Input device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9920831
APP PUB NO 20170261097A1
SERIAL NO

15422521

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A pattern of a rotational operation force is changed by a state of a device of an input object. An input device includes a knob, a rotation shaft body that rotates together with the knob, a rotation controller that is capable of changing a rotational operation force, a detector that detects a rotational position, a controller, and a storage that stores a plurality of patterns. The controller reads a pattern from the storage according to a pattern signal input from an outside and controls the rotation controller when the knob is operated to be rotated according to a rotational position detected by the detector and the read pattern.

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PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTDKANAGAWA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mizukami, Masahiro Fukui, JP 18 35
Yamanaka, Seigo Fukui, JP 9 75
Yasui, Masamine Fukui, JP 3 17

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