IP Library Granted Patent US 9,483,124
Granted Patent B2
US 9,483,124 · App. 14/229,258 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Operation switch and operation device

Inventor: Shunichiro Okabe (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,483,124
App. No.
14/229,258
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The operation device includes a display part; a partition frame member arranged on the display part, and configured to divide the display part into a plurality of display surfaces; an operation button member having transparent operation buttons arranged on the respective display surfaces, and configured to join the operation buttons by integral molding to be able to deform the operation buttons in a pressing direction at respective one sides, functioning as fulcrums, of the display surfaces; switch parts arranged under the operation button member, and pressed by pressing of the operation buttons; and an output part configured to output information indicating whether or not the switch parts are pressed.

Claims (23)

1. An operation device comprising:

a display part;

a partition frame member arranged on the display part, and configured to divide the display part into a plurality of display areas;

an operation button member having transparent operation buttons arranged over the respective display areas and support portions, the operation buttons and the support portions being integrally formed as one piece molded member made of one material, each of the operation buttons being connected to the support portion at only one side and being configured to be able to deform in a pressing direction at one side connected to one of the support portions as a fulcrum;

switch parts arranged under the operation button member, and pressed by pressing of the operation buttons; and

an output part configured to output information indicating whether or not the switch parts are pressed.

2. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the switch parts are tactile switches.

3. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the operation buttons are separated from each other by a frame of the partition frame member when viewed from above.

4. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation button member is disposed between the display part and the partition frame member.

5. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the only one side of each of the operation buttons is connected to the support portions as the fulcrum, and other sides of each of the operation buttons are surrounded by the support portions with a space between the other sides and the support portions.

6. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the operation buttons is greater than a thickness of the support portions.

7. An operation switch comprising:

a partition frame member having openings;

an operation button member having transparent operation buttons and support portions, the operation buttons respectively corresponding to the openings, the operation buttons and the support portions being integrally formed as one piece molded member made of one material, each of the operation buttons being connected to the support portion at only one side and being configured to be able to deform the operation buttons in a pressing direction at one side connected to one of the support portions as a fulcrum;

switch parts arranged under the operation button member, and pressed by pressing of the operation buttons; and

an output part configured to output information indicating whether or not the switch parts are pressed.

8. The operation switch according to claim 7 , wherein

the operation buttons are separated from each other by a frame of the partition frame member when viewed from above.

9. The operation switch according to claim 7 , wherein the operation button member is disposed between the display part and the partition frame member.

10. The operation device according to claim 7 , wherein the only one side of each of the operation buttons is connected to the support portions as the fulcrum, and other sides of each of the operation buttons are surrounded by the support portions with a space between the other sides and the support portions.

11. The operation switch according to claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the operation buttons is greater than a thickness of the support portions.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2014
From: OKABE, SHUNICHIRO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033171/0550 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-193837 · Sep 19, 2013 · national
JP 2014-026139 · Feb 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150077330A1 · Mar 19, 2015