Patents by Inventor Rinji Abe

Rinji Abe 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).

  • Switch device generating analog output with click mechanism
    Patent number: 8071896
    Abstract: A switch device includes an electrical component having an operating unit and outputting a predetermined analog signal based on a position of the operating unit, and a detecting unit that detects operation of the operating unit on the basis of an output from the electrical component. The electrical component is provided with a click mechanism that generates a click feeling at a predetermined position with respect to the operation of the operating unit, and the click mechanism shifts the operating unit while changing an operating speed at the predetermined position. The detecting unit detects variation in output from the electrical component, and outputs a predetermined signal on the basis of the variation in output by considering that the operating unit is at a predetermined position for generating the click feeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rinji Abe, Yuya Kikuchi
  • SWITCH DEVICE GENERATING ANALOG OUTPUT WITH CLICK MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20090223792
    Abstract: A switch device includes an electrical component having an operating unit and outputting a predetermined analog signal based on a position of the operating unit, and a detecting unit that detects operation of the operating unit on the basis of an output from the electrical component. The electrical component is provided with a click mechanism that generates a click feeling at a predetermined position with respect to the operation of the operating unit, and the click mechanism shifts the operating unit while changing an operating speed at the predetermined position. The detecting unit detects variation in output from the electrical component, and outputs a predetermined signal on the basis of the variation in output by considering that the operating unit is at a predetermined position for generating the click feeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Rinji Abe, Yuya Kikuchi