Patent ID: 8363016

Claim:
A transparent touch panel comprising; a transparent first substrate and a second substrate each including a transparent electro-conductive layer on one surface thereof, the transparent first substrate and the second substrate being arranged with a predetermined interval between each other in such a manner that the transparent electro-conductive layers are facing each other, each transparent electro-conductive layer including a respective pair of electrodes disposed on each end thereof: a plurality of lead-out terminals being connected to the electrodes through surrounding circuits extending to the peripheral edges of the first substrate and the second substrate, the lead-out terminals each being arranged on the opposing surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of holding members that pinch a peripheral edge of only the transparent first substrate so as to sandwich a periphery of the transparent first substrate, the holding members being formed of an electro-conductive material and arranged so that each holding member includes a portion inserted between the transparent first substrate and the second substrate and in contact with at least one respective lead-out terminal of either the first or second substrate; each of the transparent first substrate and the second substrate including at least one of the lead-out terminals thereof being in contact with at least one of the holding members; wherein at least one of the holding members is arranged such that the portion inserted between the first substrate and the second substrate is in contact with the lead-out terminal of the first substrate; at least another one of the holding members is arranged such that the portion inserted between the first substrate and the second substrate is in contact with the lead-out terminal of the second substrate, and wherein the thickness of the portions of the holding members inserted between the transparent first substrate and the second substrate is 0.5 to 2 times the space between the transparent first substrate and the second substrate.