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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Susumu Mega, Aichi, JP;
Hidetaka Nomura, Aichi, JP;
Kazuma Hatano, Aichi, JP;
Akiko Hoshino, Aichi, JP;
Seiji Hayashi, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/78 (2006.01); H01H 13/7073 (2006.01); H03K 17/967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); H01H 13/7073 (2013.01); H01H 13/78 (2013.01); H03K 17/967 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation input device includes an operation input unit that is configured to receive a tracing operation performed in a one-dimensional direction. The operation input unit includes a plurality of mechanical switches that are arranged side by side in an operation direction and each include an operation surface subjected to the tracing operation, the operation surface defining a curved surface along the operation direction.