Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Touch pad device having illumination function
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Application No.: US14872810Application Date: 2015-10-01
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Publication No.: US09726366B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Shunsuke Nakazawa , Suminari Ikeda
- Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Beyer Law Group LLP
- Priority: JP2015-018973 20150203
- Main IPC: F21V33/00
- IPC: F21V33/00 ; G06F3/0354

Abstract:
A touch pad device includes: an operating unit which includes an operation surface on which an operating body performs a proximity operation, and an illumination portion disposed in the operation surface; a first substrate which has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being aligned with the operation surface and provided with a detection unit that detects the proximity operation; and a support member configured to integrally support the operating unit and the first substrate, in which the first substrate is provided so as not to overlap the illumination portion, a light source disposed in the vicinity of the illumination portion and outputs light toward the support member side is provided, and a reflective portion configured to reflect the light output from the light source toward the illumination portion is provided at a position that opposes the light source of the support member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160224173A1 TOUCH PAD DEVICE Public/Granted day:2016-08-04
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