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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Makoto Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Makoto Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electrics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tubular part of an upper case has an opened upper end and pivotably supports a segment operating body. The tubular part has a pair of first walls opposite to each other and a pair of second walls that are connected to the first walls and are opposite to each other. Upper ends in substantially the middles of the first walls are positioned higher than upper ends of the second walls and are provided with holes pivotably supporting the segment operating body. The main body of the operating body has protruding parts that extend toward the second walls. The protruding parts each has a substantially circular arc shape with the rotation center as the center.