Multidirectional input device
AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorsKunio Hosono, Tetsuo Muranaka
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Abstract
A multidirectional input device is capable of performing a tilting operation and a pressing operation. The device includes a strain inducing body that includes a cylindrical portion and one or more deformable portions provided on an outer side of the cylindrical portion, a plunger provided inside of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body, a strain detecting element provided at the deformable portion of the strain inducing body, a substrate provided on a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body, and an elastic member provided between the substrate and a bottom portion of the plunger. The strain inducing body is fixed to a device main body at an outer end portion of the deformable portion. The substrate is fixed to the strain inducing body.
Claims10
A multidirectional input device capable of performing a tilting operation and a pressing operation, the multidirectional input device comprising:
- a strain inducing body that includes a cylindrical portion and one or more deformable portions provided on an outer side of the cylindrical portion;
- a plunger provided inside of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body;
- a strain detecting element provided at a deformable portion of the strain inducing body, the deformable portion being from among the one or more deformable portions;
- a substrate provided on a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body;
- an elastic member provided between the substrate and a bottom portion of the plunger;
- and
- a cap integrally provided with the plunger and covering an upper portion and an outer side of the cylindrical portion, wherein
- the strain inducing body is fixed to a device main body at an outer end portion of the deformable portion,
- the substrate is fixed to the strain inducing body, and
- an inside of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body includes:
- an upper space into which the plunger is inserted;
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- a lower space formed below the upper space, having an inner diameter larger than that of the upper space, and in which the elastic member is arranged.
A multidirectional input device capable of performing a tilting operation and a pressing operation, the multidirectional input device comprising:
- a strain inducing body that includes a cylindrical portion and one or more deformable portions provided on an outer side of the cylindrical portion;
- a plunger provided inside of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body;
- a strain detecting element provided at a deformable portion of the strain inducing body, the deformable portion being from among the one or more deformable portions;
- a substrate provided on a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body;
- and
- an elastic member provided between the substrate and a bottom portion of the plunger, wherein
- the strain inducing body is fixed to a device main body at an outer end portion of the deformable portion,
- the substrate is fixed to the strain inducing body,
- the deformable portion of the strain inducing body has a shape of a plate extending in a planar direction from a lower end of the cylindrical portion and having a width in a planar direction greater than a thickness in the vertical direction,
- the strain inducing body includes fixing pieces provided to respectively protrude in four directions from the lower end of the cylindrical portion, and
- the substrate is fixed to the fixing pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.