# US 10,768,514 B2 · Operating device for rotating rotation body by lever operation and projection apparatus including operating device

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- Number: US 10,768,514 B2
- Document ID: US10768514B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/249,585
- Filed: 2019-01-16
- Published: 2019-07-18
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-01-17
- Assignees: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Toshifumi Kase
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768514B2

## CPC

- G03B 21/145: {Housing details, e.g. position adjustments thereof}
- G03B 3/02: moving lens along baseboard
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

## Abstract

An operating device rotates a cylindrical rotation body by lever operation to adjust a rotation angle. The operating device includes a lever, the rotation body and an arm. The lever is linearly movable along a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the rotation body. The rotation body is rotated by lever operation. The arm is fixed to the rotation body and transmits a movement of the lever as a rotational force to the rotation body. The arm has a shape extending from the rotation body toward the lever in a state where a position of the lever is at the farthest position within a movable range from a reference line passing through a rotation center of the rotation body and orthogonal to a direction which is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An operating device which rotates a cylindrical rotation body by lever operation to adjust a rotation angle, the operating device comprising:
a lever that is linearly movable along a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the rotation body;
the rotation body that is rotated by lever operation; and
an arm that is fixed to the rotation body and transmits a movement of the lever as a rotational force to the rotation body,
wherein the arm has a shape extending from the rotation body toward the lever in a state where a position of the lever is at the farthest position within a movable range from a reference line passing through a rotation center of the rotation body and orthogonal to a direction which is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation body, and
wherein the lever includes:
an insertion opening which allows the arm to insert to the insertion opening; and
an opening formed on a surface facing in an operating direction such that a tip end side of the arm inserted into an internal space of the lever can enter and exit the opening in accordance with the movement of the lever.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The operating device according to claim 1,
wherein the lever includes;
an operating portion which is formed on one end side; and
a base portion which is formed adjacent to the operating portion, and
the insertion opening is formed adjacent to the base portion on another end side which is a rotation body side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The operating device according to claim 2,
wherein a width of the insertion opening in a moving direction of the lever is twice or less than a thickness of the arm in the moving direction of the lever.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The operating device according to claim 1,
wherein the arm has a curved shape bending from the rotation body toward the lever in a state where the position of the lever is at the farthest position within the movable range from the reference line passing through the rotation center of the rotation body and orthogonal to the direction which is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The operating device according to claim 2,
wherein the arm has a curved shape bending from the rotation body toward the lever in a state where the position of the lever is at the farthest position within the movable range from the reference line passing through the rotation center of the rotation body and orthogonal to the direction which is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The operating device according to claim 3,
wherein the arm has a curved shape bending from the rotation body toward the lever in a state where the position of the lever is at the farthest position within the movable range from the reference line passing through the rotation center of the rotation body and orthogonal to the direction which is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The operating device according to claim 1,
wherein when a range of a moving direction of the lever is divided into a first range and a second range based on the reference line, the movable range of the lever is biased to one of the first range and the second range.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The operating device according to claim 2,
wherein when a range of a moving direction of the lever is divided into a first range and a second range based on the reference line, the movable range of the lever is biased to one of the first range and the second range.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The operating device according to claim 3,
wherein when a range of the moving direction of the lever is divided into a first range and a second range based on the reference line, the movable range of the lever is biased to one of the first range and the second range.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The operating device according to claim 4,
wherein when a range of a moving direction of the lever is divided into a first range and a second range based on the reference line, the movable range of the lever is biased to one of the first range and the second range.

### Claim 11 (depends on 5)

The operating device according to claim 5,
wherein when a range of a moving direction of the lever is divided into a first range and a second range based on the reference line, the movable range of the lever is biased to one of the first range and the second range.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The operating device according to claim 6,
wherein when a range of the moving direction of the lever is divided into a first range and a second range based on the reference line, the movable range of the lever is biased to one of the first range and the second range.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 1;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 14 (depends on 2)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 2;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 15 (depends on 3)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 3;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 16 (depends on 4)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 4;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 17 (depends on 5)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 5;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 18 (depends on 6)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 6;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 19 (depends on 7)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 7;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.

### Claim 20 (depends on 8)

A projection apparatus comprising:
the operating device according to claim 8;
a case;
a light source device that is disposed in the case;
a display element that is disposed in the case and irradiated with light emitted from the light source device to form image light;
a projection optical system that is disposed in the case and projects the image light formed by the display element onto a screen; and
a control unit that is disposed in the case and controls the display element and the light source device,
wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the case along a first direction, and the lever is movable in the first direction along the lever guide portion, and
wherein the operating device is disposed in the projection optical system.