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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Nippon Soken, Inc., Nishio, Aichi-pref., JP;
Shinji Hatanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Norio Sanma, Okazaki, JP;
Toru Nada, Inazawa, JP;
Kiyotaka Taguchi, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Manabe, Chiryu, JP;
Akira Yoshizawa, Koganei, JP;
Makoto Obayashi, Kashiwa, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
SOKEN, INC., Nishio, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
An operation position detection apparatus includes: an operation body including front and back side operation surfaces; a casing; three strain generating bodies on at least one operation surface, wherein each strain generating body includes a connection section connected to the operation body, a fixed section fixed to the casing, and a displacement transmission surface displaceable by a pushing pressure to each operation surface; a distortion detection section arranged on each displacement transmission surface and detecting a distortion of the displacement transmission surface; and an operation position calculation section detecting which of the front side operation surface and the back side operation surface is pushed, the magnitude of the operation force generated by the pushing pressure, and an operation position of the pushing pressure, according to a detected distortion.