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Title:
TRACKBALL APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005004559
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a trackball apparatus which can rotate a ball by a small rotating operation force, can transmit the proper feeling of click to an operator, and is excellent in operability.

The trackball apparatus is equipped with a ball 8 in which a rotating operation is possible, and a roller 7 which is arranged below the ball 8 with a prescribed size of a gap. The roller 7 is supported rotatably by a click generation means 9 which can generate a prescribed click feeling. The ball 8 is pushed downward by rotating operation and can be abutted to the roller 7. The click feeling from the click generation means is transmitted to the ball 8 through the roller 7 which rotates by the abutment of the ball 8.


Inventors:
HAGIWARA YASUTSUGU
FUKUOKA YUTAKA
TAKADA MASAHIRO
Application Number:
JP2003168544A
Publication Date:
January 06, 2005
Filing Date:
June 13, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
G06F3/0354; (IPC1-7): G06F3/033