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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hisato Shimomura, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 ;
Abstract
In the multi-way input device, an operating shaft is formed with a cylindrical potion which receives a return spring therein, and pivot shaft portions of a convex shape are formed on part of an outer wall of the cylindrical portion, the pivot shaft portions being engaged by snap-fitting with engaging portions of a concave shape formed in side walls of a second interlocking member which define a slot. The return spring is received in a receptacle space formed within the cylindrical portion.