US 12,002,633 B2 · Switch

Abstract

A switch according to one or more embodiments may include a movable unit movable in response to an operation. A drive unit is drivable in response to movement of the movable unit. The switch may include an operation-linked unit movable in response to the movement of the movable unit and an operation follower unit spaced from the operation-linked unit to move in response to movement of the operation-linked unit with a magnetic force between the operation follower unit and the operation-linked unit. At least one of the operation-linked unit or the operation follower unit is magnetic. The drive unit is drivable in response to movement of the operation follower unit. The operation follower unit accommodated in a chamber is spaced from the operation-linked unit.

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Dependent claims

A switch for driving a drive unit, the switch comprising:

a movable unit movable in response to an operation, the drive unit being drivable in response to movement of the movable unit;
an operation-linked unit movable in response to the movement of the movable unit receiving the operation;
and
an operation follower unit spaced from the operation-linked unit, the operation follower unit being movable in response to movement of the operation-linked unit with a magnetic force between the operation follower unit and the operation-linked unit, the magnetic force causing the operation follower unit and the operation-linked unit to attract each other, wherein
at least one of the operation-linked unit or the operation follower unit is magnetic, and
the drive unit is drivable in response to movement of the operation follower unit, which causes a change in a capacitance that determines an output of the drive unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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