Input apparatus and control method for input apparatus

Abstract

An input apparatus has a touch sensor 11 configured to detect a touch input, a piezoelectric element 12 mounted on the touch sensor 11, and a control unit 15 configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face 11a of the touch sensor 11 based on an output signal of the piezoelectric element 12 and, when the pressure load detected satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, to drive the piezoelectric element 12 such that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face 11a.

1 . An input apparatus comprising:
 a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input;   a piezoelectric element mounted on the touch sensor; and   a control unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor based on an output signal of the piezoelectric element and, when the pressure load detected satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, to drive the piezoelectric element such that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face.   
     
     
         2 . The input apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric element has one end mounted on the touch sensor and the other end opened. 
     
     
         3 . A control method of an input apparatus including
 a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input; and   a piezoelectric element mounted on the touch sensor, comprising the step of:
 detecting a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor based on an output signal of the piezoelectric element and, when the pressure load detected satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, driving the piezoelectric element such that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face.