INPUT DEVICE
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Abstract
A slide type input device is provided, which can be made thin and which has the operability of a dial type input device.
An input member that simulates a portion of the shape of recesses and protrusions of a dial member is provided in a slot so as to be slidable therein. The lateral edges of the slot are lower than the ends thereof. The input member is urged to a central position by elastic members, and is capable of repeated reciprocal motion.
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10 Claims
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1-5. -5. (canceled)
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6. An input device, comprising:
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a main body; an input member which is repeatedly operable in a linearly sliding manner on the main body, for selecting a single target from among a plurality of selection targets; and elastic members for urging the input member to the central position of its range of sliding motion; the main body having a slot for housing the input member such that it is slidable therein; the lateral edges of the slot being lower than the ends of the slot; the input member having a plurality of protrusions which are arranged in the sliding direction thereof; the plurality of protrusions being provided at intervals such that a finger can simultaneously contact more than one protrusion; the heights of the protrusions being lower the further they are from the center of the input member; and the main body and the input member being configured such that a finger contacts the ends of the slot at the ends of the range of sliding motion of the input member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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