Patent ID: 8866537

Claim:
An input apparatus to input an operating condition to a predetermined apparatus by using an electrostatic capacity based on a finger manipulation of a finger of a user, the input apparatus comprising: a touch plate having a front side touched by the finger in the finger manipulation; a film sensor bonded to a rear side of the touch plate; an electrode portion provided on the film sensor; and a wire portion provided on the film sensor and connected to the electrode portion to transmit a signal outputted from the electrode portion, the touch plate composed of a plurality of different members including at least a first member and a second member, the plurality of different members having respective dielectric constants and being layered and laminated, respectively, in a plate thickness direction of the touch plate, the plurality of different members having different dimension ratios in the plate thickness direction to provide different dielectric constants depending on the electrode portion and the wire portion and provide a uniform plate thickness over a whole of the touch plate.