Patent ID: 9403664
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B66C,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An operating device comprising: a casing, a jacket member, an input unit for inputting input, the input unit including a plurality of individual input units which are provided on or as part of the jacket member; and a detection unit for detecting the input from the input unit and being arranged to detect relative rotational displacement between the casing and the jacket member, the detection unit including a plurality of individual detection units which are arranged over a partial or entire range of a circumference of the casing, wherein the jacket member covers the plurality of individual detection units and is rotatable around the circumference of the casing at least within the range in which the plurality of individual detection units are arranged, the operating device is devoid of a rotary encoder, the plurality of individual input units maintain a distance from each other along the circumference of the casing, and the input corresponds to functions set in relation to the respective plurality of individual input units.