OPERATION SWITCH AND OPERATION DEVICE

• US 20150077330A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: OKABE, Shunichiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,483,124 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/7057 characterised by the arrangement of operating parts in relation to each other, e.g. pre-assembled groups of keys
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/032 Feedback about selected symbol, e.g. display
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/012 programmable
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2221/07 transparent
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2221/074 One molded piece
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/034 Bezel
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/036 forming chamfered apertures for keys

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

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 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.

2. The operation device according to claim 1, wherein

the switch parts are tactile switches.

3. An operation switch that is superposed on an information terminal having a display part, the operation switch comprising:

a partition frame member 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.