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US 5,121,091 AGranted
Panel switch
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorTerumi Fujiyama
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Abstract
A panel switch according to the present invention has a switching unit comprising a plurality of switches which are not provided with individual click mechanisms and at least one click mechanism for the switching unit. Because the switching unit does not incorporate individual click mechanisms, the panel switch can be formed into a small size. In addition, by the integration of the provided click mechanism, the degree of freedom on the design of the panel switch is enlarged, and a small-sized panel switch which is excellent in switching feeling can be offered.
Claims26
A panel switch comprising:
- a switch unit including a plurality of switches arranged on a stationary substrate board through which a shock or vibration is transmitted to an operator who operates any one of said plurality of switches so as to give an input through said switch unit;
- a vibration unit for applying a shock or vibration to said substrate board;
- a control circuit for detecting said input by the operator, for controlling said vibration unit so as to excite the vibration unit in accordance with said input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.