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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2024
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Ota, Miyagi, JP;
Tetsu Numata, Miyagi, JP;
Masatoshi Ono, Miyagi, JP;
Masashi Ito, Miyagi, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multidirectional input device includes a housing made of an insulating material; an operation lever supported by the housing in a tiltable manner; a tilt detection sensor configured to detect a tilt of the operation lever; and an electrostatic detection circuit configured to detect an electrostatic capacitance formed between an electrostatic detection electrode and a surrounding object, wherein the housing includes a dome-shaped dome portion and an opening provided at a top of the dome portion, the operation lever is inserted through the opening, and the electrostatic detection electrode has an annular portion disposed to surround the opening.