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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2010
Shinji Hatanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Nozomi Kitagawa, Okazaki, JP;
Shinji Hatanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Nozomi Kitagawa, Okazaki, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Nippon Soken, Inc., Nishio, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes an operating member, a restoring force generating part for automatically returning the operating member to a stationary position, a detector for detecting an operation state of the operating member, an actuator for applying an external force to the operating member and a controller for controlling the actuator. The operating member is displaceable in directions along a XY plane including an X axis and a Y axis and rotatable about a Z axis. The actuator includes a first magnet, a second magnet and an electromagnet having a core and a coil. One of the electromagnet and the first and second magnets is integrated with the operating member. At least in a stationary condition, the first magnet and the second magnet are located on opposite sides of an axis of rotation of the operating member, and are opposed to end surfaces of the core across predetermined clearances, respectively.