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(11) EP 1 528 585 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/18

(21) Application number: 04025665.3

(22) Date of filing: 28.10.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01H 25/06(2006.01)
H01H 13/56(2006.01)
 H01H 3/60(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 31.10.2003 JP 2003372724

(71) Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Amano, Toshiaki
    Ota-ku Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)
  • Hiwatari, Minoru
    Ota-ku Tokyo 145-8501 (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) Combined operating mechanism


(57) The present invention provides a high-quality combined operating mechanism capable of putting a brake on up-and-down movements of an operating member which is pressed and rotated.
A protruding wall 11b with a rack 14 and a heart-shaped cam groove 15 is vertically arranged in a rotational member 11 that is rotatably supported by a housing 1. An operating member 16 is spline-coupled to the rotational member 11 via a coil spring 17 so as to be movable in up and down directions with respect to the rotational member. A pin holder 18 and a rotary damper 19 are supported by a supporting wall 16b that is vertically arranged in the operating member 16. Also, a sliding end 21a of the pin holder 18 is engaged with the heart-shaped cam groove 15, thereby constructing a push-lock mechanism to lock the operating member 18 at its lowered position. A pinion 26 of the rotary damper 19 meshes with the rack 14, which forms operation resistance applying means that puts a brake on up-and down movements of the operating member 16.







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