Sensor device, input device, and electronic apparatus
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1. A sensor device comprising:
- a sheet-like first conductor layer;
an electrode substrate includinga plurality of first electrode wires,a plurality of second electrode wires, capacity sensors being formed at paired portions of the first and second electrode wires, anda sheet substrate that supports the first and second electrode wires; and
a first supporting body including a plurality of first structures that connect the first conductor layer and the electrode substrate;
wherein the sheet substrate includes;
a main body that supports the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, anda projecting portion, having a first surface and a second surface, that is integrally formed with and provided on an edge portion of the main body, that projects outward from the edge portion, and that supports a plurality of first lead wires on the first surface and a plurality of second lead wires on the second surface, the plurality of first lead wires and the plurality of second lead wires being connected to the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, respectively.
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Abstract
There is provided a sensor device that includes a flexible first conductor layer and an electrode substrate. The electrode substrate includes a plurality of first electrode wires, a plurality of second electrode wires, capacity sensors being formed at capacitively coupled portions of the first and second electrode wires, and a flexible substrate that supports the first and second electrode wires. The sensor device also includes a first supporting body including a plurality of first structures that connect the first conductor layer and the electrode substrate.
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1. A sensor device comprising:
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a sheet-like first conductor layer; an electrode substrate including a plurality of first electrode wires, a plurality of second electrode wires, capacity sensors being formed at paired portions of the first and second electrode wires, and a sheet substrate that supports the first and second electrode wires; and a first supporting body including a plurality of first structures that connect the first conductor layer and the electrode substrate; wherein the sheet substrate includes; a main body that supports the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, and a projecting portion, having a first surface and a second surface, that is integrally formed with and provided on an edge portion of the main body, that projects outward from the edge portion, and that supports a plurality of first lead wires on the first surface and a plurality of second lead wires on the second surface, the plurality of first lead wires and the plurality of second lead wires being connected to the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An input device, comprising:
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an operating member having an input operation surface; a sheet-like first conductor layer that supports the operating member; an electrode substrate including a plurality of first electrode wires, a plurality of second electrode wires, capacity sensors being formed at paired portions of the first and second electrode wires, and a sheet substrate that supports the first and second electrode wires; and a first supporting body including a plurality of first structures that connect the first conductor layer and the electrode substrate; wherein the sheet substrate includes; a main body that supports the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, and a projecting portion, having a first surface and a second surface, that is integrally formed with and provided on an edge portion of the main body, that projects outward from the edge portion, and that supports a plurality of first lead wires on the first surface and a plurality of second lead wires on the second surface, the plurality of first lead wires and the plurality of second lead wires being connected to the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, respectively.
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16. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a display element having an input operation surface; a sheet-like first conductor layer that supports the display element; an electrode substrate including a plurality of first electrode wires, a plurality of second electrode wires, capacity sensors being formed at paired portions of the first and second electrode wires, and a sheet substrate that supports the first and second electrode wires; and a first supporting body including a plurality of first structures that connect the first conductor layer and the electrode substrate; wherein the sheet substrate includes; a main body that supports the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, and a projecting portion, having a first surface and a second surface, that is integrally formed with and provided on an edge portion of the main body, that projects outward from the edge portion, and that supports a plurality of first lead wires on the first surface and a plurality of second lead wires on the second surface, the plurality of first lead wires and the plurality of second lead wires being connected to the plurality of first electrode wires and the plurality of second electrode wires, respectively.
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