Operation unit
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1. An operation unit comprising:
- an operation part that is movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction;
an operation pad-detecting, part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is at the first position, and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position;
a rotary body that comprises a through-hole, and rotates about a rotation axis that passes through the through-hole;
a rotary body-detecting part that detects rotation of the rotary body; and
a rotary body light-emitting part that emits light responding to rotation of the rotary body being detected by the rotary body-detecting part,wherein the operation part is, inside the through-hole movable up and down along the rotation axis direction.
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An operation unit includes an operation part that is provided to be movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction; and an operation part-detecting part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is at the first position, and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position.
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1. An operation unit comprising:
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an operation part that is movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction; an operation pad-detecting, part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is at the first position, and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position; a rotary body that comprises a through-hole, and rotates about a rotation axis that passes through the through-hole; a rotary body-detecting part that detects rotation of the rotary body; and a rotary body light-emitting part that emits light responding to rotation of the rotary body being detected by the rotary body-detecting part, wherein the operation part is, inside the through-hole movable up and down along the rotation axis direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An operation unit comprising:
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an operation part that is movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction; an operation part-detecting part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is position and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position; and an operation part light-emitting part that emits light responding to pressing of the operation part being sensed by the operation part-detecting part, wherein the operation part light-emitting part comprises at least one operation part light-emitting element, and wherein the at least one operation part light-emitting element is disposed below the operation part, and radiates light that is to penetrate through the operation part.
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9. An operation unit comprising:
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an operation part that is movable up and down along a movement axis, functions as a push-button switch at a first position, and functions as a joystick lever at a second position above the first position in the movement axis direction; and an operation part-detecting part that senses pressing of the operation part when the operation part is at the first position, and senses a direction in which the operation part has inclined when the operation part is at the second position, wherein the operation part-detecting part further comprises; a first detecting part that outputs a first sensing signal when the operation part has inclined in a first direction, and a second detecting part that outputs a second sensing signal when the operation part has inclined in an opposite direction to the first direction; and
senses that the operation part has been pressed when the second detecting part outputs the second sensing signal while the first detecting part is outputting the first sensing signal. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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