Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100271341A1
SERIAL NO

12764654

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Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle of the rotary operation device is a predetermined angle corresponding to a displayed selection item or not; a generating section to generate a switching signal when it is judged the rotation angle is the predetermined angle; and a rotation controlling section to control of a rotation drive to give the operator a force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying the rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying the rotary force, when the judging section judges that the rotation angle of the rotary operation device is the predetermined angle.

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FUKOKU CO LTDJAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kodaira, Takeshi Okaya-shi, JP 12 259
Nagashima, Kenji Daito-shi, JP 100 548
Suzuki, Takahiko Okaya-shi, JP 68 1312
Tsubota, Hirono Daito-shi, JP 35 338

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