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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Hosiden Corporation, Yao, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Asano, Yao, JP;
Masato Shimizu, Yao, JP;
Assignee:
HOSIDEN CORPORATION, Yao, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G05G 9/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/046 (2013.01); G05G 9/047 (2013.01); G05G 2009/04722 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-directional input device includes an operating member that can be tilted and pushed in, a metal dome that functions as a push-in operation detector that detects a push-in operation of the operating member, a magnet holding member that is relatively movable with respect to the operating member only in a direction along a push-in direction and is interlocked only in a tilting direction, a magnet held by the magnet holding member, and a magnetic sensor that is disposed at a position facing the magnet and detects a movement of the magnet.