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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Katano, JP;
Rihito Shoji, Kadoma, JP;
Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Katano, JP;
Rihito Shoji, Kadoma, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Input device has a plurality of dials, a driving portion for moving the plurality of dials, a dial selecting portion and a controller. The dial selecting portion receives an input to make a selection from the plurality of dials. The controller controls the driving portion such that the dial selected by the input supplied to the dial selecting portion is moved to a predetermined position. By virtue of the described construction, a specific dial is moved to the position where it is easy to control. The input device is preferably mounted on a vehicle. A driver is enabled to select a dial desired to be controlled without the need for searching for it through the sense of sight and to control the dial easily.