# US 10,121,832 B1 · Touch display device

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- Number: US 10,121,832 B1
- Document ID: US10121832B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/798,417
- Filed: 2017-10-31
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-17
- Assignees: Hannstouch Solution Incorporated
- Applicants: Hannstouch Solution Incorporated
- Inventors: Hsu-Ho Wu; Che-Yu Chuang; Ching-Feng Tsai; Wei-Hsuan Ho
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121832B1

## CPC

- G09G 3/3225: using an active matrix
- G06F 3/0412: {Digitisers structurally integrated in a display}
- H10K 59/126: Shielding, e.g. light-blocking means over the TFTs
- H10K 59/40: OLEDs integrated with touch screens
- H10K 59/8792: {comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers}
- G06F 3/0443: {using a single layer of sensing electrodes}
- G06F 3/0446: {using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes}
- G06F 2203/04102: Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
- G09G 2354/00: Aspects of interface with display user
- H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals
- H10K 2102/311: {Flexible OLED}
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES

## Abstract

A touch display device includes an organic light emitting diode display panel and a touch panel. The organic light emitting diode display panel includes an organic light emitting diode array having a plurality of pixel regions and a non-pixel region surrounding the pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions has an organic light emitting diode unit thereon, and a metal wire is located in the non-pixel region. The touch panel includes a transparent substrate, a sensing electrode layer and a light-shading pattern. The sensing electrode layer and the light-shading pattern are disposed on the transparent substrate, and overlapped each other. An orthogonal projection of the light-shading pattern onto the organic light emitting diode array is in the non-pixel region, and overlap the metal wire.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A touch display device, comprising:
an organic light emitting diode display panel, comprising:
an organic light emitting diode array comprising a plurality of pixel regions and a non-pixel region surrounding the pixel regions, each of the pixel regions has an organic light emitting diode unit thereon; and
a driving circuit for receiving signals and driving the organic light emitting diode units to emit light, wherein the driving circuit is provided with at least one metal wire, and the at least one metal wire is located in the non-pixel region; and
a touch panel, comprising:
a transparent substrate coupling to the organic light emitting diode display panel;
a sensing electrode layer disposed on the transparent substrate; and
a light-shading pattern disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein an orthogonal projection of the light-shading pattern projected onto the organic light emitting diode array is in the non-pixel region, and at least overlap with the at least one metal wire, and the light-shading pattern and the sensing electrode layer overlap each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein a pattern of the light-shading pattern is identical to a pattern of the non-pixel region formed on the organic light emitting diode array.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein a pattern of the light-shading pattern is identical to a pattern of the at least one metal wire.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein the light-shading pattern is formed with a plurality of light-transmitting openings, and the light-transmitting openings are spaced and arranged according to a matrix arrangement,
wherein an orthogonal projection of each of the organic light emitting diode units projected onto the transparent substrate is in one of the light-transmitting openings.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein the light-shading pattern is formed by a plurality of light-shading lines which extend in a first direction and a second direction, respectively so as to define a plurality of light-transmitting openings, wherein the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The touch display device of claim 5, wherein a gap is formed between any two neighboring ones of the organic light emitting diode units, the at least one metal wire has a first line width, any of the light-shading lines has a second line width, the second line width is not smaller than the first line width, and is not greater than the gap.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein the light-shading pattern is disposed on one surface of the transparent substrate facing towards the organic light emitting diode array.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The touch display device of claim 7, wherein the light-shading pattern is disposed between the transparent substrate and the sensing electrode layer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The touch display device of claim 7, wherein the sensing electrode layer is disposed between the transparent substrate and the light-shading pattern.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein the touch panel further comprises an outer layer, the outer layer covers one surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the organic light emitting diode array, wherein the outer layer is one of a protective cover and a hard coat layer.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The touch display device of claim 10, wherein the transparent substrate is disposed between the sensing electrode layer and the light-shading pattern.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The touch display device of claim 11, wherein the sensing electrode layer is disposed between the outer layer and the transparent substrate.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The touch display device of claim 11, wherein the light-shading pattern is disposed between the outer layer and the transparent substrate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The touch display device of claim 10, wherein the light-shading pattern and the sensing electrode layer are stacked between the outer layer and the transparent substrate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The touch display device of claim 14, wherein the light-shading pattern is disposed between the sensing electrode layer and the transparent substrate.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The touch display device of claim 14, wherein the sensing electrode layer is disposed between the light-shading pattern and the transparent substrate.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, further comprising:
a protective cover; and
a decoration film disposed between the protective cover and the transparent substrate, comprising a main body layer and a black matrix pattern disposed on one surface of the main body layer, and surrounding to form a light-transmitting area on the main body layer,
wherein an orthogonal projection of the light-shading pattern projected onto the decoration film is completely in the light-transmitting area.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, further comprising:
a protective cover; and
a decoration film disposed between the protective cover and the transparent substrate, comprising a main body layer and a black matrix pattern disposed on one surface of the main body layer, and surrounding to form a light-transmitting area on the main body layer,
wherein an orthogonal projection of the light-shading pattern projected onto the decoration film is disposed on both of the black matrix pattern and the light-transmitting area.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein the light-shading pattern is formed with a plurality of light-transmitting openings, and the light-transmitting openings are spaced and arranged according to a matrix arrangement,
wherein the sensing electrode layer covers interval spaces defined between the light-transmitting openings only.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The touch display device of claim 1, wherein the light-shading pattern is formed with a plurality of light-transmitting openings, and the light-transmitting openings are spaced and arranged according to a matrix arrangement,
wherein the sensing electrode layer covers at least one of the light-transmitting openings and interval spaces defined between the light-transmitting openings.
