公开(公告)号：US11915893B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US18156256

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hisashi Sagara ,  Takeshi Miyaoka ,  Hideyuki Murakami

IPC: H01H25/00 ,  H01H25/04

CPC classification number: H01H25/002 ,  H01H25/04

Abstract: A multi-directional operation switch device that can smoothly move a slider that is movable in four directions back to a neutral position is provided. The multi-directional operation switch device includes: a slider movable in the four directions; four push switches provided in the four directions to detect a movement of the slider; and four pressing members provided between the slider and the push switches. The slider includes four side face portions, each intersecting a first axis or a second axis, each axis extending in at least one of the four directions. Each side face portion includes a sloped region sloped toward a center of the slider. The push switches include movable portions, each movable portion self-returning and moving to an original position when pressing is released. Each pressing member is in contact with a corresponding one of the movable portions and a corresponding one of the side face portions.