Structured touch switch
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1. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
- a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic;
a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate, said conductive member being provided at one side of the substrate;
a circuit board that opposes and spaced apart from the substrate; and
a touch detection electrode mounted on the circuit board and provided at said one side of the substrate at a position facing said conductive member in a state, said conductive member and said touch detection electrode defining an open space therebetween,wherein said substrate is made of a non-conductive resin while said conductive member is made of a conductive resin.
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Abstract
A structured touch switch, which is of an electrostatic capacitance, type is provided. The structured touch switch comprises a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic, a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with the substrate so that a portion of the conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of the substrate and a detection electrode positioned at a backside of the substrate and in opposed relation to the conductive member in a state where a space is defined with respect to the conductive member.
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1. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate, said conductive member being provided at one side of the substrate; a circuit board that opposes and spaced apart from the substrate; and a touch detection electrode mounted on the circuit board and provided at said one side of the substrate at a position facing said conductive member in a state, said conductive member and said touch detection electrode defining an open space therebetween, wherein said substrate is made of a non-conductive resin while said conductive member is made of a conductive resin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate; and a touch detection electrode provided at a position directly opposing said conductive member in a state where a space is defined with respect to said conductive member, wherein a light-emitting device is provided on a circuit board holding said detection electrode, and a substrate side surface of said conductive member is made to allow transmission of light from said light-emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate; and a touch detection electrode provided at a position directly opposing said conductive member in a state where a space is defined with respect to said conductive member, wherein said substrate is made of a non-conductive resin while said conductive member is made of a conductive resin.
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10. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate; and a touch detection electrode provided at a position directly opposing said conductive member in a state where a space is defined with respect to said conductive member, wherein a switch main unit is made of the conductive member, the switch main unit comprising a top surface section and a wall section extending from the top surface section toward a back side, wherein the wall section faces the touch detection electrode, so as to establish an electrostatic coupling with the touch detection electrode.
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11. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate; a touch detection electrode provided at a position directly opposing said conductive member in a state where a space is defined with respect to said conductive member, a circuit board provided at a backside of the substrate; and a supporting member extending from the substrate and being engaged with the circuit board, so as to define a space between the conductive member and the touch detection electrode.
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12. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate, said conductive member being provided at one side of the substrate; and a touch detection electrode provided at said one side of the substrate at a position facing said conductive member in a state, said conductive member and said touch detection electrode defining an open space therebetween, wherein said substrate is made of a non-conductive resin while said conductive member is made of a conductive resin.
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13. A structured touch switch which is of an electrostatic capacitance type designed to detect a touch operation based on a variation in electrostatic capacity between electrodes, comprising:
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a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic; a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteristic and formed integrally with said substrate so that a portion of said conductive characteristic member appears at a surface of said substrate, said conductive member being provided at one side of the substrate; a circuit board that opposes and spaced apart from the substrate; and a touch detection electrode mounted on the circuit board and provided at said one side of the substrate at a position facing said conductive member in a state, said conductive member and said touch detection electrode defining an open space therebetween, wherein said substrate is made of a non-conductive resin while said conductive member is made of a conductive resin.
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Current AssigneeMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Visteon Japan, Ltd. (Visteon Corporation)
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Original AssigneeMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Visteon Japan, Ltd. (Visteon Corporation)
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InventorsYamauchi, Kazuto, Murayama, Yasunori, Tanaka, Sadahiko, Takizawa, Keitaro, Yamanoue, Kouichi
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Primary Examiner(s)Enad, Elvin G
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Assistant Examiner(s)Klaus, Lisa
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Application NumberUS12/155,627Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,341 DaysField of Search200/600US Class Current200/600CPC Class CodesH03K 17/962 Capacitive touch switches
