INPUT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS

• Main Authors: NAKAYAMA YOSHIYUKI, KAWASUMI RYOICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 16.07.2020
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

To prevent the unintended erroneous operation at the detection by short-range wireless communication means.SOLUTION: An input device includes: a touch panel which receives the user's operation; an exterior member which has an exterior surface being the substantially same plane with the touch panel; and short-range wireless communication means which is provided on the inner side of the exterior member being the vicinity of the circumference of the touch panel and communicates with the detection object coming into the detection range. The position of the exterior member corresponding to the short-range wireless communication means is made to protrude with respect to the touch panel and be inclined so that the touch panel side is higher than the side being apart from the touch panel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】本発明の目的は、近距離無線通信手段による検知時の意図しない誤操作を防止することである。【解決手段】ユーザの操作を受け付けるタッチパネルと、前記タッチパネルと略同一面となる外装面を有する外装部材と、前記タッチパネルの周囲近傍であって前記外装部材の内側に設けられ、検知範囲内に近づけられた検知対象物と通信する近距離無線通信手段と、を有する入力装置であって、前記外装部材の前記近距離無線通信手段に対応する位置を、前記タッチパネルよりも突出させるとともに、前記タッチパネル側が前記タッチパネルから離れる側より高くなるように傾斜させる。【選択図】 図４