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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2022
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Mayuko Okada, Fukui, JP;
Hidekatsu Natami, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Osawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Daiki Kaburagi, Fukui, JP;
Mitsuo Kodama, Fukui, JP;
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes: a rotating member that rotates about a predetermined rotation axis; and a mover that includes a protrusion protruding toward an inner peripheral surface of the rotating member and moves in a direction different from a rotation direction of the rotating member along with rotation of the rotating member. The protrusion protrudes toward an inner peripheral surface of the rotating member. The rotating member includes a first projection and a second projection that project from the inner peripheral surface toward the mover. The protrusion of the mover is inclined with respect to the predetermined rotation axis and disposed between the first projection and the second projection.