公开(公告)号：US20210236919A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17302098

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tomoya ENDO ,  Makoto HAYASHI ,  Tatsuaki KAWASE ,  Nobuyuki NINOMIYA ,  Tomoyasu NAGANO ,  Hidekazu KATO ,  Shuji FUJIWARA

IPC: A63F13/24

Abstract: An operation device includes a housing, a tiltable cylindrical operation member having a step portion on an inner circumferential surface, a first holding member which is held by the housing and rotatable in a first direction in accordance with a tilting operation of the operation member, a first detecting portion for detecting a rotation of the first holding member, and a returning mechanism disposed inside the operation member to return the tilted operation member to an initial position, wherein the returning mechanism includes an actuator, a slide member having a first cam surface at one end, a cam member having a second cam surface at one end which faces the first cam surface, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member.

公开(公告)号：US20240427365A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18825434

申请日：2024-09-05

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Fumitaka SEINO ,  Masatoshi ONO ,  Toru NISHIOKA ,  Kazuhiko SASAKI ,  Shuji FUJIWARA ,  Taiki HAGIHARA ,  Masaaki MIKAWA

IPC: G05G5/05 ,  G05G9/047

Abstract: A multi-directional input device includes a housing, a control member to be tilted, a first interlock member having a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a second interlock member having a second shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a second turn axis intersecting the first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a first urging member to urge the control member to push the first shaft support portion against the housing and provide a return force for returning the control member to a neutral position, a second urging member to urge the second interlock member to push the second shaft support portion against the housing, and a turn detector to detect a turn of each of the first and second interlock members.

公开(公告)号：US20190181739A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16281528

申请日：2019-02-21

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Nobuyuki NINOMIYA ,  Tatsuaki KAWASE ,  Shuji FUJIWARA

IPC: H02K35/02 ,  H02K35/06 ,  H02K39/00

Abstract: A power generation device includes a push member configured to move back and forth in a first pushing direction and a second pushing direction to push a rotating body to move between a first stable attitude and a second stable attitude, an operation member configured to move in a first direction and a second direction, and a switching spring member arranged between the operation member and the push member. The switching spring member is configured to urge the push member in the first pushing direction to cause the rotating body to move toward the second stable attitude when the operation member moves in the first direction, and the switching spring member is configured to urge the push member in the second pushing direction to cause the rotating body to move toward the first stable attitude when the operation member moves in the second direction.