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US 7,499,037 B2Granted
Video display and touchscreen assembly, system and method
AssigneeWells Gardner Electronics Corporation
InventorRobert R. Lube
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Abstract
A touch screen assembly for use with a display, such as a flat panel display. The touch screen assembly includes a transparent panel, preferably in the form of a panel of tempered glass adhered to a touch screen panel. Consoles having touch screen assemblies are also disclosed.
Claims15
A touch screen assembly, comprising:
- a panel of transparent material having a transparent panel front side and a transparent panel back side opposite the transparent panel front side;
- an independently functioning touch screen device having a device interactive side and a device back side opposite the device interactive side, the touch screen device being positioned at least about 30/1000 of an inch away from the transparent panel front side, the touch screen device being positioned in an orientation generally corresponding to the orientation of the transparent panel front side, the device back side being in an opposed relationship to the transparent panel front side;
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- a resilient panel disposed between at least a portion of the transparent panel front side and the device back side, the resilient panel having a low modulus of elasticity relative to the transparent panel, the resilient panel being permanently attached to at least a portion of the transparent panel front side and at least a portion of the device back side;
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- wherein the transparent panel, the touch screen, and the resilient panel comprising a unitary assembly and the unitary assembly is removably attached to a display screen.
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A method of making a unitary touch screen assembly for use with a display, comprising:
- providing a panel of transparent material in a predetermined orientation, the transparent panel having a transparent panel front side and a transparent panel back side opposite the transparent panel front side;
- providing an independently functioning touch screen device, the touch screen device having a device interactive side and a device back side opposite the device interactive side;
- orienting the touch screen device in a position corresponding to the orientation of the panel of transparent material, the device back side being in an opposed relationship to the transparent panel front side;
- positioning the touch screen device at least about 30/1000 of an inch from the panel of transparent material to define a space therebetween;
- disposing a curable and optically clear compound into the space;
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- curing the compound to form a resilient panel, the resilient panel having a low modulus of elasticity relative to the transparent panel, the resilient panel being permanently adhered to at least a portion of the device back side and at least a portion of the transparent panel front side;
- and wherein the unitary touch screen assembly is removably attached to a display screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.