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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1993
Shinnosuke Taniishi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Yoshimura, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuyuki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeki Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a coordinates input apparatus in which a vibration input from a vibration pen having a piezoelectric transducer is detected by a plurality of vibration sensors attached to a vibration propagating plates such as an input tablet and the coordinates of this pen on the plate are detected. The tip of the vibration input pen is made of a material of a resin of the polyamideimide system such as thermoplastic polyamideimide or aromatic polyamideimide. With this material, a desired image can be smoothly input to the input tablet without scratching the glass surface thereof and the accurate coordinates can be detected.