CN203786704U - Polarizer module and touch display module - Google Patents

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CN203786704U
CN203786704U CN201420197842.6U CN201420197842U CN203786704U CN 203786704 U CN203786704 U CN 203786704U CN 201420197842 U CN201420197842 U CN 201420197842U CN 203786704 U CN203786704 U CN 203786704U
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The utility model provides a polarizer module and a touch display module. The polarizer module comprises an upper protective layer, a polarizing matrix and a lower protective layer, wherein the upper protective layer comprises a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to the first surface, and the first surface of the upper protective layer is provided with a first conducting layer; the polarizing matrix is combined with the first surface of the upper protective layer; and the lower protective layer is combined with one side, far from the upper protective layer, of the polarizing matrix. According to the polarizer module, a touch screen is integrated onto a polarizer, compared with the conventional touch display screen, an air layer between a touch screen and a display screen is eliminated, a reflecting interface is weakened, and further, the reflected light is weakened.

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Polaroid module and touch show module
Technical field
The utility model relates to touch display unit, relates in particular to touch to show module and polaroid module thereof.
Background technology
In recent years, touch display unit, as a kind of induction type display device that receives touch control operation generation input signal, is used widely.Touch control display apparatus has been applied to multiple electronic product, for example intelligent mobile phone, mobile phone, flat computer and notebook computer.Operate and assign instruction because user can directly see through the object showing on screen, therefore touch control display apparatus provides the operation interface of the hommization between user and electronic product.
In general, touch control display apparatus is mainly made up of touch-screen and display screen.After normally touch-screen and these two structures of display screen being made respectively, the two is fit together.Existing attaching process comprises frame subsides technology and full coating technique.Frame subsides technology refers to that its technique is simple and with low cost by the edge laminating of touch-screen and display screen, but has air layer in the middle of after touch-screen and display screen laminating, causes display effect to be had a greatly reduced quality after light refraction.And full laminating is high to equipment requirement, need special full laminating processing factory, therefore, in manufacturing process, difficulty is larger, and yield is lower.
In addition, existing display screen is as the composite module of polaroid, optical filter, Liquid Crystal Module and TFT etc., and its thickness is larger, simultaneously, touch-screen and display screen are member independently, in the time that electronic product is assembled, not only need complicated packaging technology, also can again increase thickness and the weight of electronic product, moreover, many one packaging technologies, just mean and have increased the bad probability of product, greatly increase the production cost of product.
Utility model content
Based on the problems referred to above, the utility model provides a kind of touch to show module and polaroid module thereof, to eliminate the air layer between touch-screen and display screen, weakens reflecting interface, thus diminished reflex light.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a kind of polaroid module to comprise: upper protective seam, and the second surface that comprises first surface and be oppositely arranged with described first surface, the first surface of described upper protective seam is provided with the first conductive layer; Polarization matrix, is combined with the first surface of upper protective seam; Lower protective layer, is combined away from a side of upper protective seam with polarization matrix.
Wherein, the graphical first latticed groove that forms of the first surface of described upper protective seam, conductive material is contained in described the first latticed groove and forms described the first conductive layer.
Wherein, also comprise the first hypothallus; described the first hypothallus is located at the first surface of described upper protective seam; described the first hypothallus is provided with the first latticed groove away from a side of the first surface of described upper protective seam; conductive material is contained in described the first latticed groove and forms described the first conductive layer, and described the first hypothallus is provided with a side and the described polarization matrix adhesive bond of the first latticed groove.
Wherein, also comprise the second hypothallus; described the second hypothallus is located at a side of the first surface away from described upper protective seam of the first hypothallus; one side of the first surface away from described upper protective seam of described the second hypothallus is provided with the second latticed groove; conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove, forms the second conductive layer.
Wherein, described polaroid module also comprises the second hypothallus of being located at described upper protective seam second surface; described the second hypothallus is provided with the second latticed groove away from a side of described upper protective seam, and conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove, forms the second conductive layer.
Wherein, also comprise the second conductive layer of being located on described lower protective layer.
Wherein, described polaroid module also comprises the second hypothallus of being located at described lower protective layer one side; described the second hypothallus is provided with the second latticed groove away from a side of described lower protective layer, and conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove, forms the second conductive layer.
Wherein, described upper protective seam and described lower protective layer at least one be zero birefraction material.
Wherein, the material of described upper protective seam and described lower protective layer is cellulose triacetate.
The utility model also provides a kind of touch to show module, it is characterized in that, comprises the TFT electrode, Liquid Crystal Module, optical filter module and the above-mentioned polaroid module that stack gradually.
The utility model is compared to the beneficial effect of prior art: polaroid module of the present utility model is integrated in touch-screen on polaroid, compared with traditional touch display screen, eliminate the air layer between touch-screen and display screen, weakened reflecting interface, thus diminished reflex light.And touch-screen is integrated on polaroid, polaroid module can realize touch control operation and outgoing polarized light function simultaneously, as an indispensable assembly in display screen, during for display screen, can directly make display screen there is touch controllable function, without assemble again touch-screen on display screen, be not only conducive to reduce the thickness of electronic product, also greatly saved material and assembly cost simultaneously.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that touch of the present utility model shows module.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of polaroid module the first embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of polaroid module the second embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of polaroid module the 3rd embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of polaroid module the 4th embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of polaroid module the 5th embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 7 is the layout of latticed groove the first embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 8 is the layout of latticed groove the second embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 9 a-9d is the structural representation of groove of the present utility model.
Embodiment
Referring now to accompanying drawing, example embodiment is more fully described.But example embodiment can be implemented in a variety of forms, and should not be understood to be limited to embodiment set forth herein; On the contrary, provide these embodiments to make the utility model more comprehensively with complete, and the design of example embodiment is conveyed to those skilled in the art all sidedly.In the drawings, for clear, may exaggerate the thickness of region and layer.Identical in the drawings Reference numeral represents same or similar structure, thereby will omit their detailed description.
In addition, described feature, structure or characteristic can be combined in one or more embodiment in any suitable manner.In the following description, thus provide many details to provide fully understanding embodiment of the present utility model.But, one of skill in the art will appreciate that and can put into practice the technical solution of the utility model and there is no one or more in described specific detail, or can adopt other method, constituent element, material etc.In other cases, be not shown specifically or describe known features, material or operation to avoid fuzzy major technique intention of the present utility model.
the first embodiment
Touch as shown in Figure 1 shows module, comprises the polaroid module 10, optical filter module 20, diaphragm 30, public electrode 40, Liquid Crystal Module 50, TFT electrode 60 and the lower polaroid 70 that stack gradually from top to bottom.Wherein, TFT electrode 60 comprises glass-base and is arranged on the show electrode (not shown) on glass-base, and optical filter module 20 comprises glassy layer and is arranged on shading resin and the optical filter (not shown) on glassy layer surface.
Be appreciated that when using backlight as polarized light source, as OLED polarized light source, without lower polaroid, only need polaroid module.Diaphragm also can omit.
The first embodiment of polaroid module 10 as shown in Figure 2, it comprises the upper protective seam 11, polarization matrix 12 and the lower protective layer 13 that stack gradually from top to bottom.The second surface 112 that upper protective seam 11 comprises first surface 111 and is oppositely arranged with first surface 111, the first surface 111 of described upper protective seam is provided with the first conductive layer 14.First surface 111 combinations of polarization matrix 12 and upper protective seam.Lower protective layer 13 is combined with the side away from upper protective seam 11 of polarization matrix 12.
Above-mentioned polaroid module is integrated in touch-screen on polaroid, can realize touch control operation and outgoing polarized light function simultaneously, compared with traditional touch display screen, has eliminated the air layer between touch-screen and display screen, weakens reflecting interface, thus diminished reflex light.And touch-screen is integrated on polaroid; display screen only need be fitted with polaroid module; without the laminating of touch-screen and display screen; reduce manufacture difficulty; simultaneously the upper protective seam of polaroid module is directly as the substrate of touch-screen conductive layer; reduce bonding process, reduced the thickness of material cost and electronic product.
In the present embodiment; polaroid module 10 also comprises the first hypothallus 15; the first hypothallus 15 is located on the first surface 111 of protective seam; the first hypothallus 15 is provided with the first latticed groove 16 away from a side of the first surface 111 of upper protective seam; conductive material is contained in the first latticed groove 16 and forms that described the first conductive layer 14, the first hypothalluses 15 are provided with a side of the first latticed groove 16 and polarization matrix 12 is for example bonding by optical cement A such as OCA or LOCA.The periphery of the first conductive layer 14 is also provided with the first lead-in wire electrode 17, and it is electrically connected with the first conductive layer 14.In above-mentioned polaroid module, the latticed groove surface of the first conductive layer is to polaroid matrix, can effectively avoid on the one hand the various defects that form on slot opening face in embossed grooves, filled conductive materials process, as scratch, the conductive material that is scattered etc.; On the other hand, also can avoid in subsequent group process of assembling oxidized or contaminating impurity of the first conductive material etc.
In the present embodiment, the degree of depth that the first hypothallus 15 forms the latticed groove 16 of patterned the first latticed groove 16, the first by nano impression is less than the thickness of the first hypothallus 15, and the width value of groove is 500nm-5 μ m.Can be metal at the conductive material of the first latticed groove 16 interior fillings, carbon nano-tube, Graphene, organic conductive macromolecule and ITO etc., be preferably metal, as nanometer silver paste.
In the present embodiment, the first lead-in wire electrode 17 is also latticed groove structure, and its forming process is identical with the forming process of the first conductive layer, and in other embodiments, the first lead-in wire electrode also can be the bulge-structure forming by serigraphy or inkjet printing.
In the present embodiment; in above-mentioned polaroid module; the material of upper protective seam and lower protective layer is zero birefraction material; as cellulose triacetate (TAC), cyclic olefine copolymer (COP) etc., polarization matrix can be the film formed linear polarization of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (PVA).The material of the first hypothallus can be ultra-violet curing glue, impression glue or polycarbonate.
In other embodiments, can omit hypothallus, latticed groove is formed directly on protective seam, for example, at the latticed groove of the graphical formation of first surface of upper protective seam, makes polaroid modular structure still less, and thickness is lower.
the second embodiment
Capacitive touch screen the second embodiment as shown in Figure 3, upper protective seam 11 also comprises the second hypothallus 18 and the second conductive layer 20.The second hypothallus 18 is formed on the first hypothallus 15, and the second hypothallus 18 is provided with the second latticed groove 19 away from a side of the first hypothallus 15, and conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove 19, forms the second conductive layer 20.The periphery of the second conductive layer 20 also can be provided with the second lead-in wire electrode 21, the second lead-in wire electrodes 21 and be electrically connected with the second conductive layer 20.The side that the second hypothallus 18 is provided with the second latticed groove 19 is bonding by optical cement A and polarization matrix 12.
In other embodiments, the first latticed groove is formed directly on protective seam, and the second hypothallus is coated protective seam and be provided with a side of the first latticed groove.
the 3rd embodiment
The 3rd embodiment of capacitive touch screen as shown in Figure 4; on upper protective seam 11, also comprise the second hypothallus 18 and the second conductive layer 20; the second hypothallus 18 is formed on the second surface 112 of protective seam; the second hypothallus 18 is provided with the second latticed groove 19 away from a side of described upper protective seam; conductive material is contained in the second latticed groove 19, forms the second conductive layer 20.The periphery of the second conductive layer 20 also can be provided with the second lead-in wire electrode 21, the second lead-in wire electrodes 21 and be electrically connected with the second conductive layer 20.Wherein on the first hypothallus or the second hypothallus, establish a reeded side bonding by optical cement A and polarization matrix 12.
In other embodiments, the first hypothallus and/or the second hypothallus also can save, and the first latticed groove and/or the second latticed groove are directly formed on protective seam, make above-mentioned polaroid modular structure simpler, and thickness is less.
the 4th embodiment
As shown in Figure 5, upper protective seam 11 comprises that the first hypothallus 15, the first hypothalluses 15 of coating first surface 111 are provided with the first latticed groove 16 away from a side of upper protective seam, and conductive material is contained in the first latticed groove 16, forms the first conductive layer 14.The periphery of the first conductive layer 14 is also provided with the first lead-in wire electrode 17, the first lead-in wire electrodes 17 and is electrically connected with the first conductive layer 14.It is second latticed 19 that lower protective layer 13 comprises that the second hypothallus 18, the second hypothalluses 18 of being located at its first surface 131 are provided with away from a side of described lower protective layer, and conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove 19, forms the second conductive layer 20.The periphery of the second conductive layer 20 is also provided with the second lead-in wire electrode 21, the second lead-in wire electrodes 21 and is electrically connected with the second conductive layer 20.
In the present embodiment, the second surface 132 of lower protective layer is bonding by optical cement A and polarization matrix 12.In other embodiments, in lower protective layer, establish a reeded side bonding by optical cement and polarization matrix.
the 5th embodiment
The 5th embodiment of capacitive touch screen as shown in Figure 6, the difference of itself and the 4th embodiment is: the second conductive layer 20 can directly be formed on the first surface 131 of lower protective layer, that is, described the second conductive layer 20 is non-embedded structure.Particularly, as shown in Figure 6, can form layer of conductive material at the first surface of lower protective layer 131, as sputter forms layer of metal film, then form the second conductive layer 20 by exposure-development-etched technique.
In addition, the layout of the first latticed groove 16 and the second latticed groove 19 has various ways, and the shape of grid has its usable condition separately, irregular arranging as shown in Figure 7 of example, or be the honeycomb that is shown in Fig. 8 and arrange.Mesh shape shown in Fig. 7,8 is only that grid can also be other polygons in order to give an example, as the rules such as square, rhombus, rectangle, triangle are arranged, or the shape on bent limit.
Fig. 9 a is the cross-sectional view of the latticed groove of a kind of embodiment of the utility model, the bottom of described latticed groove is nonplanar structure, be specially V-arrangement cross section, it can increase the contact area of conductive material and groove diapire on the one hand, increase the adhesion of conductive material and groove diapire, moreover can weaken conductive material in the light reflection at groove diapire place, reduce the visibility of conductive grid.
Understandably, the bottom of described latticed groove can be to make arbitrarily the irregular shape of described latticed bottom portion of groove.As shown in Fig. 9 b-9d, therein in some embodiment, the cross sectional shape of described nonplanar structure comprises at least one of V font and circular arc, regular zigzag that for example multiple V fonts are combined to form (Fig. 9 b), single circular arc (Fig. 9 c) or multiple circular arc be combined to form wavy (Fig. 9 d).Further, the width of described latticed groove is 500nm~10 μ m, and the ratio of the degree of depth and width is greater than 1.
In sum, polaroid module of the present utility model is integrated in touch-screen on polaroid, compared with traditional touch display screen, has eliminated the air layer between touch-screen and display screen, weakens reflecting interface, thus diminished reflex light.And touch-screen is integrated on polaroid, polaroid module can realize touch control operation and outgoing polarized light function simultaneously, as an indispensable assembly in display screen, during for display screen, can directly make display screen there is touch controllable function, without assemble again touch-screen on display screen, be not only conducive to reduce the thickness of electronic product, also greatly saved material and assembly cost simultaneously.
Although described the utility model with reference to several exemplary embodiments, should be appreciated that term used is explanation and exemplary and nonrestrictive term.Because the utility model can specifically be implemented in a variety of forms and not depart from spirit or the essence of utility model, so be to be understood that, above-described embodiment is not limited to any aforesaid details, and explain widely in the spirit and scope that should limit in the claim of enclosing, therefore fall into whole variations in claim or its equivalent scope and remodeling and all should be the claim of enclosing and contain.

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1. a polaroid module, is characterized in that, comprising:
Upper protective seam, the second surface that comprises first surface and be oppositely arranged with described first surface, the first surface of described upper protective seam is provided with the first conductive layer;
Polarization matrix, is combined with the first surface of upper protective seam;
Lower protective layer, is combined with the side away from upper protective seam of polarization matrix.
2. polaroid module according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the graphical first latticed groove that forms of first surface of described upper protective seam, and conductive material is contained in described the first latticed groove and forms described the first conductive layer.
3. polaroid module according to claim 1; it is characterized in that; also comprise the first hypothallus; described the first hypothallus is located at the first surface of described upper protective seam; described the first hypothallus is provided with the first latticed groove away from a side of the first surface of described upper protective seam; conductive material is contained in described the first latticed groove and forms described the first conductive layer, and described the first hypothallus is provided with a side and the described polarization matrix adhesive bond of the first latticed groove.
4. according to the polaroid module described in the arbitrary claim of claim 1-3; it is characterized in that; also comprise the second hypothallus; described the second hypothallus is located at a side of the first surface away from described upper protective seam of the first hypothallus; one side of the first surface away from described upper protective seam of described the second hypothallus is provided with the second latticed groove; conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove, forms the second conductive layer.
5. according to the polaroid module described in the arbitrary claim of claim 1-3; it is characterized in that; described polaroid module also comprises the second hypothallus of being located at described upper protective seam second surface; described the second hypothallus is provided with the second latticed groove away from a side of described upper protective seam; conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove, forms the second conductive layer.
6. according to the polaroid module described in the arbitrary claim of claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, also comprise the second conductive layer of being located on described lower protective layer.
7. polaroid module according to claim 6; it is characterized in that; described polaroid module also comprises the second hypothallus of being located at described lower protective layer one side; described the second hypothallus is provided with the second latticed groove away from a side of described lower protective layer; conductive material is contained in described the second latticed groove, forms the second conductive layer.
8. polaroid module according to claim 1, is characterized in that, at least one is zero birefraction material for described upper protective seam and described lower protective layer.
9. polaroid module according to claim 8, is characterized in that, the material of described upper protective seam and described lower protective layer is cellulose triacetate.
10. touch and show a module, it is characterized in that, comprise the polaroid module described in any one in TFT electrode, Liquid Crystal Module, optical filter module and the claim 1-9 stacking gradually.
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