WO2011159107A9 - 터치패널센서 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a touch panel sensor, and more particularly, to a touch panel sensor for detecting a contact position of an object.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional capacitive touch panel sensor.
- the conventional touch panel sensor 1 is bonded to the lower insulating sheet 10 and the upper insulating sheet 20 at predetermined intervals.
- the lower ITO electrode 30 and the upper ITO electrode 40 are vertically arranged on the opposite surfaces of the lower insulating sheet 10 and the upper insulating sheet 20, and specifically, the lower ITO electrode 30 is The upper surface of the lower insulating sheet 10 is oriented from left to right, and the upper ITO electrode 40 is oriented from the upper side to the lower side on the bottom surface of the upper insulating sheet 20.
- the touch panel sensor 1 has a predetermined capacitance, that is, a capacitance value, corresponding to the area of each intersection at each intersection of the lower ITO electrode 10 and the upper ITO electrode 20 arranged to cross each other.
- a capacitance value corresponding to the area of each intersection at each intersection of the lower ITO electrode 10 and the upper ITO electrode 20 arranged to cross each other.
- the capacitance of the body part may be changed by adding the area of the body part to the area of the upper ITO electrode 20 disposed above.
- a connecting line 48 made of metal is formed from the end of the upper ITO electrode 40 from the upper insulating sheet 20. It extends to the bottom of the), the lower ITO electrode 20 is also connected to the circuit board 50 by a separate connection line.
- the connecting line 48 which is generally provided as a metal, is shiny with metallic luster and does not pass through the light, so that the connecting line 48 may be visually confirmed on the upper portion of the transparent upper insulating sheet 20.
- a separate non-translucent film 65 for window decoration is formed on the bottom of the reinforcing substrate 60 such as glass or translucent reinforced plastic so that the connecting line 48 and the circuit board 50 are not visually checked.
- the reinforcing substrate 60 is disposed on the upper insulating sheet 20.
- attaching the non-translucent film 65 to the bottom surface of the reinforcing substrate 60 may cause a defect because it may be easily shifted during the attaching process, and the attaching process itself may be cumbersome and may increase the process difficulty. have.
- an increase in the thickness of the touch panel sensor may cause a decrease in transparency and clarity of the touch panel sensor, and may decrease the sensitivity of the touch panel sensor.
- the present invention provides a touch panel sensor capable of minimizing the possibility of damage to the upper ITO electrode provided on the bottom surface of the upper insulating sheet even by refraction or external impact of the upper insulating sheet caused by the user's contact.
- the present invention provides a touch panel sensor in which the connecting line and the circuit board for electrically connecting the upper ITO electrode disposed on the upper insulating sheet and the external circuit board are not visually confirmed.
- the touch panel sensor for detecting the contact position of the object is formed on the bottom surface of the insulating substrate, the insulating substrate, the electrode pattern for detecting the approach of the object, the bottom surface of the insulating substrate
- a window decoration including a through area exposing the ends of the electrode pattern, the window decoration including a through area exposing the end of the electrode pattern, and a colored conductive layer and a colored conductive layer electrically connected to the electrode pattern. It may include a wire member electrically connected to the end of the electrode pattern disposed in the through area.
- a lower sheet may be provided under the upper insulating substrate so as to sense the approach of a body part through interaction with the upper electrode pattern.
- the transparent or opaque electrode pattern applied to the insulating substrate may be used to detect the contact position of the object, which may be formed in a capacitive method or a resistive film method.
- the upper insulating substrate is a material having a high surface strength and may be manufactured using a glass material such as tempered glass or a synthetic resin such as another plastic having excellent surface strength through light transmission such as glass material or glass material.
- the lower insulating substrate on which the lower electrode pattern interacting with the upper electrode pattern is disposed may also be manufactured by selecting the same material as the upper insulating substrate.
- the upper electrode pattern or the lower electrode pattern may use indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO) having both light transmittance and conductivity.
- the electrode pattern may use an opaque conductive material.
- various metals or alloys such as gold, silver, aluminum, etc. which have a coefficient of resistance smaller than ITO and IZO, can be used.
- an opaque conductive material when an opaque conductive material is used as the material of the electrode pattern, it should be thin enough to expose the image of the display module. Specifically, when the width of the electrode pattern formed of an opaque material is more than 0 30 ⁇ m or less, it is not visually confirmed well. Therefore, it is not visible from the outside, and may expose an image of a display module such as a liquid crystal display disposed on the rear surface of the touch panel sensor.
- a wire member electrically connected to the end of the upper electrode pattern may be disposed to connect the colored conductive layer and the external circuit board, and the wire member is a conductive connection provided by a non-transmissive metal. It can be provided in a pattern and visible from the outside. Therefore, the window decoration is provided in the shape of a frame in the peripheral region of the upper insulating substrate on which the wire member is disposed.
- the wire member may be a conductive connection pattern using a metal formed on a window decoration, and these may be manufactured by silk screen, gravure printing, etc. using a conventional silver paste, and alternatively, metal deposition and etching. Through process, nano imprinting, inkjet printing can be formed by various methods.
- the wire member may not be directly formed on the window decoration, but may indirectly connect the necessary electrical terminals by using the flexible circuit board.
- the end of the upper electrode pattern is formed on the bottom of the window decoration, and the conductive connection pattern is formed on the bottom of the window decoration.
- this is due to the refraction of the upper electrode pattern at the boundary where the upper electrode pattern and the window decoration meet. Which can degrade durability.
- a through area is formed around the end of the upper electrode pattern in the insulating window decoration, and the end of each upper electrode pattern is disposed in the through area so that the upper electrode pattern is entirely without refracting. It may be formed on the bottom surface of the insulating substrate.
- the colored conductive layer is provided in the above-described through region to block light, thereby preventing the inside of the touch panel sensor from being exposed through the through region, and can be applied, printed, silkscreened, inkjet, deposited, pad printed, or masked. It may be formed using any one of the following methods.
- the colored conductive layer preferably has a color that is mutually harmonized with the window decoration, where the mutually harmonized means that the colored conductive layer visible from the outside has the same color as the window decoration, so
- the colored conductive layer is not the same color as the window decoration, but when viewed from the outside, the colored conductive can be visually distinguished from the window decoration to display specific patterns and patterns. It may also include cases.
- the end of the upper electrode pattern disposed in the through area and the conductive connection pattern can be electrically connected to each other, and at the same time, the opaque conductive connection pattern is transferred to the outside by the colored conductive layer. Exposure can be prevented.
- the colored conductive layer may be formed of a material containing a conductive material such as carbon.
- the colored conductive layer may include a conductive transparent ink provided in the through area to be electrically connected to the electrode pattern, and the conductive transparent ink may be used. May be provided to include at least one of PEDOT (polyethylenedioxythiophene), ITO, IZO, CNT (carbon nanotube).
- the colored conductive layer may include a non-conductive coloring ink having a color corresponding to window decoration. It is easy to adjust the overall color of the colored conductive layer similarly to the window decoration by using the coloring ink, and since the conductive transparent ink described above is also transparent, it is easy to match the color with the window decoration by using the coloring ink.
- the coloring ink may use black dye. If the window decoration is an index of white color, the coloring ink may use white dye. At this time, any of electroconductive and nonelectroconductive materials may be used for coloring ink.
- the colored conductive layer may include a plurality of individual layers stacked, and each of the individual layers may be provided with different mixing ratios of the conductive material and the non-conductive coloring material.
- the above-mentioned colored conductive layer blocks light in the through area, thereby preventing the inside of the touch panel sensor from being exposed through the through area.
- the colored conductive layer includes a plurality of stacked individual layers in the present invention, wherein the ratio of the non-conductive colored material to the conductive material included in the individual layers may gradually increase as the individual layers face the upper surface of the insulating substrate.
- the individual layers may have a color matching the window decoration.
- the above-mentioned colored conductive layer may be provided by mixing a conductive material and a non-conductive coloring material, and as the conductive material, there is a carbon fiber in the form of a conductive material, a powder or a liquid conductive ink using a powdered metal, or a conductive organic material such as PEDOT. At least one of an electrically conductive organic material (ITO), IZO, CNT, and AZO (Al-doped zinc oxide) may be used.
- ITO electrically conductive organic material
- IZO IZO
- CNT a powder or a liquid conductive ink using a powdered metal
- AZO Al-doped zinc oxide
- the non-conductive coloring material an ink for coloring may be used.
- the conductive material may be in a liquid phase, but may be provided as a powder and mixed with a liquid non-conductive coloring material.
- transparent conductive materials including at least one of PEDOT, ITO, IZO, and AZO, which are one of the conductive organic materials, may develop color by a coloring material, and the conductive materials of the transparent material may be powder or ink. It may be provided in a liquid phase and mixed with a liquid non-conductive coloring material.
- an oxide layer may be further interposed between the insulating substrate and the window decoration, and may be provided along the window decoration area.
- the oxide layer may be provided as a metal oxide thin film such as SiO 2 , TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , an oxide layer may be formed on the bottom surface of an insulating substrate, an electrode pattern may be formed, and a colored conductive layer and window decoration may be formed.
- the order of forming the oxide layer and the electrode pattern may be changed. Specifically, it is also possible to first form an electrode pattern on the bottom surface of the insulating substrate, and to form an oxide layer on the window decoration part through sputtering and selective etching.
- the oxide layer may be provided as a single layer or may be formed of a plurality of layers in some cases.
- the touch panel sensor for detecting the contact position of the object is formed on the transparent insulating substrate, the bottom surface of the transparent insulating substrate a plurality of for detecting the approach of the object
- An electrode pattern is provided along the periphery of the bottom surface of the insulating substrate, and includes a through area for exposing a portion of the end portion of the plurality of electrode patterns to the bottom surface of the insulating substrate, the through area is a window decoration provided in a specific symbol shape, and the through area It may include a colored layer provided to visually distinguish the through area provided in the shape of a symbol from the surrounding window decoration.
- symbol may refer to a whole number of signs, letters, and signs used to represent a certain meaning, and may be used to encompass numbers, letters of various languages, and pictures.
- the colored layer is provided as one layer unlike the colored conductive layer having a plurality of individual layers described above, but the colored layer is also made of silver paste, carbon fiber, carbon powder, powder using metal and alloy, conductive ink, conductive organic
- the color of the conductive material itself may be provided to visually distinguish the window decoration.
- the coloring material may be provided to visually distinguish from the window decoration more actively.
- an ink for coloring may be used.
- the conductive material may use any one of silver paste, carbon fiber, carbon powder, powder using metals and alloys, and conductive ink, each of which has its own color, and may additionally use a coloring material.
- the color in the case of a transparent conductive material including at least one of conductive organic materials PEDOT, ITO, IZO, and AZO, the color may be colored by a coloring material, and the conductive materials of the transparent material may be in the form of powder or ink. It can be used to be mixed with a liquid non-conductive coloring material.
- opaque components of the touch panel sensor that can be visible from the outside through the through area through a colored layer, specifically, a metallic connection pattern or a flexible circuit board may be It can be prevented from being visible and at the same time provided visually distinct from window decoration, improving product value by design.
- a transparent conductive layer may be separately provided between the bottom surface and the colored layer of the transparent insulating substrate, and the electrode pattern may be electrically connected to an external flexible circuit board or a main circuit by the transparent conductive layer.
- the transparent conductive layer may be electrically connected to the external flexible circuit board or the main circuit by a metallic connection pattern provided on the bottom surface of the window decoration.
- the touch panel sensor of the present invention forms a through area at a portion where the window decoration and the upper transparent electrode pattern formed on the bottom surface of the upper insulating board overlap, so that no bending occurs at the end of the upper transparent electrode pattern. Damage to the upper transparent electrode pattern due to refraction or external impact can be minimized.
- the touch panel sensor of the present invention forms a colored conductive layer in the through area, thereby preventing the inside of the touch panel sensor from being visible through the through area.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional capacitive touch panel sensor.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a touch panel sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view cut along the A-A direction to explain the connection structure of the conductive connection pattern and the colored conductive layer in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a reference diagram for explaining a problem that may occur when bending occurs in the upper transparent electrode pattern.
- FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of a touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the top sheet of FIG. 9 cut in the A-A direction.
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an upper sheet of a touch panel sensor according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a rear view of a top sheet of a touch panel sensor having another type of through area according to the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view of a touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a plan view of an upper sheet of the touch panel sensor illustrated in FIG. 13.
- FIG. 15 is a plan view of a flexible circuit board electrically connected to the top sheet of FIG. 13.
- FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the flexible printed circuit board of FIG. 13 cut in the B-B direction.
- 17 is a rear view of an insulating substrate of a touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention relates to a touch panel sensor for detecting a contact position of a part of the body used in the display module.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a touch panel sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 4 is a conductive connection pattern And a partially enlarged cross-sectional view cut in the AA direction to explain the connection structure of the colored conductive layer.
- the touch panel sensor 100 includes an upper sheet 110, a lower sheet 130, and an insulating member 150.
- the upper sheet 110 includes an upper insulating substrate 111 and an upper transparent electrode pattern 112, and the lower sheet 130 includes a lower insulating substrate 131 and a lower transparent electrode pattern 132.
- the upper insulating substrate 111 is a material having a high surface strength and may be manufactured using a glass material or another plastic material that transmits light, such as glass material, and has excellent surface strength.
- the lower insulating substrate 131 on which the lower transparent electrode pattern 132 interacting with the electrode pattern 112 is disposed may also be manufactured by selecting the same material as the upper insulating substrate 111.
- the upper and lower insulating substrates may be made of polyethylene, polypropylene, acrylloyl, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), synthetic resins, or polycarbonate (polycarbonate).
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- polycarbonate polycarbonate
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 and the lower transparent electrode pattern 132 that interact with each other on the bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate 111 and the upper surface of the lower insulating substrate 131 may sense an approach of a body part.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 or the lower transparent electrode pattern 132 may be formed of indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO) having both transparency and conductivity. Therefore, it may be formed of a transparent material that is not visible from the outside and may pass light emitted from a display module such as a PDP or LCD that may be disposed at the bottom of the touch panel sensor 100.
- an insulating member 150 is disposed between the upper sheet 110 and the lower sheet 130, and the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 and the lower transparent electrode pattern 132 are electrically separated by the insulating member 150.
- the insulating member 150 is bonded to the upper sheet 110 and the lower sheet 120 by using an optical adhesive film or an optically clear adhesive (OCA) film, and the light is well transmitted, thereby being excellent optically.
- OCA optically clear adhesive
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 is not visible from the outside by using ITO or IZO, which is widely used as a transparent electrode among conductive materials of a transparent material.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 may be provided using an opaque conductive material.
- various metals, alloys, etc., such as gold, silver, and aluminum, can be used.
- an opaque conductive material is used as the material of the electrode pattern, it should be thin enough to expose the image of the display module. Specifically, when the width of the electrode pattern formed of an opaque material is more than 0 30 ⁇ m or less, it is not visually confirmed well.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 provided as described above is not visible, a conductive connection is provided to be electrically connected to an end of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 described above at one edge of the upper insulating substrate 111.
- the pattern 113 may be visible from the outside because it is provided with a non-transmissive metal.
- the window decoration 120 is disposed on the bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate 111 in a frame shape along its periphery to prevent the conductive connection pattern 113 from being visible from the outside.
- the window decoration 120 prevents the end of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 from being deflected by the window decoration 120 at the boundary portion where the window decoration 120 and the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 meet.
- a through region 122 is formed at each end of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112. Accordingly, bending does not occur at an end portion of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112, and damage to the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 due to refraction or external impact of the upper insulating substrate 111 may be minimized. For example, as shown in FIG.
- the upper ITO electrode Refraction may occur at the boundary portion A where the window decoration 45 and the upper ITO electrode 40 meet 40.
- the refracted structure of the upper ITO electrode 40 is easily changed when the upper insulating sheet 20 is bent and deformed when the body part contacts the touch panel sensor. It may cause breakage. Therefore, such a touch panel sensor process is not practically suitable for making a product.
- the through region 122 is provided in the form of a hole exposing the end portion of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112, but in some cases, the through region is the upper transparent from the boundary where the window decoration and the upper transparent electrode pattern meets It may be provided in a U-shaped incision pattern extending to the end of the electrode pattern.
- a conductive connection pattern 113 for electrically connecting the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 and the external circuit board 160 is formed on the bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate 111.
- the width thereof may be formed to have a width of about 300 ⁇ m to facilitate the connection with the circuit board 160. Because of this, it can be visually confirmed through the through region 122 from the outside of the upper insulating substrate 111 through which light passes well, which may have an aesthetic effect.
- the colored conductive layer 140 is formed in the through region 122 to prevent the conductive connection pattern 113 electrically connected to the end of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 from being exposed to the outside through the through region 122. Is placed.
- the colored conductive layer 140 may be formed of a conductive material, and it is preferable to use a material that does not transmit light and has little reflection.
- a material containing a conductive material such as carbon may be used, and may be mixed with an adhesive such as a thermal curing agent or an ultraviolet curing agent to be formed using a coating, printing, silkscreen, inkjet, deposition, pad printing, or masking method. can do.
- the ends of the upper transparent electrode patterns 112 disposed in the through areas 122 and the conductive connection patterns 113 may be electrically connected to each other.
- the opaque conductive connection pattern 113 can be prevented from being exposed to the outside by the colored conductive layer 140.
- the colored conductive layer 140 is provided to have a color similar to that of the window decoration 120 so as not to be distinguished from the window decoration 120 from the outside. In fact, when the touch panel sensor 100 is used, a conductive connection pattern is provided.
- the 113 is disposed under the colored conductive layer 140 so that the conductive connection pattern 113 is not visible to the colored conductive layer 140 from the outside.
- the thickness of the window decoration 120 is usually 1 ⁇ m or more, it is generally thicker than the thickness of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m or less. Accordingly, the colored conductive layer 140 not only covers the through region 122 but also grooves the through region 122 generated due to the difference in thickness between the window decoration 120 and the upper transparent electrode pattern 112. Provide to fill.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 is electrically connected to the external circuit board 160 through the conductive connection pattern 113 formed on the bottom surface of the colored conductive layer 140 provided in the through area 122. .
- the conductive connection pattern 113 electrically connected to the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 and the other conductive connection pant electrically connected to the lower transparent electrode pattern 132 are each a circuit board 160.
- the electrical contact with the electrode 162 of the circuit board 160 formed on the different surface of the insulating member 150 is provided with a part cut in the portion in which the circuit board 160 is disposed.
- FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the colored conductive layer 240 may refer to the description of the components of the touch panel sensor described in the previous embodiment, the present embodiment will be described focusing on the parts that are different from the previous embodiment.
- the conductive connection pattern 113 which is a wire member, is connected to the colored conductive layer 140 inside the boundary of the through region 122, but is not shown in FIG. 6.
- the illustrated colored conductive layer 240 extends from the inside of the boundary of the through area 222 formed in the window decoration 220 to the outside of the boundary of the through area 222, whereby the conductive connection pattern 213, which is a wire member, It may be connected to the colored conductive layer 240 outside the boundary of the through area 222.
- the through regions 122 and 222 may have a ring shape exposing end portions of the upper transparent electrode patterns 112 and 212.
- the through region 322 is formed by the closed hole of the upper transparent electrode from the boundary where the window decoration 320 and the upper transparent electrode pattern 312 meets, as shown in FIG. It may be provided in a U-shaped cutout pattern extending to the end of the pattern 312.
- the description of the colored conductive layer 340 may refer to the description of the components of the touch panel sensor shown in FIGS.
- the colored conductive layer may include a non-conductive colored ink and a conductive material, the colored conductive layer may have a higher resistance than the metal due to the properties of the material.
- the resistance is generally proportional to the length and inversely proportional to the area.
- the colored conductive layer has a larger area than the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 disposed in the through area 122, as shown in FIG.
- the thickness of the 120 is usually about 1 ⁇ m, and the thickness of the colored conductive layer 140 disposed in the through region 122 is also very thin, and has a resistance value capable of transferring the electrical signal of the upper transparent electrode pattern 112 without difficulty. Can be.
- the conductive material of the colored conductive layer at least one of a conductive material in the form of a fiber, a conductive material in the form of a powder, and a conductive material in the form of a liquid may be used.
- the conductive material in the form of a fiber may use carbon fiber, and
- the conductive material may use at least one of carbon powder and metal powder, and the liquid conductive material may use at least one of transparent PEDOT, ITO ink, IZO ink, and CNT ink.
- the carbon fiber is very useful for reducing the resistance of the colored conductive layer.
- the colored conductive layer 240 increases in proportion to the length. It is very effective in reducing the resistance.
- the coloring conductive layer has a color in harmony with the window decoration, meaning that the coloring conductive layer has the same color as or similar to the window decoration so that the coloring conductive layer and the window decoration are not visually distinguished from each other.
- the colored conductive layer has a logo of the manufacturer or a product name or a design meaningful pattern, so that the design In terms of value, this may mean a case in which the value of the product can be improved.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern may be connected to the terminal of the flexible circuit board through the colored conductive layer and the conductive connection pattern.
- the colored conductive layer may be directly electrically connected to an external main circuit by using a flexible circuit board as a wire member without a separate conductive connection pattern.
- a flexible circuit board as a wire member without a separate conductive connection pattern.
- the upper surface of the flexible circuit board 460 is directly connected to the colored conductive layer 440 disposed in the through region 422 where the upper transparent electrode pattern 412 is exposed.
- the upper terminal 462 to be connected is disposed.
- the upper terminal 462 may be directly connected to the colored conductive layer 440 by being disposed within the boundary of the through region 422.
- a lower terminal connected to the lower transparent electrode pattern may be disposed on the bottom of the flexible circuit board 460.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 412 is electrically connected to the upper terminal 462 provided on the upper surface of the flexible circuit board 460 without a separate conductive connection pattern, and through the flexible circuit board 460. It may be electrically connected to the main circuit.
- the main circuit box may include a central processing unit or a control unit that receives an electrical signal, such as a change in capacitance of an electrode pattern, and detects or calculates a contact position of an object. Can be used as a concept of inclusion.
- the lower transparent electrode pattern may be electrically connected to the lower terminal of the flexible printed circuit board 460 without a separate conductive connection pattern from the upper transparent electrode pattern 412. May be electrically connected.
- FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the upper sheet of the touch panel sensor according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the upper sheet of FIG. 9 cut in the A-A direction.
- the touch panel sensor 500 includes an upper sheet 510, a lower sheet, and an insulating member.
- the lower sheet and the insulating member of the present embodiment are substantially the same as the previous embodiment, the description or drawings thereof may refer to the previous embodiment.
- the upper sheet 510 includes an upper insulating substrate 511 and an upper transparent electrode pattern 512.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 and the lower transparent electrode pattern use ITO or IZO of a transparent material.
- an opaque material such as a metal or an alloy may be used, and may be formed of an opaque material. If the width of the electrode pattern is greater than 0 and less than 30 ⁇ m it is not visually confirmed well.
- the width is not easily distinguished visually, but additionally, a dark metal on the upper part of the metal electrode pattern, for example, copper / titanium (Cu / Ti), molybdenum (Mo ), A dark layer using any one of chromium (Cr) and black chromium (Black Cr) may be further provided.
- a fine embossed or uneven structure that can be refracted light on the upper surface of the metal electrode pattern or the upper surface of the dark layer, the diffuse reflection occurs more effectively on the surface of the metal electrode, it is possible to reduce the mirror effect.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 is transparent and is not visible from the outside. However, at one edge of the upper insulating substrate 511, a conductive connection pattern 513 using silver paste electrically connected to the end of the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 is disposed, and the conductive connection pattern 513 is impervious. Since it is provided as a photosensitive metal, it may be visible from the outside, and the flexible circuit board electrically connected to the conductive connection pattern 513 may also be visible from the outside.
- the window decoration 520 is disposed on the bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate 511 in the shape of a frame frame along the periphery thereof.
- the window decoration 520 to prevent the end of the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 from being refracted by the window decoration 520 at the boundary portion where the window decoration 520 and the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 meet.
- the through regions 522 are formed at the ends of the upper transparent electrode pattern 512, respectively. Therefore, bending does not occur at an end portion of the upper transparent electrode pattern 512, thereby minimizing damage to the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 due to refraction or external impact of the upper insulating substrate 511.
- the conductive connection pattern 513 may be exposed to the outside by the through region 522 described above, in the present invention, the colored conductive layer 540 is disposed in the through region 522, thereby providing the through region 522. Through the bottom surface of the touch panel sensor 500 can be prevented from being visible.
- the colored conductive layer 540 will be described later in detail.
- the through region 522 is provided as a closed hole in a ring shape exposing an end portion of the upper transparent electrode pattern 512.
- the through region is formed by the window decoration and the upper transparent electrode pattern. It may be provided in a U-shaped cut pattern extending from the boundary to the end of the upper transparent electrode pattern.
- a conductive connection pattern 513 electrically connecting the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 and the flexible printed circuit board 560 at the bottom of the window decoration 520 may be formed in the through area 522. It is connected with the colored conductive layer 540 within the boundary.
- the conductive connection pattern 513 may be visually identified through the through area 522 outside the upper insulating substrate 511, but the colored conductive layer 540 may prevent this.
- the colored conductive layer 540 blocks light in the through region 522, thereby preventing the interior of the touch panel sensor 500 from being exposed through the through region 522.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 and the external main circuit may be electrically connected to each other through the conductive connection pattern 513 and the flexible circuit board 560.
- the colored conductive layer 540 may include a non-conductive coloring ink as a conductive material and a coloring material, and the colored conductive layer 540 may have a higher resistance than a metal due to the properties of the material. However, the resistance is generally proportional to the length and inversely proportional to the area. As shown in FIG. 10, the colored conductive layer 540 has a larger area than the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 disposed in the through area 522. In addition, the thickness of the window decoration 520 is about 1 ⁇ m, and the thickness of the colored conductive layer 540 disposed in the through area 522 is also very thin so that the electrical signal of the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 can be transmitted without difficulty. It can have a value.
- the conductive material of the colored conductive layer at least one of carbon fiber, carbon powder, powder using metal, conductive ink, PEDOT, ITO, IZO, AZO, and CNT can be used.
- the conductive material may be transparent when it contains at least one of PEDOT, ITO, IZO, and AZO, and the conductive material may be provided in a liquid or powder form and mixed with a non-conductive coloring material.
- the transparent conductive ink may be used as the transparent conductive ink
- the conductive transparent ink may be prepared by dispersing powdered PEDOT, ITO, IZO, AZO, and CNT in a suitable solvent. Can be used.
- the above-mentioned colored conductive layer 540 may be formed by various methods such as printing, silk screen, inkjet, pad printing, masking or deposition by mixing with a conductive material, a coloring material and an adhesive such as a heat curing agent or an ultraviolet curing agent. .
- pad printing refers to pad printing after using a pad having elasticity on the surface of the printed object, which may include a conventional glass material having a smooth surface such as glass, tempered glass, and porcelain. It may mean a method of transferring the ink to the desired printed material.
- the colored conductive layer whose thickness is provided to be about 1 ⁇ m in correspondence with the thickness of the window decoration, since the individual layers are thinner than the thickness, the colored conductive layer can be printed through the pad printing to print the colored conductive layer with high quality. It is possible.
- the colored conductive layer 540 includes a plurality of stacked individual layers 542 (in this embodiment, the colored conductive layer includes four individual layers, but the number is two or more. May be changed).
- Each of the individual layers 542 has a different mixing ratio between the conductive material and the non-conductive coloring material.
- the individual layers 542 are formed on the individual layers 542 as they face the upper surface of the upper insulating substrate 511. The ratio of the non-conductive coloring material to the conductive material included is gradually increased.
- the non-conductive coloring material is provided so that the window decoration 520 and the coloring conductive layer 540 can be harmonized with each other, and as the ratio of the non-conductive coloring material is increased, the individual layers 542 are window decoration ( It may have a color in harmony with 520.
- the individual layer 542 having a relatively large proportion of the non-conductive coloring material is disposed closer to the top surface of the upper insulating substrate 511 so that the colored conductive layer 540 and the window decoration 520 through the individual layer 542. It is easy to adjust the colors so that they are in harmony with each other.
- the ratio of the conductive material and the non-conductive coloring material of the individual layers is as shown in [Table 1] below, and in [Tables 2] to [Table 9], the change in the resistance value according to the length of each individual layer is summarized. .
- Carbon may be used as the conductive material for the individual layers, and non-conductive coloring ink may be used as the non-conductive coloring material.
- four individual layers of Tables 2 to 9 are selected to form a colored conductive layer, wherein the individual layer having a high ratio of conductive material to colored material is closer to the conductive connection pattern. Can be arranged.
- the resistance value may be higher than that of the other individual layers.
- the colored conductive layer has higher resistance than metal due to the characteristics of the material, as shown in FIG. 10, the colored conductive layer has a larger area than the upper transparent electrode pattern disposed in the through area, and has a thickness of window decoration. Since the thickness of the colored conductive layer disposed in the through area is usually about 1 ⁇ m, the thickness of the conductive layer and the non-conductive colored substance of the individual layer are substantially changed, so that the resistance value of the individual layer is the electrical signal of the upper transparent electrode pattern. It can be seen that it changes within the range that can be delivered to the main circuit without difficulty.
- the colored conductive layers having different mixing ratios of the conductive material and the non-conductive coloring material have a tendency to decrease the difference in resistance value according to the length as the length is short. It may be understood that the thinner the resistance value of the colored conductive layer is in the range that can transmit the electrical signal of the upper transparent electrode pattern to the main circuit without difficulty. Further, in fact, the diameter of the through area is 5 mm or less, so the resistance value due to the length can be ignored.
- the ratio of the non-conductive coloring material to the conductive material is 20:80, for example, was experimented.
- the individual layer having a larger ratio of the non-conductive coloring material was also colored conductive layer. It is also possible to apply to the non-conductive coloring material, so that the correction of the increased resistance value can be made through other individual layers having a higher proportion of the conductive material.
- the meaning that the colored conductive layer has a color harmonized with the window decoration may mean that the colored conductive layer and the window decoration have the same or similar color and are not visually distinguished from each other when observed from the outside. In some cases, even if it can be distinguished, it will also include the case of forming a similar or unified aesthetic through proper color combination.
- the shape of the through area 722 is provided to correspond to a polygon or a specific character or picture, and one through area 722 of one upper transparent electrode pattern 712 is provided. Terminals can be arranged. In some cases, through regions having different shapes may be arranged, and terminals of one upper transparent electrode pattern may be disposed in each through region. Accordingly, the colored conductive layer 740 disposed in the through region 722 may be given a visually specific meaning, or the product value may be improved in terms of design. For reference, a conductive connection pattern 713 is provided under the colored conductive layer 740.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 of FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 has a conductive connection pattern 513 formed on the bottom surface of the window decoration 520 via the colored conductive layer 540 provided in the through area 522.
- the conductive connection pattern 513 may be electrically connected to the terminals of the flexible printed circuit board.
- the conductive connection pattern 513 electrically connected to the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 and the other conductive connection pattern electrically connected to the lower transparent electrode pattern may be formed on the electrodes of the flexible printed circuit board formed on different surfaces of the flexible printed circuit board, respectively. Can be electrically connected in contact.
- the colored conductive layer 540 illustrated in FIG. 10 provides an upper transparent electrode pattern 512 and a window decoration 520 on the upper insulating substrate 511, and then a separate layer in the through region 522. 542 may be laminated to provide a colored conductive layer 540.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern 512 may be first provided on the upper insulating substrate 511, and the colored conductive layer and the window decoration may be sequentially provided. This can be confirmed in the structure of the upper sheet as shown in FIG. 11. Specifically, the upper transparent electrode pattern 612 is provided on the upper insulating substrate 611, and the through area 622 of the window decoration 620 is provided. A window decoration 620 may be provided so that the upper transparent electrode pattern 612 and the colored conductive layer 640 may be disposed.
- the description of the conductive connection pattern 613 of the touch panel sensor illustrated in FIG. 11 may refer to the foregoing embodiment.
- the colored conductive layer 640 may be patterned to correspond to the through area 622.
- the colored conductive layer 640 may be formed before the window decoration 620 so that the individual layers 642 may be provided in close contact with each other without a void in the through area 622.
- the upper transparent electrode pattern may be provided and the upper transparent electrode pattern may be oxidized.
- the oxidized upper transparent electrode pattern may have a specific color to improve product value.
- the oxidized upper transparent electrode pattern may be provided by forming a transparent electrode layer for the upper transparent electrode pattern on the entire bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate, oxidizing the surface thereof, and then patterning the surface.
- FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view of a touch panel sensor according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 14 is a plan view of an upper sheet of the touch panel sensor illustrated in FIG. 13, and
- FIG. 15 is electrically connected to the upper sheet of FIG. 13.
- 16 is a plan view of the flexible printed circuit board to be connected, and
- FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the flexible printed circuit board of FIG.
- the touch panel sensor illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 16 is substantially the same as the touch panel sensor according to the previous embodiment.
- the description of the touch panel sensor according to the present embodiment may refer to the foregoing embodiment.
- the difference from the previous embodiment will be described based on the part.
- the upper sheet 810 of the touch panel sensor includes an upper insulating substrate 811 and a plurality of upper transparent electrode patterns 812 disposed at uniform intervals.
- the upper and lower ends of the plurality of (eg, three) upper transparent electrode patterns 812 are connected to form one electrode group 824. In some cases, it may be electrically connected to at least one point either at the top or the bottom, or in the middle.
- the upper transparent electrode patterns 812 adjacent to each other may be grouped to induce a change in capacitance that is further activated.
- Each electrode group 824 is partially exposed through the through area 822 of the window decoration 820, and the colored conductive layer 840 is disposed in the through area 822.
- the flexible circuit board 860 is provided on the bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate 811 along the window decoration 820, and constitutes a circuit electrically connecting the upper and lower ends of the upper transparent electrode pattern 812.
- the flexible printed circuit board 860 is provided as a frame in a frame shape electrically connected to the electrode group 824 at the top and the bottom of each electrode group 824, and each electrode is provided on the flexible printed circuit board 860.
- a plurality of connection terminals 862 that electrically connect the upper and lower ends of the group 824 are disposed.
- the connection terminal 862 connects the upper and lower ends of the electrode group.
- the upper transparent electrode patterns are not grouped, it is also possible to connect the upper and lower ends of the electrode groups.
- the flexible circuit board 860 is formed via holes 863 adjacent to the point where the metal connection terminals 862 intersect each other, the connection terminal 862 is in contact with each other through the via hole 863. Can be avoided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the connection terminal 862 is guided to the other surface of the circuit board 860 through the via hole 863 at the point where the connection terminal 862 intersects with the other connection terminal 862 so that the connection terminals contact each other. Is prevented.
- the via hole 863 may be manufactured integrally with the connection terminal using the same material as that of the connection terminal, but other materials may be used to electrically connect the connection terminals provided on different surfaces of the circuit board to each other.
- a top sheet 810 is shown, which illustrates the junction of the top sheet 810 and the flexible circuit board 860, and as shown in FIG. 16, the top sheet 810.
- the colored conductive layer 840 is disposed in the through area 822 of the window decoration 820 disposed on the bottom surface of the upper insulating substrate 811. At this time, the colored conductive layer 840 is bonded to the connection terminal 862 of the flexible circuit board 860 via the ACF film 870 and electrically connected.
- the anisotropic conductive film (ACF), that is, the ACF film 870 is a dispersion of conductive fine particles in the adhesive, and the thermal anisotropy of the electrical anisotropy of the conductivity in the thickness direction of the film, and the insulation in the plane direction It is a bonding material to have.
- the touch panel sensors according to the above-described embodiments include two upper and lower insulating substrates on which upper and lower transparent electrode patterns are formed on respective bottom and top surfaces thereof.
- One side may include an insulating substrate having a transparent electrode pattern formed on one side, which will be described in detail below.
- 17 is a rear view of an insulating substrate of a touch panel sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the touch panel sensor may include an insulating substrate 910, a first transparent electrode pattern 920, a second transparent electrode pattern 930, and a first transparent electrode pattern 930 formed on the insulating substrate 910.
- the insulating pattern 940 is interposed between the transparent electrode pattern 920 and the second transparent electrode pattern 930.
- the insulating substrate 910 may be formed of a synthetic resin film such as transparent PET, PC, or PE, or a glass substrate.
- the first transparent electrode pattern 920 and the second transparent electrode pattern 930 may be formed on one surface of an upper surface or a bottom surface of the insulating substrate 910.
- the first transparent electrode pattern 920 may be formed using a transparent conductive material, and is provided by a series of line patterns arranged side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction on the insulating substrate 910.
- the line pattern for the first transparent electrode pattern 920 includes an extension part 922 and a bridge part 924 provided in a line along one direction.
- the expansion unit 922 and the bridge unit 924 are alternately formed and arranged in a row, and may be formed of the same or different transparent conductive materials.
- the extension 922 is formed to be relatively or significantly wider than the bridge 924, and the bridge 924 is formed between the extensions 922 to electrically connect the series of extensions 922. There is a number.
- the shape of the extension part 922 and the bridge part 924 may be formed as a continuous rectangular motif as shown in the figure, but the shape may be various motifs such as rhombus, circle or oval.
- the extension part 922 and the bridge part 924 may be formed on the same material and the same surface together with the transparent connection part 936 for the second transparent electrode pattern 930, and may be spaced apart from each other with a minimum width. It can be chosen to be in harmony.
- the second transparent electrode pattern 930 is formed to form a stacked structure with the first transparent electrode pattern 920.
- the second transparent electrode pattern 930 may be formed on or under the first transparent electrode pattern 920 and is electrically separated from the first transparent electrode pattern 920.
- an insulating pattern 940 may be formed between the first transparent electrode pattern 920 and the second transparent electrode pattern 930.
- the insulating pattern 940 may be generally formed using a material such as SiO 2, Si 3 N 4, or TiO 2 forming an insulating thin film.
- the second transparent electrode pattern 930 includes a low resistance line 934 and a transparent connector 936.
- the transparent connector 936 may be formed simultaneously with the first electrode pattern 920.
- the transparent connection part 936 may also be formed of a transparent conductive material having a width of about 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm.
- the low resistance line 934 is formed on the insulating pattern 940 and is formed to electrically connect the entire transparent connection part 936 while passing through surfaces of the plurality of transparent connection parts 936. . It may be formed using a metal material such as gold, silver, aluminum or chromium, may be formed through a patterning process after deposition or sputtering, or may be simply formed through a process such as inkjet printing.
- the low resistance line 934 is not transparent to block the display optically, but may be formed to have a width of about 30 ⁇ m or less so that it is not visible to the naked eye, and more preferably, about 10 ⁇ m or less or several ⁇ m wide. It may be formed so that in no case can it be identified with the naked eye.
- first transparent electrode pattern 920 and the second transparent electrode pattern 930 are exposed through the through area 962 of the window decoration 960.
- the extension 922 of the first transparent electrode pattern 920 extends and is exposed to the through region 962
- the second transparent electrode pattern 930 also extends and is exposed to the through region 962.
- the colored conductive layer 970 is disposed in the through area 962, and the first transparent electrode pattern 920 and the second transparent electrode pattern 930 are respectively connected to the conductive connection pattern 980 via the colored conductive layer 970. Is electrically connected to the
- the touch panel sensor according to the present invention can be widely applied to a display for the purpose of detecting a contact position of an object.
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- 피대상물의 접촉 위치를 감지하기 위한 터치패널센서에 있어서,절연기판;상기 절연기판의 저면에 형성되어 피대상물의 접근을 감지하기 위한 전극패턴;상기 절연기판의 저면에 빛을 차단하도록 제공되며, 상기 전극패턴의 단부를 노출시키는 관통영역을 포함하는 윈도우 데코레이션;상기 관통영역에서 빛을 차단하도록 제공되며, 상기 전극패턴과 전기적으로 연결되는 착색 도전층; 및상기 착색 도전층을 매개로 상기 관통영역에 배치되는 상기 전극패턴의 단부와 전기적으로 연결되는 와이어부재;을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 절연기판은 유리, 강화 유리, 및 합성수지 중 어느 하나를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 윈도우 데코레이션 및 상기 착색 도전층은 상호 조화를 이루는 색을 가지는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 착색 도전층은 도포, 인쇄, 실크스크린, 잉크젯, 증착, 패드인쇄, 또는 마스킹을 이용하여 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 착색 도전층은 도전성 물질 및 상기 윈도우 데코레이션에 대응하는 색을 갖는 비도전성 착색용 잉크를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제5항에 있어서,상기 도전성 물질은 분말, 섬유질 및 액상 중 적어도 어느 하나의 상태로 제공되는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제6항에 있어서,상기 도전성 물질은 카본 파이버, 카본 파우더, 금속을 이용한 파우더, 도전성 잉크, 도전성 유기물질, PEDOT(폴리에틸렌디옥시티오펜), ITO, IZO, AZO(Al-doped zinc oxide), 및 CNT(탄소나노튜브) 중 적어도 어느 하나를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 전극패턴은 투명 또는 불투명 도전성 물질을 이용하여 제공되는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 와이어부재는 상기 관통영역의 경계 내에서 상기 착색 도전층과 연결되는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 와이어부재는 상기 관통영역의 경계 외에서 상기 착색 도전층과 연결되는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 와이어 부재는 상기 전극패턴 및 외부의 메인 회로를 전기적으로 연결하기 위한 연성회로기판을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제11항에 있어서,상기 연성회로기판은 상기 윈도우 데코레이션을 따라 상기 절연기판의 저면에 제공되며, 상기 전극패턴의 상단 및 하단을 전기적으로 연결하는 회로를 구성하며,상기 연성회로기판은 일면에 상기 전극패턴의 상단 및 하단을 전기적으로 연결하도록 상기 전극패턴의 상단에서 하단까지 연장 형성되는 연결단자를 포함하며,상기 연성회로기판에는 상기 연결단자 간의 교차지점에 인접하게 배치되는 비아홀이 형성되며, 상기 비아홀을 통해서 상기 연결단자를 상기 연성회로기판의 타면으로 안내함으로써 상기 연결단자 간의 접촉이 방지되는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 착색 도전층은 적층된 복수개의 개별 레이어를 포함하며,상기 개별 레이어 각각은 도전성 물질과 비도전성 착색물질의 혼합비율이 상이한 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제13항에 있어서,상기 절연기판의 상면을 향할수록 상기 도전성 물질에 대한 상기 비도전성 착색물질의 비율이 점차적으로 증가하는 것을 특징으로 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 전극패턴은일 방향을 따라 일렬로 제공되는 복수의 확장부 및 상기 복수의 확장부 사이를 연결하는 복수의 브릿지부를 포함하는 제1 전극패턴;상기 절연기판 상에서 상기 제1 전극패턴과 같은 면에서 상기 제1 전극패턴과 교차하도록 나란하게 형성되되 상기 제1 전극패턴과 전기적으로 분리되고, 상기 확장부 및 상기 브릿지부 이외의 영역에 형성된 복수의 투명 연결부 및 상기 브릿지부를 넘어 상기 투명 연결부를 연결하는 저저항 라인을 포함하는 제2 전극패턴; 및상기 제1 전극패턴의 상기 브릿지부 및 상기 저저항 라인 사이에 개재되는 절연패턴;을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 절연기판 및 상기 윈도우 데코레이션 사이에 개재되는 산화물층을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 터치패널센서.
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