Touch screen and electronic equipment

By designing the VA display area and the key area into two independent areas and setting touch sensors in each area, the problems of material waste and manufacturing size limitations caused by touch screen design in the prior art are solved, and a higher utilization rate of large-board typesetting and production feasibility are achieved.

CN222813126UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-29TRULY OPTO ELECTRONICS
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Application Number
CN202421745985.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-22
Publication Date
2025-04-29
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-22

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Technical Problem

In the existing touch screen design, the VA display area and the button area are a whole, resulting in a size limit, low utilization of large plate typesetting, resulting in waste of materials, and when the touch sensor exceeds the maximum size manufacturing capacity of the equipment, it is impossible to make goods.

Method used

The VA display area and the key area are designed as two independent areas, not connected to each other, and a touch sensor is set in each area, these sensors are connected through FPC, and protective glue is provided at the connection to improve the utilization rate of large-board typesetting.

Benefits of technology

By independently designing the VA display area and key area, the utilization rate of large board typesetting is improved, material waste is avoided, and the limitations of equipment manufacturing size are expanded, ensuring production feasibility.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a touch screen and electronic equipment, and the touch screen comprises a cover plate, a touch panel and a touch panel, the cover plate comprises a VA display area and a key area; the VA display area and the key area are two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected with each other; the VA display area and the key area respectively comprise a touch sensor. The VA display area and the key area are two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected, so that the utilization rate of large board typesetting is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to a touch screen and electronic equipment. Background Art

[0002] The current conventional design of touch screens is to design the touch sensor of the VA display area and the button area as a whole. In this case, the layout utilization rate of the large board is low due to size limitations, resulting in material waste. The touch sensor of the VA display area and the button area is designed as an integrated design, and the overall size is relatively large. When the touch sensor exceeds the maximum size manufacturing capacity of the equipment, it will lead to the inability to produce goods.

[0003] How to solve the above-mentioned technical problems has become a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently in the industry. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to at least solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a touch screen, which improves the utilization rate of large-board layout by dividing the VA display area and the button area into two independent areas, and the VA display area and the button area are not connected to each other.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the touch screen provided by the utility model includes:

[0006] Cover plate;

[0007] The cover plate includes a VA display area and a button area;

[0008] The VA display area and the key area are two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected to each other;

[0009] Both the VA display area and the button area include touch sensors.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes:

[0011] FPC, FPC includes an FPC body.

[0012] Furthermore, the FPC body is provided with a FPC first binding position and a FPC second binding position.

[0013] Furthermore, the first binding position of the FPC is connected to the VA display area.

[0014] Furthermore, the second binding position of the FPC is connected to the key area.

[0015] Furthermore, a protective glue is provided at the connection between the first binding position of the FPC and the VA display area;

[0016] Protective glue is provided at the connection between the second binding position of the FPC and the key area.

[0017] Furthermore, the cover plate is a glass cover plate.

[0018] Furthermore, an ink area is provided on the glass cover plate surrounding the VA display area and the key area.

[0019] Furthermore, a reinforcing plate is provided on the FPC body.

[0020] To achieve the above objectives, the present application also provides an electronic device, including the above touch screen.

[0021] The touch screen of the embodiment of the present application comprises: a cover plate; a VA display area and a key area are included on the cover plate; the VA display area and the key area are two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected to each other; the VA display area and the key area both include touch sensors. By dividing the VA display area and the key area into two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected to each other, the layout utilization rate of the large plate is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present application, they are used to explain the present application and do not constitute a limitation of the present application. In the accompanying drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the touch screen structure of an embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Description of reference numerals:

[0025] 101-VA display area; 102-button area; 103-FPC body; 104-FPC first binding position; 105-FPC second binding position; 106-reinforcement plate; 107-extension part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although certain embodiments of the present application are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein. Instead, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the present application. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present application are only for exemplary purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0027] It should be understood that the various steps described in the method implementation of the present application can be performed in different orders and / or performed in parallel. In addition, the method implementation may include additional steps and / or omit the steps shown. The scope of the present application is not limited in this respect.

[0028] The term "including" and its variations used herein are open inclusions, i.e., "including but not limited to". The term "based on" means "based at least in part on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". The relevant definitions of other terms will be given in the following description.

[0029] It should be noted that the modifications of "one" and "plurality" mentioned in this application are illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context, it should be understood as "one or more". "Plurality" should be understood as two or more.

[0030] The present application provides a touch screen, including:

[0031] Cover plate;

[0032] The cover plate includes a VA display area and a button area;

[0033] The VA display area and the key area are two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected to each other;

[0034] Both the VA display area and the button area include touch sensors.

[0035] Example 1

[0036] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the touch screen structure of the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 , the touch screen of the embodiment of the present application is described in detail.

[0037] In some exemplary implementations, the touch screen of the embodiments of the present application includes: a cover plate.

[0038] In some exemplary embodiments, the cover plate is a glass cover plate.

[0039] In some exemplary embodiments, the cover plate includes a VA display area 101 and a key area 102 .

[0040] In some exemplary embodiments, as needed, the VA display area 101 and the key area 102 are respectively attached to the back of the cover plate by OCA optical adhesive.

[0041] In some exemplary embodiments, the VA display area 101 refers to a display area involved in a vertical alignment (Vertical Alignment) liquid crystal display technology.

[0042] In some exemplary embodiments, the VA display area 101 and the key area 102 are two independent areas, and the VA display area 101 and the key area 102 are not connected to each other. Figure 1 As shown, the VA display area 101 and the key area 102 are not a whole, but two independent functional areas separated by physics.

[0043] In some exemplary embodiments, both the VA display area 101 and the button area 102 include touch sensors.

[0044] In some exemplary embodiments, the button area 102 is provided with various function buttons as required, such as a volume adjustment button and the like.

[0045] In some exemplary implementations, the touch screen of the embodiment of the present application further includes: an FPC.

[0046] In some exemplary embodiments, FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) is a highly reliable and excellently flexible printed circuit board made of polyimide or polyester film as a substrate.

[0047] In some exemplary embodiments, the FPC has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight, thin thickness, and good bendability.

[0048] In some exemplary embodiments, the FPC includes an FPC body 103 .

[0049] In some exemplary embodiments, the FPC body 103 includes a substrate layer and a PI layer as required.

[0050] In some exemplary embodiments, PI (Polymide, Chinese name polyimide); polyimide, is an organic polymer material that is resistant to high temperatures and has good flexibility, and is one of the main materials for flexible circuit boards.

[0051] In some exemplary embodiments, the FPC body 103 is provided with a FPC first binding position 104 and a FPC second binding position 105 .

[0052] In some exemplary embodiments, the FPC first binding site 104 is connected to the VA display area 101 , that is, the touch sensor on the VA display area 101 is connected to the FPC first binding site 104 .

[0053] In some exemplary embodiments, the FPC second binding position 105 is connected to the button area 102 , that is, the touch sensor on the button area 102 is connected to the FPC second binding position 105 .

[0054] In some exemplary embodiments, a protective glue is provided at the connection between the FPC first binding position 104 and the VA display area 101 .

[0055] In some exemplary embodiments, protective glue is provided at the connection between the FPC second binding position 105 and the key area 102 .

[0056] In some exemplary embodiments, an ink area is provided on the glass cover plate surrounding the VA display area 101 and the key area 102 .

[0057] In some exemplary embodiments, the ink area is formed by coating ink, and the ink is a dark ink, such as black ink.

[0058] In some exemplary embodiments, a reinforcing plate 106 is disposed on the FPC body 103 .

[0059] In some exemplary embodiments, the reinforcement plate 106 includes a PI reinforcement plate and a metal reinforcement plate.

[0060] In some exemplary embodiments, a component area is provided on a side of the FPC body 103 facing away from the reinforcing plate 106 , and various components are provided in the component area.

[0061] In some exemplary embodiments, an extension portion 107 is provided on the FPC body 103 in a direction away from the FPC first binding position 104 , and a plugging position is provided on the extension portion 107 in a direction away from the FPC first binding position 104 as needed.

[0062] Example 2

[0063] Embodiment 2 is an electronic device, comprising the touch screen of the above embodiment.

[0064] Although the implementation methods disclosed in the present invention are as above, the contents are only implementation methods adopted to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any technician in the field to which the present invention belongs can make any modifications and changes in the implementation form and details without departing from the spirit and scope disclosed in the present invention, but the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall still be based on the scope defined in the attached claims.

Claims

1. A touch screen, characterized in that: include: Cover plate; The cover plate includes a VA display area and a key area; The VA display area and the key area are two independent areas, and the VA display area and the key area are not connected to each other; The VA display area and the button area both include touch sensors.

2. The touch screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also included are: The FPC includes an FPC body.

3. The touch screen according to claim 2, characterized in that: The FPC body is provided with a first FPC binding position and a second FPC binding position.

4. The touch screen according to claim 3, characterized in that: The FPC first binding position is connected to the VA display area.

5. The touch screen according to claim 4, characterized in that: The FPC second binding position is connected to the key area.

6. The touch screen according to claim 5, characterized in that: A protective glue is provided at the connection between the first binding position of the FPC and the VA display area; A protective glue is provided at the connection between the second binding position of the FPC and the key area.

7. The touch screen according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cover plate is a glass cover plate.

8. The touch screen according to claim 7, characterized in that: An ink area is arranged on the glass cover plate surrounding the VA display area and the key area.

9. The touch screen according to claim 8, characterized in that: A reinforcing plate is provided on the FPC body.

10. An electronic device, characterized in that: A touch screen comprising any one of claims 1 to 9.