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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2024
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fumitaka Seino, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Masatoshi Ono, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Toru Nishioka, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Shuji Fujiwara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Taiki Hagihara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Masaaki Mikawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A multi-directional input device includes a housing, a control member to be tilted, a first interlock member having a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a second interlock member having a second shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a second turn axis intersecting the first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a first urging member to urge the control member to push the first shaft support portion against the housing and provide a return force for returning the control member to a neutral position, a second urging member to urge the second interlock member to push the second shaft support portion against the housing, and a turn detector to detect a turn of each of the first and second interlock members.