Touch Display Substrate Bridging Wires for Openings

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing touch display devices face a challenge in improving touch sensitivity around openings designed to accommodate functional modules like cameras and distance sensors, as the presence of these openings disrupts the continuous signal transmission of touch wires.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of bridging wires with winding portions and lead portions around the opening on the touch display substrate, which electrically connect wire segments separated by the opening, ensuring continuous signal transmission and reducing signal delay.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If openings are provided in the touch display substrate to accommodate camera and distance sensor, then screen occupation ratio is improved, but touch sensitivity around the opening deteriorates due to disrupted signal transmission

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen occupation ratioVSAvoidtouch sensitivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The continuous touch wire is segmented into multiple wire segments separated by the opening, with each segment independently connected to sensing electrodes. This allows the opening to accommodate functional modules while maintaining touch sensing capability through multiple discrete connection points

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Bridging wires are introduced as intermediary elements to connect wire segments separated by the opening. These bridging wires include winding portions that extend around the opening and lead portions that connect to wire segments, effectively mediating the signal transmission across the opening gap

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 3:

The bridging wire transitions from a straight linear connection to a three-dimensional path that extends around the opening in another dimension. The winding portion loops around the opening perimeter, creating a spatial bypass that maintains electrical connection while accommodating the opening

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If bridging wires with winding portions are used to connect wire segments around the opening, then touch sensitivity is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetouch sensitivityVSAvoidwire structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bridging wire structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides electrical connection between wire segments, maintains signal transmission continuity, and accommodates the opening for functional modules. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each purpose

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4105769B1Touch control display substrate and touch control display apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.05.14 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a touch display substrate and a touch display device. The touch display substrate has an opening, and includes a base, a display layer located on one side of the base substrate and a touch layer located on one side of the display layer away from the base. The touch layer includes a network of intersecting plurality of touch wires, which include: a first touch wire extending in a first direction and including a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged in the first direction and first connection portions connecting adjacent first touch electrodes; and a second touch wire extending in a second direction and including a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged in the second direction and second connection portions connecting adjacent second touch electrodes, the second connection portions and the first connection portions being insulated from and intersecting with one another. At least one touch wire includes two wire segments separated by the opening, and at least one bridging wire connecting two wire segments, the bridging wire including a winding portion arranged around an edge of the opening and two lead portions located at both ends of the winding portion.