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Neutral position returning mechanism and input device using the same

A technology of input device and recovery mechanism, which is applied in the direction of manual control mechanism, data processing input/output process, control mechanism with multiple controlled components, etc., and can solve problems such as inability to reduce

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-31
PANASONIC CORP
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However, in the conventional input device described above, the operating body 4 returns to the neutral position only for the tilting operation, and the housing part 1 cannot be lowered because it has a height corresponding to the diameter of the rotary input device 2 mounted on its outer surface.

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[0020] FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an input device 101 employing a neutral point return mechanism 1101 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 2 and 3 are an exploded perspective view and a perspective view of the input device 101 . The lower cover 11 made of a metal plate has a substantially square bottom 12 and an engagement stopper 13 formed by bending upward from each side of the bottom 12 and provided with a hole 13A. A coordinate position detection element 15 is arranged on the bottom 12 .

[0021] The coordinate position detection element 15 is a touch panel, and includes: a flexible insulating base material plate 15A, another insulating base material plate facing the insulating base material plate 15A at a predetermined interval, and an insulating base material plate opposite to these insulating base material plates. Resistive layers made of resistive materials such as carbon are respectively provided on the facing surfaces. When an operatin...

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[0057] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the input device 201 employing the neutral point return mechanism 1201 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the input device 201 . In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1, and detailed description is abbreviate|omitted. The input device 201 has a coordinate position detection element 15 using a touch panel, a case 51 and a lower cover 11 .

[0058] The housing 51 includes the lid portion 22 provided with the circular hole 22A and the movement restricting portion 25 similarly to the housing 21 according to the first embodiment. The case 51 is different from the case 21 according to Embodiment 1 in that a circular recess 52 opening downward is provided below the cover 22 so as to be concentric with the circular hole 22A.

[0059] Recesses 53A to 53D adjacent to circular recess 52 are provided at four corners of the bottom surface of c...

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Abstract

A neutral position returning mechanism includes an actuator, a spring member including plural elastic extending portions having spiral shapes identical to each other, and a case holding the spring member as to apply a stress to the elastic extending portions. The elastic extending portions extend spirally in a predetermined direction on a predetermined surface from the actuator as a center of each of the spiral shapes. The elastic extending portions extend from the actuator by equal angular intervals about the actuator. The neutral position returning mechanism provides an input device having a low profile.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a neutral point return mechanism for returning an operating body to a neutral point and an input device using the same. Background technique [0002] Electronic equipment has various input operation units. The game machine is operated by tilting the joystick as the operating part. [0003] FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of a conventional input device disclosed in JP-A-2003-173214, and FIG. 10 is a plan view of the input device. A rotary input device 2 such as a variable resistor is mounted on two adjacent side surfaces within the outer surface of the substantially cubic housing portion 1 so that each operation shaft faces the center side of the housing portion 1 . In the case part 1, the rotation members 3 which are respectively coupled to the operation shaft of the rotary input device 2 so that they may interlock|cooperate are accommodated orthogonally to each other. A central hole 3A through which a rod-sha...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/033G06F3/0338G06F3/0354
CPCG05G2009/04714G05G5/05G05G9/047Y10T74/20207
Inventor 泽田昌树山本保
Owner PANASONIC CORP