公开(公告)号：US20250073573A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18781202

申请日：2024-07-23

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Tetsu NUMATA ,  Tetsuo MURANAKA ,  Masaki OTA ,  Kunio HOSONO ,  Yasuji HAGIWARA

IPC: A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/214 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: A controller has: a case; a manipulation unit, in a plate-like shape, disposed in the case so as to be exposed from the case; and a haptic sensor that detects a rotation manipulation for the manipulation unit. The haptic sensor has a distortion generating body fixed to the center of the manipulation unit and also has a distortion sensor disposed on the distortion generating body. The manipulation unit has non-slip portions, which are paired in the left-right direction, in the vicinity of both ends of the upper surface of the manipulation unit in the left-right direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230063584A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17886874

申请日：2022-08-12

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Keitaro UCHIDA ,  Masaki OTA ,  Masahiro TAKATA

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: A contactless input device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes and a determination unit. The plurality of sensor electrodes are configured to, when a hand performs an operational input over an operating surface of an operating part in a contactless manner, detect individual capacitances correlated to proximity of the hand to the operating surface. The determination unit is configured to calculate sharpnesses of the hand at a plurality of different locations in plan view based on the respective capacitances detected by the plurality of sensor electrodes and determine a location of the operational input based on the sharpnesses.

公开(公告)号：US20210159027A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17165123

申请日：2021-02-02

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuji HAGIWARA ,  Daisuke TAKAI ,  Takashi SASAKI ,  Takeshi MASAKI ,  Toshiki NAKAMURA ,  Masaki OTA ,  Hiroshi SHIGETAKA ,  Masahiro TAKATA

IPC: H01H3/02 ,  H01H3/04 ,  H01H3/08 ,  H01H3/12

Abstract: An operation device includes a housing, an operation member, and a detector. The housing includes an electrically conductive portion on a surface thereof. The operation member is supported by the housing such that the operation member is movable in response to an operation by an operation body, and is configured to be capacitively coupled to the operation body and to the electrically conductive portion. The detector is configured to detect whether the operation body is in proximity to the operation member based on a change in capacitance at the electrically conductive portion.

公开(公告)号：US20250073572A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18781140

申请日：2024-07-23

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Tetsu NUMATA ,  Tetsuo MURANAKA ,  Kunio HOSONO ,  Masaki OTA ,  Yasuji HAGIWARA

IPC: A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  G01C9/06

Abstract: A haptic sensor has: a distortion generating body; first distortion sensors for detecting a rotation manipulation; and second distortion sensors for detecting a tilt manipulation. The distortion generating body has: a base in a plate-like shape; a first column disposed on one surface of the base; and a plurality of second columns disposed on a single circumference, the center of which is the first column, on another surface of the base. On the base of the distortion generating body, the first distortion sensors are placed on a circumference shared between the first distortion sensors and the plurality of second columns. On the base of the distortion generating body, the second distortion sensors are placed around the first column.

公开(公告)号：US20240274381A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18642405

申请日：2024-04-22

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masaki OTA ,  Tetsu NUMATA ,  Masatoshi ONO ,  Masashi ITO

IPC: H01H21/22 ,  H01H9/54 ,  H01H21/04

CPC classification number: H01H21/22 ,  H01H9/54 ,  H01H21/04

Abstract: A multidirectional input device includes a housing made of an insulating material; an operation lever supported by the housing in a tiltable manner; a tilt detection sensor configured to detect a tilt of the operation lever; and an electrostatic detection circuit configured to detect an electrostatic capacitance formed between an electrostatic detection electrode and a surrounding object, wherein the housing includes a dome-shaped dome portion and an opening provided at a top of the dome portion, the operation lever is inserted through the opening, and the electrostatic detection electrode has an annular portion disposed to surround the opening.