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US 2018/0024649 A1Published application
Operating tool, input device, and electronic device
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorMasahiko UNO
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Abstract
In a rotary switch (1), a rotation unit (2) is rotatably supported by a holder unit (3). The holder unit (3) is fixed onto a detection surface of a touch panel (7). Contact points (4) make contact with the detection surface of the touch panel (7) with their positional relationship corresponding to a function of the rotary switch (1). A contact point (5) rotates while making contact with the detection surface of the touch panel (7), as the rotation unit (2) rotates.
Claims13
An operating tool comprising:
- a holder unit to be fixed onto a detection surface of a touch panel;
- a movable unit movably supported by the holder unit;
- a movable-unit-side contact point that is provided on the movable unit, and that moves, while making contact with the detection surface of the touch panel, as the movable unit moves;
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- multiple holder-unit-side contact points that are provided on the holder unit, and that are to be in contact with the detection surface of the touch panel in a positional relationship of the holder-unit side contact points, the positional relationship corresponding to a function of the operating tool.
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