Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080237018 | INPUT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An input device for constructing an inputting operation unit for various electronic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the input device are provided. The input device allows push-down inputting operation and position inputting operation using the same operating unit. The input device has a position input sensor provided under a key, and a base sheet having a movable contact joined to its bottom face depending on the location where the key is disposed, and a columnar section is disposed in a manner sandwiched between the position input sensor and the base sheet at the center of the movable contact. | 10-02-2008 |
20080252614 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel has a lower substrate, an upper substrate, and a polarizing plate. The upper substrate is stacked on the upper surface of the lower substrate, and the polarizing plate is stacked on the upper surface of the upper substrate. Lower conductive layers that are insulated from each other and arranged in a first direction are formed on the upper surface of the lower substrate. Upper conductive layers that are insulated from each other and arranged in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction are formed on the upper surface of the upper substrate. | 10-16-2008 |
20080302642 | MOVABLE CONTACT ELEMENT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact point made of a thin conductive metal sheet in an approximate dome shape is attached to the lower surface of a transparent base sheet, and the base sheet is provided at the upper or the lower surface with a fluorescent layer in the location above the movable contact point. Since, in the make-up, light can be made available for illumination in many colors other than that generated from a light emitting device, a movable contact element, as well as a switch formed using the contact element, that offers various illuminating modes can be implemented in a simple structure. | 12-11-2008 |
20080309638 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MODULE UNIT FOR INPUT DEVICE - An input device comprises a wiring board having stationary contacts and a module unit placed on the wiring board. The module unit has a structure formed integrally with actuating key portions, movable contacts, cushioning members and protruding portions. The movable contacts are disposed under the actuating key portions, and actuated by a push-on operation of the actuating key portions. The cushioning members are disposed in a space between a lower surface of the actuating key portions and an upper surface of a movable contact retainer bearing the movable contacts to make the space shrinkable when subjected to the push-on operation whereas it maintains an uniform height when not subjected to the push-on operation. The protruding portions depress top center portions of the movable contacts. The input device includes switch elements, each comprising the movable contact and the stationary contact, and the switch element is actuated by the push-on operation on the actuating key portion. | 12-18-2008 |
20080314722 | MOVABLE CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact assembly includes a movable contact having a dome shape, a base sheet contacting an upper surface of the movable contact, a columnar portion provided on an upper surface of the base sheet, and a light guide sheet provided on an upper surface of the columnar portion. The light guide sheet has a light-receiving surface for introducing light into the light guide sheet, and allows the introduced light to be emitted from an upper surface of the light guide sheet. The base sheet includes a dome portion having a concave lower surface, and a flat portion connected with an outer edge of the dome portion. The columnar portion is positioned on the upper surface of the dome portion away from the outer edge of the dome portion of the base sheet. This movable contact assembly provides a switch illuminating its upper surface and being activated easily with a preferable feeling. | 12-25-2008 |
20090033514 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller includes a capacitive touch panel having flexibility, push switches beneath a lower surface of the capacitive touch panel, a control unit for detecting a position on an upper surface of the capacitive touch panel which is touched, and a transmitter for transmitting a first remote-control signal indicating the detected position and a second remote-control signal indicating the activating of the push switches. The remote controller is capable of remotely controlling various operations of an apparatus with a simple operation. | 02-05-2009 |
20090079695 | INPUT DEVICE - A dial is displayed in display unit showing a plurality of menus, and a control unit connected to an operation unit and the display unit rotates the dial in response to the move of a finger on the operation unit, and thereby a desired menu is selected, and when selecting the menu shown in the display unit, while the finger is touching the operation unit, the dial is rotated by observing the display unit, so that the menu can be selected. Hence, it is not necessary to observe visually the operating position of the operation unit every time, and the input device capable of controlling various operations of an appliance by a simple manipulation can be obtained. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083659 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING PLANAR IMAGE - A planar image and a mark are displayed on a display having an outer periphery. A region is provided on the display. The region has a boundary distanced from the outer periphery of the display. The mark is moved with respect to the planar image on the display when the mark is positioned in the region. The planar image is scrolled in a direction directed from the region to the mark on the display when the mark is positioned at an outside of the region. This method allows the mark to be positioned efficiently. | 03-26-2009 |
20090095607 | SWITCH - A switch of the present invention has a light guide part having optical transparency formed between a light emitting device, which is arranged at an end of a light guide sheet, and a lower surface of the end of the light guide sheet, so that the light from the light emitting device passes through the light guide part and sufficient light can be introduced into the inside of the light guide sheet from the lower surface of the end, whereby a switch capable of realizing bright and satisfactory illumination is obtained with a simple configuration. | 04-16-2009 |
20090133594 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE, AND SWITCH USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE - A light shielding part includes a slit provided between a first light guide body and a second light guide body, and an attenuation part which has unevenness formed by print and is additionally provided near end sides of the first light guide body and the second light guide body. The light shielding part can prevent light from being transmitted between the first light guide body and the second light guide body. With this configuration, when illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies are illuminated, it is possible to illuminate the illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies at different timings without the illumination part of one light guide body being illuminated with light leaked from the other light guide body. | 05-28-2009 |
20090145733 | MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT WITH LIGHT-GUIDING FUNCTION AND LIGHTED PANEL SWITCH USING THE SAME - The movable contact unit with a light-guiding function has the following structure. An uneven section is formed in a section that is to be lighted on the lower surface of a TPU-made base sheet. A film with a refractive index of light lower than that of the base sheet is disposed beneath the lower surface of the base sheet in a manner that the uneven section is embedded in the film. Besides, an adhesive layer is disposed beneath the film so as to hold a movable contact. The movable contact unit structured above is effectively employed for a lighted panel switch capable of reducing loss in amount of light and providing the section that is to be lighted with required illuminance. | 06-11-2009 |
20090173608 | LIGHT-GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A light-guide sheet includes a light transmissive film substrate, and luminescent protrusions formed at predetermined points on the substrate. At least one of the substrate and each of the luminescent protrusions is colored to a color tone that absorbs yellow light more than blue light. Alternatively, a reflective layer colored to a color tone that absorbs yellow light more than blue light is provided on at least one of the top and bottom faces of the substrate. | 07-09-2009 |
20090268454 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT ELEMENT USING THE SAME - A light guide sheet and a movable contact element using the single sheet have a simple structure and can be variously illuminated. The light guide sheet includes irregular-shaped light emitting elements formed on a film-like base material; and light-transmissive, belt-shaped light guide parts each connecting a predetermined number of groups of the light emitting elements. In addition, dome-shaped movable contacts formed of a conductive sheet metal are arranged on the bottom surfaces of the light emitting elements. This structure allows the light emitting elements to emit light of different colors from each other or to emit light with a time difference by making the light guide parts introduce the light of the light-emitting devices corresponding thereto. | 10-29-2009 |
20100020567 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A light guide sheet includes a material sheet having a film shape, first and second illuminations portion provided on the material sheet for diffusing light. The material sheet has a slit having substantially a strip shape provided therein and provided around the first illumination portion. The slit has a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The first edge faces the first illumination portion. The material sheet includes a first bridge and a second bridge linking the first edge of the first slit to the second edge across the first slit. This light guide sheet provides a movable contact assembly which is easily fabricated and provides preferable illuminating. | 01-28-2010 |
20100140069 | Light Guiding Sheet and Movable Contact Body Using the Same - A concavo-convex light emitting section provided on an under surface of a base material is formed of a synthetic resin with inorganic oxide dispersed therein. A larger amount of light is reflected by inorganic oxide having a large refractive index and dispersed inside the synthetic resin, to cause a plurality of light emitting sections to emit bright light with a small number of light emitting elements. A light guiding sheet capable of making bright and uniform illumination and a movable contact body using the same are realized with a simple configuration. | 06-10-2010 |
20100187077 | MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact unit includes a light-guide sheet, a cover sheet, a movable contact, and a light-transmissive light-guide portion. The light-guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, and a convex and concave luminescent portion provided on the substrate. The cover sheet faces the substrate. A dome-shaped resilient movable contact made of a thin metal sheet is attached to the cover sheet at a position corresponding to the luminescent portion. The light-guide portion is provided on the cover sheet at a position other than an area where the movable contact is disposed or on the light-guide sheet at a position other than an area where the light-guide portion is disposed. If the light-guide portion is provided on the light-guide sheet, the movable contact may be attached to the light-guide sheet without using the cover sheet. | 07-29-2010 |
20100323751 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - A light guide sheet is adapted to be used with a light emitter. The light guide sheet includes a light-transmissive base, a light inlet section having bonded to a lower surface of the base, and an illumination section for diffusing the light entering into the base. The light inlet section has an upper surface and an edge surface connected to the upper surface. The upper surface of the light inlet section is bonded to the lower surface of the base. Light emitted from the light emitter enters into the edge surface the light inlet section. The light inlet section causes the entering light to enter into the base. The light inlet section has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the base. The light guide sheet provides a movable contact assembly capable of reliably illumination inexpensively. | 12-23-2010 |
20110198204 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, AND MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING LIGHT GUIDE SHEET - A light guide sheet has a light-transmissive film-shaped base material, and a convex first light emitting section formed on the base material. In the first light emitting section, a fluorescent pigment and a dyeing pigment are dispersed. The light guide sheet of the present invention emits light of a pure and vivid color by using the fluorescent pigment and the dyeing pigment. | 08-18-2011 |
20110280024 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME - The light guide sheet has a base of a light transmissive film, a first light-extracting section, and a second light-extracting section. The light-extracting sections having pits and projections are formed on a surface of the base. The base has a first color converter at least at a part corresponding to the position having the first light-extracting section in a thickness direction of the base. The first color converter converts light from a light source into a first color. Forming a color converter for predetermined color at each part corresponding to a plurality of the light-extracting sections allows the one color emitted from a light-emitting element to be converted into differently colored light beams at the light-extracting sections. The structure offers various patterns of illumination without increase in number of the light-emitting element. | 11-17-2011 |
20110315534 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT BODY USING SAME, AND SWITCH - A light guide sheet guides light emitted from a light introducer. The light guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, a light emitting section formed on the substrate, and a belt-shaped light-blocking section. The light emitting section reflects or scatters light transmitting in the substrate to the outside. The light-blocking section is formed in the substrate by coloring a position of the substrate to a color. In the position, the light emitting section is not formed. The color absorbs the light which is emitted from the light introducer. The light emitting section can alternatively be composed of a plurality of projections and/or a plurality of recesses. Such a light-blocking section is formed in a position of the substrate where the projections and/or the recesses are not formed. | 12-29-2011 |
20130088847 | LIGHT-GUIDING SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT BODY USING SAME - A light-guiding sheet includes a film-shaped light-transmitting base material, a plurality of light-emitting portions formed on the base material, and a light-transmitting light-guiding layer covering the plurality of light-emitting portions. With this configuration, light enters the light-emitting portion from the base material and the light-guiding layer, thereby increasing an amount of light scattered and reflected by the light-emitting portions. Therefore, a movable contact body using the light-guiding sheet enables bright illumination, thus enabling easy-to-see and easy operation. | 04-11-2013 |