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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:

Shinichiro Akieda, Shinagawa, JP;

Takashi Arita, Shinagawa, JP;

Shigemi Kurashima, Shinagawa, JP;

Hiroto Inoue, Shinagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Shinichiro Akieda, Shinagawa, JP;

Takashi Arita, Shinagawa, JP;

Shigemi Kurashima, Shinagawa, JP;

Hiroto Inoue, Shinagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An input device includes: magnets that are arranged in a flat state; coils that are arranged so as to face the magnets, and are moved in relation to the magnets; a mobile member that is connected to the coils; a first guide member that slidably guides the mobile member; a second guide member that slidably guides the first guide member in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the mobile member; and a switch that is operated by an operator to carry out an input operation. In this input device, the switch is formed on the mobile member.


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