Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Holding structure for a touch panel
- Patent Title (中): 保持触摸屏结构
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Application No.: US12899479Application Date: 2010-10-06
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Publication No.: US08576186B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Kazuo Imai , Takayuki Mizuki , Shinya Iwawaki
- Applicant: Kazuo Imai , Takayuki Mizuki , Shinya Iwawaki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SMK Corporation
- Current Assignee: SMK Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2009-252059 20091102
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract:
A holding structure for a touch panel has a display panel for configuring a display screen and a touch panel for allowing input operation. The structure has an elastic supporting frame for holding the display panel at an entire peripheral edge and supporting the touch panel in parallel with the display panel. The structure has piezoelectric devices for applying vibration to the touch panel in accordance with the operation of the touch panel. The structure has a casing for holding the display panel and the touch panel by way of the elastic supporting frame and the casing has an opening through which the touch panel is exposed. The elastic supporting frame holds the touch panel at an entire peripheral edge of the touch panel and includes a plurality of touch panel supporting portions for supporting the touch panel at a side edge of a rear surface of the touch panel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110102343A1 HOLDING STRUCTURE FOR A TOUCH PANEL Public/Granted day:2011-05-05
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