Title:
INPUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3717306
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle with an input device which is excellent in universability and functionality and of which manual operation part can be used as a mouse of a navigation system or a personal computer.
SOLUTION: This input device 1 is composed of a casing 10, a panel 11 installed on the opening side of the casing 10, an X-Y table 20, an engaging pin 30, a guide plate 40, a solenoid 50, a stick controller 60 and a manual operation part 70. The guide plate is mounted vertically movably with respect to the X-Y table and is vertically moved by the solenoid. When the guide plate is raised, the engaging pin engages with a guide groove 41, and thus, the input device is used as an operation device of an on-board electronic apparatus. When the guide plate is lowered, the engagement of the engaging pin with the guide groove is released, so that the manual operation part can be used as a mouse.
Inventors:
Hidetaka Numata
Mikio Onodera
Katsuya Mitsuka
Mikio Onodera
Katsuya Mitsuka
Application Number:
JP14308998A
Publication Date:
November 16, 2005
Filing Date:
May 25, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.
International Classes:
B60R16/02; G06F3/033; G06F3/0338; G06F3/0354; H01H9/16; H01H25/00; (IPC1-7): H01H25/00; B60R16/02; G06F3/033; H01H9/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP713036U | ||||
| JP6281142U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenjiro Take
Hirohiro Ichimura
Kazuo Kobayashi
Hirohiro Ichimura
Kazuo Kobayashi
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