Patent ID: 8213166

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a casing that has an opening in a top surface and a surrounding section around the opening and lower than the top surface; an electrostatic touch sensor that is arranged on the surrounding section of the casing and covers over the opening; and a cover that is detachable, has a plate shape to serve as a part of the top surface of the casing and covers over the electrostatic touch sensor when the cover is attached to the top surface of the casing, wherein the electrostatic touch sensor includes a sensor board that has a front face and a backside, and a sensor circuit mounted on the backside of the sensor board, the sensor circuit is disposed inside the opening when the electrostatic touch sensor is arranged on the surrounding section, and the electronic device further comprises a double-coated fixing tape that adheres edges of the sensor board around the sensor circuit to the surrounding section around the opening when the electrostatic touch sensor is arranged inside the recess.