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US 6,271,488 B1Granted
Switch mechanism
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorYuji Sasaki
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Abstract
A switch mechanism includes a control member whose axis of rotation is longitudinal, a pair of supporting members to support the control member rotatably and also movably in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation, a first detector to detect a rotation of the control member, a second detector to detect a movement of the control member in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and a third detector to detect a movement of the control member along the axis of rotation.
Claims7
A switch mechanism, comprising:
- a control member mounted for rotation;
- a supporting member for supporting the control member rotatably and movably in a direction perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the control member, wherein the supporting member is movable in a direction along the axis of rotation of the control member;
- a first detector for detecting a rotation of the control member;
- a second detector for detecting a movement of the control member in the direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the control member;
- and
- a third detector for detecting a movement of the supporting member in the direction along the axis of rotation of the control member.
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A switch mechanism comprising:
- a control member mounted for rotating;
- a shaft portion inserted into a through-hole formed in the control member along an axis of rotation of the control member and a plurality of supporting portions for supporting the shaft portion rotatably and movable in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the control member, wherein the control member rotates together with the shaft portion and moves along the shaft portion;
- a first detector for detecting a rotation of said control member;
- a second detector for detecting a movement of said control member in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the control member;
- and
- a third detector for detecting a movement of the supporting member in a direction along the axis of rotation of the control member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.