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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Sang-Eun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Ki-Young Kwon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyung-Hwan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ji-Hoon Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-Yoon An, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-Won Um, Seoul, KR;
In-Ho Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Woong Choi, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G04C 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G04C 3/005 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary input device comprising: a bezel portion that includes one or more pressing members; and one or more switch units, wherein each of the switch units is arranged to come in physical contact with any of the pressing members when the bezel portion is rotated, and generate an electrical on/off signal when the switch unit comes in physical contact with any of the pressing members.