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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2024
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Shigeru Yamane, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A touch input device includes: a first input area, a non-input area around the first input area, and an intermediate area between the first input area and the non-input area so as to surround the first input area, the first input area accepting an input operation, the non-input area accepting no input operation; and an input receiver that accepts at least an input to the first input area. The operation panel includes, three-dimensional elements on a surface the operation panel, the three-dimensional elements being are fine and raised or recessed, in each of the first input area, the non-input area, and the intermediate area. The three-dimensional elements in at least one of the intermediate area, the first input area, or the non-input area rein a shape different from a shape of the three-dimensional elements in other areas of the intermediate area, the first input area, and the non-input area.
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