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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2004
Takahiro Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an electronic equipment has an operation tool with crashing function. An operation toolis supported on an encoderserving as a support member. In the operation tool, an outer knobserving as an operation portion is to be operated by an operator. A mounting cylindrical portionserving as a mounting portion is formed such that it has a clearance S with respect to the outer knobin the impact acting operation. And, a crashable connecting portionconnects together the operation portion and mounting portion and can be crashed due to an impact given to the operation portion to thereby allow the operation portion to move with respect to the mounting portion. The crashable connecting portionextends radially from the mounting cylindrical portionand is connected to the outer knoband includes plural bridge portions formed radially.