Method of producing position input device

[0037]A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. In this embodiment section, a method of producing a touchscreen (a position input device) 12 included in a liquid crystal display device 10 will be described. X-axes, Y-axes, and Z-axes may be present in the drawings. The axes in each drawing correspond to the respective axes in other drawings. The vertical direction is defined based on FIG. 2. An upper side in FIG. 2 corresponds to a front side of the liquid crystal display device 10. A lower side in FIG. 2 corresponds to a rear side of the liquid crystal display device 10.

[0038]First, a configuration of the liquid crystal display device 10 will be described. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the liquid crystal display device 10 includes a liquid crystal panel (a display panel) 11, a touchscreen (a position input device) 12, a backlight unit (a lighting device) 13, and a cover panel (a protective panel, a cover glass) 14. The liquid crystal panel 11 has a ver...

[0062]A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. The second embodiment includes touchscreen pattern 112P that is different from that of the first embodiment. Configurations, operations, and effects similar to those of the first embodiment will not be described.

[0063]As illustrated in FIG. 10, the touchscreen pattern 112P according to this embodiment includes first electrodes 121 and second electrodes 122 arranged along the Y-axis direction (the first direction). Lines of the first electrodes 121 and lines of the second electrodes 122 are arranged along the X-axis direction (the second direction). The first electrodes 121 and the second electrodes 122 are alternately and repeatedly arranged with respect to the X-axis direction. The first electrodes 121 include first unit electrodes 121a arranged along the Y-axis direction and first links 121b for connecting the first unit electrodes 121a that are adjacently arranged with respect to the Y-axis direction. T...

[0072]A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16. The third embodiment includes a touchscreen 212 having a three-dimensional shape different from that of the second embodiment. Configurations, operations, and effects similar to those of the second embodiment will not be described.

[0073]As illustrated in FIG. 13, the touchscreen 212 according to this embodiment has a hemispherical shape (a dome shape), that is, a three-dimensional shape. The touchscreen 212 is not used for the liquid crystal display device such as the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The touchscreen 212 is used for a remote controller for remotely controlling electronic devices (e.g., a car navigation system, a car audio system, a television set, and an air-conditioner). The touchscreen 212 does not require light transmissivity. In FIG. 13, a touchscreen pattern 212P is not illustrated.

[0074]A shape of the touchscreen 212 when the touchscreen 212 is developed or before formed int...