OPERATION DEVICE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20220236759A1
SERIAL NO

17658723

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When an operation knob 10 formed of silicone rubber is pushed laterally, a stem 7 tilts with a contact portion (i) as a fulcrum, a push button portion 6b is pushed, and a contact point in a switch mechanism portion 6a operates to turn on a switch circuit. Even if, by a large operating force F3 being applied, the operation knob 10 is extended and the inner surface portion 15, which is a ceiling surface of an internal space 13 of the operation knob 10, rides on an upper end portion 7c, a reinforcing surface 19 provided on the inner surface portion 15 slides on the upper end portion 7c, and the operation knob 10 returns to the initial shape.

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Patent Owner(s)

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION2951 ISHIKAWA-MACHI HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 192-8507
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD1-7 YUKIGAYA-OTSUKAMACHI OTA-KU TOKYO 145-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
GORAI, Shigeto Miyagi, JP 5 5
KIMURA, Shunsuke Fukushima, JP 58 230
KOYAMA, Reiji Tokyo, JP 18 39
KUSAKA, Akihiro Miyagi, JP 8 138
NUMATA, Tetsu Miyagi, JP 15 75

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