US 11,807,487 B2
Flexible touch panel and flexible display device
Hyung Chul Kim, Anyang-si (KR); and Jung Mok Park, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/111,858.
Application 18/111,858 is a continuation of application No. 17/827,784, filed on May 29, 2022.
Application 17/827,784 is a continuation of application No. 17/358,686, filed on Jun. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,347,358, issued on May 31, 2022.
Application 17/358,686 is a continuation of application No. 16/749,936, filed on Jan. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,061,516, issued on Jul. 13, 2021.
Application 16/749,936 is a continuation of application No. 15/939,612, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,585,526, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/939,612 is a continuation of application No. 14/880,753, filed on Oct. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,933,886, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0003504 (KR), filed on Jan. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202782 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 5/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 5/025 (2013.01) [G03G 15/6555 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00679 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A touch panel, comprising:
a substrate; and
a sensing pattern disposed on the substrate,
wherein:
the sensing pattern comprises:
a first sensing electrode arranged in a first direction;
second sensing electrodes separated from each other arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; and
a connection pattern connecting two adjacent second sensing electrodes;
the first sensing electrode and the second electrode are disposed on a same layer;
the touch panel further comprises an insulation layer disposed between the connection pattern and the first sensing electrode;
the connection pattern is disposed at a different layer from the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrodes;
the connection pattern is disposed along the second direction;
the connection pattern includes a portion not parallel to the second direction; and
a portion of the connection pattern is parallel to a portion of the sensing pattern.