Switch device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsTakao IMAI, Masanori FUJII, Itaru WATANABE, Kazuo DODOMEKI, Masayoshi AMANO, Kenta YAMAMOTO
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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsTakao IMAI, Masanori FUJII, Itaru WATANABE, Kazuo DODOMEKI, Masayoshi AMANO, Kenta YAMAMOTO
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A switch device includes a panel, movable members, a detector, and a sensor sheet. The panel includes operating portions that receive a push-operation. Each movable member is moved by the push-operation performed on a corresponding operating portion. The detector detects movement of the movable members. The sensor sheet is arranged between the panel and the movable members to detect at least one of contact of a human body part with the panel, approach of a human body part toward the panel, and the push-operation performed on the panel. The sensor sheet includes a sheet base configured to be bent and deformed, and electrodes each arranged on the base sheet for a corresponding operating portion. The sheet base includes a gap formed between adjacent ones of the electrodes. The electrodes each include a wiring part, and wiring parts of at least two of the electrodes are connected to one another other.
A switch device, comprising:
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