METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20100171718A1
• Filed: 01/04/2010
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: DENDA, Atsushi
• Application Number:
  US12/651,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20100171718A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04111 Cross over in capacitive digitiser, i.e. details of structures for connecting electrodes of the sensing pattern where the connections cross each other, e.g. bridge structures comprising an insulating layer, or vias through substrate
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0445 using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer
• 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

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a touch panel including a substrate, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the first and second electrodes being formed on one side of the substrate in a plural numbers and extending in directions intersecting with each other, the method includes forming the first electrode and electrode films on the substrate, forming an insulating film by a printing method on at least an intersection of the first electrode with the second electrode, and forming a bridge wiring line connecting the electrode films over the insulating film by the printing method. In the method, each of the electrode films has a shape obtained by cutting off the second electrode at the intersection.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a touch panel including a substrate, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the first and second electrodes being formed on one side of the substrate in a plural numbers and extending in directions intersecting with each other, the method comprising:

forming the first electrode and electrode films on the substrate;

forming an insulating film by a printing method on at least an intersection of the first electrode with the second electrode; and

forming a bridge wiring line connecting the electrode films over the insulating film by the printing method,

wherein each of the electrode films has a shape obtained by cutting off the second electrode at the intersection.

2. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the first and second electrodes respectively have a plurality of island-shaped electrode portions and a bridge wiring line connecting the island-shaped electrode portions adjacent to each other while the bridge wiring line of the first electrode intersects with the bridge wiring line of the second electrode,

wherein in forming the first electrode and the electrode films, the first electrode and the island-shaped electrode portions of the second electrode are formed,

wherein in forming the insulating film, the insulating film is formed on at least the bridge wiring line of the first electrode, and

wherein in forming the bridge wiring line, the bridge wiring line of the second electrode is formed.

3. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 2, wherein in forming the first electrode and the electrode films, the island-shaped electrode portions having a rectangular shape in a plan view are formed in a matrix while the bridge wiring line connecting corners of the island-shaped electrode portions of the first electrode is formed, and wherein in forming the bridge wiring line, the bridge wiring line connecting corners of the island-shaped electrode portions of the second electrode is formed.

4. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 2, wherein in forming the insulating film, the insulating film having a constricted planar shape at a position at which the bridge wiring line of the second electrode to be formed is formed.

5. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein after forming the first electrode and the electrode films, an auxiliary wiring line having lower sheet resistance than sheet resistance of the first and second electrodes is stacked on the first and second electrodes extending from an input area of the touch panel.

6. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 5, wherein in forming the insulating film, a wiring protective film covering the auxiliary wiring line is formed with the insulating film.

7. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein after forming the bridge wiring line, a protective film is formed on an area that is in the one surface of the substrate and includes at least an input area of the touch panel.

8. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 7, wherein after forming one of the bridge wiring line and the protective film, a bonding layer that bonds one of a protective substrate and an optical element substrate with the substrate is formed on the area.

9. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein prior to forming the first electrode and the electrode films, a conductive film and an insulating film covering the conductive film are stacked on the one surface of the substrate.

10. A touch panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode;

an insulating film; and

a second electrode including;

electrode films; and

a bridge wiring line connecting the electrode films over the insulating film, wherein the first and second electrodes are provided in plural numbers on the substrate and extend in directions intersecting with each other,

wherein each of the electrode films has a shape obtained by cutting off the second electrode at an intersection with the first electrode, and wherein the insulating film is formed on at least the intersection with the first electrode.

11. The touch panel according to the claim 10, wherein the first and second electrodes respectively include a plurality of island-shaped electrode portions and a bridge wiring line connecting the island-shaped electrode portions adjacent to each other while the bridge wiring line of the first electrode intersects with the bridge wiring line of the second electrode,

wherein at the intersection, the insulating film is formed on the bridge wiring line of the first electrode, and

wherein the bridge wiring line of the second electrode connects the island-shaped electrode portions of the second electrode over the insulating film.

12. The touch panel according to claim 11, wherein the island-shaped electrode portions are substantially rectangular in a plan view, and the bridge wiring line of the first electrode connects corners of the island-shaped electrode portions of the first electrode while the bridge wiring line of the second electrode connects corners of the island-shaped electrode portions of the second electrode.

13. The touch panel according to claim 10, wherein the insulating film has a constricted planar shape at a position at which the bridge wiring line of the second electrode is formed.

14. The touch panel according to claim 10, wherein an auxiliary wiring line having lower sheet resistance than sheet resistance of the first and second electrodes is stacked on the first and second electrodes extending from an input area of the touch panel.

15. The touch panel according to claim 14, wherein a wiring protective film containing the same component as the insulating film is formed so as to cover the auxiliary wiring line.

16. The touch panel according to claim 10, wherein a protective film covering at least the first and second electrodes in an input area of the touch panel is provided.

17. The touch panel according to claim 16, wherein a bonding layer is formed so as to cover at least the first and second electrodes in the input area, and one of a protective substrate and an optical element substrate is bonded to the protective film with the bonding layer interposed therebetween.

18. The touch panel according to claim 10, wherein a conductive film and an insulating film covering the conductive film are formed on the one side of the substrate, and the first and second electrodes are formed on the insulating film covering the conductive film.

19. A display device comprising:

the touch panel according to claim 10.

20. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the touch panel according to claim 10.

21. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the display device according to claim 19.