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US-11561567-B2 · Jan 24, 2023 · US
Push and lock unit and input device using the same
US8969749B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8969749-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213688651-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A push & lock unit includes cam sections mounted on an outer wall of a rotary body that is disposed on an underside of an operating body, and each one of the cam sections contacts a saw-tooth section disposed on a lower end of a rib on an inner wall of a cover and a projection disposed at a bottom center of a housing in response to an up and down movement of the operating body, whereby the rotary body is rotated. When the operating body is pushed, a push face thereof is locked at a position almost flush with an outer face of a panel. When the operating body is pushed once more, it is released from the lock, and restores to a state where the operating body projects from the outer face of the panel.
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What is claimed is: 1. A push & lock unit comprising: a cylindrical cover having an opening, a plurality of grooves and a plurality of ribs alternately disposed along an inner circumferential direction of the cover; a hollow operating body accommodated in the cover movably along a first direction, and having a push face projecting from the opening of the cover; a ring-shaped rotary body mounted on the operating body at an end section opposite to the push face, and having a cam…
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Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- G05G7/08Primary
Physics · mapped topic
- F16H25/125Primary
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8969749B2 cover?
- A push & lock unit includes cam sections mounted on an outer wall of a rotary body that is disposed on an underside of an operating body, and each one of the cam sections contacts a saw-tooth section disposed on a lower end of a rib on an inner wall of a cover and a projection disposed at a bottom center of a housing in response to an up and down movement of the operating body, whereby the rota…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Panasonic Corp, Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G05G7/08. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).