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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryuichiro Yasuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Hoshi, Miyagi, JP;
Takeaki Maehata, Miyagi, JP;
Hidemitsu Kondo, Miyagi, JP;
Houda Morchid, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/046 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device including a rotatable input unit by which it is possible to perform a plurality of types of operations is provided. The input device includes an input unit that can rotate about a rotational center shaft; an electrostatic sensor provided around the input unit; and an operation position detecting unit configured to detect, based on an output of the electrostatic sensor, a position of an operational input that is performed on the input unit or around the input unit.