Patent ID: 11099648

Abstract:
A tactile sensation providing apparatus, so as to reduce an influence by provision of a tactile sensation on detection of a position by a touch sensor, includes a touch sensor 11, a tactile sensation providing unit 12 disposed near the sensor 11 and configured to vibrate the sensor 11, a touch sensor control unit 20 configured to transmit a scanning signal to the sensor 11 and, by receiving the signal from the sensor 11, to detect the position of the contact to the sensor, signal lines 16, 18 configured to transmit the signal between the sensor 11 and the control unit 20, and a tactile sensation control unit 30 configured to, based on the position of the contact detected by the control unit 20, control the providing unit 12 to vibrate the sensor 11. The providing unit 12 is disposed avoiding overlapping with the lines 16, 18.