JP2009151743A - Touch-sensitive sheet member, input device and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To devise a composition of a touch sheet member to present a touch unevenness sense, and to improve affinity in a non-slip sheet or operability in a touch sheet. <P>SOLUTION: This touch-sensitive sheet member has: a base member 1 for a base material having prescribed hardness and a sheet shape; and touch-sensitive element members 2 each having a block shape of a prescribed size, distributed at positions or at a prescribed position of the base member 1. The element member 2 has hardness different from the hardness of the base member 1. Thereby, because the element member 2 has the hardness different from the hardness of the base member 1, the touch unevenness sense can be imparted when actually touching the member surface by a hand and sliding the hand from the base member 1 to the touch-sensitive element member 2 even if the member surface is observed in a flat state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital camera, a video camera, a mobile phone, a portable terminal device, a desktop personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer), a notebook personal computer, cash, and the like, which has a tactile input function for presenting a tactile sensation when the icon screen is touched. The present invention relates to a tactile sheet member that can be applied to an electronic device such as an automatic teller machine, an input device, and an electronic device.

  Specifically, the member has a lump shape of a predetermined size and has a hardness different from the hardness of the material for the base material, and includes a tactile material distributed in various parts of the material for the base material. Even when the surface is observed to be flat, when the surface of the member is actually touched by hand and slides from the base material to the tactile material, it is possible to present a feeling of unevenness of the touch and the tactile sense The sheet member can be satisfactorily applied as a tactile input sheet for icon touch of an input device, and as a non-slip sheet for grip portions of various electronic equipment casings.

  In recent years, a user (operator) has photographed a subject using a digital camera equipped with various types of operation modes, or has taken various contents into a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) It has come to use it. These digital cameras, portable terminal devices, and the like are provided with an input device. In many cases, a keyboard, an input means such as a JOG dial, a touch panel combined with a display unit, or the like is used as the input device.

  In relation to the function of the input device described above, Patent Literature 1 discloses a menu selection device. According to this menu selection device, an item selection means and an item input means are provided, the item input means is provided on the item selection means, the item selection and input are assigned to the same key, and the item display and item selection input key Are juxtaposed. By configuring the apparatus in this way, it is possible to execute item selection and human power instruction (determination) using the same key.

  Patent Document 2 discloses another input device. According to this input device, a window hole is provided at a predetermined position of the casing, and an item is selected by sliding an operation button exposed from the window hole or specified by pressing another operation knob. The predetermined area in the item selection screen is enlarged and displayed. By configuring the apparatus in this way, the item selection operation can be executed easily and accurately.

  In connection with an input device with vibration, Patent Document 3 discloses an input device that can be mounted on an electronic device such as an air conditioner or an audio. According to this input device, the operation element having the functions of a rotary switch, a push switch, and a slide switch is provided. By operating, rotating, sliding, or pressing the operation element, an operation item is selected or an input confirmation operation is performed. During the finalizing operation, vibration is accompanied. By configuring the apparatus in this way, the operation burden can be greatly reduced.

  An input device combined with an actuator has also been developed. Actuators are produced by the difference in strain between two or more piezoelectric elements with different strain amounts, or when piezoelectric control elements and non-piezoelectric elements are pasted together and a vibration control voltage is applied to the piezoelectric elements of the bonded body. The bending deformation of the bonded body is used dynamically (vibrating body function).

  Regarding an electronic device provided with this type of piezoelectric actuator, Patent Document 4 discloses an input / output device and an electronic device. This electronic apparatus includes an input / output device having a multilayer piezoelectric bimorph type piezoelectric actuator and a touch panel, and the piezoelectric actuator feeds back a different tactile sensation to the user through the touch panel depending on the type of information. The input / output device has a piezoelectric support structure in which a piezoelectric actuator is mounted on a support frame via a support portion. A support portion is attached to the center upper portion of the piezoelectric actuator, and this support portion is brought into contact with the touch panel. When a vibration control voltage is supplied to the piezoelectric actuator, vibration is transmitted to the touch panel.

  By configuring the electronic device in this way, it is possible to reliably provide the user with tactile feedback for an input operation corresponding to the type of information. In tactile feedback control using these piezoelectric actuators, the touch panel detects external inputs (position and pressure), and the control system triggers input information from the touch panel to vibrate the touch panel or the casing. To be made.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 02-230310 (Page 2 Fig. 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-063227 (page 8 FIG. 15) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-070505 (FIG. 3 on page 5) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-094389 (FIG. 4 on page 9)

By the way, according to the conventional mobile phone with a tactile input function, electronic devices such as a video camera, a digital camera, and an automatic cash dispenser, there are the following problems.
i. According to electronic devices such as those disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 3, an input device with a touch input function that combines various types of touch panels and a display unit is mounted, but an icon is selected on the display unit. In this case, the operator cannot give a tactile sensation synchronized with the selection.

  ii. Further, according to the input devices as shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3, when a keyboard is blind-touched, for example, a key operation feeling is given by a tactile sensation felt by a finger when a dome-shaped switch is pushed. However, in many cases, the tactile sensation felt by a finger can only express a uniform vibration or force change mainly in the contact surface between the finger and the input surface.

  iii. Regarding improvement of input operability using this type of haptic device, ii. In order to solve this problem, according to an input device as disclosed in Patent Document 4, a plurality of piezoelectric actuators are introduced to enhance the tactile sensation expressive power. However, the contact area between the finger and the input surface is small compared to the size (outer shape) of multiple piezoelectric actuators, and piezoelectric actuators have been introduced for the reason that various force changes cannot be expressed within the input surface. It is still insufficient as a tactile expression.

  iv. Iii. According to the input device currently filed by the inventors of the present application related to an input device that improves the above problem, a concave or convex portion is additionally provided by a transparent member on the display element of the operation panel. A method of forming a touch sheet is employed. However, since the concave or convex portion of the touch sheet is fixed, it has been confirmed that the icon image under the concave or convex portion becomes difficult to be seen optically.

  Therefore, there is a concern that the visibility of the contents of the display element is deteriorated. Incidentally, the interface between the concave or convex portion fixed to the touch sheet on the display element and the air has a refractive index of about 1.4 and is all about air with a refractive index of 1 and a transmittance of 100%. When a transparent material having a light transmittance of about 70 to 95% is used for the transparent member, the transparent member and air form a concave or convex interface that is not flat with respect to the display surface. Therefore, even if the unevenness can be expressed as the operation part of the touch sheet, there is a problem that the visibility as the display part of the part deteriorates.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such a conventional problem, and devise the composition of the touch sheet member so as to be able to present a feeling of unevenness of the touch, as well as the operability of the touch sheet and the anti-slip sheet. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tactile sheet member, an input device, and an electronic device that can improve the affinity.

  The above-mentioned problem is that the material for the base material having a sheet shape with a predetermined hardness, and the tactile sensation distributed in places or at predetermined positions of the base material having a lump shape of a predetermined size. The tactile sheet member is characterized by having a hardness different from that of the base material.

  According to the tactile sheet member of the present invention, the tactile material has a hardness different from the hardness of the base material, so that even if the member surface is observed to be flat, the member surface is actually touched by hand. When the base material is slid from the base material to the tactile material, it is possible to give the touch unevenness.

  An input device according to the present invention is provided in a display unit having an operation surface, and detects a sliding position input by sliding and / or pressing operation by an operating body, and a part of the detection unit or A transparent tactile sheet member that is provided so as to cover the entire surface and that is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit. The tactile sheet member has a predetermined hardness and forms a sheet shape. A base material and a tactile material having a lump shape of a predetermined size and distributed in places or predetermined positions of the base material, the tactile material being a base material It is characterized by having a hardness different from the hardness of the material for use.

  According to the input device of the present invention, since the transparent tactile sheet member according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed flat, the icon image displayed on the display unit is touched by hand. When sliding from the base material to the tactile material, it becomes possible to present an input operation with a feeling of unevenness.

An input device according to the present invention includes a housing, an operation unit that is provided on the housing, inputs position information by sliding and / or pressing the operation surface, and position information input by the operation unit. A detection unit for detecting the operation unit, and the operation unit is made of a material having an altitude lower than that of the material forming the casing.
According to the electronic device according to the present invention, since the hardness of the material of the operation unit is configured using a material lower than the hardness of the housing, it is possible to give a tactile sensation when the user operates the operation unit. .

  An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing having an operation surface, and an input device that is provided in the housing and inputs information by sliding or pressing operation using an operation body. A detection unit provided on a display unit having a detection position for detecting the sliding position of the operating body, and provided so as to cover a part or all of the detection unit, sliding or pressing down along the operation surface of the display unit A transparent tactile sheet member to be operated, and the tactile sheet member has a sheet material having a predetermined hardness and a base material having a lump shape having a predetermined size. The tactile material is characterized in that it has a hardness different from the hardness of the base material.

  According to the electronic device according to the present invention, since the input device according to the present invention is provided, a tactile sensation with respect to the hardness of the material for the base material with respect to a sliding or pressing operation by an operating body that operates the electronic device. When the hardness of the material for use is set high, it is possible to present a sense of convex shape that rises from one display surface along the sliding direction and rises toward the other display surface. In addition, when the hardness of the tactile material is set lower than the hardness of the base material, the material is dug down along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces, and then dug toward the other display surface. A feeling of concave shape can be presented.

  According to the tactile sheet member according to the present invention, the tactile material having a lump shape of a predetermined size is provided in the base material, and the tactile material is used for the base material. It has a hardness different from the hardness of the material.

  With this structure, even when the surface of the member is observed to be flat, when the surface of the member is actually touched with the hand and slid from the base material to the tactile material, it is possible to give a feeling of unevenness to the touch. Therefore, the tactile sheet member can be sufficiently applied as a tactile input sheet for icon touch of the input device and as a non-slip sheet for grip portions of various electronic equipment casings.

According to the input device according to the present invention, the transparent tactile sheet member according to the present invention is applied and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit.
With this configuration, even when the display surface is observed to be flat, when the icon image displayed on the display unit is touched by hand and slid from the base material to the tactile material, there is a feeling of unevenness. Input operations can be presented. Thereby, an input device with a tactile input sheet for icon touch can be provided.

  According to the electronic device according to the present invention, since the input device according to the present invention is provided, it is possible to provide an electronic device including a tactile input sheet for icon touch or the like on the display unit of the casing operation surface. In addition, since the downsizing and operability of the input device can be improved, the malfunction of the electronic device can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

Subsequently, embodiments of the tactile sheet member, the input device, and the electronic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1A and 1B are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a tactile sheet member 100 as an embodiment. A tactile sheet member 100 shown in FIG. 1A includes a base member 1 and an element member 2. The base member 1 constitutes an example of a base material and has a sheet shape with a predetermined hardness. For the base member 1, for example, a transparent soft silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used.

  The element member 2 constitutes an example of a tactile material, has a lump shape with a predetermined size, and is distributed in places or predetermined positions of the base member 1. For example, when the tactile sheet member 100 is applied to a non-slip sheet for a grip portion of an electronic device, a long and thin lump having a semi-cylindrical shape or a semi-elliptical column shape is linearly formed along the sheet surface in order to give a sense of unevenness. Distributed in stripes. When the tactile sheet member 100 is applied to a tactile input sheet of an input device, a projection lump having a columnar shape or a conical shape is provided so as to stand in a direction perpendicular to the sheet surface in order to give a sense of unevenness. Is done.

  In this example, the element member 2 has a hardness different from that of the base member 1. The element member 2 includes a relatively hard silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 °, a polycarbonate-based transparent material, a polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material, a polyethersulfone-based transparent material, and a transparent optical member ( Zeonor, Arton, etc.) are used. In this example, one or more types of element members 2 are used for the base member 1.

  T shown in FIG. 1B is the thickness of the tactile sheet member 100. The thickness t is about 0.01 [mm] to 5 [mm]. In this example, between the element member 2 and the base member 1, the refractive index of the base member 1 and the refractive index of the element member 2 are substantially equal, and the bending elasticity is different. The transmittance of the base member 1 and the element member 2 has substantially the same transmittance and a different bending elasticity, and the refractive index of the base member 1 and the refractive index of the element member 2 are substantially equal, and the transmittance of the base member 1 and the transmittance of the element member 2 Are substantially equal and include forms having different bending elasticity.

  In this example, when the refractive index of air is 1 and the transmittance is 100%, the base member 1 and the element member 2 have a refractive index of about 1.4 and a total light transmittance of 70. A transparent material of about ~ 95% is used. As for the thickness of the tactile sheet member 100, the thickness of the layer constituted by the base member 1 and the element member 2 is preferably 0.01 to 5 mm. Depending on the hardness of the transparent material, the thickness of a layer such as a protective film formed on the upper surface of the tactile sheet member 100 is set to be 0.01 to 5 mm in order to give the uneven feeling. Also good.

  The base member 1 and the element member 2 include an acrylic transparent material (hereinafter referred to as a transparent material), a polycarbonate (PC) transparent material, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) transparent material, polyethersulfone ( PES) transparent material, polyarylate (PAR) transparent material, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) transparent material, liquid crystal polymer (LCP) transparent material, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) transparent material , Polystyrene-based transparent material, styrene-based transparent material, urethane-based transparent material, silicon-based transparent material, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) -based material, fluorine-based resin material, cycloolefin polymer (COP) -based material All materials such as materials, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) materials Transparent materials formed by mutual synthesis, etc., transparent materials derived from all the above materials, non-transparent materials among all the above materials, mixed with rubber etc. among all the above materials A polymer alloy is used.

  In addition, for the base member 1 and the element member 2, the following synthetic resins can be used in general (there are materials that overlap with the above contents). Phenolic resin (PF), epoxy resin (EP), melamine resin (MF), urea resin (urea resin (UF), unsaturated polyester resin (UP), alkyd resin, polyurethane (PUR), thermosetting polyimide (PI) , Polyethylene (PE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride, polystyrene (PS), polyacetic acid Vinyl (PVAc), Teflon (registered trademark) (polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE), ABS resin (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin), AS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), polyamide (PA), nylon, polyacetal (POM), polycarbonate (Polycarbonate Bonate-based transparent material), modified polyphenylene ether (m-PPE, modified PPE, PPO), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene terephthalate (polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material), polyethylene terephthalate / glass resin-containing material (polyethylene terephthalate) Tartrate-based transparent material-G), glass fiber reinforced polyethylene terephthalate (GF-polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material), cyclic polyolefin (COP), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polytetrafluoroethylene ((PTFE): General Teflon (registered trademark)), polysulfone (PSF), polyethersulfone (polyethersulfone-based transparent material), amorphous polyarylate (PAR), liquid crystal polymer (LC ), Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), thermoplastic polyimide (PI), transparent material formed by synthesizing all materials of polyamideimide (PAI), transparent materials derived from all the above materials, Among these materials, a non-transparent material (which can be used for a non-slip sheet) and a polymer alloy formed by mixing with rubber among all the above materials are used.

  In this example, when a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used for the base member 1, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 ° or a polycarbonate-based transparent material is used for the element member 2. Polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent materials, polyethersulfone-based transparent materials, or transparent optical members (Zeonor, Arton, etc.) are used. The tactile sheet member 100 can be used as a non-slip sheet (touch sheet) as a case covering member. In that case, since it is not necessary to transmit light, the transmittance may be different. The base member 1 and the element member 2 need only have different hardness.

  As described above, according to the tactile sheet member 100 as the embodiment, even if the surface of the tactile sheet member 100 is observed to be flat, the surface of the base member 1 is actually touched by hand, and the tactile sheet member 100 is used for tactile sense. When slid to the element member 2, it is possible to give a feeling of unevenness to the touch. Accordingly, the tactile sheet member 100 can be sufficiently applied as a non-slip sheet for grip portions of various electronic device casings and a tactile input sheet for icon touch of an input device.

2A to 2C are process diagrams showing an example of forming the tactile sheet member 100 as the first embodiment. In this example, the case where the tactile sheet member 100 as shown in FIG. 1A is formed is taken as an example.
First, the sheet-like base member 1 shown in FIG. 2A is prepared. For example, the base member 1 is obtained by forming a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 degrees into a sheet shape. In this example, a silicon rubber member is molded to a thickness t = 0.01 [mm] to 5 [mm] by hot roll molding or injection mold molding according to the application such as a non-slip sheet or a tactile input sheet. To do.

  Next, an opening portion or a hole portion 31 is formed in the base member 1 shown in FIG. For example, in the case of forming an anti-slip sheet, the hole 31 is formed in a straight line with a predetermined interval and a long and narrow groove having a semicircular or elliptical cross section along the sheet surface. The long and narrow groove is formed by cutting or the like. The opening is formed by punching. Of course, the base member 1 and the hole 31 may be formed at a time by forming a core and a cavity in the shape of a reversal pattern of a long and narrow groove at the time of injection mold forming.

  Thereafter, the element member 2 shown in FIG. 2C is embedded in the opening portion or the hole portion 31. For the element member 2, for example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 ° is used. The element member 2 is not limited to a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 °, and the above-described polycarbonate-based transparent material, polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material, polyethersulfone-based transparent material, Alternatively, a transparent optical member (such as ZEONOR or ARTON) is used. The element member 2 is embedded in the opening portion or the hole portion 31 by two-color molding (double mold) by injection mold molding or an application process. According to the two-color molding, the base member 1 and the element member 2 are integrally molded by combining different materials (materials) constituting the base member 1 and the element member 2. Thereby, the tactile sheet member 100 as shown in FIG. 1A is completed.

  The tactile sheet member 100 is a miracle sheet that gives a feeling of unevenness when grasped with a flat appearance. When this is applied to an electronic device such as a portable terminal device or a mobile phone, the hand holding them does not slip and the electronic device can be securely held.

Next, a function example of the tactile sheet member 100 will be described. 3A and 3B are cross-sectional views showing an example of the function of the tactile sheet member 100.
In this example, the tactile sheet member 100 is placed on the substrate or the base 4 to obtain a feeling of unevenness. The tactile sheet member 100 is placed, for example, with the convex portion of the element member 2 shown in FIG. 3A facing upward. Of course, it is not restricted to this, You may mount in the state which the convex-shaped site | part of the element member 2 faced the lower part. The substrate or base 4 corresponds to, for example, a touch panel of an input device, a liquid crystal display screen, an external housing of an electronic device, or the like.

  In this example, the element member 2 having a semi-elliptical cross section is formed linearly on the base member 1 at a predetermined interval. The number of element members 2 is three. In the above example, the sheet-like base member 1 is formed of a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 °. The element member 2 is formed of a transparent silicon rubber member that is harder than the base member 1 and has a hardness of 60 to 80 °.

  Regarding the tactile sheet member 100 configured as described above, when the surface of the base member 1 is touched with a hand as shown in FIG. 3B, the user's finger 30 a is slid when the base member 1 slides from the base member 1 to the tactile element member 2. The touch is uneven. For example, when the load = 0 (functions as a display unit), it looks flat, and when the load = 15-50 gf (functions as an operation unit), a feeling of touch unevenness is given.

  In this example, between the convex portions of the element member 2 is composed of the base member 1 having a low hardness of 20 to 40 °, a feeling of indentation is given, and the convex portion of the element member 2 has a hardness of 60. The repulsion is given because it is higher than 80 ° and is more rigid than the base member 1. Accordingly, the tactile sheet member 100 can be sufficiently applied as a non-slip sheet for grip portions of various electronic device casings and a tactile input sheet for icon touch of an input device.

  4A to 4C are process diagrams showing an example of forming the tactile sheet member 102 as the second embodiment. In this example, the case where the materials of the base member 1 and the element member 2 of the tactile sheet member 100 shown in FIG.

  First, the sheet-like base member 11 shown in FIG. 4A is prepared. For example, the base member 11 is obtained by forming a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 ° in a sheet shape. In this example as well, the thickness t = 0.01 [mm] is obtained by hot roll molding or injection mold molding of a silicon rubber member in accordance with the use of an anti-slip sheet, a tactile input sheet, etc. ] To about 5 [mm].

  Next, an opening portion or a hole portion 31 is formed in the base member 11 shown in FIG. For example, in the case of forming an anti-slip sheet, the hole 31 is formed in a straight line with a predetermined interval and a long and narrow groove having a semicircular or elliptical cross section along the sheet surface. The long and narrow groove is formed by cutting, punching, and injection molding in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  Thereafter, the element member 12 shown in FIG. 4C is formed in the opening portion or the hole portion 31. At this time, the element member 12 may be formed so that the element member 12 covers the base member 11 because the hardness of the element member 12 is lower than that of the base member 11. For the element member 12, for example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used. The element member 12 is not limited to a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 °, and the above-described polycarbonate-based transparent material, polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material, polyethersulfone-based transparent material, Alternatively, a transparent optical member (such as ZEONOR or ARTON) is used. Since the method of embedding the element member 2 in the opening portion or the hole portion 31 has been described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. Thereby, the tactile sheet member 102 in which the softness and hardness (properties) of the base member 1 and the element member 2 of the tactile sheet member 100 shown in FIG. 1A are exchanged is completed.

Next, a function example of the tactile sheet member 102 will be described. 5A and 5B are cross-sectional views showing an example of functions of the tactile sheet member 102.
In this example as well, the tactile sheet member 102 is placed on the substrate or the base 4 in the same manner as in the first embodiment to obtain a feeling of unevenness. The tactile sheet member 102 is placed, for example, with the concave portion of the element member 12 shown in FIG. 5A facing upward. The substrate or base 4 corresponds to the touch panel of the input device, the liquid crystal display screen, the external housing of the electronic device, etc., as in the first embodiment.

  In this example, element members 12 having a semi-elliptical cross section are linearly formed on the base member 11 at a predetermined interval. The number of element members 12 is three. In the above example, the sheet-like base member 11 is formed of a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 °. The element member 12 is formed of a transparent silicon rubber member that is softer than the base member 1 and has a hardness of 20 ° to 40 °.

  When the surface of the base member 11 is touched with the hand as shown in FIG. 5B with respect to the tactile sheet member 102 configured in this way, when the user slides from the base member 11 to the tactile element member 12, the user's finger 30a. The touch is uneven. In this example, between the concave portions of the element member 12 is composed of the base member 11 having a high hardness of 60 to 80 °, a feeling of repulsion is given, and the concave portion of the element member 12 has a hardness of 20 to 20 Since it is as low as 40 ° and is configured to be softer than the base member 11, a feeling of indentation is given. Accordingly, the tactile sheet member 102 can be sufficiently applied as a non-slip sheet for grip portions of various electronic device casings and a tactile input sheet for icon touch of an input device.

  FIG. 6 is a top view illustrating a configuration example of the mobile terminal device 200 to which the tactile sheet member 100 or the like is applied. In this example, the tactile sheet member 102 is used as an anti-slip sheet for the grip portion of the portable terminal device, and the tactile sheet member 100 is pasted around the side surface of the portable terminal device 200 so Is given to the user. The tactile sheet member 100 has a form in which the surface of the tactile sheet member 100 is visually recognized as a flat surface, and if the touch sheet member 100 is not touched as it is, the texture is not known.

  According to the mobile terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 6, the tactile sheet member 100 is provided so as to surround the periphery of the side surface of the main body case 101. For example, the convex part of the element member 2 shown in FIG. 6 is stuck in a state facing outward. Of course, it is not restricted to this, You may stick in the state which the convex-shaped site | part of the element member 2 faced inside. The tactile sheet member 100 is, for example, aligned with the width of the side surface of the main body case 101, processed into a band shape, and the tactile sheet member 100 having a predetermined width in this band shape is attached with an adhesive. Double-sided tape may be used for bonding the tactile sheet member 100 and the main body case 101.

  The reason why the double-sided tape can be used is that the tactile sheet member 100 is not required to be transparent as compared with the case where it is used as a tactile input sheet of the input device. When the tactile sheet member 100 is used as a tactile input sheet on the upper part of the display unit 29 of the mobile terminal device 200, transparency is required. In this example, the portable terminal device 200 may be operated by holding the main body case 101 in a vertically long form (hereinafter referred to as a holding operation) or may be operated in a horizontally long form. In order to exhibit the anti-slip function, the element member 2 is preferably distributed in a portion necessary for the gripping operation of the mobile terminal device 200.

  In this example, the element member 2 having a semi-elliptical cross section is formed linearly on the base member 1 at a predetermined interval. A tactile sheet member 100 is used in which a semi-elliptical columnar long and thin lump forming the element member 2 is formed in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the main body case 101. The element member 2 is formed of a transparent silicon rubber member that is harder than the base member 1 and has a hardness of 60 to 80 °. This is a case of 20 element members 2. In this case, the element member 2 is an example in which seven element members 2 are distributed in the longitudinal direction of the main body case 101 and three element members 2 are distributed in the short direction. In the above example, the sheet-like base member 1 is formed of a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 °.

7A and 7B are perspective views illustrating functional examples of the mobile terminal device 200 to which the tactile sheet member 100 is applied.
According to the mobile terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 7A, the tactile sheet member 100 is provided so as to surround the side surface periphery of the main body case 101. For example, when the operator 30 operates the mobile terminal device 200 configured as described above with the left hand, the little finger of the operator 30 holding the mobile terminal device 200 is located on the lower right side of the tactile sheet member 100 illustrated in FIG. 7B. The two element members 2a and 2b are in contact with each other. The ring finger is abutted between the two lower right element members 2b and 2c shown in the figure, and the middle finger is abutted between the two lower right element elements 2c and 2d shown in the figure. The The base of the thumb is brought into contact with the vicinity of the protruding portion of the element member 2e on the lower left side of the tactile sheet member 100.

  Thereby, the little finger of the operator 30 is given a feeling of unevenness that bites between the two element members 2a and 2b. The ring finger is given a feeling of unevenness that bites between the two element members 2b and 2c. The middle finger is given a feeling of unevenness that bites between the two element members 2c and 2d. At the base of the thumb, a feeling of unevenness that is caught by the element member 2e is given. The operator 30 can feel the texture.

  Accordingly, it is possible to improve the grip performance when the portable terminal device 200 is gripped. The tactile sheet member 100 can be sufficiently applied as a tactile input sheet for icon touch of an input device when a transparent material is applied as well as a non-slip sheet for grip portions of various electronic device casings. Become.

  The tactile sheet member 100 described above is less expensive and lowers the cost because only the layers having different bending elasticity are added to the sheet member in the prior art as compared to the cost of the input functions constituting the operation panel. Furthermore, the display area can be expanded because the portion that was the operation panel in the conventional method can be replaced with the display portion. Hereinafter, a tactile sense input sheet and a manufacturing method thereof will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the input device 301 as the third embodiment. An input device 301 illustrated in FIG. 8 is a device that inputs information by sliding or pressing with an operator 30 finger or the like (operation body). The input device 301 includes a display unit 29, an input detection unit 45, and a tactile input sheet 103.

  The display unit 29 displays a plurality of push button switch images during an input operation. The push button switch video constitutes an icon image for input operation. The push button switch image includes “0” to “9” numeric keys K1 to K10, symbol keys K11 and K12 such as “*” and “#”, hook button keys K13 and K14 such as “on” and “off”, Menu operation keys K15 to K19, fast forward key K20, fast reverse key K21, and the like are included. A color liquid crystal display element (LCD device) is used for the display unit 29.

  Above the display unit 29, an input detection unit 45 constituting an example of a detection unit is provided. The input detection unit 45 has an operation surface. The input detection unit 45 is provided above the display unit 29 and operates to detect the sliding position of the operator's finger or the like. For the input detection unit 45, for example, a capacitive touch panel is used. The input detection unit 45 may be anything as long as it can distinguish between the function of cursoring and the selection. In addition to the capacitance type input device, for example, a resistive film type, a surface wave elastic type (SAW), an optical type, a plurality of types, etc. An input device such as a stepped tact switch may be used, and it is preferable that the input device has a configuration in which position detection information and force detection information are provided to the control means.

  A transparent tactile input sheet 103 constituting the function of the tactile sheet member 100 is provided above the input detection unit 45. The tactile input sheet 103 is provided so as to cover the entire input detection unit 45, and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit 29. Of course, the tactile sense input sheet 103 may be configured to cover a part of the input detection unit 45. The tactile input sheet 103 includes the tactile sheet member 100 according to the present invention and a protective film.

  For example, the base member 11 includes a plurality of element members E1 to E21 having a lump shape with a predetermined size and distributed at predetermined positions. In this example, “0” to “9” numeric keys corresponding to the icon image for input operation, element members E1 to E12 for symbol keys such as “*” and “#”, and element members for menu operation keys E15 to E19 have a columnar shape as an example of a lump shape. The element members E13 and E14 for hook button keys such as “ON” and “OFF”, the element member E20 for fast-forward keys, and the element member E21 for fast-rewind keys have a rectangular parallelepiped shape as another example of the lump shape. ing. Each of the element members E1 to E21 has a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° different from the hardness of the base member 1 of 60 ° to 80 °.

  The above-described element members E1 to E21 are arranged corresponding to the function keys K1 to K21. For example, the element member E1 is disposed on the “1” number key K1, the element member E2 is disposed on the “2” number key K2, and the element member E3 is disposed on the “3” number key K3. The element member E4 is disposed on the “4” numeric key K4, the element member E5 is disposed on the “5” numeric key K5, and the element member E6 is disposed on the “6” numeric key K6. The element member E7 is disposed on the “7” number key K7, the element member E8 is disposed on the “8” number key K8, and the element member E9 is disposed on the “9” number key K9. The element member E10 is disposed on the “0” numeric key K10.

  The element member E11 is disposed on the “*” symbol key K11, the element member E12 is disposed on the “#” symbol key K12, and the element member E13 is disposed on the hook button key K13. The element member E14 is disposed on the hook button key K14, the element member E15 is disposed on the menu operation key K15, the element member E16 is disposed on the menu operation key K16, and the element member E17 is The element member E18 is disposed on the menu operation key K18, the element member E19 is disposed on the menu operation key K19, and the element member E20 is disposed on the fast-forward key K20. The element member E21 is disposed on the fast reverse key K21.

  In this example, a film-like top member 5 constituting a protective film function is provided on the base member 11 and the element members E1 to E21. For the top member 5, a transparent material having a transmittance and a refractive index substantially equal to the transmittance and the refractive index of the tactile input sheet 103 is used. For example, ZEONOR having a film thickness of t = 25 [μm], which is an example of a transparent material, is used. The hardness is about 20 ° to 40 °.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 301. In this example, the case where the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the tactile input sheet 103 is taken as an example.

  According to the input device 301 illustrated in FIG. 9, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 103, and the top member 5 are sequentially stacked on the display unit 29. The tactile input sheet 103 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . The base member 11 and the element member 12 are two-color molded. According to the two-color molding, the base member 11 and the element member 12 are integrally molded by combining different materials (materials) constituting the base member 11 and the element member 12. In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example, the user performs a pressing operation on the icon image displayed in the display area I. The element member 12 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 11. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG.

  For the base member 11, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of about t = 100 [μm] is used. The element member 12 is made of a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of polycarbonate, and has a thickness t of about 100 [μm]. . By configuring the tactile sense input sheet 103 in this way, it is possible to present a sense of concave shape that digs in a step shape from one display surface along the sliding direction and digs in a step shape toward the other display surface. Become.

  Although omitted in the drawing, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 103. A transparent material having a transmittance and a refractive index substantially equal to the transmittance and the refractive index of the touch-sensitive input sheet 103 may be used for the surface plate. The surface plate serves as a substrate for forming the haptic input sheet 103 alone, or exhibits a function of compensating the strength of the haptic input sheet 103 together with the top member 5.

  10A to 10C are process diagrams illustrating examples of forming the tactile input sheet 103. In this example, a case where the tactile input sheet 103 applicable to the input device 301 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is formed by two-color molding will be described as an example.

  First, a mold having a cavity 901 and a core 902 on the primary side shown in FIG. 10A is prepared. The core 902 has a convex shape and a height h that defines the thickness t of the base member 11. The core 902 further has a predetermined width w for forming the opening 3. The width w sets the display area I with the element member 12 together with the length of the core 902 (not shown).

  The core 902 is processed so that the size of the opening 3 is the size of the display area I. In the above-described example, the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 are set. With respect to the element members E1 to E12 and the element members E15 to E19, the core 902 is processed so that the cylindrical opening 3 is obtained at a predetermined portion of the base member 11, and the element members E13, E14, E20, and E21 are formed. On the other hand, the convex core 902 is processed so that a cubic opening (not shown) is obtained at the predetermined portion.

  In this example, unlike the insert molding, the primary side base member 11 is molded, and then the secondary side element member 12 is molded integrally with the primary side in the same mold. As the primary mold material, for example, a polycarbonate resin having both a transmittance and a refractive index of “1.5”, which is an example of a transparent material having a hardness of 60 to 80 °, is used. Then, primary molding is performed with the primary-side cavity 901 and the core 902. For example, a mold having a cavity 901 and a core 902 on the primary side is clamped to enclose polycarbonate resin. When the mold is opened after cooling, the opening 3 can be formed in the base member 11 shown in FIG. 10B.

  Further, the mold is rotated in a state where the concave portion of the base member 11 formed on the primary side serves as the core on the secondary side, the mold is clamped in a cavity (not shown) on the secondary side, and the secondary side mold material is poured. The base member 11 and the element member 12 are integrated. As the secondary mold material, for example, a transparent resin material having a soft hardness of 20 ° to 40 °, which has a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, is used. In this example, a soft transparent resin material close to the refractive index of polycarbonate = “1.5” is encapsulated. When the mold is opened after cooling, the tactile input sheet 103 in which the base member 11 and the element member 12 shown in FIG. 10C are integrated can be formed.

  Thereafter, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. A color liquid crystal display element is used for the display unit 29. In addition to the capacitance type input device, an input device such as a resistive film type, a surface wave elastic type, an optical type, a multi-stage type tact switch, or the like is used for the input detection unit 45. Thereafter, the tactile input sheet 103 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  For example, the tactile sense input sheet 103 is joined to the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Furthermore, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 103. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 103 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 301 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is completed.

  Thus, according to the input device 301 as the third embodiment, the touch sheet above the icon image on the display screen is different from the conventional member, and the transparent tactile input sheet 103 according to the present invention is applied. . The tactile input sheet 103 has substantially the same light-transmitting properties of the base member 11 and the element member 12, and the hardness of the composition is different.

  Therefore, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, the user touches the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 by hand, and slides from the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E21. In this case, it is possible to present an input operation with a concave shape that digs in a step shape from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction and digs in a step shape toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 301 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch that is excellent in visibility as the display unit 29 and can also express unevenness as an operation unit.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one element of an icon image of the input device 302 according to the fourth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set to be lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the tactile input sheet 104, the shape of the element member 12 is different, and the element member 12 is The case where it is provided on the entire surface is mentioned.

  11, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 104, and the top member 5 are stacked on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 104 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, the icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed, as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 includes the icon image display area I displayed on the display unit 29 and is provided on the entire surface of the base member 11. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 11 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 12 is provided on the entire surface of the base member 11, so that the filling process to the base member 11 can be simplified. For the base member 11, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of about t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made.

  When the tactile input sheet 104 is configured in this way, a concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces and smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the other display surface. A feeling can be presented. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 104. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  12A and 12B are process diagrams showing an example of forming the tactile input sheet 104. FIG. In this example, the case where the haptic input sheet 104 applicable to the input device 302 as shown in FIG. 11 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 302, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 11 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] having an opening 3 ′ shown in FIG. 12A is prepared. The base member 11 is formed by injection mold molding. For example, a mold core (not shown) having an inverted trapezoidal shape for forming an opening 3 ′ having an inverted trapezoidal shape (V shape) is created. In this example, the core is processed so that the size of the opening 3 ′ becomes the size of the display area I. The materials used are as described in the third embodiment (see FIG. 10A). Next, the mold is clamped and the polycarbonate resin is sealed. When the mold is opened after cooling, the base member 11 having the opening 3 ′ is formed. Therefore, the substrate 4 is bonded to one surface of the base member 11 and the lid fastening process is performed on the opening 3 ′. . Thereby, the base member 11 with a board | substrate shown to FIG. 12A can be formed.

  Thereafter, the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is filled into the opening 3 ′ of the base member 11 having the substrate 4 shown in FIG. 12B. The element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” is applied to the entire surface of the base member 11 including the opening 3. The member 12 is formed. Thereafter, the coating material is dried. As a result, the tactile input sheet 104 with a substrate in which the element member 12 has a trapezoidal shape with an inverted cross section and the base member 11 is covered with the element member 12 is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third embodiment, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the tactile sense input sheet 104 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 104 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile input sheet 104. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 104 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 302 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11 is completed.

  Thus, according to the input device 302 as the fourth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 104 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed in a flat shape, the display unit 29 displays When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E21 etc. It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from the inclined portion toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 302 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 303 according to the fifth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set to be lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the touch-sensitive input sheet 105, the element member 12 has a cross-sectional inverted trapezoidal shape, and the element member 12 The case where it is not provided on the whole surface of the base member 11 is mentioned.

  According to the input device 303 shown in FIG. 13, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 105, and the top member 5 are stacked on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 105 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed in the same manner as in the third and fourth embodiments. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 11. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 13 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 12 is provided only in the display region I without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 11. For the base member 11, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of about t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. So that it is flattened.

  If the tactile sense input sheet 105 is configured in this way, as in the fourth embodiment, it smoothly digs up from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction from the inclined portion and toward the other display surface. It becomes possible to present a sense of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 105. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  14A to 14C are process diagrams illustrating an example of forming the tactile input sheet 105. In this example, the case where the haptic input sheet 105 applicable to the input device 303 as shown in FIG. 13 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 303, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 11 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] as shown in FIG. 14A is prepared. Also in this example, the size of the opening 3 'is set to be the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21. Since the material used for the base member 11, the method for processing the opening 3 ′, and the substrate 4 have been described in the fourth embodiment, description thereof will be omitted (see FIG. 12A).

  Thereafter, the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is filled into the opening 3 ′ of the base member 11 having the substrate 4 shown in FIG. 14B. In this example, the mask member 6 is formed around the opening 3 '. For example, a masking tape is used for the mask member 6. This masking process is to prevent the element member 12 from being applied to portions other than the opening 3 '. The element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” is applied to the opening 3 ′ cured by the mask member 6. Thus, the element member 12 is formed. Thereafter, the mask member 6 is peeled off from the periphery of the element member 12 and removed.

  These processes are not limited to the forming method using the sheet-like base member 11, and the tactile input sheet 105 is formed by processing the base member 11 and the element member 12 by two-color molding, injection mold molding, or the like. You may make it do. Thereby, the tactile input sheet 105 with the substrate in which the element member 12 as shown in FIG. 14C has an inverted trapezoidal cross section and the base member 11 is covered with the element member 12 is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third and fourth embodiments, a laminated substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the tactile input sheet 105 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 105 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 105. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 105 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 303 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 13 is completed.

  Thus, according to the input device 303 as the fifth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 105 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed in a flat shape, the display unit 29 displays When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E21, etc., from the inclined part along the sliding direction from one side of the display surface It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 303 with a touch-sensitive input sheet for icon touch.

  FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one element of the icon image of the input device 304 according to the sixth embodiment. In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 21 of the tactile input sheet 106, and the base member 21 is formed of a roll sheet material that can be wound, Furthermore, the case where the element member 12 is provided on the entire surface of the base member 21 is cited.

  According to the input device 304 shown in FIG. 15, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 106, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 106 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 21 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example as well, in the same way as in the third to fifth embodiments, the user performs a pressing operation on the icon image displayed in the display area I. The element member 12 is set on a part including the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and the entire surface of the base member 21. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 15 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, similarly to the third to fifth embodiments.

  For the base member 21, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made. When the tactile sense input sheet 106 is configured in this manner, similarly to the fourth and fifth embodiments, the other display surface can be smoothly dug from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. It becomes possible to present a feeling of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 106.

  FIGS. 16A to 16D are process diagrams showing examples of forming the tactile input sheet 106. In this example, a case where the haptic input sheet 106 applicable to the input device 304 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 15 is formed by the sheet-like base member 21 is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 304, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 21 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] shown in FIG. 16A is prepared. For the base member 21, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material having both a transmittance and a refractive index of “1.5”, which is an example of a transparent material having a hardness of 60 to 80 °, is processed into a sheet shape by a well-known technique. Things are used. The sheet-like base member 21 can be wound.

  Next, the opening 3 'is formed in the base member 21 shown in FIG. 16B. The opening portion 3 ′ is opened so as to be the size of the display area I. In the above-described example, the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 are set. With respect to the element members E13, E14, E20, and E21, the element members E1 to E12 and the element members E15 to E19 are opened so that a cylindrical opening 3 ′ is obtained at a predetermined portion of the base member 21. The opening is made so that a cubic opening (not shown) is obtained at the predetermined portion. For example, an opening 3 'having a cross-section inverted trapezoidal shape or a cross-section inverted trapezoidal shape is formed on the base member 21 using a drilling machine having a sickle-shaped cutting rotary blade or a four-sided rectangular cutting blade. Form.

  Further, after a surface plate or a temporary substrate 4 is provided on one surface of the base member 21 in which a plurality of apertures 3 ′ are formed, a hardness of 20 ° is provided inside the aperture 3 ′ shown in FIG. 16C. The element member 12 of 40 ° is filled. In this example, the element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” is applied to the entire surface of the base member 21 including the aperture 3. The member 12 is formed. Thereafter, the coating material is dried. As a result, the tactile input sheet 106 with a substrate in which the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section and the base member 21 is covered with the element member 12 is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to fifth embodiments, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the tactile input sheet 106 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 106 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 106. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 106 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 304 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 15 is completed.

  As described above, according to the input device 304 as the sixth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 106 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed in a flat shape, the display unit 29 displays it. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 21 to the element members E1 to E21 and the like, from one side of the display surface from the inclined portion along the sliding direction It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. Thereby, the input device 304 with the tactile input sheet for icon touch can be provided.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one element of an icon image of the input device 305 according to the seventh embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 21 of the tactile input sheet 107, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 12 The case where it is not provided in the whole surface of the base member 21 is mentioned.

  17, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 107, and the top member 5 are stacked on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 107 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 21 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 and the like is displayed in the same manner as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 21. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 17 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 12 is provided only on the display region I without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 21. For the base member 21, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. So that it is flattened.

  When the tactile sense input sheet 107 is configured in this way, similarly to the fourth to sixth embodiments, it smoothly digs up from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces, and the other It is possible to present a sense of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the display surface. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 107. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  18A to 18D are process diagrams illustrating an example of forming the tactile input sheet 107. In this example, a case where the haptic input sheet 107 applicable to the input device 305 as shown in FIG. 17 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 305, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 21 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] as shown in FIG. 18A is prepared. Also in this example, the size of the opening 3 'is set to be the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21. Since the material used for the base member 21, the method for processing the opening 3 ′, and the substrate 4 have been described in the fourth embodiment, description thereof will be omitted (see FIG. 12A).

  Thereafter, the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is filled into the opening 3 ′ of the base member 21 having the substrate 4 shown in FIG. 18B. Also in this example, a mask member 6 such as a masking tape shown in FIG. 18C is formed around the opening 3 '. The masking process is performed so that the element member 12 is not applied to portions other than the opening 3 '. The element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” is applied to the aperture 3 ′ cured by the mask member 6. Thus, the element member 12 is formed. Thereafter, the mask member 6 is peeled off from the periphery of the element member 12 and removed. As a result, the element member 12 as shown in FIG. 18D has an inverted trapezoidal shape, and the tactile input sheet 107 with a substrate on which the element member 12 is not covered on the base member 21 is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to sixth embodiments, a laminated substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Then, the tactile input sheet 107 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 107 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile input sheet 107. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 107 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 305 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 17 is completed.

  Thus, according to the input device 305 as the seventh embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 107 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed in a flat shape, the display unit 29 displays When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 21 to the element members E1 to E21 and the like, from one side of the display surface from the inclined portion along the sliding direction It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. As a result, the input device 305 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch can be provided.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 306 according to the eighth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the tactile input sheet 108, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal shape, and the element member 12 and the base member In this example, an antireflection interface thin film (Anti-Reflective: hereinafter referred to as AR thin film 7) provided between the base member 11 and the base member 11 is provided.

  According to the input device 306 shown in FIG. 19, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 108, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 108 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 °, an AR thin film 7 with a film thickness of about several と, and a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. It is comprised from the element member 12 which comprises the lump shape. In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, the icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed, as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the AR thin film 7 is used to prevent irregular reflection, and is a portion including the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and is provided on the entire surface of the base member 11. The AR thin film 7 shown in FIG. 19 is provided so as to correspond to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. The AR thin film 7 is formed in the inside of the opening portion 3 ′ of the base member 11 or the entire surface of the base member 11 by a sputtering method, a DIP processing method, a coating method, or the like when the tactile input sheet 108 is formed.

  The sputter processing method is one of the typical dry methods for thin film production similar to the vacuum evaporation method. A metal to be deposited as a thin film is placed in a vacuum chamber as a target material, and a high temperature is provided between the sample and the electrode. A method in which a voltage is applied to ionize a rare gas element (usually using argon), and when plasmaized electrons collide with a target material, atoms on the target surface are repelled and reach the substrate to form a film. It is.

  In this example, it is also possible to use a reactive sputtering method in which a compound is formed on a sample by introducing a gas into a vacuum chamber and reacting it with the repelled metal. It is attracting attention as a technique for producing new alloys and artificial lattices. Examples of the reactive sputtering method include two-pole, three-pole, four-pole, RF, magnetron, counter target, mirrortron, ECR, ion beam, and dual ion beam. Magnesium (Mg) or silicon (Si) is used as the target material, and fluorine (F) or oxygen (O) is used as the introduced gas.

  The DIP treatment method is one of the wet methods for forming an AR film, and a base member is directly immersed in a solution system of a fluororesin in which a film material is dissolved to form a coating film. Then, it is a method of raising from the solution and curing with hot air or the like. In the application method, a fluororesin-based solution in which a film material is dissolved is applied to a base member to form a coating film, and then the post-treatment process described above is performed.

  Also in this example, the element member 12 is provided only in the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 19 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment. For the base member 11, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of about t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made.

  Thus, when the AR thin film 7 is introduced and the tactile sense input sheet 108 is formed and configured, the joint interface between the element member 12 and the base member 11 can be strongly bonded. Moreover, in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment, the concave portion that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces and smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the other display surface. A feeling of shape can be presented. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 108. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  20A to 20D are process diagrams illustrating examples of forming the tactile input sheet 108. In this example, the case where the haptic input sheet 108 applicable to the input device 306 as shown in FIG. 19 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 306, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 11 having a thickness t = 100 [μm] having an opening 3 ′ shown in FIG. 20A is prepared. The base member 11 is formed by injection molding using the mold described in the fourth embodiment, whereby the base member 11 with the opening 3 ′ and the substrate shown in FIG. 20A is obtained. Thereafter, the AR thin film 7 is formed in the opening 3 ′ of the base member 11 shown in FIG. 20B. For example, the AR thin film 7 is applied to the inside of the hole 3 ′ of the base member 11 by a sputtering method. In this example, the AR thin film 7 having a film thickness of about several millimeters is deposited on the inclined surface portion and bottom surface portion of the opening 3 ′ and the entire surface of the base member 11. The AR thin film 7 may be formed by a vacuum deposition method.

  For example, the opening 3 'and the base member 11 with the substrate are set in the vacuum chamber of the sputtering apparatus. Thereafter, the gas molecules introduced into the vacuum chamber are collided with electrons by glow discharge or the like to form plasma. At this time, since a potential difference is applied between the base member 11 and a thin film material (AR member) such as Mg or Si as the target material, electrons are accelerated toward the thin film material. Then, target particles scattered by electrons colliding with the thin film material come to adhere to the base member 11. As a result, the AR thin film 7 having a thickness of about several millimeters can be deposited on the inclined surface portion, bottom surface portion, and entire surface of the base member 11 of the opening portion 3 ′.

  In addition, the AR thin film 7 may be deposited by an ECR sputtering method. According to ECR sputtering, plasma is generated by applying energy to gas molecules using microwaves without using glow discharge in a vacuum chamber. Since this plasma rotates in a magnetic field and does not leak out of the vacuum chamber, the plasma can be confined with high density. By arranging a parallel electrode plate in the direction of the target material and applying a potential, electrons are accelerated in the thin film material, and target particles scattered by the electrons colliding with the thin film material are attached to the base member 11. As a result, the AR thin film 7 having a thickness of about several millimeters can be deposited on the inclined surface portion, bottom surface portion, and entire surface of the base member 11 of the opening portion 3 ′.

  Thereafter, the base member 11 having the AR thin film 7 attached to the opening 3 'and the entire surface is taken out of the sputtering apparatus, and only the opening 3' is filled with the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 °. In this example, the mask member 6 is formed around the opening 3 '. For example, a masking tape is used for the mask member 6. This masking process is to prevent the element member 12 from being applied to portions other than the opening 3 '.

  The element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” is applied to the opening 3 ′ cured by the mask member 6. Thus, the element member 12 is formed. Thereafter, the mask member 6 is peeled off from the periphery of the element member 12 and removed. Thus, the element member 12 as shown in FIG. 20D has an inverted trapezoidal shape, and the AR thin film 7 provided between the element member 12 and the base member 11 is provided on the entire surface of the base member 11. A tactile input sheet 108 with a substrate is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to seventh embodiments, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Then, the tactile input sheet 108 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 108 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile input sheet 108. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 108 via an adhesive. As a result, the input device 306 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 19 is completed.

  Thus, according to the input device 306 as the eighth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 108 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed in a flat shape, the display unit 29 displays When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E21, etc., from the inclined part along the sliding direction from one side of the display surface It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. Moreover, not only can the bonding interface between the element member 12 and the base member 11 be strongly coupled, but also irregular reflection can be prevented. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the input device 306 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch with high reliability.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one element of the icon image of the input device 307 according to the ninth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the tactile input sheet 109, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 12 and the base member In this example, the AR thin film 7 provided between the first and second electrodes is provided only in the display area.

  The input device 307 illustrated in FIG. 21 is configured by stacking the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 109, and the top member 5 on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 109 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 °, an AR thin film 7 with a film thickness of about several と, and a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. It is comprised from the element member 12 which comprises the lump shape. In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, the icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed, as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the AR thin film 7 is used to prevent irregular reflection, and is provided only in the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29. The AR thin film 7 shown in FIG. 21 is provided so as to correspond to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. The AR thin film 7 is formed in the opening 3 ′ of the base member 11 by the sputtering method, the DIP method, the coating method, and the like when the tactile input sheet 109 is created. The

  Also in this example, the element member 12 is provided only in the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 21 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment. For the base member 11, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of about t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made.

  Thus, when the AR thin film 7 is introduced and the tactile sense input sheet 109 is formed and configured, the joint interface between the element member 12 and the base member 11 in the opening 3 'can be strongly bonded. Moreover, in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment, the concave portion that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces and smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the other display surface. A feeling of shape can be presented. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 109. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  22A to 22D are process diagrams showing examples of forming the tactile input sheet 109. In this example, the case where the haptic input sheet 109 applicable to the input device 307 as shown in FIG. 21 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 307, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 11 having a thickness t = 100 [μm] having an opening 3 ′ shown in FIG. 22A is prepared. The base member 11 is formed by injection molding using the mold described in the fourth embodiment, whereby the base member 11 with the opening 3 'and the substrate shown in FIG. 22A is obtained.

  Thereafter, a first mask member 6a is formed around the opening 3 'of the base member 11 shown in FIG. 22B. For example, a heat-resistant masking tape is used for the first mask member 6a. This masking process is for preventing the thin film material from being deposited on the portion other than the opening 3 '.

  Next, the base member 11 cured by the first mask member 6a is set in a sputtering apparatus (not shown), and an AR thin film 7 as shown in FIG. 22C is formed on the entire surface. For the thin film material, the target material such as Mg or Si used in the eighth embodiment is used. The AR thin film 7 is formed by depositing this target material in the opening 3 'cured by the first mask member 6a in the sputtering apparatus. Thereafter, the thin AR thin film 7 is removed from the opening 3 ′ and the base member 11 deposited on the entire surface from the sputtering apparatus, and the first mask member 6a is peeled off from the periphery of the opening 3 ′ and removed. . As a result, the AR thin film 7 deposited on the first mask member 6a can also be removed. The AR thin film 7 may be formed by a vacuum deposition method.

  Thereafter, the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is filled only in the opening 3 ′ of the base member 11. In this example, as shown in FIG. 22D, the second mask member 6b is formed around the opening 3 '. For example, a masking tape is used for the second mask member 6b. This masking process is to prevent the element member 12 from being applied to portions other than the opening 3 '. The element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material close to the refractive index of polycarbonate = “1.5” is used as the opening 3 ′ cured by the second mask member 6b. The element member 12 is formed by coating. Thereafter, the second mask member 6b is peeled off from the periphery of the element member 12 and removed. As a result, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the tactile input sheet 109 with a substrate in which the AR thin film 7 is provided between the element member 12 and the base member 11 inside the opening 3 ′. Is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to eighth embodiments, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Then, a tactile input sheet 109 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 109 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 109. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 109 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 307 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 21 is completed.

  As described above, according to the input device 307 as the ninth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 109 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E21, etc., from the inclined part along the sliding direction from one side of the display surface It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. Moreover, not only can the bonding interface between the element member 12 and the base member 11 in the opening 3 'be strongly coupled, but also irregular reflection can be prevented. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 307 with a tactile input sheet for highly reliable icon touch.

  FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 308 according to the tenth embodiment. In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 21 of the tactile input sheet 110, and the base member 21 is formed of a roll sheet material that can be wound, Furthermore, the case where the AR thin film 7 and the element member 12 are provided on the entire surface of the base member 21 is described.

  According to the input device 308 shown in FIG. 23, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 110, and the top member 5 are stacked on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 110 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 21 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 °, an AR thin film 7 with a thickness of about several 、, and a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. It is comprised from the element member 12 which comprises. In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example as well, the user presses the icon image displayed in the display area I in the same manner as in the third to ninth embodiments. The element member 12 is set on a part including the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and the entire surface of the base member 21. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 23 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, similarly to the third to ninth embodiments.

  For the base member 21, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made. When the tactile sense input sheet 110 is configured in this way, similarly to the fourth to ninth embodiments, the other display surface can be smoothly dug from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. It becomes possible to present a feeling of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 110.

  24A to 24D are process diagrams illustrating an example of forming the tactile input sheet 110. In this example, a case where the tactile input sheet 110 applicable to the input device 308 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 23 is formed by the sheet-like base member 21 is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 308, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 21 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] shown in FIG. 24A is prepared. For the base member 21, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material having both a transmittance and a refractive index of “1.5”, which is an example of a transparent material having a hardness of 60 to 80 °, is processed into a sheet shape by a well-known technique. Things are used. The sheet-like base member 21 can be wound.

  Next, an opening 3 ′ is formed in the base member 21 shown in FIG. 24B. The opening portion 3 ′ is opened so as to be the size of the display area I. In the above-described example, the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 are set. With respect to the element members E13, E14, E20, and E21, the element members E1 to E12 and the element members E15 to E19 are opened so that a cylindrical opening 3 ′ is obtained at a predetermined portion of the base member 21. The opening is made so that a cubic opening (not shown) is obtained at the predetermined portion. For example, an opening 3 'having a cross-section inverted trapezoidal shape or a cross-section inverted trapezoidal shape is formed on the base member 21 using a drilling machine having a sickle-shaped cutting rotary blade or a four-sided rectangular cutting blade. Form. Further, a surface plate or a temporary substrate 4 is provided on one surface of the base member 21 in which the plurality of opening portions 3 ′ are formed.

  Thereafter, the AR thin film 7 is formed inside the opening 3 'of the base member 21 shown in FIG. 24C. For example, the AR thin film 7 is applied to the inside of the hole 3 ′ of the base member 21 by a sputtering method. In this example, the hole portion 3 ′ and the base member 21 with the substrate are set in a sputtering apparatus, and the film thickness on the inclined surface portion, the bottom surface portion, and the entire surface of the base member 21 is about several tens of millimeters. The AR thin film 7 is applied. The AR thin film 7 may be formed by a vacuum deposition method.

  Thereafter, the base member 21 having the AR thin film 7 deposited on the opening 3 ′ and the entire surface is taken out from the sputtering apparatus, and the inside of the opening 3 ′ and the AR thin film 7 formed on the base member 21 are removed. The element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is applied to the entire surface. In this example, the element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” is applied to the entire surface of the base member 21 including the aperture 3. The member 12 is formed. Thereafter, the coating material is dried. As a result, the tactile input sheet 110 with a substrate in which the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section and the base member 21 is covered with the element member 12 is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to ninth embodiments, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the tactile input sheet 110 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 110 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 110. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 110 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 308 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 23 is completed.

  Thus, according to the input device 308 as the tenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 110 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 21 to the element members E1 to E21 and the like, from one side of the display surface from the inclined portion along the sliding direction It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide the input device 308 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 309 according to the eleventh embodiment. In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 21 of the tactile input sheet 111, and a roll sheet material that can be wound is used for the base member 21. Furthermore, the case where the AR thin film 7 and the element member 12 are provided on the entire surface of the base member 21 is described.

  According to the input device 309 shown in FIG. 25, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 111, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 111 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 21 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 °, an AR thin film 7 with a thickness of about several 、, and a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. It is comprised from the element member 12 which comprises. In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example as well, in the same way as in the third to tenth embodiments, the user performs a pressing operation on the icon image displayed in the display area I. The AR thin film 7 is set on the part including the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and the entire surface of the base member 21. The element member 12 is set only in the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 25 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8 as in the third to tenth embodiments.

  For the base member 21, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made. When the tactile sense input sheet 111 is configured in this way, similarly to the fourth to tenth embodiments, the other display surface is smoothly dug from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. It becomes possible to present a feeling of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 111.

  26A to 26D are process diagrams illustrating examples of forming the tactile input sheet 111. In this example, the case where the tactile input sheet 111 applicable to the input device 309 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 25 is formed by the sheet-like base member 21 is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 309, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 21 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] shown in FIG. 26A is prepared. The base member 21 is formed as described in the tenth embodiment. In the example described above, the opening 3 'is set so as to have the shapes and sizes of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the sizes including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21. With respect to the element members E13, E14, E20, and E21, the element members E1 to E12 and the element members E15 to E19 are opened so as to obtain a cylindrical opening 3 ′ at a predetermined portion of the base member 21. Then, the predetermined opening is opened so that a cubic opening 3 '(not shown) is obtained. Further, a surface plate or a temporary substrate 4 is provided on one surface of the base member 21 in which the plurality of opening portions 3 ′ are formed.

  Thereafter, the AR thin film 7 is formed on the entire surface including the opening 3 'of the base member 21 shown in FIG. 26B. For example, the AR thin film 7 is applied to the inside of the opening 3 ′ of the base member 21 and the entire surface of the base member 21 by a sputtering method. In this example, the hole portion 3 ′ and the base member 21 with the substrate are set in a sputtering apparatus, and the film thickness on the inclined surface portion, the bottom surface portion, and the entire surface of the base member 21 is about several tens of millimeters. The AR thin film 7 is applied. The AR thin film 7 may be formed by a vacuum deposition method.

  Thereafter, the base member 21 having the AR thin film 7 attached to the opening 3 'and the entire surface is taken out from the sputtering apparatus, and the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is filled only in the opening 3'. Also in this example, a mask member 6 such as a masking tape shown in FIG. 26C is formed around the opening 3 '. The masking process is performed so that the element member 12 is not applied to portions other than the opening 3 '. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material.

  For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material close to the refractive index of polycarbonate = “1.5” is formed from the aperture 3 ′ cured with the mask member 6 shown in FIG. 26C. The element member 12 is formed by applying to. Thereafter, the mask member 6 is peeled off from the periphery of the element member 12 and removed. Then, the coating material is dried. As a result, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, the base member 21 is covered with the AR thin film 7, and the element member 12 is not covered on the base member 21. Is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to tenth embodiments, a laminated substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the tactile input sheet 111 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 111 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile input sheet 111. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 111 via an adhesive. As a result, the input device 309 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 25 is completed.

  As described above, according to the input device 309 as the eleventh embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 111 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 21 to the element members E1 to E21 and the like, from one side of the display surface from the inclined portion along the sliding direction It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. This makes it possible to provide an input device 309 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 310 according to the twelfth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 21 of the tactile input sheet 112, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal shape, and the AR thin film 7 It is provided between the element member 12 and the base member 21 only in the display area, and the element member 12 is provided on the entire surface of the base member 21.

  27, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 112, and the top member 5 are stacked on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 112 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 21 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 °, and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 and the like is displayed in the same manner as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the AR thin film 7 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 21. The element member 12 is provided on a part including the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and the entire surface of the base member 21. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 27 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8 as in the third to eleventh embodiments.

  In this example, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section. For the base member 21, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. The element member 12 is made of a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. The film thickness t is flattened so as to be about 100 [μm] + the thickness of the element member 12 on the base member 21.

  When the tactile sense input sheet 112 is configured in this manner, similarly to the fourth to eleventh embodiments, it smoothly digs up from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces, and the other It is possible to present a sense of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the display surface. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 112. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  28A to 28D are process diagrams illustrating examples of forming the tactile input sheet 112. In this example, the case where the haptic input sheet 112 applicable to the input device 310 as shown in FIG. 27 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 310, refer to the input device 301 shown in FIG.

  First, a sheet-like base member 21 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] as shown in FIG. 28A is prepared. Also in this example, the size of the opening 3 'is set to be the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21. Since the material used for the base member 21, the method for processing the opening 3 ′, and the substrate 4 have been described in the fourth embodiment, description thereof will be omitted (see FIG. 12A).

  In order to form the AR thin film 7 having a film thickness of about several に in the opening 3 ′ of the base member 21 having the substrate 4, the periphery of the opening 3 ′ is also shown in FIG. A mask member 6 such as a heat resistant masking tape is formed. The masking process is for preventing the AR thin film 7 from being deposited on portions other than the opening 3 '.

  The base member 21 having the opening 3 'cured by the mask member 6 is set in a sputtering apparatus (not shown). Then, a sputtering process using a thin film material as a target is performed. Thus, the AR thin film 7 is formed on the entire surface of the base member 21 including the opening 3 'as shown in FIG. 28C. Thereafter, the mask member 6 is peeled off from the periphery of the opening 3 'and removed. Then, the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is formed on the entire surface of the base member 21 including the opening 3 ′ from which the mask member 6 has been removed.

  As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is applied to the entire surface as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5”, and then the element member 12 is dried. Thereby, the element member 12 as shown in FIG. 28D has an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the tactile input sheet 112 with the substrate in which the element member 12 is also covered on the base member 21 is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to eleventh embodiments, a laminated substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Then, the tactile input sheet 112 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 112 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Further, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 112. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 112 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 310 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 27 is completed.

  As described above, according to the input device 310 as the twelfth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 112 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed in a flat shape, the display unit 29 displays When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 21 to the element members E1 to E21 and the like, from one side of the display surface from the inclined portion along the sliding direction It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. Thereby, the input device 310 with the tactile input sheet for icon touch can be provided.

FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 311 according to the thirteenth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 21 of the tactile input sheet 113, and the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section. In this example, the element member 12 is provided only in the display area.

  According to the input device 311 shown in FIG. 29, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 113, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 113 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 21 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 and the like is displayed in the same manner as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the AR thin film 7 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 21. The element member 12 is also set to a portion including the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 21. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 29 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8 as in the third to twelfth embodiments.

  In this example, the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section. For the base member 21, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. The element member 12 is made of a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. The film thickness t is flattened so as to be about 100 [μm].

  When the tactile sense input sheet 113 is configured in this manner, similarly to the fourth to twelfth embodiments, the other side is smoothly dug from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces, and the other It is possible to present a sense of concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the display surface. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 113. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  30A to 30D are process diagrams illustrating examples of forming the tactile input sheet 113. In this example, a case where a haptic input sheet 113 applicable to the input device 311 as shown in FIG. 29 is formed is taken as an example. For an example of the overall configuration of the input device 311, refer to the input device 301 illustrated in FIG. 8.

  First, a sheet-like base member 21 having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] as shown in FIG. 30A is prepared. Also in this example, the size of the opening 3 'is set to be the shape and size of the element members E1 to E21 corresponding to the size including the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21. Since the material used for the base member 21, the method for processing the opening 3 ′, and the substrate 4 have been described in the fourth embodiment, description thereof will be omitted (see FIG. 12A).

  Then, in order to form the AR thin film 7 having a film thickness of about several millimeters inside the aperture 3 ′ of the base member 21 having the substrate 4, the periphery of the aperture 3 ′ is also shown in FIG. A first mask member 6a such as a heat-resistant masking tape is formed. The masking process is for preventing the AR thin film 7 from being deposited on portions other than the opening 3 '.

  The base member 21 having the opening 3 'cured by the first mask member 6a is set in a sputtering apparatus (not shown). Then, a sputtering process using a thin film material as a target is performed. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 30C, the AR thin film 7 is formed on the second mask member 6b of the base member 21 including the opening 3 '. Thereafter, the first mask member 6a is removed by peeling from the periphery of the opening 3 '. Then, the element member 12 having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is formed only inside the opening 3 ′ from which the first mask member 6 a has been removed.

  For example, a second mask member 6b such as a masking tape shown in FIG. 30D is formed around the opening 3 '. The masking process is performed so that the element member 12 is not applied to the base member 21 or the like other than the opening 3 '. The element member 12 is applied to the base member 21 having the opening 3 'cured by the second mask member 6b.

  The element member 12 is made of a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is applied as a soft transparent material having a refractive index of polycarbonate close to “1.5” so as to fill the inside of the opening 3 ′, and the element member 12 is dried. Thereafter, the second mask member 6b is peeled off from the periphery of the opening 3 'and removed. Thereby, the tactile input sheet 113 with a substrate in which the element member 12 has an inverted trapezoidal cross section and the AR thin film 7 and the element member 12 are provided only in the display region is completed.

  Thereafter, similarly to the third to twelfth embodiments, a multilayer substrate provided with the input detection unit 45 on the display unit 29 is prepared. The parts used in the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 are as described in the third embodiment. Then, the tactile input sheet 113 is formed on the input detection unit 45.

  Also in this example, after removing the substrate 4 on the back surface, the tactile input sheet 113 is bonded onto the input detection unit 45 via an adhesive. Furthermore, the top member 5 is formed on the tactile sense input sheet 113. The top member 5 is bonded onto the tactile input sheet 113 via an adhesive. Thereby, the input device 311 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 29 is completed.

  As described above, according to the input device 311 as the thirteenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 113 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, the display unit 2911 displays When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 21 to the element members E1 to E21 and the like, from one side of the display surface from the inclined portion along the sliding direction It is possible to present an input operation with a sense of a concave shape that is smoothly dug down and smoothly dug from an inclined portion toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 311 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 312 according to the fourteenth embodiment. In this example, the case where the hardness of the element member 2 is set higher than the hardness of the base member 1 of the tactile input sheet 114 is taken as an example. That is, this is a case where the levels are reversed with respect to the composition hardness of the base member 11 and the element member 12 described in the third embodiment.

  According to the input device 312 shown in FIG. 31, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 114, and the top member 5 are sequentially stacked on the display unit 29. The tactile input sheet 114 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 1 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 2 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. . The base member 1 and the element member 2 are formed in two colors, for example. Since the two-color molding is described in the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example, the user performs a pressing operation on the icon image displayed in the display area I. The element member 2 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 1. The element member 2 shown in FIG. 31 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG.

  For the element member 2, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the base member 1, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. Is made. When the tactile sense input sheet 114 is configured in this way, it is possible to present a convex shape feeling that rises from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction and rises toward the other display surface.

  Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 114. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment. In addition, regarding the formation example of the tactile sense input sheet 114, the levels of the composition hardness of the base member 11 and the element member 12 shown in FIG. 10 are reversed, and the base member “11” → “1” and the element member “12” → “ The description is omitted because it can be read and applied as “2”.

  Thus, according to the input device 312 as the fourteenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 114 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 1 to the element members E1 to E21, etc., they rise from the one side of the display surface in steps along the sliding direction. In addition, it is possible to present a sense of convex shape that rises stepwise toward the other display surface. This makes it possible to provide an input device 312 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 313 according to the fifteenth embodiment. In this example, the element member 12 ′ is a part that divides the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 in order to provide a groove part emphasis feeling, and is a part partitioned by the base members 11 a and 11 b. Is set. The composition hardness is when the hardness of the base members 11a and 11b is high and the hardness of the element member 12 'is low.

  32, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 115, and the top member 5 are sequentially stacked on the display unit 29. The tactile input sheet 115 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes base members 11a and 11b having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 °, and an element member 12 ′ having a frame shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. It is configured. The base members 11a and 11b and the element member 12 'are, for example, two-color molded. Since the two-color molding is described in the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example, the user performs a pressing operation on the icon image displayed in the display area I. The element member 12 'is at least a portion surrounding the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29, surrounding the base member 11b, and set to a portion surrounded by the base member 11a. The element member 12 'shown in FIG. 32 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG.

  For the base members 11a and 11b, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material which is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12 ′, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 μm. It is made to become. When the tactile sense input sheet 115 is configured in this way, the flat shape continues after dropping for a moment from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction in the first groove portion, and the next groove portion toward the other display surface. It becomes possible to present a feeling of emphasis on the groove part that falls for a moment. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 114. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment. The description of the formation example of the tactile input sheet 115 is omitted.

  Thus, according to the input device 313 as the fifteenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 115 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images such as various function keys K1 to K21 are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11a to the element members E1 to E21, etc., the first groove portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces Then, the flat shape of the base member 11b continues, and a groove part emphasis feeling that drops momentarily at the next groove part toward the other display surface can be presented. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 313 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  FIG. 33 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 314 according to the sixteenth embodiment. In this example, the element member 2 ′ is a portion that divides the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 in order to provide an edge emphasis feeling (convex feeling), and is based on the base members 1a and 1b. Set to the part to be partitioned (part to be partitioned). The composition hardness is when the hardness of the base members 1a and 1b is low and the hardness of the element member 2 'is high.

  33, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 116, and the top member 5 are sequentially stacked on the display unit 29. A tactile input sheet 116 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes base members 1a and 1b having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 2 ′ having a frame shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. It is configured. The base members 1a and 1b and the element member 2 'are, for example, two-color molded. Since the two-color molding is described in the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. In the figure, I is a display area, for example, an area where an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed. Similarly, the display area I is defined for the icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21.

  In this example, the user performs a pressing operation on the icon image displayed in the display area I. The element member 2 ′ is at least a portion surrounding the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29, surrounding the base member 1 b, and set to a portion surrounded by the base member 1 a. The element member 2 'shown in FIG. 33 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG.

  For the element member 2 ′, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness t = 100 [μm] is used. For the base members 1a and 1b, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of the polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. It is made to become. When the tactile sense input sheet 116 is configured in this way, the first wall-like protrusion part is brought into contact with the first wall-like protrusion part along the sliding direction from one side of the display surface, and then the concave part is continuous. It is possible to present an edge emphasis feeling that makes a momentary contact at the wall-like projection part. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 114. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment. The description of the example of forming the tactile input sheet 116 is omitted.

  Thus, according to the input device 314 as the sixteenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 116 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 1a to the element members E1 to E21 etc., the first wall shape along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces After abutting for a moment at the protruding portion, the concave portion continues, and it is possible to present an edge emphasis feeling that momentarily abuts at the next wall-shaped protruding portion toward the other display surface. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide the input device 314 with the tactile input sheet for icon touch.

FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 315 according to the seventeenth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the tactile input sheet 117, and the element member 12 has a trapezoidal cross section. The case where it is not provided in the whole surface of the member 11 is mentioned.

  According to the input device 315 shown in FIG. 34, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 117, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 117 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, reference numeral II denotes a display area, which is an area for displaying the icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 described in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K11 are defined in the same manner as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 is at least a part including the display area II of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and is set to a part surrounded by the base member 11, and the base member 11 and the element member 12. The boundary portion where the and are joined has an inclined shape. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 34 corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E11 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K11 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 has a trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 12 is provided only on the display region II without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 11. For the base member 11, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about 100 [μm]. So that it is flattened.

  When the tactile sense input sheet 117 is configured in this way, compared to the fifth embodiment, the seventh embodiment, and the like, the haptic input sheet 117 is rapidly dug down from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction at the bowl-shaped portion, and the other It becomes possible to present a sense of concave shape that suddenly digs up from the bowl-shaped part toward the display surface. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 117. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment. In addition, about the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 117, the direction of the element member 12 having the inverted trapezoidal cross section may be reversed in FIG.

  Thus, according to the input device 315 as the seventeenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 117 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K11 and the like are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E11 and the like, the scissors-like portion extends along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. It is possible to present a feeling of concave shape that digs up rapidly and digs up rapidly from the bowl-shaped part toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 315 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

FIGS. 35A and 35B are cross-sectional views illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 316 according to the eighteenth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 2 is set higher than the hardness of the base member 1 of the tactile input sheet 118, the element member 2 has a cross-sectional inverted trapezoidal shape or a cross-sectional trapezoidal shape, The case where the element member 2 is not provided on the entire surface of the base member 1 is cited.

  According to the input device 316 shown in FIG. 35A, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 118, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. A tactile input sheet 118 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 1 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 2 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 and the like is displayed in the same manner as in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 2 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 1. The element member 2 shown in FIG. 35A corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 2 has an inverted trapezoidal shape, and the element member 2 is provided only in the display area I without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 1. For the element member 2, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. The base member 1 uses a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, for example, a transparent silicon rubber having a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °, and has a film thickness t of 100 [μm]. It is flattened to a degree.

  When the tactile sense input sheet 118 is configured in this manner, unlike the fourth to sixth embodiments, the other display surface suddenly rises from the saddle-shaped portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. It is possible to present a sense of convex shape that suddenly falls from the saddle-shaped part toward. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 118. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment. In addition, regarding the formation example of the tactile sense input sheet 118, the base member “11” → “1” and the element member “12” are reversed with respect to the composition hardness of the base member 11 and the element member 12 shown in the fifth embodiment. "→" 2 "so that the description can be applied.

  FIG. 35B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 316 ′. In this example, the element member 2 'has a trapezoidal cross section. That is, the shape of the element member 2 shown in FIG. 35A is reversed as in the element member 2 'shown in FIG. 35B.

  According to the input device 316 'shown in FIG. 35B, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 118', and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 118 ′ provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 1 ′ having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 2 ′ having a lump shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. Has been. In the figure, reference numeral II denotes a display area, which is an area for displaying the icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 described in the third embodiment. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K11 are defined in the same manner as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 2 ′ is at least a part including the display area II of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29, and is set to a part surrounded by the base member 1 ′. The boundary portion where the element member 2 ′ is joined has an inclined shape. The element member 2 ′ shown in FIG. 35B corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E11 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K11 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment. .

  In this example, the element member 2 ′ has a trapezoidal cross section, and the element member 2 ′ is provided only in the display region II without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 1 ′. For the base member 1 ′, for example, a sheet-like polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. The element member 2 ′ is made of a slightly transparent material having a refractive index close to that of the polycarbonate-based transparent material, and is flattened so that the film thickness t becomes about 100 μm.

  When the tactile sense input sheet 118 ′ is configured in this way, it is smoothly raised at the inclined portion from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction as compared with the fifth embodiment, the seventeenth embodiment, and the like. It is possible to present a sense of convex shape that smoothly rises from the inclined portion toward the display surface. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 118 '. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment. In addition, about the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 118 ', the direction of the element member 2 having the inverted trapezoidal shape in FIG.

  Thus, according to the input device 316 as the eighteenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 118 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 are touched by hand and slid from the base member 1 to the element members E1 to E21, etc., from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction, It is possible to present a sense of convex shape that rises rapidly and drops rapidly from the bowl-shaped part toward the other display surface. As a result, it is possible to provide an input device 316 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  In addition, according to the input device 316 ′ shown in FIG. 35B, since the transparent tactile input sheet 118 ′ according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. Further, when the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K11 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 1 ′ to the element members E1 to E11 etc., from the inclined part along the sliding direction from one side of the display surface. It is possible to present a sense of convex shape that smoothly swells and smoothly swells the inclined portion toward the other display surface. This makes it possible to provide an input device 316 ′ with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

36A and 36B are cross-sectional views showing a configuration example of one icon image element of the input devices 317 and 317 ′ according to the nineteenth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 11 of the tactile input sheet 119, and the element member 12 has a downward hook shape or hemispherical shape, In this example, the element member 12 is not provided on the entire surface of the base member 11.

  According to the input device 317 shown in FIG. 36A, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 119, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 119 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed in the same manner as in the third and fourth embodiments. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 11. For example, a boundary portion where the base member 11 and the element member 12 are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape that hangs down toward the display unit 29. The element member 12 shown in FIG. 36A corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 has a downward bowl shape or a hemispherical shape, and the element member 12 is not provided on the entire surface of the base member 11 and is provided only in the display region I. For the base member 11, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of about t = 100 [μm] is used. As the element member 12, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and its film thickness t is about half of 50 [μm]. It is embedded to a certain extent, and its upper part is flattened.

  When the tactile sense input sheet 119 is configured in this way, as in the fifth embodiment, it slides down from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction from the downward bowl-shaped or hemispherical portion, and the other display surface It is possible to present a sense of concave shape that slides from the bowl-shaped or hemispherical portion toward the screen. In addition, since the element member 12 constitutes a concave lens, the icon image can be reduced and visually recognized, and a lens effect can be obtained. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 119. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  FIG. 36B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 317 ′. In this example, the element member 12 ′ has an upward bowl shape or hemispherical shape. That is, the shape of the element member 12 ′ shown in FIG. 36A is reversed as in the element member 12 ′ shown in FIG. 36B. In particular, the element member 12 'exhibits a lens effect.

  According to the input device 317 ′ shown in FIG. 36B, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 119 ′, and the top member 5 are stacked on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 119 ′ provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 11 ′ having a sheet shape with a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° and an element member 12 ′ having a lump shape with a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 °. Has been. In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed in the same manner as in the third and fourth embodiments. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 12 ′ is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 11 ′. For example, a boundary portion where the base member 11 ′ and the element member 12 ′ are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape extending upward from the display portion 29. The element member 12 ′ shown in FIG. 36B corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment. .

  In this example, the element member 12 ′ has a downward bowl shape or hemispherical shape, and the element member 12 ′ is provided only in the display region I without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 11 ′. Yes. For the base member 11 ′, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. For the element member 12 ′, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° is used as a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material, and the film thickness t is about half of 50 [μm. The base member 11 ′ is buried so as to be flattened.

  By configuring the tactile input sheet 119 ′ in this way, it is possible to present a sense of concave shape that falls down from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction in an upward bowl-like or hemispherical portion as compared to the fifth embodiment. become. In addition, since the element member 12 'constitutes a convex lens, the icon image can be enlarged and visually recognized, and a lens effect can be obtained. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 119. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  Thus, according to the input device 317 as the nineteenth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 119 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 11 ′ to the element members E1 to E21, etc., the heel downwards along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces An input operation with a sense of concave shape that slides down from the shape or hemispherical portion and slides up from the bowl shape or hemispherical portion toward the other display surface can be presented. This makes it possible to provide an input device 317 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  Also, according to the input device 317 ′ shown in FIG. 36B, the transparent tactile input sheet 119 ′ according to the present invention is applied, so that even if the display surface is observed flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. In addition, when touching icon images such as various function keys K1 to K11 by hand and sliding from the base member 11 'to the element members E1 to E11, etc., an upward bowl shape along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces Alternatively, it is possible to present a sense of concave shape that falls at the hemispherical portion. In addition, since the element member 12 'constitutes a convex lens, the icon image can be enlarged and visually recognized. This makes it possible to provide an input device 317 ′ with a unique tactile input sheet for icon touch.

FIGS. 37A and B are cross-sectional views showing a configuration example of one icon image element of the input devices 318 and 318 ′ according to the twentieth embodiment.
In this example, the hardness of the element member 2 is set higher than the hardness of the base member 1 of the tactile input sheet 120, and the element member 2 has a downward hook shape or hemispherical shape, The case where the element member 2 is not provided on the entire surface of the base member 1 is cited.

  According to the input device 318 shown in FIG. 37A, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 120, and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 120 provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 1 having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 2 having a lump shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. . In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed in the same manner as in the third and fourth embodiments. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 2 is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 1. For example, a boundary portion where the base member 1 and the element member 2 are joined has a bowl shape or hemispherical shape that hangs down toward the display unit 29. The element member 2 shown in FIG. 37A corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 2 has a downward bowl shape or hemispherical shape, and the element member 2 is provided only in the display region I without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 1. For the element member 2, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material is used. The element member 2 is embedded in the base member 1 so that the film thickness t is about 50 [μm], which is about half, and the upper part thereof is flattened. For the base member 1, a soft transparent material having a refractive index close to that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material is used. For example, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 ° is formed with a film thickness t = 100 [μm].

  When the tactile input sheet 120 is configured in this way, a convex shape feeling in which the reaction force increases in a downward bowl-like or hemispherical portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces in the same manner as in the fifth embodiment. Can be presented. Moreover, as in the nineteenth embodiment, the element member 2 forms a concave lens, so that the icon image can be reduced and viewed, and the lens effect can be obtained. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 120. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  FIG. 37B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one icon image element of the input device 318 ′. In this example, the element member 2 ′ has an upward bowl shape or hemispherical shape. That is, the shape of the element member 2 shown in FIG. 37A is reversed as in the element member 2 'shown in FIG. 37B. Also in this example, the element member 2 ′ exhibits a convex lens effect.

  According to the input device 318 'shown in FIG. 37B, the input detection unit 45, the tactile input sheet 120', and the top member 5 are laminated on the display unit 29 in the same order as in the third embodiment. The tactile input sheet 120 ′ provided on the input detection unit 45 includes a base member 1 ′ having a sheet shape with a hardness of 20 ° to 40 ° and an element member 2 ′ having a lump shape with a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 °. Has been. In the figure, I denotes a display area, which is an area in which, for example, an icon image (input image) of the number “1” key K1 is displayed in the same manner as in the third and fourth embodiments. The icon images of the other function keys K2 to K21 are similarly defined as described in the third embodiment.

  In this example, the element member 2 ′ is set to a portion including at least the display area I of the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 and surrounded by the base member 1 ′. For example, the boundary portion where the base member 1 ′ and the element member 2 ′ are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape extending upward from the display portion 29. The element member 2 ′ shown in FIG. 37B corresponds to each of the element members E1 to E21 facing the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 shown in FIG. 8, as described in the third embodiment. .

  In this example, the element member 2 ′ has an upward bowl shape or hemispherical shape, and the element member 2 ′ is provided only in the display region I without being provided on the entire surface of the base member 1 ′. Yes. For the base member 1 ′, for example, a polycarbonate-based transparent material that is an example of a transparent material having a film thickness of t = 100 [μm] is used. The element member 2 ′ is made of a transparent material having a refractive index that is slightly harder than that of a polycarbonate-based transparent material. The element member 2 ′ is buried so that its film thickness t is about 50 [μm], which is about half. It is flattened.

  When the tactile input sheet 120 ′ is configured as described above, a convex shape feeling in which the reaction force is reduced in a saddle-like or hemispherical portion upward from the display surface along the sliding direction as compared with the fifth embodiment. Can be presented. In addition, since the element member 2 'constitutes a convex lens, the icon image can be enlarged and viewed, and a lens effect can be obtained. Also in this example, a surface plate may be inserted between the input detection unit 45 and the tactile input sheet 120. The reason for inserting the display board is as described in the third embodiment.

  As described above, according to the input device 318 as the twentieth embodiment, since the transparent tactile input sheet 120 according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed to be flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. When the icon images of the various function keys K1 to K21 etc. are touched by hand and slid from the base member 1 to the element members E1 to E21 etc., a downward saddle shape along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces Alternatively, it becomes possible to present an input operation accompanied by a convex shape feeling in which the reaction force increases at the hemispherical portion. As a result, an input device 318 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch can be provided.

  In addition, according to the input device 318 ′ shown in FIG. 37B, since the transparent tactile input sheet 120 ′ according to the present invention is applied, even if the display surface is observed flat, it is displayed on the display unit 29. Further, when touching the icon image or the like of various function keys K1 to K11 with the hand and sliding from the base member 1 'to the element members E1 to E11, etc., an upward bowl shape along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces Alternatively, it is possible to present a sense of convex shape in which the reaction force decreases at the hemispherical portion. In addition, since the element member 2 'constitutes a convex lens, the icon image can be enlarged and viewed. This makes it possible to provide an input device 318 'with a unique tactile input sheet for icon touch.

  In the third to thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth, and nineteenth embodiments described above, the hardness of the base members 11, 11a, and 11b of the tactile input sheets 103 to 113, 115, 117, and 119 is about 60 ° to 80 °. However, the present invention is not limited to this and has a hardness of 60 to 80. A transparent silicon rubber member having a degree of about 20 ° may be used, and a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of about 20 to 40 ° may be used for the element member 12.

  Furthermore, a polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material having a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 ° is used for the base member 11 of the tactile input sheets 103 to 113, 115, 117, and 119, and a hardness of about 20 to 40 ° is used for the element member 12. The transparent silicon rubber member may be used.

  Further, a polyethersulfone-based transparent material having a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 ° is used for the base member 11 of the tactile input sheets 103 to 113, 115, 117, and 119, and a hardness of about 20 to 40 ° is used for the element member 12. It may be a case where a transparent silicon rubber member is used. Further, a transparent optical member (Zeonor, Arton, etc.) having a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 ° is used for the base member 11 of the tactile sense input sheets 103 to 113, 115, 117, 119, and a hardness of 20 to 20 for the element member 12. A case of using a transparent silicon rubber member of about 40 ° may be used.

  In the fourteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth and twentieth embodiments described above, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of about 20 ° to 40 ° is used for the base member 1 of the tactile sense input sheets 114, 116, 118, 120. Although the case where a polycarbonate-based transparent material having a hardness of about 60 ° to 80 ° is used for the element member 2 is described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the base member 1 of the tactile input sheets 114, 116, 118, 120 is used. Alternatively, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° may be used, and a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 ° may be used for the element member 2.

  Further, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used for the base member 1 of the tactile input sheets 114, 116, 118, and 120, and a polycarbonate-based transparent material having a hardness of about 60 to 80 ° is used for the element member 2. May be used. Further, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used for the base member 1 of the touch-sensitive input sheets 114, 116, 118, and 120, and a polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent member having a hardness of about 60 to 80 ° is used for the element member 2. Materials may be used.

  Further, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used for the base member 1 of the touch-sensitive input sheets 114, 116, 118, and 120, and a polyethersulfone-based transparent member having a hardness of about 60 to 80 ° is used for the element member 2. Materials may be used. Further, a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used for the base member 1 of the tactile sense input sheets 114, 116, 118, and 120, and a transparent optical member having a hardness of about 60 to 80 ° is used for the element member 2. Zeonor, Arton, etc.) may be used. As described above, the tactile input sheets 103 to 120 do not impair the visibility of the display unit 29 and use two or more types of transparent members having substantially the same refractive index and different bending elasticity on the operation surface, thereby enabling an input operation. At this time, a feeling of unevenness can be presented on the finger or the like of the operator 30.

FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a non-foldable mobile phone 400 as a 21st embodiment provided with the input device 90 according to the present invention.
A mobile phone 400 shown in FIG. 38 constitutes an example of an electronic device, includes an input device 90 with a touch-sensitive input sheet for icon touch, and has a touch-sensitive input function for presenting a touch to an operating body (person) during an information input operation. An electronic device that performs various data processing including voice and video processing in addition to telephone functions. Here, the tactile input sheet for icon touch refers to a touch sheet that enables an input operation with a sense of unevenness when the icon image displayed on the display unit 29 is touched with a hand. Of course, the operation is not limited to the operator's finger 30a, and an input operation may be performed using an operation body such as a pen. The mobile phone 400 can capture a subject image and record surrounding sounds.

  The cellular phone 400 includes a single case 401 having an operation surface and an input device 90 with a tactile input function. The input device 90 is provided in the housing 401 and inputs information by sliding or pressing with an operator's finger 30a or the like. Any one of the input devices 301 to 318 and 318 ′ with a tactile input sheet described in the first to twentieth embodiments of the present invention is applied to the input device 90.

  An ultra-small speaker 36b with an actuator function is provided on the upper left center of the surface of the housing 401, and functions as both a call receiver and a tactile presentation actuator. In addition to the audio signal, a 200 Hz vibration control signal for tactile presentation is input to the speaker 36b. An input device 90 with a tactile function is provided below the speaker mounting surface of the housing 401, that is, in almost the entire area of the front surface of the housing 401.

  The input device 90 includes an input detection unit 45 and a display unit 29, and gives (presents) a tactile sensation to the pressing operation of the operating body on the input detection surface on the display screen. The input detection unit 45 is provided on the display unit 29 having an operation surface so as to detect a sliding position of the operator 30 such as a finger 30a and a pushing operation. For example, as the input device 90, the input device 301 on which the haptic input sheet 103 according to the third embodiment is mounted is applied.

  In this case, the transparent tactile input sheet 103 is provided so as to cover part or all of the input detection unit 45, and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit 29. The tactile sense input sheet 103 has substantially the same property of transmitting light and has a base member 11 having a predetermined hardness and a sheet shape, and has a lump shape having a predetermined size, and a portion of the base member 11 or a predetermined portion. And the element member 12 having a hardness different from the hardness of the base member 11 (see FIG. 9).

  In this example, the display unit 29 is divided into two display areas, input information such as a plurality of button icons is displayed in the upper display area, and an operation panel 98 is displayed in the lower display area. Also in this example, when an input operation icon image displayed on the display unit 29 is operated with a finger, a tactile sensation is given to the operator's finger touching the display screen together with a click sound (cyber switch operation sound) from the speaker 36b. It is made to present.

  In this example, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 is observed in a flat shape, the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 are touched by hand, and the base member 11 When sliding to the element members E1 to E21, etc., an input with a sense of concave shape that digs in a step shape from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction and digs in a step shape toward the other display surface. The operation can be presented. By this input operation, the mobile phone 400 can determine the input of the button icon or the like displayed on the display unit 29.

  In this example, the operation panel 98 displayed on the display unit 29 includes a plurality of push button switches 92. For example, the push button switch 92 includes “0” to “9” numeric keys, symbol keys such as “*” and “#”, hook buttons such as “on” and “off”, menu keys, and the like ( (See FIG. 8). A camera 34 is attached to the rear surface of the display unit 29 and is operated to capture a subject image. A telephone microphone 93 is attached below the upper surface of the housing 401 so as to function as a transmitter.

  Note that a connector 99 such as a USB terminal is disposed outside the front surface of the housing 401 so that communication processing with an external device is possible. A module-type antenna 96 is attached to the inside of the housing 401, and a loud sound speaker (not shown) is provided around the inside of the housing 401 to release a sound (music) added to the incoming melody or video data. It is made to sound. A circuit board 97 is provided inside the housing 401. Further, a battery 94 is built in the housing, and power is supplied to the circuit board 97, the display unit 29, and the like.

Next, a mobile phone 400 with a tactile input sheet and a tactile function will be described. FIG. 39 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control system of the mobile phone 400 and a touch feedback function example thereof.
A cellular phone 400 shown in FIG. 39 is configured by mounting each function block on a circuit board 97 of a housing 401. Note that portions corresponding to those shown in FIG. 38 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The cellular phone 400 includes a control unit 15, a reception unit 18, a transmission unit 22, an antenna duplexer 23, an input detection unit 45, a display unit 29, a power supply unit 33, a camera 34, a storage unit 35, a ring melody speaker 36a, and an actuator. A speaker 36b with a function and an operation panel 98 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the input detection unit 45 shown in FIG. 39 uses an input device such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (SAW), an optical method, a multistage tact switch, or the like. Then, the position detection information and the force detection information are output to the control unit 15. The input detection unit 45 detects the sliding position and push-in of the finger 30a of the operator 30, and receives at least the position detection signal S1 and the input detection signal S2 that is the input amount (pressing force; pressing force F). .

  The control unit 15 includes an image processing unit 26, an A / D driver 28, a CPU 32, a memory unit 37, and a video & audio processing unit 44. The A / D driver 28 is supplied with the position detection signal S1 and the input detection signal S2 from the input detection unit 45. The A / D driver 28 converts an analog signal composed of the position detection signal S1 and the input detection signal S2 into digital data in order to distinguish the functions of cursoring and icon selection. In addition to this, the A / D driver 28 performs arithmetic processing on this digital data to detect whether it is a cursoring input or icon selection information, and flag data D3 or position detection information D1 or input detection for distinguishing between the cursoring input and icon selection The information D2 is supplied to the CPU 32. These calculations may be executed in the CPU 32.

  A CPU 32 is connected to the A / D driver 28. The CPU 32 controls the entire telephone set based on the system program. The storage unit 35 stores system program data for controlling the entire telephone. A RAM (not shown) is used as a work memory. When the power is turned on, the CPU 32 reads out the system program data from the storage unit 35 and develops it in the RAM, starts up the system and controls the entire mobile phone. For example, the CPU 32 receives position detection information D1, input detection information D2 and flag data D3 (hereinafter also simply referred to as input data) from the A / D driver 28, and sends predetermined command data D to the power supply unit 33, the camera 34, Control is performed such that the data is supplied to devices such as the storage unit 35, the memory unit 37, and the video & audio processing unit 44, the reception data from the reception unit 18 is captured, and the transmission data is transferred to the transmission unit 22.

  In this example, the CPU 32 compares the input detection information D2 obtained from the input detection unit 45 with a preset pressing determination threshold value Fth, and controls the vibration of the speaker 36b with an actuator function based on the comparison result. The memory unit 37 is controlled. For example, if the tactile sensations propagated from the input detection surface at the pressed position of the input detection unit 45 are A and B, the tactile sense A reduces the input detection surface corresponding to the pressure F of the operator's finger 30a at the pressed position. It is obtained by changing from a vibration pattern having a frequency and a small amplitude to a vibration pattern having a high frequency and a large amplitude. The tactile sensation B is obtained by changing the input detection surface corresponding to the pressure F of the operator's finger 30a at the pressed position from a high frequency and large amplitude vibration pattern to a low frequency and small amplitude vibration pattern. It is done.

  The storage unit 35 is connected to the CPU 32 described above, for example, display information D4 for displaying the input item selection display screen three-dimensionally, and the selection position and vibration mode of the icon corresponding to the display information D4. Control information Dc and the like are stored for each display screen. The control information Dc can generate a plurality of different tactile sensations synchronized with the application (three-dimensional display and various display contents) in the display unit 29, and a plurality of specific vibration waveforms that generate the tactile sensations, and An algorithm for setting a specific haptic generation mode for each application is included. For the storage unit 35, an EEPROM, a ROM, a RAM, or the like is used.

  In this example, the CPU 32 performs display control of the display unit 29 and output control of the speaker 36b with an actuator function based on the position detection information D1, output detection information D2, and flag data D3 output from the A / D driver 28. . For example, the control unit 15 reads the control information Dc from the storage unit 35 based on the position detection signal S1 and the input detection signal S2 obtained from the input detection unit 45, accesses the memory unit 37, and has a speaker with an actuator function. Control is performed such that the vibration generation signal Sa is supplied to 36b.

  For example, the CPU 32 activates the tactile sense A when the input detection unit 45 detects the input detection information D2 exceeding the press determination threshold value Fth, and then detects the input detection information D2 below the press determination threshold value Fth. The memory unit 37 is read and controlled so as to start up. By this control, different vibration patterns corresponding to the “pressing force” of the operator's finger 30a and the like are generated.

  A memory unit 37 is connected to the CPU 32, and vibration generation data Da is read based on the control information Dc from the CPU 32. The vibration generation data Da has an output waveform composed of a sine waveform. A video & audio processing unit 44 is connected to the memory unit 37, and each vibration generation data Da is supplied to the video & audio processing unit 44, and the vibration generation data Da is subjected to audio processing (digital / analog conversion / amplification etc.). The vibration generation signal Sout2 is supplied to the speaker 36b with an actuator function. The speaker 36b vibrates based on the vibration generation signal Sout2.

  In this example, the memory unit 37 stores a pressing determination threshold value Fth corresponding to each application. For example, the pressing determination threshold value Fth is stored in advance in a ROM or the like provided in the storage unit 35 as a trigger parameter. Under the control of the CPU 32, the storage unit 35 inputs the input detection information D2, compares the preset pressing determination threshold Fth with the pressure F obtained from the input detection information D2, and determines that Fth> F. Processing or determination processing such as Fth ≦ F is executed.

  For example, when the pressing determination threshold Fth = 100 [gf] is set in the memory unit 37, the input detection surface is vibrated based on the vibration pattern for obtaining the tactile sensation of the classic switch. When the pressing determination threshold Fth = 20 [gf] is set, the input detection surface is vibrated based on a vibration pattern for obtaining a tactile sense of the cyber switch.

  In addition to the memory unit 37, the image processing unit 26 is connected to the CPU 32, and the display information D4 for three-dimensionally displaying button icons and the like is subjected to image processing. The display information D4 after the image processing is supplied to the display unit 29. In this example, the CPU 32 controls display of the display unit 29 so that the button icons in the display screen are displayed in a three-dimensional manner with a perspective in the depth direction.

  The input device 90 configured in this way, for example, presses (contacts) one of a plurality of button icons displayed on the display screen for selecting an input item, and moves the input detection unit 45 on the display screen in the Z direction. When pressed down, a screen input operation is performed with a tactile sensation. The operator 30 receives the vibration of the finger 30a and feels the vibration of each button icon as a tactile sensation.

  The display content of the display unit 29 is determined by the eyes of the operator, and the sound emission from the speakers 36a, 36b, etc. is determined by the hearing of the operator's ears. The CPU 32 is connected to the display unit 29 and the input detection unit 45 that constitute the operation panel 98, and is used, for example, when manually inputting the telephone number of the other party. In addition to the icon selection screen described above, an incoming video may be displayed on the display unit 29 based on the video signal Sv.

  Also, the antenna 16 shown in FIG. 39 is connected to the antenna duplexer 23, and receives a radio wave from the other party from a base station or the like when an incoming call is received. A receiver 18 is connected to the antenna duplexer 23, receives reception data guided from the antenna 16, demodulates video and audio, and outputs the demodulated video and audio data Din to the CPU 32 and the like. The A video & audio processing unit 44 is connected to the receiving unit 18 through the CPU 32, and digital audio data is converted from digital to analog to output an audio signal Sout, or digital video data is converted from digital to analog to generate a video signal. Sv is output.

  Connected to the video & audio processing unit 44 are a speaker 36a for large sound and a speaker 36b with an actuator function for constituting a receiver. The speaker 36a is configured to ring a ringtone, a ringtone or the like based on the acoustic signal Sout1 when an incoming call is received. The speaker 36b receives the audio signal Sout2 'and expands the other party's speech 30d. The speaker 36b vibrates based on the vibration generation signal Sout2 when presenting a tactile sensation.

  In addition to the speakers 36a and 36b, the video & audio processing unit 44 is connected to the microphone 13 constituting the transmitter, and collects the voice of the operator and outputs the audio signal Sin. The video & audio processing unit 44 performs analog / digital conversion on the analog audio signal Sin to be sent to the other party at the time of calling and outputs digital audio data, or analog / digital conversion of the analog video signal Sv. Digital video data is output.

  In addition to the receiving unit 18, the transmitting unit 22 is connected to the CPU 32 to modulate the video and audio data Dout and the like to be sent to the other party, and supply the modulated transmission data to the antenna 16 through the antenna duplexer 23. To be made. The antenna 16 radiates a radio wave supplied from the antenna duplexer 23 toward a base station or the like.

  In addition to the transmission unit 22, a camera 34 is connected to the CPU 32 described above, and a subject is photographed. For example, still image information and operation information are transmitted to the other party through the transmission unit 22. The camera 34 is provided on the back side of the housing 401. The power supply unit 33 includes a battery 94, and includes a reception unit 18, a transmission unit 22, a display unit 29, a CPU 32, a camera 34, a storage unit 35, a memory unit 37, a video & audio processing unit 44, and an input detection unit 45. DC power is supplied to the power source. In this example, the case where the memory unit 37 is provided separately from the video & audio processing unit 44 has been described, but a storage device provided in the video & audio processing unit 44 may also be used. The number of parts can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the mobile phone 400 as the twenty-first embodiment, any of the input devices 301 to 318 according to the present invention is provided for the input device 90 with a tactile function. When the hardness of the element member 12 is set lower than the hardness of the base member 11 with respect to the sliding or pushing operation by the operator's finger 30a, digging down from one side of the display surface along the sliding direction, In addition, it is possible to present a sense of concave shape that digs toward the other display surface.

  Accordingly, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 is observed in a flat shape, the icon images such as various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 are touched by hand, and the base member 11 to the element members E1 to E1. When sliding to E21 or the like, it becomes possible to present a tactile sensation combining the feeling of unevenness by the tactile sense input sheet 103 and the vibration of 200 Hz by the speaker 36b to the finger 30a of the person who operates the mobile phone 400.

  Accordingly, it is possible to provide the mobile phone 400 including the tactile input sheet for icon touch and the input device 90 with a tactile presentation function. In addition, since the push button switch is visualized and the speaker 36b is also used as the actuator, the input device 90 can be reduced in size and operability. Therefore, the malfunction of the mobile phone 400 can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

  Conventionally, an input button that cannot be configured on the display unit 29 because sufficient uneven expression has been necessary, and the mobile phone 400 needs to be able to confirm the position by groping even in the dark. Etc. can be configured on the display unit 29. As a result, the area and volume where the input function such as the operation panel has been arranged is not necessary for the mobile phone 400, and the mobile phone 400 can be reduced in size and thickness.

FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a video camera 500 as a 22nd embodiment provided with the input device 90 according to the present invention.
A video camera 500 shown in FIG. 40 constitutes another example of an electronic device, includes an input device 90 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch, and provides a tactile input function for presenting a tactile sensation to an operating body (person) during an information input operation. It is an attached electronic device that captures a subject image and records surrounding sounds.

  The video camera 500 has a case 402 that constitutes an exterior. A lens barrel 403 in which a photographing optical system 404 is incorporated is provided on the upper front surface of the case 402. At the rear end of the lens barrel 403, an image sensor (not shown) that captures a subject image guided by the photographing optical system 404 is incorporated.

  Various operation switches 405 such as a power switch, a shooting start / stop switch, and a zoom switch are provided on the rear surface, top surface, and side surfaces of the case 402. On the left side surface of the case 402, a touch panel display device 501 with a tactile input function is connected to the case 402 through a hinge 406 so as to be opened and closed, and an image captured by an image sensor (not shown) is displayed.

  The touch panel display device 501 has an operation surface. The touch panel display device 501 is provided with an input device 90, and information is input by sliding or pressing with an operator's finger 30a or the like. Any one of the input devices 301 to 318 and 318 ′ with a tactile input sheet described in the first to twentieth embodiments of the present invention is applied to the touch panel display device 501.

  The input device 90 includes an input detection unit 45 and a display unit 29, and gives (presents) a tactile sensation to the pressing operation of the operating body on the input detection surface on the display screen. The input detection unit 45 is provided on the display unit 29 having an operation surface so as to detect a sliding position of the operator 30 such as a finger 30a and a pushing operation. For example, an input device 303 on which the tactile input sheet 105 according to the fifth embodiment is mounted is applied to the input device 90 (see FIGS. 8 and 13).

  In this case, the transparent tactile input sheet 105 is provided so as to cover part or all of the input detection unit 45, and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit 29. The tactile input sheet 105 has substantially the same property of transmitting light, and has a base member 11 having a predetermined hardness and a sheet shape, and a lump shape having a predetermined size, and a portion of the base member 11 or a predetermined portion. And the element member 12 having a hardness different from the hardness of the base member 11 (see FIG. 13).

  In this example, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 is observed in a flat shape, the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 are touched by hand, and the base member 11 to the element member When sliding to E1 to E21, etc., a concave shape feeling that smoothly digs up from the inclined part along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces and smoothly digs up from the inclined part toward the other display surface It is possible to present an input operation accompanied by. By this input operation, the video camera 500 can also confirm the input of the button icon or the like displayed on the display unit 29.

  Also in this example, when the icon image for input operation displayed on the monitor display unit 29 of the touch panel display device 501 is operated with the finger 30a, the display screen is touched with the click sound (cyber switch operation sound) from the speaker 36b. The tactile sensation is presented to the operator's finger.

  Thus, according to the video camera 500 as the twenty-second embodiment, any one of the input devices 301 to 318 and 318 ′ according to the present invention is provided for the touch panel display device 501 with a tactile function. When the hardness of the element member 12 is set higher than the hardness of the base member 11 with respect to the sliding or pushing operation by the finger 30a of the operator who operates the camera 500, it follows the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. Thus, it is possible to present an input operation accompanied by a concave shape that is smoothly dug from the inclined portion and smoothly dug from the inclined portion toward the other display surface.

  Therefore, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 in the touch panel display device 501 is observed in a flat shape, the base member 11 touches the icon image or the like of the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 by hand. When the user slides to the element members E1 to E21, etc., the finger 30a of the person who operates the video camera 500 can be presented with a tactile sensation that combines the feeling of unevenness by the tactile input sheet 105 and the vibration of 200 Hz by the speaker 36b. Become.

  Thereby, the video camera 500 provided with the touch-sensitive input sheet for icon touch and the touch-panel display device 501 with a tactile presentation function can be provided. In addition, since the push button switch is visualized and the speaker 36b is also used as the actuator, the touch panel display device 501 can be reduced in size and operability. Accordingly, the malfunction of the video camera 500 can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

FIG. 41 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a digital camera 600 as a 23rd embodiment provided with the input device 90 according to the present invention.
A digital camera 600 shown in FIG. 41 constitutes another example of an electronic device, and includes an input device 90 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch, and is a device that processes still image information obtained by photographing a subject image. is there.

  The digital camera 600 has a main body case 60 constituting an exterior, and an imaging unit 34 ′ is incorporated on the front side of the main body case 60. The imaging unit 34 'includes an imaging lens, a lens driving mechanism (not shown), an imaging element, and the like. The imaging element is provided at the rear end of the imaging lens and operates to capture a subject image guided by a photographing optical system such as an imaging lens or a lens driving mechanism.

  Various push button switches 92 such as a power switch, a mode switch, a zoom switch, and a shutter switch 12a are provided on the rear surface, top surface, and side surfaces of the main body case 60. The power switch is a switch for turning on or off the power of the digital camera 600.

  A zoom switch (not shown) is operated when the subject image is zoomed up or zoomed down. The shutter switch 12 a is turned on when instructing the control system to capture still image information of the subject video displayed on the display unit 29.

  Further, a display unit 29 is provided on the back side of the main body case 60 so that the subject image captured by the imaging unit 34 'is displayed as a moving image (monitor). For example, the display unit 29 displays an image (moving image) being shot, a still image image or a moving image image at the time of shutter ON operation and reproduction. For the display unit 29, for example, a color liquid crystal display device of about 2 to 3 inches is used.

  The display unit 29 has an operation surface. The display unit 29 constitutes an input device 90 together with the input detection unit 45, and is adapted to input information by sliding or pressing operation with an operator's finger 30a or the like. Any one of the input devices 301 to 318 and 318 ′ with a tactile input sheet described in the first to twentieth embodiments of the present invention is applied to the input device 90.

  The input device 90 gives (presents) a tactile sensation with respect to the pressing operation of the operating body on the input detection surface on the display screen. The input detection unit 45 is provided on the display unit 29 having an operation surface so as to detect a sliding position of the operator 30 such as a finger 30a and a pushing operation. For example, an input device 309 mounted with the tactile input sheet 111 according to the eleventh embodiment is applied to the input device 90 (see FIGS. 8 and 25).

  In this case, the transparent tactile input sheet 111 is provided so as to cover part or all of the input detection unit 45, and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit 29. The tactile sense input sheet 111 has substantially the same property of transmitting light, and has a base member 21 having a predetermined hardness and a sheet shape, and a lump shape having a predetermined size, and a portion of the base member 21 or a predetermined portion. And the element member 12 having a hardness different from the hardness of the base member 21 (see FIG. 25).

  In this example, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 is observed in a flat shape, the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 are touched by hand, and the base member 21 to the element member When sliding to E1 to E21, etc., a concave shape feeling that smoothly digs up from the inclined part along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces and smoothly digs up from the inclined part toward the other display surface Can be presented. With this input operation, the input of the button icon or the like displayed on the display unit 29 can be confirmed also in the digital camera 600.

  A circuit board 17 is provided inside the main body case 60. A memory such as a recording medium or a media slot can be mounted or mounted on the circuit board 17, and still image information of a subject obtained by photographing is recorded. A control system including a memory is mounted on the circuit board 17.

  In addition to the circuit board 17, the battery 14 is mounted inside the main body case 60, and DC power is supplied to the circuit board 17, the display unit 29, the imaging unit 34 ′, and the memory. An external interface 41 and the like are provided on the outside of the main body case 60 so that a video / audio connector and communication cables from an external device can be connected. The external interface 41 is used when outputting video and audio to an external device, and the terminal for the communication cable is used when communicating with the external device.

  In this example as well, when an input operation icon image displayed on the monitor display unit 29 of the input device 90 is operated with the finger 30a, a click sound (cyber switch operation sound) from a speaker 36b (not shown) is displayed on the display screen. A tactile sensation is presented to the finger 30a etc. of the operator who is touching.

  As described above, according to the digital camera 600 according to the twenty-third embodiment, the input device 309 according to the present invention is provided with respect to the input device 90 with a tactile function. Therefore, the finger 30a of the operator who operates the digital camera 600 is provided. When the hardness of the element member 12 is set higher than the hardness of the base member 21 with respect to the sliding or pushing operation according to the above, the digging smoothly from the inclined portion along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces, In addition, it is possible to present an input operation with a concave shape that smoothly digs up from the inclined portion toward the other display surface.

  Therefore, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 in the input device 90 is observed in a flat shape, the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 are touched by hand, and the base member 21 When sliding to the element members E1 to E21, etc., it becomes possible to present a tactile sensation that combines the unevenness feeling by the tactile sense input sheet 111 and the vibration of 200 Hz by the speaker 36b to the finger 30a of the person who operates the digital camera 600. .

  Accordingly, it is possible to provide the digital camera 600 including the tactile input sheet for icon touch and the input device 90 with a tactile presentation function. In addition, since the push button switch is visualized and the speaker 36b is also used as the actuator, the input device 90 can be reduced in size and operability. Therefore, the malfunction of the digital camera 600 can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

  Conventionally, since the digital camera 600 described above could not be configured on the display unit 29 because sufficient unevenness expression was necessary, the shutter switch 12a can be configured on the display unit 29. Become. As a result, in the digital camera 600, the area and volume where the input function such as the operation panel has been arranged is not necessary, and the digital camera 600 can be reduced in size and thickness.

FIG. 42 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an automatic teller machine 700 as a 24th embodiment provided with the input device 312 according to the present invention.
An automated teller machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM 700) shown in FIG. 42 constitutes another example of an electronic device, and includes an input device 312 with a tactile input sheet for icon touch. ), Devices that accept passbooks, magnetic cards, etc., and can be used to trade services provided by financial institutions, money lenders, and cashiers, etc., by customer operations It is.

  In ATM700, for example, depositing cash into a savings account, cash repayment of loans, withdrawal of deposits and loans, inquiries about deposits and savings balances, transaction details, market price information, etc. Transfer of deposit and savings passbook, transfer (transfer using cash or cash card), transfer (transactions withdrawing from one of your deposit and saving accounts and depositing into the other), change of PIN registered in cash card, bond and foreign currency Businesses such as purchase application and lottery purchase application are handled. Magnetic media, IC cards, etc. are used as media necessary for business. ATM 700 introduces a system in which the depositor's finger and palm vein plexus patterns are registered in advance, and the corresponding part of the user is verified every time a transaction is performed.

  The ATM 700 has a main body case 70 that constitutes an exterior, and a display unit 29 is provided on the front side of the main body case 70 to provide guidance necessary for business, a display screen for transaction operations, and a plurality of push buttons. Display switch video and so on. The push button switch image constitutes an icon image for input operation. For example, numeric keys K1 to K9 for “0” to “9”, “Confirm”, It consists of a button key K24 such as “Cancel”, a feed key K22, a return key K23, and the like. In the figure, “0” number keys, “circle” keys, operation menu keys, and the like are omitted.

  A color liquid crystal display element (LCD device) is used for the display unit 29. For the display unit 29, for example, a color liquid crystal display device of about 15 to 17 inches is used. An insertion payment port 71 is provided below the display unit 29 and is used when handling a medium required for business such as banknotes, coins, passbooks, forms, and magnetic cards. A card insertion slot 72 is provided adjacent to the insertion payment slot 71 and is handled so as to insert a magnetic card, an electronic card or the like.

  The display unit 29 has an operation surface. The display unit 29 constitutes an input device 312 together with the input detection unit 45, and is configured to input information by sliding or pressing operation with the operator's finger 30a or the like. The input device 312 constitutes a liquid crystal touch panel in which an operation screen display and a plurality of push button switch images are integrated. The input device 312 is disposed perpendicular to the main body case 70, for example. The input device 312 has a haptic input function like the input device 90, and the input device 312 includes a haptic input sheet described in the first to eleventh and thirteenth to twentieth embodiments of the present invention. Any of the attached input devices 301 to 311, 313 to 318, and 318 ′ can be applied.

  The input device 312 gives (presents) a tactile sensation in response to the pressing operation of the operating body on the input detection surface on the display screen. The input detection unit 45 is provided on the display unit 29 having an operation surface so as to detect a sliding position of the operator 30 such as a finger 30a and a pushing operation. For example, as the input device 312, one in which the tactile input sheet 114 according to the fourteenth embodiment is mounted is applied (see FIG. 31).

  In this case, the transparent tactile input sheet 114 is provided so as to cover part or all of the input detection unit 45, and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit 29. The tactile sense input sheet 114 has substantially the same property of transmitting light, and has a base member 1 having a predetermined hardness and a sheet shape, and a lump shape having a predetermined size, and a portion of the base member 1 or a predetermined portion Element member 2 distributed in position, and element member 2 has a hardness different from the hardness of base member 1 (see FIG. 31).

  In this example, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 is observed to be flat, the icon images such as the various function keys K1 to K21 displayed on the display unit 29 are touched by hand, and the base member 1 to the element member When sliding to E1 to E21, etc., it rises in a step shape from one display surface along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces, and rises in a step shape toward the other display surface. It is possible to present a feeling of convex shape that falls. By this input operation, the input of the button icon or the like displayed on the display unit 29 can be confirmed also in the ATM 700. About the internal structure of the main body case 70, the description is abbreviate | omitted on account of crime prevention.

  Also in this example, when an input operation icon image displayed on the monitor display unit 29 of the input device 312 is operated with the finger 30a, a click sound (cyber switch operation sound) from a speaker 36b (not shown) is displayed on the display screen. A tactile sensation is presented to the finger 30a etc. of the operator who is touching.

  FIG. 43 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the input device 312 in the ATM 700. An input device 312 shown in FIG. 43 is a device that is installed in the ATM 700 and inputs information by sliding or pressing the operator 30 with a finger or the like (operation body). The input device 312 includes the display unit 29, the input detection unit 45, and the tactile input sheet 114.

  The display unit 29 displays a plurality of push button switch images during an input operation. The push button switch video constitutes an icon image for input operation. The push button switch image includes “0” to “9” numeric keys K1 to K10 (not shown), symbol keys K11 and K12 (not shown) such as “*” and “#”, and menu operation keys K15 to K19. (Not shown), a feed key K22, a return key K23, a confirmation key K24, a cancel key (not shown), and the like.

  Although a liquid crystal display element is used for the display unit 29, a polarizing plate may be provided on the tactile input sheet 114. When a polarizing plate is installed, the reflected light on the front (light with a specific vibration component) can be seen without being polarized, and the oblique reflected light is polarized, so the viewing angle on the display screen can be intentionally narrowed. it can. As a result, when the personal identification number or the like is input, the screen content becomes invisible depending on the angle at which the display unit 29 is viewed, so that it cannot be seen.

  An input detection unit 45 is stacked above the display unit 29. The input detection unit 45 has an operation surface. The input detection unit 45 is provided above the display unit 29 and operates to detect the sliding position of the operator's finger or the like. For the input detection unit 45, for example, a capacitive touch panel is used. The input detection unit 45 may be anything as long as it can distinguish between the function of cursoring and the selection. In addition to the capacitance type input device, for example, a resistive film type, a surface wave elastic type (SAW), an optical type, a plurality of types, etc. An input device such as a stepped tact switch may be used, and it is preferable that the input device has a configuration that can provide position detection information and force detection information to the control system.

  A transparent tactile input sheet 114 constituting the function of the tactile sheet member is provided above the input detection unit 45. The tactile input sheet 114 is provided so as to cover the entire input detection unit 45, and is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit 29. Of course, the tactile sense input sheet 114 may be configured to cover a part of the input detection unit 45. The tactile input sheet 114 includes a tactile sheet member and a protective film according to the present invention.

  For example, the base member 1 includes a plurality of element members E1 to E9 and E22 to E24 having a lump shape with a predetermined size and distributed at predetermined positions. In this example, “1” to “9” numeric keys K1 to K9 corresponding to a password or an icon image for cash designation operation have a cylindrical shape. The element member E22 for the feed key, the element member E23 for the return key, and the element member E24 for the confirmation key have a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Each of the element members E1 to E9 and E22 to E24 has a hardness of 60 ° to 80 ° different from the hardness of the base member 1 of 20 ° to 40 °.

  The above-described element members E1 to E9 and E22 to E24 are arranged corresponding to the function keys K1 to K9 and K22 to K24. For example, the element member E1 is disposed on the “1” number key K1, the element member E2 is disposed on the “2” number key K2, and the element member E3 is disposed on the “3” number key K3. The element member E4 is disposed on the “4” numeric key K4, the element member E5 is disposed on the “5” numeric key K5, and the element member E6 is disposed on the “6” numeric key K6. The element member E7 is disposed on the “7” numeric key K7, the element member E8 is disposed on the “8” numeric key K8, and the element member E9 is disposed on the “9” numeric key K9. It is arranged. The element member E22 is disposed on the feed key K22, the element member E23 is disposed on the return key K23, and the element member E24 is disposed on the confirmation key K24.

  In this example, a film-like top member 5 constituting a protective film function is provided on the base member 1 and the element members E1 to E9 and E22 to E24. For the top member 5, a transparent material having a transmittance and a refractive index substantially equal to the transmittance and the refractive index of the tactile input sheet 114 is used. For example, ZEONOR having a film thickness of t = 25 [μm], which is an example of a transparent material, is used. The hardness is about 20 ° to 40 °. When the tactile input sheet 114 is configured in this way, it rises in a step shape from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction and from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction, and in a step shape toward the other display surface. It is possible to present a sense of convex shape that rises.

  As described above, according to the ATM 700 according to the twenty-third embodiment, the input device 312 according to the present invention is provided with respect to the input device 90 with a tactile function, and the sliding operation by the finger 30a of the operator who operates the ATM 700 or Since the hardness of the element members E1 to E9 and E22 to E24 is set higher than the hardness of the base member 1 with respect to the pushing operation, sliding from one of the display surfaces along the sliding direction from one of the display surfaces. It is possible to present a convex shape feeling that rises in a step shape along the direction and rises in a step shape toward the other display surface.

  Therefore, even if the display surface of the display unit 29 in the input device 312 is observed in a flat shape, the user touches icon images such as the various function keys K <b> 1 to K <b> 21 displayed on the display unit 29 with his / her hand from the base member 1. When sliding to the element members E1 to E21, etc., it becomes possible to present a tactile sensation that combines the feeling of unevenness by the tactile sense input sheet 114 and the vibration of 200 Hz by the speaker 36b to the finger 30a of the person who operates the ATM 700.

  As a result, it is possible to provide the ATM 700 including the tactile input sheet for icon touch and the input device 312 with a tactile presentation function. In addition, since the push button switch is visualized and the speaker 36b is also used as the actuator, the size and operability of the input device 312 can be improved. Therefore, the ATM 700 can be downsized, its cost can be reduced, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

  Next, a mobile phone 800 to which the present invention is applied will be described. Note that the description of the configuration, operation, manufacturing method, and the like common to the electronic devices such as the mobile phone 400 described above is omitted. 44A and 44B are perspective views showing the configuration of the mobile phone 800, and FIG. 45 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the mobile phone 800 shown in FIG. FIG. 46 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the mobile phone 800. 44 to 52 below, the short direction of the upper casing 810 and the lower casing 820 is taken as the X axis, the longitudinal direction thereof is taken as the Y axis, and the direction orthogonal to the X and Y axes is taken as the Z axis. In FIG. 45, for convenience, the upper housing 810 is simplified.

  The mobile phone 800 includes an upper housing (housing) 810, an operation unit 900, and a lower housing 820. As shown in FIGS. 44A and 44B, the upper housing 810 and the lower housing 820 are connected so as to be relatively slidable along the Y-axis. It is composed.

  As shown in FIG. 46, the upper housing 810 includes a front cover 812 and a front case 814. The front case 814 has a bottom plate 814a and a wall portion 814b erected on the periphery of the bottom plate 814a, and has a box shape with an open top surface. A fixing portion 814 c for fixing the front cover 812 is provided at a corner portion of the front case 814. The front case 814 accommodates electronic components such as a circuit board 840 described later.

  The front cover 812 is a lid formed by insert molding, and is attached and fixed to the front case 814 via the fixing portion 814c of the front case 814. The front cover 812 is made of a hard material that is opaque and has a higher hardness than the operation unit 900. Examples of the material of the upper housing 810 include polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), PC + ABS, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethersulfone (PES), polylactic acid (PLA), and polyamide. A material such as (PA) or acrylic resin (PMMA) is preferably used.

  A transparent panel 818 is attached to the front cover 812 surface. The transparent panel 818 is made of a transparent material such as acrylic resin (PMMA). On the upper side of the transparent panel 818, an audio output hole 835 for outputting audio generated from a receiver 836 described later is provided.

  The operation unit 900 is used to input position information by a user's sliding operation or pressing operation, or to give the user a feeling of unevenness when inputting the position information. The operation unit 900 is attached to the front cover 812 through an opening (not shown) formed in a region below the transparent panel 818 on the front cover 812 surface. The upper surface of the operation unit 900 is formed as a flat surface so as not to protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810, and the upper surface and the surface of the upper housing 810 constitute a continuous plane.

  The operation unit 900 has an elliptical shape in plan view, has a semi-spherical cross section (see FIG. 45), and is made of an opaque material having a lower hardness than the upper housing 810. As the material of the operation unit 900, for example, polymer materials in general are used, and as the polymer material, for example, elastomers such as rubber and thermoplastic elastomer, plastics, leather, fibers, and the like are preferably used. Further, for example, silicone rubber or the like is suitably used as the rubber, and for example, urethane elastomer or the like is suitably used as the thermoplastic elastomer.

  Electronic parts such as a display unit 830, a receiver 836, a sensor 846, and a circuit board 840 are accommodated in the upper housing 810 configured by the front cover 812 and the front case 814. Printed wiring (not shown) is formed on the circuit board 840, and a plurality of metal dome switches 842 are mounted on the circuit board 840 including the printed board.

  As shown in FIG. 45, the metal dome switch 842 includes a switch portion 842a and a cover member 842b covering the switch portion 842a. The switch portion 842a is made of a conductive member having elasticity, and the cover member 842b is made of an insulating member. As shown in FIG. 46, the plurality of metal dome switches 842 are disposed at positions corresponding to the central portion, the upper portion, and the lower portion of the operation portion 900, respectively.

  The sensor 846 is an example of a detection unit, and is configured by, for example, an electrostatic capacitance type input device, and detects position information input by a user's operation unit 900 sliding operation in the XY axis direction. The sensor 846 is made of a flexible sheet-like member, and is installed so as to contact the curved back surface of the operation unit 900.

  Silicon rubber 838 (not shown) is interposed between the sensor 846 and the back surface of the operation unit 900. A plurality of protrusions 824 for pressing the metal dome switch 842 in response to the user pressing the operation unit 900 in the Z-axis direction are attached to the back side of the silicon rubber 838. The plurality of protrusions 824 are provided at four positions corresponding to the up / down / left / right directions of the operation section 900 and one position corresponding to the center thereof, and from the back surface of the sensor 846 via an opening formed in the sensor 846. It protrudes. In this example, the input device is configured by the above-described upper casing 810, operation unit 900, projection 824, sensor 846, and metal dome switch 842.

  The display unit 830 is provided at a position facing the transparent panel 818, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The receiver 836 is disposed at a position corresponding to the audio output hole 835, and outputs audio based on the audio signal supplied from the video & audio processing unit 44 (see FIG. 39).

  As shown in FIG. 44B, the lower housing 820 is provided with a key operation unit 822 having operation keys such as “number” key, “#” key, and “*” key. The key operation unit 822 is configured to be exposed when the lower housing 820 slides relative to the upper housing 810 and the mobile phone 800 is in an open state.

  The mobile phone 800 according to the present invention can be formed by two-color molding as described in the above embodiment. First, the upper housing 810 that becomes the primary side is formed. For example, the above-described material such as PC is poured into a mold to form the upper casing 810, and an opening for attaching the operation unit 900 is formed in the upper casing 810. Next, the operation unit 900 on the secondary side is molded in the same mold. For example, the above-described polymer material is poured into a mold, and the operation unit 900 is formed integrally with the opening of the upper housing 810 to manufacture the mobile phone 800.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the upper surface of the operation unit 900 is formed flat so as not to protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810, the mobile phone 800 is configured to be visually flat. Can improve the design.
Further, even when the operation unit 900 is formed in a flat shape, the material of the operation unit 900 is configured using a material lower than the hardness of the upper housing 810, so that it is tactile when the user operates the operation unit 900. An uneven feeling can be imparted.
Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the operation unit 900 is not provided on the display unit 830, it is not necessary to use a transparent material, and furthermore, the transmittance between the portions of the operation unit 900 and the upper housing 810. There is no need to consider these. For this reason, it is easy to select a material by releasing from constraints such as material and transmittance, and it is possible to improve and simplify design freedom.

<Modification 1>
Next, an operation unit 910 that is a modification of the operation unit 900 will be described. FIG. 47A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the operation unit 910, and FIG. 47B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB. In the following description of the first to sixth modifications, only the upper housing 810 is illustrated for convenience. In the following modifications 1 to 6, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the mobile phone 800 described in the 25th embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The operation unit 910 includes a linear part 912 extending along the Y axis of the upper casing 810 and a plurality of branch parts 914 extending from the linear part 912 along the X axis of the upper casing 810. The plurality of branch portions 914 are provided symmetrically at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the straight portion 912, and the mobile phone 800 has a so-called antenna shape.

  The length L of the branch part 914 is selected so as to be at least longer than the width of the user's finger, and is configured so that a tactile sensation can be reliably imparted when the user performs a sliding operation. Further, by changing the pitch of the adjacent branch portions 914 and 914, different tactile sensations can be presented between the adjacent branch portions 914 and 914 when a sliding operation is performed.

  The operation unit 910 is made of a material that is opaque and has a hardness lower than that of the upper housing 810. For example, the polymer material as described in Example 25 is generally used. The operation unit 900 is formed as a flat surface so that the upper surface does not protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810, and constitutes a flat surface continuous with the upper surface and the surface of the upper housing 810.

For example, the metal dome switch 842 is disposed at a position corresponding to each of the central portion, the upper portion, the lower portion, the right portion, and the left portion of the operation portion 900, and can perform a confirming operation and an up / down / left / right direction operation.
According to the present modification, as in the above-described twenty-fifth embodiment, the design of the mobile phone 800 can be improved, and a tactile sensation can be imparted when operated by the user.

<Modification 2>
FIG. 48A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the operation unit 920, and FIG. 48B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C. The operation unit 920 includes a confirmation key 922 provided at the center, and direction keys 924 arranged on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the confirmation key 922. The direction key 924 is provided independently from the confirmation key 922 provided in the center at a predetermined interval, and includes an up direction key 924a, a down direction key 924b, a left direction key 924c, and a right direction key 924d. These confirmation key 922 and direction key 924 have a function of scrolling the screen and moving the cursor by sliding the operation surface in addition to confirming the input and determining the direction.

The operation unit 920 is made of a material that is opaque and has a hardness lower than that of the upper housing 810. For example, all the polymer materials described in the twenty-fifth embodiment are used. The operation unit 920 is formed as a flat surface so that the upper surface does not protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810, and constitutes a flat surface that is continuous with the surface of the upper housing 810.
According to the present modification, as in the above-described twenty-fifth embodiment, the design of the mobile phone 800 can be improved, and a tactile sensation can be imparted when operated by the user.

<Modification 3>
FIG. 49A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the operation unit 930, and FIG. 49B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD. The operation unit 930 is provided in a rectangular shape in plan view over substantially the entire lower side of the display unit 830. The operation unit 930 is made of a material that is opaque and has a hardness lower than that of the upper housing 810. For example, all the polymer materials described in the embodiment 25 are used. The operation unit 930 is formed as a flat surface so that the upper surface does not protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810, and forms a flat surface that is continuous with the surface of the upper housing 810.

A convex portion 816 for embedding a tactile tactile sensation at the time of a user's operation is embedded in the back surface side (metal dome switch 842 side) of the operation unit 930. The convex portion 816 has a dome shape and is integrally formed with the operation portion 930 with its curved surface facing upward (opposite to the metal dome switch 842). The convex portion 816 is made of a material such as PC, for example, similarly to the upper housing 810, and is disposed at a position corresponding to the vertical and horizontal directions and the center. A metal dome switch 842 is provided at a position facing the convex portion 816.
According to this modification, as in the above-described twenty-fifth embodiment, the design of the mobile phone 800 can be improved, and a tactile sensation can be imparted during user operation.

<Modification 4>
FIG. 50A is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of the operation unit 940, and FIG. 50B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE. The operation unit 940 has a cross shape in plan view, and extends in the vertical and horizontal (XY axis) directions. Metal dome switches 842 are provided at positions corresponding to the center 940e, the upper part 940a, the lower part 940b, the left part 940c, and the right part 940d of the operation part 940.

The operation unit 940 is made of a material that is opaque and has a hardness lower than that of the upper housing 810. For example, all the polymer materials described in the twenty-fifth embodiment are used. The operation unit 940 is formed as a flat surface so that the upper surface does not protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810, and forms a flat surface that is continuous with the surface of the upper housing 810.
According to the present modification, as in the above-described twenty-fifth embodiment, the design of the mobile phone 800 can be improved, and a tactile sensation can be imparted when operated by the user.

<Modification 5>
51A is a perspective view showing a configuration of the operation unit 950, and FIG. 51B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF. The operation unit 950 includes a circular part 952 and an annular part 954 provided in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the circular part 952. For example, the center 952a of the circular portion 952 corresponds to the enter key, and the positions corresponding to the upper portion 954a, the lower portion 954b, the left portion 954c, and the right portion 954d of the annular portion 954 correspond to the up / down / left / right direction keys. A metal dome switch 842 is provided at a position corresponding to the center 952a of the circular portion 952 and the upper portion 954a, the lower portion 954b, the left portion 954c, and the right portion 954d of the annular portion 954. Note that a tactile sensation can be obtained by sliding the operation surface of the circular portion 952 or the annular portion 954.

The operation unit 950 is made of a material that is opaque and has a hardness lower than that of the upper housing 810. For example, the above-described polymer materials in general are used. The upper surface of the operation unit 950 is formed in a flat shape that is continuous with the surface of the upper housing 810 so as not to protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810.
According to the present modification, as in the above-described twenty-fifth embodiment, the design of the mobile phone 800 can be improved, and a tactile sensation can be imparted when operated by the user.

<Modification 6>
FIG. 52A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the operation unit 960, and FIG. 52B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line GG. The operation unit 960 has a semi-cylindrical shape, and is attached to the upper housing 810 so that the curved portion is in contact with the sensor 846 (silicon rubber 838). Metal dome switches 842 are provided at positions corresponding to the center, upper part, lower part, left part and right part of the operation part 960.

The operation unit 960 is made of a material that is opaque and has a hardness lower than that of the upper housing 810. For example, the above-described polymer materials in general are used. The upper surface of the operation unit 960 is formed in a flat shape that is continuous with the surface of the upper housing 810 so as not to protrude from the surface of the upper housing 810.
According to the present modification, as in the above-described twenty-fifth embodiment, the design of the mobile phone 800 can be improved, and a tactile sensation can be imparted when operated by the user.

  The present invention provides a digital camera, a video camera, a mobile phone, a mobile terminal device, a desktop personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer), a notebook personal computer, an ATM having a tactile input function for presenting a tactile sensation when the icon screen is touched. It is extremely suitable when applied to electronic devices such as the above.

(A) And (B) is the perspective view and sectional drawing which show the structural example of the tactile-sheet member 100 as embodiment. (A)-(C) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile-sheet member 100 as a 1st Example. (A) And (B) is sectional drawing which shows the function example of the tactile-sheet member 100. FIG. (A)-(C) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile-sheet member 102 as a 2nd Example. (A) And (B) is sectional drawing which shows the function example of the tactile-sheet member 102. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structural example of the portable terminal device 200 which applied the tactile-sheet member 100 grade | etc.,. (A) And (B) is a perspective view which shows the function example of the portable terminal device 200 to which the tactile-sheet member 100 is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the input device 301 as a 3rd Example. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of one element of an icon image of the input device 301. FIG. (A)-(C) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 103. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 302 which concerns on a 4th Example. (A) And (B) is process drawing which shows the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 104. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 303 which concerns on a 5th Example. (A)-(C) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 105. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 304 concerning a 6th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 106. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 305 which concerns on a 7th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 107. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 306 which concerns on an 8th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 108. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 307 which concerns on a 9th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 109. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 308 which concerns on a 10th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 110. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 309 which concerns on an 11th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 111. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 310 concerning a 12th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 112. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 311 which concerns on a 13th Example. (A)-(D) are process drawings which show the example of formation of the tactile sense input sheet 113. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 312 which concerns on a 14th Example. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 313 which concerns on a 15th Example. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 314 which concerns on a 16th Example. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input device 315 which concerns on a 17th Example. (A) And (B) is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input devices 316 and 316 'which concern on an 18th Example. (A) And (B) is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input devices 317 and 317 'which concern on a 19th Example. (A) And (B) is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the icon image 1 element of the input devices 318 and 318 'which concern on a 20th Example. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the non-folding type | mold mobile telephone 400 as a 21st Example provided with the input device 90 which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the control system of the mobile telephone 400, and its tactile feedback function example. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the video camera 500 as a 22nd Example provided with the input device 90 which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the digital camera 600 as a 23rd Example provided with the input device 90 which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the automatic teller machine 700 as a 24th Example provided with the input device 312 which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the input device 312 in ATM700. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the mobile telephone 800 which concerns on 25th Example of this invention. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a mobile phone 800. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration example of a mobile phone 800. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the modification (the 1) of the mobile telephone. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the modification (the 2) of the mobile telephone. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a modification (No. 3) of the mobile phone 800. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the modification (the 4) of the mobile telephone. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the modification (the 5) of the mobile telephone. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a modification (No. 6) of the mobile phone 800.

Explanation of symbols

  1, 11, 21, 1 ', 11' ... Base member (base material), 2, 2 ', 12, 12' ... Element member (tactile material), 4 ... Substrate 5 ... Top member (protective film), 6, 6a, 6b ... Mask member, 7 ... AR thin film (antireflection film), 12a ... Shutter switch, 14, 94 ... Battery, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Control part, 16, 96 ... Antenna, 17, 97 ... Circuit board, 18 ... Reception part, 21 ... Reception part, 22 ... Transmission part, 26 ... Image Processing unit 29 ... Display unit 32 ... CPU (control unit) 34 ... Camera 34 '... Imaging unit 35 ... Storage unit 36a ... Speaker 36b ...・ Speaker with actuator function, 37 ・ ・ Memory unit, 41 ・ ・ ・ External interface, 44 ・ ・ ・& Voice processing unit, 45 ... input detection unit, 60, 401 ... main body case, 90 ... input device with tactile function, 92 ... push button switch, 93 ... microphone, 98 ... Operation panel, 100, 102 ... tactile sheet member, 301-318, 318 '... input device, 400 ... mobile phone (electronic device), 500 ... video camera (electronic device), 600 ..Digital camera (electronic device), 700 ... Automatic teller machine (electronic device), 800 ... mobile phone, 810 ... upper housing, 812 ... front cover, 814 ... front Case, 820... Lower housing, 830... Display unit, 846... Sensor, 900, 910, 920, 930.940, 950, 960.

Claims (33)

A base material that has a predetermined hardness and forms a sheet; and
A tactile material having a lump shape of a predetermined size and distributed in places or a predetermined position of the material for the base material,
The tactile material is a tactile sheet member having a hardness different from that of the base material.   The tactile sheet member according to claim 1, wherein the tactile material and the base material have substantially the same refractive index and different flexural elasticity.   The tactile sheet member according to claim 1, wherein the tactile material and the base material have substantially the same transmittance and different bending elasticity.   2. The tactile sheet member according to claim 1, wherein the tactile material and the base material have substantially the same transmittance and refractive index and different bending elasticity.   The tactile sheet member according to claim 1, wherein at least one tactile material is used for the base material. A detection unit that is provided on a display unit having an operation surface and detects a sliding position input by a sliding and / or pressing operation by an operating body;
A transparent tactile sheet member that is provided so as to cover part or all of the detection unit, and that is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit,
The tactile sheet member is
A base material that has a predetermined hardness and forms a sheet; and
A tactile material having a lump shape of a predetermined size and distributed in places or a predetermined position of the material for the base material,
The tactile material is an input device having a hardness different from that of the base material.   The input device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent protective film having a transmittance and a refractive index substantially equal to the transmittance and the refractive index of the tactile sheet member is provided on the tactile sheet member.   The input device according to claim 6, wherein the hardness of the tactile material is set lower than the hardness of the base material of the tactile sheet member. The tactile material is
The input device according to claim 6, wherein the input device is set to at least a portion including a display area of an input image displayed on the display unit and surrounded by the base material. The tactile material is
The input device according to claim 6, wherein the input device is set to a portion that divides a display area of the input image displayed on the display unit and is partitioned by the material for the base material.   The input device according to claim 6, wherein a boundary portion where the base material and the tactile material are joined has an inclined shape.   The input device according to claim 6, wherein a boundary portion where the base material and the tactile material are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape that hangs down toward the display unit.   The input device according to claim 6, wherein a boundary portion where the base material and the tactile material are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape extending upward from the display unit. A transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 ° is used as a base material of the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as the tactile material. A polycarbonate-based transparent material is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as the tactile material. As a material for the base material of the tactile sheet member, a polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material is used,
The input device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as the tactile material. The material for the base material of the tactile sheet member is a polyethersulfone-based transparent material,
The input device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as the tactile material. A transparent optical member is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as the tactile material.   The input device according to claim 6, wherein the hardness of the tactile material is set higher than the hardness of the material for the base material of the tactile sheet member. The tactile material is
The input device according to claim 19, wherein the input device is set to a part including at least a display area of an input image displayed on the display unit and surrounded by the base material. The tactile material is
The input device according to claim 19, wherein the input device is set to a part that divides a display area of the input image displayed on the display unit and is surrounded by the base material.   The input device according to claim 19, wherein a boundary portion where the base material and the tactile material are joined has an inclined shape.   The input device according to claim 19, wherein a boundary portion where the base material and the tactile material are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape that hangs down toward the display unit.   The input device according to claim 19, wherein a boundary portion where the base material and the tactile material are joined has a bowl shape or a hemispherical shape extending upward from the display unit. A transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
20. The input device according to claim 19, wherein a transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 60 to 80 degrees is used as the tactile material. A transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 19, wherein a polycarbonate-based transparent material is used as the tactile material. A transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 19, wherein a polyethylene terephthalate-based transparent material is used as the tactile material. A transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 19, wherein a polyethersulfone-based transparent material is used as the tactile material. A transparent silicon rubber member having a hardness of 20 to 40 ° is used as a base material for the tactile sheet member,
The input device according to claim 19, wherein a transparent optical member is used as the tactile material. A housing,
An operation unit that is provided in the housing and inputs position information by sliding and / or pressing the operation surface;
A detection unit that detects position information input by the operation unit,
The operation unit is
An input device composed of a material having a lower level than a material constituting the housing.   The input device according to claim 30, wherein an opaque polymer material is used for the operation unit.   32. The input device according to claim 31, wherein the polymer material is an elastomer, plastic, leather, or fiber. A housing having an operation surface;
An input device that is provided in the housing and inputs information by sliding or pressing with an operating body;
The input device is:
A detection unit that is provided in a display unit having an operation surface and detects a sliding position of the operation body;
A transparent tactile sheet member that is provided so as to cover a part or all of the detection unit, and that is slid or pressed along the operation surface of the display unit;
The tactile sheet member is
A base material that has a predetermined hardness and forms a sheet; and
A tactile material having a lump shape of a predetermined size and distributed in places or predetermined positions of the material for the base material,
The tactile material is an electronic device having a hardness different from that of the base material.