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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Ts Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuhiko Tsutsui, Tochigi, JP;
Takayoshi Ito, Tochigi, JP;
Jinichi Tanabe, Tochigi, JP;
Takashi Takahara, Tochigi, JP;
Masanori Yabuki, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Takeaki Maehata, Tokyo, JP;
Hidefumi Koizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An armrest of a door lining includes: a skin material; a printed layer which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material; a light emission body which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and the printed layer and displays a printed surface on the surface of the skin material; a proximity sensor which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and detects an approach of a detection target; a control unit which controls the light emission body based on a detection signal of the proximity sensor; and a switch device which is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and detects pressure from the skin material side. The control unit controls the light emission body to emit light while the proximity sensor detects the detection target. The proximity sensor is disposed on a rear surface side of the skin material and is disposed on a front surface side of the switch device and the light emission body.