Curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty
By first fabricating solar and touch functional layers on ultra-thin flexible glass and then bonding them with curved tempered glass, the problem of high manufacturing difficulty in traditional curved solar touch screens has been solved, resulting in reduced costs and improved yield.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TRULY OPTO ELECTRONICS
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
AI Technical Summary
The manufacturing process of traditional curved solar touch screens is demanding, resulting in low product yield and high costs, which affects product competitiveness.
The solar energy functional layer and the touch functional layer are first fabricated on ultra-thin flexible glass, and then fully bonded to curved tempered glass using OCA optical adhesive, reducing the process and technical requirements.
The use of flexible glass reduces manufacturing difficulty, improves product yield, lowers costs, and enhances product competitiveness.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of touch technology, and more specifically, to a curved solar touch screen that reduces manufacturing difficulty. Background Technology
[0002] With the development of solar green energy and touch technology, curved solar touchscreen products offer a superior visual and tactile experience and represent a major future trend. They not only possess the unique aesthetics of a curved display but also feature solar charging and touch functionality. Traditional curved solar touchscreens directly integrate the curved solar and touch layers onto curved hard glass. This process demands extremely high precision and technical skill, resulting in low yield rates, high costs, and reduced product competitiveness. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is how to reduce the manufacturing difficulty of the solar energy functional layer and the curved touch functional layer, reduce the requirements for processes and technologies, improve product yield, thereby reducing product costs and improving product competitiveness.
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides a curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty, comprising curved tempered glass and an ultra-thin flexible glass disposed below the curved tempered glass. A light-shielding ink layer is disposed on the lower surface of the curved tempered glass located in the non-visible area, a solar energy functional layer is disposed on the upper surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass, and a touch functional layer is disposed on the lower surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass. The curved tempered glass and the ultra-thin flexible glass are fully bonded together using OCA optical adhesive.
[0006] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, the trace material of the touch function layer at the edge of the ITO viewing area is molybdenum-aluminum-molybdenum, graphene, or nano-silver.
[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, it also includes an FPC, a portion of which is bonded to the upper surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass located in the solar functional layer, and another portion of which is bonded to the lower surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass located in the touch functional layer.
[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, both the curved tempered glass and the ultra-thin flexible glass are colorless and transparent glass.
[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, the color of the light-shielding ink layer is black.
[0010] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, the end of the FPC is provided with gold fingers, and a protective film is pasted on the surface of the FPC located at the gold fingers, the edge of the protective film extending beyond the edge of the gold fingers.
[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, the protective film is a PET film.
[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, the edge of the protective film extends at least 1 mm beyond the edge of the gold finger.
[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, an adhesive is provided on the lower surface of the protective film, and the adhesive avoids the gold fingers.
[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty provided by this utility model, the protective film is provided with a film-tearing handle.
[0015] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] Since the solar energy functional layer and the touch control functional layer can be fabricated on ultra-thin flexible glass first, the flexibility of ultra-thin flexible glass allows the solar energy functional layer and the touch control functional layer to be fabricated in a flat state. Then, the ultra-thin flexible glass with the solar energy functional layer and the touch control functional layer is bonded to the curved tempered glass using OCA optical adhesive. This reduces the difficulty of fabricating the solar energy functional layer and the curved touch control functional layer, reduces the requirements for processes and technologies, improves product yield, and thus reduces product costs and enhances product competitiveness. Attached Figure Description
[0017] To more clearly illustrate the solutions in this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.
[0018] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a curved solar touch screen that reduces manufacturing difficulty, as provided by this utility model.
[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A diagram showing the exploded structure during the manufacturing process.
[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the improved structure of the FPC.
[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure after the protective film is hidden.
[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the protective film.
[0023] Explanation of icon numbers:
[0024] 1. Curved tempered glass; 2. Ultra-thin flexible glass; 3. Light-blocking ink layer; 4. Solar function layer; 5. Touch function layer; 6. OCA optical adhesive; 7. FPC; 71. Gold fingers; 72. Protective film; 73. Adhesive; 74. Film peel handle. Detailed Implementation
[0025] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.
[0027] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0028] This invention provides a curved solar touch screen with reduced manufacturing difficulty, comprising curved tempered glass and ultra-thin flexible glass disposed below the curved tempered glass. The lower surface of the curved tempered glass, located in the non-visible area, is provided with a light-shielding ink layer. The upper surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass is provided with a solar energy functional layer. The lower surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass is provided with a touch function layer. The curved tempered glass and the ultra-thin flexible glass are fully bonded together by OCA optical adhesive.
[0029] Since the solar energy functional layer and the touch control functional layer can be fabricated on ultra-thin flexible glass first, the flexibility of ultra-thin flexible glass allows the solar energy functional layer and the touch control functional layer to be fabricated in a flat state. Then, the ultra-thin flexible glass with the solar energy functional layer and the touch control functional layer is bonded to the curved tempered glass using OCA optical adhesive. This reduces the difficulty of fabricating the solar energy functional layer and the curved touch control functional layer, reduces the requirements for processes and technologies, improves product yield, and thus reduces product costs and enhances product competitiveness.
[0030] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
[0031] Example 1, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2This invention provides a curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty, comprising curved tempered glass 1 and ultra-thin flexible glass 2 disposed below the curved tempered glass 1. A light-shielding ink layer 3 is disposed on the lower surface of the curved tempered glass 1 in the non-visible area. A solar function layer 4 is disposed on the upper surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass 2, and a touch function layer 5 is disposed on the lower surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass 2. The curved tempered glass 1 and the ultra-thin flexible glass 2 are fully bonded together using OCA optical adhesive 6. Since the solar function layer 4 and the touch function layer 5 can be fabricated on the ultra-thin flexible glass 2 first, utilizing the flexibility of the ultra-thin flexible glass 2, the solar function layer 4 and the touch function layer 5 can be fabricated in a planar state. Then, the ultra-thin flexible glass 2 with the solar function layer 4 and the touch function layer 5 is bonded to the curved tempered glass 1 using OCA optical adhesive 6. This reduces the manufacturing difficulty of the solar function layer 4 and the curved touch function layer 5, lowers the requirements for processes and technologies, improves product yield, and thus reduces product costs and enhances product competitiveness.
[0032] Furthermore, the trace material of the touch function layer 5 at the edge of the ITO in the viewing area is molybdenum-aluminum-molybdenum, graphene, or nano-silver.
[0033] Furthermore, it also includes FPC7, a portion of which is bonded to the upper surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass 2 located in the solar energy functional layer 4, and another portion of which is bonded to the lower surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass 2 located in the touch functional layer 5. The functions of the touch functional layer 5 and the solar energy functional layer 4 can be realized by using one FPC7, eliminating the need for two FPC7s and reducing product costs.
[0034] Furthermore, both the curved tempered glass 1 and the ultra-thin flexible glass 2 are colorless and transparent glass, and the color of the light-shielding ink layer 3 is black.
[0035] Example 2, please refer to Figures 3 to 5 As a further optimization of Embodiment 1, in this embodiment, the FPC7 has a gold finger 71 at its end, and a protective film 72 is attached to the surface of the FPC7 at the gold finger 71, with the edge of the protective film 72 extending beyond the edge of the gold finger 71. Because the protective film 72 is attached to the surface of the FPC7 at the gold finger 71, and the edge of the protective film 72 extends beyond the edge of the gold finger 71, the protective film 72 ensures that the FPC7 will not directly contact the gold finger 71 during various process operations and packaging and transportation. This solves the problem of external factors damaging the FPC7 fingers and avoids quality problems such as deformation, twisting, and damage to the FPC7 during module bonding and assembly operations and transportation.
[0036] Furthermore, the protective film 72 is a PET film, which has a lower cost, better protective effect, and higher cost performance.
[0037] Furthermore, the edge of the protective film 72 extends at least 1 mm beyond the edge of the gold finger 71 to ensure that when touched, only the edge of the protective film 72 is touched and the gold finger 71 is not touched, thereby protecting the gold finger 71 from damage.
[0038] Furthermore, an adhesive 73 is provided on the lower surface of the protective film 72, avoiding the gold fingers 71, and the protective film 72 is adhered and fixed to the FPC 7 by the adhesive 73. Preferably, the adhesive 73 is glue or double-sided adhesive. In this embodiment, the adhesive 73 is double-sided adhesive. More preferably, the glue or double-sided adhesive has a weak tack to facilitate the subsequent removal of the protective film 72.
[0039] Furthermore, the protective film 72 is provided with a tear-off handle 74, which allows the protective film 72 to be quickly removed.
[0040] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.
[0041] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. The accompanying drawings show preferred embodiments of this application, but do not limit the patent scope of this application. This application can be implemented in many different forms; rather, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to provide a more thorough and comprehensive understanding of the disclosure of this application. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing specific embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any equivalent structures made using the content of this application's specification and drawings, directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are similarly within the scope of patent protection of this application.
Claims
1. A curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty, characterized in that, It includes curved tempered glass and ultra-thin flexible glass disposed below the curved tempered glass. The lower surface of the curved tempered glass, located in the non-visible area, is provided with a light-shielding ink layer. The upper surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass is provided with a solar energy functional layer. The lower surface of the ultra-thin flexible glass is provided with a touch function layer. The curved tempered glass and the ultra-thin flexible glass are fully bonded together by OCA optical adhesive.
2. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 1, characterized in that, The trace material of the touch function layer at the edge of the ITO viewing area is molybdenum-aluminum-molybdenum, graphene, or nano-silver.
3. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes an FPC, a portion of which is bonded to the upper surface of the ultrathin flexible glass located in the solar functional layer, and another portion of which is bonded to the lower surface of the ultrathin flexible glass located in the touch functional layer.
4. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the curved tempered glass and the ultra-thin flexible glass are colorless and transparent.
5. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 1, characterized in that, The color of the light-shielding ink layer is black.
6. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 1, characterized in that, The FPC has gold fingers at its end, and a protective film is attached to the surface of the FPC at the gold fingers, with the edge of the protective film extending beyond the edge of the gold fingers.
7. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 6, characterized in that, The protective film is a PET film.
8. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 6, characterized in that, The edge of the protective film extends at least 1 mm beyond the edge of the gold finger.
9. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 6, characterized in that, An adhesive is provided on the lower surface of the protective film, and the adhesive avoids the gold fingers.
10. The curved solar touchscreen with reduced manufacturing difficulty according to claim 6, characterized in that, The protective film is equipped with a tear-off handle.