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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2006.01); H05B 45/30 (2020.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H05B 45/30 (2020.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H03K 2217/960735 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes: a light-emitting diode; a switching element connected in series with the light-emitting diode, the switching element switching the light-emitting diode between the on and off states; an electrostatic sensor having a detection electrode capacitively coupled to a circuit portion disposed between the light-emitting diode and the switching element; and a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the circuit portion and a second terminal connected to a fixed potential point.