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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Matsuda, Miyagi, JP;
Suguru Wada, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0448 (2019.05); G06F 1/1633 (2013.01); G06F 3/0444 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04802 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes a detector that includes a base having a polyhedral shape and detection electrodes that are provided on some or all sides of the base and detect proximity of an operator, and a guide that has a shape surrounding the detector and guides an input operation performed by the operator.