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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mikio Onodera, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
A haptic-sense-generation input device is provided with a manipulation knob, a shaft that holds the manipulation knob and is held rotatably by a bearing, a motor having a motor shaft that is parallel with the shaft, a rotation detecting unit for detecting a rotation angle of the manipulation knob, a first gear that is attached to the shaft so as to be rotated by the manipulation knob, and a second gear that is attached to the motor shaft and is rotated by the first gear. A haptic sense that is generated by the motor is transmitted to the manipulation knob via the first gear and the second gear.