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US 2024/0402833 A1Published application
Input device including container with deformable portion
AssigneeMitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorMakoto SHIDA
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Abstract
An input device includes an input mechanism, a sensor, and a mounting structure. The input mechanism includes a container. The container includes a tactile portion and a transmission portion. The tactile portion and the transmission portion are deformable. The container is capable of encasing a fluid. The sensor is configured to detect a force applied to the transmission portion. The sensor is disposed on the mounting structure.
Claims12
An input device, comprising:
- an input mechanism including a container, the container including a tactile portion and a transmission portion, the tactile portion and the transmission portion being deformable, and the container being capable of encasing a fluid;
- a sensor configured to detect a force applied to the transmission portion;
- and
- a mounting structure on which the sensor is disposed.
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An input device comprising:
- an input mechanism including a container, the container including a tactile portion and a transmission portion, and the tactile portion and the transmission portion being deformable;
- a sensor configured to detect a force applied to the transmission portion;
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- a mounting structure on which the sensor is disposed,
- wherein the sensor includes a detector that is configured to be in contact with the transmission portion, and the force applied to the transmission portion is transmitted to the detector, and
- the transmission portion includes a first portion that is brought into contact with an inner surface of the tactile portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.