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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Akimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Taro Fuchigami, North Point, HK;
Haruhisa Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Nagisa Yanagibashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Iwasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes an operation member that is rotationally operable, a rotation detection substrate provided with a rotation detector configured to detect rotation of the operation member, a capacitance detector provided inside the operation member and configured to output a detection signal in accordance with capacitance, a signal transfer unit configured to transfer the detection signal to the rotation detection substrate, and a touch operation detector to which the detection signal is input through the rotation detection substrate, the touch operation detector being configured to detect a tap operation and a slide operation as a touch operation onto an outer surface of the operation member based on change in the detection signal due to the touch operation.