18911467. INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF OPERATING ELEMENT (ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.)

INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF OPERATING ELEMENT

Organization Name

ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Takashi Amano of Fukushima JP

INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF OPERATING ELEMENT

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18911467 titled 'INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF OPERATING ELEMENT

Original Abstract Submitted

An input device capable of determining an installation position of an operating element is provided. A knob includes a fixed part attached to a touch sensor/a cover glass via an adhesive, a rotating part rotatably attached to the fixed part via a rotation shaft, and a conductor provided inside the rotating part. The conductor includes a pair of columnar parts that can be detected by the touch sensor. The columnar parts are positioned diagonally to each other. The input device detects the positions of the columnar parts based on change in capacitance when the knob is operated, and determines the installation position of the knob based on the detected positions.