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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Fujigasaki, Shirakawa, JP;
Masanori Yajima, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switch unit includes: a tactile switch; a cable which transmits an operation signal generated when the tactile switch is operated; a formed part where a fitting engagement portion which is disposed on an operation section exterior member at a predetermined position, a recessed surface which is formed on a side of a first end portion with respect to the fitting engagement portion and where the tactile switch is mounted, a cable fixing portion which is disposed on a side of a second end portion which is a side opposite to the first end portion with the fitting engagement portion positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion and to which the cable is connected, and a circuit which electrically connects the recessed surface and the cable fixing portion to each other and transmits an operation signal generated by the tactile switch to the cable are formed.