Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Tomohiro Shiine

Hajime Suzuki

Hiroshi Wakuda

Shinji Ishikawa

Kazuhiko Hiratsuka

Yukiharu Hayashi

Takao Igarashi

Yoshiyuki Iwasaki

A pressing operation device is configured such that a base and an operating body are linked to each other by a link member. A support-side shaft of the link member is rotatably supported by a bearing of the base. The bearing of the base includes a first regulation portion that regulates movement of the support-side shaft of the link member in an ascending direction of the operating body and a second regulation portion that regulates movement of the support-side shaft in a direction intersecting the ascending direction, and is provided with a flat spring portion that presses the support-side shaft against the second regulation portion and the first regulation portion.

Pressing operation device

The input apparatus with force feedback includes an operating unit that includes an operating surface, a detecting unit that detects an operation performed on the operating surface, a drive member that drives the operating unit, an elastic member that elastically supports the operating unit, and a base unit that holds the drive member. The drive member includes a solenoid that vertically drives an actuator connected to the operating unit and a casing member that holds the solenoid and the actuator. The actuator vertically penetrates through the casing member. The actuator includes a first damping member able to be brought into contact with a lower surface of the operating unit and a second damping member disposed between a lower surface of the casing member and part of the actuator. The second damping member is brought into contact with the actuator and the casing member as the actuator is driven.

Input apparatus with force feedback

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Miyagi-ken, Japan

Tomohiro Shiine