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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yuji Shintaku, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A switch device includes a base, a mounting member protruding from the base, a plurality of elastic strain sensors, and an input detector. Each of the plurality of elastic strain sensors spans between a top portion of the mounting member and a corresponding one of a plurality of peripheral portions of the base. The plurality of peripheral portions are circumferentially spaced apart from each other around the mounting member. Each of the plurality of elastic strain sensors is configured to change a capacitance according to elongation. The input detector is configured to obtain a change in the capacitance of each of the plurality of elastic strain sensors.