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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Taro Fukunaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A click mechanism for an electric part comprises a springmade of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable platethat rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft of an electric part, a click piecedisposed on the outer perimeter of the rotatable plateso as to retractably protrude from the outer perimeter, and projections and depressionsformed on the inner perimeter of a housingfor the rotatable plateto be arranged in the circumferential direction of the inner perimeter. The click pieceis cylindrical and biased by the springto be in resilient contact with the projections and depressionsat the perimeter thereof. The click mechanism can produce a fine and clear click feel, has high durability, and can be reduced in size.