Input pen data input tablet

• US 4,868,351 A
• Filed: 02/29/1988
• Issued: 09/19/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakajima, Osamu, Saitoh, Yusaku, Watanabe, Shoyu, Nakano, Masaaki, Iwata, Shuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Schreyer, Stafford D.
• Application Number:
  US07/161,495
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 178/18, 178/19
• US Class Current: 178/19.03
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

An input pen of data input tablet comprising a magnetic core which is positioned at the data input tablet side end of a pen case and passes a magnetic flux generated from the data input tablet, a conductive holder for holding this core, a detection coil wound around on the core, and a lead wire led out from the coil in close contact with the holder. The magnetic flux generated by the current flowing into electrodes formed in the data input tablet is detected by the detection coil, thereby detecting a position on the data input tablet. A protective tube which covers at least the detection coil and magnetic core to protect the coil and core is also provided. An annular shield case formed of metal or other conductive material and functioning as an electromagnetic and electrostatic shield near the protective tube is provided in another embodiment.

Claims

1. An input pen of a data input tablet comprising a pen case, a magnetic core which is positioned at said data input tablet side end of said pent case and passes a magnetic flux generated from said data input tablet, a conductive holder housed in said pen case to hold said magnetic core, a detection coil wound around on said magnetic core to detect a magnetic field produced from said data input tablet, and a lead wire led out from said detection coil in contact with said conductive holder, a position on the data input tablet being detected by said detection coil detecting the magnetic field produced by a current flowing into electrodes formed in said data input tablet, said input pen further comprising a protective tube for covering at least said detection coil and said magnetic core.

2. An input pen of a data input tablet as claimed in claim 1, in which said protective tube includes a wear-resistant thin film formed over its outside surface at least at the extreme end thereof.

3. An input pen of a data input tablet as claimed in claim 1, in which an annular shield case formed of a conductor of metal or other conductive material is arranged to encircle said detection coil and to permit said detection coil to be exposed at an opening in said shield case.

4. An input pen of data input tablet as claimed in claim 3, in which said shield case is provided with an opening so that the tip of said magnetic core will be exposed thereinto, and fixed to said pen case, with one end of its annular portion closed.

5. An input pen of data input tablet as claimed in claims 3 or 4, in which said shield case has an axially formed slit, which provides said shield case with elasticity.

6. An input pen of data input tablet as claimed in claims 1 or 2, in which said protective tube further houses said conductive holder.

7. An input pen of data input tablet as claimed in claims 3 or 4, in which said shield case further houses said conductive holder.

8. An input pen of data input tablet as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3 or 4 in which said conductive holder has a tapered end on the side of said data input tablet.

9. An input pen of input data tablet as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3, or 4, in which said conductive holder has a slot formed in the end on the side of said data input tablet to receive said magnetic core therein.