Multi-directional input device
US11927979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H25/008
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-directional input device includes an operating member that protrudes from a case and can be tilted, a compression coil spring that returns the operating member to an initial state before a tilting operation, a magnet holding member that is relatively movable with respect to the operating member only in a direction along a protruding direction and is interlocked only in a tilting direction, a magnet arranged in the magnet holding portion, and magnetic sensors that are each disposed at a position facing the magnet and detect a movement of the magnet. The magnetic sensors are each disposed on a side of the magnet and can detect magnetic components in three axial directions orthogonal to one another.
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