US 2006/0283285 A1 · Operation mechanism

Abstract

An operation unit includes a shaft-side operation member 6 attached to the above-mentioned operating shaft 3, an auxiliary operation member 7 which is fitted into and engaged with the above-mentioned shaft-side operation member 6 via an engagement means 7a for releasing engagement between the shaft-side operation member and the auxiliary operation member when shocked, and which constitutes the single operation unit together with the shaft-side operation member, and a boundary portion 8 disposed between the above-mentioned operation members with being exposed to outside the above-mentioned front panel when the above-mentioned shaft-side operation member 6 is attached to the above-mentioned operating shaft 3 while being combined with the above-mentioned auxiliary operation member 7.

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Dependent claims

An operation system characterized in that an operation unit for operating an operating shaft disposed in an insert hole formed in a front panel is disposed, said operation unit including:

a shaft-side operation member attached to said operating shaft;
an auxiliary operation member which is fitted into and engaged with said shaft-side operation member via an engagement means for releasing engagement between said shaft-side operation member and said auxiliary operation member when shocked, and which constitutes the single operation unit together with said shaft-side operation member;
and a boundary portion disposed between both said operation members with being exposed to outside said front panel when said shaft-side operation member is attached to said operating shaft while being combined with said auxiliary operation member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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