TOUCH PANEL MODULE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME

• US 20080117186A1
• Filed: 11/09/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wintek Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wintek Corporation
• Inventors: Yu, Pheng-Chih, Liu, Chiu-Mei, Huang, Ping-Wen, Hwang, Chin-Pei, Wang, Chun-Hao
• Application Number:
  US11/937,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20080117186A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display

Abstract

A touch panel module including a cover and a transparent touch panel is provided. At least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly connected to the cover. A method of fabricating the touch panel module including the following steps is also provided. First, a transparent touch panel is provided. Next, the cover is formed using injection molding technology such that at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly connected to the cover.

Claims

1. A touch panel module, comprising:

a cover; and

a transparent touch panel, wherein at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly connected to the cover.

2. The touch panel module of claim 1, wherein the transparent touch panel is disposed on a surface of the cover.

3. The touch panel module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly inserted into the cover.

4. The touch panel module of claim 3, wherein the cover comprises:

a transparent part disposed on the transparent touch panel; and

a housing having a hole, wherein the transparent part and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel are directly inserted into the hole.

5. The touch panel module of claim 4, wherein the material used for fabricating the transparent part is polycarbonate, acrylic resin or other transparent plastic material.

6. The touch panel module of claim 3, wherein the cover comprises:

a transparent part having a trough, wherein at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly inserted into the trough; and

a housing having a hole, wherein at least a portion of the transparent part and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel are directly inserted into the hole.

7. The touch panel module of claim 6, wherein the material used for fabricating the transparent part is polycarbonate, acrylic resin or other transparent plastic material.

8. The touch panel module of claim 1, wherein the transparent touch panel is a transparent capacitive touch panel.

9. A method of fabricating a touch panel module, comprising:

providing a transparent touch panel; and

forming a cover using injection molding technology to directly connect at least a portion of the transparent touch panel to the cover.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the transparent touch panel is disposed on a surface of the cover.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly inserted into the cover.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method of forming the cover using injection molding technology comprises:

forming a housing injection molding technology, wherein the housing has a hole and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly inserted into a portion of the hole; and

forming a transparent part on the transparent touch panel using injection molding technology to directly insert the transparent part into another portion of the hole.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the method of forming the cover using injection molding technology comprises:

forming a transparent part on the transparent touch panel using injection molding technology; and

forming a housing injection molding technology, wherein the housing has a hole, and the transparent part and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel are directly inserted into the hole.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the method of forming the cover using injection molding technology comprises:

forming a transparent part using injection molding technology, wherein the transparent part has a trough, and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel is directly inserted into the trough; and

forming a housing injection molding technology, wherein the housing has a hole, and at least a portion of the transparent part and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel are directly inserted into the hole.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the cover is formed using in-mold decoration injection molding technology.

16. A touch panel module, comprising:

a housing having a hole with the hole'"'"'s shape like a two level ladder;

a transparent part inserted into the hole; and

a transparent touch panel disposed on the transparent part and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel inserted into the hole and directly contact the surface of the housing.

17. The touch panel module of claim 16, wherein the transparent part and the transparent touch panel both stuff the hole up.

18. The touch panel module of claim 16, wherein the transparent touch panel is a transparent capacitive touch panel.