Abstract: A narrow frame touch input sheet, and a conductive sheet used in the narrow frame touch input sheet, are suitable for a capacitive touch sensor having a narrow frame and two layers of transparent conductive film patterns. The conductive sheet includes one or more transparent base sheets stacked into a layer, transparent conductive films, light-excluding conductive electrode films, and first resist layers, which are layered sequentially on the uppermost and lowermost surfaces thereof. The first resist layers are exposed simultaneously on both surfaces, and after development, the transparent and light-excluding conductive electrode films are simultaneously etched, the first resist layers are stripped away, then second resist layers are formed as coating on the both surfaces in an outer edge portion, so that the light-excluding conductive electrode films are etched only in the central window portions. Thus, circuit patterns of the transparent conductive films are exposed.

Abstract: There are provided a substrate sheet, a plurality of design portions arranged independently from each other along a longitudinal direction of the substrate sheet and each including at least a conductive material portion, and a band-shaped static eliminating band portion extending continuously along the longitudinal direction of the substrate sheet and electrically connecting the conductive material portions in the plurality of design portions to each other.

Abstract: A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device for detecting a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a pressure sensitive layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layer, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other along normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode, the second electrode and the pressure sensitive layer together form a series circuit in the form of a loop.

Abstract: A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member (1) and a lower transparent electrode base member (2) is filled with a transparent adhesive layer (3) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer.

Abstract: A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member and a lower transparent electrode base member is filled with a transparent adhesive layer as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer.

Abstract: A protection panel having a touch input function of the analog resistance film method for detecting an X-Y coordinate representing an operated position by a potential gradient based on a touch operation relative to the front substrate 6, in which the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 include contacts 5G and 6G, respectively, connected to each other in series on the resistance films 5A and 6A through the routing circuits 5C and 6C to have potential difference, in which the contacts 5G and 6G face each other at a predetermined distance when the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 are connected to each other, and in which a switch 12 is provided for detecting, when voltage is applied by the contacts 5G and 6G between the electrodes 5D or 6D of either one of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5, whether or not the contacts 5G and 6G are brought into contact with each other based on voltage detected by the electrodes 5D or 6D of the other of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5.

Abstract: A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device in order to detect a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, pressure sensitive layers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layers, respectively, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other on normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A cover glass integrated sensor has an excellent visibility of sharp outlines of the display screen as seen through the cover glass and has a sense of unity in appearance in portions surrounding the display screen. The cover glass integrated sensor includes a cover glass and a capacitance type film sensor. The cover glass includes a glass substrate and a first frame-like light-blocking layer made of a screen printing film formed on peripheral portion on the rear surface of the glass substrate. The capacitance type film sensor has a second frame-like light-blocking layer made of an exposure/development product of color resist material formed on a periphery of the front surface. The capacitance type film sensor is attached to a rear surface of the cover glass. An inner edge of the second frame-like light-blocking layer is closer to the center than an inner edge of the first frame-like light-blocking layer.

Abstract: In a protective panel with a touch input function of an electronic apparatus display window, with a built-in antenna being placed on a back side thereof, an upper electrode sheet and a lower electrode panel that constitute the protective panel with a touch input function are respectively provided with radio-wave transmitting sections with no conductor formed therein, within a frame area to be covered with a decorative layer, in association with the built-in antenna, and with respect to all the portion or most of the portion of a border relative to the conductor of the radio-wave transmitting section on the upper electrode sheet side, since a paste layer, used for bonding the upper electrode sheet to the lower electrode panel at peripheral edge portions thereof, is provided with a through hole in a manner so as to overlap with, at least, an area near the inside of the border, with air inside the through hole being allowed to flow in or flow out through an air bent.

Abstract: An apparatus concealing member in which a film-type information input device (4) is placed under a film-type transparent base member (3), a functional liquid crystal film (5) is placed under the information input device (4) at a position where the functional liquid crystal film (5) covers a portion to be concealed (1b) of an apparatus and can be electrically changed over between being transparent and being non-transparent, and a non-metal and film-type glossy layer (6) is placed under the functional liquid crystal film and exhibits transparency and a gloss due to reflection.

Abstract: An in-mold decorated fibrous molded object is provided, which is capable of being beautifully decorated, and a method for manufacturing the same. A method for manufacturing an in-mold decorated fibrous molded object includes the steps of forming a pictorial pattern 2 on an easy moldable paper 1, the easy moldable paper 1 having microcreases formed over the entire surface thereof so that the easy moldable paper has a reduced apparent dimension; inserting the easy moldable paper 1 into a mold 3; clamping the mold; filling a cavity 4 of the heated mold 3 with a mixture as a molding material 5, the mixture being obtained by adding a polymer binding material and water to a main fibrous material and kneading them; forming a gap of 0.02 to 0.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern. The method uses an electrical conductivity sheet obtained by sequentially forming transparent and light blocking conductive films, and first resist layers, on both sides of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the resist layers on both sides simultaneously, etching the transparent and light blocking films simultaneously, removing the resist layers, laminating second resist layers with anticorrosion agent on the revealed light blocking films, etching the light blocking films in center windows and terminal portions to reveal the transparent films, and side etching revealed end faces of the light blocking films at center window and terminal portion boundaries to create visor structured second resist layers that are heat softened as an anticorrosion layer on the revealed faces.

Abstract: A protection panel for detecting an X-Y coordinate as an operation position from a potential gradient based on a touch operation to a front substrate is provided. A rear substrate (5) has a first transparent resistive film (5A) and a contact point (5G) connected to a pair of first terminals (5D) through routing circuits (5C) so that the contact point (5G) is arranged in parallel with the first transparent resistive film (5A).

Abstract: Provided is a capacitive touch sensor, in which an adhesion layer can be prevented from being whitened by water vapor, while deterioration of optical characteristics is prevented. A transparent base material sheet (312), a transparent conductive-film layer (313), and a transparent adhesion layer (314) are formed on a protection sheet (311). The adhesion layer (314) is formed on the transparent conductive-film layer (313) so as to cover the transparent conductive-film layer (313). The protection sheet (313) has a water vapor transmission rate of 1 g/(m2·day·atm) or smaller, and an in-plane direction retardation value of 20 nm or smaller at a wavelength of 550 nm. The base material sheet (312) has an in-plane direction retardation value of 20 nm or smaller at a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: A protective panel having touch panel function is used for protecting a front surface of a display device that is disposed so as to be visually recognized from outside, and the protective panel is fitted in a panel fitting part of a casing provided with an opening such that an outer surface of the protective panel forms a flat plane identical with that of the casing with no gap formed therebetween. The protective panel includes: an upper electrode sheet having a decorative layer and upper electrodes provided thereon; and a lower electrode sheet having lower electrodes provided on an upper surface thereof, and the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet are disposed such that the respective electrodes thereof face with each other.

Abstract: The invention provides an insert molding laminate providing excellent transparency to a transparent window portion and excellent adhesiveness to both a capacitance-type touch sensor and an injection-molded resin portion, and a manufacturing method thereof, and an insert molding and a manufacturing method thereof. The insert molding laminate comprises a glass substrate, a heat-resisting adhesive layer having a frame shape and formed on peripheral portions of one surface of the glass substrate, a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on an inner side portion of the one surface of the glass substrate and shaped to partially overlap the heat-resisting adhesive layer in a thickness direction of the glass substrate, and a capacitance-type touch sensor laminated on the transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and having a configuration smaller than an outer configuration of the glass substrate.

Abstract: A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pair of electrodes provided in distribution in the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrodes being disposed linearly in opposition to each other, electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes to cover at least one of these electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and an adhesion member for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate to each other with the pair of electrodes and the pressure-sensitive ink being placed in contact with each other.

Abstract: A two-color molding equipment for shaping a two-color molded product by placing a film in primary mold tool configured by a fixed mold and a movable mold, injecting a resin into a first cavity to shape a primary molded piece, shifting the primary molded piece provided with the film to secondary mold tool configured by the fixed mold and the movable mold, and injecting a resin into a second cavity to shape a secondary molded piece, wherein the first cavity is configured to shape the primary molded piece to be smaller than the film so that a part of the film protrudes from the primary molded piece, and a wall surface located at the protruding portion of the film to constitute the first cavity is provided with a convex portion that restricts mold shrinkage of the film protruding portion in the primary molded piece.

Abstract: A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pressure detection portion having a pair of electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the first substrate and the second substrate, and electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and a load transmission member disposed between the first substrate and the pressure detection portion and/or between the second substrate and the pressure detection portion, the load transmission member transmitting the load to the pressure detection portion in a concentrated manner.

Abstract: An electronic device having a protection panel includes: a display device (3) having a display part (3A); a housing (2) for mounting the display device (3) therein which has a display window (2A) including an opening for allowing the display part (3A) to face externally and a supporting portion (2b) in a shape of a frame; a protection panel (4) fitted into the display window (2A), whose back side rim portion is supported by the supporting portion (2b); and a pressure-sensitive conductive print layer (30) which is disposed between the protection panel (4) and the supporting portion (2b) and configured to detect a pressing operation on the protection panel (4), and includes a resin having a glass-transition temperature (Tg) in a temperature range higher than room temperature as binder, and a conductive material dispersed therein.