DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20120069258A1
• Filed: 03/11/2010
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Fujioka, Kazuyoshi, Murai, Atsuhito
• Granted Patent: US 8,654,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/42
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13312 Circuits comprising photodetectors for purposes other than feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13318 Circuits comprising a photodetector
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13338 Input devices, e.g. touch panels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13394 spacers regularly patterned on the cell subtrate, e.g. walls, pillars G02F1/133377 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0447 Position sensing using the local deformation of sensor cells
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact

Abstract

Provided is a display device provided with a non-contact type touch sensor having excellent properties, in place of a contact-point type touch sensor. The display device includes a first circuit having a first electrode (62c) formed on a first substrate (2) having a display surface of a display panel, a field effect transistor formed on a second substrate (1) opposed to the first substrate (2) so that the first electrode (62c) is spaced from the field effect transistor on the back channel side, a gate terminal of the field effect transistor being connected to a first wiring (Vrstn) and a first drain/source terminal thereof being connected to a second wiring (Vsm), and a switch, one end of which is connected to a second drain/source terminal of the field effect transistor and the other end being connected to a third wiring (Vom).

Claims

1. A display device comprises a first circuit including:

a first electrode formed on a first substrate having a display surface of a display panel;

a field effect transistor formed on a second substrate opposed to said first substrate so that said first electrode is spaced from the field effect transistor on a back channel side, a gate terminal being connected to a first wiring, and a first drain/source terminal being connected to a second wiring; and

a switch, one end thereof being connected to a second drain/source terminal of said field effect transistor, and the other end being connected to a third wiring.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said first electrode is connected to a common electrode.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a columnar projection, which is made of a dielectric body, a conductive body, or a dielectric body in which a surface thereof is covered by a conductive body, and which is formed on said first electrode so as to protrude from a back channel side of said field effect transistor on said first substrate toward said second substrate, is formed such that said first substrate is not in contact with said second substrate when no pressing force is applied on said first substrate.

4. The display device according to claim 3, wherein a tip side of said columnar projection is spaced from said second substrate when no pressing force is applied on said first substrate, and is capable of moving to a position that contacts said second substrate when a pressing force is applied on said first substrate.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said first circuit is provided in a display region.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a data signal line is used for said second wiring.

7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a wire independent of a data signal line is used for said second wiring.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a data signal line is used for said third wiring.

9. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a wire independent of a data signal line is used for said third wiring.

10. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a liquid crystal layer is interposed between a region of said first substrate where said first electrode is formed and a region of said second substrate where said field effect transistor is formed.

11. The display device according to claim 10, wherein a liquid crystal alignment film is formed on at least one of a region of first substrate where said first electrode is formed and a region of said second substrate where said field effect transistor is formed.

12. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a light-shielding film for said field effect transistor is provided.

13. The display device according to claim 1, wherein whether or not a pressing force is applied on said first substrate is detected by detecting whether or not a voltage of said second wiring is transmitted to said third wiring through said field effect transistor based on an output of said first circuit, which is obtained through said third wiring in a state where said switch is closed.