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Title:
SWITCH DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003272463
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To solve the problem that information of feedback to operator's finger is scarce because a push button or a touch panel is merely pressed.

This switch device operating on-vehicle equipment is composed of a push button type switch 1 which is turned on by pressing the push button 1A and is turned off by releasing the pressing, a pressure sensor 2 having a pressure detection part 3 for detecting pressure by which the operator's finger 6 operates the push button 1A, a vibrator 4 for generating vibration given to the operator's finger 6, and a control part 5 for controlling amount of vibration generated by the vibrator 4 by a sensor pressure signal detected in the pressure detection part 3 of the pressure sensor 2 to increase vibration given to the operator's finger 6 when pressing the push button 1A with weak force and weaken vibration given to the operator's finger 6 when pressing the push button 1A with strong force.


Inventors:
WAKESU MASAKI
TOKURA KENJI
Application Number:
JP2002076669A
Publication Date:
September 26, 2003
Filing Date:
March 19, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CLARION CO LTD
International Classes:
B60R16/02; G05D19/02; G06F3/041; H01H9/16; H01H13/02; (IPC1-7): H01H9/16; B60R16/02; G05D19/02; H01H13/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Teruo Aoki