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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Yasutoshi Obata, Nagano, JP;
Takemasa Tsuchiya, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Yasutoshi Obata, Nagano, JP;
Takemasa Tsuchiya, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/975 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input apparatus including a layered body is provided. The layered body includes an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor, a character and symbol printed film, on which characters or symbols are printed, and a surface light emitting layer configured to illuminate the character and symbol printed film. The character and symbol printed film is arranged on an upper surface side of the surface light emitting layer, the touch sensor is arranged on a lower surface side of the surface light emitting layer, and an input operation surface that is positioned at an uppermost surface is flat.