# US 11,442,570 B2 · Touch display device

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- Number: US 11,442,570 B2
- Document ID: US11442570B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/077,061
- Filed: 2018-02-07
- Published: 2021-07-08
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-11
- Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.; Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hu Li; Jian He
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11442570B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/0416: {Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers}
- G06F 3/0412: {Digitisers structurally integrated in a display}
- G06F 3/044: by capacitive means
- G06F 3/0445: {using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer}
- G06F 3/0446: {using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes}
- G06F 3/0447: {Position sensing using the local deformation of sensor cells}
- G06F 2203/04105: Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A touch display device includes a display panel; a backlight that includes a back plate; a pressure touch detection chip; a pressure sensing layer and a voltage reference layer arranged between the display panel and the back plate, the pressure sensing layer and the voltage reference layer are opposite to each other and arranged in different layers. The pressure sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged as an array, where each sensing electrode is electrically connected to the pressure touch detection chip through a lead wire. The voltage reference layer is configured to receive a stable reference voltage signal; and the pressure touch detection chip is configured to determine a value of a pressure on the display panel according to a detected change of capacitance between the pressure sensing layer and the voltage reference layer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A touch display device comprising:
a display panel;
a backlight including a back plate;
a pressure touch detection chip;
a pressure sensing layer and a voltage reference layer arranged between the display panel and the back plate, the pressure sensing layer and the voltage reference layer being opposite to each other and arranged in different layers;
wherein the pressure sensing layer comprises a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged as an array, each sensing electrode being electrically connected to the pressure touch detection chip through a lead wire;
the voltage reference layer is configured to receive a stable reference voltage signal;
the pressure touch detection chip is configured to determine a value of a pressure on the display panel according to a detected change of capacitance between the pressure sensing layer and the voltage reference layer;
wherein the display panel comprises an array substrate, and the touch display device further comprises a first polarizer disposed on a side of the array substrate facing the back plate, wherein the voltage reference layer is arranged between the first polarizer and the array substrate such that the voltage reference layer is in direct contact with the first polarizer and the array substrate;
wherein the backlight further comprises a light guide plate and a reflective sheet located between the light guide plate and the back plate; wherein the pressure sensing layer is arranged on a side of the reflective sheet facing the back plate, and the reflective sheet is in direct contact with the light guide plate;
wherein the touch display device further comprises a dielectric layer arranged between the pressure sensing layer and the back plate and covering the array substrate;
wherein the dielectric layer is a non-conductive double-sided adhesive layer which adheres the pressure sensing layer and the back plate, such that the dielectric layer directly connects the pressure sensing layer and the back plate.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the voltage reference layer is a transparent conductive layer and covers the entire array substrate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The touch display device according to claim 2, wherein the voltage reference layer is grounded.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the backlight further comprises a resin layer that is located on a side of the reflective sheet facing the back plate and between the reflective sheet and the pressure sensing layer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The touch display device according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible circuit board and a printed circuit board, wherein the pressure touch detection chip is integrated on one of the flexible circuit board and the printed circuit board.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the double-sided adhesive layer has a thickness of 0.2 mm-0.3 mm.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is a touch display panel.