KR102027775B1 - Touch sensor - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a touch sensor, and more particularly, a sensing pattern including a first mesh pattern formed in a first direction and a second mesh pattern formed in a second direction; A bridge electrode connecting spaced unit patterns of the second mesh pattern and having a body part and a tip part contacting the second mesh pattern; And an insulating layer interposed between the sensing pattern and the bridge electrode, thereby narrowing the area of the bridge electrode and facilitating contact with the second mesh pattern, thereby reducing the visibility of the bridge electrode and providing excellent touch sensitivity. It relates to a touch sensor that can be implemented at the same time.
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The present invention relates to a touch sensor.
As computers using digital technology are developed, auxiliary devices of computers are being developed together. Personal computers, portable transmission devices, and other personal information processing devices use various input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse. To perform text and graphics processing.
However, with the rapid progress of the information society, the use of computers is gradually increasing, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to operate an efficient product only with a keyboard and a mouse, which play a role as an input device. Therefore, there is a growing need for a device that is not only simple and has less misoperation, but also anyone can easily input information.
In addition, the technology related to the input device is shifting to high reliability, durability, innovation, design and processing related technology beyond the level that meets the general function, and in order to achieve this purpose, information input such as text, graphics, etc. Touch panel has been developed as a possible input device.
The touch sensor is a display surface of an electronic organizer, a liquid crystal display device (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), an electroluminescence (El), and an image display device such as a cathode ray tube (CRT). Is a tool used to allow a user to select desired information while viewing the image display apparatus.
On the other hand, the types of touch sensors are resistive type, capacitive type, electro-magnetic type, SAW type, surface acoustic wave type, and infrared type. Type). These various types of touch sensors are adopted in electronic products in consideration of signal amplification problems, resolution differences, difficulty in design and processing technology, optical properties, electrical properties, mechanical properties, environmental properties, input properties, durability, and economics. Currently, the most widely used methods include resistive touch sensors and capacitive touch sensors.
In order to reduce thickness and improve optical characteristics of such a touch sensor, a one layer touch sensor using a bridge electrode has been in the spotlight. However, when forming a bridge electrode connecting the X and Y electrodes, there is a problem in that the bridge electrode is recognized when the area of the bridge electrode is widened in order to increase the contact area between the bridge electrode and the X electrode or the Y electrode to sense the touch sensitivity. .
Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2012-44268 discloses a method of manufacturing a capacitive touch panel, but has not suggested an alternative to the problem.
An object of the present invention is to provide a touch sensor which can reduce the visibility while having excellent touch sensitivity.
1. a sensing pattern comprising a first mesh pattern formed in a first direction and a second mesh pattern formed in a second direction;
A bridge electrode connecting spaced unit patterns of the second mesh pattern and having a body part and a tip part contacting the second mesh pattern; And
And an insulating layer interposed between the sensing pattern and the bridge electrode.
2. In the above 1, the sensing pattern is molybdenum, silver, aluminum, copper, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, tin, titanium, chromium, nickel, tungsten or two or more of these alloys; Or indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium zinc oxide (IZTO), cadmium tin oxide (CTO), copper oxide (CO), PEDOT (poly (3,4-, ethylenedioxythiophene)), carbon nanotubes (CNT) or graphene (graphene), a touch sensor.
3. In the above 1, the bridge electrode is molybdenum, silver, aluminum, copper, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, tin, titanium, chromium, nickel, tungsten or two or more of these alloys; Or indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium zinc oxide (IZTO), cadmium tin oxide (CTO), copper oxide (CO), PEDOT (poly (3,4-, ethylenedioxythiophene)), carbon nanotubes (CNT) or graphene (graphene), a touch sensor.
4. In the above 1, wherein the bridge electrode has two or more tips formed in different directions, each tip is in contact with the second mesh pattern, the touch sensor.
5. In the above 1, wherein the bridge electrode has two or more tips formed in the first direction and the second direction, each tip is in contact with the second mesh pattern, the touch sensor.
6. In the above 1, wherein the bridge electrode is insulated from the first mesh pattern, the touch sensor.
7. In the above 1, the tip portion is 1 to 100㎛ the width, the touch sensor.
8. In the above 1, wherein the bridge electrode is a long side length of the
9. In the above 1, wherein the bridge electrode has a body structure mesh structure, the touch sensor.
10. In the above 1, wherein the bridge electrode has a body portion of two or more bridges, the touch sensor.
11. In the above 1, wherein the insulating layer is located in the form of a layer, the tip portion is connected to the second mesh pattern through a contact hole formed in the insulating layer, the touch sensor.
12. In the above 1, wherein the insulating layer is located in the form of an island only at the intersection of the sensing pattern and the bridge electrode, the tip portion is connected to the second mesh pattern through a contact hole formed in the insulating layer, the touch sensor.
13. The image display device comprising the touch sensor of any one of 1 to 12 above.
The touch sensor of the present invention has a tip portion at which the bridge electrode contacts the second mesh pattern, thereby making it possible to make contact with the second mesh pattern while narrowing the area of the bridge electrode. Accordingly, while the bridge electrode is less visible, excellent touch sensitivity can be realized at the same time.
In addition, the touch sensor of the present invention can reduce the area of the bridge electrode, thereby improving the bendability.
1 is a schematic perspective view of a touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a bridge electrode in the touch sensor according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic perspective view of a touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic perspective view of a touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a bridge electrode in the touch sensor according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a schematic perspective view of a touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The present invention provides a sensing pattern including a first mesh pattern formed in a first direction and a second mesh pattern formed in a second direction; A bridge electrode connecting spaced unit patterns of the second mesh pattern and having a body part and a tip part contacting the second mesh pattern; And an insulating layer interposed between the sensing pattern and the bridge electrode, thereby narrowing the area of the bridge electrode and facilitating contact with the second mesh pattern, thereby reducing the visibility of the bridge electrode and providing excellent touch sensitivity. It relates to a touch sensor that can be implemented at the same time.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The sensing pattern may include a
The
The
In this regard, the
In the present invention, the specific form of the mesh structure is not particularly limited. For example, a rectangular rectangular mesh structure, a rhombus mesh structure, a hexagonal mesh structure, etc. may be mentioned, but it is not limited to this. In each structure, the length of the long side may be, for example, 2 to 500 µm, and may be appropriately adjusted according to electrical conductivity, transmittance, and the like within the above range.
The width of the mesh pattern is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 1 to 30 μm, preferably 1 to 20 μm, but is not limited thereto. When the width of the metal mesh pattern is 1 to 30 mu m, the visibility of the pattern may be reduced and appropriate electrical resistance may be obtained.
The thickness of the sensing pattern is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 10 to 350 nm. When the thickness of the sensing pattern is less than 10 nm, the electrical resistance may increase, and thus the touch sensitivity may be lowered. When the thickness of the sensing pattern is greater than 350 nm, the reflectance may increase, thereby causing a problem of visibility.
The sensing pattern may be applied to metals having high electrical conductivity and low resistance without limitation, for example, molybdenum, silver, aluminum, copper, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, tin, titanium or two or more of these alloys. Can be.
In addition to this, a transparent electrode material known in the art may be further used. For example, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium zinc oxide (IZTO), cadmium tin oxide (CTO), copper oxide (CO), PEDOT (poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)), carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene (graphene) and the like.
The method of forming the sensing pattern is not particularly limited, and for example, may be formed by various thin film deposition techniques such as physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (Chemical VaporDeposition, CVD). For example, it may be formed by reactive sputtering, which is an example of physical vapor deposition.
In addition, the sensing pattern may be formed by a printing process. In this printing process, various printing methods such as gravure off set, reverse off set, inkjet printing, screen printing, and gravure printing may be used. In addition to the above method, it may be formed by photolithography.
The
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In general, the touch sensitivity is improved when the contact area between the
However, in the
That is, since the
The
The width of the
In addition, the
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In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the
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In addition, metals with good electrical conductivity and low resistance can be applied without limitation, for example, molybdenum, silver, aluminum, copper, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, tin, titanium, chromium, nickel, tungsten or two of them. And alloys of species or more.
In the touch sensor of the present invention, the stacking order of the sensing pattern and the
The formation method of the
The insulating
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, the insulating
When the insulating
The number and positions of the contact holes 50 are not particularly limited, and a plurality of contact holes 50 are preferably present throughout the entire touch area. However, the
The insulating
The touch sensor of the present invention may be formed on the
The
Or more, to present a preferred embodiment to aid the understanding of the present invention, these examples are not intended to limit the appended claims to illustrate the present invention, but within the scope and spirit of the present invention It is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to the present invention, and such modifications and changes belong to the appended claims.
10: first mesh pattern 20: second mesh pattern
30: bridge electrode 31: body portion
32: tip 40: insulating layer
50: contact hole 100: substrate
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A bridge electrode connecting the unit patterns spaced apart from the second mesh pattern and having a bar-shaped body portion extending in the second direction and a tip portion contacting the second mesh pattern and having a smaller width than the body portion; ; And
And an insulating layer interposed between the sensing pattern and the body portion of the bridge electrode.
Connecting the unit patterns spaced apart from the second mesh pattern and contacting the bar-shaped body portion and the second mesh pattern extending in the second direction, respectively, the first and second widths being smaller than the body portion; A bridge electrode having two or more tips formed in a direction; And
And an insulating layer interposed between the sensing pattern and the bridge electrode.
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