Patents by Inventor HARUNORI FUJITSU

HARUNORI FUJITSU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle input device with uniform tactile feedback
    Patent number: 11385717
    Abstract: A vehicle input device includes: an interior panel that is an opaque plate-shaped member; and multiple fixing portions for fixing the interior panel to a vehicle. In the interior panel, an operation area portion in which multiple symbols indicating multiple control contents and a non-operation area portion are set. On a rear surface side of the operation area portion, a press sensor for detecting a press operation on a switch portion and a vibrator that vibrates the operation area portion are placed. The switch portion is a portion in which the multiple symbols are placed. The vehicle input device includes a controller that specifies an operation content and causes the vibrator to vibrate. The multiple fixing portions are placed in the non-operation area portion and are not placed in the operation area portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunji Yamauchi, Harunori Fujitsu, Kazuteru Itou
  • VEHICLE INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210132696
    Abstract: A vehicle input device includes: an interior panel that is an opaque plate-shaped member; and multiple fixing portions for fixing the interior panel to a vehicle. In the interior panel, an operation area portion in which multiple symbols indicating multiple control contents and a non-operation area portion are set. On a rear surface side of the operation area portion, a press sensor for detecting a press operation on a switch portion and a vibrator that vibrates the operation area portion are placed. The switch portion is a portion in which the multiple symbols are placed. The vehicle input device includes a controller that specifies an operation content and causes the vibrator to vibrate. The multiple fixing portions are placed in the non-operation area portion and are not placed in the operation area portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: SHUNJI YAMAUCHI, HARUNORI FUJITSU, KAZUTERU ITOU