sequence of the touch film layer 25, the pixel units 26 and the flexible substrate 24 in the third region 23. In this way, when the first area 21 and the third area 23 perform touch detection, and the first area 21 and the third area 23 perform touch detection, the same accuracy may be adopted, so that the first area 21 and the third area 23 perform touch detection by using the same touch detection algorithm.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 2 and 3, the second region 22 is a plane, that is, the outer surface of the second region 22 is a plane, the first direction X is parallel to the second region 22 and perpendicular to the first common boundary L1 of the first region 21 and the second region 22 and the second common boundary L2 of the second region 22 and the third region 23, and the first region 21 and the third region 23 are symmetrically disposed at two sides of the second region 22.
The first region 21 is bent toward a side away from the display surface of the first region 21 by using the first common edge line L1 as a fold line, the third region 23 is bent toward a side away from the display surface of the third region 23 by using the second common edge line L2 as a fold line, the second region 22 is a main display region, and the first region 21 and the third region 23 are side display regions symmetrically arranged at the left and right sides of the second region 22.
The first area 21 comprises a first sub-area 31 and a second sub-area 32, a third common edge line L3 of the first sub-area 31 and the second sub-area 32 is parallel to the first common edge line L1, the second sub-area 32 is located between the first sub-area 31 and the second sub-area 22, the second sub-area 32 is bent towards a side away from the display surface of the first area 21 by taking the first common edge line L1 as a folding line, the bending angle is smaller than 90 degrees, and the first sub-area 31 is bent towards a side away from the display surface of the first area 21 by taking the third common edge line L3 as a folding line.
The third sub-area 23 comprises a third sub-area 33 and a fourth sub-area 34, a fourth common edge L4 of the third sub-area 33 and the fourth sub-area 34 is parallel to the second common edge L2, the third sub-area 33 is located between the fourth sub-area 34 and the second sub-area 22, the third sub-area 33 is bent towards the side away from the display surface of the third sub-area 23 by taking the second common edge L2 as a folding line, and the bending angle is smaller than 90 degrees, and the fourth sub-area 34 is bent towards the side away from the display surface of the third sub-area 23 by taking the fourth common edge L4 as a folding line.
The first common edge L1, the second common edge L2, the third common edge L3, and the fourth common edge L4 are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first direction X.
The first sub-area 31 and the fourth sub-area 34 are both perpendicular to the second area 22, an included angle β between the first sub-area 31 and the second sub-area 34 and the second area 22 may also be set to be greater than 90 °, as shown in fig. 4, where fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another touch display panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention, so that images displayed on the sides of the first area 22 and the third area 23 are convenient to view.
In the touch display panel provided in the embodiment of the invention, all the pixel units 26 are used for connecting the same display driving circuit to commonly display the target image. That is, the display regions of the first region 21, the second region 22, and the third region 23 are integrated, and the three regions collectively display the same image.
In the touch display panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the touch film layer 25 may be as shown in fig. 5, where fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the touch film layer provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and the touch film layer 25 includes: a portion corresponding to the first region 21 is a first touch film layer region 51, a portion corresponding to the second region 22 is a second touch film layer region 52, and a portion corresponding to the third region 23 is a third touch film layer region 53.
The first touch film region 51 has at least a portion insulated from the second touch film region 52, and the third touch film region 53 has at least a portion insulated from the second touch film region 52, so that the first region 21 and the third region 23 each have at least a predetermined partial region for only image display in the first operation mode, and touch detection and image display are simultaneously performed in the second operation mode. The touch film layer 25 corresponding to the predetermined partial area in the first area 21 and the third area 23 is insulated from the touch film layer 25 corresponding to the second area 22, so that the predetermined partial area in the first area 21 and the third area 23 and the second area can be independently used for touch detection.
In the first operating mode and the second operating mode, the second region 22 performs touch detection and image display simultaneously. That is, in the first operation mode and the second operation mode, the touch detection may be performed when the second region 22 displays an image.
In the manner shown in fig. 5, the first touch pad region 51 is located entirely within the first region 21 and is insulated from the second touch pad region 52. The second touch pad region 52 is located entirely within the second region 22. The third touch film region 53 is entirely located within the third region 23 and is insulated from the second touch film region 52.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the first touch-film region 51 does not perform touch detection in the first operation mode, and only the image display is performed in the first region 21; the third touch film region 53 does not perform touch detection in the first operation mode, and only the image display is performed in the third region 23. The first touch film region 51 enables touch detection in the second operation mode, in which case the first region 21 enables touch detection while displaying images, and the third touch film region 53 enables touch detection in the second operation mode, in which case the third region 23 enables touch detection while displaying images.
In the touch panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the touch film layer 25 can be further shown in fig. 6, where fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another touch film layer provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first touch film layer area 51 is completely located in the second sub-area 32 and is insulated from the second touch film layer area 52. The second touch pad region 52 is located entirely within the second region 22. The third touch pad region 53 is entirely within the third sub-region 33 and is insulated from the second touch pad region 52. At this time, the regions opposite to the touch film 25 are the second sub-region 32, the second region 22 and the third sub-region 33. The first sub-area 31 and the fourth sub-area 34 are not provided with touch control film layers.
It should be noted that the mirror symmetry between the first area 21 and the third area 23 refers to the shapes of the two areas and the stacking sequence of the functional layers, so that the two areas have the same touch detection accuracy, and the tracks of the touch film layer 25 corresponding to the two areas are not included. That is, the trace of the portion of the touch film layer area 25 corresponding to the first area 21 may be asymmetric to the trace of the portion of the touch film layer area 25 corresponding to the third area 23, or two portions of the traces may be provided symmetrically.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first touch-control film region 51 does not perform touch detection in the first operation mode, and only image display is performed on the second sub-region 32; the third touch pad area 53 does not perform touch detection in the first operation mode, and only the image display is performed in the third sub-area 33. The first touch-sensitive film region 51 enables touch detection in the second operating mode, in which case the second subregion 32 enables touch detection while displaying an image, and the third touch-sensitive film region 53 enables touch detection in the second operating mode, in which case the third subregion 33 enables touch detection while displaying an image. Since the touch film layer 25 is not disposed in the first sub-area 31 and the fourth sub-area 34, in the first working mode and the second working mode, only the image display can be performed in both the first sub-area 31 and the fourth sub-area 34.
In the touch panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the touch film layer 25 may also be as shown in fig. 7, where fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another touch film layer provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and in the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the first touch film layer region 51 includes a first sub-touch film layer region 71 and a second sub-touch film layer region 72; the first sub-touch film region 71 is located entirely within the first sub-region 31, and the second sub-touch film region 72 is located entirely within the second sub-region 32. The second touch pad region 52 is located entirely within the second region 22. The first sub-touch film region 71, the second sub-touch film region 72, and the second touch film region 52 are insulated from each other. The third touch film-layer region 53 includes a third sub-touch film-layer region 73 and a fourth sub-touch film-layer region 74; the third sub-touch film region 73 is completely located within the third sub-region 33, and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 is completely located within the fourth sub-region 34; the third sub-touch film region 73, the fourth sub-touch film region 74, and the second touch film region 52 are insulated from each other.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, since the first sub-touch film region 71, the second sub-touch film region 72, the second touch film region 52, the third sub-touch film region 73 and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 are insulated from each other, the first sub-area 31, the second sub-area 32, the third sub-area 33 and the fourth sub-area 34 can perform touch detection independently from the second area 22.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, at least one of the first sub-touch film-layer region 71 and the second sub-touch film-layer region 72 does not perform touch detection in the first operation mode, and at least one of the third sub-touch film-layer region 73 and the fourth sub-touch film-layer region 74 does not perform touch detection in the first operation mode. The first sub-touch film region 71, the second sub-touch film region 72, the third sub-touch film region 73 and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 are all touch-detected in the second operation mode.
In the touch panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the touch film layer 25 may also be as shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another touch film layer provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and in the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the second touch film layer area 52 is completely located in the second area 22.
The first touch film-layer region 51 includes a first sub-touch film-layer region 71 and a second sub-touch film-layer region 72; the first sub-touch film region 71 is completely located in the first sub-region 31, and the second sub-touch film region 72 is completely located in the second sub-region 32; the first sub-touch film region 71 and the second sub-touch film region 72 are insulated from each other.
The third touch film-layer region 53 includes a third sub-touch film-layer region 73 and a fourth sub-touch film-layer region 74; the third sub-touch film region 73 is completely located within the third sub-region 33, and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 is completely located within the fourth sub-region 34; the third sub-touch film region 73 and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 are insulated from each other.
The second sub-touch film region 72, the second touch film region 52 and the third sub-touch film region 73 are a unified control overall touch layer, and the second sub-region, the second sub-region 22 and the third sub-region share the overall touch layer.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the second sub-area 32, the second area 22, and the third sub-area 33 can perform touch detection while displaying an image in both the first operating mode and the second operating mode. The first sub-touch film region 71 and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 do not perform touch detection in the first operating mode, and only image display is performed on the first sub-region 31 and the fourth sub-region 34; the first sub-touch film region 71 and the fourth sub-touch film region 74 perform touch detection in the second operation mode, and at this time, the first sub-region 31 and the fourth sub-region 34 perform image display and simultaneously perform touch detection.
When the touch control film layer area and the sub-touch control film layer area are insulated from each other, the touch control film layer area and the touch control film layer area are insulated from each other, the insulation is realized through gaps. Realize the touch-control rete through the clearance with insulating between the part to set up the clearance position and be the position of buckling, be convenient for realize touch-control display panel's flexibility and buckle, can not damage electrode structure, can guarantee touch-control display panel's mechanical strength.
In each of the above embodiments, the first region 21 and the third region 23 are both folded surfaces. In other embodiments, the structure of the touch display panel may be as shown in fig. 9, where fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another touch display panel provided in an embodiment of the present invention, in this embodiment, the first area 21 and the third area 23 are smooth curved surfaces; the first area 21 is bent and fixed towards the side facing away from the display surface of the first area 21; the third section 23 is bent and fixed towards the side facing away from the display surface of the third section 23.
As can be seen from the above description, in the touch display panel provided in the embodiment of the invention, the first area 21 and the third area 23 each have at least a preset partial area for only displaying an image in the first operating mode, and perform touch detection and image display simultaneously in the second operating mode. Thus, when the display panel works, if the preset partial area is set in the first working mode, the preset partial area is only used for image display and is not used for touch detection, at this time, a user holds or touches the preset partial area, and touch operation of the electronic equipment cannot be executed. Therefore, the touch display panel can avoid the problem that the user is identified as touch operation when holding the side area, and avoid misoperation caused by the problem.
Based on the above embodiment of the touch display panel, another embodiment of the present invention further provides a manufacturing method for manufacturing the touch display panel, the manufacturing method is as shown in fig. 10 to 12, and fig. 10 to 12 are flowcharts of the manufacturing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and the manufacturing method includes:
step S11: as shown in fig. 10, a flexible substrate 24 is provided.
Step S12: as shown in fig. 11, a plurality of pixel units 26 and a touch film layer 25 are formed on a flexible substrate 24 to form a planar touch display panel.
Step S13: as shown in fig. 12, the planar touch display panel is divided into a first area 21, a second area 22 and a third area 23 arranged in sequence in the first direction X.
Step S14: as shown in fig. 2, the planar touch display panel is shaped such that the first area 21 and the third area 23 are not coplanar with the second area 22.
The first area 21 and the third area 23 each have at least a preset partial area for image display only in the first operating mode, and perform touch detection and image display simultaneously in the second operating mode.
After the touch film layer 25 is formed, the touch film layer 25 needs to be patterned according to the division of the first area 21, the second area 22 and the third area 23 of the touch display panel in the first direction X, so that the first area 21 and the third area 23 have preset partial areas only for image display in the first working mode, and touch detection and image display are performed simultaneously in the second working mode.
The manufacturing method provided by the embodiment of the invention can form the touch display panel provided by the embodiment, avoids misoperation when the side edge area is held, and is simple in manufacturing method and low in cost.
Based on the above touch display panel embodiment, another embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is shown in fig. 13, and fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the electronic device includes: a touch display panel and a device body 131. The device body 131 includes a back plate and a body. The touch display panel is the touch display panel in the above embodiment. The touch display panel includes a first area 21, a second area 22, and a third area 23. The touch display panel has a flexible substrate 24, a touch film layer 25 and a pixel unit 26.
The electronic equipment can be a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer and other equipment with a display function. The left and right side regions of the electronic device (the first region 21 is the left side region, and the third region 23 is the right side region) can be displayed, and the display area is increased. Touch keys are displayed in the first area 21 and/or the third area 23, the main display area is not occupied, and the touch keys are used for replacing mechanical keys of the existing electronic equipment. For example, a touch key for controlling the volume may be displayed in the first area 21 and/or the third area 23, and the volume of the electronic device may be controlled without separately setting a mechanical volume key.
The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the invention adopts the touch display panel in the above embodiment, and can avoid misoperation caused by touching the preset partial areas of the first area 21 and the third area 23 when a user holds the electronic device by controlling the switching of the first working mode and the second working mode, so that the electronic device is convenient to use. Meanwhile, the touch keys can be displayed in the first area 21 and the third area 23 without occupying the main display area, and the touch keys are used for replacing mechanical keys of the existing electronic equipment.
It should be noted that, in the present specification, the embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments may be referred to each other. For the electronic device and the manufacturing method of the embodiment, since the embodiment corresponds to the embodiment of the touch display panel, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the description of the embodiment of the touch display panel.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.