Input device

Abstract

An input device includes an operation portion to be operated by an external force, a signal generating portion that generates a signal according to a movement of the operation portion, and a tactile sense stimulus mechanism that applies a tactile sense stimulus to an object that applies the external force. The tactile sense stimulus mechanism includes a first magnetic field generating portion, a second magnetic field generating portion, and a tactile sense stimulus member, the first magnetic field generating portion has a North magnetic pole and a South magnetic pole that are arranged at given intervals to face each other, the second magnetic field generating portion is interposed between the North magnetic pole and the South magnetic pole to be movably provided in perpendicular to a direction that connects the North magnetic pole and the South magnetic pole, and the tactile sense stimulus member is secured to either the first magnetic field generating portion or the second magnetic field generating portion.

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