Patents by Inventor Hisashi SAGARA

Hisashi SAGARA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11915893
    Abstract: A multi-directional operation switch device that can smoothly move a slider that is movable in four directions back to a neutral position is provided. The multi-directional operation switch device includes: a slider movable in the four directions; four push switches provided in the four directions to detect a movement of the slider; and four pressing members provided between the slider and the push switches. The slider includes four side face portions, each intersecting a first axis or a second axis, each axis extending in at least one of the four directions. Each side face portion includes a sloped region sloped toward a center of the slider. The push switches include movable portions, each movable portion self-returning and moving to an original position when pressing is released. Each pressing member is in contact with a corresponding one of the movable portions and a corresponding one of the side face portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Sagara, Takeshi Miyaoka, Hideyuki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20230298835
    Abstract: A multi-directional operation switch device that can smoothly move a slider that is movable in four directions back to a neutral position is provided. The multi-directional operation switch device includes: a slider movable in the four directions; four push switches provided in the four directions to detect a movement of the slider; and four pressing members provided between the slider and the push switches. The slider includes four side face portions, each intersecting a first axis or a second axis, each axis extending in at least one of the four directions. Each side face portion includes a sloped region sloped toward a center of the slider. The push switches include movable portions, each movable portion self-returning and moving to an original position when pressing is released. Each pressing member is in contact with a corresponding one of the movable portions and a corresponding one of the side face portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hisashi SAGARA, Takeshi MIYAOKA, Hideyuki MURAKAMI