Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input device
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Application No.: US16994769Application Date: 2020-08-17
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Publication No.: US10953750B2Publication Date: 2021-03-23
- Inventor: Takashi Uenomachi , Toshio Ogawa , Shinya Muto , Yoshitsugu Wakita , Ikuyasu Miyako , Wataru Kimura
- Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JPJP2018-051381 20180319
- Main IPC: G05G1/08
- IPC: G05G1/08 ; G05G25/00 ; G05G5/03 ; B60K37/06 ; G05G1/10

Abstract:
An input device includes a base member, a motor, a rotation shaft, a worm gear, a first gear, a second gear, an elastic member, a rotor, an angle detection unit, and a controller. The rotation shaft is rotated by the motor. The worm gear is unitarily rotated with the rotation shaft. The first gear is rotatable and engaged with the worm gear. The second gear is coaxial with the first gear. The elastic member generates urging force. The rotor is rotatable relative to the base member, includes a third gear engaged with the second gear, and is rotated by an operator. The angle detection unit detects a first rotation angle of the first gear and a second rotation angle of the second gear. The controller performs drive control for the motor to change a sense of force applied to the operator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200376963A1 Input Device Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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