公开(公告)号：US10409435B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15782691

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Suguru Wada ,  Junji Hashida ,  Toru Sawada ,  Atsushi Matsuda ,  Toru Takahashi ,  Minoru Sato

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/047 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B9/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36

Abstract: An input device that enables wires to be bent together with a base material without deteriorating translucency and conductivity of the wires has: a base material having translucency and flexibility; first electrode parts and second electrode parts, both having translucency, that are provided in a sensing region on the base material; and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending, on the base material, from the sensing region to a peripheral region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible laminated body provided on the bent portion. The flexible laminated body has a first amorphous ITO layer provided on the base material, a conductive layer provided on the first amorphous ITO layer, and a second amorphous ITO layer provided on the conductive layer.

公开(公告)号：US11016626B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16774195

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Atsushi Matsuda ,  Suguru Wada

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An input device includes a detector that includes a base having a polyhedral shape and detection electrodes that are provided on some or all sides of the base and detect proximity of an operator, and a guide that has a shape surrounding the detector and guides an input operation performed by the operator.

公开(公告)号：US11300459B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16743463

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Suguru Wada

IPC: G01K7/00 ,  G01K7/34

Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a polymer layer, a relative permittivity of the polymer layer varying in accordance with temperature, the polymer layer being formed of a flexible material; at least one first electrode disposed on one surface of the polymer layer; at least one second electrode disposed on another surface of the polymer layer; and a measuring unit configured to measure a temperature of an object based on capacitance of at least one region between the first electrode and the second electrode that are separated by the polymer layer, the first electrode being closer than the second electrode to a surface of the object that contacts the temperature sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11143526B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16411245

申请日：2019-05-14

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Suguru Wada ,  Tomoki Yamada ,  Toru Takahashi

IPC: G01D5/24 ,  G01V3/08 ,  H01H36/00

Abstract: A capacitive sensor has first electrodes, a second electrode, and a third electrode, which are disposed at places where a manipulating body that is part of a human body such as a finger is detected. The capacitive sensor also has a capacitance detecting means and a deciding means. The deciding means identifies the number of manipulating bodies and directions (positions) according to the capacitances of the first electrodes, second electrode, and third electrode.

公开(公告)号：US10761663B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16155599

申请日：2018-10-09

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Suguru Wada ,  Toru Sawada ,  Junji Hashida ,  Yoshifumi Masumoto ,  Takenobu Horino ,  Atsushi Matsuda ,  Akihiro Takeda ,  Koji Tsukamoto ,  Toru Takahashi ,  Minoru Sato

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: An input device includes a translucent base material having flexibility, translucent first electrode parts arranged in a sensing region on the base material in a first direction, translucent second electrode parts arranged in the sensing region on the base material in a second direction crossing the first direction, and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending from the sensing region on the base material to a peripheral region allocated outside the sensing region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible conductive member on the bent portion. A covering material is provided so as cover at least part of the flexible conductive member on the base material.