Alps Will Commence Mass Production of New Horizontal Type, Double-Action Push Switch SPEE Series.TOKYO -- Alps Electric (Pink Sheet:APELY) will commence mass production of its new horizontal-type, double-action "Double-Action" is the name of the first single released by LOVE+HATE and used as the first ending to the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O. Information push switch SPEE SPEE Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (Houston, Texas) SPEE Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education SPEE Special Purpose End Effector SPEE Socio-Politico-Economic-Entity Series this month. The SPEE Series has been developed for small mobile devices such as mobile phones with cameras and digital cameras. For instance, new mobile phone models with high-resolution high-res·o·lu·tion adj. 1. Relating to an image that has fine detail. 2. a. Of or relating to an output device that produces images that contain a large number of dots per unit of area and are therefore sharp and cameras, which allow users to shoot high-quality pictures, are being released in quick succession. In step with increasing picture resolution, there is a growing demand for auto-focus camera functions that enable users to focus their cameras on both close-up objects and infinity infinity, in mathematics, that which is not finite. A sequence of numbers, a1, a2, a3, … , is said to "approach infinity" if the numbers eventually become arbitrarily large, i.e. . The SPEE Series can accommodate such auto-focus functions by means of its double-action mechanism: the first action, which involves lightly pressing the shutter button The shutter button is a button found on many cameras. When you press it, it opens the shutter of the camera. On many cameras, the shutter will then close automatically after the shutter speed has elapsed. (the "first position"), determines the object being photographed; the second action takes the picture when the button is pressed down (to the "second position"). The SPEE Series is the industry's smallest double-action push switch, measuring 4.0mm x 5.0mm x 1.22mm (W x D x H). Being a horizontal type, the switch operates horizontally against the circuit board on which it is embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. . On recent mobile phones with high-resolution cameras, shutter buttons have increasingly been positioned on the side of the camera casings Ca´sings n. pl. 1. Dried dung of cattle used as fuel. . This feature enables more stable picture shooting, allowing users to hold their mobile phones firmly with their both hands, in the same way as a digital camera. Using a vertical-type switch for a mobile phone with the shutter button on the side would require space to accommodate the switch's length and width as well as cause problems in making mobile phones even flatter. The horizontal motion against the circuit board and lower profile of the SPEE Series provide a solution that results in flatter mobile phone casings. To satisfy user demands for a more realistic feel when operating the shutter (1) An opaque window that is moved in one direction to let light in and in another to close off the light. In fixed-lens cameras, one shutter often suffices for aperture and speed. , despite the small casing, the SPEE Series provides a total travel1 of 0.9mm and an over travel2 of 0.19mm. 1: Total travel is the distance between the position of the switch knob in the off position and its position when fully depressed. 2: Over travel is the distance between the on position of the "second position," which activates the camera to take a picture, and the position when the shutter button is fully depressed. Principal Applications Camera shutter buttons for small mobile devices such as mobile phones with cameras, cameras, digital cameras and digital video cameras. Planned Release Sample shipments: From December 2006 Sample price: 100 yen (tax included) Monthly production: 2 million switches (target for January 2007) Development: Furukawa Plant, Mechatronic Devices Division (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県 Miyagi-ken ) Production: Furukawa Plant, Mechatronic Devices Division (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) Further Information: http://www.alps.co.jp/e/news_release/2007/0111_01.htm |
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