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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sato, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An input device includes a touch sensor, a detector that detects a load of a press on a touch surface of the touch sensor, a vibration applying section that vibrates the touch surface, a controller that issues an instruction for vibrating the touch surface to the vibration applying section when determining that the load detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined press reference, and a timer section that measures an elapsed time after it is determined that the load exceeds the predetermined press reference. The controller further determines whether to instruct the vibration applying section to vibrate the touch surface based on the elapsed time until it is determined that the load falls below a predetermined release reference.