Cleaning a touch screen
AssigneeDiebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
InventorsRobert M. Cole, George L. Niemoeller, Daniel Patrick Schoeffler, Todd Howard Christian, Nathaniel Adam Oberly, Uwe Krueger
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Abstract
Described in an example embodiment herein is a technique for cleaning between a touch screen and a display that can be performed without the use of tools. The method comprises disengaging a latch coupling a display with a fascia having a a touch panel mounted thereon and rotating the display away from the fascia. The method further comprises cleaning either a rear surface of a touch panel, a display surface, or both the rear surface of the touch panel and the display surface.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- disengaging a latch coupling a display with a fascia having a touch panel mounted thereon;
- rotating the display relative to the fascia in a first direction whereby a display surface of the display confronts a rear surface of the touch panel and are moved away from one another during said rotating;
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- cleaning one of the rear surface of the touch panel and the display surface of the display.
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a fascia mounted to said housing;
- a touch panel mounted on said fascia;
- a display coupled with said fascia;
- a latch that when engaged holds said display against said fascia;
- a hinge rotatably coupling said display to said fascia;
- wherein while said latch is disengaged, said display is rotatable away from said touch panel enabling access to a rear surface of the touch panel and to a display surface of the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.