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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Alphatheta Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Nao Takagi, Yokohama, JP;
Alpha Theta Corporation, Yokohama shi, JP;
Abstract
A rotary operator includes: a rotator including a movement path provided for an outer circumferential surface and inclined to a circumferential direction about a rotation axis, the rotator rotating about the axis; and a contact piece coming into contact with the rotator, and moving along the path in a direction along the axis in association with rotation of the rotator. Rotation of the rotator in a first rotation direction is restricted by the contact piece being at a first position when the rotator reaches a predetermined position. When rotating force applied to the rotator is reduced in a state where rotation of the rotator in the first rotation direction from the predetermined position is restricted, the contact piece returns to a second position to allow the rotation of the rotator in the first rotation direction from the predetermined position.