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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Shinji Komatsu, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Shinji Komatsu, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A four-directional switching device includes a driving member, a pair of hollow protruding portions, and other pair of hollow protruding portions. The driving membercovers an operating membersupports the operating memberusing a second axial portionusing a predetermined straight line in a planar direction of the operating memberas a center of rotation, and is supported by a first axial portionwith respect to a caseusing a straight line in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined straight line as a center of rotation. The pair of hollow protruding portionsare opposed to the driving memberand operated by manipulating the rotational direction of the driving memberfollowing the operation of the operating memberto press slidersusing slider pressing portionsof the driving member. The other pair of hollow protruding portionsare opposed to the operating memberand operated by manipulating the rotational direction of the operating memberfollowing the operation of the operating memberto press the slidersusing slider pressing portionsof the operating member
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