Sensor device, input device, and electronic apparatus

Abstract

The sensor device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, an electrode substrate, a first support, and a second support. The first conductive layer is formed to be deformable sheet-shaped. The second conductive layer is disposed to be opposed to the first conductive layer. The electrode substrate includes multiple first electrode wires and multiple second electrode wires and is disposed to be deformable between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the multiple second electrode wires being disposed to be opposed to the multiple first electrode wires and intersecting with the multiple first electrode wires. The first support includes multiple first structures, the multiple first structures connecting the first conductive layer and the electrode substrate. The second support includes multiple second structures, the multiple second structures connecting the second conductive layer and the electrode substrate.

1 - 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . An input device, comprising:
 a deformable sheet-shaped operation member that includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface receiving an operation by a user, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface;   a conductive layer that is disposed to be opposed to the second surface;   an electrode substrate that includes multiple first electrode wires and multiple second electrode wires, the multiple second electrode wires being disposed to be opposed to the multiple first electrode wires and intersecting with the multiple first electrode wires, the electrode substrate being disposed to be deformable between the operation member and the conductive layer and being capable of electrostatically detecting a change in distance from the conductive layer;   a first support that includes multiple first structures and a first space portion, the multiple first structures connecting the operation member and the electrode substrate, the first space portion being formed between the multiple first structures; and   a second support that includes multiple second structures and a second space portion, the multiple second structures being each disposed between the first structures adjacent to each other and connecting the conductive layer and the electrode substrate, the second space portion being formed between the multiple second structures.   
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The input device according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the operation member includes a display unit.   
     
     
         16 . The input device according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the operation member includes multiple key regions.   
     
     
         17 . The input device according to  claim 16 , wherein
 the electrode substrate further includes multiple detection portions, each of the multiple detection portions being formed in each of intersection regions of the multiple first electrode wires and the multiple second electrode wires and having a capacitance variable in accordance with a relative distance from the conductive layer.   
     
     
         18 . The input device according to  claim 17 , further comprising a control unit that is electrically connected to the electrode substrate and is capable of generating information on an input operation with respect to each of the multiple key regions based on outputs of the multiple detection portions. 
     
     
         19 . The input device according to  claim 16 , wherein
 the multiple first structures are disposed along boundaries between the multiple key regions.   
     
     
         20 . The input device according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the multiple first electrode wires are flat-plate-shaped electrodes and are disposed on the operation member side relative to the multiple second electrode wires, and   each of the multiple second electrode wires includes multiple electrode groups.   
     
     
         21 - 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
 a deformable sheet-shaped operation member that includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface receiving an operation by a user, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface;   a conductive layer that is disposed to be opposed to the second surface;   an electrode substrate that includes multiple first electrode wires and multiple second electrode wires, the multiple second electrode wires being disposed to be opposed to the multiple first electrode wires and intersecting with the multiple first electrode wires, the electrode substrate being disposed to be deformable between the operation member and the conductive layer and being capable of electrostatically detecting a change in distance from the conductive layer;   a first support that includes multiple first structures and a first space portion, the multiple first structures connecting the operation member and the electrode substrate, the first space portion being formed between the multiple first structures;   a second support that includes multiple second structures and a second space portion, the multiple second structures being each disposed between the first structures adjacent to each other and connecting the conductive layer and the electrode substrate, the second space portion being formed between the multiple second structures; and   a controller including a control unit that is electrically connected to the electrode substrate and is capable of generating information on an input operation with respect to each of the multiple operation members based on an output of the electrode substrate.   
     
     
         24 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the operation member includes a display unit.   
     
     
         25 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the operation member includes multiple key regions.   
     
     
         26 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein
 the electrode substrate further includes multiple detection portions, each of the multiple detection portions being formed in each of intersection regions of the multiple first electrode wires and the multiple second electrode wires and having a capacitance variable in accordance with a relative distance from the conductive layer.   
     
     
         27 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 26 , further comprising a control unit that is electrically connected to the electrode substrate and is capable of generating information on an input operation with respect to each of the multiple key regions based on outputs of the multiple detection portions. 
     
     
         28 . The input device according to  claim 25 , wherein
 the multiple first structures are disposed along boundaries between the multiple key regions.   
     
     
         29 . The input device according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the multiple first electrode wires are flat-plate-shaped electrodes and are disposed on the operation member side relative to the multiple second electrode wires, and   each of the multiple second electrode wires includes multiple electrode groups.