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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2024
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A control device includes a housing, a control member including a shaft portion to be tilted to turn about a first turn axis intersecting a direction the shaft portion extends, a first interlock member including a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about the first turn axis to be turned in conjunction with a tilting operation on the control member, a return member to apply a return force to return the control member to a neutral position to the control member, an urging member to apply the return force via the return member to the control member, and a first turn detection section to detect a turn of the first interlock member. The return member includes a bottom portion and a receiving portion, and the urging member applies the return force to the control member while causing the receiving portion to elastically engage the housing.