Operation device
US11967474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2300/054
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An operation device includes an operation knob that is operable by a pull-up operation and a push-down operation about a shaft and includes a front-end operation region on a front-end side far from the shaft and a rear-end operation region on a rear end side close to the shaft, a contact detection unit to detect contact of a user with the front-end operation region and the rear-end operation region, an operation detection unit to detect the pull-up operation and the push-down operation performed on the operation knob, and a determination unit that determines an operation performed by combining contact with the front-end operation region and the rear-end operation region detected by the contact detection unit and the pull-up operation and the push-down operation detected by the operation detection unit, and also determines that at least an operation performed on the rear-end operation region is invalid when the contact is detected.
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