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CN100520512C - Touch control panel - Google Patents

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CN100520512C - Touch control panel - Google Patents

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CN100520512C
CN100520512C CNB2007101488953A CN200710148895A CN100520512C CN 100520512 C CN100520512 C CN 100520512C CN B2007101488953 A CNB2007101488953 A CN B2007101488953A CN 200710148895 A CN200710148895 A CN 200710148895A CN 100520512 C CN100520512 C CN 100520512C Authority
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李信宏
刘柏源
林敬桓
江明峰
马玫生
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Abstract

The invention provides a touch panel, which comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. The thickness of the first substrate in the non-sensing area is larger than that of the sensing area. The second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresist spacers and a plurality of second photoresist spacers, wherein each first photoresist spacer and each second photoresist spacer have the same height, the first photoresist spacers are structurally connected to the non-sensing area of the first substrate, and the second photoresist spacers correspond to the sensing area and keep a first distance with the first substrate.

Description

Touch panel

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of touch panel, particularly a kind of touch-control liquid crystal display panel.

Background technology

Semiconductor is in the market of various consumption electronic products now, and portable type electronic products such as PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone (mobile phone), satellite navigation system (GPA) and digital audio-video player use touch panel (touch panel) to link up the interface as people's machine data widely.Because it is compact that the design of consumption electronic products is at present stressed, in product design, wish can save traditional input medias such as the button that takes up space and mouse, and the employing touch control manner is imported, so touch panel has become one of assembly of key.

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of a known touch panel.As shown in Figure 1, known touch panel 10 is arranged on the display surface of a display panel 30, touch panel 10 includes a conducting glass substrate 12, a conductive film 14 is located at conducting glass substrate 12 tops, and a plurality of separation material 13 is located between conducting glass substrate 12 and the conductive film 14.Conducting glass substrate 12 and conductive film 14 facing surfaces are respectively equipped with on one transparency conducting layer 16 and transparency conducting layer 18 once, last transparency conducting layer 16 electrically connects with lead 20,22 respectively with following transparency conducting layer 18, and lead 20,22 then electrically connects with a flexible circuit board 24.Known touch panel 10 is an electric resistance touch-control formula panel, its principle of operation is to utilize the variation of voltage to locate, when the conductive film 14 of finger presses touch panel 10, the voltage of press points can change, and can calculate the position of press points, and will represent the input signal of this position to pass with flexible circuit board 24 by following transparency conducting layer 16, lead 22 by the variable quantity of voltage.

Above-mentioned known touch panel 10 utilizes adhering mode to be arranged at the display surface of display panel 30, and because known touch panel 10 itself has certain thickness, therefore can cause the thickness of display to increase, the transmittance of display also can descend owing to the setting of touch panel 10 simultaneously, and influences the brightness performance of display.In addition, known touch panel 10 only supports the mode of single-point input (single touch) to import, and also promptly once only can import in a position, and not allow the mode of many somes inputs (multi touch) to import, and therefore is restricted on using.

Summary of the invention

One of purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of designs simplification and the touch panel that can support the multiple spot input.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of touch panel, comprising:

One first substrate, comprise a plurality of induction zones and a plurality of non-induction zone, wherein this first substrate has one first thickness in described a plurality of non-induction zones, has one second thickness in described a plurality of induction zones, and this first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than this second thickness; And

One second substrate and this first substrate are oppositely arranged, this second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials and a plurality of second photoresistance separation material, be arranged at the side of this second real estate to this first substrate, wherein each described first photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described second photoresistance separation material, described a plurality of first photoresistance separation material is connected in described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate on structure, and corresponding described a plurality of induction zones of the described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and keep one first spacing with this first substrate.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this touch panel can comprise a touch-control liquid crystal display panel; This touch panel also can comprise array basal plate, and this second substrate comprises a colored filter substrate.

Above-mentioned touch panel comprises that also a liquid crystal layer is located between this array base palte and this coloured silk filter sheet base plate.

In above-mentioned touch panel, the thickness difference of described a plurality of non-induction zones and described a plurality of induction zones is formed by described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate projection cube structure than described a plurality of induction zones.

In above-mentioned touch panel, the thickness difference of described a plurality of non-induction zones and described a plurality of induction zones is formed by described a plurality of induction zones of this first substrate sunk structure than described a plurality of non-induction zones.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this first substrate has one the 3rd thickness in addition in described a plurality of non-induction zones, between this first thickness and this second thickness.

In above-mentioned touch panel, second substrate comprises a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation materials in addition, be arranged at this second real estate and one side of this first substrate and corresponding described a plurality of non-induction zones had the position of the 3rd thickness, each described the 3rd photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described first photoresistance separation material and each described second photoresistance separation material, and described a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation materials and this first substrate keep one second spacing.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this second spacing is less than this first spacing.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this second spacing is greater than this first spacing.

In above-mentioned touch panel, comprise that also one first conductive layer is provided with on this first substrate, and one second conductive layer is arranged at the surface of described a plurality of second photoresistance separation materials of this second substrate.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this first conductive layer comprises that a plurality of first conductive patterns are located at respectively within described a plurality of induction zone, and each described first conductive pattern forms a sensing element with corresponding second conductive layer.

In above-mentioned touch panel, comprise that also a plurality of on-off elements are arranged on this first substrate, and each described on-off element electrically connects with each described sensing element respectively.

In above-mentioned touch panel, also comprise at least one signal read line, electrically connect with described a plurality of on-off elements.

In above-mentioned touch panel, described at least one signal read line comprises a capacitance variations that reads between this first conductive layer and this second conductive layer.

In above-mentioned touch panel, described at least one signal read line comprises that whether read this first conductive layer contacts with this second conductive layer.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this second conductive layer also is arranged at the surface of described a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials of this second substrate.

In above-mentioned touch panel, this first conductive layer and this second conductive layer comprise a transparency conducting layer respectively.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention also provides a kind of touch-control liquid crystal display panel, comprising:

One first substrate, comprise a plurality of induction zones and a plurality of non-induction zone, wherein this first substrate has one first thickness in described a plurality of non-induction zones, has one second thickness in described a plurality of induction zones, and this first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than this second thickness;

One second substrate and this first substrate are oppositely arranged, this second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials and a plurality of second photoresistance separation material, be arranged at the side of this second real estate to this first substrate, wherein each described first photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described second photoresistance separation material, described a plurality of first photoresistance separation material is connected in described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate on structure, and corresponding described a plurality of induction zones of the described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and keep one first spacing with this first substrate; And

One liquid crystal layer is located between this first substrate and this second substrate.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention also provides a kind of touch panel, comprising:

One first substrate, comprise a plurality of induction zones and a plurality of non-induction zone, wherein this first substrate has one first thickness in described a plurality of non-induction zones, has one second thickness in described a plurality of induction zones, and this first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than this second thickness; And

One second substrate and this first substrate are oppositely arranged, this second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials, a plurality of second photoresistance separation materials and a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation material, be arranged at the side of this second real estate to this first substrate, each described first photoresistance separation material wherein, each described second photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described the 3rd photoresistance separation material, described a plurality of first photoresistance separation material is connected in described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate on structure, described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and the corresponding described a plurality of induction zones of described a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance gap systems, and described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and this first substrate keep one first spacing, and described a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation material and this first substrate keep one second spacing, and this second spacing is less than this first spacing.

From the above, touch panel of the present invention has the photoresistance separation material of equal height, but, can under the situation that does not increase any processing step, form touch-control liquid crystal display panel by making first substrate have different thickness (utilizing original each thin layer of change that mask pattern is arranged) at induction zone and non-induction zone.In addition, touch panel of the present invention is provided with on-off element at each induction zone, and therefore the function of multiple spot input can be provided.

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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of a known touch panel.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of one embodiment of the invention.

Synoptic diagram when Fig. 4 is pressed for the touch panel of present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of further embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of further embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 9 is the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is the circuit diagram of touch panel one embodiment of the present invention.

And each description of reference numerals in the above-mentioned accompanying drawing is as follows:

10 touch panels, 12 conducting glass substrates

13 separation materials, 14 conductive films

18 times transparency conducting layers of transparency conducting layer on 16

20 leads, 22 leads

24 flexible circuit boards, 30 display panels

40 touch panels, 42 first substrates

The

non-induction zone

42b of 42a induction zone

42c viewing area

44 second substrates

46

liquid crystal layer

48a grid electrode layers

48b gate insulator

48c semiconductor layer

48d source

48e protective seam

50 first

conductive layer

50b, first conductive pattern

50c pixel electrode

52 color filter layers

54 black matrix" 56a, the first photoresistance separation material

The 56b second

photoresistance separation material

56c the 3rd photoresistance separation material

58 second conductive layers, 60 sweep traces

62 data lines, 64 signal read lines

66c on-

off element

66b on-off element

70 variable capacitances, 80 treatment circuits

The h1 first spacing h2 second spacing

Embodiment

Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 below.Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of one embodiment of the invention, wherein the touch panel of present embodiment is that example illustrates feature of the present invention with a touch-control liquid crystal display panel,, the application of touch panel of the present invention also can be the touch panel of an independent running but being not limited to this, or in the display panel of integration and other type.In addition for to highlight the top view that characteristics Fig. 2 of the present invention only demonstrates the subelement of touch panel, and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic cross-section of touch panel.As Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 3, the touch panel 40 of present embodiment comprise one first substrate (array base palte) 42, one second substrate (colored filter substrate) 44, and a liquid crystal layer 46 is located between first substrate 42 and second substrate 44.First substrate 42 is a transparency carrier; for example glass substrate or quartz base plate; include the multi-layer thin rete on it: for example the first metal layer, semiconductor layer, insulation course (for example polysilicon layer or amorphous silicon layer), dielectric layer, second metal level, protective seam and transparency conducting layer or the like; with necessary structures such as the sweep trace that forms display panels, data line, thin film transistor (TFT), pixel, electric capacity, and first substrate 42 comprises a plurality of non-induction zone 42a, a plurality of induction zone 42b and a plurality of viewing area 42c.In present embodiment, first substrate 42 has one first thickness in non-induction zone 42a, and have one second thickness in induction zone 42b, and first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than second thickness, and first thickness of wherein non-induction zone 42a is on first substrate 42 with the thickness difference of second thickness of induction zone 42b to be reached in each the thin layer gross thickness of non-induction zone 42a and the different institutes of each thin layer gross thickness of induction zone 42b.With the present embodiment is example; in non-induction zone 42a, be stacked with a grid electrode layer (the first metal layer) 48a on first substrate 42 in regular turn; one gate insulator 48b; semi-conductor layer 48c; source layer (second a metal level) 48d and a protective seam 48e; in induction zone 42b, then only be stacked with a gate insulator 48b on first substrate 42; therefore one protective seam 48e and first conductive layer (transparency conducting layer) 50, the thickness difference of first thickness and second thickness is that the thickness that the thickness of grid electrode layer 48a adds upper semiconductor layer 48c adds that source deducts the thickness of the first conductive pattern 50b again in present embodiment.In addition as shown in Figure 3, first substrate 42 presents a flat structures at each induction zone 42b, and first substrate 42 then presents a projection cube structure in each non-induction zone 42a.What deserves to be explained is in the present embodiment it is to form grid electrode layer 48a, gate insulator 48b, semiconductor layer 48c, source 48d and protective seam 48e in non-induction zone 42a; and form gate insulator 48b, protective seam 48e and first conductive layer 50 at induction zone 42b; to reach the thickness difference of non-induction zone 42a and induction zone 42b; but application of the present invention is not limited to this, and can utilize the position of the above-mentioned thin layer of change or select for use the thin layer different with the foregoing description to form thickness difference in non-induction zone 42a and induction zone 42b.

On the other hand,

second substrate

44 also is a transparency carrier, it comprises a color filter layers 52, a black matrix" 54, a plurality of first

photoresistance separation material

56a, a plurality of second

photoresistance separation material

56b and one second

conductive layer

58, wherein the first

photoresistance separation material

56a and second

photoresistance separation material

56b is preferable is made of resilient material.

Chromatic filter layer

52 is corresponding to

viewing area

42c, black matrix" 54 corresponding

induction zone

42b and

non-induction zone

42a, the corresponding

non-induction zone

42a of the first

photoresistance separation material

56a, the

corresponding induction zone

42b of the second

photoresistance separation material

56b in the present embodiment, and second

conductive layer

58 is arranged at the surface of

colored filter

52, black matrix" 54 and the second

photoresistance separation material

56b, wherein second

conductive layer

58 is a transparency conducting layer, and it also is the common electrode layer of display panels.What deserves to be explained is in the present embodiment, second

conductive layer

58 is arranged at the surface of the first

photoresistance separation material

56a in the lump, but the practice of the present invention is not limited thereto, and second

conductive layer

58 also can not cover the surface of the first

photoresistance separation material

56a in other form of implementation.

The first

photoresistance separation material

56a has identical height with the second

photoresistance separation material

56b, helps the accuracy of separation material height, reduces height error, and can simplify process complexity.The corresponding

non-induction zone

42a of the first

photoresistance separation material

56a wherein, the then corresponding

induction zone

42b of the second photoresistance separation material 56b.As previously mentioned, since

first substrate

42 at first thickness of

non-induction zone

42a greater than second thickness at

induction zone

42b, therefore structurally be connected under the situation of each

non-induction zone

42a of

first substrate

42 at the first

photoresistance separation material

56a, the second

photoresistance separation material

56b corresponding to

induction zone

42b will can not contact with

first substrate

42, and keep one first spacing h1 with

first substrate

42.

First conductive layer 50 of present embodiment comprises that a plurality of first conductive pattern 50b are located at respectively within each induction zone 42b, and the pixel electrode 50c of the first conductive pattern 50b and viewing area 42c is by being constituted with one deck transparency conducting layer, and each first conductive pattern 50b and corresponding second conductive layer, 58 formation, one sensing element.In addition, touch panel 40 comprises many sweep traces 60, many data lines of arranging along a second direction (vertical direction among Fig. 2) 62 of arranging along a first direction (horizontal direction among Fig. 2) in addition, and many signal read lines 64 of arranging and being crisscross arranged with data line 62 along second direction.Adjacent two sweep traces 60 define a viewing area 42c with two adjacent data lines 62, and adjacent two sweep traces 60 define an induction zone 42b with two adjacent bars read lines 64, but not induction zone 42a then is positioned at the peripheral position of induction zone 42b.Be provided with an on-off element (thin film transistor (TFT)) 66c among each viewing area 42c, its grid is electrically connected with sweep trace 60, source electrode is electrically connected with data line 62, thus the running of control viewing area 42c.Be provided with an on-off element (thin film transistor (TFT)) 66b among each induction zone 42b, its grid is electrically connected with sweep trace 60, source electrode is electrically connected with the first conductive pattern 50b, drain electrode then is electrically connected with signal read line 64, wherein the effect of signal read line 64 is to read sensing element institute sensed signal, for example comprise the first conductive pattern 50b that reads first conductive layer 50 and the signal of the capacitance variations between second conductive layer 58, or the signal that whether contacts of the first conductive pattern 50b that reads first conductive layer 50 and second conductive layer 58 etc.

In the framework of the

touch panel

40 of present embodiment, first thickness of the

non-induction zone

42a of

first substrate

42 is greater than second thickness of

induction zone

42b, the first

photoresistance separation material

56a of

second substrate

44 then has identical height with the second

photoresistance separation material

56b, and the first

photoresistance separation material

56a structurally is connected in the

non-induction zone

42a of

first substrate

42, the first

photoresistance separation material

56a can make

first substrate

42 and

second substrate

44 keep certain clearance under normal condition, the second

photoresistance separation material

56b then can not contact with

first substrate

42, and makes and to be arranged at the first

conductive pattern

50b on

first substrate

42 and to be arranged at the capacitance that is maintained fixed between corresponding second

conductive layer

58 on

second substrate

44.

Refer again to Fig. 4, and comparison diagram 3.Synoptic diagram when Fig. 4 is pressed for the touch panel of present embodiment.As shown in Figure 4, when finger or other instrument are pushed the surface (display surface) of

second substrate

42 of

touch panel

40, can make

induction zone

42b

first substrate

42 that is positioned at the position that is pressed produce deformation, and make first spacing between

first substrate

42 and

second substrate

44 dwindle into h1a, under the situation of firmly pushing in addition second

conductive layer

58 that can make the

induction zone

42b that is positioned at the position that is pressed contact with corresponding first

conductive pattern

50, and variation △ (h1-h1a) state of first spacing all can be reflected in the variation of capacitance, and this capacitance variation can sense by sensed element, and then produces the signal of representing the

induction zone

42b position that is pressed.Certainly, the present invention utilizes the capacitance variations sense position except above-mentioned, also can be applicable to second

conductive layer

58 and contacts with corresponding first

conductive pattern

50, and voltage that is produced or electric current come the sensing pressing position.

In addition to the implementation, touch panel of the present invention includes following each embodiment in addition, wherein is the different place of more different embodiment, and components identical is used identical label mark in the following embodiments, and identical structure division is no longer added to give unnecessary details, and only explains with regard to different place.Please refer to Fig. 5.Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of another embodiment of the present invention.Shown in 5 figure, the touch panel of present embodiment is different with previous embodiment to be in the surface that is not covered in the first

photoresistance separation material

56a in second

conductive layer

58, but not embodiment covers second

conductive layer

58 practice on the surface of the first

photoresistance crack thing

56a in the lump as described above.

Please refer to Fig. 6.Fig. 6 shows sound figure for the touch panel of further embodiment of this invention.As shown in Figure 6; include a

grid electrode layer

48a, a

gate insulator

48b and a

protective seam

48e on

first substrate

42 of non-in the present

embodiment induction zone

42a; then only include a

grid electrode layer

48a and one first

conductive pattern

50b on

first substrate

42 of

induction zone

42b; first thickness of

non-thus induction zone

42a is also greater than second thickness of

induction zone

42b, and the thickness difference of first thickness and second thickness deducts the thickness of the first

conductive pattern

50b again for

gate insulator

48b adds the thickness of protective seam 48e.In addition as shown in Figure 6,

first substrate

42 presents a flat structures at each

non-induction zone

42a, and each

induction zone

42b then presents a sunk structure by contrast.

On the other hand, the first

photoresistance separation material

56a of

second substrate

44 then has identical height equally with the second

photoresistance separation material

56b, structurally be connected under the situation of each

non-induction zone

42a of

first substrate

42 at the first

photoresistance separation material

56a thus, the second

photoresistance separation material

56b corresponding to

induction zone

42b also can keep one first spacing h1 with

first substrate

42, makes to form a sensing element between each the first

conductive pattern

50b and second

conductive layer

58.

Please refer to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8.Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of further embodiment of this invention, and wherein Fig. 7 demonstrates the top view of the subelement of touch panel, and Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic cross-section of touch panel.As Fig. 7 and shown in Figure 8, except the first

photoresistance separation material

56a and the second

photoresistance separation material

56b, other comprises a plurality of the 3rd

photoresistance separation material

56c, corresponding to the

induction zone

42b of

first substrate

42 on

second substrate

44 of the touch panel of present embodiment.The first

photoresistance separation material

56a, the second

photoresistance separation material

56b all have identical height with the 3rd

photoresistance separation material

56c, and preferablely are made of resilient material.Wherein the surface coverage of the second

photoresistance separation material

56b has the surface of second conductive layer, 58, the first

photoresistance separation material

56a and the 3rd

photoresistance separation material

56c then optionally to be coated with or not to be coated with second

conductive layer

58.

In addition, the non-induction zone 42a of first substrate 42 have one the 3rd thickness in the position of corresponding the 3rd photoresistance separation material 56c, and the 3rd thickness is between first thickness and second thickness except first thickness originally.In present embodiment; first substrate 42 corresponding to the first photoresistance separation material 56a is provided with a grid electrode layer 48a, a gate insulator 48b, semi-conductor layer 48c, source layer 48d and a protective seam 48e; on first substrate 42 of the corresponding second photoresistance separation material 56b of induction zone 42b, then only be stacked with a gate insulator 48b, a protective seam 48e and one first conductive layer 50, and first substrate 42 of corresponding the 3rd photoresistance separation material 56c of non-induction zone 42a is provided with a grid electrode layer 48a, a gate insulator 48b and a protective seam 48e.Because the thickness of first substrate 42 of the corresponding first photoresistance separation material 56a is the thickest, and first substrate 45 of the corresponding second photoresistance separation material 56b is the thinnest, when first substrate 42 combines with second substrate 44, the first photoresistance separation material 56a structurally can be connected with first substrate 42, the second photoresistance separation material 56b can keep one first spacing h1 with first substrate 42, the 3rd photoresistance separation material 56c then can keep one second spacing h2 with first substrate 42, and the second spacing h2 is less than the first spacing h1 (h2<h1).As previously mentioned, when pushing second substrate 44, second substrate 44 can produce deformation makes capacitance change, if pushing power, may to cause when excessive the deformation of second substrate 44 to cross ambassador's touch panel 40 impaired, therefore the effect of the 3rd photoresistance separation material 56c is to provide touch panel 40 1 supplemental support power, the 3rd photoresistance separation material 56c can contact with first substrate 42 and an anchorage force is provided after the power of pushing acquires a certain degree, and this moment second substrate 44 the deformation that also produced to a certain degree of press points make sensing element be induced the variation of capacitance.

Please be with reference to figure 9.Fig. 9 is the synoptic diagram of the touch panel of another embodiment of the present invention, and wherein Fig. 9 demonstrates the top view of the subelement of touch panel.Be that with the embodiment difference of Fig. 7 the touch panel of this enforcement is contact touch panel (a for example resistance-type), therefore less than second thickness corresponding to the second

photoresistance separation material

56b, and first thickness still be maximum (also be first thickness greater than second thickness greater than the 3rd thickness) to

first substrate

42 corresponding to the 3rd thickness of the 3rd photoresistance separation material 56c.Under this situation, the first spacing h1 of the second

photoresistance separation material

56b and

first substrate

42 is less than the second spacing h2 of the 3rd

photoresistance separation material

56c and first substrate 42 (h2<h1).When pushing

second substrate

44,

second substrate

44 can produce deformation makes second

conductive layer

58 on the second

photoresistance separation material

56b contact with the first

conductive pattern

50b, and be as supplemental support in the function of this 3rd

photoresistance separation material

56c, excessive and produce excessive deformation or impaired to avoid

second substrate

44 or other element because push power.

In various embodiments of the present invention, the first

photoresistance separation material

56a, the second

photoresistance separation material

56b or the 3rd

photoresistance separation material

56c utilize and form with gold-tinted technology, therefore need not increase additional technique can form, and the design difference of its layout visual structure strength demand or sensing element is changed, and is not limited to the mode that the foregoing description discloses.

Please continue with reference to Figure 10, and in the lump referring to figs. 2 to Fig. 8.Figure 10 is the circuit diagram of touch panel one embodiment of the present invention.As shown in figure 10, in

touch panel

40, the first

conductive pattern

50b in each

induction zone

42b and second

conductive layer

58 constitute a variable capacitance 70, when an

induction zone

42b is pressed, the capacitance variation of variable capacitance 70 promptly can produce signal and be sent to a variable capacitance 70, reaches the effect of touch-control input.Circuit design that what deserves to be explained is touch panel is not limited to this, and can be the circuit design that other is fit to, and for example if touch panel is the embodiment of Fig. 9 is contact, for example resistance-type then should cooperate suitable circuit design.

From the above, touch panel of the present invention has the photoresistance separation material of equal height, but, can under the situation that does not increase any processing step, form touch-control liquid crystal display panel by making first substrate have different thickness (utilizing original each thin layer of change that mask pattern is arranged) at induction zone and non-induction zone.Therefore in addition, touch panel of the present invention is provided with on-off element at each induction zone, and the function of multiple spot input can be provided, and can improve the shortcoming that known touch panel only can the single-point input.

In sum, touch panel of the present invention has the structure of simplification, need not increase any existing technology, only need can form sensing element by the thickness of the existing thin layer of control display panels, therefore not only do not need extra cost, more can increase the homogeneity of sensing element.

The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.

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1. touch panel comprises:

One first substrate, comprise a plurality of induction zones and a plurality of non-induction zone, wherein this first substrate has one first thickness in described a plurality of non-induction zones, has one second thickness in described a plurality of induction zones, and this first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than this second thickness; And

One second substrate, itself and this first substrate is oppositely arranged, this second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials and a plurality of second photoresistance separation material, be arranged at the side of this second real estate to this first substrate, wherein each described first photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described second photoresistance separation material, described a plurality of first photoresistance separation material is connected in described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate on structure, and corresponding described a plurality of induction zones of the described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and keep one first spacing with this first substrate.

2. touch panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein this touch panel is a touch-control liquid crystal display panel.

3. touch panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein this first substrate is an array basal plate, and this second substrate is a colored filter substrate.

4. touch panel as claimed in claim 3 comprises that also a liquid crystal layer is located between this array base palte and this coloured silk filter sheet base plate.

5. touch panel as claimed in claim 1, the thickness difference of wherein said a plurality of non-induction zones and described a plurality of induction zones is formed by described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate projection cube structure than described a plurality of induction zones, and described projection cube structure is positioned at described non-induction zone.

6. touch panel as claimed in claim 1, the thickness difference of wherein said a plurality of non-induction zones and described a plurality of induction zones is formed by described a plurality of induction zones of this first substrate sunk structure than described a plurality of non-induction zones, and described sunk structure is positioned at described induction zone.

7. touch panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first substrate has one the 3rd thickness in addition in described a plurality of non-induction zones, between this first thickness and this second thickness.

8. touch panel as claimed in claim 7, wherein this second substrate comprises a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation materials in addition, be arranged at this second real estate and one side of this first substrate and corresponding described a plurality of non-induction zones had the position of the 3rd thickness, each described the 3rd photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described first photoresistance separation material and each described second photoresistance separation material, and described a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation materials and this first substrate keep one second spacing.

9. touch panel as claimed in claim 8, wherein this second spacing is less than this first spacing.

10. touch panel as claimed in claim 8, wherein this second spacing is greater than this first spacing.

11. touch panel as claimed in claim 1 comprise that also one first conductive layer is provided with on this first substrate, and one second conductive layer is arranged at the surface of described a plurality of second photoresistance separation materials of this second substrate.

12. touch panel as claimed in claim 11, wherein this first conductive layer comprises that a plurality of first conductive patterns are located at respectively within described a plurality of induction zone, and each described first conductive pattern forms a sensing element with corresponding second conductive layer.

13. touch panel as claimed in claim 12 comprises that also a plurality of on-off elements are arranged on this first substrate, and each described on-off element electrically connects with each described sensing element respectively.

14. touch panel as claimed in claim 13 also comprises at least one signal read line, electrically connects with described a plurality of on-off elements.

15. touch panel as claimed in claim 14, wherein said at least one signal read line comprises a capacitance variations that reads between this first conductive layer and this second conductive layer.

16. touch panel as claimed in claim 14, wherein said at least one signal read line comprises that whether read this first conductive layer contacts with this second conductive layer.

17. touch panel as claimed in claim 11, wherein this second conductive layer also is arranged at the surface of described a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials of this second substrate.

18. touch panel as claimed in claim 11, wherein this first conductive layer and this second conductive layer are respectively a transparency conducting layer.

19. a touch-control liquid crystal display panel comprises:

One first substrate, comprise a plurality of induction zones and a plurality of non-induction zone, wherein this first substrate has one first thickness in described a plurality of non-induction zones, has one second thickness in described a plurality of induction zones, and this first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than this second thickness;

One second substrate, itself and this first substrate is oppositely arranged, this second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials and a plurality of second photoresistance separation material, be arranged at the side of this second real estate to this first substrate, wherein each described first photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described second photoresistance separation material, described a plurality of first photoresistance separation material is connected in described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate on structure, and corresponding described a plurality of induction zones of the described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and keep one first spacing with this first substrate; And

One liquid crystal layer is located between this first substrate and this second substrate.

20. a touch panel comprises:

One first substrate, comprise a plurality of induction zones and a plurality of non-induction zone, wherein this first substrate has one first thickness in described a plurality of non-induction zones, has one second thickness in described a plurality of induction zones, and this first thickness forms a thickness difference greater than this second thickness; And

One second substrate, itself and this first substrate is oppositely arranged, this second substrate comprises a plurality of first photoresistance separation materials, a plurality of second photoresistance separation materials and a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation material, be arranged at the side of this second real estate to this first substrate, each described first photoresistance separation material wherein, each described second photoresistance separation material has identical height with each described the 3rd photoresistance separation material, described a plurality of first photoresistance separation material is connected in described a plurality of non-induction zones of this first substrate on structure, described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and the corresponding described a plurality of induction zones of described a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation materials, and described a plurality of second photoresistance separation material and this first substrate keep one first spacing, and described a plurality of the 3rd photoresistance separation material and this first substrate keep one second spacing.

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