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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Kenichi Hamada, Aichi, JP;
Eiichi Hayakawa, Aichi, JP;
Tatsuya Futamura, Aichi, JP;
Fumitaka Hayase, Aichi, JP;
Kenichi Hamada, Aichi, JP;
Eiichi Hayakawa, Aichi, JP;
Tatsuya Futamura, Aichi, JP;
Fumitaka Hayase, Aichi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An illuminated switch comprising a four-way knob and a push knob, wherein the push knob has two legs which slide along a guide surface on an internal pusher member. Tilt activation of the four-way knob results in the push knob also being tilted. When the user has pushed the push knob while the push knob and the four-way knob are in a tilted position, the push knob in conjunction with the four-way knob linearly move backward in the pushed direction, whereby an internal switch and an external switch are operated. The push knob is illuminated by an internal LED by way of a through hole in the internal pusher member.