Pointing device

A pointing device comprising:

• a base section;
• an operating section shiftably supported on said base section;
• a magnet carried on one of said base section and said operating section;
• and
• a magneto-electro transducer carried on the other of said base section and said operating section at a location close to said magnet,
• wherein said operating section comprises a first part securely holding one of said magnet and said magneto-electro transducer and being supported on said base section and shiftable in a desired horizontal direction relative to said base section, and a second part connected to said first part and elastically biasing said first part toward a home position in a horizontal shifting range during a time when said first part is horizontally shifted along said base section,
• wherein said base section comprises a circuit board electrically connected to said magneto-electro transducer and a support member joined to said circuit board, said support member being provided at a position projecting from a surface of said circuit board with a generally flat support surface for supporting said first part slidably in said horizontal direction, and
• wherein said support member includes a wall projecting to a position higher than said support surface in relation to said surface of said circuit board and extending in such a direction as to surround said support surface, said second part being abutted at a desired portion thereof onto said wall to be attached to said support member.

A pointing device comprising:

• a base section;
• an operating section shiftably supported on said base section;
• a magnet carried on one of said base section and said operating section;
• and
• a magneto-electro transducer carried on the other of said base section and said operating section at a location close to said magnet,
• wherein said operating section comprises a first part securely holding one of said magnet and said magneto-electro transducer and being supported on said base section and shiftable in a desired horizontal direction relative to said base section, and a second part connected to said first part and elastically biasing said first part toward a home position in a horizontal shifting range during a time when said first part is horizontally shifted along said base section,
• wherein said base section comprises a circuit board electrically connected to said magneto-electro transducer and a support member joined to said circuit board, said support member being provided at a position projecting from a surface of said circuit board with a generally flat support surface for supporting said first part slidably in said horizontal direction, and
• wherein said support member comprises a groove recessed to a position lower than said support surface in relation to said surface of said circuit board and extending in a direction that surrounds said support surface, said second part being inserted at a desired portion thereof into said groove to be attached to said support member.

A pointing device comprising:

• a base section;
• an operating section shiftably supported on said base section;
• a magnet carried on one of said base section and said operating section;
• and
• a magneto-electro transducer carried on the other of said base section and said operating section at a location close to said magnet,
• wherein said operating section comprises a first part securely holding one of said magnet and said magneto-electro transducer and being supported on said base section and shiftable in a desired horizontal direction relative to said base section, and a second part connected to said first part and elastically biasing said first part toward a home position in a horizontal shifting range during a time when said first part is horizontally shifted along said base section,
• wherein said base section comprises a circuit board electrically connected to said magneto-electro transducer and a support member joined to said circuit board, said support member being provided at a position projecting from a surface of said circuit board with a generally flat support surface for supporting said first part slidably in said horizontal direction,
• wherein said support member comprises a support portion provided at a position spaced from said circuit board, the support portion defining said support surface,
• wherein a switch mechanism is mounted onto said circuit board within a space defined between said circuit board and said support portion of said support member, said switch mechanism being actuated by pressing said first part against said support portion, and
• wherein said support member comprises a plurality of elastic beams cooperating with each other to form said support portion, said elastic beams being elastically bent by pressing said first part against said support portion so that at least one of said elastic beams actuates said switch mechanism.

A pointing device comprising:

• a base section;
• an operating section shiftably supported on said base section;
• a magnet carried on one of said base section and said operating section;
• and
• a magneto-electro transducer carried on the other of said base section and said operating section at a location close to said magnet,
• wherein said operating section comprises a first part securely holding one of said magnet and said magneto-electro transducer and being supported on said base section and shiftable in a desired horizontal direction relative to said base section, and a second part connected to said first part and elastically biasing said first part toward a home position in a horizontal shifting range during a time when said first part is horizontally shifted along said base section,
• wherein said base section comprises a circuit board electrically connected to said magneto-electro transducer and a support member joined to said circuit board, said support member being provided at a position projecting from a surface of said circuit board with a generally flat support surface for supporting said first part slidably in said horizontal direction,
• wherein said support member comprises a support portion provided at a position spaced from said circuit board, the support portion defining said support surface,
• wherein a switch mechanism is mounted onto said circuit board within a space defined between said circuit board and said support portion of said support member, said switch mechanism being actuated by pressing said first part against said support portion, and
• wherein a separate elastic member is interposed between said circuit board and said support member, said separate elastic member being elastically bent by pressing said first part against said support portion so that said support portion actuates said switch mechanism.