Touch device and driving method for touch control device

• US 10,067,591 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2014
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd. (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.), BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd. (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.), BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhao, Weijie, Dong, Xue, Wang, Haisheng, Liu, Yingming
• Primary Examiner(s): BLANCHA, JONATHAN M
• Application Number:
  US14/771,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1333 Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methodsG02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13338 Input devices, e.g. touch panels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/134309 characterised by their geometrical arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13439 characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1368 in which the switching element is a three-electrode device G02F1/136277 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/121 common or background
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/123 pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04166 Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04184 Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters

Abstract

Disclosed are a touch device and a driving method thereof. The touch device includes a touch screen, a detection circuit and a driving circuit, the touch screen including a common electrode, an induction electrode and a pixel electrode, the detection circuit including a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal, the first input terminal being connected with the induction electrode; during a display period, the common electrode is configured to load a common electrode signal outputted by the driving circuit, the pixel electrode is configured to load a pixel electrode signal outputted by the driving circuit, a display electric field is generated between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the reference signal is the same as the common electrode signal. In this disclosure, no voltage difference is generated between the common electrode signal and the reference signal, and thus avoiding affecting the normal display of the touch device.

Claims

1. A touch device comprising a touch screen, a detection circuit and a driving circuit, the touch screen including a common electrode, an induction electrode and a pixel electrode, the detection circuit including a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal, the first input terminal being connected with the induction electrode;

wherein

during a first period of a touch period, the common electrode is configured to load a drive signal outputted by the driving circuit to couple the common electrode and the induction electrode so as to generate a touch signal and output the touch signal to the first input terminal through the induction electrode, the detection circuit is configured to generate a detection signal according to the touch signal and a reference signal loaded on the second input terminal, so as to output the detection signal through the output terminal;

during a display period, the common electrode is configured to load a common electrode signal outputted by the driving circuit, the pixel electrode is configured to load a pixel electrode signal outputted by the driving circuit, a display electric field is generated between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the reference signal is the same as the common electrode signal; and

during a second period of the touch period, the common electrode is further configured to load a DC signal outputted by the driving circuit, wherein the DC signal is the same as the reference signal, the common electrode signal is a positive voltage, and the drive signal has a negative pulse voltage so that a minimum level of the driving signal is lower than a level of the DC signal;

wherein the pixel electrode signal has an upper limit and a lower limit, the common electrode signal is between the upper limit and the lower limit, the upper limit and the lower limit both are positive voltages.

2. The touch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the common electrode includes a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes disposed in parallel, the induction electrode includes a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes disposed in parallel, and an extending direction of the common electrode and an extending direction of the induction electrode are perpendicular to each other.

3. The touch device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the detection circuit includes a reference signal output device, an operational amplifier, a feedback capacitor and a feedback resistor, the operational amplifier includes the first input terminal, the second input terminal and the output terminal, the reference signal output device is connected with the second input terminal, one terminal of the feedback capacitor is connected with a first terminal of the operational amplifier, the other terminal of the feedback capacitor is connected with the output terminal of the operational amplifier, one terminal of the feedback resistor is connected with the first terminal of the operational amplifier, the other terminal of the feedback resistor is connected with the output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the reference signal output device is configured to generate the reference signal and output the reference signal to the second input terminal; and

the operational amplifier is configured to receive the touch signal through the first input terminal, and receive the reference signal through the second input terminal and output the detection signal through the output terminal.

4. The touch device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the touch screen includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, liquid crystal is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the second substrate includes the induction electrode.

5. The touch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detection circuit includes a reference signal output device, an operational amplifier, a feedback capacitor and a feedback resistor, the operational amplifier includes the first input terminal, the second input terminal and the output terminal, the reference signal output device is connected with the second input terminal, one terminal of the feedback capacitor is connected with a first terminal of the operational amplifier, the other terminal of the feedback capacitor is connected with the output terminal of the operational amplifier, one terminal of the feedback resistor is connected with the first terminal of the operational amplifier, the other terminal of the feedback resistor is connected with the output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the reference signal output device is configured to generate the reference signal and output the reference signal to the second input terminal; and

the operational amplifier is configured to receive the touch signal through the first input terminal, and receive the reference signal through the second input terminal and output the detection signal through the output terminal.

6. The touch device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the touch screen includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, liquid crystal is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the second substrate includes the induction electrode.

7. The touch device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch screen includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, liquid crystal is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the second substrate includes the induction electrode.

8. A driving method for a touch device, wherein the driving method is for driving the touch device, the touch device includes a touch screen, a detection circuit and a driving circuit, the touch screen includes a common electrode, an induction electrode and a pixel electrode, the detection circuit includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal, the first input terminal is connected with the induction electrode;

the driving method comprises;

during a first period of a touch period, the common electrode loading a drive signal outputted by the driving circuit to couple the common electrode and the induction electrode so as to generate a touch signal and output the touch signal to the first input terminal through the induction electrode, the detection circuit generating a detection signal according to the touch signal and a reference signal loaded on the second input terminal, so as to output the detection signal through the output terminal;

during a display period, the common electrode loading a common electrode signal outputted by the driving circuit, the pixel electrode loading a pixel electrode signal outputted by the driving circuit, a display electric field being generated between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the reference signal being the same as the common electrode signal; and

during a second period of the touch period, the common electrode is further configured to load a DC signal outputted by the driving circuit, wherein the DC signal is the same as the reference signal, the common electrode signal is a positive voltage, and the drive signal has a negative pulse voltage so that a minimum level of the driving signal is lower than a level of the DC signal,

wherein the pixel electrode signal has an upper limit and a lower limit, the common electrode signal is between the upper limit and the lower limit, the upper limit and the lower limit both are positive voltages.