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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisato Shimomura, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Seiji Aizawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 1/016 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 1/016 ;
Abstract
In a multidirectional input device, a surface of a bottom plate facing the bottom of an operating member is provided with a projection having a taper portion that gradually rises from the outer periphery toward the center, wherein the operating member is tilted with the tilting operation of a control shaft and contacts the projection to regulate the motion of the operating member. Therefore, the operating member does not slip, and a tactile feel is not produced in the tilting operation.