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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Kazuo Imai, Toyama, JP;
Shinya Iwawaki, Toyama, JP;
Takayuki Mizuki, Toyama, JP;
SMK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A holding structure for a touch pane has a display panel for forming a display screen, a touch panel for allowing an input operation, a piezoelectric device for applying vibration to the touch panel in accordance with the operation of the touch panel, a casing for accommodating the display panel and the touch panel and a protective sheet having a size larger than the touch panel. The casing has an opening through which the touch panel is exposed. The protective sheet is applied to an entire front surface of the touch panel. The protective sheet has a non-bonded portion at a peripheral edge. The non-bonded portion is not bonded partly to at least one of a peripheral edge of the touch panel and a peripheral edge of the opening of the casing.