IP Library Granted Patent US 12661870
Granted Patent B2
US 12661870 · App. 18/564,911 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Input device cover member and input device

Inventors: Naoki Fujita (Otsu, JP); Takumi Kinoshita (Otsu, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
B32B17/06B32B2250/03B32B2457/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12661870
App. No.
18/564,911
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide an input device cover member capable of realizing excellent writability in an input operation for an input device even when a member having a high friction coefficient such as an elastomer material is used for a pen tip and said input device. An input device cover member disposed on a front surface side of a display in an input device. At least one main surface of the input device cover member has an uneven shape, and a maximum profile valley depth Rv of roughness profile element is larger than a maximum profile peak height Rp of roughness profile element on the main surface having the uneven shape.

Claims (33)

1 . An input device cover member disposed on a front surface side of a display in an input device, wherein

at least one main surface of the input device cover member has an uneven shape, and

a maximum profile valley depth Rv of roughness profile element is larger than a maximum profile peak height Rp of roughness profile element on the main surface having the uneven shape.

2 . The input device cover member according to claim 1 , wherein Sv/Sa, which is a ratio between a maximum pit height Sv and an arithmetical mean height Sa, on the main surface having the uneven shape is 6 or more.

3 . The input device cover member according to claim 1 , wherein Sv/Sa, which is a ratio between a maximum pit height Sv and an arithmetical mean height Sa, on the main surface having the uneven shape is 15 or more.

4 . The input device cover member according to claim 1 , wherein Rv/RSm, which is a ratio between the maximum profile valley depth Rv of roughness profile element and a mean width RSm of roughness profile element, on the main surface having the uneven shape is 0.001 or more and 0.1 or less.

5 . The input device cover member according to claim 2 , wherein Rv/RSm, which is a ratio between the maximum profile valley depth Rv of the roughness profile element and a mean width RSm of the roughness profile element, on the main surface having the uneven shape is 0.001 or more and 0.1 or less.

6 . An input device comprising:

the input device cover member according to claim 1 ;

a display; and

a detection circuit for detecting a pen input.

7 . An input device comprising:

the input device cover member according to claim 2 ;

a display; and

a detection circuit for detecting a pen input.

8 . An input device comprising:

the input device cover member according to claim 3 ;

a display; and

a detection circuit for detecting a pen input.

9 . An input device comprising:

the input device cover member according to claim 4 ;

a display; and

a detection circuit for detecting a pen input.

10 . The input device cover member according to claim 3 , wherein Rv/RSm, which is a ratio between the maximum profile valley depth Rv of the roughness profile element and a mean width RSm of the roughness profile element, on the main surface having the uneven shape is 0.001 or more and 0.1 or less.

11 . The input device cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the arithmetical mean height Sa on the main surface having the uneven shape is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

12 . The input device cover member according to claim 2 , wherein the arithmetical mean height Sa on the main surface having the uneven shape is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

13 . The input device cover member according to claim 3 , wherein the arithmetical mean height Sa on the main surface having the uneven shape is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

14 . The input device cover member according to claim 4 , wherein the arithmetical mean height Sa on the main surface having the uneven shape is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

15 . The input device cover member according to claim 5 , wherein the arithmetical mean height Sa on the main surface having the uneven shape is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.

16 . The input device according to claim 6 further comprising an input pen for performing the pen input to the input device by moving while making contact with a main surface of the input device cover member.

17 . The input device according to claim 7 further comprising an input pen for performing the pen input to the input device by moving while making contact with a main surface of the input device cover member.

18 . The input device according to claim 8 further comprising an input pen for performing the pen input to the input device by moving while making contact with a main surface of the input device cover member.

19 . The input device according to claim 9 further comprising an input pen for performing the pen input to the input device by moving while making contact with a main surface of the input device cover member.