Title:
MULTIDIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001266713
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a multidirectional input device that gives satisfactory sense of operation operation axis and can keep the operation force constant, in a tilting operation of the operation axis.
In this multidirectional input device, between first and second interlocking members 2, 4 and coil spring 9, spring-receiver members 8 capable of positioning these coil spring 9 are arranged, and motions of the spring- receiver members 8 when the first and second interlocking members 2, 4 are mak to turn are guided by guide parts 3, 5 which are arranged in the first and second interlocking members.
Inventors:
ISHIKAWA SHINJI
Application Number:
JP2000087096A
Publication Date:
September 28, 2001
Filing Date:
March 23, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
H01H5/08; H01H25/04; (IPC1-7): H01H25/04; H01H5/08