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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2008
Applicant:
Takashi Ichimura, Fukui, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Ichimura, Fukui, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
First rotator () and second rotator () rotating according to a rocking operation of outer lever () are provided. Magnetism of magnets () and () mounted on these rotators are detected by magnetic detecting elements () and () and output as a detected signal. Control portion () detects a rotation angle of each rotator from this detected signal and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the detected rotation angle.