WO2021190047A1 - Touch-control module, touch-control display screen, and method for manufacturing touch-control display screen - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to the technical field of touch display screens, in particular to a touch control module, a touch display screen, and a manufacturing method of the touch display screen.
- Some touch display screens in related technologies include a display module and a touch module arranged on the display module.
- the electrodes and wiring in the touch module usually adopt a mutual-capacitive multilayer design, which leads to a touch display
- the thickness of the screen is relatively thick, and more manufacturing processes are required, the manufacturing is cumbersome, and the product yield is low.
- the present disclosure aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present disclosure is to provide a touch module, which has a small thickness, few manufacturing processes, easy manufacturing, and high product yield.
- the present disclosure also proposes a touch display screen with the above touch module.
- the present disclosure also proposes a method for manufacturing the above-mentioned touch display screen.
- a touch module includes: a touch layer, the touch layer having a single-layer structure and including n rows of touch units sequentially arranged along a first direction, each row of Each touch unit includes a first unit and a second unit arranged in sequence along the first direction, the first unit includes a row of first electrode rows and m first electrode traces, and the first electrode row includes M first electrodes arranged sequentially along the second direction, each of the first electrode traces is connected to one of the first electrodes to form m first signal lines, and the second direction is connected to the The first direction intersects; the second unit includes a row of second electrode rows and j second electrode traces, and the second electrode row includes m groups of second electrode units sequentially arranged along the second direction, m The group of the second electrode units and the m of the first electrodes are arranged opposite to each other along the first direction, and each group of the second electrode units includes j second electrode units arranged in sequence along the second direction.
- the touch module has a small thickness, few manufacturing processes, easy manufacturing, and high product yield.
- the widths of the m first electrodes in the first electrode column sequentially decrease along the second direction.
- the width sides of the m first electrodes in the first unit are aligned, and the m first electrode traces are all located on the same side of the width of the first electrode column.
- the center positions of the j second electrodes in the second electrode unit are sequentially shifted in the first direction along the second direction.
- the widths of the j second electrodes in the second electrode unit are the same, and the center positions of every two adjacent second electrodes have the same spacing in the first direction. .
- each group of the second electrode unit in the second electrode column has the same structure, and the second electrode traces are aligned with each group of the second electrode unit along the second direction. The second electrodes in the same order are connected.
- the order of the j second electrodes in each group of the second electrode units along the second direction is a first order electrode to a jth order electrode
- the j of the second electrode traces are respectively a first trace to a first trace
- the first trace is connected to the first sequence electrode in each group of the second electrode unit
- the first trace is The j wiring is connected to the j-th order electrode in each group of the second electrode unit, wherein the first wiring and the j-th wiring are respectively located on both sides of the width of the second electrode column.
- the x-th trace in the second unit is connected to the x-th order electrode in each group of the second electrode unit, and the The x-th trace passes between every two adjacent second electrode units to connect to the two adjacent x-th sequence electrodes, and the x-th trace runs from each x-th sequence electrode.
- the width of the sequence electrode has an input connection on one side and an output connection on the other side of the width.
- the structure of each row of the touch unit in the touch layer is the same.
- the entire touch layer is a single-layer metal grid, and the first electrode, the first electrode trace, the second electrode, and the second electrode trace are all made of The metal grid is composed.
- the metal mesh is composed of a plurality of mesh units, and some of the mesh units of the plurality of mesh units have short-circuit-proof openings.
- the grid unit is a polygonal grid, and the break opening is formed on a straight side of the grid unit.
- a touch display screen includes a display module and a touch module, the display module includes an encapsulation layer, and the touch module is a touch screen according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure.
- the control module, and the touch control layer is arranged on the encapsulation layer.
- the touch display screen of the embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure by providing the touch module of the embodiment of the first aspect, the thickness of the touch screen is small, the manufacturing process is small, the manufacturing is easy, and the product yield is high.
- the touch display screen is the touch display screen according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure
- the manufacturing method includes the step of: making the encapsulation layer , Making a single-layer metal grid on the encapsulation layer to form the touch control layer.
- the manufacturing is simple and convenient, the production efficiency is high, and the yield rate is high.
- the metal grid is manufactured on the encapsulation layer using an exposure process or a screen printing process.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the arrangement of electrodes and traces of a touch layer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of one row of touch units shown in FIG. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of M1 shown in Fig. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of M2 shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a partial stacking schematic diagram of part of the structure of the touch display screen according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the arrangement of electrodes and traces of a touch layer 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch layer 100 includes n rows of touch units 10 arranged in sequence along a first direction F1 (from left to right as shown in FIG. 1), and the n rows of touch units 10 are arranged along the first direction F1.
- the touch layer 100 has a single-layer structure, so that n columns of touch units 10 are arranged in the same layer.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a touch unit 10 shown in FIG. 1.
- each column of touch units 10 includes a first direction F1 (as shown in FIG. 2 from left to right). The direction) is arranged in sequence: the first unit 1 and the second unit 2. Since the touch layer 100 is a single-layer structure, the first unit 1 and the second unit 2 in the n columns of touch units 10 are arranged in the same layer.
- the first unit 1 includes a first electrode column 1a and m first electrode traces 1b.
- the row direction from top to bottom as shown in Figure 2
- Correspondingly connected that is, one first electrode 1a1 is connected to one first electrode wiring 1b to form a first signal line, so m first electrode wirings 1b can form m first signal lines.
- the second unit 2 includes a row of second electrode rows 2a and j second electrode traces 2b.
- the m groups of second electrode units 2a0 are arranged in sequence.
- the m groups of second electrode units 2a0 and m first electrodes 1a1 are arranged opposite to each other along the first direction F1.
- each first electrode 1a1 corresponds to j second electrodes 2a1
- m first electrodes 1a1 correspond to mj second electrodes.
- the electrode 2a1, therefore, M mj
- the j second electrodes 2a1 in each group of the second electrode unit 2a0 are respectively connected to the j second electrode traces 2b in a one-to-one correspondence, so that each second electrode trace 2b is connected to One second electrode 2a1 in each group of second electrode units 2a0 is respectively connected, so that each second electrode trace 2b is simultaneously connected to m second electrodes 2a1 to form a second signal line, so j second electrodes
- the wiring 2b can form j second signal lines.
- each column of touch unit 10 there are m first electrodes 1a1, mj second electrodes 2a1, m first electrode traces 1b, and j second electrodes.
- the traces 2b so that when the touch layer 100 has n rows of touch units 10, there are n (m+j) touch electrode traces and n (m+mj) touch electrodes.
- the touch layer 100 of the embodiment of the present disclosure since the number of touch electrode traces (including the first electrode traces 1b and the second electrode traces 2b) is small, when the touch layer 100 is a single layer In the structure, the area occupied by the touch electrode traces is small, which in turn can ensure that the touch electrodes (including the first electrode 1a1 and the second electrode 2a1) can use a larger space, so the touch accuracy of the touch module A can be improved .
- one of the first electrode 1a1 and the second electrode 2a1 is a touch transmitting electrode, and the other is a touch receiving electrode.
- one of the first electrode wiring 1b and the second electrode wiring 2b is The touch transmitting electrode trace, and the other is the touch receiving electrode trace.
- the first electrode 1a1 is a touch emitting electrode
- the second electrode 2a1 is a touch receiving electrode
- the first electrode trace 1b is a touch emitting electrode trace
- the second electrode trace 2b is a touch receiving electrode trace.
- the first electrode 1a1 is a touch receiving electrode
- the second electrode trace 2b is a touch emitting electrode trace
- the first electrode trace 1b is a touch The receiving electrode is routed.
- each column of touch units 10 includes touch emitting electrodes, touch receiving electrodes, touch emitting electrode traces, and touch receiving electrode traces. Since the touch layer 100 is a single Layer structure, so that all touch emitting electrodes, touch receiving electrodes, touch emitting electrode traces and touch receiving electrode traces in the touch layer 100 are arranged in the same layer, thereby greatly reducing the touch layer The thickness of 100 makes the manufacturing process of the touch layer 100 less, easy to manufacture, and higher product yield.
- the touch layer 100 since the touch layer 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure adopts a single-layer design, the overall thickness of the touch module A is thinner, and fewer manufacturing processes are required, the manufacturing is easy, and the product yield is higher. Moreover, by arranging the first electrode 1a1 and the second electrode 2a1 in the above manner, the total number of the first electrode wiring 1b and the second electrode wiring 2b can be reduced, so that for the single-layer structure of the touch layer 100, By increasing the distribution area of the first electrode 1a1 and the second electrode 2a1, the touch accuracy of the touch module A can be improved.
- the first electrode 1a1 is used as the touch emitting electrode
- the second electrode 2a1 is the touch receiving electrode
- the first electrode trace 1b is the touch emitting electrode trace
- the second electrode trace 2b is the touch
- the wiring of the receiving electrode is described as an example. After reading the technical solutions of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the second electrode 2a1 is a touch transmitting electrode
- the first electrode 1a1 is a touch receiving electrode
- the wiring 2b is a touch transmitting electrode wiring
- the first electrode wiring 1b is a specific implementation of a touch receiving electrode wiring, which will not be repeated here.
- the m first electrode columns 1a decreases sequentially along the second direction F2 (the direction from top to bottom as shown in FIG. 2).
- m first electrodes 1a1 arranged in the second direction F2 in the first electrode column 1a are electrodes TXi-1 and electrode TXi-1, respectively. TXi-2...
- the electrode TXi-m wherein the width of the electrode TXi-1 is greater than the width of the electrode TXi-2, and the width of the electrode TXi-2 is greater than the width of the electrode TXi-m.
- the space where the width of the first electrodes 1a1 is reduced can be used to arrange the first electrode traces 1b to ensure The m first electrode traces 1b may be connected to the m first electrodes 1a1 respectively. It is worth noting that the position where the width of the first electrode 1a1 is reduced will form a touch dead zone, which means that the touch dead zone of the first electrode column 1a will increase sequentially along the second direction F2.
- one first electrode 1a1 is opposed to j second electrodes 2a1 along the first direction F1, so that the number of first electrodes 1a1 can be reduced, thereby reducing the touch blind area to a certain extent. , To ensure the touch effect.
- the method of reducing the width of the first electrode trace 1b can also be used to further reduce the touch blind area, so as to better ensure the touch effect.
- the maximum ratio of the touch blind area to the width of the touch electrodes can be reduced below 15%, which can effectively guarantee the touch effect.
- the width of the first electrode 1a1, the width of the second electrode 2a1, the width of the first electrode trace 1b, and the width of the second electrode trace 2b extend along the second direction F2.
- the width of the portion refers to the width in the first direction F1
- the width of the portion of the second electrode trace 2b extending along the first direction F1 refers to the width in the second direction F2.
- the ratio of the width of the first electrode trace 1b to the width of the widest first electrode 1a1 is not limited. For example, it can be calculated according to the value of m.
- the widest first electrode The width of 1a1 may be about 4 mm, the width of each first electrode trace 1b is not less than 30 ⁇ m, the value of m may be between 2-10, or the upper limit of the value of m is not limited.
- the width of the m first electrode traces 1b can be equal or unequal.
- each first electrode 1a1 phase Compared with the previous first electrode 1a1, the magnitude of the width reduction can be the same, for example, can be equal to the width of one first electrode trace 1b.
- the width sides of the m first electrodes 1a1 in the first unit 1 are aligned, and the m first electrode traces 1b are all located at the width of the first electrode column 1a.
- the same side that is, the center line of the first electrode column 1a extending in the second direction F2, and the same side in the first direction F1.
- it can be located on the first electrode 1a1 except the widest first electrode 1a1.
- the other side of the width that is, the side that is not aligned).
- the right edge of the electrode TXi-1, the right edge of the electrode TXi-2, and the right edge of the electrode TXi-m are aligned and located on the same vertical line as the electrode TXi-1.
- the connected electrode trace TXLi-1, the electrode trace TXLi-2 connected to the electrode TXi-2, and the electrode trace TXLi-m connected to the electrode TXi-m are all located between the electrode TXi-2 and the electrode TXi-m On the left side, and the electrode trace TXLi-1 is aligned with the left side of the electrode TXi-1.
- the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the m first electrodes 1a1 may also be arranged in other ways.
- the center sides of the m first electrodes 1a1 in the first unit 1 are aligned.
- the m first electrode traces 1b are respectively located on both sides of the width of at least one first electrode 1a1 (the embodiment is not shown in the figure), etc., which will not be repeated here.
- the center positions of the j second electrodes 2a1 in the second electrode unit 2a0 are sequentially shifted in the first direction F1 along the second direction F2. Therefore, the offset position of the second electrode 2a1 can be used to set the second electrode traces 2b to ensure that the j second electrode traces 2b can be connected to the mj second electrodes 2a1 correspondingly.
- the second electrode column 2a includes m second electrode units 2a0 sequentially arranged along the second direction F2, and each second electrode unit 2a0 It includes j second electrodes 2a1, which are electrode RXi-1, electrode RXi-2, electrode RXi-3...electrode RXi-j, where the center of electrode RXi-1, the center of electrode RXi-2, and electrode RXi- The center of 3 and the center of electrode RXi-j are shifted to the left in turn, or the line connecting the center of RXi-1, the center of electrode RXi-2, the center of electrode RXi-3, and the center of electrode RXi-j Tilt from top to bottom, from right to left.
- the widths of j second electrodes 2a1 in the second electrode unit 2a0 are the same, and the center positions of every two adjacent second electrodes 2a1 are in the first direction F1.
- the distances above are all the same, that is, the centers of the j second electrodes 2a1 in the second electrode unit 2a0 are sequentially offset in the first direction F1 along the second direction F2 by the same distance.
- the width of the electrode RXi-1, the width of the electrode RXi-2, the width of the electrode RXi-3, and the width of the electrode RXi-j are the same, and the center of the electrode RXi-2 is relative to the electrode
- the center of RXi-1 is offset to the left by L1
- the center of electrode RXi-3 is offset to the left with respect to the center of electrode RXi-2 is L2
- the center of electrode RXi-j is relative to the center of electrode RXi-3
- the ratio of the width of the portion of the second electrode trace 2b extending in the second direction F2 to the width of the second electrode 2a1 is not limited, for example, it can be calculated according to the value of j, for example, in some specific examples ,
- the width of the second electrode 2a1 can be about 4mm
- the width of the portion of the second electrode trace 2b extending along the second direction F2 is not less than 30 ⁇ m
- the value of j can be between 2-10, or the value of j
- the upper limit is unlimited.
- the width of the portion of the second electrode trace 2b extending in the first direction F1 is greater than or equal to the width of the portion of the second electrode trace 2b extending in the second direction F2, which is not limited here.
- each group of second electrode units 2a0 in the second electrode column 2a has the same structure, so that m groups of second electrode units 2a0 are repeatedly arranged in sequence along the second direction F2.
- the second electrode wiring 2b is connected to the second electrodes 2a1 in the same order along the second direction F2 in each group of second electrode units 2a0, that is, the second electrodes 2a1 in the same order in each group of second electrode units 2a0 It is used to transmit the same signal and is connected to the same second electrode trace 2b.
- FIG. 1 the example, in the example shown in FIG.
- the electrode trace RXLi-1 is connected to the electrode RXi-1 in the first order in each group of the second electrode unit 2a0, and the electrode trace RXLi-2 is connected to each group of the second electrode unit 2a0.
- the electrode RXi-2 in the second order in 2a0 is connected, the electrode trace RXLi-3 is connected to the electrode RXi-3 in the third order in each group of second electrode unit 2a0, and the electrode trace RXLi-j is connected to the second electrode unit in each group.
- the electrodes RXi-j located in the j-th order in the electrode unit 2a0 are connected. As a result, it is convenient to manufacture and to facilitate the wiring design.
- the order of the j second electrodes 2a1 in each group of second electrode units 2a0 along the second direction F2 is the first order electrode c1 (as shown in FIG. 2
- the electrode RXi-1) shown in FIG. 1) to the j-th order electrode cj (the electrode RXi-j shown in FIG. 2), and the j second electrode traces 2b in the second unit 2 are the first traces d1.
- the electrode trace RXLi-1 as shown in Figure 2) to the j-th trace dj (the electrode trace RXLi-j as shown in Figure 2), the first trace d1 is connected to the first sequence electrode c1 , The j-th trace dj is connected to the j-th order electrode cj, where the first trace d1 (the electrode trace RXLi-1 shown in Figure 2) and the j-th trace dj (as shown in Figure 2)
- the electrode traces RXLi-j) are respectively located on both sides of the width of the second electrode column 2a in the second unit 2, that is, are respectively located on the center line of the second electrode column 2a extending along the second direction F2 in the first direction F1 On both sides.
- it is convenient to manufacture, and to facilitate the wiring design, and the occupied space of the second electrode wiring 2b can be reduced, and the touch accuracy can be improved.
- the other second electrodes 2a1 except for the first order electrode c1 and the j-th order electrode cj are all located on the first trace d1 (as shown in FIG. 2 Between the electrode trace RXLi-1) and the j-th trace dj (the electrode trace RXLi-j shown in Figure 2), and the first trace d1 (the electrode trace shown in Figure 2 RXLi-1) and the j-th trace dj (the electrode trace RXLi-j as shown in FIG.
- the order of the xth trace dx in the second unit 2 and the second electrode unit 2a0 in each group is The x-th order electrode cx is connected, the x-th trace dx passes between every two adjacent second electrode units 2a0 to connect to two adjacent x-th sequence electrodes cx respectively, and the x-th trace dx is connected from every The x-th order electrode cx has an input connection on one side of the width and an output connection on the other side of the width.
- the x-th trace dx in the second unit 2 (the electrode trace RXLi-2 shown in Fig. 2) is firstly transferred from the upper Count the width of the x-th order electrode cx (electrode RXi-2 shown in Figure 2) in the first group of the second electrode unit 2a0 (R1 group shown in Figure 2) Output connection, and then the xth trace dx (electrode trace RXLi-2 as shown in Figure 2) from the first group of the second electrode unit 2a0 (R1 group as shown in Figure 2) and the upper number Two sets of second electrode units 2a0 (group R2 as shown in FIG.
- the structure of each row of touch units 10 in the touch layer 100 is the same, that is, the structure of the first unit 1 in each row of touch units 10 They are all the same, and the structure of the second unit 2 in each column of the touch unit 10 is also the same. Therefore, the structure of the touch layer 100 is simple and easy to manufacture.
- the present disclosure is not limited to this.
- the structure of each column of touch units 10 in the touch layer 100 may also be different.
- the structure of the first unit 1 in some touch units 10 The structure is different, or the structure of the second unit 2 in some touch units 10 is different, etc., which will not be repeated here.
- FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the touch unit 10 shown in FIG. 2.
- the touch layer 100 as a whole is a single-layer metal mesh 20 (ie, metal mesh capacitive touch technology, Metal Mesh) , So that the first electrode 1a1, the first electrode trace 1b, the second electrode 2a1, and the second electrode trace 2b are all composed of the metal mesh 20, that is to say, all touch electrodes and all touch electrode traces use
- the metal grid 20 is designed, all signals are of the same layer of metal, which is convenient for manufacturing and manufacturing.
- the metal grid 20 can avoid the pixel light-emitting area of the display module B, for example
- the display module B is an Organic Electroluminesence Display (OLED)
- the metal grid 20 can be located outside the light-emitting area of a single OLED light-emitting unit, which can significantly reduce the influence of touch traces on OLED light emission. The problem of poor optical image.
- the touch layer 100 is composed of a plurality of mesh units 20a because the whole is a metal mesh 20 (for example, a hexagonal mesh in FIG. 3 is a mesh unit 20a).
- the column width of the first electrode trace 1b may not exceed the column width of the two columns of grid cells 20a
- the second electrode trace 2b extends along the first
- the column width of the second electrode trace 2b may not exceed the column width of the two rows of grid cells 20a.
- the second electrode trace 2b is a broken line, the column width of the second electrode trace 2b extends along the second direction F2.
- the width may not exceed the column width of the two columns of grid cells 20a, and the row width of the portion extending along the first direction F1 may not exceed the row width of the three rows of grid cells 20a.
- the laying area of the touch electrode traces can be reduced, thereby increasing the laying area of the touch electrode, thereby improving the touch accuracy.
- the column width described herein refers to the width in the first direction F1
- the row width described herein refers to the width in the second direction F2.
- each grid unit 20a is not required to be the same.
- the touch layer 100 and the display module B are stacked together, it can be determined according to the pixel arrangement of the display module B.
- the design can be matched according to the shape of the pixel light-emitting area of the display module B.
- the specific shape of each grid unit 20a is not limited, and the design needs to be matched according to the shape of the pixel light-emitting area of the display module B, for example, The hexagonal grid shown in Figure 3, or other polygonal grids, etc.
- FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of the metal grid 20 shown in FIG. 3.
- some grid units 20a have short-circuit-proof openings 20b, so that the openings 20b can be used to avoid any two One first signal line is short-circuited, any two second signal lines are short-circuited, and any one first signal line is short-circuited with any one second signal line. Therefore, by providing the opening 20b, the short circuit problem can be effectively avoided, and the manufacturing difficulty can be simplified, so that the touch layer 100 can be realized as a single-layer structure.
- the touch layer 100 has a regular metal grid 20 structure as a whole, and all the grid units 20a included in it are regularly and periodically arranged, thereby facilitating manufacturing.
- the mesh unit 20a is a polygonal mesh surrounded by a plurality of straight sides, the opening 20b is formed on the straight side, and the gap between the straight side and the opening 20b is 2.5. um-5um, so that the two signal lines can be separated without short circuit, and the disconnection distance can meet the exposure accuracy of the exposure machine, making manufacturing possible. Therefore, it can be ensured that the traces of the touch electrodes and the touch electrode traces at the boundary are perpendicular to each other and the gap is small, thereby significantly reducing the problem of poor optical images caused by the touch electrode traces.
- FIG. 5 is a partial stacking schematic diagram of a part of the structure of the touch display screen 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the touch display screen 1000 may include a display module B and a touch module A.
- the display module B includes an encapsulation layer 200
- the touch module A is a touch module A according to any embodiment of the present disclosure
- the touch layer 100 is disposed on the encapsulation layer 200. Therefore, since the thickness of the touch module A is thinner, and fewer manufacturing processes are required, the manufacturing is easy, and the product yield rate is higher, so that the overall thickness of the touch display screen 1000 is thinner, and fewer manufacturing processes are required. It is easy to manufacture, and the product yield is high.
- the thickness of the touch display screen 1000 can be further reduced. .
- the present disclosure also proposes a manufacturing method for manufacturing the aforementioned touch display screen 1000.
- the manufacturing method includes the steps of: fabricating an encapsulation layer 200, and fabricating a single-layer metal grid 20 on the encapsulation layer 200 to form a touch screen. ⁇ 100 ⁇ Control layer 100. Therefore, the manufacturing is very simple and fast, and the thickness of the touch display screen 1000 is thinner.
- an exposure process or a screen printing process may be used to manufacture the metal mesh 20 on the packaging layer 200 to form the touch layer 100, thereby facilitating manufacturing and easily manufacturing a metal mesh that meets the requirements. 20.
- the operation is very convenient, the cost is low, the manufacturing efficiency is high, and the yield rate is high.
- the material of the encapsulation layer 200 is not limited, for example, it may be an organic or inorganic film layer.
- the type of display module B is not limited, for example, it can be OLED, liquid crystal display (LCD), electronic paper, electronic ink screen, etc., and display module B can also be an active matrix organic in OLED. Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED for short), Passive matrix organic light-emitting diode (PMOLED for short), etc.
- the display module B may also include a cathode layer 300, and the cathode layer 300 is located on the side of the encapsulation layer 200 away from the touch layer 100, or in other words, The encapsulation layer 200 is sandwiched between the cathode layer 300 and the touch layer 100.
- the touch emitting electrode, the touch receiving electrode, and the touch can be directly fabricated on the top of the encapsulation layer 200.
- the single-layer touch layer 100 for controlling the routing of the transmitting electrode and the routing of the touch receiving electrode is very simple and fast to manufacture, and makes the thickness of the touch display screen 1000 thinner.
- the touch display screen 1000 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can be used in an electronic device.
- the electronic device of the embodiment of the present disclosure by providing the above-mentioned touch module A, the thickness of the electronic device can be reduced, and the production cost of the electronic device can be reduced.
- the type of electronic device is not limited, for example, it can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a car computer, a wearable device, etc.
- the person skilled in the art can know the other components of the electronic device, which will not be described here. Go into details.
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- 一种触控模组,其中,包括:A touch control module, which includes:触控层,所述触控层为单层结构,且包括沿第一方向依次排布的n列触控单元,每列所述触控单元均包括沿所述第一方向依次排布的第一单元和第二单元,A touch layer, the touch layer is a single-layer structure and includes n rows of touch units arranged in sequence along a first direction, and each row of the touch units includes a first row of touch units arranged in sequence along the first direction. Unit one and unit two,所述第一单元包括一列第一电极列和m条第一电极走线,所述第一电极列包括沿第二方向依次排布的m个第一电极,每条所述第一电极走线分别与一个所述第一电极相连,以形成m条第一信号线,所述第二方向与所述第一方向交叉;The first unit includes a row of first electrode rows and m first electrode traces, the first electrode row includes m first electrodes sequentially arranged along a second direction, and each of the first electrode traces Are respectively connected to one of the first electrodes to form m first signal lines, and the second direction crosses the first direction;所述第二单元包括一列第二电极列和j条第二电极走线,所述第二电极列包括沿所述第二方向依次排布的m组第二电极单元,m组所述第二电极单元与m个所述第一电极沿所述第一方向一一相对设置,每组所述第二电极单元均包括沿所述第二方向依次排布的j个第二电极,每条所述第二电极走线分别与每组所述第二电极单元中一个所述第二电极相连,以形成j条第二信号线。The second unit includes a row of second electrode rows and j second electrode traces, and the second electrode row includes m groups of second electrode units arranged in sequence along the second direction, and m groups of second electrode units. The electrode unit and the m first electrodes are arranged opposite to each other along the first direction, and each group of the second electrode units includes j second electrodes arranged in sequence along the second direction, and each The second electrode traces are respectively connected to one of the second electrodes in each group of the second electrode units to form j second signal lines.
- 根据权利要求1所述的触控模组,其中,所述第一电极列中的m个所述第一电极的宽度沿着所述第二方向依次减小。3. The touch module of claim 1, wherein the widths of the m first electrodes in the first electrode column are sequentially reduced along the second direction.
- 根据权利要求2所述的触控模组,其中,所述第一单元中的m个所述第一电极的宽度一侧对齐,m条所述第一电极走线均位于所述第一电极列的宽度同侧。The touch module according to claim 2, wherein the width sides of the m first electrodes in the first unit are aligned, and the m first electrode traces are all located on the first electrodes The width of the column is on the same side.
- 根据权利要求1-3中任一项所述的触控模组,其中,所述第二电极单元中的j个所述第二电极的中心位置沿着所述第二方向在所述第一方向上依次偏移。The touch module according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the center positions of the j second electrodes in the second electrode unit are in the first direction along the second direction. Offset in the direction.
- 根据权利要求4所述的触控模组,其中,所述第二电极单元中的j个所述第二电极的宽度相同,且每相邻两个所述第二电极的中心位置在所述第一方向上的间距均相同。The touch module according to claim 4, wherein the widths of the j second electrodes in the second electrode unit are the same, and the center positions of every two adjacent second electrodes are in the The pitches in the first direction are all the same.
- 根据权利要求4或5所述的触控模组,其中,所述第二电极列中的每组所述第二电极单元的结构均相同,所述第二电极走线与每组所述第二电极单元中沿所述第二方向次序相同的所述第二电极相连。The touch module according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the structure of each group of the second electrode unit in the second electrode row is the same, and the second electrode trace is connected to each group of the second electrode unit. The second electrodes in the same order along the second direction in the two electrode units are connected.
- 根据权利要求6所述的触控模组,其中,每组所述第二电极单元中的j个所述第二电极沿着所述第二方向的次序依次为第一次序电极到第j次序电极,所述第二单元中的j条所述第二电极走线分别为第一走线到第j走线,所述第一走线与每组所述第二电极单元中所述第一次序电极相连,所述第j走线与每组所述第二电极单元中所述第j次序电极相连,所述第一走线与所述第j走线分别位于所述第二电极列的宽度两侧。The touch module according to claim 6, wherein the order of the j second electrodes in each group of the second electrode unit along the second direction is from the first order electrode to the jth electrode. Sequence electrodes, the j second electrode traces in the second unit are respectively a first trace to a j-th trace, and the first trace is connected to the first trace in each group of the second electrode unit. A sequence electrode is connected, the j-th trace is connected to the j-th sequence electrode in each group of the second electrode unit, and the first trace and the j-th trace are respectively located on the second electrode The width of the column on both sides.
- 根据权利要求7所述的触控模组,其中,当j>2,且1<x<j时,所述第二单元中 的第x走线与每组所述第二电极单元中次序为第x次序电极相连,所述第x走线从每相邻的两个所述第二电极单元之间经过以与相邻的两个所述第x次序电极分别相连,且所述第x走线从每个所述第x次序电极的宽度一侧输入连接、宽度另一侧输出连接。8. The touch module of claim 7, wherein when j>2 and 1<x<j, the order of the xth trace in the second unit and each group of the second electrode unit is The x-th order electrode is connected, and the x-th trace passes between every two adjacent second electrode units to connect to two adjacent x-th sequence electrodes respectively, and the x-th trace Lines are connected from one side of the width of each x-th order electrode and output from the other side of the width.
- 根据权利要求1-8中任一项所述的触控模组,其中,所述触控层中的每列所述触控单元的结构均相同。8. The touch module according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein each row of the touch unit in the touch layer has the same structure.
- 根据权利要求1-9中任一项所述的触控模组,其中,所述触控层整体为单层的金属网格,所述第一电极、所述第一电极走线、所述第二电极、所述第二电极走线均由所述金属网格构成。8. The touch module of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the entire touch layer is a single-layer metal mesh, and the first electrode, the first electrode trace, and the Both the second electrode and the second electrode trace are formed by the metal mesh.
- 根据权利要求10所述的触控模组,其中,所述金属网格由多个网格单元组成,多个所述网格单元中一些所述网格单元上具有防短路的断开口。10. The touch module of claim 10, wherein the metal grid is composed of a plurality of grid units, and some of the grid units are provided with short-circuit-proof openings.
- 根据权利要求11所述的触控模组,其中,所述网格单元为多边形网格,所述断开口形成在所述网格单元的直线侧边上。11. The touch module of claim 11, wherein the grid unit is a polygonal grid, and the opening is formed on a straight side of the grid unit.
- 一种触控显示屏,其中,包括显示模组和触控模组,所述显示模组包括封装层,所述触控模组为根据权利要求1-12中任一项所述的触控模组,且所述触控层设置在所述封装层上。A touch display screen, comprising a display module and a touch module, the display module includes an encapsulation layer, and the touch module is the touch control module according to any one of claims 1-12 Module, and the touch control layer is arranged on the encapsulation layer.
- 一种触控显示屏的制造方法,其中,所述触控显示屏为根据权利要求13所示的触控显示屏,所述制造方法包括步骤:制作所述封装层,在所述封装层上制作单层的金属网格,以构成所述触控层。A method for manufacturing a touch display screen, wherein the touch display screen is the touch display screen according to claim 13, and the manufacturing method includes the steps of: fabricating the packaging layer, and forming the packaging layer on the packaging layer. A single-layer metal grid is made to form the touch control layer.
- 根据权利要求14所述的触控显示屏的制造方法,其中,所述金属网格采用曝光工艺或丝网印刷工艺制造在所述封装层上。The method for manufacturing a touch display screen according to claim 14, wherein the metal grid is manufactured on the packaging layer by an exposure process or a screen printing process.
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