Input device with touch input function

US8941585B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8941585-B2
Application numberUS-201313748856-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 24, 2013
Priority dateJan 26, 2012
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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An input device with touch input function has an input member which is operable to input at least one of shifting operation and pushing operation. The input member has a touch input device which is responsive to touch of a user. The input device has an operation sensor which detects the operation on the input member. The input member and the operation sensor provides an input unit which is supported by a support member in a manner that the input unit is movable among a lock position and an unlock position with respect to a base member on which the input unit is supported. The input device has a lock mechanism which locks the input member in inoperable condition at the lock position and which releases the input member in operable condition at the unlock position.

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What is claimed is: 1. An input device with touch input function, comprising: an input member which is operable to input at least one of shifting operation and pushing operation; a touch input device which is responsive to touch of a user and is disposed on a top of the input member; an operation sensor which detects the operation on the input member; a support member which supports an input unit including the input member, the touch input device and the operation sensor, an…

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What does patent US8941585B2 cover?
An input device with touch input function has an input member which is operable to input at least one of shifting operation and pushing operation. The input member has a touch input device which is responsive to touch of a user. The input device has an operation sensor which detects the operation on the input member. The input member and the operation sensor provides an input unit which is supp…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Denso Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0338. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).