Patent ID: 8411223

Claim:
A protective plate integrated display apparatus comprising: a display panel; a protective plate to protect the observation side surface of the display panel; a resin layer charged into a gap between the display panel and the protective plate to join the display panel and the protective plate; and a plate-like support member having an opening corresponding to a screen area of the display panel, the display panel being disposed on one surface side of the support member so that the screen area faces the opening, a peripheral portion of the observation side surface of the display panel being fixed to the support member, the protective plate being formed into a shape having such projecting widths that the peripheral portion of the protective plate is overlapped on the periphery of the opening of the support member, the protective plate being arranged on the other surface side of the support member with the peripheral portion of the protective plate being fixed to the support member through a plurality of spacers provided between the support member and the protective plate to surround the opening at intervals, at least one of the plurality of spacers being continuously formed extending from the edge of the opening to the edge of the protective plate, the resin layer being charged into the opening of the support member and a region surrounded by the plurality of spacers between the display panel and the protective plate.