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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Sho Sonoda, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Togawa, Osaka, JP;
Noriaki Matsui, Fukui, JP;
Naoya Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes: an input member that includes a first surface on which an operation is performed by an operation body and a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface; a first electrode that is disposed on the second surface; a second electrode that faces the first electrode and is disposed spaced apart from the first electrode; and a controller that detects a pressing force applied to the input member by an operation performed by the operation body, based on the electrostatic capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and calculates a pressure-sensitivity value that is a value indicating the pressing force detected. Here, the first electrode is electrically connected to the ground.