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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Taizo Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroto Kawaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Itaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Ebisui, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Katsuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiteru Taka, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are an input device and an electronic apparatus each including capacitive elements and being capable of allowing a plurality of information items to be separately input by simple operations. The input device includes: a capacitive element; a conductor that can be electrostatically coupled to the capacitive element; an operation portion that allows a load to be applied to the conductor; and a retaining portion that retains the conductor apart from the capacitive element. The retaining portion is capable of displacing the conductor with respect to the capacitive element in a stepwise manner in accordance with the load that is applied to the conductor through intermediation of the operation portion, and is capable of retaining the conductor at a plurality of positions with respect to the capacitive element.