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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma, JP;
Seung Hai Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung Bo Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hideto Sadamori, Okayama-ken, JP;
Yu Hasegawa, Okayama-ken, JP;
Takumi Nishimoto, Okayama-ken, JP;
Akira Matsumoto, Okayama-ken, JP;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
An input device is configured to provide input to various electronic devices. The input device includes: a manipulation unit; a substrate; a tilting mechanism; and a detector. The manipulation unit includes a handle which is rotatable around a rotation axis and is pressed along the rotation axis, and outputs a first signal corresponding to rotation of the handle and a second signal corresponding to pressing of the handle. The tilting mechanism includes a cylindrical shaft fixed to the substrate, and a bearing fixed to the body, wherein the shaft is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and the tilting mechanism allows the substrate to swing around the shaft between a first manipulation position and a second manipulation position. The detector is disposed on the surface of the substrate facing the body, and outputs a third signal when the substrate is in the second manipulation position.