Electronic pen
An electronic pen includes a tubular casing, a core body having an end that protrudes from opening in the casing, a strain generating body that receives a force applied to the core body, a plurality of strain sensitive elements arranged on a planar portion of the strain generating body, a control circuit that performs control based on a signal sensed using the plurality of strain sensitive elements, and an electrical conductor that extends in the axial direction of the casing and is electrically connected to a plurality of terminals of the plurality of strain sensitive elements. The plurality of strain sensitive elements is electrically connected to the control circuit via the electrical conductor.
1. An electronic pen comprising:
a tubular casing;
a core body disposed within the tubular casing in a state in which an end of the core body protrudes out of the casing from an opening in a side of the casing in an axial direction of the casing;
a plurality of strain sensitive elements;
a control circuit which, in operation, performs control based on a signal sensed using the plurality of strain sensitive elements; and
a base material,
wherein the base material is made by a bendable circuit board having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion,
wherein the plurality of strain sensitive elements is arranged on the first portion of the base material within the tubular casing in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the casing and, in operation, receives a force applied by the core body, and
wherein at least part of the control circuit is arranged on the second portion of the base material within the tubular casing in the axial direction of the casing and is electrically connected with the plurality of strain sensitive elements using electrical conductors formed on the base material.
2. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of a plurality of terminals of the plurality of strain sensitive elements and one of the electrical conductors is integrally formed.
3. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , wherein:
an electronic circuit is disposed on the electrical conductors and is electrically connected to a plurality of terminals of the plurality of strain sensitive elements, and
the electronic circuit, in operation, converts a strain sensed by the plurality of strain sensitive god into an electric signal.
4. The electronic pen according to claim 3 , wherein:
the electronic circuit forms a bridge circuit together with the plurality of strain sensitive elements, and
the electronic circuit, in operation, converts the strain sensed by the plurality of strain sensitive elements into the electric signal.
5. The electronic pen according to claim 3 , wherein:
the electronic circuit includes at least an active element.
6. The electronic pen according to claim 3 , wherein:
the electronic circuit includes at least a passive element.
7. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of strain sensitive elements is fixed to a portion of the core body.
8. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of strain sensitive elements is affixed to a portion of the core body.
9. The electronic pen according to claim 8 , wherein:
the plurality of strain sensitive elements and the electrical conductors are arranged on the base material, and the electrical conductors are bent with respect to the plurality of strain sensitive elements and extend in the axial direction of the casing.
10. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , wherein:
the strain sensitive elements are arranged so as to detect the force applied to the core body on at least one of three orthogonal axes.
11. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , wherein:
the core body includes a strain generating body disposed within the tubular casing, the strain generating body having a planar portion formed in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the casing, wherein, in operation, a force applied to the core body is transmitted to the strain generating body.
12. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a coil and a magnetic core disposed within the tubular casing, the coil being wound around the magnetic core, and a position indicated by the core body being detectable based on an electromagnetic induction signal generated by the coil.
13. The electronic pen according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transmitting circuit which, in operation, supplies a signal to the core body, the core body having conductivity, and a position indicated by the core body being capacitively detectable based on the signal supplied by the transmitting circuit to the core body having conductivity.
14. The electronic pen according to claim 8 , wherein the base material has a disk-shape and includes a strain generating body disposed within the tubular casing, the strain generating body having a planar portion formed in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the casing, wherein, in operation, a force applied to the core body is transmitted to the strain generating body.
15. The electronic pen according to claim 14 , wherein the base material and the core body are formed integrally with each other.