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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Noriyuki Sakayanagi, Kariya, JP;
Koichi Masamura, Kariya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A touch switch module according to one embodiment comprises a panel, a touch sensor and a control unit. The panel displays a slide bar including a step-up portion, a step-down portion, a non-responsive portion and a slide responsive portion. The control unit includes an up signal output unit which, when a short touch which is the touch for a short time is performed on the step-up portion, outputs an up signal for raising an operating condition of the electrical equipment by one level per short touch, a down signal output unit which, when the short touch is performed on the step-down portion, outputs a down signal for lowering the operating condition of the electrical equipment by one level per short touch, and an output forbidding unit which, when the touch is performed on the non-responsive portion, forbids the output of the operation signal.