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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiko Uno, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a rotary switch (), a rotation unit () is rotatably supported by a holder unit (). The holder unit () is fixed onto a detection surface of a touch panel (). Contact points () make contact with the detection surface of the touch panel () with their positional relationship corresponding to a function of the rotary switch (). A contact point () rotates while making contact with the detection surface of the touch panel (), as the rotation unit () rotates.