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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Shinkai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hayato Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroto Kawaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Katsuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihiko Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Tsukamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Taizo Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sensor device includes: a first sensor including a first electrode board including a plurality of first capacitive elements arranged in a matrix, a first conductor layer facing the first electrode board, a first support layer arranged between the first electrode board and the first conductor layer, the first support layer being deformable, and a first operation input surface provided on the first electrode board or the first conductor layer, the first electrode board and/or the first conductor layer being flexible; and a second sensor layered on the first sensor, the second sensor including a second electrode board including a plurality of second capacitive elements, a second conductor layer facing the second electrode board, and a second support layer arranged between the second electrode board and the second conductor layer, the second support layer being deformable, the second electrode board and/or the second conductor layer being flexible.