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7623116 Roller with multiple force sense levels  
A roller device including a roller wheel configured to control scrolling of a graphical object along a first axis if the roller wheel is rotated by a user; a first sensor adjacent to a first side...
7592554 Switch device  
A spherical portion of a shaft is provided with engagement projection portions at two locations to be arranged by intervals of 90° in the rotational circumferential direction and there is provided...
7586051 Switch assembly for vehicle  
A sunroof switch assembly for a vehicle includes a switch housing, a push switch, a first tilting switch, and a second tilting switch. The switch housing is installed in a cabin of the vehicle and...
7586050 Ergonomic snow plow control system  
A housing can be mounted to a component in a cab of a vehicle; and a switch pad can have control keys, the pad mounted in the housing such that the keys are readily accessible to an operator of the...
7579562 Operating element with wake-up functionality  
An operating element with wake-up functionality for a motor vehicle is provided, wherein a setting of an operating element can be selected by means of a translationally and/or rotationally movable...
7579559 Control knob having integrated functionality  
A control knob for use in a motor vehicle is provided, having a hub for attachment of the control knob to a shaft, a torsion-proof part, a rotatable part, a rotation angle sensor, means for...
7572990 Keypad overlay membrane  
A keypad overlay membrane provides guidance to a user in selecting an intended key to strike and avoiding striking unintended keys. In one arrangement the overlay membrane is formed by a continuous...
7572989 Information apparatus  
An information apparatus includes a first cover member that includes an input device capable of inputting data and may be capable of opening and closing with respect to a second cover member, and...
7569786 Actuator for an electric push-button switch, particularly in vehicles  
The invention relates to an actuator for an electric push-button switch ( 30 ) comprising a housing shell ( 10 ) in whose shell opening ( 13 ) a holding plate ( 20 ) is placed. A holding...
7569781 Switch assembly having non-planar surface and activation areas  
A switch assembly includes a central first switch with a concave surface, a plurality of second switches adjacent to and surrounding the central switch in an elliptical or circular shape, where the...
7554044 Self-configuring operator control  
An operator control assembly including at least one operator control mounted in a panel cover or dashboard with at least one opening for receivably mounting the operator control, and at least one...
7550685 Compound operation input device  
A compound operation input device includes: an first operating body that can be pressed in a direction substantially orthogonal to a circuit board; an second operating body of annular shape,...
7534973 Device for detecting a mechanical actuation of an input element by using digital technology, and method for processing and converting the digital input signal into commands for controlling a load  
The aim of the invention is to develop a device for detecting and processing input pulses induced by a mechanical actuation of an input element, which is spring-suspended inside a plane and which...
7528330 Device for controlling vehicle electronics  
A controller device having a rotary-push-button switch is arranged on a frame and the rotary-push-button switch is movable with respect to the frame between at least a first operating position and...
7525052 Multifunction switch assembly for power adjusted vehicle passenger seat  
A multifunction six-way switch assembly having a plurality of sealed dome type or membrane switches disposed on a circuit board and arranged in pairs such that a single knob actuator may be...
7518070 Electrical switch  
Switches include electrical conductors for the transmission of switch signals. In some embodiments the conductor may include a flexible printed circuit. Alternatively, the conductor may be formed...
7518069 Apparatus and method for providing a control panel that reduces overall size while providing integrated button protection for functional advantage  
An apparatus and method for providing a control panel that reduces overall size while providing integrated button protection for functional advantage. The control panel includes a function...
7511235 Electronic apparatus  
Electronic apparatus that can be disposed in a small space and allows multidirectional input without impairment of a click feeling. A cross key including a plurality of pins is elastically held by...
7507918 Multidirectional input apparatus and electronic device  
Provided is a multidirectional input apparatus. The multidirectional input apparatus includes a pressing operation member including a surface, a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion...
7504967 Portable electronic device with keyboard  
A keyboard ( 32, 1230 ) for a handheld electronic device ( 100, 1100, 1200 ) comprising a row of keys ( 102 ) wherein each of said keys ( 102 ) represents at least two alphanumeric characters and...
7504595 Switching signal input device for use with electronic apparatus  
A switching signal input device for use with an electronic apparatus is provided. The switching signal input device includes a switch part, an operating part and a resilience element, and is...
7501597 Control device for a passenger seat  
A wireless passenger seat control device, particularly for an aircraft, has at least two ranges of functions. One of the ranges of functions includes seat adjustment. The operation of the device is...
7498527 Compound operation input device  
The compound operation input device of the invention includes a case; a flexible substrate mounted on a bottom plate section of the case a first operation body moving operable in a direction...
7488906 Steering switch device  
A steering switch device has an operation member to be operated on a steering wheel of a vehicle. An operation condition of the operation member is controlled by a control unit when the steering...
7479607 Control knob with safety feature  
In a dual-concentric knob, an inner knob acts as a solid ergonomically functional knob for forces below a threshold and collapses into an outer knob for forces above the threshold. In some examples...
7476818 Unified power window switch for vehicle  
The present invention relates to a unified power window switch for a vehicle that can open and close all the windows of the vehicle and further provide a window lock function. The unified power...
7462788 Switch device  
A switch device includes an operation knob rotatably supported by a case, and switch mechanisms which can convert a switch circuit (not shown) disposed inside the case by performing a rocking...
7462787 Rotary manipulation type input device  
A rotary manipulation type input device is disclosed. The rotary manipulation type input device may include: a wheel, which may receive information as input by rotation; a sensor unit, which may...
7459646 Keypad assembly and portable electronic device with same  
A keypad assembly ( 10 ) for use in a portable electronic device ( 8 ), includes a housing ( 14 ) and a key ( 12 ). The housing is substantially a flat board, and defines a recess and a hole ( 143,...
7449650 Multi-directional activation button  
Disclosed is a multi-directional activation button disposed on a protective case for activating a multi-directional control device on an electronic device. The multi-directional activation button...
7442886 Multi-directional input unit  
The present invention relates to a multi-directional input unit. A thin plate-type operating member having an elastic force is fixed to any one of first and second keytops, and the first and second...
7439460 Vehicle window opening/closing switch apparatus  
A vehicle window opening/closing switch apparatus for opening/closing a plurality of windows provided on a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus has a first switch and a second switch. An arbitrary...
7439459 Switch device and steering switch apparatus equipped with the switch device  
A switch device is provided. A switch device includes a housing. A circuit board is provided with fixed contacts. A rubber sheet is disposed on the circuit board and has protuberances, a...
7439458 Five-way directional push button on a rotary knob  
A rotary knob and push button assembly comprising a rotary knob being configured to rotate, a rotary actuated potentiometer actuated by rotation of the rotary knob, and at least four actuators...
7436398 Operating device  
An operating device for controlling a display screen, which includes a rotatable operating member of cylindrical shape, and a slidable operating member having a cylindrical tip portion located...
7436391 Navigation switch  
The present invention relates to a navigational button including an actuating element which is displaceable at least in two directions and controls the navigation button. The present actuating...
7432459 Seat control unit for adjusting a vehicle seat and vehicle seat configuration  
A seat control unit for adjusting a vehicle seat includes a touch sensor having a touch-sensitive fabric. The touch-sensitive fabric is disposed on a support layer which may be formed by a vehicle...
7426338 Switch mechanism usable underwater  
The present invention provides a switch mechanism usable underwater including a rear cover serving as an exterior member, two shaft members being displaceable in a shaft direction and fitting into...
7425686 Four-way rocker switch  
A multiple contact switch assembly is provided and may be characterized as a four-way rocker switch or as a two axis rocker switch. The switch assembly comprises a rocker body that is supported on...
7414206 Control panel for vehicle air conditioner  
A control panel for a vehicle air conditioner includes a dial configured to be turned to change a setting of an object selected from among a plurality of objects. A control panel for a vehicle air...
7405728 Portable information terminal, program, and recording medium having the program recorded therein  
High-speed scrolling is performed when an operating dial 35 is rotated taking a central button member 36 as an axis, and low-speed scrolling when pushing either an upper button 42 A or a lower...
7402764 Multi-functional touch actuator in electronic devices  
A joystick has a dome facing a flat position sensitive detector for use an electronic device. The dome is elastically mounted so that the apex of the dome rests on the detector. As the joystick is...
7397006 Operation mechanism for electric apparatus  
The operation mechanism for electric apparatus is provided. An operation mechanism includes a switch element mounted on a circuit board, an upper housing formed with an opening and covering the...
7394037 Rotary electrical switching device  
A rotary electric switch 1 comprises a base 2 having a rotary actuator 3 mounted thereon, the base 2 including a pair of substantially parallel, spaced apart substrate layers 6, 7 . Each...
7390982 Contactless intuitive seat adjuster control  
A controller for selectively adjusting a power seat includes a seat adjuster including a base panel, a stepped panel extending laterally from a surface of the base panel, selector areas inclined...
7382695 Composite switch, and electronic equipment and electronic timepiece which possess composite switch  
To provide a jog switch type composite switch which has a waterproofness and in which a letter scroll is easy. Three button axles corresponding to three individual switches are attached to...
7381912 Switch device and steering switch device using the same  
A switch device is provided. The switch device includes a circuit substrate having a fixed contact. A rubber sheet having dome-shaped protuberances is disposed on the circuit substrate. A holder is...
7381911 Multi-instruction switch  
A multi-instruction switch includes a base, a control disk, a plurality of electrodes and a conductive element. The control disk is located above the base and can rotate relative to the base to...
7378605 Input component  
In the present invention, an input component is provided. The input component includes a first area performing a first function while pressed with an external force, and a second area disposed...
7368673 Multi directional input apparatus  
A knob for performing a parallel operation, a rotational operation and a pushing operation relative to a case, a first rotor disposed rotatably to the case, a second rotor positioned face to face...