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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Sadayuki Yaginuma, Miyagi, JP;
Kunio Hosono, Fukushima, JP;
Tetsuo Muranaka, Miyagi, JP;
Yasuji Hagiwara, Miyagi, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multidirectional input apparatus with a switch includes a strain generating body including at least a cylindrical portion and a first plate portion; a plurality of strain sensors; a wiring substrate; a contact rubber configuring the switch together with an electrode on the wiring substrate; and a button. The contact rubber includes a base portion, a movable portion, and a deformable portion. The movable portion is movable to a first position when the deformable portion is not deformed, and to a second position when the deformable portion is deformed. A center of a lower surface of the button contacts an upper surface of the movable portion when the movable portion is at the first and second positions. When the movable portion moves from the first position to the second position and contacts the electrode, a protruding portion on the lower surface of the button presses the wiring substrate.