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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2020
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Masaki Sawada, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Nishiono, Osaka, JP;
Satoshi Yoshihara, Hyogo, JP;
Kota Araki, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes a contact board, a rotary click cam, and fixed electrodes. The contact board is placed on a front surface of a touchscreen panel. The rotary click cam is provided rotatably around a rotational axis with respect to the contact board. The fixed electrodes are arranged on a lower surface of the contact board. The fixed electrodes are configured to, as the rotary click cam is operated, be switched from an electrically conductive state into an electrically non-conductive state, or vice versa. The fixed electrode includes a first shifted portion shifted by a first predetermined distance with respect to the fixed electrode. The fixed electrode includes a second shifted portion shifted by a second predetermined distance with respect to the fixed electrode.