Operation member provided in electronic device, and electronic device
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
InventorsNobuyuki Takahashi, Kenji Sakakibara, Hiroaki Masuda, Yu Togasaki, Kiyokazu Miyazawa, Kazuto Nakagawa
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Abstract
An operation member and an electronic device capable of maintaining operability while enhancing cushioning properties provided in the outer surface of an operation member are provided. An operation stick has a cushion portion and a base portion on which the cushion portion is placed. The base portion is supported to be movable. The base portion has a frame portion surrounding the outer periphery of the cushion portion. The base portion and the frame portion are formed of a material having a higher rigidity than that of the material of the cushion portion.
Claims15
An operation member of an electronic device, which is provided in the electronic device and can be operated by a user with a finger, comprising:
- an operation stick including a column portion and an operated portion at a tip of said column portion:
- a cushion portion forming a top surface of said operated portion, said cushion portion including, on a surface thereof, a pressed surface that is pressed by the finger of the user;
- a base portion defining the upper portion of said column portion, which is supported to be movable;
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- a frame portion formed in the base portion to surround an outer periphery of the cushion portion, and an inner surface of the frame portion is in contact with an outer peripheral edge of the cushion portion, the frame portion and the base portion being formed of a material having a higher rigidity than that of the cushion portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.