Operating device

• US 20040007450A1
• Filed: 06/16/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sogabe, Takahashi, Kojima, Shinichi
• Granted Patent: US 6,918,313 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 200/564
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/10 Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles G05G1/085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 19/14 Operating parts, e.g. turn knob
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2019/143 having at least two concentric turn knobs
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 25/008 Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being perpendicular to the axis of angular movement
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 25/06 Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being along the axis of angular movement
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/2084 Knob or dial

Abstract

An operating device having a rotary knob capable of rotation operations exhibits compatibility between speed and precision in operation and does not require use of a plurality of rotary knobs. In the operating device (1) including the rotary knob (4) and the rotation detecting means (8) for detecting the rotated angle of the rotary knob, the rotary knob includes a small-diameter component (4F) for operating the rotary knob quickly, and a large-diameter component (4S) for operating the rotary knob slowly or for fine adjustment, and the determining means (9) is provided for determining the rotated position of the rotary knob when the rotary knob is operated.

Claims

1. An operating device comprising:

a rotary knob and rotation-detecting means for detecting the rotated angle of the rotary knob,

the rotary knob including a small-diameter component for quickly rotating the rotary knob and a large-diameter component for slowly rotating the rotary knob or for finely adjusting the rotary knob,

wherein the operating device further comprises determining means for determining the rotated position of the rotary knob when the rotary knob is operated.

2. The operating device according to claim 1,

wherein the small-diameter component and the large-diameter component of the rotary knob are coaxially provided, the determining means determining the rotated position of the rotary knob when the rotary knob is pressed along its rotating shaft.

3. The operating device according to claim 1,

wherein the small-diameter component and the large-diameter component of the rotary knob are coaxially provided, the determining means determining the rotated position of the rotary knob when the rotary knob is pressed in a direction perpendicular to its rotating shaft.