Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input device
- Patent Title (中): 输入设备
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Application No.: US12048410Application Date: 2008-03-14
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Publication No.: US08476542B2Publication Date: 2013-07-02
- Inventor: Yasuji Hagiwara , Hayato Hosoya , Hirofumi Niitsuma , Kazunori Nakano
- Applicant: Yasuji Hagiwara , Hayato Hosoya , Hirofumi Niitsuma , Kazunori Nakano
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Priority: JP2007-066527 20070315
- Main IPC: H01H13/70
- IPC: H01H13/70 ; H01H25/00 ; H01H25/04

Abstract:
A flat-type input unit capable of outputting information regarding a position where a finger touches as coordinate data is provided in a casing of an input device. A main-switch unit and sub-switch units operated by the flat-type input unit are also provided in the casing. When ON output signals are simultaneously supplied from the main-switch unit and one of the sub-switch units, the flat-type input unit determines a position where the finger touches by performing a detection operation. It can be determined on the basis of the position whether the main-switch unit or the sub-switch unit is controlled. Moreover, since pressing any position of the flat-type input unit can cause the main-switch unit to supply an ON output signal, a confirmation input can be performed easily with the ON output signal supplied from the main-switch unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080223706A1 INPUT DEVICE Public/Granted day:2008-09-18
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