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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2019
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Michiko Tanoue, Hamamatsu, JP;
YAMAHA CORPORATION, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a switching device for an electronic musical instrument, comprising: a plurality of first electrodes that are adjacently arranged; a second electrode arranged between a pair of the plurality of first electrodes, and insulated from the plurality of first electrodes by a plurality of spaces; a rotatable actuator; and a conductive member configured to electrically connect the first electrodes and the second electrode according to rotation of the actuator. The plurality of spaces extend longitudinally in a first direction. The first direction is a direction between a rotational shaft direction of the actuator and a direction orthogonal to the rotational shaft direction.