Patent ID: 7110247
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A touch panel holder frame for an electronic device that includes a touch panel and a display device body having a display screen, said touch panel holder frame comprising: a first positioning enclosure that engages the display device body along a portion of a plate thickness of the display device body to surround a whole or a part of an outer periphery of the display screen; a second positioning enclosure that engages the touch panel along a portion of a plate thickness of the touch panel to surround a whole or a part of an outer periphery of the touch panel, said second positioning enclosure having an inner surface; a spacer section that connects said first positioning enclosure and said second positioning enclosure and separates the display screen from the touch panel by a clearance distance; and a plurality of holding pawl sections, provided on the inner surface of said second positioning enclosure at positions remote from said spacer section, that engage the outer periphery of the touch panel and retain the touch panel within the second positioning enclosure of said touch panel holder frame.