WO2008020699A1 - Protection panel for ultrasonic touch screen and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents
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- a resistance film method, an electrostatic capacity method, an electromagnetic induction method, and an ultrasonic method have been known as methods which are applied for a touch screen.
- an ultrasonic touch screen propagates surface acoustic waves (SAWs) onto a glass plate as a non-piezoelectric substrate to detect attenuation of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) which are produced by allowing a user to contact the glass plate by the user's finger or article, and to then detect the contact position of the user's finger or article, transparency is excellent than mode differing detect contact position by finger or object.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the ultrasonic touch screen is superior to other touch screen manufacturing methods, in view of its transparency.
- FIG. 3 are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, respectively.
- reception signal levels of the reception piezoelectric elements 5 are attenuated, to thus detect whether or not there is a contact between the touch screen and the user's finger or article and the contact position.
- An area that is shown as a dashed line is a detection area 7 that can detect contact positions.
- Areas which are located at the peripheral portion where the input piezoelectric elements 3 and the reception piezoelectric elements 5 are installed are a frame area 9.
- an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation
- an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer
- an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation
- a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention can make the touch screen operate normally, can prevent damage of the surface of a non-piezoelectric substrate in the touch screen, and can prevent pollutant materials such as oil, saliva, water or dust which attenuates surface acoustic waves (SAWs) from being polluted on the non-piezoelectric substrate.
- pollutant materials such as oil, saliva, water or dust which attenuates surface acoustic waves (SAWs) from being polluted on the non-piezoelectric substrate.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a general ultrasonic touch screen
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 5 to 9 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively;
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart view illustrating a manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 4;
- FIGS. 12 to 16 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 5 to 9 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart view illustrating a manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 4.
- a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen includes: a transparent film flat sheet 10 that is formed in the same size as that of a non-piezoelectric substrate 11, has a space portion 10a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 10, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 ; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which is attached to the space portion 10a of the rear surface of the film flat sheet 10, has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer 30 including a number of protrusions 31 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- Attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 10 to thereby detect the contact position.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method includes: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step (SlO) of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of a non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion of a transparent film flat sheet 10 that is formed in the same size as that of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11 and has a space portion 10a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 10; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S20) of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer 30 including a number of protrusions 31 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20; and an adhesion step (S30) of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet 10 to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 10.
- SlO surface acoustic waves
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 12 to 16 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart view illustrating the manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 11.
- an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel includes: a transparent film flat sheet 110 that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, has a space portion 110a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 ; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 which is attached to the space portion 110a of the rear surface of the film flat sheet 110, has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer 130 including a number of protrusions 131 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the detection area 17 of the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- Attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 at a contact position between a finger or an article and the film flat sheet 110 when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 110 to thereby detect the contact position.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method includes: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step (Sl 10) of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 which has the same size as that of a detection area of a non- piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion 110a of a transparent film flat sheet 120 that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and has the space portion 110a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 120; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S 120) of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer 130 including a number of protrusions 131 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in the detection area on the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11; and an adhesion step (S 130) of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet 110 to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11.
- Sl surface acoustic waves
- Attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 at a contact position between a finger or an article and the film flat sheet 110 when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 110, to thereby detect the contact position.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the ultrasonic transmission layer 130 includes the protrusions 131 formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11.
- FIGS. 4 to 10 a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
- an ultrasonic touch screen to which the present invention is applied has the same composition as that of a conventional ultrasonic touch screen. That is, the ultrasonic touch screen to which the present invention is applied includes: a non-piezoelectric substrate 11 made of a glass material; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements 13 which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements 15 that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements 13.
- An area that is shown as a dashed line is a detection area 17 that can detect contact positions. Areas which are located at the peripheral portion where the input piezoelectric elements 13 and the reception piezoelectric elements 15 are installed are a frame
- a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) such as urethane rubber, is formed in a space portion 10a of a transparent film flat sheet 10 that is made of a transparent material such as acryl or polycarbonate, PET (poly ethylen terephthalate), etc., and formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and has the space portion 10a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 10.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) may be formed on the rear surface of the film flat sheet 10.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the film flat sheet 10 is fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, using an adhesive 40.
- the ultrasonic touch screen having the above-described configuration is not made to operate, that is, when there is no contact between the film flat sheet 10 and a finger or an article, the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) generated by the input piezoelectric elements 13 transmit through the ultrasonic transmission layer 30 having a number of protrusions 31 in the detection area 17 on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, the reception piezoelectric elements 15 do not cause attenuation of the levels of the received surface acoustic waves (SAWs).
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 at a contact position is pressed toward a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, since the propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is blocked, the signal levels of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) received by the reception piezoelectric elements 15 are attenuated to thus detect the contact position.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention which is illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 17, is similar to that of the first embodiment of the present invention, but the ultrasonic transmission layer 130 having protrusions 131 at the ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S 120) is formed on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11, in the case of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 which has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), is formed in a space portion 110a of a transparent film flat sheet 110 and formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and has the space portion 110a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 110.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- an ultrasonic transmission layer 130 including a number of protrusions 131 that transmit the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is formed on the detection area 17 in the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11.
- an adhesion step (S130) the film flat sheet 110 is fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, using an adhesive 140.
- the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel when the ultrasonic touch screen having the above-described configuration is not made to operate, that is, when there is no contact between the film flat sheet 110 and a finger or an article, the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) generated by the input piezoelectric elements 13 transmit through the ultrasonic transmission layer 130 having a number of protrusions 131 formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, the reception piezoelectric elements 15 do not cause attenuation of the levels of the received surface acoustic waves (SAWs).
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 at a contact position is pressed toward a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, since the propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is blocked, the signal levels of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) received by the reception piezoelectric elements 15 are attenuated to thus detect the contact position.
- SAWs surface acoustic waves
- the present invention provides a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same, in which cutoff of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) is detected using an ultrasonic wave generated from comb-style electrodes of a piezoelectric device to thus protect surface of the ultrasonic touch screen that detects the contact position and prevent inferiority according to detection of the contact position.
- SAW surface acoustic wave
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Provided is an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel including: a transparent film flat sheet (10) that is formed in the same size as that of a non-piezoelectric substrate (11), has a space portion (10a) on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet (10), and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate (11); a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer (20) which is attached to the space portion (10a) of the rear surface of the film flat sheet (10), has the same size as that of a detection area (17) of the non-piezoelectric substrate (11), and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer (30) including a number of protrusions (31) that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer (20). Accordingly, attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate (11) is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer (20) at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet (10) to thereby detect the contact position.
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PROTECTION PANEL FOR ULTRASONIC TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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[1] The present invention relates to a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same, in which cutoff of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) is detected using an ultrasonic wave generated from comb-style electrodes of a piezoelectric device to thus protect surface of the ultrasonic touch screen that detects the contact position and prevent inferiority according to detection of the contact position. Background Art
[2] In general, a touch screen is a device which allows a user to contact character or picture information that appears on a screen by the user's hand or article without using a keyboard, to grasp what is the item that the user has chosen according to the contact position on the screen, and to handle a command corresponding to the user's chosen item.
[3] A resistance film method, an electrostatic capacity method, an electromagnetic induction method, and an ultrasonic method have been known as methods which are applied for a touch screen. Among them, an ultrasonic touch screen propagates surface acoustic waves (SAWs) onto a glass plate as a non-piezoelectric substrate to detect attenuation of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) which are produced by allowing a user to contact the glass plate by the user's finger or article, and to then detect the contact position of the user's finger or article, transparency is excellent than mode differing detect contact position by finger or object. The ultrasonic touch screen is superior to other touch screen manufacturing methods, in view of its transparency.
[4] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a general ultrasonic touch screen. FIGS. 2 and
3 are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, respectively.
[5] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the general ultrasonic touch screen includes: a non- piezoelectric substrate 1 made of a glass material; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements 3 which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X- direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate 1, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements 5 that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate 1, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements 3.
[6] In the case of the general ultrasonic touch screen, an electric signal is input to each of the input piezoelectric elements 3 to generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) and to then propagate the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) onto the non-piezoelectric substrate 1. In this case, the reception piezoelectric elements 5 receive the propagated surface acoustic waves (SAWs). If a user contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate 1 by the user's finger or article, the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are attenuated. Then, it is detected whether or not the reception signal levels of the reception piezoelectric elements 5 are attenuated, to thus detect whether or not there is a contact between the touch screen and the user's finger or article and the contact position. An area that is shown as a dashed line is a detection area 7 that can detect contact positions. Areas which are located at the peripheral portion where the input piezoelectric elements 3 and the reception piezoelectric elements 5 are installed are a frame area 9.
[7] In the case that a foreign substance that attenuates the surface acoustic waves
(SAWs), for example, oil, saliva, water or dust exists on the non-piezoelectric substrate 1 which is the detection area in the ultrasonic touch screen, a malfunction occurs at the time of detection of contact positions. In addition, the surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 1 may be damaged by a continuous use of the touch screen. Disclosure of Invention
Technical Problem
[8] To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same, in which the protection panel is installed on the upper portion of the ultrasonic touch screen to prevent foreign matters from stacking on a detection area on a non- piezoelectric substrate, to prevent a malfunction from occurring at the time of detection of contact positions, and prevent the surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate from being damaged. Technical Solution
[9] According to an aspect of the present invention, to accomplish the above object of the present invention, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a
detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, wherein the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel comprises: a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate, has a space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which is attached to the space portion of the rear surface of the film flat sheet, has the same size as that of the detection area of the non-piezoelectric substrate, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet to thereby detect the contact position.
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[11] Preferably but not necessarily, the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer.
[12] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method of manufacturing an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which has the same size as that of the detection area of the non-piezoelectric substrate and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion of a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate and has the space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the
ultrasonic attenuation layer; and an adhesion step of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet, to thereby detect the contact position.
[13] According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, wherein the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel comprises: a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate, has a space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which is attached to the space portion of the rear surface of the film flat sheet, has the same size as that of the detection area of the non-piezoelectric substrate, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in the detection area on the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet to thereby detect the contact position.
[14] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method of manufacturing an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a
contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which has the same size as that of the detection area of the non-piezoelectric substrate and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion of a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate and has the space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer; and an adhesion step of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet, to thereby detect the contact position.
[15] According to still yet another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method of manufacturing an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet; and an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer which blocks the propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet, to thereby detect the contact position.
[16] Preferably but not necessarily, the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer.
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[17] As described above, according to the features of the present invention, a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention can make the touch screen operate normally, can prevent damage of the surface of a non-piezoelectric substrate in the touch screen, and can prevent pollutant materials such as oil, saliva, water or dust which attenuates surface acoustic waves (SAWs) from being polluted on the non-piezoelectric substrate. As a result, occurrence of a malfunction can be prevented at the time of detection of a contact position, and damage of input piezoelectric elements and reception piezoelectric elements can be prevented by the pollutant. Brief Description of the Drawings
[18] The above and/or other objects and/or advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiments thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
[19] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a general ultrasonic touch screen;
[20] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 1 ;
[21] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 1;
[22] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[23] FIGS. 5 to 9 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively;
[24] FIG. 10 is a flowchart view illustrating a manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 4;
[25] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention;
[26] FIGS. 12 to 16 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively;
[27] FIG. 17 is a flowchart view illustrating the manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 11. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
[28] Hereinbelow, an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel and a method of manufacturing the same according to respective preferred embodiments of the present
invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals denote like elements through the following embodiments.
[29] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5 to 9 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 10 is a flowchart view illustrating a manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 4.
[30] A shown in FIGS. 4 to 10, a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a transparent film flat sheet 10 that is formed in the same size as that of a non-piezoelectric substrate 11, has a space portion 10a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 10, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 ; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which is attached to the space portion 10a of the rear surface of the film flat sheet 10, has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer 30 including a number of protrusions 31 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20. Accordingly, attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 10 to thereby detect the contact position.
[31] As illustrated in FIG. 10, an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method according to another aspect of the present invention includes: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step (SlO) of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of a non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion of a transparent film flat sheet 10 that is formed in the same size as that of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11 and has a space portion 10a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 10; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S20) of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer 30 including a number of protrusions 31 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20; and an adhesion step (S30) of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet 10 to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 10. Accordingly, attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 at a contact position between a finger or an article and the film flat sheet 10 when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 10, to thereby detect the contact position.
[32] The ultrasonic transmission layer 30 includes the protrusions 31 formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20.
[33] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 12 to 16 are cross-sectional views for a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 17 is a flowchart view illustrating the manufacturing process of the protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen of FIG. 11.
[34] As illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 17, an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a transparent film flat sheet 110 that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, has a space portion 110a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 ; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 which is attached to the space portion 110a of the rear surface of the film flat sheet 110, has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer 130 including a number of protrusions 131 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the detection area 17 of the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 at a contact position between a finger or an article and the film flat sheet 110 when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 110 to thereby detect the contact position.
[35] As illustrated in FIG. 17, an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step (Sl 10) of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 which has the same size as that of a detection area of a non- piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion 110a of a transparent film flat sheet 120 that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and has the space portion 110a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 120; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S 120) of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer 130 including a number of protrusions 131 that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in the detection area on the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11; and an adhesion step (S 130) of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet 110 to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 at a
contact position between a finger or an article and the film flat sheet 110 when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet 110, to thereby detect the contact position.
[36] The ultrasonic transmission layer 130 includes the protrusions 131 formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11.
[37] The protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and the method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will follow.
[38] Referring to FIGS. 4 to 10, a method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
[39] As illustrated in FIG. 4, an ultrasonic touch screen to which the present invention is applied has the same composition as that of a conventional ultrasonic touch screen. That is, the ultrasonic touch screen to which the present invention is applied includes: a non-piezoelectric substrate 11 made of a glass material; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements 13 which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements 15 that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements 13. An area that is shown as a dashed line is a detection area 17 that can detect contact positions. Areas which are located at the peripheral portion where the input piezoelectric elements 13 and the reception piezoelectric elements 15 are installed are a frame area 19.
[40] As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, at an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step
(SlO), a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) such as urethane rubber, is formed in a space portion 10a of a transparent film flat sheet 10 that is made of a transparent material such as acryl or polycarbonate, PET (poly ethylen terephthalate), etc., and formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and has the space portion 10a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 10.
[41] However, without forming the space department 10 on the rear surface of the film flat sheet 10, the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 which attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) may be formed on the rear surface of the film flat sheet 10.
[42] As illustrated in FIG. 7, at an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S20), an ultrasonic transmission layer 30 including a number of protrusions 31 that are formed
of a material which can transmit the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), for example, a print layer formed by a silk screen printing using ink, in particular, ultraviolet pho- tosetting ink, is formed on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20.
[43] As illustrated in FIG. 8, at an adhesion step (S30), the film flat sheet 10 is fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, using an adhesive 40.
[44] When the ultrasonic touch screen having the above-described configuration is not made to operate, that is, when there is no contact between the film flat sheet 10 and a finger or an article, the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) generated by the input piezoelectric elements 13 transmit through the ultrasonic transmission layer 30 having a number of protrusions 31 in the detection area 17 on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, the reception piezoelectric elements 15 do not cause attenuation of the levels of the received surface acoustic waves (SAWs).
[45] As illustrated in FIG. 9, when a finger or an article contacts the film flat sheet 10 in order to make the ultrasonic touch screen operate, the ultrasonic attenuation layer 20 at a contact position is pressed toward a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, since the propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is blocked, the signal levels of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) received by the reception piezoelectric elements 15 are attenuated to thus detect the contact position.
[46] Therefore, the touch screen can normally operate by the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel according to the present invention. In addition, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel according to the present invention can prevent damage of the surface of a non-piezoelectric substrate 11 in the touch screen, and can prevent pollutant materials such as oil, saliva, water or dust which attenuates surface acoustic waves (SAWs) from being polluted on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. As a result, occurrence of a malfunction can be prevented at the time of detection of a contact position, and damage of input piezoelectric elements 13 and reception piezoelectric elements 15 can be prevented by the pollutant.
[47] A method of manufacturing a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention which is illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 17, is similar to that of the first embodiment of the present invention, but the ultrasonic transmission layer 130 having protrusions 131 at the ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S 120) is formed on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11, in the case of the second embodiment of the present invention.
[48] That is, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 16, at an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step (Sl 10), a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 which has the same size as that of a detection area 17 of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and attenuates the
surface acoustic waves (SAWs), is formed in a space portion 110a of a transparent film flat sheet 110 and formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11 and has the space portion 110a on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet 110. At an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step (S 120), an ultrasonic transmission layer 130 including a number of protrusions 131 that transmit the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is formed on the detection area 17 in the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. At an adhesion step (S130), the film flat sheet 110 is fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate 11, using an adhesive 140.
[49] In the case of the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the ultrasonic touch screen having the above-described configuration is not made to operate, that is, when there is no contact between the film flat sheet 110 and a finger or an article, the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) generated by the input piezoelectric elements 13 transmit through the ultrasonic transmission layer 130 having a number of protrusions 131 formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, the reception piezoelectric elements 15 do not cause attenuation of the levels of the received surface acoustic waves (SAWs). Meanwhile, when a finger or an article contacts the film flat sheet 110 in order to make the ultrasonic touch screen operate, the ultrasonic attenuation layer 120 at a contact position is pressed toward a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate 11. Accordingly, since the propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is blocked, the signal levels of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) received by the reception piezoelectric elements 15 are attenuated to thus detect the contact position. Mode for the Invention
[50] As described above, the present invention has been described with respect to particularly preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is possible for one who has an ordinary skill in the art to make various modifications and variations, without departing off the spirit of the present invention. Thus, the protective scope of the present invention is not defined within the detailed description thereof but is defined by the claims to be described later and the technical spirit of the present invention. Industrial Applicability
[51] As described above, the present invention provides a protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same, in which cutoff of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) is detected using an ultrasonic wave generated from
comb-style electrodes of a piezoelectric device to thus protect surface of the ultrasonic touch screen that detects the contact position and prevent inferiority according to detection of the contact position.
Claims
[1] A protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non- piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, wherein the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel comprises: a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non- piezoelectric substrate, has a space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which is attached to the space portion of the rear surface of the film flat sheet, has the same size as that of the detection area of the non-piezoelectric substrate, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet to thereby detect the contact position.
[2] The ultrasonic touch screen protection panel according to claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer.
[3] A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction
and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which has the same size as that of the detection area of the non- piezoelectric substrate and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion of a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate and has the space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer; and an adhesion step of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet to both edges of the non- piezoelectric substrate, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet, to thereby detect the contact position.
[4] The ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method of claim 3, wherein the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer.
[5] A protection panel for an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non- piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, wherein the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel comprises: a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-
piezoelectric substrate, has a space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet, and are fixedly attached to both edges of the non-piezoelectric substrate; a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which is attached to the space portion of the rear surface of the film flat sheet, has the same size as that of the detection area of the non-piezoelectric substrate, and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs); and an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in the detection area on the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet to thereby detect the contact position.
[6] The ultrasonic touch screen protection panel according to claim 5, wherein the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate.
[7] A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which has the same size as that of the detection area of the non- piezoelectric substrate and attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), in a space portion of a transparent film flat sheet that is formed in the same size as that of the non-piezoelectric substrate and has the space portion on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet; an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface
acoustic waves (SAWs) in the detection area on the front surface of the non- piezoelectric substrate; and an adhesion step of fixedly attaching the film flat sheet to both edges of the non- piezoelectric substrate, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet, to thereby detect the contact position.
[8] The ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method of claim 7, wherein the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate.
[9] A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic touch screen protection panel for protecting an ultrasonic touch screen comprising: a non-piezoelectric substrate; a plurality of input piezoelectric elements which generate surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at one end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively; and a plurality of reception piezoelectric elements that receive the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) at the other end of the X-direction and Y-direction of the non-piezoelectric substrate, respectively, in opposition to the plurality of input piezoelectric elements, and which protects the ultrasonic touch screen having a detection area for detecting a contact position when a finger or an article contacts a propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non-piezoelectric substrate, the ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method comprising: an ultrasonic attenuation layer formation step of forming a transparent ultrasonic attenuation layer which attenuates the surface acoustic waves (SAWs), on the rear surface of the transparent film flat sheet; and an ultrasonic transmission layer formation step of forming an ultrasonic transmission layer including a number of protrusions that transmits the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the rear surface of the ultrasonic attenuation layer, whereby attenuation of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) of the non- piezoelectric substrate is attained by the ultrasonic attenuation layer which blocks the propagation path of the surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on the non- piezoelectric substrate, at a contact position between the finger or the article and the film flat sheet when the finger or the article contacts the film flat sheet, to thereby detect the contact position.
[10] The ultrasonic touch screen protection panel manufacturing method of claim 9, wherein the ultrasonic transmission layer comprises the protrusions formed by a
silk screen printing using ultraviolet photosetting ink on the front surface of the non-piezoelectric substrate.
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