Operation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9955594-B2
Application number	US-201615180664-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2016
Priority date	Jul 13, 2015
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

An operation device driven by an internal battery includes: a casing; an operation element; a mechanical switch; a pressing part; and a support part. The operation element is located on a plane continuing from a front surface of the casing. The mechanical switch is disposed in the casing such that a distance between the mechanical switch and the operation element is fixed. The mechanical switch has a flexible region located to oppose to a rear surface of the casing. The pressing part is located between the mechanical switch and an attachment surface, and presses the flexible region from a side opposite from the operation element. The support part supports the casing such that a distance between the operation element and the attachment surface is changeable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operation device driven by an internal battery, the operation device comprising:
a casing;
an operation element located on a plane continuing from a front surface of the casing;
a mechanical switch disposed in the casing such that a distance between the mechanical switch and the operation element is fixed, the mechanical switch having a flexible region located to oppose to a rear surface of the casing;
a pressing part located between the mechanical switch and an attachment surface, the pressing part pressing the flexible region from a side of the flexible region opposite a side of the flexible region closest to the operation element;
a support part that supports the casing such that a distance between the operation element and the attachment surface is changeable; and
a biasing part biasing the casing away from the attachment surface,
wherein:
the support part has a cylindrical fitting protrusion part and a fitting hole fitted to each other,
the fitting hole has an oval shape having a dimension larger in a front-rear direction of the casing than in the other direction, and
the pressing part and the mechanical switch are maintained not to be in contact with each other until a force exceeding a biasing force of the biasing part is applied.

2. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the support part supports the casing to be able to tilt relative to the attachment surface so as to move in both directions toward and away from the attachment surface.

3. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing is attached to the attachment surface through a bracket, and the bracket includes the biasing part.

4. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the casing is attached to the attachment surface through a bracket, and
the bracket includes the pressing part.

5. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressing part includes:
a base part extending toward the mechanical switch; and
a tilting component located at a tip end of the base part,
the tilting component tilts and presses the mechanical switch by contacting with the mechanical switch,
the casing is attached to the attachment surface through a bracket, and
the bracket includes the base part.

Assignees

• Denso Wave Inc

Inventors

• Sugiyama Wataru
• Morita Yuya

Classifications

• H01H2239/058

  Containing a battery · CPC title

• H01H9/181

  using a programmable display, e.g. LED or LCD · CPC title

• H01H23/143

  having a generally flat elongated shape · CPC title

• H01H25/008 Primary

  Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being perpendicular to the axis of angular movement · CPC title

• H05K5/0017 Primary

  with operator interface units · CPC title