Patent ID: 9592688
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A display device, comprising: a chassis with an opening; a touch-screen unit comprising a touch-panel and a metal frame, the touch-panel having a first plane facing the opening of the chassis and a second plane facing in an opposite direction to the first plane, the touch-panel being configured to accept an input operation through a reactive area in the first plane when the reactive area is touched, wherein a plane of the metal frame faces in a direction toward both of the first and second planes of the touch-panel, the metal frame being configured to contact outer rims of the touch-panel, wherein the metal frame is not fixed to the chassis; an image display unit configured to display an image in the reactive area; a support frame formed of resin and configured to hold the image display unit; a positioning part, which extends inside the chassis toward the metal frame, configured to contact the plane of the metal frame that faces the touch-panel; and a spring configured to urge the metal frame against the positioning part, wherein the spring contacts the support frame at a position where the metal frame and support frame overlap one another in a direction perpendicular to the first and second planes of the touch-panel.