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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Isao Takahashi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Nobuaki Haga, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Isao Takahashi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Nobuaki Haga, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A dot unit includes an opening formed in a housing and a protruding member disposed in the opening. The protruding member is rotatably supported by a support shaft. The protruding member is rotated by a polymer actuator in a direction that follows a reading direction in which a unit of information is read, and the protruding member is stabilized in a protruding position by contacting a restricting portion. When a finger is moved in the reading direction and contacts the protruding member, the protruding member is likely to be stabilized in the protruding position.
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