KR100870229B1 - Switch module equipped with touch-panel and el-panel, and methods thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a switch module used in a terminal of a mobile phone, PDA, navigation, remote control, and the like, and more particularly, to a capacitive sensing touch panel and an EL lamp panel capable of emitting a surface by itself. It is possible to form a thin film by stacking on it, and to connect the touch electrode layer for the touch panel and the upper electrode layer for the EL lamp panel on the same surface of the base film to reduce the manufacturing process, supply power to them, and transmit and receive control signals. The present invention relates to a light emitting touch switch module and a method of manufacturing the same.
The light emitting touch switch module, in which the touch panel and the EL lamp panel are integrally coupled to the base film of the present invention, includes a base film, a touch electrode layer stacked in a specific pattern on the bottom surface of the base film, and a bottom surface of the touch electrode layer. A touch panel including a stacked insulating layer; An upper electrode layer stacked on a lower surface of the insulating layer, a light emitting layer stacked on a lower surface of the upper electrode layer, an insulator layer stacked on a lower surface of the light emitting layer, and laminated on a lower surface of the insulating layer An EL lamp panel electrically connected to the upper electrode layer, the lower electrode layer applying a voltage to the light emitting layer, and a protective layer stacked on a lower surface of the lower electrode layer; Letters or numbers are displayed, and the display unit laminated on the upper surface of the base film of the touch panel;
Method of manufacturing a light emitting touch switch module according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming a touch electrode layer of a specific pattern by laminating an ITO paste or a conductive polymer on one surface of the base film; Stacking an insulator on a surface of the touch electrode layer to form an insulating layer; Stacking an ITO paste or a conductive polymer on the surface of the insulating layer to form an upper electrode layer having a specific pattern; Stacking a mixture of phosphor powder and an inorganic material on a surface of the upper electrode layer to form a light emitting layer; Stacking an insulator on the surface of the light emitting layer to form an insulator layer; Stacking a conductor on a surface of the insulator layer to form a lower electrode layer; And forming a protective layer by stacking a synthetic resin on the lower electrode layer surface.
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The present invention relates to a switch module used in a terminal of a mobile phone, PDA, navigation, remote control, and the like, and more particularly, to a capacitive sensing touch panel and an EL lamp panel capable of emitting a surface by itself. Laminated to the thin film form,
The touch electrode layer for the touch panel and the upper electrode layer for the EL lamp panel are disposed on the same surface of the base film to reduce the manufacturing process, the light emitting touch switch module that can share the connection terminal for supplying power and transmitting and receiving control signals and It relates to a manufacturing method.
In general, the switch module is a signal generation switching device used in a terminal such as a mobile phone or a remote controller, and has a backlight device for identifying keys such as numbers and letters at night or in a dark place.
Conventional terminal switch module is composed of a PCB, a metal dome sheet, and a rubber sheet having a protrusion for pressurizing the metal dome sheet to electrically connect the PCB and the metal dome, there is a limit to thinner and lighter. .
In order to solve this problem, as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 801501, a thin and light touch switch keypad for detecting a change in capacitance (or inductance or impedance) according to human contact has been disclosed.
In addition, the backlight of the conventional terminal switch module has a structure that illuminates the keypad by mounting a needle LED on the PCB. Such a backlight has a limitation in that the LED is a point light source, the illumination is not uniform, and the visibility is low, the power consumption is high, and the keypad is thin.
In order to solve this problem, a backlight of a switch module using a thin, surface-emitting EL lamp panel has been disclosed in place of the LED as a backlight light source as shown in Patent No. 811219, Registration No. 377375, and the like.
Recently, a switch module combining a touch panel for a touch switch and an EL lamp panel for surface emission has been proposed in order to reduce the thickness of the entire switch module, and is a representative example thereof. Switch configuration method ", and Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2007-42," Touch panel and light emitting device (EL) integrated input device structure "has been published.
The above-mentioned patent is simply bonding the touch panel and the EL lamp panel by bonding with a transparent special adhesive,
The registered patent is to form a transparent electrode on the upper and lower surfaces of the base film, so that the electrode on the upper surface is used as a touch panel, and the transparent electrode on the lower surface is used as an EL lamp panel.
In the case of forming two transparent electrodes for the touch panel and the EL lamp panel by laminating them on both sides (upper and lower surface) of the base film as in the registered patent (including the above-mentioned patent),
Connection terminals for supplying driving power to them and detecting the operation (change in capacitance) of the touch panel electrodes and transmitting them to the control unit should be connected to each transparent electrode. That is, two connection terminals are provided to supply power to each transparent electrode. Thus, a space for mounting two connection terminals must be secured inside the terminal, and two connection terminals must be connected to two electrodes, respectively, thereby adding a manufacturing process.
In addition, since the electrodes are laminated on both sides of the base film, in order to prevent scratching of the surface of the base film, the protective film is attached to one side of the base film, and the electrodes are laminated on the other side, and the protective film attached to one side is removed and the electrode After attaching the protective film to the other laminated surface, another electrode is laminated on one surface from which the protective film has been removed, and a light emitting layer, an insulating layer, and the like are sequentially stacked thereon. That is, the registered patent is added to the process of attaching and removing the protective film on the base film, the process of inverting the base film after laminating the electrode on one surface of the base film is added.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting touch switch module and a method of manufacturing the thin film, light weight by combining the touch panel and the EL lamp panel on the same surface of the base film integrated. and,
The touch electrode layer of the touch panel and the upper electrode layer of the EL lamp panel are all disposed on the same surface of the base film so that one connection terminal is electrically connected to the two electrode layers, thereby reducing the cost of materials and simplifying the manufacturing process and additional installation on the terminal. Another object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting touch switch module and a method of manufacturing the same.
In order to achieve the above object, a switch module in which a touch panel and an EL lamp panel are integrally coupled to the base film of the present invention is
A touch panel including a base film, a touch electrode layer stacked on a bottom surface of the base film to form a specific pattern, and an insulating layer stacked on the bottom surface of the touch electrode layer;
An upper electrode layer stacked on a lower surface of the insulating layer, a light emitting layer stacked on a lower surface of the upper electrode layer, an insulator layer stacked on a lower surface of the light emitting layer, and laminated on a lower surface of the insulating layer An EL lamp panel electrically connected to the upper electrode layer, the lower electrode layer applying a voltage to the light emitting layer, and a protective layer stacked on a lower surface of the lower electrode layer;
Letters or numbers are displayed, and the display unit is laminated on the upper surface of the base film of the touch panel.
The touch electrode layer has a connection part exposed on the bottom surface of the base film because the insulating layer is not laminated on the surface thereof, and the upper electrode layer is disposed adjacent to the connection part so as to be exposed on the bottom surface of the base film. The connection part of the touch electrode layer is connected to the connection part of the touch electrode layer and the upper electrode layer by electrically connecting them with a control unit, and receiving a driving power from the control unit, and detecting a capacitance change of the touch electrode layer and transmitting the connection terminal to the control unit. It is characterized by that.
In addition, the manufacturing method of the light emitting touch switch module according to the present invention
Forming a touch electrode layer having a specific pattern by laminating ITO paste or a conductive polymer on one surface of the base film;
Stacking an insulator on a surface of the touch electrode layer to form an insulating layer;
Stacking an ITO paste or a conductive polymer on the surface of the insulating layer to form an upper electrode layer having a specific pattern;
Stacking a mixture of phosphor powder and an inorganic material on a surface of the upper electrode layer to form a light emitting layer;
Stacking an insulator on the surface of the light emitting layer to form an insulator layer;
Stacking a conductor on a surface of the insulator layer to form a lower electrode layer;
And forming a protective layer by stacking a synthetic resin on the lower electrode layer surface.
And electrically connecting a connection terminal to the connection portion of the touch electrode layer and the connection portion of the upper electrode layer which is exposed and stacked on one surface of the base film.
The light emitting touch switch module and the manufacturing method of the present invention having the configuration as described above are combined with the touch panel and the EL lamp panel integrated on the same surface of the base film to perform not only a function as a switch but also a function as a backlight.
In addition, since the two electrode layers of the touch panel are disposed on the same side of the base film, there is no process of attaching or removing the protective film to the base film and no process of overturning the base film, and only one connection terminal for them is provided, thereby reducing material costs. Cost reduction can be achieved by simplifying the manufacturing process.
Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.
1A is a cross-sectional view of a light emitting touch switch module according to the present invention, FIG. 1B is a partially exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a manufacturing process diagram of a light emitting touch keypad according to the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1A, 2B, and 2, the light emitting touch switch module of the present invention includes a
Letters or numbers are displayed on the
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The EL lamp panel 30 has a phosphor powder and a small amount of inorganic material (or organic material) interposed between the two electrode layers when AC power (or DC power) is applied to the two electrode layers (the
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At this time, after the deposition or coating and lamination, a process of forming a specific pattern of the
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It is also preferably transparent or translucent so that light can be transmitted, and is laminated in a manner such as vapor deposition, printing, coating, and application.
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In addition, the pattern is formed in a specific pattern corresponding to the
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The EL lamp panel 30 configured as described above has an AC voltage applied to the
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That is, the power supply is supplied to the
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In the above description of the present invention, a light emitting touch switch module and a manufacturing method thereof, in which a touch panel and an EL lamp panel are integrally coupled to a base film having a specific shape and structure with reference to the accompanying drawings, have been described. Various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art, and such variations and modifications should be construed as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a light emitting touch keypad according to the present invention.
2 is a process chart of the manufacturing method according to the present invention.
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10: display unit 20: touch panel
21: base film 23: insulating layer
25: touch electrode layer 26: connecting portion
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33: insulator layer 35: protective layer
37: lower electrode layer 39: upper electrode layer
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