Multidirectional inputting apparatus

Details Multidirectional inputting apparatus Multidirectional inputting apparatus

1998-06-16

2000-12-12

Luebke, Renee

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Multiple circuit control

Combined pivoted and reciprocating contact

200 6A, 200 7, H01H 346

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061602256

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a multidirectional inputting apparatus which can provide a positive switching operation and which is suitable for a reduction in size. In the multidirectional inputting apparatus, a first fixed contact and a common contact are provided on the inner bottom surface of a housing, and a first movable contact plate placed on the common contact and the first fixed contact form an second switch. An operating lever is tiltably held in the housing, and the operating lever is spline-coupled to a driver onto which a second movable contact plate is fixed. A cover is placed on an upper open end of the housing, and a plurality of fixed contacts are arranged on the bottom surface of the cover in the circumferential direction at predetermined intervals. A conductive coil spring is provided between the common contact and the second movable contact plate. The second movable contact plate is pressed into contact with the second fixed contacts by a biasing force of the coil spring, whereby a plurality of first switches are formed by the respective second fixed contacts and the second movable contact plate.

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patent: 5665946 (1997-09-01), Nishijima et al.
patent: 5847335 (1998-12-01), Sugahara et al.

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