User operation device and in-vehicle device configured for press-down operation
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinya Nakamura, Takuya Ueda, Yukihiro Araki
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Abstract
A first user operation unit includes a top surface and a first wall part extending downward from an outer side of the top surface. A press-down operation in the top surface allows the first user operation unit to move in a vertical direction. A holder supports the first user operation unit from below and includes a circuit board on a bottom surface of the holder. An outer wall part of the holder extends upward from an outer side of the circuit board and is provided outside the first wall part of the first user operation unit. Eaves of the first user operation unit extend outward from the first wall part and covers the outer wall part of the holder from above.
Claims13
A user operation device comprising:
- a user operation unit that includes a top surface and a wall part extending downward from an outer side of the top surface, a press-down operation in the top surface allowing the user operation unit to move in a vertical direction;
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- a holder that supports the user operation unit from below and includes a circuit board on a bottom surface of the holder,
- the holder including:
- an outer wall part that extends upward from an outer side of the circuit board such that the outer wall part is provided outside the wall part in a horizontal direction of the circuit board;
- an inner wall part that is provided inward of the outer wall part;
- a groove bottom part that connects the outer wall part and the inner wall part in the horizontal direction;
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- a plunger hole, through which a plunger passes, defined in the groove bottom part, and
- the user operation unit including:
- eaves that extend outward from the wall part and cover the outer wall part of the holder from above, wherein
- the eaves cover at least a part of the plunger hole when viewed from the vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.