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AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeru Yokoji, Koji Tamano, Hiroshi Matsui
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A push and rotary operating type electronic device comprises a push switch unit 37 composed in a center of a bottom surface of a case 30, a rotary encoder unit 35 composed at a periphery of the push switch unit, a discoidal operating knob 39 mounted in a manner to be independently movable vertically, while also rotatable conjunctly with the rotary encoder unit 35, wherein the both component units 35 and 37 are operative by depression on a peripheral portion of the operating knob 39 during a rotary manipulation and a center portion of the same in a depressing manipulation. Communication terminal equipment uses this push and rotary operating type electronic device. This structure realizes a small projected area, and allows the rotary manipulation and the depressing manipulation by operating different portions of the single operating knob 39.
A push and rotary operating type electronic device comprising:
A push and rotary operating type electronic device comprising:
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