Input apparatus for controlling vehicle devices

An input apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

• a housing mounted on the vehicle;
• a substrate disposed inside the housing;
• a push button disposed in the housing to be pressed;
• a dial arranged and configured to be rotated about the push button, being non-peristaltic when the push button is pressed, and maintained in a posture with respect to the housing;
• a first sensor disposed on the substrate to sense pressing of the push button;
• and
• a second sensor disposed on the substrate to sense rotation of the dial,
• wherein the push button includes a push button support disposed on the substrate and coupled to the housing;
• wherein the dial includes a dial support surrounding a circumference of the push button support and rotatably disposed inside the housing,
• wherein the input apparatus further comprises an elastic support to elastically support the rotation of the dial support about the housing, and
• wherein the elastic support includes:
• a cam groove including a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface connected with an end portion of the first inclined surface, the cam groove defined in the dial support;
• a contact member disposed in a dial guide groove vertically formed at the housing to be guided to move vertically so that the contact member is able to contact the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface corresponding to a rotation direction of the dial support;
• and
• an elastic member received inside the dial guide groove and a groove vertically formed at the contact member to elastically support the contact member such that the contact member elastically contacts the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface.