Small Device

• US 20110079450A1
• Filed: 07/16/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sakamoto, Tatsuro
• Application Number:
  US12/838,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20110079450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 178/18.03
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a small device includes a first touchpad, a second touchpad, a board and a housing. The first touchpad has a first input surface on a surface of the first touchpad. The second touchpad has a second input surface on a surface of the second touchpad. The second input surface allows a rubbing operation continuing from the first input surface of the first touchpad. The board has a first detector configured to detect push-down input from the first touchpad and second detector configured to detect input by the rubbing operation. The first detector is provided at a position where the first detection section is opposed to the first touchpad. The second detector is provided at a position where the second detection section is opposed to the second touchpad. The housing positions the second touchpad and the board and covers the board.

Claims

1. A small device comprising:

a first touchpad with a first input surface on a surface of the first touchpad;

a second touchpad with a second input surface on a surface of the second touchpad, the second input surface allowing a rubbing operation continuing from the first input surface of the first touchpad;

a board with a first detector configured to detect push-down input from the first touchpad and second detector configured to detect input by the rubbing operation,

the first detector being provided at a position where the first detection section is opposed to the first touchpad, and

the second detector being provided at a position where the second detection section is opposed to the second touchpad; and

a housing which positions the second touchpad and the board and covers the board.

2. The device of claim 1, comprising an elastic member between the second touchpad and the second detector.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the elastic member is fixed to the second detector.

4. The device of claim 3, comprising a double-faced adhesive member which bonds the elastic member and the second detector.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the elastic member is unfixed to the first detector.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the second input surface of the second touchpad is located so as to surround the first input surface of the first touchpad.

7. The device of claim 1, comprising a third detector which detect push-down input at a predetermined portion of the second touchpad.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the third detector is unfixed to the elastic member.