Input switch with display and image capturing apparatus using the same
US7319490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/635
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input unit of the present invention includes: an instruction input unit including a display part, a posture of the instruction input unit capable of being displaced by a pressure applied to a first face thereof including a display screen of the display part; a switch pressing unit provided in the vicinity of an outer periphery of a face other than the first face of the instruction input unit, the switch pressing unit being capable of being displaced in accordance with the displacement of the instruction input unit; and a switch part arranged to work by being pressed by the switch pressing unit.
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