TWM472253U - Touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

A touch panel having a transparent area and a peripheral area disposed at least one side of the transparent area is provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch portions, at least one peripheral touch portion, a plurality of pads, a plurality of first wirings and at least one second wiring. The touch portions are located in the transparent area, while the peripheral touch portion and the pads are located in the peripheral area. The touch portions are electrically connected to the pads through the first wirings. The peripheral touch portion is electrically connected to at least one of the pads through the at least one second wiring, wherein the at least one second wiring and at least one of the first wirings are electrically connected to the same pad.

Description

Touch panel

The novel creation is related to a panel, and in particular to a touch panel.

In this era of convenience and efficiency, smart terminal products are often equipped with hot keys (or shortcut keys) in the decoration area, so that users can quickly open and execute after pressing the hot key. Features such as writing newsletters, querying call logs, or going to and from the home page, reducing the time it takes to search and open features and improving ease of use.

However, when operating a smart terminal product, a large amount of touch, slide, and the like are required to be performed on the touch panel to perform or control various functions in the mobile phone, so that it is easy to accidentally touch the shortcut key or the hot key. Therefore, the unnecessary function is performed by mistake, and the user is inconvenience in use.

Furthermore, due to the arrangement of the aforementioned hot keys, it is necessary to increase the routing of the hot keys, which relatively increases the cost of the circuit board (such as a flexible circuit board), and also increases the control circuit in order to achieve the control of the hot keys. Control complexity and cost. According to this, how to reduce the malfunction caused by the setting of the hot key, and reduce the circuit board and control The cost of making a circuit is one of the problems that current R&D personnel are trying to solve.

The novel creation provides a touch panel, which can effectively reduce malfunction caused by setting of hot keys and reduce the cost of the circuit board and the control circuit.

A touch panel created by the present invention has a light transmitting area and a peripheral area disposed on at least one side of the light transmitting area. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch portions, a peripheral touch portion, a plurality of pads, a plurality of first traces, and at least one second trace. The touch portion is located in the light transmissive area, and the peripheral touch portion and the pad are located in the peripheral area. The touch portion is electrically connected to the pad through the first trace. The peripheral touch portion is electrically connected to the at least one pad through the at least one second trace, wherein the at least one second trace is electrically connected to the at least one first trace to the same pad.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one second trace is connected to the at least one first trace to be electrically connected to the pad through the at least one first trace.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the second traces is multiple, and the touch panel further includes at least one auxiliary touch portion located in the peripheral area and located adjacent to the peripheral touch portion. The control unit and the auxiliary touch unit are electrically connected to the pad through the second trace.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pad is electrically connected to the circuit board for providing or receiving the control circuit or the chip disposed on the circuit board with the touch portion, the peripheral touch portion, and the auxiliary touch portion. Drive the sensing signal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral touch portion includes a peripheral first electrode and a peripheral second electrode, the auxiliary touch portion includes an auxiliary first electrode and an auxiliary second electrode, and the touch portion includes a plurality of touches. Controlling the first electrode and the plurality of touch second electrodes electrically insulated from the first electrode of the touch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch first electrode is a driving electrode, and the touch second electrode is a sensing electrode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch first electrode is a sensing electrode, and the touch second electrode is a driving electrode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch panel further includes a substrate, and the peripheral touch portion, the auxiliary touch portion, and the touch portion are located on the same side of the substrate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch panel further includes a substrate, and the substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The peripheral first electrode, the auxiliary first electrode and the touch first electrode are located on the first side, and the peripheral second electrode, the auxiliary second electrode and the touch second electrode are located on the second side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral second electrode and the auxiliary second electrode pass through the second trace to share a pad with the corresponding touch second electrode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one of the peripheral first electrode and the auxiliary first electrode shares a corresponding pad with one of the touch first electrodes through the second trace.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch first electrode sharing the pad with one of the peripheral first electrode and the auxiliary first electrode is located in the transparent region away from the peripheral touch portion and the auxiliary touch portion. One side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral first electrode is electrically connected to the auxiliary first electrode through the second trace to the same pad.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral first electrode is electrically connected to the same first electrode through the second trace, and the peripheral first electrode and the auxiliary first electrode are electrically independent of Touch the first electrode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second trace, the auxiliary first electrode, and the peripheral first electrode respectively have a plurality of slits.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the auxiliary touch portions is plural, and the peripheral touch portions are located between the adjacent two auxiliary touch portions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the auxiliary touch portion is formed by an auxiliary electrode, and the peripheral touch portion is formed by a peripheral electrode, and is connected to the auxiliary touch portion and the second touch portion of the peripheral touch portion. The wire is connected to the first trace to electrically connect to the pad through the first trace.

Based on the above, the touch panel of the present invention is provided with an auxiliary touch portion in the peripheral area to assist in determining whether the peripheral touch portion (hot key) is accidentally touched, and to turn off the preset function of the hot key when it is determined to be a false touch. Therefore, the touch panel created by the present invention can effectively reduce the malfunction caused by the setting of the hot key, thereby improving the convenience in use. In addition, the novel creation can also make the touch portion and the auxiliary touch portion and/or the peripheral touch portion collinear to reduce the cost of the circuit board and the control circuit.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

100,200‧‧‧ touch panel

110‧‧‧Substrate

TS‧‧‧ Touch Department

TS1‧‧‧ touch first electrode

TS2‧‧‧ touch second electrode

P1‧‧‧First electrode pad

P2‧‧‧Second electrode pad

L1, L2‧‧‧ connection line

PTS‧‧‧ peripheral touch unit

PTS1‧‧‧ surrounding first electrode

PTS2‧‧‧ surrounding second electrode

ATS, Atha, ATSb‧‧‧Auxiliary Touch Department

ATSa1, ATSb1‧‧‧ auxiliary first electrode

ATSa2, ATSb2‧‧‧ auxiliary second electrode

P‧‧‧ pads

W1‧‧‧ first line

W2‧‧‧Second line

A1‧‧‧Light transmission area

A2‧‧‧ surrounding area

B1, B2‧‧‧ area

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

d‧‧‧Maximum distance

X‧‧ ‧ meeting place

I‧‧‧Interlaced

IN‧‧‧Insulation pattern

O1, O2, O3‧‧‧ openings

S‧‧ slit

A-A’‧‧‧ cut line

1A is a top plan view of a touch panel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

1B and 1C are enlarged schematic views of a region B1 and a region B2 in FIG. 1A, respectively.

Fig. 1D is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of Fig. 1C.

2A is a top plan view of a touch panel in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2B is an enlarged schematic view of a region B1 of Fig. 1A.

3A and 3B are schematic top views of a touch panel according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

1A is a top plan view of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1B and 1C are enlarged views of a region B1 and a region B2 in FIG. 1A, respectively, and FIG. 1D is a cross-sectional line A in FIG. 1C. Schematic diagram of the profile of -A'. Referring to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1D , the touch panel 100 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of touch portions TS, a peripheral touch portion PTS, an auxiliary touch portion ATS, a plurality of pads P, a plurality of first traces W1, and A plurality of second traces W2. In addition, the touch panel 100 further includes, for example, a substrate 110. The substrate 110 has a light transmitting area A1 and a peripheral area A2 disposed on at least one side of the light transmitting area A1. In the present embodiment, the peripheral area A2 is disposed, for example, around the light-transmitting area A1, but the novel creation is not limited thereto. In addition, the touch unit TS, the peripheral touch unit PTS, The auxiliary touch portion ATS, the pad P, the first trace W1, and the second trace W2 are disposed on the same side of the substrate 110, for example, the touch portion TS is located in the transparent region A1, and the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary portion are provided. The touch portion ATS and the pad P are located in the peripheral area A2. The touch portion TS is electrically connected to the pad P through the first wire W1, and the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS are electrically connected to the pad P through the second wire W2.

In detail, the touch control portion TS of the present embodiment includes a plurality of touch first electrodes TS1 electrically insulated from each other and a plurality of touch second electrodes TS2 electrically insulated from each other, wherein the touch first electrodes TS1 are electrically Insulating the second electrode TS2, the touch first electrode TS1 and the touch second electrode TS2 are electrically connected to the corresponding pads P through the first wire W1, and the pads P are electrically connected. a circuit board (such as a flexible circuit board, FPC) for providing or receiving a touch control unit, a peripheral touch portion PTS, and an auxiliary touch portion ATS related to a control circuit or a chip disposed on the circuit board signal.

In this embodiment, the touch first electrode TS1 is used as a driving electrode in the light transmitting area A1, for example, and the touch second electrode TS2 is used as a sensing electrode in the light transmitting area A1, for example. Further, each of the touch first electrodes TS1 includes, for example, a plurality of first electrode pads P1 and a plurality of connection lines L1, and each of the connection lines L1 serially connects the adjacent two first electrode pads P1 in the first direction D1. Each of the touch second electrodes TS2 includes, for example, a plurality of second electrode pads P2 and a plurality of connection lines L2, and each of the connection lines L2 connects the adjacent two second electrode pads P2 in the second direction D2, wherein the connection line L2 Interconnecting with the connecting line L1 and connecting the connecting line L2 and the dielectric layer through a dielectric layer of a whole dielectric layer or a partial block The line L1 is electrically insulated from each other, and the second direction D2 is, for example, perpendicular to the first direction D1, but is not limited thereto.

It should be noted that although the touch first electrode TS1 and the touch second electrode TS2 of the present embodiment are exemplified above, the novel creation is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the touch first electrode TS1 can also serve as a sensing electrode in the transparent area A1, and the touch second electrode TS2 can also serve as a driving electrode in the transparent area A1 for mutual capacitive driving. . Alternatively, the touch first electrode TS1 and the touch second electrode TS2 may also individually act as driving/sense electrodes for self-capacitance driving. In addition, the shape, the arrangement manner, and the distribution visual design requirements of the touch first electrode TS1 and the touch second electrode TS2 are not limited to the diamond shapes mentioned in the novel creation diagram and the arrangement thereof.

In addition, the material of the touch first electrode TS1 and the touch second electrode TS2 may be a transparent conductive material or a metal mesh, wherein the transparent conductive material is, for example, a metal oxide such as indium tin oxide or indium zinc oxide. , aluminum tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide, indium antimony zinc oxide, or other suitable oxide, or a stacked layer of at least two of the foregoing.

The peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS are located on the same side of the light-transmitting area A1, wherein the peripheral touch portion PTS is used as the hot key, for example, and the auxiliary touch portion ATS is used, for example, to assist in determining the peripheral touch portion. Whether the PTS is accidentally touched, and when it is determined to be a false touch, the preset function of the peripheral touch portion PTS is turned off. For example, the touch panel 100 can be configured to turn off the preset function corresponding to the peripheral touch portion PTS when the auxiliary touch portion ATS is pressed or touched. Or you can set it to be auxiliary The touch portion ATS has a higher priority than the peripheral touch portion PTS. That is, in the case where the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS are simultaneously pressed, the touch panel 100 preferentially performs the function of the auxiliary touch portion ATS without performing the preset function of the peripheral touch portion PTS. Therefore, in this embodiment, the auxiliary touch portion ATS is disposed adjacent to the auxiliary touch portion ATS to assist in determining whether the peripheral touch portion PTS is accidentally touched.

In this embodiment, the number of the auxiliary touch portions ATS is, for example, a plurality of (including the auxiliary touch portion ATSa and the auxiliary touch portion ATSb), and the peripheral touch portion PTS is located at the adjacent two auxiliary touch portions ASa, ATSb. between. It should be noted that the novel creation does not need to limit the number and position of the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS. In other embodiments, the number of the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS may also be one-to-one or many-to-one.

In addition, the peripheral touch portion PTS of the present embodiment includes, for example, a peripheral first electrode PTS1 and a peripheral second electrode PTS2, wherein the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the peripheral second electrode PTS2 can perform mutual capacitive driving, and similarly, the auxiliary touch The auxiliary portion ASa includes, for example, the auxiliary first electrode ATSa1 and the auxiliary second electrode ASab, and the auxiliary touch portion ATSb includes, for example, the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1 and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2, wherein the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1 and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 are also Perform a mutual-capacity drive. In the present embodiment, the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary first electrodes ATSa1, ATSb1 are, for example, the driving electrodes in the peripheral area A2, and the peripheral second electrodes PTS2 and the auxiliary second electrodes ASa2, ATSb2 are, for example, in the peripheral area A2. Sensing electrodes. Further, the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1 are connected to each other, but the novel creation is not limited thereto.

2A is a top plan view of a touch panel in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2B is an enlarged schematic view of a region B1 of Fig. 1A. As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the peripheral touch portion PTS may include, for example, only the peripheral second electrode PTS2 to perform self-capacitance driving. Similarly, the auxiliary touch portion ASa may include, for example, only the auxiliary second electrode ASa2, and the auxiliary touch portion ATSb includes, for example, the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 to perform self-capacitance driving.

Referring to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the peripheral first electrode PTS1, the peripheral second electrode PTS2, the auxiliary first electrode ATSa1, the auxiliary second electrode ATSa2, the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1, and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 are transmitted through the second trace W2. The electrical connection is made to the corresponding pad P, and the at least one second wire W2 is electrically connected to the at least one first wire W1 to the same pad P. In this embodiment, the at least one second trace W2 is connected to the at least one first trace W1 to be electrically connected to the pad P through the at least one first trace W1.

In detail, each of the second traces W2 has opposite ends, one end of which is connected to any one of the electrodes PTS1, PTS2, ATSa1, ASaSa2, ATSb1, and ATSb2 located in the peripheral area A2, and the other end is connected In one of the first traces W1, to share the corresponding pads P, the arrangement of the wafers for driving or reading the electrodes PTS1, PTS2, ATSa1, ASaSa2, ATSb1, and ATSb2 located in the peripheral area A2 may be omitted, thereby Reduce the number and cost of the required pads P and the required wafers (not shown), boards and control circuits.

For example, the embodiment can transmit the peripheral first electrode PTS1, the auxiliary first electrode ATSa1, and the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1 located in the peripheral area A2. Any one of the same as the touch first electrode TS1 located in the transparent area A1, and/or the peripheral second electrode PTS2 located in the peripheral area A2, the auxiliary second electrode ASa2, and the auxiliary second Any one of the electrodes ATSb2 shares the same pad P with the touch second electrode TS2 located in the transparent area A1 to reduce the number and cost of the required pads P and the required wafers, circuit boards and control circuits.

Further, the peripheral second electrode PTS2, the auxiliary second electrode ATSa2, and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 of the present embodiment are connected to the corresponding first trace W1 through different second traces W2, for example, and different rows. The touch second electrode TS2 shares a corresponding pad P. In the portion of the trace layout, the second trace W2 is only electrically connected to the first trace W1 that shares the same pad P with it, and is electrically insulated from the remaining first trace W1. In other words, in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1D, at the intersection X of the second trace W2 and the first trace W1, the second trace W2 is in contact with the first trace W1 and electrically connected to each other. On the other hand, at the intersection I of the second trace W2 and the first trace W1, the second trace W2 and the first trace W1 are electrically insulated from each other. As shown in FIG. 1D, the second trace W2 and the first trace W1 are electrically insulated from each other by, for example, an insulation pattern IN disposed therebetween, and the first trace W1 traverses at least one second trace. W2 is connected to the corresponding sensing electrode. In another embodiment, the second trace W2 may also be traversed across the at least one first trace W1 to be connected to the corresponding sense electrode. That is, the upper and lower positions of the first trace W1 and the second trace W2 are interchangeable.

In addition, one of the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary first electrodes ATSa1 and ATSb1 of the present embodiment can also share a corresponding pad P with one of the touch first electrodes TS1 through the second trace W2. Further, the auxiliary of the embodiment The first electrode Atha1 is shared with the one of the touch first electrodes TS1 through the second trace W2, and the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1 connected thereto are transmitted through the second trace W2. The auxiliary first electrode ASa1 is electrically connected to the same pad P. That is to say, the driving electrodes PTS1, ASa1, and ATSb1 located in the peripheral area A2 of the present embodiment share the same pad P with one of the touch first electrodes TS1. The touch first electrode TS1 sharing the same pad P with the auxiliary first electrode ASa1 is, for example, located on the side of the light-transmitting area A1 away from the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS.

It should be noted that the driving electrodes PTS1, ATSa1, and ATSb1 that are not limited to be defined in the peripheral area A2 are electrically connected to one of the touch first electrodes TS1. For example, in other embodiments, the peripheral first electrode PTS1 can also be electrically connected to the same first electrode ASa1, ATSb1 to the same pad P through the second trace W2, and the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary The first electrodes ATSa1, ATSb1 are electrically independent of all of the touch first electrodes TS1, for example. Alternatively, the drive electrodes PTS1, ASa1, and ATSb1 located in the peripheral area A2 may be driven independently of each other.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the driving electrodes PTS1, ATSa1, and ATSb1 located in the peripheral area A2 surround the corresponding sensing electrodes PTS2, ASa2, and ATSb2, and the driving electrodes PTS1, ATSa1, and ATSb1 are not closed patterns. In detail, the auxiliary first electrode ATSa1, the peripheral first electrode PTS1, and the auxiliary first electrode ATSb1 have openings O1, O2, O3, for example, respectively, and the auxiliary second electrode ASaSa, the peripheral second electrode PTS2, and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 are, for example Extending according to the openings O1, O2, and O3, respectively. It is worth mentioning that the embodiment can modulate the patterns of the openings O1, O2, and O3 to increase the fringe capacitor effect between the driving electrodes located in the peripheral region A2 and the sensing electrodes. Therefore, a large amount of capacitance change is obtained in the pressed and unpressed state, and it is helpful to determine whether or not the peripheral touch portion PTS is pressed. For example, the pattern of the openings O1, O3 is, for example, a zigzag pattern, but the novel creation is not limited thereto.

In addition, in this embodiment, the second trace W2 having the larger area, the auxiliary first electrode ATSa1, ATSb1, and the peripheral first electrode PTS1 respectively have a plurality of slits S to improve the metal heat process in the process. Problems caused by heat accumulation such as thermal stress and impedance increase. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1B, the embodiment can also design the auxiliary second electrode ATSa2, the peripheral second electrode PTS2, and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 to have a hollow pattern. In this way, in addition to improving the problems caused by heat accumulation, it can also save process costs. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, in the self-capacitance driving architecture, since the auxiliary second electrode Atha2, the peripheral second electrode PTS2, and the auxiliary second electrode ATSb2 themselves are driven and sensed, this can be increased by The area of these electrodes to increase the amount of sensitivity.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are schematic top views of a touch panel according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B respectively show only the film layers on different sides of the substrate 110. Since FIGS. 3A and 3B are viewed from the same side of the substrate, the elements blocked by the substrate 110 in FIG. 3B are indicated by broken lines.

Referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the touch panel 200 of the embodiment is substantially The same components as those of the touch panel 100 of FIG. 1A are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the relative arrangement, function, function, and the like of the same components will not be described herein. The main difference is that, in FIG. 1 , the touch portion TS, the peripheral touch portion PTS and the auxiliary touch portion ATS of the touch panel 100 are located on the same side of the substrate 110. However, in the embodiment, the driving electrodes and The sensing electrodes are, for example, located on opposite sides of the substrate, respectively.

Specifically, the peripheral first electrode PTS1, the auxiliary first electrodes ATSa1, ATSb1, and the touch first electrode TS1 of the present embodiment are located on the first side of the substrate 110 (as shown in FIG. 3A), and the peripheral second electrode PTS2. The auxiliary second electrodes ASaSa, ATSb2 and the touch second electrode TS2 are located on the second side of the substrate 110 with respect to the first side (as shown in FIG. 3B). Of course, the architecture of Figure 2A can also be changed. Specifically, since the arrangement of the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary first electrodes ATSa1, ATSb1 is omitted in FIG. 2A, and the peripheral second electrode PTS2 and the auxiliary second electrodes ASaSa2, ATSb2 are electrically connected to the touch second electrode TS2, The peripheral second electrode PTS2, the auxiliary second electrode ATSa2, the ATSb2, and the touch second electrode TS2 are respectively located on opposite sides of the substrate 110, respectively. In another embodiment, the arrangement of the peripheral second electrode PTS2 and the auxiliary second electrodes ASaSa2, ATSb2 is omitted in the touch panel, and the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the auxiliary first electrodes ATSa1, ATSb1 are electrically connected to the touch first In the structure of the electrode TS1, the peripheral first electrode PTS1, the auxiliary first electrode ATSa1, ATSb1, and the touch first electrode TS1 are respectively located on opposite sides of the substrate 110, respectively. In addition, the peripheral first electrode PTS1 and the peripheral second electrode PTS2 may also partially overlap each other; similarly, the auxiliary first electrodes ATSa1, ATSb1 and the auxiliary second electrodes ASaSa2, ATSb2 may also partially overlap each other. Stack.

The substrate 110 in all the above embodiments may be a glass substrate for the plurality of touch portions TS, the peripheral touch portion PTS, the auxiliary touch portion ATS, the plurality of pads P, the plurality of first traces W1, and the plurality of The electrode and the line structure of the second trace W2 are disposed thereon. In this state, another cover plate and the substrate 110 may be provided to be bonded to each other, for example, in an adhesive manner to protect the electrode and the line structure. In addition, a peripheral decorative area (not shown) is further disposed on the cover plate to cover the structure such as the wiring. Moreover, in another alternative embodiment, the substrate 110 can be a thin glass of less than 0.25 mm.

Alternatively, the substrate 110 in all the above embodiments may be the aforementioned cover plate, and the cover plate may include a glass cover plate, a plastic cover plate or other materials with high mechanical strength to form protection (for example, scratch resistance), cover or beautify the substrate. The cover plate of the corresponding device may have a thickness of 0.2-2 mm. The cover plate may be a planar shape or a curved shape, or a combination of the foregoing, such as 2.25 or 2.5D glass, but is not limited thereto. In addition, an anti-smudge coating may be disposed on one side of the cover plate 16 facing the user. When the substrate 110 is used as a cover plate, the plurality of touch portions TS and the peripheral touch portion may be provided. An electrode and a line structure such as a PTS, an auxiliary touch portion ATS, a plurality of pads P, a plurality of first traces W1, and a plurality of second traces W2 are disposed thereon, and a peripheral decorative region may be defined on the cover sheet And forming a decorative layer (not shown) to cover the structures such as the traces.

Furthermore, the substrate 110 in all the above embodiments may be a color filter substrate for use with a liquid crystal display device or with a white light. The machine light emitting diode device is combined. When the substrate 110 is used as a color filter substrate, the plurality of touch portions TS, the peripheral touch portion PTS, the auxiliary touch portion ATS, the plurality of pads P, the plurality of first traces W1, and the plurality of second portions are available. An electrode and a wiring structure such as the trace W2 are disposed thereon, and optionally, a cover plate and a substrate 110 are bonded to each other, for example, in an adhesive manner to protect the electrodes and the wiring structure. In addition, a peripheral decorative area (not shown) is further disposed on the cover plate to cover the structure such as the wiring.

In addition, when the substrate 110 is to be combined with the full-color organic light-emitting diode device, the substrate 110 can be used as a package cover for the plurality of touch portions TS, the peripheral touch portion PTS, the auxiliary touch portion ATS, An electrode and a wiring structure, such as a plurality of pads P, a plurality of first traces W1, and a plurality of second traces W2, are disposed thereon, and optionally, a cover plate and a substrate 110 are bonded to each other, for example, for bonding. The method is to protect the electrode and the circuit structure, and a peripheral decorative area (not shown) is further disposed on the cover plate to cover the structure such as the wiring.

In summary, the touch panel of the present invention is provided with an auxiliary touch portion in the peripheral area to assist in determining whether the peripheral touch portion (hot key) is accidentally touched, and to turn off the preset of the hot key when it is determined to be a false touch. Features. Therefore, the touch panel created by the present invention can effectively reduce the malfunction caused by the setting of the hot key, thereby improving the convenience in use. In addition, the novel creation can also make the touch portion and the auxiliary touch portion and/or the peripheral touch portion collinear to reduce the cost of the circuit board and the control circuit.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, so this new The scope of protection for type creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧‧ touch panel

110‧‧‧Substrate

TS‧‧‧ Touch Department

TS1‧‧‧ touch first electrode

TS2‧‧‧ touch second electrode

P1‧‧‧First electrode pad

P2‧‧‧Second electrode pad

L1, L2‧‧‧ connection line

PTS‧‧‧ peripheral touch unit

PTS1‧‧‧ surrounding first electrode

PTS2‧‧‧ surrounding second electrode

ATS, Atha, ATSb‧‧‧Auxiliary Touch Department

ATSa1, ATSb1‧‧‧ auxiliary first electrode

ATSa2, ATSb2‧‧‧ auxiliary second electrode

P‧‧‧ pads

W1‧‧‧ first line

W2‧‧‧Second line

A1‧‧‧Light transmission area

A2‧‧‧ surrounding area

B1, B2‧‧‧ area

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

d‧‧‧Maximum distance

X‧‧ ‧ meeting place

I‧‧‧Interlaced

O1, O2, O3‧‧‧ openings

Claims (17)

A touch panel has a light transmissive area and a peripheral area disposed on at least one side of the light transmissive area, the touch panel includes: a plurality of touch parts located in the light transmissive area; and at least one peripheral touch part The plurality of pads are located in the peripheral area; the plurality of first traces are electrically connected to the pads through the first traces; and at least one a second trace, wherein the peripheral touch portion is electrically connected to the at least one pad through the at least one second trace, and the at least one second trace is electrically connected to the at least one first trace to the same connection pad. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the at least one second trace is connected to the at least one first trace to electrically connect to the pad through the at least one first trace. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the number of the second traces is multiple, and the touch panel further includes at least one auxiliary touch portion located in the peripheral region and located at the periphery The peripheral touch portion and the auxiliary touch portion are electrically connected to the pads through the second traces. The touch panel of claim 3, wherein the pads are electrically connected to a circuit board for providing or receiving a touch control portion or a chip disposed on the circuit board The peripheral touch portion and the driving sensing signal of the auxiliary touch portion. The touch panel of claim 3, wherein the peripheral touch portion includes a peripheral first electrode and a peripheral second electrode, the auxiliary touch portion includes an auxiliary first electrode and an auxiliary second electrode The touch portion includes a plurality of touch first electrodes and a plurality of touch second electrodes electrically insulated from the touch first electrodes. The touch panel of claim 5, wherein the touch first electrodes are driving electrodes, and the touch second electrodes are sensing electrodes. The touch panel of claim 5, wherein the touch first electrodes are sensing electrodes, and the touch second electrodes are driving electrodes. The touch panel of claim 5, further comprising a substrate, wherein the peripheral touch portion, the auxiliary touch portion and the touch portions are located on the same side of the substrate. The touch panel of claim 5, further comprising a substrate, the substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the peripheral first electrode, the auxiliary first The electrode and the touch first electrode are located on the first side, and the peripheral second electrode, the auxiliary second electrode and the touch second electrodes are located on the second side. The touch panel of claim 5, wherein the peripheral second electrode and the auxiliary second electrode share the pads with the corresponding touch second electrodes through the second traces. The touch panel of claim 10, wherein one of the peripheral first electrode and the auxiliary first electrode passes through the second trace and one of The touch first electrodes share the corresponding pads. The touch panel of claim 11, wherein the touch first electrode sharing the pad with one of the peripheral first electrode and the auxiliary first electrode is located in the transparent region away from the The peripheral touch portion and one side of the auxiliary touch portion. The touch panel of claim 11, wherein the peripheral first electrode is electrically connected to the auxiliary first electrode to the same pad through the second trace. The touch panel of claim 5, wherein the peripheral first electrode is electrically connected to the auxiliary first electrode to the same pad through the second trace, and the peripheral first electrode and the The auxiliary first electrode is electrically independent of the touch first electrodes. The touch panel of claim 5, wherein the second traces, the auxiliary first electrodes, and the peripheral first electrodes respectively have a plurality of slits. The touch panel of claim 3, wherein the number of the auxiliary touch portions is plural, and the peripheral touch portion is located between the adjacent two auxiliary touch portions. The touch panel of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary touch portion is formed by an auxiliary electrode, the peripheral touch portion is formed by a peripheral electrode, and is connected to the auxiliary touch portion and the periphery The second traces of the touch portion are connected to the first traces to be electrically connected to the pads through the first traces.