INPUT DEVICE INCLUDING MOVABLE TOUCH PAD
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1. An input device comprising:
- a movable touch pad rotatably supported and having an upper surface as an input operation surface;
a switch element located on a lower side of the touch pad; and
a control unit configured to perform a continued-ON state control during an operation of an operation body moving on the input operation surface and pressing the input operation surface downwardly to cause the switch element to be in an ON state, the continued-ON state control maintaining the ON state even if the ON state of the switch element is released while the operation of the operation body continues on or in a vicinity of the input operation surface.
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Abstract
An input device includes a touch pad which is rotatably supported and has an upper surface as an input operation surface, a switch element located on a lower side of the touch pad, and a control unit configured to be able to perform control such that during an operation of an operation body (finger, etc.) being moved on the input operation surface while the input operation surface is pressed downwardly by the operation body to cause the switch element to be in an ON state, the ON state is continued even if the ON state is released in a state the operation of the operation body on the input operation surface is kept.
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1. An input device comprising:
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a movable touch pad rotatably supported and having an upper surface as an input operation surface; a switch element located on a lower side of the touch pad; and a control unit configured to perform a continued-ON state control during an operation of an operation body moving on the input operation surface and pressing the input operation surface downwardly to cause the switch element to be in an ON state, the continued-ON state control maintaining the ON state even if the ON state of the switch element is released while the operation of the operation body continues on or in a vicinity of the input operation surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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