Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Sony Corporation

Takashi Asakawa

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Akio Nishijima

Shinichi Higuchi

Shuichi Matsumoto

A lower surface and an upper surface are provided in a detection panel. Lower electrode layersand, a lower wiring pattern, and a lower land portionformed on the lower surface are covered with upper shielding layersandof the upper surface, and an upper electrode layer, an upper wiring pattern, and an upper land portionformed in the upper surface are covered with lower shielding layersandof the lower surface. Therefore, an effect of a decorative area shielding light may be enhanced, and thus an electrical shielding effect may further be exhibited.

Light-transmissive input device and method of manufacturing the same

A combined-operation type switching apparatus which is downsized and exhibits excellent operability. An operation unit is rotatably and slidably held by a housing. An operation ring is also rotatably held by the housing. The operation ring is rotated together with the operation unit only when the operation unit is pressed. A drive unit is movably supported by a shaft of the operation unit via a spring. A push switch (swell) actuated by pressing the drive unit and rotation detecting switches (projections) actuated by rotating a drive rod of the operation ring are placed inside the housing. A first pair of rotation detecting switches is actuated by rotation of the operation unit when the operation unit is not pressed. The push switch and a second pair of rotation detection switches are actuated by pressing the operation unit such that the operation unit slides along its axis toward the push switch, and then rotating the operation unit. The second pair of rotation detecting switches is actuated (without actuating the push switch) by rotation of the operation ring without pressing the operation unit. In this manner, a plurality of switch operations are performed with a minimal number of members.

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Iwaki, Japan

Takashi Asakawa