Field of the Invention
The disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly to a display device with touch function.
Description of the Related Art
Liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) are widely used as they possess the favorable advantages of having a thin profile and low radiation, and being lightweight. Current display devices have touch functionality. However, the length of transmission lines used in transmitting signals increases incrementally as the size of the display device increases. Since long transmission lines have high resistance, the accuracy of signals transmitted by these transmission lines can be altered by the resistance of the transmission lines.
In accordance with an embodiment, a touch display device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium. The first substrate comprises a plurality of pixel units, a first touch electrode, and a plurality of first connection lines. The pixel units are arranged in an array. The first touch electrode corresponds to at least one pixel unit. The first connection lines are extended along a first direction and coupled between the first touch electrode and a touch integrated circuit. The display medium is disposed between the first and second substrates.
A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The disclosure can be more fully understood by referring to the following detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
The touch element layer 130 is disposed on the display element layer 120, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the touch element layer 130 is disposed between the display element layer 120 and the first substrate 110. When the touch element layer 130 is disposed on the display element layer 120, the position relationship between the display element layer 120 and the touch element layer 130 is referred to as a top-com structure. When the display element layer 120 is disposed on the touch element layer 130, the position relationship between the display element layer 120 and the touch element layer 130 is referred to as a top-pixel structure.
The touch element layer 130 may comprise at least one metal layer to form a plurality of touch electrodes SC and connection lines ML connecting to the touch electrodes SC. In a touch sensing mode, the touch electrodes SC receive sensing signals provided from a touch integrated circuit (IC) 131 via the connection lines ML. The touch IC 131 detects the electrical variations in the touch electrodes SC via the connection lines ML to determine whether the touch display device 100 is touched by a user. In a display mode, the touch electrodes SC receive common voltage and serve as the common electrodes.
The display medium layer 140 is disposed between the touch element layer 130 and the second substrate 150. The display medium of the display medium layer 140 may be liquid crystal or organic light-emitting diodes. In this embodiment, since the touch element layer 130 is disposed between the display medium layer 140 and the first substrate 110, the touch display device 100 is referred to as an in-cell structure.
The second substrate 150 comprises a color filter layer 151. The color filter layer 151 comprises a plurality of color filters to pass through lights with specific colors. In one embodiment, each color filter corresponds to one of the pixel units 121. In another embodiment, the second substrate 150 may not comprise the color filter layer 151. In some embodiments, the first substrate 110 comprises the color filter layer 151.
The touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 are coupled to the touch IC 210 via the connection lines ML11˜ML28. The connection lines ML11˜ML28 are extended along a first direction D1. In a touch sensing mode, the touch IC 210 provides sensing signals to the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 via the connection lines ML11˜ML28 and detects the electrical variations of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 to determine the touched position on the touch display device 100. In a display mode, the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 serve as common electrodes and receive common voltage.
In this embodiment, since the connection lines ML11˜ML28 are separated from each other, the touch IC 210 can provide different sensing signals to the same touch electrode. For example, the touch IC 210 provides a first sensing signal to the touch electrode SC1 via the connection line ML13 and provides a second sensing signal to the touch electrode SC1 via the connection line ML14. The first sensing signal may be the same as or different from the second sensing signal. In this case, since the touch IC 210 provides two sensing signals to the different regions of the touch electrode SC1 via the independent connection lines ML13 and ML14, the touch IC 210 can control the voltage levels of the different regions of the touch electrode SC1.
In this embodiment, each touch electrode is coupled to the touch IC 210 via a plurality of connection lines. For example, the touch electrode SC1 is coupled to the touch IC 210 via the connection lines ML13 and ML14, the touch electrode SC4 is coupled to the touch IC 210 via the connection lines ML12 and ML15, and the touch electrode SC7 is coupled to the touch IC 210 via the connection lines ML11 and ML16. The disclosure does not limit the number of connection lines connecting to the same touch electrode. In some embodiments, at least one of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 is coupled to two or more connection lines.
Additionally, in this embodiment, each touch electrode is coupled to two connection lines, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the number of connection lines connecting to at least one of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 is different from the number of connection lines connecting to another of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9. For example, the touch electrode SC1 may be coupled to three connection lines, and the touch electrode SC4 may be coupled to two connection lines.
In this embodiment, each of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 is coupled to the corresponding connection lines via five through holes, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the number of through holes coupled to at least one of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 is different from the number of through holes coupled to another of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9. In another embodiment, each of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC9 may couple to the corresponding connection lines via any suitable number of the through holes.
Each touch electrode is electrically connected to two connection lines. In this embodiment, the connection line close to the left edge of the touch electrode is referred to as a left connection line, and the connection line close to the right edge of the touch electrode is referred to as a right connection line. For example, the connection line ML13 coupled to the touch electrode SC1 is close to the left edge LE1 of the touch electrode SC1 such that connection line ML13 is referred to as a left connection line. Similarly, the connection line ML14 coupled to the touch electrode SC1 is close to the right edge RE1 of the touch electrode SC1 such that connection line ML14 is referred to as a right connection line.
The distance between the left connection line of each touch electrode and the corresponding left-edge is referred to as a left distance. The distance between the right connection line of each touch electrode and the corresponding right-edge is referred to as a right distance. For example, the distance LD21 between the left connection line ML13 of the touch electrode SC1 and the left-side LE1 is extended along a second direction D2 and referred to as a left distance. In one embodiment, the second direction D2 is vertical to the first direction D1. The distance RD21 between the right connection line ML14 of the touch electrode SC1 and the right-side RE1 is extended along the second direction D2 and referred to as a right distance.
For the same touch electrode, the left distance may be equal to or unequal to the right distance. Taking the touch electrode SC1 as an example, the left distance LD21 is equal to the right distance RD21, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the left distance LD21 is less than or higher than the right distance RD21. In some embodiments, at least one of the left distances LD21˜LD29 may be equal to or unequal to another of the left distances LD21˜LD29. Similarly, at least one of the right distances RD21˜RD29 may be equal to or unequal to another of the right distances RD21˜RD29.
In this embodiment, the left distance LD22 of the touch electrode SC2 is equal to the right distance RD21 of the touch electrode SC1, and the right distance RD22 of the touch electrode SC2 is equal to the left distance LD23 of the touch electrode SC3. Similarly, the left distance LD25 of the touch electrode SC5 is equal to the right distance RD24 of the touch electrode SC4, and the right distance RD25 of the touch electrode SC5 is equal to the left distance LD26 of the touch electrode SC6. The left distance LD28 of the touch electrode SC8 is equal to the right distance RD27 of the touch electrode SC7, and the right distance RD28 of the touch electrode SC8 is equal to the left distance LD29 of the touch electrode SC9. In this case, the left distance LD25 of the touch electrode SC5 may be equal to or unequal to the right distance RD25 of the touch electrode SC5. The left distance LD28 of the touch electrode SC8 may be equal to or unequal to the right distance RD28 of the touch electrode SC8.
In this embodiment, the left distance LD32 of the touch electrode SC2 is equal to the right distance RD31 of the touch electrode SC1, and the right distance RD32 of the touch electrode SC2 is equal to the left distance LD33 of the touch electrode SC3. Similarly, the left distance LD35 of the touch electrode SC5 is equal to the right distance RD34 of the touch electrode SC4, and the right distance RD35 of the touch electrode SC5 is equal to the left distance LD36 of the touch electrode SC6. The left distance LD38 of the touch electrode SC8 is equal to the right distance RD37 of the touch electrode SC7, and the right distance RD38 of the touch electrode SC8 is equal to the left distance LD39 of the touch electrode SC9.
The disclosure does not limit the distances between the middle connection line and the right connection line and between the middle connection line and the left connection line. Taking the touch electrode SC1 shown in
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Furthermore, in this embodiment, the numbers of the connection lines connecting to the touch electrodes arranged in the same row (horizontal direction) are the same. For example, each of the touch electrodes SC1˜SC3 is coupled to three connection lines, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, for the touch electrodes arranged in the same row, the number of connection lines connecting to one of the touch electrodes may be the same as or different from the number of connection lines connecting to another of the touch electrodes.
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In one embodiment, the connection lines ML51˜ML68 are extended along the first direction D1 to the top-edge TE1 of the touch electrode SC1. In addition, the connection lines ML54˜ML55 can be extended along the first direction D1 to the top-edge TE4 of the touch electrode SC4. In this case, the connection lines ML54˜ML55 may be extended along the first direction D1 to the top-edge TE1 of the touch electrode SC1. Therefore, the connection lines ML54˜M55 overlap the touch electrode SC1 and do not electrically connect to the touch electrode SC1. Similarly, the connection line ML56 can be extended along the first direction D1 to the top-edge TE7 of the touch electrode SC7 or more extended to the top-edge TE4 of the touch electrode SC4 or more extended to the top-edge TE1 of the touch electrode SC1. In this case, the connection line ML56 may overlap the touch electrodes SC1 and SC4, and does not electrically connect to the touch electrodes SC1 and SC4.
In this embodiment, for the same connection line, the widths of all segments are the same. For example, the widths of the segments 211a˜213a are the same, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, for the same connection line, the widths of all segments are not the same. Refer to
Additionally, for the various connection lines connecting to the same touch electrode, the width of one of the connection lines may be the same as or different from the width of another of the connection lines. Refer to
In other embodiments, the width of one of the connection lines connecting to a touch electrode may be different from the width of one of the connection lines connecting to another touch electrode. Refer to
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For the sub-conduction lines connecting to the same touch electrode, the sub-conduction lines can be divided into a plurality of group. For example, the sub-conduction lines SL11˜SL16 connecting to the touch electrode SC1 can be divided into a first group, a second group, and a third group. The sub-conduction lines (e.g. SL11˜SL13) of the first group are coupled to the segments 211a˜211c of the connection lines ML51˜ML53. The sub-conduction lines (e.g. SL14˜SL15) of the second group are coupled to the segments 212a˜212c of the connection lines ML51˜ML53. The sub-conduction line (e.g. SL16) of the third group are coupled to the segments 213a˜213c of the connection lines ML51˜ML53. In this embodiment, the numbers of the sub-conduction lines of the first to third groups are not the same. In other embodiments, the number of sub-conduction lines of one of the first to third groups may be higher than, less than or equal to the number of sub-conduction lines of another of the first to third groups.
Additionally, assuming that the sub-conduction lines SL22˜SL24 connecting to the touch electrode SC2 are divided into a fourth group, and the sub-conduction lines SL33˜SL35 connecting to the touch electrode SC3 are divided into a fifth group. In this embodiment, the numbers of the sub-conduction lines of the first, fourth and fifth groups are the same, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of sub-conduction lines of one of the first, fourth and fifth groups may be higher than, equal to or less than the number of sub-conduction lines of another of the first, fourth and fifth groups
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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104140489 | Dec 2015 | TW | national |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/174,728, filed Jun. 12, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/193,787, filed Jul. 17, 2015, which applications are hereby incorporated by reference in the entirety. This Application claims priority of Taiwan Patent Application No. 104140489, filed on Dec. 3, 2015, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
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