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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Kazuo Ootsuta, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Iwanaga, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuo Ootsuta, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Iwanaga, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F001/1333 ; G02F001/1335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An LCD module is associated with a pair of switches, one of which is depressed by pressing the LCD module to swivel in a seesaw operation. The LCD module has a front panel having a larger thickness than and thus capable of protecting the LC layer and the rear panel against a reasonable external load for pressing the front panel for switching. The LCD module is suited for use in a portable terminal having a smaller space for switches and LCD module.