Touch panel having upper electrode plate including electrode, polarizing plate, quarter wave plate and heat-resistant transparent resin plate
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1. A touch panel comprising:
- an upper electrode plate including a lamination of(i) an upper electrode formed as a transparent conductive film and defining a lower surface of said upper electrode plate,(ii) a polarizing plate,(iii) a quarter wave plate between said upper electrode and said polarizing plate, with an absorption axis of said polarizing plate crossing an optical axis of said quarter wave plate at an angle of 45°
or 135°
, and(iv) a 0.15 to 0.80 mm thick optically isotropic heat-resistant transparent resin plate having a glass transition temperature of not less than 150°
C. and an absorption coefficient of not more than 1.3%, said heat-resistant transparent resin plate being laminated directly to, or indirectly to, said quarter wave plate, and being coextensive with said quarter wave plate; and
a lower electrode plate including a lower electrode formed as a transparent conductive film and defining an upper surface of said lower electrode plate,wherein said upper electrode plate and said lower electrode plate are bonded and fixed to one another at regions except for a display area so that said upper electrode and said lower electrode oppose each other with via an air layer, andwherein a seal layer covers side surfaces of said upper electrode plate and portions of said lower electrode plate that are adjacent said side surfaces such that said seal layer prevents penetration of water through said side surfaces of said upper electrode plate and said portions of said lower electrode plate into said touch panel and such that said side surfaces are not exposed.
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An upper electrode plate has a 0.15 to 0.8 mm thick optically isotropic heat-resistant transparent resin plate having a glass transition temperature characteristic of not less than 150° C. The heat-resistant transparent resin plate is laminated directly or indirectly on a quarter wave plate all over their surfaces.
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1. A touch panel comprising:
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an upper electrode plate including a lamination of (i) an upper electrode formed as a transparent conductive film and defining a lower surface of said upper electrode plate, (ii) a polarizing plate, (iii) a quarter wave plate between said upper electrode and said polarizing plate, with an absorption axis of said polarizing plate crossing an optical axis of said quarter wave plate at an angle of 45°
or 135°
, and(iv) a 0.15 to 0.80 mm thick optically isotropic heat-resistant transparent resin plate having a glass transition temperature of not less than 150°
C. and an absorption coefficient of not more than 1.3%, said heat-resistant transparent resin plate being laminated directly to, or indirectly to, said quarter wave plate, and being coextensive with said quarter wave plate; anda lower electrode plate including a lower electrode formed as a transparent conductive film and defining an upper surface of said lower electrode plate, wherein said upper electrode plate and said lower electrode plate are bonded and fixed to one another at regions except for a display area so that said upper electrode and said lower electrode oppose each other with via an air layer, and wherein a seal layer covers side surfaces of said upper electrode plate and portions of said lower electrode plate that are adjacent said side surfaces such that said seal layer prevents penetration of water through said side surfaces of said upper electrode plate and said portions of said lower electrode plate into said touch panel and such that said side surfaces are not exposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A touch panel comprising:
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an upper electrode plate including a lamination of (i) an upper electrode formed as a transparent conductive film and defining a lower surface of said upper electrode plate, (ii) a polarizing plate, (iii) a quarter wave plate between said upper electrode and said polarizing plate, with an absorption axis of said polarizing plate crossing an optical axis of said quarter wave plate at an angle of 45°
or 135°
, and(iv) a 0.15 to 0.80 mm thick optically isotropic heat-resistant transparent resin plate having a glass transition temperature of not less than 150°
C. and an absorption coefficient of not more than 1.3%, said heat-resistant transparent resin plate being laminated directly to, or indirectly to, said quarter wave plate, and being coextensive with said quarter wave plate; anda lower electrode plate including a lower electrode formed as a transparent conductive film and defining an upper surface of said lower electrode plate, wherein said upper electrode plate and said lower electrode plate are bonded and fixed to one another at regions except for a display area so that said upper electrode and said lower electrode oppose each other with via an air layer, wherein said upper electrode plate has peripheral side surfaces that extend in a direction orthogonal to a plane of said lower surface of said upper electrode plate, and wherein a seal layer covers and is positioned on said peripheral side surfaces of said upper electrode plate and portions of said lower electrode plate that are adjacent said peripheral side surfaces in a manner so as to prevent penetration of water into said touch panel through said peripheral side surfaces and said portions of said lower electrode plate that are adjacent said peripheral side surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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