Multi-directional input apparatus

A multi-directional input and slider technology, applied in electrical components, electrical switches, circuits, etc., can solve the problem of difficult to meet the requirements of thinning, and achieve the effect of thinning

Active Publication Date: 2012-07-04
ALPS ALPINE CO LTD
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However, in the multi-directional input device described in the aforementioned Patent Document 1, since the casing has a double-layer structure having two upper and lower cavities, it is difficult to meet the requirement for thinning.

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[0052] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The multi-directional input device according to this embodiment is used, for example, for direction input operations of mobile phone devices, game machine controllers, and the like. In addition, the use of the multi-directional input device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above, and can be appropriately changed.

[0053] refer to Figure 1 to Figure 4 The overall structure of the multi-directional input device will be described. figure 1 It is a perspective view of the multi-directional input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. figure 2 It is an exploded perspective view viewed from the top side of the multi-directional input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. image 3 It is an exploded perspective view viewed from the bottom side of the multi-directional input de...

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Provided is a multi-directional input apparatus which is capable of realizing thin-type trend in a device utilizing the reset force of a ring-shaped elastic member to make the operating portion reset. The multi-directional input apparatus of the utility model comprises: a housing forming an opening portion (23), a mobile member (12) which is provided with an operating portion (2) protruding outward via the opening portion (23) and a movable portion (41) which moves inside the housing in the direction of the plane, a detecting mechanism for detecting the slippage of the mobile member (12), and a coil spring (13) which is supported inside the housing in the manner of surrounding the movable portion (41) and resets the movable portion (41) to the starting position. The detecting mechanism comprises a conductive pattern and sliding blocks (16) and (17) of a sliding member (65) sliding upon the conductive pattern with the sliding of the movable portion (41), with the sliding blocks (16) and (17) being arranged inside the coil spring.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-directional input device, in particular to a multi-directional input device suitable for orientation input operations of mobile phone devices and game machine controllers. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, there is known a multi-directional input device capable of multi-directional orientation input through a sliding operation of an operating body (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). This multi-directional input device has a double-layer structure casing in which two upper and lower hollow portions are formed. The flange-shaped movable portion of the operating body is disposed in the upper hollow portion in a state where the operating portion of the operating body protrudes outward from the opening formed on the upper surface of the casing. Furthermore, in order to automatically reset the operating body as a ring-shaped elastic member, a ring-shaped coil spring assembled in the upper hollow po...

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IPC IPC(8): H01H25/00
Inventor小原启志下村尚登
OwnerALPS ALPINE CO LTD