Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Alps Alpineco., Ltd.

Strawberry Corporation

Tatsuaki Kawase

Nobuyuki Ninomiya

Hidekazu Kato

Makoto Hayashi

Shuji Fujiwara

Hiroki Oba

Kaoru Soeta

Hisato Shimomura

Tomoya Endo

Takayuki Itabashi

Eiji Kimura

Tomoyasu Nagano

A controller controls an operating device. The operating device includes an operating member capable of being pushed by an operator, a biasing unit biasing the operating member in a return direction, a detecting unit configured to detect a distance of movement of the operating member and output a detection signal indicating the distance of movement, and a braking unit configured to brake movement of the operating member. In response to determining, based on the detection signal, that the operating member is pushed into a predetermined retracted position, the controller causes the braking unit to hold the operating member pushed. In response to determining, based on the detection signal, that the operating member is moved in the return direction because of a clearance in a drive transmission system between the operating member and the braking unit, the controller causes the braking unit to stop holding the operating member.

Controller and operation system

An operation device includes a housing, a tiltable cylindrical operation member having a step portion on an inner circumferential surface, a first holding member which is held by the housing and rotatable in a first direction in accordance with a tilting operation of the operation member, a first detecting portion for detecting a rotation of the first holding member, and a returning mechanism disposed inside the operation member to return the tilted operation member to an initial position, wherein the returning mechanism includes an actuator, a slide member having a first cam surface at one end, a cam member having a second cam surface at one end which faces the first cam surface, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member.

Operation device

A power generation device includes a push member configured to move back and forth in a first pushing direction and a second pushing direction to push a rotating body to move between a first stable attitude and a second stable attitude, an operation member configured to move in a first direction and a second direction, and a switching spring member arranged between the operation member and the push member. The switching spring member is configured to urge the push member in the first pushing direction to cause the rotating body to move toward the second stable attitude when the operation member moves in the first direction, and the switching spring member is configured to urge the push member in the second pushing direction to cause the rotating body to move toward the first stable attitude when the operation member moves in the second direction.

Power generation device

A switch device includes a housing, an operating member, a fixed contact, and a moving contact. The moving contact is, while being in contact with the fixed contact, urged toward the fixed contact so as to be in elastic contact with the fixed contact. The fixed contact includes a plate portion and is held by the housing with a space on one surface side of the plate portion. The moving contact includes a first extended portion that extends so as to intersect the plate portion. When the moving contact and the fixed contact are in contact with each other, the first extended portion intersects the plate portion while being inclined relative to the plate portion, and the first extended portion is in elastic contact with a corner portion on a one surface side of an edge of the plate portion.

Switch device

In electronic equipment which includes a casing, a lid body which is rotatably supported on the casing, a hinge member which is formed by mounting a frame body on one of the lid body and the casing and by making a shaft body projected from the frame body rotatably support the other of the lid body and the casing, and a switch which detects rotation of the lid body, the switch is formed of an individual rotary switch which accommodates a rotary manipulation body having a hollow shaft hollow hole, a movable contact which is integrally rotated with the rotary manipulation body and a stationary contact which is brought into slide contact with the movable contact inside a housing, wherein the shaft body of the hinge member is inserted into the hollow shaft hole of the rotary manipulation body, and the rotation of the lid body is detected in response to the slide contact between the movable contact and the stationary contact which is generated along with rotation of the shaft body.

Lid open/close detection device of portable electronic equipment

The present invention provides a composite operation switch that provides for more functions without increasing the number of switches and expanding its size, and provides satisfactory operability for switch selection operation. The composite operation switch includes: a housing that has a hollow ring-shape area and is provided with fixed contacts on an inside bottom face of the ring-shape area; a first rotor that is rotatably mounted in the housing and provided with movable contacts, which, upon rotation, contact or separate from the fixed contacts; a second rotor that is mounted in the first rotor and rotates together with the first rotor; and a multi-direction operation switch placed inside the hollow ring-shape area of the housing, wherein the second rotor is mounted in the first rotor so as to be vertically movable, and in the vicinity of the housing, a detecting switch is provided that detects a vertical movement position of the second rotor and outputs a signal for switching the types of selection functions of the multi-direction operation switch.

Composite operation switch

A cordinate input device is provided in which z-coordinate of an image object and a command to scroll the image can be inputted, a positive manipulation feeling can be obtained when changing scrolling speed (the amount of scrolling) of an image, and an accurate scrolling adjustment is enabled. The coordinate input device includes a casing, an (x, y) coordinate information input unit 6, push-button switches 7 and 8 for inputting the (x, y) coordinate information detected by the (x, y) coordinate information input unit 6, and an input manipulation unit for inputting z-coordinate information and image scrolling information in addition to the (x, y) coordinate information. The input manipulation unit includes a jog/shuttle switch 9 having a jog dial and a shuttle dial coaxially disposed.

Coordinate input device capable of inputting z-coordinate of image object

A push switch including a rotatably supported movable contact member with a movable contact portion which comes into contact with and separates from a stationary contact; and a cam shaft rotatably disposed between the lower surface of a plunger and the movable contact member. The switching driver portion of the cam shaft slides on the movable contact member. The force used to push down the plunger is exerted on the movable contact member through the switching driver portion to tilt the movable contact member. The push switch also includes a switching guide protrusion, which is provided at the movable contact member, for always guiding the switching driver portion of the cam shaft towards the raised end portion of the movable contact member, in accordance with the direction in which the movable contact member tilts; a coil spring for biasing the cam shaft and automatically restoring it back to its original position, and for biasing the plunger upward; and a cam member which is rockably supported on the movable contact member and receives the lower end of the coil spring. The push switch is more durable and provides a more reliable contact.

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Miyagi-ken, Japan

Tatsuaki Kawase