Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Component including magnets for input operation
- Patent Title (中): 组件包括用于输入操作的磁体
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Application No.: US12062992Application Date: 2008-04-04
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Publication No.: US08390275B2Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Hiroto Inoue , Tamotsu Yamamoto
- Applicant: Hiroto Inoue , Tamotsu Yamamoto
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: RatnerPrestia
- Priority: JP2007-102433 20070410
- Main IPC: G01B7/30
- IPC: G01B7/30

Abstract:
A left-side ring magnet and a right-side ring magnet are fastened to a roller-shaped operation part, circumferentially displaced from each other by a certain angle. Magnetic variation generated by rotation of the magnets is detected by a magnetism detection element. Additionally, a left-side stationary magnet and a right-side stationary magnet, with the same magnetic pole, are annexed correspondingly to the left-side ring magnet and the right-side ring magnet, respectively, so that the stationary magnets are arranged with the same proximal arrangement relative to the ring magnets, respectively. With such a structure, two attractive and repulsive forces between the left-side ring magnet and the left-side stationary magnet; and between the right-side ring magnet and the right-side stationary magnet are totally exerted on the operation part, thereby providing a sharp, clear click touch during rotation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080297146A1 COMPONENT FOR INPUT OPERATION Public/Granted day:2008-12-04
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