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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Yohzoh Narutaki, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The electronic device is an electronic device () having a multilayer structure including a touch panel () and a display device (), the electronic device including a manipulation surface (A) configured to accept an input from a user, the manipulation surface being provided on a surface closer to the touch panel, and constituting a curved surface such that a central portion of the manipulation surface (A) is dented relative to an end of the manipulation surface (A). The most-dented portion of the manipulation surface (A) is dented relative to an end of the manipulation surface (A) by a distance of not less than 0.2 mm and not more than 3.0 mm along a direction perpendicular to the panel plane.