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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Shinichiro Akieda, Shinagawa, JP;
Satoshi Sakurai, Shinagawa, JP;
Nobuo Yatsu, Shinagawa, JP;
Takuya Uchiyama, Shinagawa, JP;
Junichi Akama, Shinagawa, JP;
Keita Harada, Shinagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Akieda, Shinagawa, JP;
Satoshi Sakurai, Shinagawa, JP;
Nobuo Yatsu, Shinagawa, JP;
Takuya Uchiyama, Shinagawa, JP;
Junichi Akama, Shinagawa, JP;
Keita Harada, Shinagawa, JP;
Fujitsu Component Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes an operation portion, a holding portion, a detection portion and at least a switch. The holding portion holds the operation portion so that the operation portion is rotatable around a given axis. The detection portion detects a rotational position of the operation portion with respect to the holding portion. A condition of the switch changes according to an external force exerted to the operation portion.