Capacitive touch sensor panel, capacitive touch sensor system including same, and information input-output device

Abstract

A touch sensor panel disclosed herein includes: a plurality of vertical electrodes ( 6 ); and a plurality of horizontal electrodes ( 7 ), the plurality of vertical electrodes ( 6 ) and the plurality of horizontal electrodes ( 7 ) (i) being so disposed that, as viewed in the direction perpendicular to a substrate, the plurality of vertical electrodes ( 6 ) include no segment coincident with the plurality of horizontal electrodes ( 7 ) and (ii) forming a uniform grid having no gap.

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         10 . A capacitive touch sensor panel comprising:
 a plurality of vertical electrodes (i) each including a repeat of first basic shapes connected to one another in a vertical direction, the first basic shapes each including a fine wire, (ii) provided on a vertical electrode surface, and (iii) arranged at a predetermined interval in a horizontal direction;   a plurality of horizontal electrodes (i) each including a repeat of second basic shapes connected to one another in the horizontal direction, the second basic shapes each including a fine wire, (ii) provided on a horizontal electrode surface parallel to the vertical electrode surface, and (iii) arranged at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction; and   an insulator provided between the vertical electrode surface and the horizontal electrode surface so as to insulate the plurality of vertical electrodes and the plurality of horizontal electrodes from each other,   the plurality of vertical electrodes and the plurality of horizontal electrodes (i) being disposed so that, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the vertical electrode surface, the plurality of vertical electrodes include no segment coincident with the plurality of horizontal electrodes and (ii) forming a uniform grid having no gap,   the fine wire included in the first basic shapes and the fine wire included in the second basic shapes each extend in an oblique direction.   
     
     
         11 . The capacitive touch sensor panel according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein:   the grid has a rectangular outline.   
     
     
         12 . The capacitive touch sensor panel according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein:   the first basic shapes and the second basic shapes each have line symmetry with respect to a vertical center line extending in the vertical direction.   
     
     
         13 . The capacitive touch sensor panel according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein:   the first basic shapes and the second basic shapes each have point symmetry.   
     
     
         14 . The capacitive touch sensor panel according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein:   the first basic shapes and the second basic shapes each have line symmetry with respect to (i) a vertical center line extending in the vertical direction and (ii) a horizontal center line extending in the horizontal direction.   
     
     
         15 . The capacitive touch sensor panel according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein:   the first basic shapes are each internally connected in the vertical direction at two or more fine-wire points; and   the second basic shapes are each internally connected in the horizontal direction at two or more fine-wire points.   
     
     
         16 . A capacitive touch sensor system comprising:
 the touch sensor panel according to  claim 10 .   
     
     
         17 . An information input-output device comprising:
 the touch sensor system according to  claim 16 .