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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shoma Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Natsu Mikami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/02 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2021.01); F16H 1/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/02 (2013.01); F16H 1/227 (2013.01); G03B 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/03543 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation unit includes an operation member, a gear portion provided on the operation member, a plurality of gears engaged with the gear portion and rotatable, and a plurality of magnets, each of which is provided to a corresponding one of the plurality of gears. The plurality of gears rotate so as to change an attractive force between the magnets, when a user operates the operation member.