Information input device and image capture device

An information input device comprising:

• a rotation operation component being annular in shape and configured to allow rotation about a rotation axis extending in a direction perpendicular to a rotation operation plane of the rotation operation component;
• a tilt operation component configured to tilt in a plurality of directions within a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation operation component;
• a tilt detection unit configured to detect a tilt operation by the tilt operation component;
• a rotation detection unit configured to detect the rotation of the rotation operation component,
• a holding component configured to place the rotation detection unit on an inside of the information input device;
• and
• a reflection unit having a reflection plane on which emitted light emitted from the rotation detection unit is reflected,
• wherein the tilt operation component extends in a rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component,
• wherein a tilt operation plane of the tilt operation component is coplanar with the rotation operation plane of the rotation operation component,
• wherein, in a case where the rotation operation component is seen in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, the rotation operation component has a first slope that faces the tilt operation component and that is on an inner periphery side of the rotation operation component and is inclined relative to the rotation axis of the rotation operation component,
• wherein, in the case where the rotation operation component is seen in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, a distance of the first slope from the rotation axis of the rotation operation component increases as a distance of the first slope from the rotation detection unit increases,
• wherein the rotation detection unit is a reflection-type photosensor,
• wherein, in a case where the rotation detection unit is seen in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, the rotation detection unit is placed further inside in a radial direction of the rotation operation component relative to an external form of the tilt detection unit,
• wherein the rotation detection unit is placed on the holding component in such a manner that a detection direction of the rotation detection unit is orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, and
• wherein the reflection unit is placed in such a manner that the reflection plane of the reflection unit faces the rotation detection unit.

An information input device comprising:

• a rotation operation component being annular in shape and configured to allow rotation about a rotation axis extending in a direction perpendicular to a rotation operation plane of the rotation operation component;
• a tilt operation component configured to tilt in a plurality of directions within a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis of the rotation operation component;
• a tilt detection unit configured to detect a tilt operation by the tilt operation component;
• and
• a rotation detection unit configured to detect the rotation of the rotation operation component,
• wherein the tilt operation component extends in a rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component,
• wherein a tilt operation plane of the tilt operation component is coplanar with the rotation operation plane of the rotation operation component,
• wherein, in a case where the rotation operation component is seen in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, the rotation operation component has a first slope that faces the tilt operation component and that is on an inner periphery side of the rotation operation component and is inclined relative to the rotation axis of the rotation operation component, and
• wherein, in the case where the rotation operation component is seen in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, a distance of the first slope from the rotation axis of the rotation operation component increases as a distance of the first slope from the rotation detection unit increases,
• wherein, in a case where the rotation operation component is seen in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, the rotation operation component has a second slope extending from an end of the first slope that is closer to the rotation detection unit than another end of the first slope, and a distance of the second slope from the rotation axis of the rotation operation component decreases as a distance of the second slope from the rotation detection unit increases,
• wherein, in the case where the rotation operation component is seen in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, a distance of an end of the second slope that is on an inner side and is closer to the tilt operation plane than another end of the second slope, to the rotation axis is less than a distance of an end of an outer edge in a radial direction of the tilt operation component to the rotation axis, and
• wherein, in the case where the rotation operation component is seen in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis direction of the rotation operation component, relative to the rotation axis direction, the end of the second slope that is on the inner side and is close to the tilt operation plane is lower than an end of the first slope that is close to the tilt operation plane, is lower than the tilt operation plane of the tilt operation component, and is higher than an end of the tilt operation component that is close to the rotation detection unit.