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Thin-frame touch panel

US7499038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2003
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/045
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an analog resistive-film touch panel, a lower electrode member has a transparent electrode on a top face of a transparent insulating base member, a pair of bus bars on parallel sides of the transparent electrode, and routing circuits connected to the bus bars for external connection on a portion other than the transparent electrode. Further, an upper electrode member has a transparent electrode on a bottom face of a flexible transparent insulating base, a pair of bus bars on parallel sides of the transparent electrode, and routing circuits connected to the bus bars for external connection on a portion other than the transparent electrode. The lower and upper electrode members face each other in a square pattern via an insulative spacer and are bonded at peripheral portions. The bus bars and the routing circuits are formed from metal thin wires with a diameter of 30 to 100 μm.

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