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Touch panel assembly

  • US 20050030728A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2002
  • Published: 02/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A touch panel assembly comprising:

  • a spread illuminating device which comprises a light conductor plate made of a transparent material, and a rod-like lamp composed of a light conductor rod made of a transparent material and disposed close to and along at least one of end surfaces of the light conductor plate, and a point light source disposed adjacent to at least one of two ends of the light conductor rod, and in which light, that is emitted from the rod-like lamp, falls incident on the end surface of the light conductor plate and is introduced into the light conductor plate, exits out of the light conductor plate from its major surface toward a display portion of a liquid crystal display device;

    characterized in that a housing frame to support components of the spread illuminating device in an integral manner is provided with a positioning mechanism for a touch panel, and a touch panel having no reinforcement member is fixed to the positioning mechanism.

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