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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2010
Kouji Ogawa, Aichi, JP;
Fujioki Yamaguchi, Aichi, JP;
Kouji Ogawa, Aichi, JP;
Fujioki Yamaguchi, Aichi, JP;
GOGOU CO., LTD., Kasugai-shi, JP;
Abstract
A manipulation apparatus that directs an operation of a drive device utilized in the movement of an object by changing a turning amount or reference direction of relative turning between a first housing and a second housing, wherein the first housing and second housing are in close proximity to each other along the turning axis of the relative turning, and each comprise an outer peripheral face having substantially the same diameter around the turning axis of the relative turning or having a substantially circular cross section perpendicular to the turning axis of the relative turning at this proximal position or nearby, and an indicator for indicating, in a mode that is visible by an operator, information related to the turning amount or turning direction of the relative turning is provided to each of the outer peripheral faces of the first housing and the second housing.