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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2025
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuhiro Tomiyama, Miyagi, JP;
Yasuji Hagiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Misuzu Suto, Miyagi, JP;
Yasuo Kotera, Miyagi, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rotary input device includes an operation knob including an upper surface and a lateral surface, an angle detector configured to detect a rotation angle of the operation knob, a kinesthetic haptic feedback part configured to provide at least one of a driving force or a braking force to the operation knob as kinesthetic haptic feedback, control circuitry configured to control the kinesthetic haptic feedback part, a lateral surface sensor electrode provided on the lateral surface of the operation knob, and an electrostatic sensor configured to detect a contact of an operating body with the lateral surface sensor electrode, wherein the control is circuitry configured to control the kinesthetic haptic feedback part so as to provide kinesthetic haptic feedback to the operation knob according to a detection result of the electrostatic sensor and a detection result of the angle detector.
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