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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Norihiro Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 25/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); H01H 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); H01H 25/065 (2013.01); B60K 2370/145 (2019.05); H01H 2003/0293 (2013.01); H01H 2300/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A operation input device includes a lever and a dial serving as movable operation parts that are moved by a user to be operated, a touch pad through which the user inputs a touch operation, and a braking mechanism for controlling movement of the lever and the dial. The dial is provided on top of the lever, and the touch pad is provided on the dial. The braking mechanism controls movement of the lever and the dial, that is, movement of the position of the touch pad, while a touch operation is performed on the touch pad.