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CN101266531B - Input device - Google Patents
CN101266531B
CN101266531B CN2008100838583A CN200810083858A CN101266531B CN 101266531 B CN101266531 B CN 101266531B CN 2008100838583 A CN2008100838583 A CN 2008100838583A CN 200810083858 A CN200810083858 A CN 200810083858A CN 101266531 B CN101266531 B CN 101266531B
CN2008100838583A
CN101266531A (en
桥田淳二
2007-03-13 Priority to JP2007-062909 priority Critical
2007-03-13 Priority to JP2007062909A priority patent/JP2008225821A/en
2008-03-11 Application filed by 阿尔卑斯电气株式会社 filed Critical 阿尔卑斯电气株式会社
2008-09-17 Publication of CN101266531A publication Critical patent/CN101266531A/en
2010-08-18 Publication of CN101266531B publication Critical patent/CN101266531B/en
The invention provides an input unit. A first planar input unit (21) includes a transparent first substrate (22) and a transparent second substrate (23) that are stacked on each other. On an electrode formation surface (22A) of the first substrate (22), transparent Y-driving electrodes (31) and transparent shielding layers (32) are formed. On an electrode formation surface (23a) of the second substrate (23), X-driving electrodes (33) and first detection electrodes (34) are formed. At the rear of the first substrate (22), a display unit, such as a liquid crystal panel, is provided. Since the shielding layers (32) are located between the display unit and the first detection electrodes (34), a change in the potential of the first detection electrodes is prevented from being adversely affected by noise emitted from the display unit.
The present invention relates to a kind of input media that can come the approaching position of detecting operation body, relate in particular to the input media that has function of shielding and have thin type structure according to the variation of interelectrode electrostatic field.
In personal computer etc., make the input media that is presented at coordinate data that the cursor on the screen moves etc. as input, the plane input media that has utilized electrostatic capacitance change is arranged.
In the plane input media, it is opposed that many X electrodes and Duo Gen Y electrode clip insulation course, and X electrode and Y electrode are with rectangular arrangement.If selected certain X electrode, when applying voltage between selected X electrode and Y electrode, then the electrostatic field between X electrode and the Y electrode is depended in the rising of this voltage.If be positioned near the selected X electrode as the finger of electric conductor, owing to form electrostatic capacitance between finger and the selected X electrode, thus point close X electrode and and its opposed Y electrode between the rising of voltage according to the variation of electrostatic field and change.The change of the rising by detecting this voltage, thus can know which position of having operated the plane input media.
Substrate and electrode by making this kind plane input media are transparent, and it is arranged at the front of the display unit of liquid crystal indicator etc., thereby on one side can watch the displaying contents of display unit, contact input operation signal Yi Bian will point with this display surface.
But,, therefore be easy to generate radiated noise because display units such as liquid crystal indicator drive by high frequency.If be close to display unit configuration plane type input media, then the current potential of the electrode of plane input media is subjected to the influence of radiated noise and is easy to generate change.The plane input media is the device of the small Strength Changes of the electrostatic field between detecting electrode, so as if the potential change that makes electrode because of the influence of radiated noise, then be easy to generate misoperation when detecting the contact position of finger.
Therefore, when plane input media overlay configuration display unit, between plane input media and display unit, need to form the screen layer that constitutes by transparent conducting film.But in order on a face of a substrate, to form transparent screen layer, on another face, form transparent electrode, need process by the substrate that on the two sides, has transparency conducting layer such as ITO, thereby the difficulty of manufacturing promptly enables to make the problem that also exists cost high.Therefore, if will make this kind plane input media, the transparency carrier that then needs to have screen layer, have the transparency carrier of X electrode and have at least 3 substrates of transparency carrier of Y electrode overlapping, thereby cause whole thickening, be difficult to be applicable to slim equipment.
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The objective of the invention is to solve above-mentioned problem in the past, a kind of input media is provided, it can constitute slim with minimum substrate number, and can bring into play function of shielding, with the operating body of high Precision Detection finger etc. near and the variation of the interelectrode electrostatic field that causes.
Input media of the present invention, on the face of first substrate, form a plurality of first drive electrodes, form a plurality of second drive electrodes across insulation course on described first drive electrode, these a plurality of second drive electrodes intersect with described first drive electrode and insulate with first drive electrode
On the face of described first drive electrode of being formed with of described first substrate, be provided with the screen layer between the first adjacent drive electrode, on the face that is formed with described second drive electrode, be provided with the detecting electrode between the second adjacent drive electrode,
Provide drive signal in turn to a plurality of first drive electrodes and a plurality of second drive electrode, obtain the detection signal that changes based on electrostatic field between electrode from described detecting electrode.
Input media of the present invention, the delaying state of the rising of the current potential by the detecting electrode when having selected first drive electrode and current potential is provided and when having selected second drive electrode and current potential being provided monitors the variation of the electrostatic field between detecting electrode, can detect thus as the approaching position of the finger of electric conductivity operating body.
In addition, owing between face that is provided with detecting electrode and display unit, be provided with screen layer, so can cut off noise with screen layer from display unit, when selected drive electrode provides current potential, the current potential of detecting electrode rises and is difficult to be subjected to the excessive influence of noise, is difficult to produce finger and waits the flase drop of contact position to survey.
In addition, on display unit, be formed on the screen layer identical faces on a plurality of first drive electrodes in, though the current potential of regulation is provided to selected electrode, but do not have selecteed electrode to be set at earthing potential, the detection of the position of finger etc. according to than screen layer and first drive electrode more the potential change of the detecting electrode of Pictest side obtain.Therefore, even first drive electrode is positioned on the display unit, noise can not bring influence to the variation of the current potential of detecting electrode yet, so the detection of the position of finger etc. is seldom brought harmful effect.
Therefore, screen layer need not be formed, the plane input part slimming of the variation that utilizes electrostatic capacitance can be made at first other faces of drive electrode downside.
The present invention can constitute in addition: described first substrate and described insulation course are transparent, described first drive electrode and described screen layer and described second drive electrode and described detecting electrode are transparent, dorsal part at described first substrate is provided with display unit, and the display surface of this display unit is towards described first substrate.
In the present invention, in the front of the display unit of display panels etc., can dispose the plane input part of slim transparent electrostatic capacitive.
In addition in the present invention, described insulation course can be made of the second transparent substrate.If described insulation course is a substrate, these two substrates of then only overlapping first substrate and second substrate just can constitute the plane input part of slim electrostatic capacitive, described first substrate has formed first drive electrode and screen layer on one side, described second substrate has formed second drive electrode and detecting electrode on one side.
At this moment, first drive electrode and screen layer are to form by the single transparency conducting layer on the face that is formed on first substrate is carried out etching, second drive electrode and detecting electrode also are to form by the single transparency conducting layer on the face that is formed on second substrate is carried out etching, so can realize slim and easy to manufacture.
In addition, also can not make described insulation course is substrate, after forming first drive electrode and screen layer by etching etc. on the face of first substrate, apply transparent aqueous resin thereon and make it be solidified to form described insulation course, on this insulation course, form described second drive electrode and detecting electrode.
In addition, among the present invention,, also be difficult to be subjected to noise effect, and can constitute slim plane input part from the various circuit that are positioned at the first substrate dorsal part even substrate, electrode and screen layer are opaque, the material that can not make light transmission.
In addition, " transparent " in this instructions is not limited to can 100% printing opacity, gets final product so long as have the permeability of the degree of the displaying contents that can be visual shows by substrate, insulation course and electrode, screen layer on the display surface of the display unit of display panels.
Input media of the present invention is not vulnerable to the noise effect from circuit that is positioned at dorsal part or electronic unit, can realize slimming yet.In addition, also can visually be disposed at dorsal part display unit displaying contents and can realize slimming.
Fig. 1 is the portable front view with equipment that has carried the input media of embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 blocks portable cut-open view with equipment shown in Figure 1 with the II-II line.
Fig. 3 (A) is the vertical view of expression first substrate, (B) is the vertical view of expression second and tetrabasal, (C) is the vertical view of expression the 3rd substrate.
Fig. 4 is the key diagram that the position of the operating area of the expression viewing area and the first plane input part concerns.
Fig. 5 is the key diagram of explanation coincidence status between first substrate and second substrate in the first plane input part.
Fig. 6 is the circuit block diagram of input part.
Among the figure: the portable equipment of using of 1-; 2-shows main part; The 2a-front; 3-operating main body portion; The 3a-front; The 5-viewing area; 6-main operation zone; The 7-key input part; The 15-display unit; The 21-first plane input part; 22-first substrate; 23-second substrate; The 31-Y drive electrode; The 32-screen layer; The 33-X drive electrode; 34-first detecting electrode.
Fig. 1 is the portable front view with equipment that possesses the input media of embodiments of the present invention, Fig. 2 blocks above-mentioned portable cut-open view with equipment with II-II line shown in Figure 1, Fig. 3 (A), (B), (C) are respectively the vertical views that expression is equipped on described portable substrate with the input media on the equipment, Fig. 4 is the part front view of the relation between the viewing area of the input area of expression plane input part and display unit, Fig. 5 is the side-looking key diagram of the overlap condition of two substrates of explanation, and Fig. 6 is the circuit block diagram of input media.
Shown in Figure 1 is portable with equipment 1, has the processing capacity of telephony feature or data transmit-receive function and game function and various data.Portable have main part 2, operating main body portion 3 and the hinge portion 4 that connects demonstration main part 2 and operating main body portion 3 of showing with equipment 1.In Fig. 1, the positive 3a that shows the positive 2a of main part 2 and operating main body portion 3 is respectively towards the close observer's of paper direction.This is portable to be converted into two parts with equipment 1 in the part of described hinge portion 4, shows that the positive 2a of main part 2 and the positive 3a of operating main body portion 3 can be folded into mutual opposed state.
The tetragonal zone that shows the positive 2a of main part 2 is viewing area 5.In addition, the contact position of finger if make as the contact of the finger of electric conductivity operating body or the finger of contact is moved, then can be detected in the surface in this viewing area 5, can carry out input operation according to the contact of finger.Positive 3a in operating main body portion 3 is provided with main operation zone 6.Arrange a plurality of key input parts 7 in this main operation zone 6.Press the some of key input part 7 by press...withing one's finger, thereby can import the switching signal of distributing to this key input part 7.In addition,, the finger of contact is moved, then can detect the contact position of finger, can write input characters or mark if make finger contact main operation zone 6.
In addition, the leading section at the positive 2a that shows main part 2 is built-in with the receiver 8 that is used for telephony feature, is built-in with microphone 9 at the base end part of the positive 3a of operating main body portion 3.
As shown in Figure 2, showing that main part 2 is provided with the housing 10 of interior void.Housing 10 is formed by the synthetic resin material, and this housing 10 is to engage by upper body 11 that will cover positive 2a and each side 2b and the lower case 12 that covers back side 2c to constitute.
In described viewing area 5, at the positive 2a that shows main part 2, form rectangular peristome 2d in upper body 11, at this peristome 2d transparent cover plate 13 is installed.This cover plate 13 is transparent synthetic resin board or transparent glass plate etc.
As shown in Figure 2, in the inside that shows main part 2,2c one side fixed support substrate 14 overleaf is provided with display unit 15 in the face side of this supporting substrate 14.Display unit 15 is glass metal LCD panels, between the substrate 16 of glass or resin molding and substrate 17, enclose liquid crystal material, each opposed faces configuration transparency electrode at substrate 16 and substrate 17 further is used for the colored color filter that shows in the configuration of substrate 16 1 sides.
Is furnished with the first plane input part 21 between described display unit 15 and the cover plate 13.As shown in Figure 2, the first plane input part 21 is as the finger of electric conductivity operating body contact cover plate 13 surperficial the time, and the variation of the electrostatic field between can detecting electrode detects the contact position of finger.In addition, the first plane input part, 21 integral body are transparent, and make seeing through this first plane input part 21 and cover plate 13 can be with the visual displaying contents that is positioned at the display unit 15 of its rear side of posture shown in Figure 1.
The first plane input part 21 has first substrate 22 that is positioned at display unit 15 1 sides, overlapping and with first substrate 22 towards second substrate 23 of cover plate 13.First substrate 22 shown in Fig. 3 (A) has the size that can be housed in the inside that shows main part 2.Second substrate 23 shown in Fig. 3 (B) also has the area roughly the same with first substrate 22, and tetrabasal 25 is integrally formed on this second substrate 23 with attachment 24.Tetrabasal 25 has the area of the inside that can be housed in operating main body portion 3.In addition, attachment 24 is by the inside of hinge portion 4.
In operating main body portion 3, at the 3rd substrate 26 shown in the dorsal part overlay chart 3 (C) of tetrabasal 25.Inside in operating main body portion 3, overlapping the 3rd substrate 26 and tetrabasal 25 constitute plane input part 27.
Shown in Fig. 3 (B), second substrate 23 and attachment 24 and tetrabasal 25 are integrally formed by transparent synthetic resin sheet, are for example formed by PET (polyethylene terephthalate) sheet.First substrate 22 shown in Fig. 3 (A) also is the transparent resin sheet of PET etc.The 3rd substrate 26 shown in Fig. 3 (C) is not provided with display unit at its back, so can be transparent, can be opaque yet.
Shown in Fig. 3 (A), in first substrate 22, are electrode forming surface 22a towards the surface of cover plate 13.At this electrode forming surface 22a, be formed on identical face with screen layer 32 as the Y drive electrode 31 of first drive electrode.Y drive electrode 31 and screen layer 32 are formed by transparent conducting film.Manufacture method about this first substrate 22, use is whole the sheet material that forms ITO (indium tin oxide) or ZnO nesa coatings such as (zinc paste) of electrode forming surface 22a at a face of the transparent resin sheet of PET etc., and this face carried out etching, transparent conducting film is carried out patterning, form Y drive electrode 31 and screen layer 32.
Y drive electrode 31 is that the Y direction separates the extension point-blank on directions X of certain interval at portable length direction with equipment 1, and is formed with many Y drive electrodes abreast.The right part of each Y drive electrode 31 is bringing-out portions, as Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 5, externally draws the part of end, and through hole 31a is formed on first substrate 22.By being filled in the conductive material of silver paste in this through hole 31a etc., Y drive electrode 31 is drawn out to the outside.
Screen layer 32 is formed between the adjacent Y drive electrode 31 at least.In addition, at least one side in diagram right side and diagram left side, via the end of Y drive electrode 31, whole screen layers 32 are coupled to one.In addition, this screen layer 32 is set at earthing potential via not shown lead division.
Shown in Fig. 3 (B), in second substrate 23, are electrode forming surface 23a, at a plurality of X drive electrodes 33 and a plurality of first detecting electrode 34 of this electrode forming surface 23a formation as second drive electrode towards the surface of cover plate 13.The X drive electrode 33 and first detecting electrode 34 are formed by transparent conducting film equally with above-mentioned Y drive electrode 31 and screen layer 32.That is, using, by above-mentioned conducting film being carried out etching, thereby forming the above-mentioned X driving electrode 33 and first detecting electrode 34 at whole substrate such as PET that forms nesa coatings such as ITO or ZnO of single face.X drive electrode 33 is formed and is parallel to each other, and separates certain interval at directions X, extends along straight line in the Y direction.
Each X drive electrode 33 extends to the surface of tetrabasal 25 by attachment 24, and at the electrode forming surface 25a of tetrabasal 25, X drive electrode 33 is configured to be parallel to each other, and separates certain interval at directions X, and extends with linearity in the Y direction.And in the inboard of the end edge 25b of tetrabasal 25, external connecting 33a is formed on the end of each X drive electrode 33.
First detecting electrode 34 only is formed on the electrode forming surface 23a of second substrate 23.Each first detecting electrode 34 is between adjacent X drive electrode 33 and X drive electrode 33, and first detecting electrode 34 is formed and X drive electrode 33 devices spaced apart and parallel with X drive electrode 33.Shown in Fig. 3 (B), in the inboard of the exterior region 23b of second substrate 23, be formed with the conductor layer 34a that on directions X, extends with linearity, all each first detecting electrodes 34 all are connected with described conductor layer 34a and form one.In addition, the front end at conductor layer 34a forms the outside end 34b of connection.This conductor layer 34a and X drive electrode 33 and first detecting electrode 34 all are to be formed by transparent conductive layer.
Form second detecting electrode 35 at electrode forming surface 25a with the tetrabasal 25 of second substrate, 23 one.Second detecting electrode 35 and first detecting electrode 34 are independent and only be arranged on the electrode forming surface 25a of tetrabasal 25.Second detecting electrode 35 and is formed and X drive electrode 33 devices spaced apart and parallel with X drive electrode 33 also between adjacent X drive electrode 33.Be formed with the gathering sill 35a that extends at directions X in the inboard of the hinder marginal part 25b of tetrabasal 25, be formed with external connecting 35b in its end.The second all detecting electrodes 35 is connected with gathering sill 35a and forms as one with it.
In the 3rd substrate 26 shown in Fig. 3 (C), are electrode forming surface 26a, are provided with a plurality of Y drive electrodes 36 at this electrode forming surface 26a towards the surface of tetrabasal 25.This Y drive electrode 36 needs not be transparent, is formed by low electrical resistant materials such as copper, silver or gold.In the right part of each Y drive electrode 36, be formed with external connecting 36a.
As shown in Figure 5, in the first plane input part 21, first substrate 22 overlaps the downside of second substrate 23, and as shown in Figure 2, in the inside that shows main part 2, the first plane input part 21 overlaps the display surface side of display unit 15.Thus, Y drive electrode 31 and X drive electrode 33 are mutually orthogonal and opposed with the state of second substrate 23, and the Y drive electrode and first detecting electrode 34 are also mutually orthogonal and opposed with the state that clips second substrate 23.
Because screen layer 32 is formed on the surface of first substrate 22 that is positioned at downside, thus screen layer 32 between first detecting electrode 34 and display unit 15, and screen layer 32 and first detecting electrode 34 to clip second substrate 23 opposed.
As shown in Figure 4, the viewing area 5 that is provided with cover plate 13 is slightly less than the surveyed area of the first plane input part 21, even finger contacts with certain position of cover plate 13, also can detect the information of the contact position of finger in the first plane input part 21.
Inside in operating main body portion 3, the 3rd substrate 36 is overlapped in the dorsal part of tetrabasal 25, constitutes the second plane input part 27.In operating main body portion 3, is furnished with the second plane input part 27 in the inboard of positive 3a.In addition, in just descending of each key input part 7, under the second plane input part 27, is furnished with the dome-type contact that can overturn.Positive 3a in operating main body portion 3, key input part 7 are constituted as and can push respectively.If push certain key input part 7, then the 3rd substrate 26 and tetrabasal 25 distortion under this is pushed, the upset of dome-type contact contacts the switching mechanism conducting of this part with fixed contact under it.
Shown in the circuit block diagram of Fig. 6, in being located at the first plane input part 21 that shows main part 2 inside, X drive electrode 33 is connected with X driver 41 respectively, and Y drive electrode 31 is connected with Y driver 42 respectively.In addition, the described gathering sill 34a with the 34 common conductings of a plurality of first detecting electrode is connected with test section 43.Potential change by test section 43 detections first detecting electrode 34 further is transformed to digital value by A/D converter 44, and offers the data processing division 45 suitable with control part.In addition, from power circuit 46 to X driver 41 and Y driver 42 supply capabilities.
In the second plane input part 27 of the inside that is arranged at operating main body portion 3, also be connected with and the circuit that is equal to shown in Figure 6.In addition, shown in Fig. 3 (B), X drive electrode 33 extends to the second plane input part 27 continuously from the first plane input part 21, so in the first plane input part 21 and the second plane input part 27, use X driver 41 jointly.In addition, in the Y drive electrode 36 of Y drive electrode 31 that is provided with on the first plane input part 21 and setting on the second plane input part 27, be connected with each Y driver 42.
Then, portable action with equipment 1 and each plane input part is described.
By X driver 41 shown in Figure 6, select X drive electrode 33 in turn, the current potential of regulation is provided to selected certain X drive electrode 33.In the first plane input part 21, by Y driver 42, select Y drive electrode 31 in turn, the current potential of regulation is provided to selected certain Y drive electrode 31.Select X drive electrode 33 and Y drive electrode 31 in the different moment, simultaneously do not provide current potential to X drive electrode 33 and Y drive electrode 31.Select the moment of each X drive electrode 33 and select the moment of each Y driver 31 to control by Y driver 42 by X driver 41 by data processing division 45.
If select some X drive electrodes 33 and apply current potential, then not having selecteed other X drive electrodes 33 all is earthing potential.At this constantly, Y drive electrode 31 also is set as earthing potential.If selected X drive electrode 33 is applied the current potential of pulse type, then according to the electrostatic capacitance between the Y drive electrode 31 of the electrostatic capacitance between the selected X drive electrode 33 and first detecting electrode 34 and first detecting electrode 34 and ground connection, the current potential of first detecting electrode 34 time constant according to the rules rises.At this moment, if the finger as electric conductor is approaching with the X drive electrode 33 that is endowed current potential, then also forming electrostatic capacitance between finger and this X drive electrode 33 and between the finger and first detecting electrode 34, so the ascending velocity of the current potential of first detecting electrode 34 changes.
The rising of the current potential of first detecting electrode 34 is detected by test section 43 via conductor layer 34a, and the variation of the rise time of current potential is transformed to digital value and is provided for data processing division 45 by A/D converter 44.In data processing division 45,, determine which position of finger position contacting on the X coordinate according to the information of having selected which X drive electrode 33 and the signal that obtains by test section 43.
In addition, selecting certain Y drive electrode 31, and when selected Y drive electrode 31 provides the current potential of pulse type, do not having selecteed other Y drive electrodes 31 all to be set to earthing potential, also be set to earthing potential at this moment X drive electrode 33.At this moment, if the approaching selected Y drive electrode 31 of finger, the then rising of the current potential of first detecting electrode 34 change, this change detects in test section 43.At data processing division 45,, determine which position of finger position contacting on the Y coordinate according to the information of having selected which Y drive electrode 31 and the signal that obtains by test section 43.
Showing main part 2,5 can see through the displaying contents that the first plane input part 21 is watched display unit 15 in the viewing area.The operator then can at first plane input part 21 utilize position X coordinate and Y coordinate on know finger position contacting if the displaying contents of one side viewing display area 5 will be pointed with certain position of viewing area 5 to be contacted on one side.According to the contact position of this finger, carry out content corresponding input operation with the viewing area.
As shown in Figure 2, between first detecting electrode 34 and display unit 15, be provided with the screen layer 32 of earthing potential.In addition, when having selected X drive electrode 33 and current potential be provided, be arranged on screen layer 32 identical faces on Y drive electrode 31 be earthing potential.Thus, when selecting X drive electrode 33, the radiated noise that sends from display unit 15 is grounded the screen layer 32 of current potential easily and the Y drive electrode 31 of earthing potential cuts off, and the potential change that is difficult to contraposition first detecting electrode 34 is thereon brought influence.
In addition, when having selected certain Y drive electrode 31 and current potential is provided, do not have selecteed Y drive electrode 31 to be set to earthing potential, screen layer 32 also is set to earthing potential.At this moment, the radiated noise that sends from display unit 15 is grounded the screen layer 32 of current potential easily and the Y drive electrode 31 of earthing potential cuts off, thereby the variation of the current potential of first detecting electrode 34 when selecting Y drive electrode 31 is not easy to be subjected to The noise.
Like this, owing between first detecting electrode 34 and display unit 15, be provided with screen layer 32 and Y drive electrode 31, so the first plane input part 21 is difficult to be subjected to the The noise from display unit 15.In addition, because the electrode forming surface 22a at first substrate 22 forms Y drive electrode 31 and screen layer 32, form the X drive electrode 33 and first detecting electrode 34 at second substrate 23, form the first plane input part 21 with two substrates, institute is so that the first plane input part 21 forms very thin.In addition, because first substrate 22 and second substrate 23 can both be made by the sheeting that has only formed transparent conducting film at a face, so also can reduce manufacturing cost.
In addition,,, can make the dome-type electrode upset that more relies on dorsal part than the second plane input part 27, carry out the switch input by pressing key input part 7 in operating main body portion 3.In addition, if make finger meet the positive 3a of operating main body portion 3 and move it, then can detect the motion track of finger at the second plane input part 27.By the input of this track, can describe literal, and this literal is shown in the input of viewing area 5 etc.
In addition, in the first plane input part 21, also can make second substrate 23 and Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 opposite up and down towards, the transparent thin resin bed of coating between the electrode forming surface 23a of the electrode forming surface 22a of first substrate 22 and second substrate 23.At this moment, only be the two sides owing to form the face of electrode or screen layer, so can make the slimming of plane input part.
In addition, the input media of present embodiment is used for the portable telephone set of using, but input media also can be arranged on the portable equipment of using beyond the telephone set, perhaps also can carry in the telepilot of television receiver or operated from a distance personal computer etc.
1. input media, on the face of first substrate, form a plurality of first drive electrodes, form a plurality of second drive electrodes across insulation course on described first drive electrode, these a plurality of second drive electrodes intersect with described first drive electrode and insulate with first drive electrode
Provide drive signal in turn to a plurality of first drive electrodes and a plurality of second drive electrode, obtain the detection signal that changes based on interelectrode electrostatic field from described detecting electrode.
2. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described first substrate and described insulation course are transparent, described first drive electrode and described screen layer and described second drive electrode and described detecting electrode are transparent, dorsal part at described first substrate is provided with display unit, and the display surface of this display unit is towards described first substrate.
3. input media according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Described insulation course is the second transparent substrate.
4. according to claim 2 or 3 described input medias, it is characterized in that,
Described first drive electrode and described screen layer are to form by the single transparency conducting layer that forms on the face of described first substrate is carried out etching.
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