IP Library Granted Patent US 10,191,602
Granted Patent B2
US 10,191,602 · App. 15/042,435 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Capacitive input device having a curved surface

Inventors: Tsutomu Kiyoshi (Miyagi-ken, JP); Mitsuo Oizumi (Miyagi-ken, JP); Hidekazu Takahashi (Miyagi-ken, JP)
Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,191,602
App. No.
15/042,435
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A capacitive input device having a curved surface shape includes: an external body molded with a synthetic resin, the external body having an external curved surface facing a user; a film base, which is integrally provided so as to conform to the internal curved surface of the external body; a conductive layer made of conductive macromolecules, the conductive layer being formed on an opposite surface of the film base, the opposite surface being opposite to a bonded surface, of the film base, that is bonded to the external body; and wiring layers that are electrically connected to the conductive layer.

Claims (9)

1. A capacitive input device having a curved surface shape, the capacitive input device comprising:

an external body molded with a synthetic resin, the external body having an external curved surface facing a user;

a film base, which is integrally provided so as to conform to an internal curved surface of the external body;

an adhesive layer provided between the internal curved surface of the external body and the film base;

a conductive layer made of a conductive macromolecule, the conductive layer being disposed on an opposite surface of the film base, the opposite surface being opposite to a surface of the film base on the external body side;

a wiring layer that is disposed to overlap a part of the conductive layer and is electrically connected to the conductive layer; and

a protective layer that is disposed to cover an opposite surface of the conductive layer and is made of a material that comprises an insulative synthetic resin, the protective layer being thinner than the film base, the opposite surface of the conductive layer being opposite to a surface that is on the film base.

2. The capacitive input device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive macromolecule comprises a mixture of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and polystyrene sulfonate (PSS).

3. The capacitive input device according to claim 1 , wherein the external body, the film base, and the conductive layer are transparent, and wherein a decorative layer is provided on a surface of the film base toward the external body.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048325/0805 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2016
From: KIYOSHI, TSUTOMU; OIZUMI, MITSUO; TAKAHASHI, HIDEKAZU
To: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037726/0900 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-173530 · Aug 23, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014069833 · Jul 28, 2014
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