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A structure for mounting a flat panel display module constituting a screen display device of a portable computer system wherein the weight and a thickness of a display device are reduced. For example, the structure for mounting a flat panel display includes a display module having a flat panel display panel, a backlight assembly, and a supporting member for supporting edges of the flat panel display panel and the back light assembly, a rear cover to which the display module is fitted, and a front cover fitted to a frontal edge of the rear cover to cover a frontal edge of the display module. In this structure the supporting member is formed at an inner side of the front cover.

A touch panel structure is provided. The touch panel structure comprises a cover glass, a first transparent electrode and a light shielding element. The cover glass has a touch surface, a sensing surface corresponding to the touch surface, wherein the sensing surface is defined with a center area and a peripheral area surrounding the center area thereon. The first transparent electrode is formed on the cover glass, comes into contact with the sensing surface and is disposed in the center area correspondingly. The light shielding element is formed on the cover glass, comes into contact with the sensing surface and is disposed in the peripheral area correspondingly.

A transparent capacitive touch panel comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent cover lens and a transparent adhesive layer is provided, wherein a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer are disposed on the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate respectively. The transparent adhesive layer is used to bind the first transparent electrode layer and second transparent electrode layer in order to combine the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate disposed in parallel. Thereby, the manufacturing process of the transparent capacitive touch panel is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the same is lowered.

A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a touch sensor layer on the first surface. The touch sensor layer includes a first electrode in a first direction on the first surface, a second electrode in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first surface and including first and second portions that are separated by the first electrode, a bridge wire including first and second contacts on the first surface. The first contact is electrically connected to the first portion of the second electrode, and the second contact is electrically connected to the second portion of the second electrode. An insulating layer insulates the bridge wire from the first electrode and exposes the first contact and the second contact.

A liquid crystal display having a touch detecting structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer therebetween. A plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and an insulating layer, which insulates the first and second electrodes, are provided between the liquid crystal layer and the lower substrate. The insulating layer is provided with a plurality of through holes associated with the first and second electrodes. An auxiliary pressing unit is between the upper substrate and the second electrodes, which includes a plurality of insulating protrusions above the through holes. When the liquid crystal display is pressed, the protrusion under the pressure will push the second electrode to have the second contact area contacting the first contact area that may increase the accuracy of touching.

A touch panel which is thin, has a simple structure, or is easily incorporated into an electronic device is provided. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer, liquid crystal, and an FPC. The first conductive layer has a function of a pixel electrode. The second conductive layer has a function of a common electrode. The third and fourth conductive layers each have a function of an electrode of a touch sensor. The FPC is electrically connected to the fourth conductive layer. The first, second, third, and fourth conductive layers and the liquid crystal are provided between the first and second substrates. The first, second, and third conductive layers are provided over the first substrate. The FPC is provided over the first substrate.

The polarizing plate with an optical compensation layer of the present invention includes: a hardcoat layer; a polarizer; a first optical compensation layer placed so that a slow axis thereof intersects with an absorption axis of the polarizer; and a second optical compensation layer placed so that a slow axis thereof intersects with the absorption axis of the polarizer in the stated order, wherein: the first optical compensation layer provides a substantially ½ retardation with respect to a wavelength of monochromatic light; the second optical compensation layer provides a substantially ¼ retardation with respect to a wavelength of monochromatic light; and the hardcoat layer contains urethaneacrylate, polyol (meth)acrylate, and (meth) acrylic polymer having an alkyl group containing at least two hydroxyl groups. The polarizing plate with an optical compensation layer of the present invention may suitably be used for various image display apparatuses (such as a liquid crystal display apparatus and a self-luminous display apparatus).

A method of fabricating a two-layer capacitive touch sensor panel comprising the following steps: a) depositing a first transparent electrically conductive layer on a transparent cover sheet; b) forming a pattern in the transparent electrically conductive layer to create a first set of discrete electrode structures; c) depositing a transparent dielectric layer over the discrete electrode structures; d) depositing a second transparent electrically conductive layer onto the transparent dielectric layer; e) forming a pattern in the transparent electrically conductive layer to create further discrete electrode structures by laser ablation, this pattern either not penetrating or penetrating only part way through the dielectric layer so as to avoid damaging the first set of discrete electrode structures; f) forming electrical connections or vias between the two transparent electrically conductive layers through the dielectric layer; and g) forming electrical connections between the transparent electrically conductive layer(s) and an electrical track or busbar formed at the periphery of the panel.) The method provides a maskless, chemical free way to fabricate a two-layer “cover integrated” sensor. A two-layer capacitive touch sensor panel fabricated by this method is also described

Provided is a fuel cell stack having reduced thickness and weight and an improved output density. The fuel cell stack according to the present invention includes two or more stacked fuel cell layers, and is characterized in that at least one of the fuel cell layers is formed by arranging two or more composite unit cells in an identical plane with a gap provided therebetween, that the composite unit cell includes a plurality of unit cells and a fuel supply portion for supplying fuel to anode electrodes of the unit cells, and that the anode electrodes of the plurality of unit cells are arranged to face the fuel supply portion.

A loudspeaker has a diaphragm with a voice coil disposed about its perimeter and extending in a gap into which the flux of an annular rare earth magnet is focused. An opening behind the diaphragm communicates through the speaker frame. The voice coil may have two or more windings that are connected in parallel, and may, e.g., be layered on top of one another, so that the impedance of the coil, as well as its depth in the front / back direction of motion, are low. The voice coil is preferably implemented using a polyamide form or bobbin, which has patterned lead-in conductors embedded therein to bring power to wire windings on the perimeter of the coil. The lead-in conductors extend to, or through, the central opening of a ring magnet, providing a robust ribbon input connection.

A sidewall assembly for a trailer or van having a plurality of composite panels interconnected along the length of the trailer. The composite panels have a polyurethane core sandwiched between inner and outer metal panels in bonded relationship. The composite panels are affixed to a respective hat-shaped inner side post between adjacent vertical ends of the composite panels. A plurality of vertically arranged rivets affixes the composite panel to inner post and to an outer sidepost.

The present invention relates to a sunlight readable computing device, especially, to a full color direct-view and projection-view computing device. When the computing device works in the direct-view mode, the display panel tilt up to the conventional display position and it has a wide, open viewing angle; when the computing device works in the projection view mode, the display panel tilt down and forms a projection image via a mirror plate with a sufficient high contrast ratio and superior readability even directly under sunshine. The solar ambient light can be utilized as the lighting source in both direct-view and projection-view display modes, thus remarkably reduces the power consumption and substantially prolongs the operation time of the computing device.

The present invention relates to a mobile phone device, more specifically, to a sunlight illuminated and sunlight readable mobile phone device. The display panel opens a transparent window to the ambient light, which allows the sunlight to illuminate the display in both indoor and outdoor applications. A light collecting panel is introduced to reflect or transform the external light with a suitable angle relative to the display panel. A mobile phone with sufficient high contrast ratio, superior readability and ultra wide color gamut has been achieved. The solar light can be utilized as the lighting source in both indoor and outdoor display modes, thus remarkably reduces the power consumption and substantially prolongs the operation time of the rechargeable battery.

An OLED touch display device includes an OLED display and a laminated package component. The laminated package component covers the OLED display and includes a quarter-wave plate, a liquid crystal polarizer and a touch sensor unit. The touch sensor unit is a single-layer electrode structure.

Provided is a solar cell module that can be reduced in thickness and weight, is applicable to a curve shape, and can be applied to an exterior material of a vehicle. The solar cell module (1) includes a front surface cover member (2) provided on a side into which sunbeam enters, a rear surface cover member (3) provided on a side opposite to the side into which sunbeam enters to face the front surface cover member, and a solar cell (4) provided between the front surface cover member (2) and the rear surface cover member (3). The front surface cover member (2) and the rear surface cover member (3) are each formed of a glass filler-containing thermoplastic resin molded product, and the front surface cover member (2) has a parallel light transmittance of 65% or more and a haze of less than 30%. The glass filler-containing thermoplastic resin molded product has a linear expansion coefficient of preferably 3.0 to 6.0 (×10−5 / ° C.).

A touch display panel including a array substrate, an opposite substrate, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) structure, a plurality of conductive spacers and a sealant is provided. The OLED structure is disposed on the opposite substrate and located between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. The OLED structure includes a first electrode layer, an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode layer which are sequentially disposed. The first electrode layer is located on the opposite substrate and includes a plurality of touch sensing electrode. The second electrode layer is electrically connected to the array substrate via the conductive spacers. The sealant is sealed the OLED structure and the conductive spacers between the array substrate and the opposite substrate.

The present invention provides a semiconductor device having a structure which is suitable for reduction in thickness and weight. The semiconductor device 1 comprises a housing 12 which has the recess 24 in the front surface 14, the pair of lead electrodes 20 which have the distal ends 34 exposed in the recess 24, protrude from the external surface of the housing 12 and are bent along the bottom surface 16 of the housing 12, and a semiconductor element 36 which is housed in the recess 24 and is electrically connected to the pair of lead electrodes 20. The housing 12 has the grooves 30 which are formed on the pair of side surfaces 18 which adjoin the front surface 14 and the bottom surface 16 on the right and left sides so as to penetrate the housing 12 from the top surface 28 toward the bottom surface 16 of the housing 12. The grooves 30 preferably have width substantially equal to the thickness of the lead electrode 20. The grooves 30 are more preferably formed to be flush with the distal ends 34 of the lead electrode 20.

A sidewall assembly for a trailer or van having a plurality of composite panels interconnected along the length of the trailer. The composite panels have a polyurethane core sandwiched between inner and outer metal panels in bonded relationship. The composite panels are affixed to a respective hat-shaped inner side post between adjacent vertical ends of the composite panels. A plurality of vertically arranged rivets affixes the composite panel to inner post and to an outer sidepost.

A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a touch sensor layer on the first surface. The touch sensor layer includes a first electrode in a first direction on the first surface, a second electrode in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first surface and including first and second portions that are separated by the first electrode, a bridge wire including first and second contacts on the first surface. The first contact is electrically connected to the first portion of the second electrode, and the second contact is electrically connected to the second portion of the second electrode. An insulating layer insulates the bridge wire from the first electrode and exposes the first contact and the second contact.

An in-cell OLED touch display panel structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an OLED layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, and a black matrix layer. The black matrix layer is disposed at one surface of the upper substrate that faces the OLED layer, and the black matrix layer is composed of a plurality of opaque conductor lines. The plurality of opaque conductor lines is divided into a first group of opaque conductor lines, a second group of opaque conductor lines, and a third group of opaque conductor lines. The second group of opaque conductor lines is formed with N mesh-like polygonal regions. The opaque conductor lines in any one of the polygonal regions are electrically connected together, while any two polygonal regions are not connected, so as to form a single-layered touch sensing pattern on the black matrix layer.

The present invention provides a color filter substrate with a touch-sensing function including a substrate, a black matrix, a plurality of color filters, and a patterned common electrode layer. The substrate has a plurality of pixel regions arranged as a matrix, and each pixel region includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions. The black matrix is disposed on the substrate, and has a plurality of openings exposing the substrate and corresponding to each sub-pixel region respectively. Each color filter covers the substrate exposed by each opening. The patterned common electrode layer is disposed on the black matrix and the color filters, and the patterned common electrode layer includes a plurality of integrated units respectively configured for touch sensing and transferring a common signal.

A display device includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a first substrate, and a second substrate. The first pixel includes a first pixel electrode, a first conductive film, and a first transistor. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first transistor. The first conductive film includes a region functioning as a common electrode. The second pixel includes a second pixel electrode, a second conductive film, and a second transistor. The second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second transistor. The second conductive film includes a region functioning as a common electrode. The first conductive film and the second pixel electrode are provided on the same plane. A first insulating film is provided over the first conductive film and the second pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode and the second conductive film are provided over the first insulating film.

A frame structure of a motorcycle includes a head pipe gusset forged integrally with a head pipe, and a front fitting recess to which a front wall and front-half parts of right and left side walls of a down pipe are fit is provided with the head pipe gusset. The structure also includes a forged stiffener pipe gusset, and a rear fitting recess to which a rear wall and rear-half parts of right and left side walls of the down pipe can be fit is provided with the stiffener pipe gusset. The right and left front-half parts of the down pipe are inclined in accordance with a draft angle of the front fitting recess, and the right and left rear-half parts are inclined in accordance with a draft angle of the rear fitting recess.

A touch display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of touch sensing lines, and a plurality of gate lines. The data lines are disposed above the substrate, and extend along a first direction. The touch sensing lines are disposed above the substrate, extend along a second direction different from the first direction, and intersect with the data lines. The gate lines are disposed above the substrate, extend along the second direction, and intersect with the data lines. The touch sensing lines or the gate lines and the data lines form touch sensing elements.

A disk drive 1 of the invention has through holes 27 formed in a turntable 4 in such a manner as to surround circumferentially a spindle 5, dislodgement preventive portions 28 provided to extend from a lower surface of a disk holding portion 9 towards a base portion 2 through the through holes 27, a hook locking portion 29 formed on an outer circumferential wall of a bearing holding portion 15 and hook portions 30 formed on distal end portions of the dislodgement preventive portions 28 which lie to a side of the base portion 2. In addition, the base portion 2 of the disk drive 1 of the invention includes a plurality of openings into which respective coils 20 are partially inserted and is configured such that an outer circumferential portion of a stator core 19a and the base portion 2 are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval.

An organic light emitting device and a method for manufacturing that same are discussed, which can reduce thickness and weight of the device as well as the manufacturing cost. The organic light emitting device includes according to an embodiment an organic light emitting diode (OLED) formed on a glass substrate; an adhesive layer formed to cover the OLED; and a metal foil formed on the adhesive layer to seal the OLED and bonded to the glass substrate, wherein the metal foil is formed of an alloy having the same or substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient as that of the glass substrate.

A micro-wire touch-screen device includes a transparent layer having a surface, a plurality of drive electrodes formed in relation to the transparent layer, and a plurality of sense electrodes formed in relation to the transparent layer. Each drive electrode includes a plurality of electrically connected drive micro-wire and each sense electrode includes a plurality of electrically connected sense micro-wires. The sense micro-wires are electrically isolated from the drive micro-wires. The transparent layer is disposed such that the location of the transparent layer surface is selected to be greater than zero and less than 500 microns from the sense electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the transparent layer surface. The drive electrodes and the sense electrodes form a capacitive touch sensor that does not experience false release.

A photosensitive film having a provisional support and a photocurable resin layer, wherein the photocurable resin layer contains a white inorganic pigment, a monomer, a binder and a photopolymerization initiator, the photocurable resin layer has a thickness of from 1 to 40 μm, and the photocurable resin layer has a content of the white inorganic pigment of from 30 to 50% by mass is capable of providing a white decorative layer that is good in brightness, whiteness, reticulation, adhesion, development residue and unevenness, in a high yield.