Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance film type touch panel by which refraction of transmitted light at the portion deflection-transformed by touch of touch side substrate is made small, making deflection-transformation quantity of touch side substrate small.SOLUTION: The touch panel is provided with: resistance films 13 and 14 arranged on the inner side of a pair of substrates 11 and 12 respectively that are a touch side and the opposite side; a plurality of line-like points of contact 15 which are formed in convex-like form projected in height decided beforehand rather than the film surface of the resistance film 13 along one direction respectively in the plurality of positions of the resistance film 13, that is one of these, electrically contacts with the other-side resistance film 14 by deflection transformation by the touch from the external surface side of the touch side substrate 11, and carries out the electrical connection of the first resistance film 13 and the second resistance film 14 at the touch parts; and a plurality of spacers 17 which are respectively arranged at the plurality of positions which differ from the plurality of line-like points of contact 15 between a pair of substrates 11 and 12, and prescribe gaps between the plurality of line-like points of contact 15 and the parts of the other resistance film 14 which contact with the line-like points of contact 15, into the height decided beforehand.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To convert each of parallel data of the X coordinate for each X coordinate detection line and parallel data of the Y coordinate for each Y coordinate detection line into serial data and output them. SOLUTION: A substrate 3 having pixel electrodes 5, TFTs 6 for display, scanning lines 14, and signal lines 15 includes: X coordinate detection lines 19 and Y coordinate detection lines 20; TFTs 6a for X coordinate detection; TFTs 6b for Y coordinate detection; output lines 21a and 21b respectively connected to drain electrodes of TFTs 6a and 6b for X coordinate detection and Y coordinate detection; TFTs 6a for X coordinate detection where the gate electrodes are connected to the scanning lines 14 and the source electrodes are connected to the X coordinate detection lines 19; TFTs 6b for Y coordinate detection where the gate electrodes are connected to the scanning lines 14 and the source electrodes are connected to the Y coordinate detection lines 20; an output line 21a connected to the drain electrodes of the TFTs 6a for X coordinate detection; and an output line 21b connected to the drain electrodes of the TFTs 6b for Y coordinate detection. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the number of substrates obtainable from a substrate material, and thereby to reduce the cost of manufacturing a liquid crystal cell. SOLUTION: A first substrate material 2 on which pixel electrodes and terminals are formed in each of a plurality of substrate regions, is bonded to a second substrate material 3 which is segmented into a plurality of second substrate regions 112 and trimming portions 121, arranged correspondingly to regions on the first substrate material excluding the terminal array portion of each substrate region and to the terminal array portions, and on which a counter electrode is formed in each of the second substrate regions 112. The substrates are bonded via a plurality of frame-like sealing material 18 to be assembled into a liquid crystal cell assemblage 1. The plurality of sealing material 18 is formed while being made to correspond to the respective circumferences of the plurality of second substrate regions 112 in such a manner that, in the sides enclosing the screen areas, the sides along a division line c of the second substrate regions directly adjacent to each other without interposing the trimming portion 121 are formed into a common side 18a having a width over both edges of the adjoining second substrate regions. The assemblage 1 is then divided along division lines c, d; and the common side 18a of the frame-like sealing material 18 is divided along the division line c. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect a position indicated on a display screen without degrading display characteristics of a display device, and to detect a position in a three-dimensional space as the indicated position. SOLUTION: Microphones 6A-6D are arranged on respective sides of the display screen 31a. When an indicating sound is generated over the display screen 31a, differences in the arrival time of the indicating sound (tAC, tBD, tAD) are obtained between the respective pairs of microphones consisting of the first and third microphones 6A and 6C, the second and fourth microphones 6B and 6D and the first and fourth microphones 6A and 6D. A coordinate position (x, y, z) of the point where a first hyperboloid 101, 102, a second hyperboloid 201, 202 and a third hyperboloid 301, 302 focused on the respective pairs of microphones intersect is computed from the arrival time differences (tAC, tBD, tAD) and is obtained as indicated position information indicative of a position indicated on the display screen 31a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance film type touch panel for reducing the refraction of transmitted light at portions of a touch side substrate deflected and deformed by touch, by reducing the deflection and deformation amount of the touch side substrate. SOLUTION: The touch panel includes resistance films 13, 14 provided on the inner faces of a pair of substrates 11, 12 on the touch side and on the opposite side thereto, respectively, a plurality of lined contacts 15 formed at a plurality of positions on one resistance film 13 into such protruded shapes that they are protruded along one direction up to a predetermined height from the film surface of the resistance film 13 for electrically contacting the other resistance film 14 with the deflection and deformation of the touch side substrate 11 at its outer face side due to touch to conduct the first resistance film 13 to the second resistance film 14 via a touch portion, and a plurality of spacers 17 arranged at a plurality of positions different from those of the plurality of lined contacts 15 between the pair of substrates 11, 12 for specifying spaces between the plurality of lined contacts 15 and portions of the other resistance film 14 contacting the lined contacts 15 corresponding to the predetermined height. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic appliance for performing image display and touch input and observing a display image regardless of dirt on a touch surface. SOLUTION: The electronic appliance includes an appliance body 1, a display part 7 provided on one of the faces of the appliance body, and a touch input part 13 provided on a face opposite to one where the display part 7 of the appliance body 1 is provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mother glass board for a touch panel for accurately and easily executing positioning for clearly recognizing an image, and for preventing manufacturing man-hours from being increased and a method for manufacturing the motherboard for a touch panel. SOLUTION: A plurality of panel regions 20p for forming one board of a touch panel are allocated to a second motherboard 20, and a touch electrode 5 is formed in each of the panel regions 20p, and a plurality of first and second alignment marks 21 and 22 configured of the ITO of a transparent resistance film which is the same as that of a touch electrode 5 with film thickness which is thicker than that of the touch electrode 5 are formed in a peripheral region 20F of a panel adoption region 20U in which the plurality of panel regions 20p are arranged. This second motherboard 20 is manufactured by forming transparent resistance films whose thickness is different in two stages on the whole motherboard 20 by using a hard mask 40, and patterning the second touch electrode 5 and the first and second alignment marks 21 and 22 in a batch. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit further processing of a film substrate on which electrodes and wires are formed in the process of manufacturing an electronic member without misalignment of the film substrate with the electrodes and wires. SOLUTION: The electronic member 1 is manufactured by a method including a fixing step of fixing a film sheet 2 having a conductive film 21b formed on the surface thereof and serving as the base of a film substrate 3 of the electronic member 1 onto a rigid base member 6, a pattern forming step of patterning the conductive film 21b based on the position of the base member 6, which is in the positioned state, to form an electrode 31 on the film sheet 2 and form a first alignment mark 34 on the film sheet 2 based on the position of the base member 6, and a separation step of separating the film sheet 2 from the base member 6. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance film type touch panel that reduces distortion of display due to flexural deformation by reducing the amount of flexural deformation of a touch-side substrate. SOLUTION: The touch panel includes: resistance films 13, 14 provided on the inner surfaces of a pair of touch-side and opposite-side substrates 11, 12; a plurality of projection contacts 15 provided at a plurality of positions of one resistance film 13 to protrude at a predetermined height, the projection contacts being brought into contact with the other resistance film 14 by flexural deformation when touched; a plurality of projection spacers 16 provided at a plurality of positions of the one resistance film 13 to protrude at the same height of the projection contacts 15 by use of the same material as the projection contacts 15; and a plurality of spacer receiving insulating layers 19 formed on the other resistance film 14 to have a predetermined thickness for the plurality of projection spacers 16, the spacer receiving insulating layers 19 being brought into contact with tips of the projection spacers 16 to regulate the gap between the pair of substrates 11, 12 to a value larger than the height of the plurality of projection contacts 15 in cooperation with the projection spacers 16. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance film type touch panel suppressing distortion of display due to deflection deformation by reducing an amount of deflection deformation of a touch side substrate. SOLUTION: The touch panel includes resistance films 13, 14 respectively provided on the insides of a pair of the touch side and opposite side substrates 11, 12, a plurality of projecting contacts 15 protrusively provided at a plurality of positions on one resistance film 13 so as to have predetermined heights and brought into contact with the other resistance film 14 by deflection deformation caused by touch, a plurality of projecting spacers 16 provided at a plurality of positions on the one resistance film 13 using the same material as that of the projecting contact 15 so as to have the same height as that of the projecting contact 15, and a plurality of spacer receiving insulating layers 19 which is formed so as to have predetermined thickness on the other resistance film 14 correspondingly to a plurality of the projecting spacers 16 and which abut on the tips of the projecting spacers 16 to define the gap between a pair of the substrates 11, 12 at a value larger than the height of a plurality of the projecting contacts 15 with the projecting spacer 16. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT