A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a switching mechanism, a spring and a sliding mechanism. The first body includes a base and an input module slidably disposed on the base. The second body is pivoted to the base of the first body. The switching mechanism is disposed at the input module and is configured to switch an engaging relationship between the input module and the base. The spring is disposed at the base and abuts against the input module. The sliding mechanism includes a rack and a gear set engaged with the rack, wherein the rack is mounted to the input module and the gear set is slidably disposed at the base. The input module is pushed by the spring to slide relative to the base, and the rack slides relative to the base synchronously with the input module.

A multi-directional input device includes an operation knob, a plurality of direction setting switches, and a sensation generation unit. The operation knob is configured to be operable in multiple operation directions. The plurality of direction setting switches are configured to be turned on by being pressed when the operation knob is operated. The sensation generation unit is configured to generate different operation sensation from operation sensation generated by the direction setting switches. Sensation is generated by the sensation generation unit after at least one of the plurality of direction setting switches has been turned on in a predetermined operation direction out of the multiple operation directions.

Provided is a rotary electric component in which the operation sensation is maintained over a long period. This rotary electric component comprises an operation part that is rotationally operated, a housing part that has an accommodation part with a corrugated part formed on a peripheral wall surface of the accommodation part; a rotary body that is accommodated in the accommodation part and connected to the operation part, and that is positioned so as to rotate along the peripheral wall surface in response to the rotation of the operation part; an impelling part that impels toward the peripheral wall surface; and a rotary piece that is positioned in the rotary body so as to be impelled by the impelling part and to abut the peripheral wall surface, rotates according to the rotation of the rotary body while moving along the peripheral wall surface, and has a recessed part that is for holding a lubricant and is formed in a facing surface facing the peripheral wall surface.

A disconnector having a stack of modular contact boxes surmounted by a snap-action switch box, each modular contact box including a rotary contact and two fixed contacts which are accessible from the outside. The switch box further includes a driven indexing element which is rotatably associated with a spindle loading support and at least one spring connected between the two in order to load them elastically with respect to each other following a mutual rotation about the central axis. The disconnector has a single actuation rod which passes through all the modular contact boxes coaxially to the central axis and is fixed in rotation to all the rotary contacts.

A disconnector having a stack of modular contact boxes surmounted by a snap-action switch box, each modular contact box including a rotary contact and two fixed contacts which are accessible from the outside. The switch box further includes a driven indexing element which is rotatably associated with a spindle loading support and at least one spring connected between the two in order to load them elastically with respect to each other following a mutual rotation about the central axis. The disconnector has a single actuation rod which passes through all the modular contact boxes coaxially to the central axis and is fixed in rotation to all the rotary contacts.

A filtration system interconnection structure having a filter manifold including a sump housing and a first correlated magnet located on or connected to a portion of the manifold, and a filter cartridge including a filter media, first and second end caps sealed to the filter media, and a second, paired correlated magnet located on or connected to the filter cartridge housing body. The first and second correlated magnets are interconnected via magnetic communication upon insertion of the filter cartridge into the sump housing, and upon movement of the filter cartridge into an alignment position, the correlated magnet located on or connected to the manifold is permitted to translate as a result of the magnetic communication. The polarity profiles of the paired correlated magnets are aligned such that a repulsion force is created when the filter cartridge is inserted within the manifold sump housing.

A control device capable of providing rotational damping through a magnetic force is provided directly at the base of an electronic product and includes a supporting member, an adjusting member, and two magnetic members. The supporting member is provided at the base. The adjusting member is rotatably provided on the supporting member. The adjusting member has a bottom portion corresponding to a switch pre-installed in the base. The adjusting member further has a head portion outside the base. The two magnetic members are provided on the supporting member and the adjusting member respectively. The two magnetic members generate a magnetic force therebetween and thereby change the rotational damping between the supporting member and the adjusting member.

A work machine control system includes an operational input portion that accepts an input operation to change a position of acceptance, maintains the position of acceptance when there is no input operation accepted, and provides an operation command in accordance with change in position of acceptance, an operational force providing portion that provides a plurality of operational forces in correspondence with an amount of change of the position of acceptance, a transmission portion that changes a speed of rotation provided from a drive source to transmit resultant rotation to a drive wheel, and a controller that controls the transmission portion based on a travel speed of the drive wheel in accordance with the operation command.

The invention relates to an operating element (11) having a support part (13) which can be mounted on a device housing, in particular on a housing of a laboratory device, for example a laboratory stirrer, and having a rotary knob (15) which is held on the support part, is rotatable about an axis of rotation, is provided with a permanent magnet (17) and is additionally adjustable relative to the support part in the axial direction between a released position and a depressed position, wherein, as a result of a magnetic force acting between the support part and the rotary knob, the rotary knob can be reset from the depressed position into the released position.

The invention relates to an operating element (11) having a support part (13) which can be mounted on a device housing, in particular on a housing of a laboratory device, for example a laboratory stirrer, and having a rotary knob (15) which is held on the support part, is rotatable about an axis of rotation, is provided with a permanent magnet (17) and is additionally adjustable relative to the support part in the axial direction between a released position and a depressed position, wherein, as a result of a magnetic force acting between the support part and the rotary knob, the rotary knob can be reset from the depressed position into the released position.