Electronic pen
AssigneeWacom Co., Ltd.
InventorsMamoru Ogata, Kenichi Ninomiya
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Abstract
Provided is an electronic pen including a housing that is cylindrical and configured to incorporate an electronic pen function part that includes a circuit board. The housing has a side opening formed on a side surface of the housing. The side opening is configured to accommodate a side switch. The electronic pens also includes a side attachment member configured to be attached to the side opening of the housing. A first axial end of the side attachment member includes an engagement part that engages with the housing, and a second axial end of the side attachment member includes a pressed part. The housing incorporates a pressing mechanism part that presses the pressed part of the side attachment member attached to the side opening, toward the first axial end of the side attachment member.
Claims9
An electronic pen, comprising,
- a housing;
- and
- a circuit board that includes an electronic pen function part, at least one side switch, and a connection terminal,
- wherein the circuit board, in operation, is incorporated in the housing,
- wherein the housing has a side opening formed on a side surface of the housing,
- wherein the at least one side switch, in operation, detects input by being pressed,
- wherein the connection terminal is configured to be connected with a touch sensor, and be supplied with a detection output when an input to the touch sensor is detected by the touch sensor,
- wherein the side opening is configured to be selectively fitted with either a side switch unit with at least one pressing knob or a touch sensor unit with the touch sensor,
- wherein the circuit board includes a board protection member,
- wherein the board protection member is coupled to at least one pressing part by at least one support part, and
- wherein the at least one pressing part, in operation, presses the at least one side switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.