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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Takayoshi Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuo Kodama, Fukui, JP;
Masaki Kontani, Fukui, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01); H01H 13/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a multidirectional operating switch, an operating body has a support having a spherically convex surface on the lower end of a central cylinder, and a holding base has a retainer having a spherically concave surface disposed opposite to the support. Through the movement of the support sliding over the retainer, the holding base retains the operating body rockably in multiple directions. The rotational center of the rocking movement of the operating body coincides with the position at which the push element is in contact with the push section disposed at the lower end of the operation button.