Input device
An input device capable of easily achieving a high performance is provided. The input device includes an input unit in which an input detecting unit of an electrostatic sensor is disposed on an input portion and an illumination unit in which an illumination portion is disposed on a rear surface of the input portion of the input unit. The input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor is formed such that it can perform instruction display by illuminating light from the illumination unit.
1. An input device comprising:
an input unit in which an input detecting unit of an electrostatic sensor is disposed on an input portion so as to perform input operation of information; and
an illumination unit in which an illumination portion is disposed on a rear surface of the input portion of the input unit,
wherein the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor is formed such that instruction display is performed by illumination from the illumination unit, and
wherein the input detecting unit includes an electrode having a light shielding property where the shape of the electrode is formed to display at least one selected from the group consisting of characters, figures, symbols, and pictorial symbols.
2. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electrode of the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor serves as a light shielding portion that shields the illumination from the illumination unit and has a shape that is formed in a pattern used for the instruction display.
3. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electrode of the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor serves as a light shielding portion that shields the illumination from the illumination unit, and a light transmitting opening of a pattern used for the instruction display is formed in the input detecting unit.
4. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a cover panel is provided on a surface of the input portion of the input unit such that the instruction display is recognized in an ON state in which the illumination is made from the illumination unit and the instruction display is not recognized in an OFF state in which the illumination is not made from the illumination unit.
5. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cover panel is a half mirror or a smoke panel.
6. An input device comprising:
an input unit in which an input detecting unit of an electrostatic sensor is disposed on an input portion so as to perform input operation of information;
an illumination unit in which an illumination portion is disposed on a rear surface of the input portion of the input unit; and
a cover panel that is disposed on a surface of the input portion of the input unit so as to perform first instruction display on the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor,
wherein the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor is formed such that second instruction display is performed by illumination from the illumination unit,
wherein the input detecting unit includes an electrode having a light shielding property where the shape of the electrode is formed to display at least one selected from the group consisting of characters, figures, symbols, and pictorial symbols, and
the cover panel is provided on the surface of the input portion of the input unit such that both the first instruction display and the second instruction display are recognized in an ON state in which the illumination is made from the illumination unit and only the first instruction display is recognized in an OFF state in which the illumination is not made from the illumination unit.
7. The input device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the electrode of the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor functions as a light shielding portion that shields the illumination from the illumination unit, and has a shape that is formed in a pattern used for the second instruction display.
8. The input device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the electrode of the input detecting unit of the electrostatic sensor serves as a light shielding portion that shields the illumination from the illumination unit, and a light transmitting opening of a pattern used for the second instruction display is formed in the input detecting unit.
9. The input device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the cover panel is a half mirror or a smoke panel, and
the first instruction display is formed on a front surface or a rear surface of the half mirror or the smoke panel.
10. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the illumination unit is provided for each instruction display performed.
11. The input device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the illumination unit is provided for each instruction display performed.
12. The input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein in an ON state, all illumination units are turned on, and
wherein when the electrostatic sensor detects that an input operation body approaches or the input operation body is in contact with any one of the electrodes, the illumination unit disposed at a side not corresponding to the detected input operation body is turned off.
13. The input device according to claim 6 ,
wherein in the ON state, all illumination units are turned on, and
wherein when the electrostatic sensor detects that an input operation body approaches or the input operation body is in contact with any one of the electrodes, the illumination unit disposed at a side not corresponding to the detected input operation body is turned off.