Input device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10276320
APP PUB NO 20180233302A1
SERIAL NO

15751572

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The present disclosure provides an input device that puts signals into equipment in response to turning action and that can come down in thickness along an axis of a rotary shaft. The input device includes a knob configured to be turned, a rotary shaft configured to turn together with the knob, and a flange disposed around an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The flange is designed to regulate turning of the rotary shaft. The input device further includes an elastic component that is disposed around the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft and is fastened to the flange, a rotation controller that permits or inhibits turning of the elastic component, and a detector that detects a rotational state of the rotary shaft.

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PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTD4261 IKONOBE-CHO TSUZUKI-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 224-8520

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arakawa, Toru Fukui, JP 24 139
Mizukami, Masahiro Fukui, JP 18 35
Ono, Takatoshi Fukui, JP 57 765

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