Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130100016 | INPUT DEVICE - An operation body, which includes an operation surface of a hemispherical surface, is supported so as to be capable of tilting by only a slight angle. Continuous vibration of which the amplitude is parallel to a vertical direction is applied to the operation body by a vibrating unit. When a finger comes into contact with the operation surface, an amplitude component parallel to a tangent line is generated at a contact portion of the finger by the continuous vibration. Accordingly, when the finger is moved, it is possible to obtain a feeling as though the operation surface is rotated following the movement of the finger. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100946 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION-EQUIPPED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device in which an electronic component (e.g., an encoder) including an operation body is mounted on a circuit board and a process corresponding to an input operation of the operation body is performed by a control section, a wireless communication processing section and a matching circuit which are provided on the circuit board are connected to each other via a transmission line, and in order to cause a mounting member (a mounting plate and an outer casing) of the electronic component, which is made of metal and is ungrounded, to operate as an antenna, a predetermined position (a leg piece) in the mounting plate and the matching circuit are connected to each other via a transmission line to cause the predetermined position to serve as a power supply section. Thus, a wireless communication function-equipped electronic device for which a dedicated antenna is unnecessary is obtained. | 04-25-2013 |
20130112034 | VEHICLE INPUT DEVICE - In a vehicle input device having a position detection portion configured to output a detection signal and a controller (control section) configured to receive the detection signal, the position detection portion operated by a driver is provided near an end side of the vehicle input device, and a contact operation surface on which the driver performs a contact operation is an end surface of an operation member of the position detection portion. Thus, the driver is capable of operating the vehicle input device with a finger while holding a steering wheel. In addition, by the controller determining the position of an operation of the driver on the basis of the detection signal from the position detection portion, it is made possible to detect various operations and various devices can be operated. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112532 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SWITCH DEVICE - A multi-directional switch device includes: an operation shaft to which an operation knob is mounted to perform a rotating operation and a tilting operation; and a housing, which supports the operation shaft. In the housing, a circuit board which has a second fixed contact on the lower surface, a wafer which has a first fixed contact, a rotation holder which rotates integrally with the operation shaft while allowing oscillation of the operation shaft, a rotation slider which rotates integrally with the operation shaft and slides during the tilting operation, a first movable contact, and a second movable contact are arranged. When the operation shaft is rotated and thus the rotation holder is rotated from a rotation neutral position by about 180 degrees, a first signal is output. When the operation shaft is tilted while the rotation holder is rotated by about ±45 degrees, a second or third signal is output. | 05-09-2013 |
20130126987 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A first sealing layer having a frame-like shape and a first contact layer are formed on a back surface of a frame portion of a sensor substrate. The first contact layer is separated from the first sealing layer, extends through a functional member and an insulation layer, and is electrically connected to the functional member and a first base member. A second sealing layer and a second contact layer are formed on a surface of a wiring substrate. The second sealing layer faces the first sealing layer. The second contact layer is separated from the second sealing layer, extends through the insulation layer, and is electrically connected to the second base member. The sealing layers are eutectically bonded to each other. The contact layers are electrically connected to each other, and thereby the first and second base members and the frame portion have the same potential. | 05-23-2013 |
20130169600 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An input device includes an input operation surface that includes one or more specific regions, can be operated by an indicator, and is provided separately from a display screen; a detection unit that detects an operation position of the indicator; a region creating unit that creates a discrimination region while using the operation position as a base point when it is detected that the operation position of the indicator is positioned in the specific region; and a discrimination unit that uses a fact that a moving direction of the indicator from the base point, when the indicator moves within the discrimination region, is positioned on at least a line, which traverses the specific region substantially in parallel or obliquely, as conditions that allow a predetermined function to be performed on the display screen. When the discrimination unit discriminates that the conditions are satisfied, a performance signal is output. | 07-04-2013 |
20130181704 | MAGNETIC SENSOR FOR IMPROVING HYSTERESIS AND LINEARITY - A magnetic sensor includes a non-bias structure element section that has a laminated structure in which a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic material layer, a free magnetic layer, and a protection layer are laminated, and that is extended in an X1-X2 direction; and soft magnetic bodies that are arranged on the element section in a contactless manner. The soft magnetic bodies include a first section, a second section, and a third section. The second section is located on a Y2 side of the element section and the third section is located on a Y1 side thereof. The second section of one of soft magnetic bodies faces the third section of the other soft magnetic body in a Y1-Y2 direction through the element section. An electrode layer is provided on the element section which faces the joint sections of the second section and the third section in the Y1-Y2 direction. | 07-18-2013 |
20130189936 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic component (encoder) including an operation body is mounted on a circuit board. The electronic component causes a controller to perform processing in accordance with an operation input by the operation body. The mounting board includes a power-feeding leg piece connected to a wireless communication processor so that high frequency communication is allowed, a first short-circuiting leg piece that is adjacent to the power-feeding leg piece via a cut-out portion, and a second short-circuiting leg piece separated from the power-feeding leg piece. The short-circuiting leg pieces are connected to grounded portions. The impedance is adjusted by appropriately selecting the width or the depth of the cut-out portion. The resonance frequency is adjusted by appropriately selecting the size or the position of the short-circuiting leg piece. Thus, the mounting board operates as an inverted-F antenna in which the power-feeding leg piece functions as a power feeding portion. | 07-25-2013 |
20130199881 | ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND FORCE SENSE IMPARTING TYPE ROTATION INPUT APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A yoke core of an electromagnetic brake system includes a rotation shaft hole portion through which a rotation shaft is penetrated, and additionally includes an inner yoke portion and an outer yoke portion which are arranged on both inner and outer sides, by pinching a concave groove. A coil is accommodated in the concave groove and a magnetic flux is generated by applying electricity to attract an armature. The armature has a penetrating hole portion in the center, and a protruded shaft portion formed on the inner yoke portion is inserted to the penetrating hole portion. The rotation shaft has one side thereof rotatably supported by a support portion of a housing, and the other side thereof rotatably supported by the protruded shaft portion via the armature and a planetary gear mechanism. Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide bearings or the like. | 08-08-2013 |
20130199911 | MEMBRANE SWITCH UNIT AND KEYBOARD DEVICE INCLUDING THE MEMBRANE SWITCH UNIT - In a membrane switch unit having an illumination function that is formed of a pair of sheets and has a plurality of light sources arranged therein, a plurality of fixed contacts having wiring portions are provided on a lower membrane sheet, a plurality of movable contacts formed independently of one another are formed on an upper membrane sheet, and a plurality of white LEDs (light sources) are provided on the upper membrane sheet where there is no wiring among the movable contacts. As a result, wiring paths can be freely provided and, hence, the plurality of the white LEDs connected in parallel with a power supply can be easily housed. Since the plurality of the white LEDs are connected in parallel with the power supply, the plurality of the white LEDs can be lit without using a voltage step-up circuit or a dedicated lighting power supply. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201127 | INPUT DEVICE - On a lower case serving as a supporting base, a movable unit is supported to be able to vibrate in an X direction, with a first elastic member interposed therebetween. In the movable unit, a panel assembly is supported on a movable base to be able to vibrate in a Z direction, with a second elastic member interposed therebetween. A vibration generator is mounted on the panel assembly and supported by a third elastic member on the movable base. When the vibration generator generates vibration in the X direction, the entire movable unit vibrates in the X direction. When the vibration generator generates vibration in the Z direction, the panel assembly vibrates in the Z direction. When the panel assembly is pressed with a finger, the force of the pressing operation can be detected by a second detector which is a force sensor. | 08-08-2013 |