Patent ID: 8717314
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A holding structure for a touch panel, comprising: a display panel for forming a display screen; a touch panel disposed outside the display panel, for allowing an input operation; a piezoelectric device disposed at a side edge of the touch panel, 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, the casing having an opening through which the touch panel is exposed; and a protective sheet having a size larger than the touch panel, the protective sheet being applied to an entire front surface of the touch panel, wherein the protective sheet has a non-bonded portion at a peripheral edge thereof, the non-bonded portion being not bonded to a peripheral edge of the touch panel such that there is a space between the protective sheet and the peripheral edge of the touch panel at the non-bonded portion.