Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, the invention provides a touch screen and an electronic device.
The touch screen comprises a substrate, a touch electrode, a first insulating layer, a plurality of conductive coatings and a plurality of metal jumpers. The touch electrodes are arranged on the substrate and comprise a plurality of first electrodes arranged in parallel and a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel, the first electrodes and the second electrodes are crisscrossed, each first electrode is continuous and uninterrupted, and each second electrode is disconnected at the crossed position of the corresponding first electrodes and is not conducted with the corresponding first electrodes; each conductive plating layer conducts the corresponding disconnected part of the second electrode; the first insulating layer insulates the conductive plating layer from the first electrode; each metal jumper wire covers one corresponding conductive coating.
In some embodiments, the first insulating layer further covers the substrate and the touch electrode, the first insulating layer is formed with connection holes connected to the second electrode at two ends of the second electrode at each of the intersections, the two ends being disconnected from each other, and the conductive plating layer is connected to the second electrode through two adjacent connection holes at the intersections.
In some embodiments, the touch screen includes a second insulating layer covering the first insulating layer, the conductive plating, and the metal jumper.
In some embodiments, the plurality of metal jumpers are located on the substrate, each of the conductive coatings connects the corresponding cut-off portion of the second electrode, and the first insulating layer is a plurality of insulating blocks that insulate the conductive coatings from the first electrode, and each of the insulating blocks covers a portion of one of the conductive coatings and exposes both ends of the conductive coating.
In some embodiments, the touch screen includes a third insulating layer covering the touch electrode, the plurality of insulating blocks.
In some embodiments, the material of the conductive coating comprises nichrome.
In some embodiments, the conductive coating has a chromium content of 15% to 85% by weight.
In some embodiments, the material of the conductive plating layer further includes a small amount of elements, where the small amount of elements includes oxygen, nitrogen, zinc, aluminum, indium, silver, and the like, and the mass content of the small amount of elements is less than 5%.
In some embodiments, the material of the metal jumper includes any one of copper, copper-nickel alloy, silver, and the like.
The electronic device of the embodiment of the invention comprises the touch screen of any one of the above embodiments.
According to the electronic device and the touch screen, the conductive coating which covers and is attached to the first insulating layer and is connected with the second electrode is arranged on the surface of the metal jumper, and the conductive coating can be well attached to the first insulating layer, and the metal jumper can be well attached to the conductive coating, so that the metal jumper can be conveniently and electrically connected with the second electrode, and the metal jumper is prevented from being stripped from the insulating layer.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
The following description will further explain embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings. The same or similar reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functionality throughout.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the embodiments of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a touch screen 100 according to an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate 10, a touch electrode 20, a first insulating layer 40, a plurality of conductive plating layers 60, a plurality of metal jumpers 30, and a second insulating layer 50.
The substrate 10 may be a glass sheet, a film, and the substrate 10 may have a rectangular, circular, oval, pentagonal, hexagonal, etc. shape.
The touch electrode 20 includes a plurality of first electrodes 22 parallel to each other and disposed at intervals and a plurality of second electrodes 24 parallel to each other and disposed at intervals, the plurality of first electrodes 22 and the plurality of second electrodes 24 are all disposed on the same layer on the same side of the substrate 10, the plurality of first electrodes 22 and the plurality of second electrodes 24 are criss-cross, in this embodiment, the plurality of first electrodes 22 and the plurality of second electrodes 24 are criss-cross: the first electrodes 22 and the second electrodes 24 are vertically staggered, that is, the included angle between the first electrodes 22 and the second electrodes 24 is 90 degrees. Each first electrode 22 is continuous and uninterrupted, each second electrode 24 is disconnected at the intersection 26 with the corresponding first electrodes 22, the first electrodes 22 are formed by connected diamonds, and the second electrodes 24 are formed by spaced diamonds. Each metal jumper 30 is located at one of the intersections 26 and connects two nearest ends of two disconnected segments of the plurality of second electrodes 24 located at each of the intersections 26 to make each of the second electrodes 24 conductive. The touch electrode 20 may be made of graphene, carbon nanotube, transparent conductive polymer, indium tin oxide, or other materials. In other embodiments, the criss-crossing of the first electrodes 22 and the second electrodes 24 may be: the first electrodes 22 and the second electrodes 24 may be obliquely staggered with respect to each other, that is, the included angle between the first electrodes 22 and the second electrodes 24 is an angle other than 90 degrees. In other embodiments, the first electrode 22 and the second electrode 24 may be rectangular, circular, elliptical, or the like.
The first insulating layer 40 is located at the intersection 26 and covers the substrate 10 and the touch electrode 20. The first insulating layer 40 covers the intersections 26, and the first insulating layer 40 is formed with connection holes 42 connected to the second electrodes 24 at both ends of the second electrodes 24 at each of the intersections 26, which are disconnected from each other. The size of the first insulating layer 40 is identical to that of the substrate 10. The material of the first insulating layer 40 includes any one of Polyester (PET), polyolefin (PO), and Polyacrylic acid (Polyacrylic acid).
Each of the conductive plating layers 60 crosses the first insulating layer 40 located at the intersections 26 and is connected to the second electrodes 24 through two connection holes 42 located adjacent to the intersections 26 to make each of the second electrodes 24 conductive. At this time, the first insulating layer 40 is designed as a whole, and since the first insulating layer 40 is provided with the connection hole 42, when the conductive plating layer 60 is formed, the position accuracy of the conductive plating layer 60 and the metal jumper 30 provided on the conductive plating layer 60 can be controlled by simply passing the conductive plating layer 60 through the connection hole 42 and forming the conductive plating layer 60 on the first insulating layer 40. Therefore, the requirement on the position accuracy of the conductive plating layer 60 and the metal jumper 30 can be lower by arranging the first insulating layer 40 and arranging the connection hole 42 on the first insulating layer 40, so that the metal jumper 30 can be formed more easily in the following process. The material of the conductive plating layer 60 mainly includes nichrome, in which the mass percentage of chromium is 15% to 85% (for example, the mass percentage of chromium is 15%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%). On one hand, when the mass content percentage of the septum in the conductive plating layer 60 is less than 15%, the nichrome contains more nickel elements with chemical activity weaker than that of chromium, so that the chemisorption bonding force formed by the nichrome and the oxygen element in the first insulating layer 40 is weaker, and the conductive plating layer 60 and the metal jumper 30 have weaker adhesion; on the other hand, when the mass content percentage of the septum in the conductive plating layer 60 is greater than 85%, the conductive plating layer 60 is easily oxidized, and meanwhile, the physical adsorption and the metal bonding force formed by the nichrome and the copper are weak, so that the capability of the metal jumper 30 to electrically connect the second electrode 24 is weakened; therefore, it is suitable that the conductive plating layer 60 contains 15 to 85 mass% of chromium. In some embodiments, the conductive plating layer 60 further includes minor elements such as oxygen, nitrogen, zinc, aluminum, indium, and silver, and the mass percentage of all minor elements is less than 5% (e.g., 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 4.5% of all minor elements). When the mass content percentage of the minor elements contained in the conductive plating layer 60 is greater than 5%, the mass content of the nichrome contained in the conductive plating layer 60 is reduced, which results in a reduction in the adhesion of the conductive plating layer 60 to the first insulating layer 40 and a weak physical adsorption and metal bonding force between the conductive plating layer 60 and the metal jumper 30, and therefore it is desirable that the mass content percentage of all the minor elements in the conductive plating layer 60 is less than 5%.
The metal jumper 30 has a rectangular film shape. Each metal jumper 30 is covered on a corresponding one of the conductive plating layers 60. The metal jumper 30 may be made of any one of copper, copper-nickel alloy, and silver. Preferably, the metal jumper 30 is made of copper or copper-nickel alloy. In other embodiments, the shape of the metal jumper 30 is not limited to the rectangular strip shape in this embodiment, and may be other shapes, such as: the cross section is in the shape of circle, ellipse, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, etc.
The second insulating layer 50 covers the conductive plating layer 60, the metal jumper 30, and the first insulating layer 40, the size of the second insulating layer 50 is the same as the size of the substrate 10, and the touch electrode 20, the conductive plating layer 60, the metal jumper 30, and the first insulating layer 40 are sandwiched by the second insulating layer 50 and the substrate 10 to form a regular sheet structure. The second insulating layer 50 is provided in this embodiment, so that the occurrence of poor functions caused by the oxidation and corrosion of the conductive plating layer 60 and the metal jumper 30 by air can be avoided, and meanwhile, the second insulating layer 50 covering the first insulating layer 40 can protect the first insulating layer 40 from being scratched or falling off. In certain embodiments, the sheet-like structure may be rectangular, circular, oval, pentagonal, hexagonal, and the like. The material of the second insulating layer 50 includes any one of Polyester (PET), polyolefin (PO), and Polyacrylic acid (Polyacrylic acid).
An electronic device (not shown) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen 100.
In the electronic device and the touch screen 100 implemented by the invention, the conductive plating layer 60 which covers and is attached to the first insulating layer 40 and is connected with the second electrode 24 is arranged below the metal jumper wire 30, and the conductive plating layer 60 can be better attached to the first insulating layer 40, and the metal jumper wire 30 can be better attached to the conductive plating layer 60, so that the metal jumper wire 30 can be conveniently and electrically connected with the second electrode 24, and the metal jumper wire 30 is prevented from being stripped from the first insulating layer 40.
Secondly, since the chemical activity of the two metal elements of nickel and chromium is stronger than that of copper, the first insulating layer 40 generally includes oxygen, and the nickel-chromium alloy and the oxygen in the first insulating layer 40 are more likely to form a strong chemisorption bonding force. So that the adhesion of the conductive plating layer 60 on the first insulating layer 40 is stronger than that of the metal jumper 30 due to the strong chemisorption bonding force formed. In addition, the nickel, chromium and copper elements belong to transition metal elements in the fourth period of the periodic table, and the electron arrangement outside the atomic nucleus is similar, so the atomic sizes are closer. The nickel-chromium alloy and the copper are easy to form stronger physical adsorption and metal bonding force. Thereby facilitating the metal jumper 30 to electrically connect the second electrode 24 and preventing the metal jumper 30 from being peeled off from the first insulating layer 40.
In addition, since the connection hole 42 having a higher accuracy is easily opened on the first insulating layer 40 and the conductive plating layer 60 is disposed on the first insulating layer 40 and passes through the connection hole 42, the conductive plating layer 60 and the metal jumper 30 disposed on the conductive plating layer 60 having a higher manufacturing accuracy are easily obtained.
Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the touch screen 100 includes a substrate 10, a touch electrode 20, a plurality of metal jumpers 30, a plurality of conductive plating layers 60, a first insulating layer 40, and a third insulating layer 70. The metal jumpers 30 are located on the substrate 10, and each conductive plating layer 60 covers one metal jumper 30. The first insulating layer 40 is a plurality of insulating blocks 40 covering each conductive plating layer 60, and each insulating block 40 is located on one of the intersections 26 and covers a portion of one of the conductive plating layers 60 and exposes both ends of the conductive plating layer 60. Each metal jumper 30 and one conductive plating layer 60 covering the metal jumper 30 connect two disconnected segments of the second electrodes 24 at each intersection 26 to make each second electrode 24 conductive. Each first electrode 22 spans across the plurality of insulating blocks 60 and remains continuously uninterrupted. The third insulating layer 70 covers the plurality of first electrodes 22, the plurality of second electrodes 24, and the plurality of insulating blocks 40. In some embodiments, the third insulation layer 70 and the insulation block 40 are made of any one of Polyester (PET), polyolefin (PO), polyacrylic acid (Polyacrylic acid), and the like. Thus, the refractive index of the insulating block 40 is the same as that of the third insulating layer 70, and when light passes through the insulating block 40 through the third insulating layer 70 from the third insulating layer 70 or light passes through the third insulating layer 70 from the insulating block 40, the light is not reflected on the connecting surface between the third insulating layer 70 and the insulating block 40, so that the light passing through the insulating block 40 or the third insulating layer 70 is reduced, and therefore the light transmittance is higher as a whole, and the visibility of the touch screen 100 is further improved.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
In the description of the specification, references to the description of the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like, mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.