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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hisataka Funakawa, Okazaki, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The touch panel inputting device which is installed on a flat operation surface for receiving an operation performed by a operation body, detects a contact location of the operation body on the operation surface, based on light blocking of a flat scanning light path plane. The touch panel inputting device comprises: a first scanning light paths forming unit for forming first scanning light paths which are linear; and a second scanning light paths forming unit for forming second scanning light paths which are linear and intersect with the first scanning light paths. The first and the second scanning light paths form the scanning light path plane, and the scanning light path plane slopes with respect to the operation surface.