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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2023
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Fujiki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An input apparatus includes an operating portion configured to be subjected to a pressing operation by an operator, an operation detection sensor whose output value is varied by the pressing operation on the operating portion, a processor configured to determine whether the pressing operation has been performed based on the output value of the operation detection sensor, and a feel generator configured to generate an operation feel in a pressing direction to the operator in response to the pressing operation on the operating portion, wherein, in response to the operation detection sensor outputting an output value corresponding to feel characteristics representing the characteristics of the pressing force, generated by the feel generator, with respect to an elapsed time during the pressing operation, the processor determines that the pressing operation has been completed.
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