61 |
Key with variable position capability |
US11768386 |
2007-06-26 |
US07671286B2 |
2010-03-02 |
Magnus Steijner |
A device may include a key having a key head and an actuator configured to move and to change a position of the key head when the actuator moves, where the actuator is configured to change the position of the key head to a first key position, and when the key head is at the first key head position, the key, when at a depressed position, cannot provide a connection with respect to an electrical interface. |
62 |
Switch mechanism usable underwater |
US12192580 |
2008-08-15 |
US07598465B2 |
2009-10-06 |
Tsuyoshi Hirabayashi; Katsuhisa Sakaguchi; Ikko Mori |
The present invention provides a switch mechanism usable underwater including a rear cover serving as an exterior member, two shaft members being displaceable in a shaft direction and fitting into two shaft holes having the same cross-sectional area provided in the rear cover, an O-ring watertightly maintaining the shaft member and the shaft hole, and a lever member being engaged with the two shaft members in a manner to be capable of pressing-down or pulling-up the shaft member, and being configured to balance water pressure applied to one shaft member with that applied to the other shaft member. |
63 |
Operating button device |
US11803987 |
2007-05-16 |
US07521643B2 |
2009-04-21 |
Yan Liu |
An operating button device of the present invention is adapted for use with an electronic apparatus, and includes first and second operating button sets and an elastic component. The first operating button set includes a mounting seat and a pair of press buttons disposed on the mounting seat. The second operating button set includes a toggle button rotatable relative to the mounting seat, and a pair of contact pieces disposed on a bottom part of the toggle button. The elastic component has a securing end disposed on the mounting seat, and a restoring end opposite to the securing end and in sleeving engagement with the toggle button. |
64 |
SWITCH MECHANISM USABLE UNDERWATER |
US12192617 |
2008-08-15 |
US20090014297A1 |
2009-01-15 |
Katsuhisa Sakaguchi; Ikko Mori; Naoki Matsumoto; Tsuyoshi Hirabayashi |
A switch mechanism usable underwater including a cover serving as an exterior member, a shaft member displaceable in a longitudinal direction and fitted into a shaft hole having substantially the same cross-sectional area provided in the cover, an O-ring maintaining a water-tight sliding seal between the shaft member and the shaft hole, and a lever member movable about an axis for moving the shaft member by application of a pressing force applied to the lever member in a first direction against a force of a bias member, the pressing force being applied at a first point which is a first distance from said axis, the lever member engaging the shaft at a second point a second distance from said axis which is less than said first distance to move the lever member in a second direction opposite said first direction when the pressing force is removed. |
65 |
KEY WITH VARIABLE POSITION CAPABILITY |
US11768386 |
2007-06-26 |
US20090000936A1 |
2009-01-01 |
Magnus Steijner |
A device may include a key having a key head and an actuator configured to move and to change a position of the key head when the actuator moves, where the actuator is configured to change the position of the key head to a first key position, and when the key head is at the first key head position, the key, when at a depressed position, cannot provide a connection with respect to an electrical interface. |
66 |
SWITCH MECHANISM USABLE UNDERWATER |
US12192580 |
2008-08-15 |
US20080308396A1 |
2008-12-18 |
Naoki Matsumoto; Ikko Mori; Katsuhisa Sakaguchi; Tsuyoshi Hirabayashi |
The present invention provides a switch mechanism usable underwater including a rear cover serving as an exterior member, two shaft members being displaceable in a shaft direction and fitting into two shaft holes having the same cross-sectional area provided in the rear cover, an O-ring watertightly maintaining the shaft member and the shaft hole, and a lever member being engaged with the two shaft members in a manner to be capable of pressing-down or pulling-up the shaft member, and being configured to balance water pressure applied to one shaft member with that applied to the other shaft member. |
67 |
Electronic apparatus having illumination button |
US11697148 |
2007-04-05 |
US07279650B2 |
2007-10-09 |
Toshinobu Yamaguchi |
An electronic apparatus with an illuminated button, the apparatus comprising a first operation button, a second operation button, a first board mounted with a first switch corresponding to the first operation button, wherein a portion of the first board is notched, a second switch corresponding to the second operation button, wherein the second switch is mounted below the notched portion of the first board, and a light source that is mounted below the second operation button. |
68 |
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING ILLUMINATION BUTTON |
US11697148 |
2007-04-05 |
US20070187219A1 |
2007-08-16 |
Toshinobu Yamaguchi |
An electronic apparatus with an illuminated button, the apparatus comprising a first operation button, a second operation button, a first board mounted with a first switch corresponding to the first operation button, wherein a portion of the first board is notched, a second switch corresponding to the second operation button, wherein the second switch is mounted below the notched portion of the first board, and a light source that is mounted below the second operation button. |
69 |
Electronic apparatus having illumination button |
US11231012 |
2005-09-20 |
US07214896B2 |
2007-05-08 |
Toshinobu Yamaguchi |
An electronic apparatus with an illuminated button, the apparatus comprising a first operation button, a second operation button, a first board mounted with a first switch corresponding to the first operation button, wherein a portion of the first board is notched, a second switch corresponding to the second operation button, wherein the second switch is mounted below the notched portion of the first board, and a light source that is mounted below the second operation button. |
70 |
Electronic apparatus having illumination button |
US11231012 |
2005-09-20 |
US20060065515A1 |
2006-03-30 |
Toshinobu Yamaguchi |
An electronic apparatus with an illuminated button, the apparatus comprising a first operation button, a second operation button, a first board mounted with a first switch corresponding to the first operation button, wherein a portion of the first board is notched, a second switch corresponding to the second operation button, wherein the second switch is mounted below the notched portion of the first board, and a light source that is mounted below the second operation button. |
71 |
Complex operation input device |
US10136790 |
2002-04-30 |
US06621016B2 |
2003-09-16 |
Katsuichi Ohba; Sachiko Homma |
In a complex operation input device according to the invention, a rotary electrical part manipulated with an operating member and a double-action push switch unit are arranged in a layered state in a direction of a rotation axis of the rotary electrical part. As a result, the device can be reduced in lateral size, and therefore it is made possible to provide a complex operation input device which can be used with a portable digital camera particularly suitably. |
72 |
Electrostatic insulation for an operating unit for electronic equipment |
US09459659 |
1999-12-13 |
US06339200B1 |
2002-01-15 |
Lei Shi; Hideaki Kume |
A switch operating unit for a camera is assembled in the switch supporting frame of the front cover thereof and provided with an inner button, an outer button, and a dial for switch operation. Under the buttons and the dial, there is provided a metal supporting plate for supporting same. Under the supporting plate, there is provided a flexible printed circuit (FPC). Since the contact of the supporting plate is in contact with the ground pattern on the FPC, even when static electricity is generated with or applied to those buttons or the dial, such static electricity is directed to the ground through the supporting plate. Thus, the electronic circuit element mounted on the FPC is protected against static electricity. |
73 |
Single lock switch for inputting commands associated with shooting in
movie camera |
US284007 |
1988-12-13 |
US4962396A |
1990-10-09 |
Kozo Kokubun |
A shoot command entering switch for a video camera or similar movie camera is implemented by a single action switch and provided with a locking mechanism. The switch is allowed to enter a shoot start command and a shoot end command in the camera by a single manipulation. When the locking mechanism is actuated, the switch is held in a position for continuous shooting and therefore operable in the same manner as a double action switch. Such a construction facilitates the manipulations for ordinary or short-time shooting and those for long-time shooting which may be performed as desired. |
74 |
Switch for camera |
US40169 |
1979-05-18 |
US4324472A |
1982-04-13 |
Katumi Terada; Michiharu Saito |
A switch for a camera employs a switching element which is formed of pressure sensitive conductive rubber or conductive rubber, to which an external pressure may be applied to cause it to bridge across a pair of conductive contacts, thus turning the switch on and off. The switch is disposed on the surface of a camera so as to be accessible to an external pressure. |
75 |
ダイアル装置 |
JP2014549022 |
2014-04-28 |
JPWO2014188855A1 |
2017-02-23 |
昌樹 松田 |
本発明のダイアル装置は、固定部材と、回転するダイアル手段と、上記ダイアル手段の回転中心軸方向の軸上の第1の位置と第2の位置とに移動可能な押釦と、上記押釦を押す毎に、交互に該押釦を第1の位置と第2の位置とに位置保持させるダブルノック機構と、上記押釦の第1の位置と第2の位置に連動して上記ダイアル手段の回転中心軸方向の軸上を移動する移動係合部材と、上記押釦が上記第1の位置にあるときには上記移動係合部と非係合であり、上記押し釦が上記第2の位置にあるときには上記移動係合部材と係合する上記固定部材に設けられた固定側係合部と、を具備する。 |
76 |
Two-step switch and imaging device with the same |
JP2009291468 |
2009-12-22 |
JP2011134513A |
2011-07-07 |
KATO SHUICHI |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guarantee safety as well as a proper operation, and achieve miniaturization effectively.
SOLUTION: A first switch obtaining an electric output by contacting a first contact 12 and a second contact 13 with an operation member and a second switch obtaining an electric output by deforming a dome-shaped leaf spring 14 covering a third contact 37 are arranged face to face. A supporting member 23 is provided to regulate that a clearance between the first contact 12 and the second contact 13 may be held constant and the first switch and the second switch may be arranged on an almost same line against an operation direction of the operation member, and the supporting member 23 is formed of a conductive material.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
77 |
Imaging apparatus and operating device |
JP2009273843 |
2009-12-01 |
JP2011118061A |
2011-06-16 |
ITO MAKOTO |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating device which includes a push button function and a touch switch function, and excels in operability.
SOLUTION: An opening is provided on a transparent substrate 12 of a touch screen provided on a back of the imaging apparatus, and a push button 16 as a shutter release button is provided therein. A transparent electrode 14 is formed around the push button 16, to constitute a touch switch, and an electrode 20 is formed at the lower part of the push button 16, to constitute a push button switch. By touch operation of the push button 16, the touch switch is turned on, so that photometry is performed, and by depressing operation of the push button 16, the push button switch is turned on, so that photography is performed.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
78 |
Push-on switch |
JP2005236274 |
2005-08-17 |
JP4513688B2 |
2010-07-28 |
康典 屋内; 久 渡邉 |
|
79 |
Push-on switch |
JP2005236274 |
2005-08-17 |
JP2007052962A |
2007-03-01 |
YANAI YASUNORI; WATANABE HISASHI |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a push-on switch in which an operation power needed for shifting the first switch to a state of being turned on can be made lighter than that of conventional ones, and in which maintaining its operated state is easy, regarding the multiple-stage operation type push-on switch that is used in an input operation part or the like of various kinds of electronic equipment.
SOLUTION: This is constituted so that in a recess 21A of a switching case 21, a movable contact 7 having a protrusion 11 always contacted with an outside contact 41 is housed, which is then covered over by a sheet 50 having a center through hole 50A while a metal cover 13 with a cover terminal 13E is joined so that a pressing part 13C is vertically confronted with a prescribed spacing with a disc part 8 portion corresponding to a position in the center through hole 50A, and so that the pressing part 13C is contacted with the disc 8 part to switch the state of the first switch when a very light and weak force is added from above the pressing part 13C.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
80 |
Dial device having static electricity elimination mechanism and electronic equipment equipped with the dial device |
JP2001108558 |
2001-04-06 |
JP2002304934A |
2002-10-18 |
YAMAGUCHI TOSHINOBU |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dial device having a static electricity elimination mechanism capable of efficiently guiding static electricity entered from a button part for switching operation to an outer case part or a ground inside equipment, and provide the electronic equipment having the dial device.
SOLUTION: This dial device has a dial 1 for selecting a plurality of modes; and a button 4 having a recess in the center of the dial, and for pushing a switch 11 installed inside the recess and yet in the lower part of the dial 1. The dial device furthermore has a rotating conductive member 6 arranged inside the recess installed in the central part of the dial 1 and rotating together with the dial 1; and a fixed conductive member 7 held in a base member 2 for holding the dial 1, and the rotating conductive member 6 and the fixed conductive member 7 are arranged so as to always come in contact with each other.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO |