Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 输入装置
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Application No.: US13283476Application Date: 2011-10-27
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Publication No.: US08743084B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Naoki Nakamura
- Applicant: Naoki Nakamura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Priority: JP2010-241841 20101028
- Main IPC: G06F3/044
- IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract:
An input apparatus includes a base material facing the outside and configured to serve as an operation surface of the input apparatus; a substrate arranged so as to be on the inner side, i.e., the opposite side to the operation surface of the input apparatus, and so as to face the base material; at least one first pad arranged on the substrate so as to face the base material via a dielectric member and configured to detect a capacitance; at least one second pad arranged on the substrate so as to face the base material with an air layer therebetween and configured to detect a capacitance; and a control section connected to the first and second pads, and configured to control the first and second pads.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120105369A1 INPUT APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2012-05-03
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