Touch-panel device
Technical field
The utility model relates to the touch-panel device with touch panel.
Background technology
In the past, the touch panel (for example, with reference to TOHKEMY 2008-242909 communique) of the pressure sensing type of the known operation that is useful on various electronic equipments.Shown in Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C, the touch panel of putting down in writing in the TOHKEMY 2008-242909 communique possesses the infrabasal plate 102 of the light transmission that consists of by the upper substrate 101 of the light transmission of the formations such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film with by glass etc.If carried out the side (upside of Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C) of operating surface of the touch panel of pressing operation by user's finger or pen etc. and be " on " side, its opposite offside (downside of Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C) is when being the D score side, then form the upper conductive layer 103 of light transmission at the lower surface of upper substrate 101, form the lower conductiving layer 104 of light transmission at the upper surface of infrabasal plate 102.Form a pair of top electrode (omitting diagram) at upper conductive layer 103, at a pair of bottom electrode (omit diagram) of lower conductiving layer 104 formation with the top electrode quadrature.The insulating component (pad) 105 of configuration four frame shapes between upper conductive layer 103 and lower conductiving layer 104, upper conductive layer 103 and lower conductiving layer 104 are opposed across the gap of regulation.In addition, touch panel is configured in the inside of the framework 106 (with reference to Fig. 4 A) of electronic equipment, and the input area of touch panel (key range) is configured in the middle part of the window frame 106a of framework 106.
If with the demonstration of omitting illustrated liquid-crystal apparatus etc. with finger or pen etc. at the upper surface of upper substrate 101 (namely accordingly, the operating surface of touch panel) carries out pressing operation on, then shown in Fig. 4 B, upper substrate 101 is crooked and upper conductive layer 103 position of being pressed contacts and conducting with lower conductiving layer 104.Determine the position of the operation that is pressed of touch panel, the processing that in being equipped with the electronic equipment of touch panel, puts rules into practice according to the magnitude of voltage of the magnitude of voltage of top electrode of this moment and bottom electrode.
[formerly technical literature]
[patent documentation]
[patent documentation 1] TOHKEMY 2008-242909 communique
Shown in Fig. 4 C, when being pressed when operation with insulating component 105 close parts of upper substrate 101, upper substrate 101 produces than macrobending as fulcrum ground take the interior week end 105a of insulating component 105, so to the larger bending stress of the contact portion effect that contacts with interior week end 105a insulating component 105 upper conductive layer 103, thereby upper conductive layer 103 may produce broken string near insulating component 105.As the touch panel that TOHKEMY 2008-242909 communique is put down in writing, if the window frame 106a of framework 106 is configured in the interior all end inner all sides of 105a (with reference to Fig. 4 A) than insulating component 105, then therefore being pressed with insulating component 105 close parts of upper substrate 101 can eliminate this problem.
Yet for the situation of the touch panel of putting down in writing for TOHKEMY 2008-242909 communique, window frame 106a is configured in the inner all sides of interior week end 105a than insulating component 105, so the zone of the inboard of window frame 106a is the open area stenosis of touch panel.On the other hand, make window frame 106a near the interior week end 105a of insulating component 105 if enlarge window frame 106a, then can enlarge the open area of touch panel, but, if enlarge window frame 106a, different according to the assembly precision of the parts precision of framework 106 and touch panel and electronic equipment then, window frame 106a possible configuration than the interior week end 105a of insulating component 105 by outer circumferential side, thereby may the exposing with insulating component 105 close parts of upper substrate 101.Therefore, when enlarging window frame 106a during the enlarged openings zone, as mentioned above, upper substrate 101 be subject to pressing operation with insulating component 105 close parts, thereby upper conductive layer 103 may be near insulating component 105 broken string.
In addition, usually, at the circuit part of the top of insulating component 105 configuration touch panel.This part is subject to the impacts such as circuit substrate, conductive extractum printing or mask printing, thereby is observed sometimes the various tones such as green, grey, the colour of skin, does not consider that its situation as the aesthetic property of product is a lot.Therefore, if enlarge the open area of touch panel this circuit part is exposed, may be impaired as the aesthetic property of product.
In addition, shown in Fig. 4 A, for the situation of the touch panel of putting down in writing for TOHKEMY 2008-242909 communique, be formed with the lower surface of the 106b of oblique angle section of framework 106 of window frame 106a and the upper surface butt of upper substrate 101.Therefore, under the impact of the assembly precision of the parts precision of framework 106 and touch panel, electronic equipment, if window frame 106a is configured in the input area of touch panel, when the user catches the 106b of oblique angle section of framework 106 because of angular adjustment of the picture of electronic equipment etc., may carry out erroneous input to touch panel because of the 106b of oblique angle section.For fear of this erroneous input, as long as between the upper surface of the lower surface of the 106b of oblique angle section and upper substrate 101, the gap is set.
Yet if between the upper surface of the lower surface of the 106b of oblique angle section and upper substrate 101 gap is set, the foreign matters such as sand and wheat flour may enter between the 106b of oblique angle section and the upper substrate 101.If foreign matter enters between the 106b of oblique angle section and the upper substrate 101, then may produce the erroneous input that upper substrate 101 becomes the fault of the motionless state that is depressed or causes because of foreign matter.In addition, from will enter into the foreign body between the 106b of oblique angle section and the upper substrate 101 time, being pressed with insulating component 105 close parts of upper substrate 101, as mentioned above, upper conductive layer 103 may be near insulating component 105 broken string.
The utility model content
Problem of the present utility model is, even propose to enlarge the broken string that the open area of touch panel also can prevent the conductive layer of touch panel, thereby and can guarantee can be not impaired as the aesthetic property design freedom of product touch-panel device.In addition, the second problem of the present utility model is, even propose to enlarge the open area of touch panel, also can use under the environment of the foreign matters such as sand, wheat flour, even and foreign matter clogs also easily it is removed, and be difficult for causing the touch-panel device to erroneous input or the fault of touch panel.
[being used for solving the means of problem]
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, touch-panel device of the present utility model is characterised in that, possess: touch panel, it has: first substrate, second substrate, be formed at the back side of described first substrate the first conductive layer, be formed at the surface of described second substrate the second conductive layer, be configured in the insulating component of the frame shape between described the first conductive layer and described the second conductive layer; The protection member; it is tabular and is attached on the surface of described first substrate; the position of end inner Monday of side forms the input area that can carry out to described touch panel input operation in interior week of the described insulating component of ratio of described touch panel, the interior Zhou Duan that described protection member is disposed at the peripheral part of described input area and this protection member covers described insulating component when observing from the face side of described first substrate.
In the utility model, when observing from the face side of first substrate, the protection member of peripheral part that is disposed at the input area of touch panel covers the interior Zhou Duan of insulating component.Therefore, can cover first substrate by the protection member with the insulating component close part.In addition, in the utility model, the protection member is attached on the surface of first substrate.Therefore, even make the interior Zhou Duan of protection member near the interior Zhou Duan of insulating component in the mode that enlarges input area, also can cover reliably first substrate by the protection member with the insulating component close part.That is, even make the interior Zhou Duan of protection member near the interior Zhou Duan of insulating component in the mode that enlarges input area, also can prevent from causing the close part of first substrate and insulating component to be exposed because of the assembly error of touch-panel device.Therefore, in the utility model, even enlarging the zone of inboard of the peristome of the input area of touch panel and the framework that internal configurations has touch panel is the open area, can prevent that also first substrate and insulating component close part from being pressed and cause that generation the first conductive layer breaks near insulating component.
In the utility model, preferred described protection member forms the frame shape, and the interior Zhou Duan of described protection member is configured between the interior Zhou Duan of the outer circumference end of described input area and described insulating component.Consist of if so, can prevent that the protected member of input area of touch panel from covering.In addition, consist of if so, can cover reliably by the interior Zhou Duan of protection member with insulating component.
In the utility model, the rigidity of preferred described protection member is higher than the rigidity of described first substrate.Consist of if so, even the protection member is pressed, first substrate also is difficult for the interior Zhou Duanwei fulcrum of insulating component than macrobending.Therefore, can effectively prevent near generation the first conductive layer broken string of insulating component.Need to prove that even the rigidity of protection member is lower than the rigidity of first substrate, owing to can strengthen first substrate by the protection member, therefore when the protection member was subject to pressing, first substrate was difficult for the interior Zhou Duanwei fulcrum of insulating component than macrobending.
In the utility model, preferred described protection member forms tetragonal frame shape by four linearity members that form linearity, two L shaped shape members that form L shaped shape or two described linearity members and a described L shaped shape member.Consist of if so, then compared by the situation that a tetragonal frame shape member consists of with the protection member, can cut down the component costs of protection member.Namely; in the protection member situation that tetragonal frame shape member consists of by; need to remove the core of the base material that is used to form the protection member and form the protection member; cause the core of base material to go out of use; therefore protect the component costs of member to raise, still, consisting of in the situation of protection member by linearity member, L shaped shape member; can reduce the part that goes out of use of base material, thereby cut down the component costs of protection member.
In the utility model, preferred touch-panel device has the display device of the rear side that is configured in described second substrate, and described protection member is transparent.Consist of if so, even then attach the protection member on the surface of the first substrate of touch panel, also can enlarge the viewing area of display device.
In the utility model, described protection member can be black.In this case, can't observe from the face side of first substrate the circuit part of touch panel on the top of insulating component.Therefore, can guarantee the aesthetic property as product of touch-panel device.Especially; if the protection member is the black of delustring; the look of then protecting member is for roughly homochromy with the non-display section of the black at the edge of the picture of the display device of the rear side that is configured in second substrate, thereby the aesthetic property as product of touch-panel device can be not impaired, can cover circuit part.In addition; in this case; can't observe from the face side of first substrate the circuit part of touch panel because of the protection member, therefore can guarantee the aesthetic property as goods of touch-panel device, and can more freely design the framework etc. that touch panel is arranged in internal configurations.That is, in this case, can guarantee the aesthetic property as product of touch-panel device, thereby design freedom can be not impaired.
In the utility model; preferred described touch-panel device has framework; this framework internal configurations has described touch panel; be formed be used to the peristome that described input area is exposed in described framework, the edge of described peristome is configured in than holding in interior week of the described protection member that forms the frame shape outer Monday of side and than the inner all sides of the outer circumference end of described protection member.Consist of if so, can prevent that then the input area of touch panel from being covered by framework.In addition, consist of if so, can prevent from entering into the foreign matters such as sand between touch panel and framework, wheat flour by the protection member and directly contact with touch panel.Therefore, can prevent from causing erroneous input to touch panel because entering into the foreign matters such as sand between touch panel and the framework, wheat flour.In addition, when foreign matter enters between touch panel and framework, for example, when the instrument that utilizes the front end point is removed this foreign matter, can prevent that touch panel is damaged by protection member protection touch panel.Therefore, even foreign matter is clipped between touch panel and the framework, also remove easily foreign matter.In addition, if so consist of, if the protection member is transparent, then can enlarge the viewing area of the display device of the rear side that is configured in second substrate.
In the utility model; preferred described touch-panel device has framework and the fixing framework of using of panel; described framework internal configurations has described touch panel; described panel is fixing to be used chassis configuration in the inside of described framework and is used for fixing described touch panel; described framework has the oblique angle section of the table side part that consists of described framework; described oblique angle section have towards described panel fixing with framework outstanding and with the fixing teat with the framework butt of described panel, between described oblique angle section and described protection member, be formed with the gap.Consist of if so, then catch for touch-panel device being carried out angular setting etc. and when pressing oblique angle section, can prevent oblique angle section and protect member to contact to press the protection member by teat.Therefore, can prevent erroneous input to touch-panel device.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of printer that has used the touch-panel device of embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the cut-open view of the major part of touch-panel device.
Fig. 3 is the stereographic map that the touch panel under the state of protecting member is installed.
Fig. 4 A is the cut-open view of the touch panel of prior art.
Fig. 4 B is the cut-open view of the touch panel of prior art.
Fig. 4 C is the cut-open view of the touch panel of prior art.
[symbol description]
1 ... touch-panel device; 3 ... touch panel; 4 ... framework; 4a ... peristome; 4b ... edge; 4c ... oblique angle section; 4f ... teat; 5 ... liquid-crystal apparatus (display device); 7 ... substrate (first substrate); 8 ... substrate (second substrate); 9 ... conductive layer (the first conductive layer); 10 ... conductive layer (the second conductive layer); 11 ... insulating component; 11a ... interior Zhou Duan; 12 ... input area; 12a ... outer circumference end; 13 ... framework (the fixing framework of using of panel); 15 ... the protection member; 15a ... interior Zhou Duan; 16 ... the linearity member.
Embodiment
Below, describe being suitable for touch-panel device of the present utility model with reference to drawing.
(formation of touch-panel device)
Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of printer 2 that has used the touch-panel device 1 of embodiment of the present utility model.Fig. 2 is the cut-open view of the major part of touch-panel device 1.Fig. 3 is the stereographic map that the touch panel 3 under the state of protecting member 15 is installed.
For example, as shown in Figure 1, touch-panel device 1 installation of the manner also is used for printer 2.This touch-panel device 1 possesses the touch panel 3 of pressure sensing type.Touch panel 3 is configured in the inside of the framework 4 of touch-panel device 1.In the inside of framework 4, except touch panel 3, as shown in Figure 2, also dispose liquid-crystal apparatus (display device) 5.
Touch panel 3 forms oblong-shaped or the square shape with specific thickness.This touch panel 3 possesses: the substrate (first substrate) 7 that is made of PET film with light transmission etc., the substrate (second substrate) 8 that is made of glass with light transmission etc.At the back side of substrate 7, be formed with the conductive layer (the first conductive layer) 9 that is consisted of by ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) film etc., be formed with the conductive layer (the second conductive layer) 10 that is consisted of by ITO film etc. on the surface of substrate 8.Be formed with pair of electrodes (omitting diagram) at conductive layer 9.Be formed with and the pair of electrodes that is formed at the electrode quadrature on the conductive layer 9 (omitting diagram) at conductive layer 10.In addition, be formed with the some partition (omitting diagram) that is consisted of by insulative resin on the surface of conductive layer 10.
Configuration forms the insulating component 11 of rectangle or foursquare frame shape between conductive layer 9 and conductive layer 10.Insulating component 11 is fixed on the conductive layer 9,10 by double sticky tape or cementing agent etc.In interior all sides of insulating component 11, conductive layer 9 and conductive layer 10 are opposed across the gap of regulation.The zone of the regulation of the inner all sides of interior week end 11a of the ratio insulating component 11 of touch panel 3 becomes the input area (key range) 12 that can carry out to touch panel 3 touch panel 3 of input operation.For example, the zone that is surrounded by the double dot dash line of Fig. 3 becomes the input area 12 of touch panel 3.
Touch panel 3 is fixed on the framework (the fixing framework of using of panel) 13.Particularly, the back side of substrate 8 is fixed on the surface of framework 13 by double sticky tape 14.Framework 13 is configured in the inside of framework 4.In addition, framework 13 is fixed on the framework 4 in the inside of framework 4.Need to prove that touch panel 3 is fixed on the surface of framework 13 by cementing agent etc.
Thin flat protection member 15 is attached on the surface of substrate 7 by double sticky tape or cementing agent etc.Protection member 15 forms rectangle or foursquare frame shape.In addition, as shown in Figure 3, protection member 15 is combined into tetragonal frame shape by four linearity members 16 that form linearity and consists of.Form tetragonal frame under the state that four linearity members 16 are being in contact with one another in the mode that does not produce the gap 16 of each linearity members.In addition, linearity member 16 is formed by the thin sheet metal of the resin moldings such as PET film, PC (polycarbonate) or corrosion resistant plate etc.The linearity member 16 of the manner is formed by the resin molding of black.Particularly, linearity member 16 is formed by the resin molding of delustring black.In addition, the rigidity of linearity member 16 (that is, the rigidity of protection member 15) is higher than the rigidity of substrate 7.
The mode that protection member 15 aligns with the outer circumference end of touch panel 3 with its outer circumference end is attached on the surface of substrate 7, thereby is configured in the peripheral part of input area 12.It is wide that the Width of linearity member 16 that consists of each limit of the protection member 15 form tetragonal frame shape forms the width on each limit of insulating component 11 of tetragonal frame shape; when observing from the face side of substrate 7, the protection member 15 that is made of four linearity members 16 covers the interior week end 11a of insulating components 11.Particularly, the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 is configured in than the outer circumference end 12a of input area 12 by outer circumferential side and than the inner all sides of interior week end 11a of insulating component 11.That is, the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 is configured in the outer circumference end 12a of input area 12 and holding between the 11a in interior week of insulating component 11.In addition; even with being pressed with protection member 15 close parts of substrate 7; also can not make in the contact portion effect that contact with interior week end 11a insulating component 11 conductive layer 9 the mode of the bending stress of this degree size of conductive layer 9 broken strings, the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 is configured in interior week hold the inner all sides of 11a than insulating component 11.
Liquid-crystal apparatus 5 forms oblong-shaped or the square shape with specific thickness.This liquid-crystal apparatus 5 is configured in the rear side of framework 13, and is configured in than the inboard of touch panel 3 by framework 4.In addition, liquid-crystal apparatus 5 is fixed on the framework 4 via omitting illustrated framework.Between liquid-crystal apparatus 5 and framework 13, dispose the dust-proof member 17 be used to sponge systems such as the rubber system that prevents the dust intrusion or polyurethane.Non-display of the not outer all side parts of the edge of the constituent ratio viewing area of liquid-crystal apparatus 5 is the black of delustring.
Be formed with the peristome 4a that exposes be used to the input area that makes touch panel 3 in framework 4.Particularly, peristome 4a is formed at the 4c of oblique angle section of the table side part that consists of framework 4.Peristome 4a forms oblong-shaped or square shape, and the oblique angle 4c of section of section forms rectangle or foursquare frame shape.As shown in Figure 2, the edge 4b of peristome 4a is configured in than the interior week end 15a that protects member 15 by outer circumferential side.In addition, the edge 4b of peristome 4a is configured in than the interior week end 11a of insulating component 11 by outer circumferential side and than the inner all sides of outer circumference end of touch panel 3 and protection member 15.
Between the surface of substrate 7 and the 4c of oblique angle section, dispose the sponge 18 that waterproof is used.Sponge 18 is configured in the recess at the back side that is formed at the 4c of oblique angle section.This recess is formed on the edge 4b of the 4a of ratio open section by outer circumferential side.In addition, recess forms rectangle or foursquare frame shape.The sponge 18 that is disposed at recess connects with the surface of protecting member 15.
The interior all sides that dispose the recess of sponge 18 become interior perimembranous 4d, and the outer circumferential side of recess becomes the peripheral part 4e that slightly gives prominence to the inside of framework 4 than the back side of the 4c of oblique angle section.Interior perimembranous 4d and peripheral part 4e form rectangle or foursquare frame shape.Interior all end faces of interior perimembranous 4d align with the edge 4b of peristome 4a.The front end face of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and peripheral part 4e forms in the surperficial opposed mode with protection member 15.Between the surface of the front end face of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and peripheral part 4e and protection member 15, be formed with the gap.That is, between the 4c of oblique angle section and protection member 15, be formed with the gap.In the manner, the gap between the front end face of the Gap-Ratios peripheral part 4e between the surface of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and protection member 15 and the surface of protection member 15 is large.Particularly, the gap between the surface of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and protection member 15 is about 2 times of gap between front end face and the surface of protecting member 15 of peripheral part 4e.
In addition, be formed with at the back side of the 4c of oblique angle section towards the outstanding teat 4f in the inside of framework 4.Teat 4f is formed on than peripheral part 4e by outer circumferential side.In addition, teat 4f is configured in the outer circumference end outer circumferential side than double sticky tape 14.Teat 4f forms rectangle or foursquare frame shape.The surface of the front end face of teat 4f and framework 13 connects.As shown in Figure 2, teat 4f can be integrally formed with the 4c of oblique angle section, also can be that the teat 4f that forms with the 4c of oblique angle section independence is fixed on the back side of the 4c of oblique angle section.
Need to prove, in the manner, when observing from the thickness direction of touch panel 3, double sticky tape, cementing agent that the edge 4b that is configured in the 4a of ratio open section leans on the zone of the touch panel 3 of outer circumferential side to become and is subject to for fixed insulation section member 11 affect (light transmission decline) zone that causes transparent feel to reduce.In addition, in the zone of the edge 4b that is disposed at the 4a of ratio open section by the touch panel 3 of outer circumferential side, dispose the circuit part of touch panel 3 in the face side of insulating component 11.When observing from the thickness direction of touch panel 3, the zone of touch panel 3 that is configured in the inner all sides of edge 4b of the 4a of ratio open section is the high transparent region of transparent feel (visual (viewab1e) zones).This zone is the open area of touch panel 3.As mentioned above, the interior week end 15a that the edge 4b of peristome 4a is configured in than protection member 15 leans on outer circumferential side, and therefore, when observing from the thickness direction of touch panel 3, the regional protected member 15 that the transparent feel of touch panel 3 reduces covers.
In the touch-panel device 1 that consists of in the above-described manner, when the demonstration according to liquid-crystal apparatus 5 utilizes finger or pen etc. that pressing operation is carried out on the surface of substrate 7, substrate 7 deflections, the conductive layer 9 at the position of being pressed contacts and conducting with conductive layer 10.According to the magnitude of voltage of the electrode of the magnitude of voltage of electrode of the conductive layer 9 of this moment and conductive layer 10, determine the position that is subject to pressing operation of touch panel 3, the processing that in printer 2, puts rules into practice.
(the main effect of present embodiment)
As described above; in the manner; even with being pressed with protection member 15 close parts of substrate 7; can be not make the mode than macrobending stress of this degree of conductive layer 9 broken strings in the contact portion effect that contact with interior week end 11a insulating component 11 conductive layer 9 yet, the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 is configured in interior week hold the inner all sides of 11a than insulating component 11.In addition; in the manner; because protection member 15 is attached on the surface of substrate 7; therefore; even make the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 near the interior week end 11a of insulating component 11 in the mode that enlarges input area 12 and open area, also can utilize protection member 15 covering reliably with insulating component 11 close parts substrate 7.Namely; in the manner; even make the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 near the interior week end 11a of insulating component 11 in the mode that enlarges input area 12 and open area, also can prevent from causing exposing with insulating component 11 close parts of substrate 7 because of the assembly error of touch-panel device 1.Therefore, in the manner, even enlarge input area 12 and open area, also can prevent being pressed with insulating component 11 close parts of substrate 7 and near insulating component 11, cause conductive layer 9 broken strings.
In addition, in the manner, because the rigidity of protection member 15 is higher than the rigidity of substrate 7, even therefore protection member 15 is pressed, substrate 7 also is difficult for producing than macrobending take the interior week end 11a of insulating component 11 as fulcrum.Therefore, in the manner, can effectively prevent near the broken string of the conductive layer 9 the insulating component 11.In addition, in the manner, because the situation about exposing with insulating component 11 close parts that can prevent that assembly error because of touch-panel device 1 from causing substrate 7, so the assembling operation of touch-panel device 1 becomes easy.
In the manner, the protection member 15 that forms rectangle or foursquare frame shape is made of four linearity members 16.Therefore, compared by the situation that a frame shape member consists of with protection member 15, the component costs of protection member 15 can access reduction.Namely; in the situation that protection member 15 is made of a frame shape member; need to remove the core of the base material that is used to form protection member 15 and form protection member 15, because the core of base material goes out of use, therefore cause protecting the component costs of member 15 to uprise.With respect to this, in the situation that protection member 15 is made of four linearity members 16, can reduce the part that goes out of use of base material, thereby reduce the component costs of protection member 15.
In the manner, the outer circumference end 12a that the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 is configured in than input area 12 leans on outer circumferential side.Therefore, in the manner, can prevent that input area 12 protected members 15 from covering.In addition, in the manner, the interior week end 15a that is configured in than protection member 15 owing to the edge 4b that is formed at the peristome 4a of framework 4 leans on outer circumferential side, so can prevent that input area 12 from being covered by framework 4.
In the manner; at the edge 4b that disposes peristome 4a than the interior week end 15a of protection member 15 by the inner all sides of outer circumference end of outer circumferential side and ratio protection member 15; contact with the protection member 15 higher than substrate 7 rigidity though enter into the foreign matters such as sand between the 4c of oblique angle section of touch panel 3 and framework 4, wheat flour, but directly do not contact with substrate 7.Therefore, in the manner, can prevent from causing to the erroneous input of touch panel 3 because of the foreign matters such as sand that enter between touch panel 3 and the framework 4.In addition, in the manner, when foreign matter enters between touch panel 3 and the 4c of oblique angle section, for example, when the instrument that utilizes the front end point is removed this foreign matter, protect touch panel 3 by protection member 15, thereby can prevent that touch panel 3 is destroyed.Therefore, even the foreign matter plug is also removed foreign matter easily between touch panel 3 and the 4c of oblique angle section.
In the manner, be formed at the front end face of teat 4f at the back side of the 4c of oblique angle section and the surface of framework 13 and connect, between the surface of the front end face of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and peripheral part 4e and protection member 15, form the gap.Therefore, when catching for touch-panel device 1 being carried out angular setting etc. and pressing the 4c of oblique angle section, can prevent that the 4c of oblique angle section from contact to press with protection member 15 by teat 4f and protect member 15.Therefore, in the manner, can prevent to the erroneous input of touch-panel device 1.Especially in the manner; because the gap between the surface of the front end face of the Gap-Ratios peripheral part 4e between the surface of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and protection member 15 and protection member 15 is large; therefore; even suppose the front end face of peripheral part 4e and the Surface Contact of protection member 15, can prevent that also the front end face of the interior perimembranous 4d of close input area 12 from contacting with the surface of protection member 15.Therefore, in the manner, can effectively prevent to the erroneous input of touch-panel device 1.
In the manner, when observing from the thickness direction of touch panel 3, the zone that the transparent feel of touch panel 3 descends is covered by the protection member 15 of black.In addition, when observing from the thickness direction of touch panel 3, the circuit part of touch panel 3 is covered by the protection member 15 of black.Therefore, in the manner, it is good that the outward appearance of touch-panel device 1 becomes.Especially, in the manner, because protection member 15 be the black of delustring, so protect the non-display section of the color of member 15 and liquid-crystal apparatus 5 roughly homochromy.Therefore, in the manner, not having as product attractive in appearance of touch-panel device 1 is impaired, can cover zone that the transparent feel of touch panels 3 reduces and the circuit part of touch panel 3 covers by protection member 15.
(other embodiments)
In aforesaid way, in order to improve water tolerance and dust tightness etc., form tetragonal frame under the state that four linearity members 16 are being in contact with one another in the mode that does not produce the gap 16 of each linearity members, but form tetragonal frame under the state that four linearity members 16 also can be separated from each other in the mode that forms the gap 16 of each linearity members.
In aforesaid way; protection member 15 is combined into tetragonal frame shape by four linearity members 16 and consists of; but the frame shape of two L shaped shape Component composition quadrangularlies that protection member 15 also can be by forming L shaped shape consists of, and can also consist of by the frame shape of two linearity members 16 and a L shaped shape Component composition quadrangularly.In addition, U-shaped shape member that can also be by forming U-shaped shape roughly and linearity member 16 are combined into tetragonal frame shape and consist of.Furthermore, can also consist of by the frame shape of two U-shaped shape Component composition quadrangularlies.In these cases, compared by the situation that a frame shape member consists of with protection member 15, can cut down the component costs of protection member 15.Need to prove that protection member 15 can be made of a frame shape member.
In aforesaid way, although protection member 15 is formed by the resin molding of black, protect member 15 also can be formed by the transparent material of transparent resin molding etc.In this case, even protection member 15 is attached on the touch panel 3, also can enlarge the viewing area of liquid-crystal apparatus 5.That is, conceal in the specification according to touch panel 3 in the situation of circuit part of touch panel 3, select the resin molding of the body color such as black etc., if wish the viewing area of showing liquid-crystal apparatus 5, then can select transparent resin molding etc.
In aforesaid way; although the front end face of the Gap-Ratios peripheral part 4e between the surface of the front end face of interior perimembranous 4d and protection member 15 is large with the gap between the surface of protection member 15, between front end face and the surface of protecting member 15 of perimembranous 4d the gap can and the front end face of peripheral part 4e equate with gap between the surface of protecting member 15.