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Granted Patent B2
US 10,090,124 · App. 15/542,555 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

Rotary switching device selection element information display

Inventors: Junko Katsuraku (Tokyo, JP); Koya Nomoto (Aichi, JP); Shuji Fujita (Tokyo, JP); Tsunetoshi Samukawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H01H19/14G04B19/04G09F2013/0422G09F2013/145H01H19/025
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Patent No.
US 10,090,124
App. No.
15/542,555
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Object] To enable to visually recognizing information displayed on an outer circumferential surface of a member from an axial direction of the member and capable of switching selection elements while viewing the device from the axial direction. [Solution] A rotary switching device includes: a cylindrical first member that includes an outer circumferential surface on which predetermined information is displayed; a second member that is rotatable relative to the first member; a plurality of selection elements among which a selection target is switched in accordance with relative positions of the first member and the second member; a mirror surface part that is formed by a surface disposed around the outer circumferential surface of the first member and intersecting an axial direction of the first member, and that is configured to specularly reflect the information displayed on the outer circumferential surface of the first member to enable the information to be visually recognized from the axial direction of the first member; and an indicating part configured to indicate the selection element that is selected.

Claims (33)

1. A rotary switching device comprising:

a cylindrical first member that includes an outer circumferential surface on which predetermined information is displayed;

a second member that is rotatable relative to the first member;

a plurality of selection elements among which a selection target is switched in accordance with relative positions of the first member and the second member;

a mirror surface part that is formed by a surface disposed around the outer circumferential surface of the first member and intersecting an axial direction of the first member, and that is configured to specularly reflect the information displayed on the outer circumferential surface of the first member to enable the information to be visually recognized from the axial direction of the first member; and

an indicating part configured to indicate the selection element that is selected.

2. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the information displayed on the first member is information for identifying each of the selection elements.

3. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , comprising

a rotating operating part that is disposed outside the mirror surface part, wherein

the first member or the second member is rotated by rotating the rotating operating part.

4. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the mirror surface part is formed with a conical or pyramid surface.

5. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , comprising

a prism part that is formed by transparent material, disposed between the first member and the mirror surface part, and that has an axial direction hole in which the first member is disposed.

6. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selection elements are replaceable.

7. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , comprising

a cylindrical third member that is formed by transparent material, disposed between the first member and the mirror surface part, and rotatable relative to at least the first member.

8. The rotary switching device according to claim 7 , wherein the information displayed on the outer circumferential surface of the first member is superimposed on information displayed on the third member and is visually recognized from the axial direction of the first member.

9. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , comprising

a fourth member that is formed by transparent material, disposed between the first member and the mirror surface part, and that has a position adjustable along the axial direction of the first member.

10. The rotary switching device according to claim 9 , wherein the information displayed on the outer circumferential surface of the first member is superimposed on information displayed on the fourth member and is visually recognized from the axial direction of the first member.

11. The rotary switching device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a main body part;

a plurality of air flow passages each of which has both ends that are open and each of which is disposed on a circumference centered on an axial center; and

perfume that is held in at least a portion of an inner surface of the air flow passages, wherein

a perfume cartridge that is axially rotatable along with the first member is held in the first member; and

the selection elements are the plurality of air flow passages.

12. The rotary switching device according to claim 11 , wherein

the second member has a supply port for air blown from a blower; and

the air flow passages communicating with the supply port are switched by relative rotation between the first member and the second member.

13. The rotary switching device according to claim 12 , comprising

a cylindrical third member that is formed by transparent material, disposed between the first member and the mirror surface part, and rotatable relative to at least the first member, wherein

the first member has a plurality of holes each of which is configured to communicate with an opening at another end side communicating with the supply port among openings at both ends of the plurality of air flow passages; and

the third member has a scent releasing port that serves as the indicating part and that is configured to communicate with air flow passages communicating with the supply port.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2017
From: KATSURAKU, JUNKO; NOMOTO, KOYA; FUJITA, SHUJI; SAMUKAWA, TSUNETOSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-225537 · Nov 18, 2015 · national
JP 2016-143636 · Jul 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180025864A1 · Jan 25, 2018