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20090033824 | Design Panel - A design panel attached to a casing for an electronic equipment, which is constructed so that a display device whose display surface goes black at standby is placeable inside the casing, and which is formed with an opening that makes the display surface visible, the design panel being attached to the casing so as to cover the opening, the design panel including, a transparent support substrate having a larger area than the opening, a polarizing film provided outside or inside the transparent support substrate, a ΒΌ wavelength phase difference film provided on a closer side to an attachment side of the casing with respect to the polarizing film, and a black colored section provided on the closer side to the attachment side of the casing with respect to the transparent support substrate, for blacking a portion which is able to be in contact with the casing, wherein the display device is made visible from the outside at information display, whereas the display device is covered so as to be made invisible from the outside at standby. | 02-05-2009 |
20100013786 | PROTECTIVE PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS DISPLAY WINDOW - A protective panel with a touch input function for an electronic apparatus display window is adapted to be fitted into a panel fitting section of a casing having an opening without a gap so as to be held therein such that the outside surface thereof forms the same plane, with a display disposed the panel below being protected in such a manner as to be visually recognized from the outside through a transparent window portion, wherein a fine concave/convex portion is partly formed on the surface of a hard coat layer. | 01-21-2010 |
20100053854 | Electronic Apparatus with Protective Panel - An electronic apparatus with a protective panel, includes a display device | 03-04-2010 |
20100201649 | Protection Panel with Touch Input Function and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A protection panel with a touch input function and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed in which a thickness of a protection panel is reduced by using a glass plate as a rear substrate, and at the same time, a risk of generating crack or fracture in the rear substrate is suppressed, when a conductive pin is press-fitted into a through hole of the rear substrate. | 08-12-2010 |
20110026202 | Electronic Device Having Protection Panel - An electronic device having a protection panel includes: a display device ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110103033 | Structure and Method for Mounting Protection Panel with Touch Input Function - A mounting structure includes a protection panel ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110115738 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING PRESS DETECTION FUNCTION AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE SENSOR FOR THE TOUCH PANEL - An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel having a press detection function, which makes it possible to suppress degradation of visibility of a display unit of a display device even when mounted on an electronic device, and also to improve a pressure measuring precision. For this purpose, the touch panel of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed oppose to the first substrate, a pair of electrodes disposed on either one of opposed surfaces of the respective substrates or disposed separately on both of the surfaces, pressure sensitive ink members disposed with a gap from at least one of the pair of electrodes, each of the pressure sensitive ink members having an electrical characteristic varied by a pressing force applied thereto, and a gap retaining member for bonding the first and second substrates to each other and for retaining a gap between each of the pressure sensitive inks and at least one of the pair of electrodes, wherein the pair of electrodes are disposed in a frame shape along an edge portion of the first or second substrate, and the pressure sensitive ink members are scattered along the edge portion of the first or second substrate so that, when the first or second substrate is deformed upon an application of an external force, at least one of them is made in contact with both of the pair of electrodes so as to make the two electrodes conductive to each other. | 05-19-2011 |
20110122090 | Protection Panel with Touch Input Function - A protection panel for detecting an X-Y coordinate as an operation position from a potential gradient based on a touch operation to a front substrate is provided. A rear substrate ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110175841 | TOUCH-INPUT-FUNCTION ADDED PROTECTIVE FILM FOR ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT DISPLAY WINDOW - In a touch-input-function added protective panel for an electronic instrument display window having an FPC that takes out an electrical signal by way of a through hole made in a lower electrode panel, an adhesive layer that bonds a lower electrode panel and an upper electrode sheet to each other, has a connection hole connected to the through hole, plural dot spacers are fixed and arranged in the connection hole and between the lower electrode panel upper surface at the peripheral edge of the through hole and the upper electrode sheet, so as to be separated from one another, and further an electroconductive adhesive is filled from the through hole into the connection hole, the gap interval of which is maintained by the dot spacers. | 07-21-2011 |
20110198712 | Pressure Sensor - A pressure sensor ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110267301 | Protection Panel Having Touch Input Function of Analog Resistance Film Method - A protection panel having a touch input function of the analog resistance film method for detecting an X-Y coordinate representing an operated position by a potential gradient based on a touch operation relative to the front substrate | 11-03-2011 |
20110290038 | Pressure-Sensitive Sensor - The present invention aims at providing a pressure-sensitive sensor capable of layering a pressure-sensitive layer and electrodes with high productivity, facilitating control of contact between the pressure-sensitive layer and the electrodes by loading, achieving good reproducibility of a resistance value generated by loading between the pressure-sensitive ink layer and the electrodes, and measuring pressure with high accuracy. The pressure-sensitive sensor comprises a pair of electrodes | 12-01-2011 |
20110304569 | Panel Member Having Oscillating Element - By changing the method of attaching an oscillating element to a panel member, it is made possible to render the construction simple, yet, to provide oscillation to the panel member with uniform and equal drive force. In a panel member | 12-15-2011 |
20120073947 | NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME, AND CONDUCTIVE SHEET USED IN NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET - A narrow frame touch input sheet, and a conductive sheet used in the narrow frame touch input sheet, are suitable for a capacitive touch sensor having a narrow frame and two layers of transparent conductive film patterns. The conductive sheet includes one or more transparent base sheets stacked into a layer, transparent conductive films, light-excluding conductive electrode films, and first resist layers, which are layered sequentially on the uppermost and lowermost surfaces thereof. The first resist layers are exposed simultaneously on both surfaces, and after development, the transparent and light-excluding conductive electrode films are simultaneously etched, the first resist layers are stripped away, then second resist layers are formed as coating on the both surfaces in an outer edge portion, so that the light-excluding conductive electrode films are etched only in the central window portions. Thus, circuit patterns of the transparent conductive films are exposed. | 03-29-2012 |
20120098767 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND PRESSURE DETECTION UNIT USED IN THE INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS - An information input apparatus includes a panel member having a touch type information input function, a package having a support portion for supporting the panel member, a pressure detection portion provided between/across the panel member and the support portion for detecting a pressure operation force to the panel member, and an initial load applying portion provided between/across/across the panel member and the support portion and configured to draw the panel member and the support portion toward each other, thereby to apply an initial load to the pressure detection portion, so that an information input operation corresponding to a pressing force to the panel member can be performed speedily. | 04-26-2012 |
20120113054 | RESISTIVE FILM TYPE TOUCH PANEL WITH PRESSING DETECTION FUNCTION - There is provided a resistive film type touch panel with a pressing detection function capable of detecting not only a pressed position (X, Y coordinates) of a screen, but also a Z direction (pressure) at the same time, superior in visibility, and low in cost. According to a resistive film type transparent touch panel, a first member and a second member are bonded with a transparent bonding layer having many uniformly dispersed through holes between the first and second transparent conductive films, and a conductive pressure sensitive ink member is arranged in each of the through holes, formed on at least one surface of opposed surfaces of the first member and the second member, and has electric characteristics to be changed by an applied pressed force. | 05-10-2012 |
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20110027058 | ASSEMBLY METHOD OF TRANSFER MECHANISM AND TRANSFER CHAMBER - An assembly method is capable of assembling a transfer mechanism which transfers a target and includes a pick unit for holding the target, a slide unit for sliding the pick unit and a drive unit for driving the slide unit. The assembly method includes installing a lifting mechanism for lifting the units at a ceiling portion of a transfer chamber where the transfer mechanism is accommodated; and assembling the units loaded into the transfer chamber inside the transfer chamber by using the lifting mechanism. | 02-03-2011 |
20120227770 | TWO-FLUID NOZZLE, SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD - There are provided a two-fluid nozzle for effectively performing a liquid process on a substrate while suppressing a damage on the substrate, and a substrate liquid processing apparatus, a substrate liquid processing method and a storage medium using the two-fluid nozzle. The two-fluid nozzle includes a first liquid discharge hole for discharging a first liquid and a gas discharge hole for discharging a gas, and discharges, toward a target object, a mixed fluid of the first liquid discharged from the first liquid discharge hole and the gas discharged from the gas discharge hole. The mixed fluid is mixed at an outside of the two-fluid nozzle. The two-fluid nozzle further includes a second liquid discharge hole for supplying a second liquid toward an outer periphery of a target spot on the target object or toward an inner side of the outer periphery of the target spot. | 09-13-2012 |
20120325274 | TWO-FLUID NOZZLE AND SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD - A two-fluid nozzle | 12-27-2012 |
20130319470 | NOZZLE CLEANING DEVICE, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A nozzle cleaning device is capable of uniformly cleaning a nozzle from a front end of the nozzle to an upper part thereof. The nozzle cleaning device includes a storage tank, a liquid discharging portion and an overflow discharging portion. The storage tank has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface and is configured to store therein a cleaning liquid that cleans a nozzle used in a substrate process. The liquid discharging portion is configured to discharge the cleaning liquid into the storage tank toward a position eccentric with respect to a central axis of the cylindrical inner peripheral surface to store the cleaning liquid within the storage tank and configured to form a vortex flow of the cleaning liquid revolving within the storage tank. The overflow discharging portion is configured to discharge the cleaning liquid that overflows the storage tank. | 12-05-2013 |
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20100090978 | TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION-EQUIPPED PROTECTION PANEL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY WINDOW - A touch input function-equipped protection panel for an electronic device display window which can suppress deterioration of electric properties and appearance quality in a lead wire connection part, includes a touch panel having a flexible upper electrode plate and an inflexible lower electrode plate arranged face-to-face at a prescribed gap in a manner that the electrode surfaces are directed to inside and being formed by sticking the outer circumferential parts of the respective electrode plates with an insulating adhesive layer interposed therebetween; a decorative film having a transparent window part and stuck to the surface of the upper electrode plate; and a pin-equipped lead wire for extracting an electric signal from an electrode terminal of the electrode plate through respective metal pins inserted into a plurality of through holes formed on the lower electrode plate, wherein an elastomeric binder-containing conductive adhesive layer is formed on the electrode terminal of at least one of the upper electrode plate and the lower electrode plate as an underlayer of a conductive adhesive to be injected into the respective through holes. | 04-15-2010 |
20100103126 | PROTECTIVE PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION FOR ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT DISPLAY WINDOW - A protection panel with a touch input function for an electronic instrument display window, which is excellent in reliability in an FPC connection. The panel is constituted such that the outer side face can be fitted into a panel fitting part of a casing having an aperture and kept without a gap to form a leveled plane and is configured to protect a display device provided under it externally visibly through a transparent window. A pin-equipped FPC ( | 04-29-2010 |
20120162143 | MOUNT STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL WITH VIBRATION FUNCTION - [Object] It is an object to provide a mount structure of a touch panel with a vibration function which is superior in impact resistance, dust-proofness, and drip-proofness, and can effectively transmit a vibration of a vibration element. | 06-28-2012 |
20120182249 | MOUNT STRUCTURE OF TOUCH INPUT DEVICE HAVING PRESSURE SENSITIVE SENSOR - [Subject] To provide a mount structure of a touch input device having a pressure sensitive sensor in which visibility can be prevented from being lowered even when the pressure sensitive sensor is mounted, water-proofness and dust-proofness are excellent, and a pressure can be easily detected with high measurement accuracy. | 07-19-2012 |
20120256865 | TOUCH PANEL AND PORTABLE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member (1) and a lower transparent electrode base member (2) is filled with a transparent adhesive layer (3) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer. | 10-11-2012 |
20120268421 | Protection Panel with Touch Input Function - A protection panel for detecting an X-Y coordinate as an operation position from a potential gradient based on a touch operation to a front substrate is provided. A rear substrate ( | 10-25-2012 |
20120327023 | TOUCH PANEL AND PORTABLE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130063387 | PROTECTIVE PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pressure sensitive conductive member is arranged in a through hole of a base-material bonding layer so as to be in contact with a peripheral-switch upper electrode and a peripheral-switch lower electrode, and when a force applied to a peripheral switch is transmitted to the pressure sensitive conductive member through an upper electrode base material and the upper electrode, a current flows, so that the upper electrode and the lower electrode are electrically connected. | 03-14-2013 |
20130201150 | Pressure Detection Unit and Information Input Device Having the Pressure Detection Unit - A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device for detecting a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a pressure sensitive layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layer, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other along normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode, the second electrode and the pressure sensitive layer together form a series circuit in the form of a loop. | 08-08-2013 |
20130333922 | SPACERLESS INPUT DEVICE - There is provided a spacerless input device that suppresses reflection at an interface, prevents generation of Newton's rings, improves visuality, does not operate erroneously even with no provision of a dot spacer, and has a pressure sensitive function even responsive to input with a solid matter. In an input device of a resistive film type accepting multiple touches, a pressure-sensitive conductive layer and an intermediate layer are filled in a gap between a surface provided with an upper transparent electrode group of an upper transparent electrode base member and a surface provided with a lower transparent electrode group of a lower transparent electrode base member. | 12-19-2013 |
20140001148 | NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME, AND CONDUCTIVE SHEET USED IN NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET | 01-02-2014 |
20140218334 | INPUT DEVICE USING DETECTION OF BOTH CAPACITANCE AND PRESSURE, AND CAPACITANCE-SYSTEM HYBRID TOUCH PANEL EQUIPPED WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE FUNCTION - An input device of the present invention is configured in the following manner: an input part includes electrode parts, which are contactable arranged with facing each other and one of which is to be an operation object, and a pressure-sensitive layer disposed between the electrode parts facing each other; a charge/discharge waveform forming part includes a charge/discharge circuit having a constant current source, a switching element, a capacitor and a resistor, and forms a charge/discharge waveform with a capacitance detection part and a resistance detection part connected; a charge/discharge waveform calculating part detects the change of a capacitance and of a pressure in the input part based on the charge/discharge waveform formed by the charge/discharge waveform forming part, and calculates an operation state, an operation position and an operation pressure. | 08-07-2014 |
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20120204657 | Pressure Detection Unit - A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pressure detection portion having a pair of electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the first substrate and the second substrate, and electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and a load transmission member disposed between the first substrate and the pressure detection portion and/or between the second substrate and the pressure detection portion, the load transmission member transmitting the load to the pressure detection portion in a concentrated manner. | 08-16-2012 |
20120222499 | Pressure Detection Unit and Pressure Detection Device - A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pair of electrodes provided in distribution in the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrodes being disposed linearly in opposition to each other, electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes to cover at least one of these electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and an adhesion member for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate to each other with the pair of electrodes and the pressure-sensitive ink being placed in contact with each other. | 09-06-2012 |
20130169589 | Pressure Detection Unit and Information Input Device Having the Pressure Detection Unit - A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device in order to detect a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, pressure sensitive layers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layers, respectively, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other on normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 07-04-2013 |