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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/20 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/20 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device of the present disclosure includes a first fixed electrode, a second fixed electrode electrically insulated from the first fixed electrode, an elastic body having conductivity and positioned above the first fixed electrode and the second fixed electrode, a movable member that is positioned above the elastic body and is configured to push the elastic body toward the first fixed electrode, and an insulating layer that is positioned between the first fixed electrode and the elastic body and insulates the first fixed electrode and the elastic body from each other. The second fixed electrode and the elastic body are in contact with each other.