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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Ishii, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masao Noro, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA CORPORATION, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/344 (2013.01); G10H 2220/221 (2013.01); G10H 2220/281 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes a first operating element and a first sensor. The first sensor includes a first conductor, a first coil, and a first magnetic material forming an open magnetic circuit together with the first coil. A positional relationship between the first coil and the first magnetic material is fixed. A first distance between a first end portion of the first magnetic material and the first conductor varies according to the amount of operation on the first operating element. The first sensor outputs a first signal corresponding to the first distance.