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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Norihito Kitajima, Osaka, JP;
Masami Fukuhara, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A holding structure for a display panel includes a case that has a substantially quadrangle-shaped opening, a plurality of elastic strips that is disposed to surround the periphery of the opening, the display panel that is disposed to close the opening via the plurality of the elastic strips, and a holding plate that is disposed to press the display panel against the plurality of the elastic strips. The case has recesses in parts of the periphery of the opening. The plurality of the elastic strips is disposed such that each strip has a part overlapping with the corresponding part of another strip, one on another. The overlapping parts of the plurality of the elastic strips are configured to fill at least a part of the respective recesses.