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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsYoshimasa Kunimatsu, Minoru Morikawa, Satoshi Mori, Chikao Nagasaka, Masato Nishikawa
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A touch operation information output apparatus is provided in a position at which a driver can operate it, and detects a touched position with respect to the input pad and outputs its coordinate data to the display device. Here, protruding brackets are provided at 16 positions on the input pad. A first group of protruding brackets that are in 4 positions at a center of the input pad are formed in a “+” shape, a second group of protruding brackets that are in four corners of the input pad are formed in an “L” shape and a third group of protruding brackets are formed in a “T” shape. Because of this, the driver can recognize the touched position with respect to the touch operation information output apparatus and blind operation becomes possible.
A touch operation information output apparatus that outputs coordinate data showing a finger-touched position on an operating surface, comprising:
A tactile surface panel apparatus for a touch operation information output device operably connected to a remote display screen, the display screen having button display portions, the tactile surface panel apparatus and the display screen being arranged respectively in different directions from an operator, the tactile surface panel apparatus comprising:
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