Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of making a curved touch panel
- Patent Title (中): 制作弯曲触摸屏的方法
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Application No.: US12940500Application Date: 2010-11-05
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Publication No.: US08808483B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Kuo-Hua Sung , Casey J. Feinstein , Silvio Grespan
- Applicant: Kuo-Hua Sung , Casey J. Feinstein , Silvio Grespan
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agent David C. Kellogg
- Main IPC: B32B37/18
- IPC: B32B37/18

Abstract:
A method of forming a curved touch surface is disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method includes depositing a touch sensor pattern on a flexible substrate; and curving the flexible substrate, using a chuck surface supporting the flexible substrate, to conform to a shape of a curved cover surface. Then, the curved flexible substrate can be laminated or otherwise adhered to the cover surface. The flexible substrate can be a glass substrate greater than 200 μm in thickness, and can be reduced to a desired thickness below 200 μm after the touch sensor pattern is deposited thereon. The flexible substrate can be curved by supporting the flexible substrate on the chuck surface such that the flexible substrate conforms to a shape of the chuck surface, or forcing the flexible substrate against the cover surface, such that the flexible substrate conforms to the shape of the curved cover surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120111479A1 CURVED TOUCH PANEL Public/Granted day:2012-05-10
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