Input/output operation device
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Lt
InventorsHironori TOMITA, Teruyuki TAKIZAWA, Hideki SHIRANE, Takeshi NAKAZAWA, Jiro SEKI
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AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Lt
InventorsHironori TOMITA, Teruyuki TAKIZAWA, Hideki SHIRANE, Takeshi NAKAZAWA, Jiro SEKI
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An input/output operation device (165) includes: an operation part (850); a movable unit (180) including a loosely fitted space inside, a main body supporting the operation part (802) and including a first loosely fitted surface (820) exposed in the loosely fitted space, and at least one drive magnet (401, 402); a fixed unit including a second loosely fitted surface (821) in point- or line-contact with the first loosely fitted surface of the movable unit, a holder (811) supporting the movable unit for free rotation, a base (811) including a space for accommodating at least a part of the movable unit and supporting the holder, and at least one drive coil (301, 302); a drive part to rotate the movable unit with respect to the fixed unit; and a detector to detect a position of the operation part in the fixed unit. One of the first and second loosely fitted surfaces includes an inner peripheral surface formed into a recessed portion, and another one of the first and second loosely fitted surfaces includes at least one protruded spherical surface.
An input/output operation device, comprising:
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