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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Yasuyuki Togashi, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes an input member to which a touch operation is input, a touch panel pattern included in the input member and configured to detect an input position of the touch operation, a base member on which the input member is mounted, a pressure sensor disposed on the base member and detecting a pressure that acts on the input member when the input member is pressed by the touch operation, a small vibration actuator configured to apply relatively small vibration to the input member, a large vibration actuator configured to apply relatively large vibration to the input member, and a controller configured to control driving of the small vibration actuator and the large vibration actuator based on the input position detected by the touch panel pattern and the pressure detected by the pressure sensor.