Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch panel, a controller, and a cancellation electrode. The touch panel includes a sensor pattern and an operation surface arranged above the sensor pattern. The sensor pattern includes first electrodes and second electrodes insulated from one another and arranged in a grid. The controller applies a drive pulse signal to the sensor pattern and detects a touch location where the operation surface of the touch panel is touched based on changes in capacitance of the sensor pattern. A cancellation pulse signal is applied to the cancellation electrode during application of the drive pulse signal. The cancellation pulse signal has a phase inverted from that of the drive pulse signal.

Abstract: A connector includes a plug and a receptacle. The plug includes: contacts; a reinforcing plate formed in an elongate plate shape; and locking parts provided at positions projected from opposite side surfaces of a housing in a width direction thereof. The receptacle includes: contacts having the number and positions corresponding to those of the contacts of the plug; and hold-down parts provided at positions projected from respective side surfaces of a housing in a width direction thereof. Each of the hold-down parts has an insertion opening and an internal space into which the locking part of the plug can be inserted in a depth direction of the housing, and a holding part for holding the locking part at a predetermined position. The insertion opening is in communication with the internal space in the depth direction of the housing.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate connection structure using a substrate connector capable of: ensuring a sufficient distance for adjusting positional misalignment even when the size and height of the substrate connector are reduced; preventing connector breakdown during the connecting operation thereof; and visually checking the connection thereof. A guide protrusion is provided at a mate-side end face of a guided portion so as to protrude farther beyond a mate-side substrate mounting surface when the plug is fitted into the socket. A first-side guide face is formed in an edge portion of an opening in a guide groove and the guide protrusion is provided with a second-side guide face slidable with the first-side guide face so as to lead the guided portion into the guide groove. Also, interference between the guide protrusion and the mate-side substrate is prevented from occurring.

Abstract: Provided is a push/press switch design which allows for a reduced total height profile while maintaining a smooth operation with a large operation stroke by suppressing an extremely large sliding friction when a corner portion of a stem is pressed.

Abstract: An object is to provide an electrical connection structure between a module device and outside having high reliability of electrical connection and excellent assembling performance. There is provided the electrical connection structure of a module device, wherein a housing accommodating the module device has a mounting hole for mounting a cable connector electrically connected with an external device, a contact of the module device side is disposed inside a housing positioned in the mounting hole, the structure includes a terminal pressed and connected to the contact of the module device side, and a connector housing that accommodates and holds the terminal, the terminal is held in the connector housing so as to have airtight and watertight properties from a connection portion between the terminal and a core wire of a cable to a covering portion of the cable, and the cable connector and the housing are connected so as to have the watertight property.

Abstract: A touch panel support which has a full flat surface and an outstanding operability is provided. The touch panel support includes a touch panel assembly and a case assembly for supporting the touch panel assembly. The touch panel assembly has, on the periphery thereof, a stepped engagement part which is lower than the surface of the touch panel assembly. The case assembly has a case main body for accommodating the touch panel assembly so as to allow a force feedback perpendicular vibration thereof and a bezel which is secured to the opening of the case main body. The bezel is engaged with the engagement part of the touch panel assembly so as not to inhibit the perpendicular vibration of the touch panel assembly. The surfaces of the touch panel assembly and the bezel are formed to be flush with each other.

Abstract: A touch panel support structure that can transfer vibration of a touch panel to the operator even though a transparent protective plate is in tight contact with the surface of a case is provided. A rectangular touch panel is sandwiched at four corners between the transparent protective plate that is fixedly attached to the case near the four corners and backside support members so that the four corners act as the nodes of vibration. The antinode of waveform of vibration is located in an input operation area inside the four corners so that the touch panel can vibrate with a certain amplitude together with the transparent protective plate that covers the input operation area, even though the touch panel is fixed to the frame-like case along its periphery via the transparent protective plate, and thus vibration can be transferred to the operator.

Abstract: A touch panel is provided, that can prevent, for example, the occurrence of Newton's rings. The touch panel includes: a first substrate having a first principal plane and a second principal plane on which a first transparent conductive film is formed; and a second substrate having a third principal plane on which a second transparent conductive film is formed and a fourth principal plane. The touch panel is configured such that the first substrate and the second substrate are disposed so that the first transparent conductive film and the second transparent conductive film are opposed to each other. The first substrate is warped to be convex from the second principal plane toward the first principal plane.

Abstract: A connector capable of achieving a height reduction thereof; dealing with connecting a large number of wires; and easily obtaining a shielding effect against external and internal noises is provided. A receptacle used for the connector includes: a receptacle housing of a plate shape having a width direction, a depth direction, and a thickness direction; a plurality of contacts disposed on respective side surfaces of the receptacle housing in the depth direction so as to be parallel to each other in the width direction; and a conductive shield member having an attachment part. The receptacle housing is provided with a plurality of grooves having the same shape into which the plurality of contacts and the attachment part can be inserted.

Abstract: Provided is an operating device that suppresses differences in operational feeling resulting from the amount of sensitivity of a detection subject.

Abstract: The magnetic coupling connector includes: first and second connector main bodies to be coupled with each other; a magnet member disposed in a coupling portion of the first connector main body and a mate-side magnetic material disposed in a coupling portion of the second connector main body, the magnet member in the first connector main body adsorbing onto the mate-side magnetic material in the second connector main body, thereby coupling the connector main bodies together; and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the first connector main body and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the second connector main body, the contact terminals being pressed against each other when coupled. In the magnetic coupling connector, the magnet member is held by the first connector main body so as to be allowed to swing.

Abstract: A plurality of detection electrodes S(n) are allocated to any one of two or more detection electrode groups SG(k) so that the detection electrodes S(n) to be allocated to each of the detection electrode groups SG(k) are disposed at equal intervals and spaced apart from each other by at least one detection electrode S(n) in the direction of detection. In each of the two or more detection electrode groups SG(k), the detection electrodes S(n) allocated to the detection electrode group SG(k) are sequentially selected in the direction of detection so as to compare the detection voltage levels R(n) that each appear on a set of detection electrodes S(n) and S(n+1) that are adjacent to each other in the direction of detection.

Abstract: A touch panel support structure that can transfer vibration of a touch panel to the operator even though a transparent protective plate is in tight contact with the surface of a case is provided. A rectangular touch panel is sandwiched at four corners between the transparent protective plate that is fixedly attached to the case near the four corners and backside support members so that the four corners act as the nodes of vibration. The antinode of waveform of vibration is located in an input operation area inside the four corners so that the touch panel can vibrate with a certain amplitude together with the transparent protective plate that covers the input operation area, even though the touch panel is fixed to the frame-like case along its periphery via the transparent protective plate, and thus vibration can be transferred to the operator.

Abstract: A connector capable of achieving a height reduction thereof; dealing with connecting a large number of wires; and easily obtaining a shielding effect against external and internal noises is provided. A receptacle used for the connector includes: a receptacle housing of a plate shape having a width direction, a depth direction, and a thickness direction; a plurality of contacts disposed on respective side surfaces of the receptacle housing in the depth direction so as to be parallel to each other in the width direction; and a conductive shield member having an attachment part. The receptacle housing is provided with a plurality of grooves having the same shape into which the plurality of contacts and the attachment part can be inserted.

Abstract: A connector includes a plug and a receptacle. The plug includes: contacts; a reinforcing plate formed in an elongate plate shape; and locking parts provided at positions projected from opposite side surfaces of a housing in a width direction thereof. The receptacle includes: contacts having the number and positions corresponding to those of the contacts of the plug; and hold-down parts provided at positions projected from respective side surfaces of a housing in a width direction thereof. Each of the hold-down parts has an insertion opening and an internal space into which the locking part of the plug can be inserted in a depth direction of the housing, and a holding part for holding the locking part at a predetermined position. The insertion opening is in communication with the internal space in the depth direction of the housing.

Abstract: A touch panel is provided, that can prevent, for example, the occurrence of Newton's rings. The touch panel includes: a first substrate having a first principal plane and a second principal plane on which a first transparent conductive film is formed; and a second substrate having a third principal plane on which a second transparent conductive film is formed and a fourth principal plane. The touch panel is configured such that the first substrate and the second substrate are disposed so that the first transparent conductive film and the second transparent conductive film are opposed to each other. The first substrate is warped to be convex from the second principal plane toward the first principal plane.

Abstract: A touch type input device includes a touch panel having a sensor array of drive electrodes and sensor electrodes. Capacitors are formed at intersections of the drive electrodes and the sensor electrodes. A controller determines whether or not a conductive foreign matter exists on the touch panel from raw data values indicating a change amount in the capacitance of each capacitor from an initial reference value. Further, the controller determines whether or not the touch panel has been touched from control data values indicating a change amount in the capacitance of each capacitor from a control reference value that is changed for each capacitor in accordance with whether or not the foreign matter exists. When the raw data values indicate the existence of the foreign matter, the controller sets the control reference value of each capacitor to a raw data reference value corresponding to the present raw data value.

Abstract: The magnetic coupling connector includes: first and second connector main bodies to be coupled with each other; a magnet member disposed in a coupling portion of the first connector main body and a mate-side magnetic material disposed in a coupling portion of the second connector main body, the magnet member in the first connector main body adsorbing onto the mate-side magnetic material in the second connector main body, thereby coupling the connector main bodies together; and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the first connector main body and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the second connector main body, the contact terminals being pressed against each other when coupled. In the magnetic coupling connector, the magnet member is held by the first connector main body so as to be allowed to swing.