Operating element device

An operating element device comprising:

• a pivoting body which is supported by a supporting member so that the pivoting body can pivot about a pivot axis in response to a force directly or indirectly exerted on the pivoting body by an operator;
• and
• a reaction force generation member which is elastically deformed by a depression exerted in an axis line direction and generates a reaction force against the depression, more specifically, the reaction force generation member increasing the reaction force from a beginning with an increasing amount of elastic deformation by the depression, and buckling to reduce the reaction force after a peak of the reaction force;
• the pivoting body being provided with a depression portion, with the reaction force generation member being fastened to be opposed to the depression portion, or the reaction force generation member being fastened to the pivoting body, with the depression portion provided on a fastened member being opposed to the reaction force generation member so that the depression portion can depress the reaction force generation member in an axis line direction in response to pivoting of the pivoting body, wherein
• the depression portion and the reaction force generation member are configured such that the axis line direction of the reaction force generation member exists within an angle between a normal line of a depression surface of the depression portion against the reaction force generation member at a point in time when the depression portion comes into contact with the reaction force generation member, and a normal line of the depression surface of the depression portion against the reaction force generation member at a point in time when the depression portion finishes depressing the reaction force generation member.