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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Tatsushi Katsuyama, Aichi, JP;
Takashi Nagao, Aichi, JP;
Tetsuya Egawa, Aichi, JP;
Takeyoshi Mori, Aichi, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A touch input device includes a touch input part that is installed on a vehicle and includes a tabular panel to be touch-operated and an actuator causing a vibration of the panel; and a control unit that performs at least one of a first control and a second control, the first control driving the actuator such that the panel vibrates in response to touch operations, and the second control driving the actuator such that the panel vibrates at an audible band. The touch input device is positioned such that a directivity of a sound emitted from the panel is increased toward an ear of an occupant of the vehicle.