SWITCH DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE

• Main Authors: KAMEYAMA YASUAKI, IKUSHIMA KIMIYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 17.09.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RELAYS; SELECTORS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switch device which provides satisfactory operation feeling and an input device using the same.SOLUTION: The switch device includes: an operation member 2 which is disposed movably in a vertical direction in a hole 1A of a case 1: an electrostatic sensor 3 which is disposed on the upper face 2A of the operation member 2; and a vibration actuator 4 which vibrates vertically is connected to the bottom face 2B of the operation member 2. The switch device also includes a push switch 5 below the operation member 2 and is arranged to be pressed via a press part 2C of operation member 2. With this, when an operator makes a first switching operation such as a touch to the electrostatic sensor 3 or a proximity operation with a finger etc., the operation member 2 is vibrated by the vibration actuator 4 and the operator senses the vibration with the finger etc. to obtain an operation feeling. 【課題】操作感触が良好なスイッチ装置、及びこれを用いた入力装置を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】ケース１の孔部１Ａ内に上下動可能に操作体２を配し、その操作体２の上面２Ａに静電センサ３を設け、操作体２の下面２Ｂに上下に振動する振動アクチュエータ４を接続した。さらに、操作体２の下方にプッシュスイッチ５を配し、操作体２の押圧部２Ｃで押圧可能な構成とした。これにより、操作者の指等による静電センサ３への接触または近接動作によってなされる一段目のスイッチ動作時に、振動アクチュエータ４の振動により操作体２を振動させ、その振動を操作者が指などで知覚することで、操作感触が得られるものとした。【選択図】図４