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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hajime Suzuki, Miyagi, JP;
Hiroshi Wakuda, Miyagi, JP;
Ko Owada, Fukushima, JP;
Tetsu Numata, Miyagi, JP;
Kunio Sato, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/85 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01); H01H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/85 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H01H 9/161 (2013.01); H01H 2003/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switch to be attached to a panel having an opening in a surface includes: a stationary member to be attached to the panel; a movable member to be placed at a distance from the panel, the movable member having a manipulation surface separated from the panel in the opening with a gap intervening between the manipulation surface and the panel, the manipulation surface being exposed from the opening; and a vibration element disposed between the stationary member and the movable member, the vibration element vibrating the movable member.