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US4737634A
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Filter for photoelectric touch panel including light scattering or absorbing protrusions
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-04-18
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2006-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A filter for a photoelectric touch panel disposed in front of arrays, formed on a framework on the circumference of a screen, of aligned light emitting elements and photosensitive elements characterized in that the same is provided with protrusions around the center of its portions in front of these arrays.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki Sasaki
- 👤 Kazuo Hasegawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:17
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G06F3/042; G01; G01V; G01V8/00; G01V8/10; G01V8/20; G06F3/0421
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
An improved filter for a photoelectric touch panel having a first array of light emitting elements, a first array of light receiving elements, a second array of light emitting elements, and a second array of light receiving elements, wherein each array of light emitting elements is disposed on an opposite side of a rectangular display screen from the corresponding array of light receiving elements, such that each light receiving element is capable of receiving a light beam transmitted straight from a respective light emitting element, and wherein the first pair of arrays are arranged on opposite sides of the display screen which are perpendicular to the sides on which the second pair of arrays are arranged, the two perpendicularly arranged pairs of opposing arrays thereby forming a grid of light beams in front of the display screen for detecting the presence of a pointing object interposed in the grid, said filter being formed in a rectangular frame having two perpendicularly arranged pairs of opposing sides which are each disposed in front of a respective one of said two pairs of opposing arrays for performing a filtering function, wherein the improvement comprises each side of said frame having a plurality of spaced apart projections formed substantially in a central part thereof facing toward the grid area of the display screen, said projections being positioned on each one side so as not to interfere with transmittal of light beams to or from said one side from or to its opposing side, and having a shape and dimension so as to scatter or absorb light beams which are not transmitted straight to or from a perpendicularly arranged side from or to a perpendicularly arranged opposing side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
An improved filter for a photoelectric touch panel having a first array of light emitting elements, a first array of light receiving elements, a second array of light emitting elements, and a second array of light receiving elements, wherein each array of light emitting elements is disposed on an opposite side of a rectangular display screen from the corresponding array of light receiving elements, such that each light receiving element is capable of receiving a light beam transmitted straight from a respective light emitting element, and wherein the first pair of arrays are arranged on opposite sides of the display screen which are perpendicular to the sides on which the second pair of arrays are arranged, the two perpendicularly arranged pairs of opposing arrays thereby forming a grid of light beams in front of the display screen for detecting the presence of a pointing object interposed in the grid, said filter being formed in a rectangular frame having two perpendicularly arranged pairs of opposing sides which are each disposed in front of a respective one of said two pairs of opposing arrays for performing a filtering function, wherein the improvement comprises each side of said frame having a plurality of spaced apart projections formed substantially in a central part thereof facing toward the grid area of the display screen, said projections being positioned on each one side so as not to interfere with transmittal of light beams to or from said one side from or to its opposing side, and having a shape and dimension so as to scatter or absorb light beams which are not transmitted straight to or from a perpendicularly arranged side from or to a perpendicularly arranged opposing side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A filter according to claim 1, wherein said projections are each formed as a triangular pyramidical protrusion from the side of the filter frame.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-04-12 | 1991-10-12 | 1992-04-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-04-12 | 1995-10-12 | 1996-04-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-04-12 | 1999-10-12 | 2000-04-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |