公开(公告)号：US10276320B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15751572

申请日：2016-08-02

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Toru Arakawa ,  Takatoshi Ono ,  Masahiro Mizukami

IPC: H01H9/20 ,  H01F7/08 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H01H19/60 ,  B60K37/06

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an input device that puts signals into equipment in response to turning action and that can come down in thickness along an axis of a rotary shaft. The input device includes a knob configured to be turned, a rotary shaft configured to turn together with the knob, and a flange disposed around an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The flange is designed to regulate turning of the rotary shaft. The input device further includes an elastic component that is disposed around the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft and is fastened to the flange, a rotation controller that permits or inhibits turning of the elastic component, and a detector that detects a rotational state of the rotary shaft.