Touch panel
US5438168A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A touch panel of the present invention consists of a rectangular resistance member on which a potential gradient formation area is formed, a plurality of thin film active elements constructed in accordance with a side of the potential gradient formation area. Each of the thin film active elements has a couple of potential gradient formation current terminals. One of them is connected to the side of the potential gradient formation area while the other one is connected to the gradient formation current terminal included in another thin film active element at the same side as well as connected to a terminal for an external unit.
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