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US 12,387,550 B2Granted
Pushbutton switch, operating unit, and amusement machine
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorMasaaki Sumi
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Abstract
An amusement machine includes a button deck. The button deck includes a transparent support and a display together serving as a touchscreen, and a pushbutton switch. The pushbutton switch includes an operable portion attached to a first surface of the transparent support, and a detector attached to a second surface of the transparent support and facing the operable portion. The operable portion includes a button. The detector includes a reflective sensor that detects a pressed state of the button through the transparent support.
Claims14
A pushbutton switch, comprising:
- an operable portion attached to a first surface of a support comprising a plate and at least partially comprising a transparent area, the support extending entirely across an inner face of the operable portion opposite the press portion;
- a detector attached to a second surface of the support opposite the first surface and facing the operable portion with the transparent area being located between the detector and the operable portion;
- and
- a touchscreen display facing the detector and the second surface of the support, wherein
- the operable portion comprises a press portion on an outer face of the operable portion,
- the detector is positioned between the second surface of the support and the touchscreen display, and
- the detector comprises a sensor configured to detect a pressed state of the press portion through the transparent area.
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An operating unit, comprising:
- a transparent support and a display together serving as a touchscreen;
- and
- a pushbutton switch, wherein the pushbutton switch comprises
- an operable portion attached to a first surface of the transparent support opposite to the display, and
- a detector attached to a second surface of the transparent support adjacent to the display, the detector facing the operable portion,
- the operable portion comprises a press portion on an outer face of the operable portion
- the transparent support extends entirely across an inner face of the operable portion opposite the press portion,
- the touchscreen facing the detector and the second surface of the transparent support,
- the detector is positioned between the second surface of the support and the touchscreen display, and
- the detector comprises a sensor configured to detect a pressed state of the press portion through the transparent support.
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An amusement machine, comprising:
- a first display configured to display an image for amusement;
- a transparent support and a second display together serving as a touchscreen;
- and
- a pushbutton switch, wherein
- the pushbutton switch comprises
- an operable portion attached to a first surface of the transparent support opposite to the second display, and
- a detector attached to a second surface of the transparent support adjacent to the second display, the detector facing the operable portion,
- the operable portion comprises a press portion on an outer face of the operable portion,
- the transparent support extends entirely across an inner face of the operable portion opposite the press portion,
- the touchscreen facing the detector and the second surface of the transparent support,
- the detector is positioned between the second surface of the support and the touchscreen display, and
- the detector comprises a sensor configured to detect a pressed state of the press portion through the transparent support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.