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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Hosiden Corporation, Yao-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Koji Shinoda, Yao, JP;
Takeshi Isoda, Yao, JP;
Assignee:
HOSIDEN CORPORATION, Yao-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device including a base, a plastic part provided on the base, and a touch sensor embedded in the plastic part. Embedding the touch sensor in the plastic part contributes to the reduction of the distance from an outer face of the base to the touch sensor, thereby improving the sensitivity of the touch sensor. Embedding the touch sensor in the plastic part also makes it possible to omit a step of fixing the touch sensor to the plastic part, thereby improving the yield rate of the input device.