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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistive film type touch panel that detects the pressing position on a screen (x, y coordinates) as well as the pressure in z axis direction.SOLUTION: The resistive film type transparent touch panel is configured by laminating the peripheries of first and second members with a frame adhesive layer so that first and second transparent conductive films face each other with a predetermined gap. In the first member, a first transparent conductive film as a resistance film is formed on the upper face of a transparent board, and a first pair of electrodes for position detection are formed at the both ends of the first direction of the first transparent conductive film.In the second member, a second transparent conductive film as a resistance film is formed on the lower face of a flexible transparent film, and a second pair of electrodes for position detection are formed at the both ends of a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction of the second transparent conductive film. The depressing point is detected on the basis of the potentials of the first and the second pairs of electrodes for position detection. Furthermore, the resistive film touch panel is provided with a conductive transparent pressure-sensitive ink film whose electric characteristics change with a pressurizing force added to the facing surfaces of the first member and the second member.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pressure detection unit of high responsiveness to an information input operation. SOLUTION: The pressure detection unit 20 includes a first substrate 21; a second substrate 22 arranged facing the first substrate 21; a pressure detecting part 23 provided between the first substrate 21 and the second substrate 22 to detect the mutual pressing force of the first substrate 21 and second substrate 22; and an initial load applying part 30 provided across the first substrate 21 and the second substrate 22 and biasing the first substrate 21 and the second substrate 22 to the side of the pressure detecting part 23 to apply an initial load. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide oscillation which is uniform and has the same drive force to a panel member while simplifying a structure by changing a method for attaching an oscillating element to the panel member. SOLUTION: A panel member 4 is configured to be equipped with a contact-type information input function, to form a low-rigidity part 4a having at least a portion reduced in rigidity at an outer edge portion 4A and to have oscillating elements 21, 22 toward the center, including the above low-rigidity part 4a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To equip a protection panel having a touch input function, of analog resistive film system with switches without causing enlargement of the panel with additional formation of a distribution circuit or the like for the switches. SOLUTION: The protective panel has the touch input function of analog resistive film system of detecting an X-Y coordinates used as an operating position, by a potential gradient based on touch operation to a front face side substrate 6. A rear face side substrate 5 and the front face side substrate 6 have contact points 5G, 6G connected in series to resistive films 5A, 6A through the distribution circuits 5C, 6C so as to have a potential difference and arranged to face with a predetermined space when the rear face side substrate 5 and the front face side substrate 6 are connected. When voltage is applied between electrodes 5D, 6D on one side of the rear face side substrate 5 and front face side substrate 6 by the contact points 5G, 6G, the switches 12 are configured to detect the presence of contact of the contact points 5G, 6G based on voltage detected by electrodes 6D, 5D on the other side. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance film type touch panel that includes: a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes that extend in directions intersecting with each other in which damage by contact between the electrodes is reduced.SOLUTION: A resistance film type touch panel 2 includes: a plurality of lower electrodes Y1, Y6, and Y7; and a plurality of upper electrodes. The lower electrodes extend in a Y-direction. The upper electrodes extend in a X-direction intersecting with the Y-direction and are opposed to the plurality of lower electrodes. Each of the lower electrodes includes: a conducting layer; and a protection layer 41. A silver layer and a carbon layer extend in the Y-direction. The protection layer 41 is formed to extend in the Y-direction on both edge portions in a width direction of the conducting layer.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch panel comprising a pressure detection function which suppresses thickness and is capable of suppressing variation in sensitivity.SOLUTION: On a lower surface of an upper transparent substrate, a plurality of upper transparent electrodes are provided in a striped manner and on an upper surface of a lower transparent substrate, a plurality of lower transparent electrodes are provided in a striped manner across the upper transparent electrodes. A gap forming member is provided in an area where the upper transparent substrate and the lower transparent substrate are opposed, in such a manner as to form a gap between the upper transparent electrodes and the lower transparent electrodes. A transparent pressure-sensitive ink member is provided to cover at least either the upper transparent electrodes or the lower transparent electrodes. When external force is applied in a thickness direction of the upper transparent substrate, the transparent pressure-sensitive ink member is brought into contact with both the upper transparent electrodes and the lower transparent electrodes to conduct the both.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protection panel having a switch section on a surface-side substrate which does not become concave with time to prevent deterioration of appearance, while ensuring durability of a contact point, and to provide an electronic device.SOLUTION: The protection panel includes a pressure-sensitive conductive member 25 that is in contact with an upper electrode 6G for peripheral switch and a lower electrode 5G for peripheral switch and located in a through-hole 10 of a substrate adhesive layer 17. A force acting on a peripheral switch 12 is transmitted to the pressure-sensitive member through upper and lower electrode substrates, to supply current for electrically connecting the upper and lower electrodes.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protection panel with a touch input function of an electronic equipment display panel window superior in the connection reliability of an FPC and appearance quality. SOLUTION: This protection panel with the touch input function of the electronic equipment display window which has the FPC to take out an electric signal through a through-hole formed in a lower electrode panel. A plurality of dot spacers are fixed and arranged with intervals between peripheral parts with the through-hole formed at the lower electrode panel and the upper electrode sheet, and a conductive adhesive is filled from the through-hole into the gap maintained by the dot spacers. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch panel in which a terminal connection structure can be simplified. SOLUTION: The touch panel 1 in which a flexible upper electrode plate 2 is arranged oppositely to a lower electrode plate 3 to be a fixed side, voltage is applied through electrodes 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b of resistance films 4 and 5 formed on inner surfaces of the respective electrode plates 2 and 3 and voltage corresponding to a contact position of the both electrode plates is extracted as a coordinate signal comprises electrodes of the respective electrode plates collectively arranged on the inner surface of the upper electrode plate 2, a notch part 10 provided at an edge part of the lower electrode plate 3 in accordance with the electrodes and a block-shaped connector 11 fitted into the notch part 10. The connector 11 has conductive parts, one end part of which is exposed to a top face of the connector 11 to be respectively electrically connected to electrodes 6a' and 6b' of the upper electrode plate 2 and electrodes 7a' and 7b' of the lower electrode plate 3 and the other end part of which is exposed to a bottom face of the connector 11, and an insulation part 11a for securing an insulation property between respective adjacent conductive parts. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce malfunction of a touch sensor with a vibration function.SOLUTION: A haptics signal generation unit 27 generates a haptics signal that vibrates a resistance film type touch panel 7 by a vibration element 9. A signal conversion unit 25 converts a voltage detected according to pressure points of the resistance film type touch panel 7 into coordinates of the pressure points of the resistance film type touch panel 7. A coordinate acquisition unit 29 acquires the coordinates of the pressure points of the resistance film type touch panel 7 from the signal conversion unit 25 at a predetermined sampling period Ts. A coordinate storage unit 31 stores the coordinates of the pressure points of the resistance film type touch panel 7 acquired by the coordinate acquisition unit 29. A coordinate determination unit 33, from among the coordinates of the pressure points stored in the coordinate storage unit 31, when the coordinates of the resistance film type touch panel 7 when not being pressed is zero coordinates, takes a maximum value as the coordinates of the pressure point. The coordinate determination unit 33, when the coordinates of the resistance film type touch panel 7 when not being pressed is the maximum value, takes a minimum value as the coordinates of the pressure point.