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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Hidetoshi Kei, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Kei, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes an operation member which can be rotated and operated in two directions from a neutral position, a holding member configured to rotatably hold the operation member, a rotation limiting member configured to limit a rotational range of the operation member by abutting the operation member, an elastic member having a first portion which is fixed to the holding member and a second portion which engages with a part of the operation member and configured to elastically deform by rotating the operation member from the neutral position, and an abutment member configured to abut the second portion of the elastic member before the rotation limiting member limits the rotational range of the operation member.