Patent ID: 9733551
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G03B

Claim:
1. A variable-position operation device, provided on an electronic-device body, comprising: a variable-position operation member which shifts upon an operation thereof; a first electrical contact which shifts in accordance with the operation of said variable-position operation member; a second electrical contact which detects a shifted position of said first electrical contact, which is in sliding contact with said second electrical contact, in accordance with a shifted position of said variable-position operation member; and at least one light-emitting element, wherein a light-emitting state of said light-emitting element changes in accordance with said shifted position of said variable-position operation member, wherein said second electrical contact is provided on a first board, and wherein said light-emitting element is provided on a second board, said second board being provided as a separate member from that of said first board.