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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Yasuji Kusuda, Kyoto, JP;
Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a touch panel, which has a light-shielding effect in its peripheral portion and is able to improve the visibility of its screen at low cost and also cope with the thickness reduction of a product provided with an LCD with a touch panel. In an analog resistive film system touch panel, where conductive panels ( ) are arranged opposite to each other with transparent electrodes ( ) formed by a whole or a part of a transparent conductive film and wiring lines formed on one-side surfaces of transparent insulative substrates ( ) and one or more resin layers ( ) are provided for various purposes in the peripheral portion located between the transparent insulative substrates, at least one layer of the resin layers additionally has a light-shielding function by being colored black.