Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10482730-B2
Application number	US-201615771616-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2016
Priority date	Nov 17, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device includes a panel and a press detector configured to detect a press. The press detector detects the press on the basis of a force in a direction different from the press direction of the panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a panel; and
a press detector configured to detect a press,
wherein, when the panel is pressed in a first direction orthogonal to the panel, the press detector detects the press in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and
the panel is configured to be displaced with a displacement component in the press direction and also a displacement component in a direction orthogonal to the press direction in accordance with a press on an interface surface of the panel.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the press detector detects the press on the basis of a force in the direction orthogonal to the press direction.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base supporting the panel; wherein
the base is structured so that at least a part of a portion supporting the panel has an inclination; and
the panel is displaced along the inclination in accordance with the press on the interface surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising:
an elastic member interposed between the panel and the base; wherein
the panel is displaced along the inclination by deformation of the elastic member in accordance with the press on the interface surface.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base supporting the panel; and
an elastic member interposed between the panel and the base; wherein
the panel is displaced with the displacement component in the press direction and also the displacement component in the direction orthogonal to the press direction by deformation of the elastic member in accordance with the press on the interface surface.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the elastic member is disposed between the panel and the base in an inclined state relative to the press direction of the panel.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the elastic member is interposed between a side of the panel and a side of the base.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base supporting the panel; and
a connector connecting the panel and the base; wherein
the panel is displaced with the displacement component in the press direction and also the displacement component in the direction orthogonal to the press direction by a position of the panel relative to the base changing via the connector in accordance with the press on the interface surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of an interface surface of the panel is a curved surface.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the press detector is driven as an actuator that displaces the panel in a transverse direction relative to an interface surface of the panel.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the press detector displaces the panel in the transverse direction relative to the interface surface to provide a tactile sensation on the interface surface in accordance with the press detected by the press detector.

12. An electronic device comprising:
a panel; and
a press detector configured to detect a press, wherein
the press detector detects a force resulting from the press, the force being in a direction different from a press direction of the panel, and
the panel is configured to be displaced with a displacement component in the press direction and also a displacement component in a direction orthogonal to the press direction in accordance with a press on an interface surface of the panel.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Takeda Jun

Classifications

• G08B6/00 Primary

  Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems · CPC title

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F3/041 Primary

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F2203/04105

  Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position · CPC title

• G06F3/03547

  Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface · CPC title