Input device
AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi Iimure, Masaaki Takahashi
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Abstract
An input device includes an operating body that moves through an operation performed by an operator, a movable portion that slides in accordance with movement of the operating body, a lever including a first end portion that engages with the movable portion, a rotation center, a second end portion located on an opposite side of the rotation center from the first end portion, and a magnet provided on the second end portion, where the lever rotates in accordance with sliding of the movable portion, and a magnetic sensor disposed facing the magnet. A second length from the rotation center of the lever to the magnet is greater than a first length from the rotation center to the first end portion of the lever.
Claims5
An input device comprising:
- an operating body configured to move through an operation performed by an operator;
- a movable portion configured to slide in accordance with movement of the operating body;
- a lever including a first end portion that engages with the movable portion, a rotation center, a second end portion located on an opposite side of the rotation center from the first end portion, and a magnet provided on the second end portion, wherein the lever rotates in accordance with sliding of the movable portion;
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- a magnetic sensor disposed facing the magnet,
- wherein a second length from the rotation center of the lever to the magnet is greater than a first length from the rotation center to the first end portion of the lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.