Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switch device
- Patent Title (中): 开关装置
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Application No.: US11811545Application Date: 2007-06-11
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Publication No.: US07767916B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Masayuki Kurihara , Seiji Ishigaki , Masahiko Miyata
- Applicant: Masayuki Kurihara , Seiji Ishigaki , Masahiko Miyata
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi
- Agency: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.
- Priority: JP2006-182025 20060630
- Main IPC: H01H9/00
- IPC: H01H9/00 ; H01H43/10

Abstract:
A switch device that adjusts tactile sensation of a switch knob without control delay. The switch device includes a knob operated to switch an actuation state of an apparatus. A click mechanism is connected to the knob and includes a recess and a projection. Engagement of the projection and the recess provides a tactile sensation to a person operating the knob when the knob is operated. An adjustment mechanism generates a magnetic field to adjust tactile sensation of the click mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080000762A1 Switch device Public/Granted day:2008-01-03
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