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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2018
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Sasagawa, Niigata-ken, JP;
Takashi Asakawa, Niigata-ken, JP;
Takefumi Osaka, Niigata-ken, JP;
Yutaka Takashima, Niigata-ken, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A capacitive sensor includes: a resinous panel that has a translucent property, a main surface of the panel being a manipulation surface; a sensor substrate placed so as to face another main surface of the panel, the other main surface being opposite to the manipulation surface of the panel, the sensor substrate having a glass base material and a transparent electrode provided on at least one main surface of the base material; an intermediate layer that has a translucent property, the intermediate layer being disposed between the panel and the sensor substrate; a first adhesive layer disposed between the panel and the intermediate layer, the first adhesive layer bonding the panel and the intermediate layer together; and a second adhesive layer disposed between the sensor substrate and the intermediate layer, the second adhesive layer bonding the sensor substrate and the intermediate layer together.