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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sakakibara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Masuda, Tochigi, JP;
Yu Togasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyokazu Miyazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuto Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An operation member and an electronic device capable of maintaining operability while enhancing cushioning properties provided in the outer surface of an operation member are provided. An operation stick has a cushion portion and a base portion on which the cushion portion is placed. The base portion is supported to be movable. The base portion has a frame portion surrounding the outer periphery of the cushion portion. The base portion and the frame portion are formed of a material having a higher rigidity than that of the material of the cushion portion.