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TWM441161U
TWM441161U TW101213637U TW101213637U TWM441161U TW M441161 U TWM441161 U TW M441161U TW 101213637 U TW101213637 U TW 101213637U TW 101213637 U TW101213637 U TW 101213637U TW M441161 U TWM441161 U TW M441161U
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M441161 五、新型說明: 【新型所屬之技術領域】 [0001] 本創作係有關於一種觸控單元,尤指一種兼具有大幅減 少厚度及降低生產成本的效果之觸控單元。 【先前技術】 [0002] 隨著資訊技術與通訊網路的迅速發展’電子資訊產品漸 漸普及於個人,相對的觸控面板也同時迅速發展,現今 觸控面板依其感應原理的不同,主要區分為電阻式、電 容式、電磁式以及光學式等四種’其中電容式觸碰面板 結構具防塵、防火以及高解析度等特性’因而廣泛地被 採用,該電容式觸控面板作用原理,主要是依據電容量 變化來確認接觸點位置,利用觸控物(如手指等導體) 的接近對電極間產生電容性的電性變化,而確定接觸點 的座標。 電容式觸控面板已漸漸的成為觸控技術中的主流,並應 用在各項電子資訊產品當中,例如手機、平板電腦、隨 身聽、手持式電子裝置(設備)、各種顯示器、監視器等 等,該等電容式觸控面板之電子資訊產品其原理為應用 感應人體微弱電流所形成之電容值變化的方式來達到觸 控的目的,進而測得手指之位置變化與點選狀況,與達 成操控之目的。 而一般電容式的多點式觸控面板主要應用為雙層式觸控 面板,其雙層式觸控面板均係於各透明導電基板上進行 多道網版印刷製程或黃光蝕刻製程有可相互對應配合之 氧化銦錫(ITO)層,該麵逯明導電基板之材質多為玻璃, 1012043916-0 10121363^單編號A0101 第3頁/共11頁 M441161 由於透明導電基板單價高,製造時會重覆耗費較多的生 產材料,當觸控面板製程中產生不良品時,必須將整個 觸控面板報廢,且無法回收,進而造成成本浪費,更且 各透明導電基板需分別進行有所述氧化銦錫(ITO)層,而 其進行多道網版印刷製程或黃光蝕刻製程時其製造步驟 繁瑣與製造成本同時大幅提升,又且其雙層式之觸控面 板亦會使電子裝置的整體厚度增加,無法滿足可攜式電 子裝置輕薄短小的需求,因此整體厚度較厚等缺點勢必 需要有所改良;故習知具有下列缺點: 1. 厚度較厚; 2. 製造繁瑣; 3. 製造成本較高。 是以,要如何解決上述習用之問題與缺失,即為本案之 創作人與從事此行業之相關廠商所亟欲研究改善之方向 所在者。 【新型内容】 [0003] 爰此,為解決上述習知技術之缺點,本創作之主要目的 < ,係提供一種減少整體厚度的癌元。 本創作之另一目的,係提供一種可大幅降低製造成本的 觸控單元。 為達上述目的本創作係提供一種觸控單元,係包括:複 數第一軸向電極及複數第二轴向電極,該等第一軸向電 極沿一第一方向延伸’其中各第一袖向電極包含有複數 個第一感應電極,其中該等第一感應電極係沿該第一方 向相互連接設置,且該等第一感應電極中央位置處形成 有一中空區,並該第一感應電極一端緣往該第一方向具 10121363^單编號删1 第 4 頁 / 共 11 頁 1012043916-0 有—第一延伸端,另一端緣相反該第一方向具有一第二 延伸端,該第一延伸端與第二延伸端間形成有一 _空通 道,該t空通道連通所述中空區,而該第二軸向電極包 含有複數第二感應電極及複數第二連接線,該等第二感 應電極係設置於中空區内,而該等第二連接線一端連接 所述第一感應電極且沿一第二方向延伸並通過所述中空 通道,透過本創作第一軸向電極及第二軸向電極的設計 ,可有效達到降低觸控單元製造成本及減少整體厚度的 效果者。 【實施方式】 [〇〇〇4]本創作之上述目的及其結構與功能上的特性,將依據所 附圖式之較佳實施例予以說明。 本創作係一種觸控單元1,請參閱第1圖及第2圖所示,係 顯示本創作較佳實施例之平面示意圖及局部示意圖,該 觸控單元1具有複數第一轴向電極10及複數第二軸向電極 11及一透明基板12,該等第一第一軸向電極1〇及第二軸 向電極11係披覆成形於所述透明基板12上,其中該透明 基板12之材質於該較佳實施係以玻璃做說明,但並不侷 限於此,亦可選擇為聚乙烯對苯二曱酸酯 (Polyethylene Terephthalate,PET)、聚碳酸酯 (Poly Carbonate ’ PC)、聚乙稀(polyethylene ’ PE)、聚氯乙稀(p〇iy vinyl Chloride,PVC)、聚丙 稀(Poly Propylene ’ pp) ' 聚笨乙烯(p〇ly styrene ’ PS)、l 甲基丙稀酸曱酯(p〇iymethyimethacrylate ’ PMMA)、環稀煙共聚物(CyCi〇 〇iefin coplymer, COC)其中任一材質β 1012043916-0 10121363+單編號删1 第5頁/共11頁 M441161 且該等第一軸向電極ίο及第二軸向電極π材質係為銦錫 氧化物(Indium Tin Oxide,ITO)或銻錫氧化物 (Antimony Tin Oxide ’ ΑΤΟ)或銦鋅氧化物(indium zinc oxide,IZ0)薄膜,並所述第一轴向電極ι〇及第 二轴向電極11於該較佳實施例係以濺鍍之方式形成在該 透明基板12之一側面上’但並不侷限於此,於具體實施 時’亦可選擇以塗佈凝膠、電锻或蒸鍵之方式形成在該 側面上,合先陳明。 而該等第一軸向電極10係沿一第一方向γ延伸,於本實施 例中其第一方向Y係以Y轴為實施方式,其中各第一軸向 電極10包含複數個第一感應電極101 ’該等第一感應電極 101沿該第一方向γ相互連接設置,且該等第一感應電極 101係呈匸狀,並於中央位置處形成有一中空區丨〇2,而 一端緣往該第一方向γ具有一第一延伸端1〇3,另一端相 反該第一方向γ具有一第二延伸端104,該第一延伸端1〇3 與第二延伸端104往相互方向延伸,並該第一延伸端1〇3 與第二延伸端104間形成有一中空通道1〇5 ,該中空通道 105連通所述中空區丄02,又該等第一軸向電極1〇更具有 一第一軸向連接線106 ,該第一軸向連接線1〇6沿所述第 一方向Y延伸且連接該等第一感應電極1〇1。 而該等第二軸向電極Π包含複數第二感應電極U1及複數 第二連接線112,該等第二感應電極1U係分別設置於該 第一感應電極101之中空區102内,而該等第二連接線 112—端連接所述第二感應電極U1且沿一第二方向X延伸 並通過所述中空通道105,於本實施例中其第二方向又係 以x軸為實施方式,又該第二軸向電極11更具有複數第二 1012136#單編號AG1G1 第6頁/共11頁 1012043916-0 •M441161 軸向連接線113,該第二軸向連接線113連接該第二連接 線11 2另一端,藉此,透過本創作第一轴向電極10及第二 軸向電極11的設計,可有效達到降低觸控單元1製造成本 及減少整體厚度的效果者。 另,所述第一軸向電極10及第二軸向電極11係對應貼合 於該透明基板12—側,並該第一轴向電極10及第二轴向 電極11另一側可貼合有保護層,其保護層材質係為氮化 矽(SiNx)、二氧化矽(Si02)、碳化矽(SiC)其中任一; 並所述保護層12於該較佳實施例係以塗佈凝膠、電鍍、 ® 蒸鍍、沉積或濺鍍其中任一之方式所形成之薄膜結構在 該第一軸向電極10及第二轴向電極11相對透明基板12另 一側並坡覆保護。 以上所述,本創作相較於習知具有下列之優點: 1. 減少整體厚度; 2. 製造成本較低。 按,以上所述,僅為本創作的較佳具體實施例,惟本創 作的特徵並不侷限於此,任何熟悉該項技藝者在本創作 w 領域内,可輕易思及的變化或修飾,皆應涵蓋在以下本 創作的申請專利範圍中。 【圖式簡單說明】 [0005] 第1圖係本創作之較佳實施例之平面示意圖; 第2圖係本創作之較佳實施例之局部示意圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 [0006] 觸控單元1 第一袖向電極10 10121363^ 單編號删1 第 7 頁 / 共 11 頁 1012043916-0 M441161M441161 V. New Description: [New Technology Area] [0001] This creation is about a touch unit, especially a touch unit that has the effect of greatly reducing thickness and reducing production cost. [Previous Technology] [0002] With the rapid development of information technology and communication networks, electronic information products are gradually becoming more popular among individuals, and the relative touch panels are also rapidly developing. Today's touch panels are mainly distinguished according to their different sensing principles. Resistance, capacitance, electromagnetic and optical, etc., in which the capacitive touch panel structure has the characteristics of dustproof, fireproof and high resolution, is widely used. The principle of the capacitive touch panel is mainly The position of the contact point is confirmed according to the change in capacitance, and the coordinate of the contact point is determined by utilizing a capacitive electrical change between the electrodes of the touch object (such as a finger). Capacitive touch panels have gradually become the mainstream in touch technology and are used in various electronic information products, such as mobile phones, tablets, walkmans, handheld electronic devices (devices), various displays, monitors, etc. The principle of the electronic information product of the capacitive touch panel is to apply the method of sensing the change of the capacitance value formed by the weak current of the human body to achieve the purpose of the touch, thereby measuring the position change and the selection condition of the finger, and achieving the control. The purpose. The general capacitive multi-touch panel is mainly used as a double-layer touch panel, and the double-layer touch panel is mounted on each transparent conductive substrate for a multi-screen printing process or a yellow etching process. Indium tin oxide (ITO) layer which is matched with each other, the surface of the conductive substrate is mostly glass, 1012043916-0 10121363^single number A0101 Page 3 of 11 M441161 Due to the high unit price of the transparent conductive substrate, it will be manufactured Repeatedly consume more production materials. When a defective product is produced in the touch panel process, the entire touch panel must be scrapped and cannot be recycled, resulting in waste of cost, and each transparent conductive substrate needs to be separately oxidized. Indium tin (ITO) layer, which is cumbersome in manufacturing process and greatly improved in manufacturing cost when performing multi-pass screen printing process or yellow photolithography process, and its double-layer touch panel also makes the whole electronic device The increase in thickness does not meet the needs of portable electronic devices that are light, thin, and short. Therefore, the overall thickness and thickness are inevitably required to be improved; therefore, the following disadvantages are known: 1. Thick Thick; 2. complicated manufacturing; 3. high manufacturing cost. Therefore, how to solve the above problems and shortcomings, that is, the creators of this case and the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study the direction of improvement. [New Content] [0003] In order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cancer cell which reduces the overall thickness. Another object of the present invention is to provide a touch unit that can significantly reduce manufacturing costs. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a touch unit comprising: a plurality of first axial electrodes and a plurality of second axial electrodes, the first axial electrodes extending along a first direction, wherein each of the first sleeves The electrode includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes, wherein the first sensing electrodes are connected to each other along the first direction, and a hollow region is formed at a central position of the first sensing electrodes, and one end of the first sensing electrode The first direction has 10121363^ single number deletion 1 page 4 / 11 pages 1012043916-0 having a first extension end, the other end edge opposite the first direction having a second extension end, the first extension end An empty channel is formed between the second extended end and the second axial electrode, and the second axial electrode includes a plurality of second sensing electrodes and a plurality of second connecting lines, and the second sensing electrode system Provided in the hollow region, and the second connecting wires are connected to the first sensing electrode at one end and extend in a second direction and pass through the hollow channel to pass through the first axial electrode and the second axial electrode. Meter, the touch unit is effective to reduce the manufacturing cost and the effect of reducing the overall thickness of those. [Embodiment] The above object of the present invention and its structural and functional characteristics will be described in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the accompanying drawings. The present invention is a touch unit 1 , which is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , which is a schematic plan view and a partial schematic view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The touch unit 1 has a plurality of first axial electrodes 10 and a plurality of second axial electrodes 11 and a transparent substrate 12, wherein the first first axial electrodes 1 and the second axial electrodes 11 are overlaid on the transparent substrate 12, wherein the transparent substrate 12 is made of a material The preferred embodiment is described by glass, but is not limited thereto, and may be selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (Poly Carbonate 'PC), and polyethylene. (polyethylene 'PE), p〇iy vinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (Poly Propylene ' pp) 'p〇ly styrene 'PS), l methacrylic acid decyl ester ( P〇iymethyimethacrylate 'PMMA), CyCi〇〇iefin coplymer (COC), any material β 1012043916-0 10121363 + single number deletion 1 page 5 / 11 pages M441161 and these first axial directions Electrode ίο and second axial electrode π material is indium tin oxide (Indium Tin Oxide, ITO) or antimony tin Oxide ' ΑΤΟ or indium zinc oxide (IZ0) film, and the first axial electrode ι and the second axial electrode 11 is formed on one side of the transparent substrate 12 by sputtering, but is not limited thereto, and may be selected to coat a gel, an electric forging or a steaming key in a specific implementation. The way is formed on the side, and the first is clear. The first axial electrodes 10 extend along a first direction γ. In the embodiment, the first direction Y is a Y-axis embodiment, wherein each of the first axial electrodes 10 includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes. The first sensing electrodes 101 are connected to each other along the first direction γ, and the first sensing electrodes 101 are in a meander shape, and a hollow region 丨〇2 is formed at a central position, and one end edge is formed The first direction γ has a first extending end 1〇3, and the other end opposite to the first direction γ has a second extending end 104, and the first extending end 1〇3 and the second extending end 104 extend in a mutual direction. A hollow channel 1〇5 is formed between the first extending end 1〇3 and the second extending end 104. The hollow channel 105 communicates with the hollow area 丄02, and the first axial electrodes 1〇 further have a first An axial connecting line 106 extending along the first direction Y and connecting the first sensing electrodes 1〇1. The second axial electrodes Π include a plurality of second sensing electrodes U1 and a plurality of second connecting lines 112, and the second sensing electrodes 1U are respectively disposed in the hollow regions 102 of the first sensing electrodes 101, and the same The second connecting line 112 is connected to the second sensing electrode U1 and extends along a second direction X and passes through the hollow channel 105. In this embodiment, the second direction is the x-axis embodiment. The second axial electrode 11 further has a plurality of second 1012136# single number AG1G1 page 6 / 11 pages 1012043916-0 • M441161 axial connection line 113, the second axial connection line 113 is connected to the second connection line 11 At the other end, the design of the first axial electrode 10 and the second axial electrode 11 can effectively achieve the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost of the touch unit 1 and reducing the overall thickness. In addition, the first axial electrode 10 and the second axial electrode 11 are correspondingly bonded to the transparent substrate 12 side, and the first axial electrode 10 and the second axial electrode 11 are affixed to the other side. The protective layer is made of any of tantalum nitride (SiNx), cerium oxide (SiO 2 ), and tantalum carbide (SiC); and the protective layer 12 is coated in the preferred embodiment. The film structure formed by any one of glue, electroplating, ® evaporation, deposition or sputtering is applied to the other side of the transparent substrate 12 and the slope protection of the first axial electrode 10 and the second axial electrode 11. As mentioned above, this creation has the following advantages over conventional ones: 1. Reduce overall thickness; 2. Lower manufacturing cost. According to the above description, it is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any one who is familiar with the skill of the art can easily change or modify in the field of the creation. It should be covered in the scope of the patent application below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0005] Figure 1 is a schematic plan view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a partial schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] [0006] Touch unit 1 First sleeve electrode 10 10121363^ Single number deletion 1 Page 7 / Total 11 page 1012043916-0 M441161

第一感應電極ιοί 中空區102 第一延伸端103 第二延伸端104 中空通道105 第一轴向連接線106 第二轴向電極11 第二感應電極111 第二連接線112 第二轴向連接線113 透明基板12 第一方向Y 第二方向XFirst sensing electrode ιοί hollow region 102 first extending end 103 second extending end 104 hollow channel 105 first axial connecting line 106 second axial electrode 11 second sensing electrode 111 second connecting line 112 second axial connecting line 113 transparent substrate 12 first direction Y second direction X

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•M441161 六、申請直剎節·HI : 1 . 一種觸控單元,係包括: 複數第一軸向電極,沿一第一方向延伸,其中各第一軸向 電極包含複數個第一感應電極,該等第一感應電極沿該第 一方向相互連接設置,且該等第一感應電極中央位置處形 成有一中空區,而一端緣往該第一方向具有一第一延伸端 ,另一端緣相反該第一方向具有一第二延伸端,該第一延 伸端與第二延伸端間形成有一中空通道,該中空通道連通 所述中空區; 複數第二軸向電極,其中各第二軸向電極包含複數第二感 應電極及複數第二連接線,該等第二感應電極係設置於中 空區内,而該等第二連接線一端連接所述第二感應電極且 沿一第二方向延伸並通過所述中空通道。 2 .如申請專利範圍第1項所述之觸控單元,其中各第一軸向 電極更具有一第一軸向連接線,該第一轴向連接線沿所述 第一方向延伸且連接該等第一感應電極。 3 .如申請專利範圍第1項所述之觸控單元,其中所述第二軸 向電極更具有複數第二軸向連接線,該第二軸向連接線連 接該第二連接線另一端。 4 .如申請專利範圍第1項所述之觸控單元,其中所述第一軸 向電極及第二軸向電極係披覆成形於一透明基板上。 5.如申請專利範圍第4項所述之觸控單元,其中該透明基板 之材質係選擇為玻璃、聚乙烯對笨二甲酸酯、聚碳酸酯、 聚乙烯、聚氣乙烯、聚丙烯、聚苯乙烯、聚甲基丙烯酸甲 酯及環烯烴共聚物其中任一材質。 10121363#單編號 A〇101 第9頁/共11頁 1012043916-0• M441161 6. Applying a direct brake section HI: 1. A touch unit includes: a plurality of first axial electrodes extending along a first direction, wherein each of the first axial electrodes includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes, The first sensing electrodes are connected to each other along the first direction, and a hollow region is formed at a central position of the first sensing electrodes, and one end edge has a first extending end in the first direction, and the other end edge is opposite. The first direction has a second extending end, and a hollow channel is formed between the first extending end and the second extending end, the hollow channel communicates with the hollow region; a plurality of second axial electrodes, wherein each of the second axial electrodes comprises a plurality of second sensing electrodes and a plurality of second connecting lines, wherein the second sensing electrodes are disposed in the hollow region, and the second connecting wires are connected to the second sensing electrode at one end and extend in a second direction and pass through the Said hollow channel. The touch unit of claim 1, wherein each of the first axial electrodes further has a first axial connecting line extending along the first direction and connecting the first axial connecting line Wait for the first sensing electrode. 3. The touch unit of claim 1, wherein the second axial electrode further has a plurality of second axial connecting lines, and the second axial connecting line is connected to the other end of the second connecting line. 4. The touch unit of claim 1, wherein the first axial electrode and the second axial electrode are overlaid on a transparent substrate. 5. The touch unit of claim 4, wherein the material of the transparent substrate is selected from the group consisting of glass, polyethylene, dimethacrylate, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, Any material of polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate and cyclic olefin copolymer. 10121363#单号 A〇101 Page 9 of 11 1012043916-0
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