Input device with display function

An input device with display function comprising:

• a transparent panel having an input-receiving surface and an opposite surface, the panel having a frame that is unitarily formed with the transparent panel and that is projecting substantially perpendicularly from the opposite surface to form a housing space defined by the frame;
• a flat panel display unit housed in the housing space such that a display surface of the flat panel display unit opposes the transparent panel;
• a flat sensor for detecting a position indicating operation performed on the input-receiving surface of the transparent panel, which is arranged adjacent to the flat panel display unit and is housed in the housing space,
• wherein the flat panel display unit and the flat sensor are so housed in the housing space to be fixed to the transparent panel;
• and
• a case including an opening and a hollow interior, the opening is configured to receive and house within the hollow interior the transparent panel having the frame defining the housing space in which the flat panel display unit and the flat sensor are fixedly housed,
• wherein the frame is positioned spaced away from an outer edge of the transparent panel to project substantially perpendicularly therefrom to thereby define an end portion of the transparent panel that extends along a periphery of the transparent panel outside the frame, and
• wherein the end portion of the transparent panel is fixed to a portion of the case that defines the opening to thereby secure the transparent panel having the frame defining the housing space, in which the flat panel display unit and the flat sensor are housed, in the case.