CN101752138B - Multidirectional input device - Google Patents
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The invention provides a multidirectional input device which is arranged for preventing the macro-scale outline size of the shell and increasing the amount of sliding movement of an operated component. The device comprises a shell, an operated component, a detecting mechanism and a coiled spring, wherein the shell is provided with a hollow part inside and has an opening part; the operated component can slide and is provided with an operation part bared from the opening part, a blade-edge-shaped part arranged in the hollow part and a holding element having a diameter less than the diameter of the blade-edge-shaped part; the detecting mechanism is arranged for detecting the sliding action of the operated component; the coiled spring is arranged as an annular shape on the periphery side of the holding element and resetting the operated component to an initial position; the coiled spring accommodates an projection part and the holding element in the interior; and the projection part is formed by projecting from a position of the shell corresponding to the holding element at the initial position. If the operated component slides, the top part at the side of the blade-edge-shaped part is limited by the blade-edge-shaped part, and under the state, the inner part reverse to a sliding direction is stopped by the projection part while the inner part along the sliding direction is pressed and expanded by the holding element.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to multi-directional inputting device, particularly relate to the multi-directional inputting device that is suitable for the orientation input operation in portable phone unit and the game machine of use controller etc.
Background technology
In the past, proposing had following multi-directional inputting device, that is, possess: can be accommodated in the housing slidingly and movingly and have the operating body of large-diameter portion; Coiling be installed in this operating body large-diameter portion outer peripheral face and make this large-diameter portion automatically reset to the garter spring of initial position; If operating body is carried out slide; Then large-diameter portion makes garter spring extend along glide direction, on the other hand, if remove slide; Then operating body is owing to the active force of garter spring resets to initial position (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1).
Patent documentation 1: (Japan) spy opens the 2008-47389 communique
But; In aforesaid existing multi-directional inputting device; Owing to garter spring reel to be installed, therefore there is the overall dimension of housing when wanting to increase the slip amount of movement of operating body also to become big problem at the outer peripheral face that is being arranged at the large-diameter portion on the operating body.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is in view of said problem points and proposing, and its purpose is to provide a kind of maximization of the overall dimension that can suppress housing and increases the multi-directional inputting device of the slip amount of movement of operating body.
Multi-directional inputting device of the present invention is characterised in that to possess: housing, and it has blank part and is formed with peristome in inside; Operating body, it can slide mobile, and have the operating portion that exposes from said peristome, be configured in the said blank part blade of a sword shape portion and than the little minor diameter part of this blade of a sword shape portion diameter; Testing agency, it detects the sliding action of said operating body; Elastomeric element; Its outer circumferential side at said minor diameter part is configured to ring-type and makes said operating body reset to initial position; Said elastomeric element is with protuberance all sides in said minor diameter part is housed in, and it is outstanding from said housing that said protuberance is arranged in the position corresponding with this minor diameter part that is configured in initial position, if it is mobile that said operating body is slided; The top of the said elastomeric element of then said blade of a sword shape portion side is limited by this blade of a sword shape portion; Under this state, a side of this elastomeric element that is positioned at the opposition side of glide direction is ended by said protuberance card, and the opposite side that is positioned at the glide direction side is opened by companding by said minor diameter part.
According to above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device; Because elastomeric element is configured in the outer circumferential side of minor diameter part and moves by this minor diameter part according to the slip of operating body and opens by companding; Therefore compare with the situation on every side that elastomeric element is configured in large-diameter portion; Can dwindle along with the required space of the increase of slip amount of movement, therefore can suppress housing overall dimension maximization and increase the slip amount of movement of operating body.
For example, in above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, said minor diameter part is arranged on the bottom surface sections side in the said housing of said blade of a sword shape portion, and said protuberance forms from this bottom surface sections is outstanding.In this case, for example, make the operating portion of accepting slide from the operator from housing when outstanding,, can effectively utilize the blank part in the housing, thereby can make the multi-directional inputting device slimming in the part of the rear side configuration detection mechanism of protuberance etc.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferred, said operating body is slided when moving to end, the end of the opposition side of the glide direction in the said blade of a sword shape portion is configured in the position of leaning on outer circumferential side than the end of said protuberance.In this case, even when operating body being slided move to end, also can be through the top of blade of a sword shape portion restriction elastomeric element, can prevent that therefore elastomeric element is to blade of a sword shape portion's side shifting and the impaired situation of operability.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferred, said elastomeric element is made up of the helical spring of ring-type, and between this helical spring and said blade of a sword shape portion, disposes washer part, and said blade of a sword shape portion limits said helical spring top across said washer part.In this case, owing between helical spring and blade of a sword shape portion, dispose washer part, and limit said helical spring top across said washer part, therefore can prevent owing to blade of a sword shape portion contacts the situation that produces wearing and tearing with helical spring.
In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, preferred, constitute said testing agency through permanent magnet that moves with said operating body and the Magnetic Sensor that detects the magnetic field that produces by said permanent magnet, and in said minor diameter part, keep said permanent magnet.In this case, owing to can constitute the testing agency of the sliding action of detecting operation body, therefore can avoid the unfavorable condition that causes by the wearing and tearing of contact etc. and realize long lifetime with non-contacting mode.
Especially, preferred in above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, form elastomeric element by nonmagnetic substance.In this case,, can prevent that therefore elastomeric element from influencing the magnetic field that permanent magnet produces owing to form elastomeric element by nonmagnetic substance, thus can be with the sliding action of high Precision Detection operating body.
In addition, preferred in above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, the recess of the rear side of the formation said protuberance of said magnetic sensor configuration in said housing.In this case, owing to can utilize the space that is provided with when forming protuberance to dispose Magnetic Sensor, therefore can make the apparatus main body slimming.And, since with the different spatial configuration Magnetic Sensor in space of driver part such as configuration operation body, foreign matters such as the powder that therefore can prevent to wear and tear get into Magnetic Sensor.
Moreover; In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device; Preferably; Through constituting said minor diameter part with said blade of a sword shape portion various parts, said minor diameter part is made up of the holding member with the incorporating section of taking in said permanent magnet, and the surface of the said protuberance side in this holding member is contacted with this protuberance face.In this case and since through with blade of a sword shape portion various parts constitute minor diameter part and within it portion take in permanent magnet, therefore can make the operation facilitation of mounting permanent magnet.And, because the surface of the protuberance side in the holding member contact with the protuberance face, therefore can the stable support operating body, so it is mobile when operating, permanent magnet stably to be slided, thus the sliding action of detecting operation body accurately.
Moreover, preferred in above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device, be formed with recess or peristome on the surface of the said holding member that contacts with said protuberance face.In this case, can accumulate the wearing and tearing powder that produces with contacting of protuberance along with holding member in advance, thereby the slip of the unsettled operating body that can prevent effectively to be caused by this wearing and tearing powder is moved.
Moreover; In above-mentioned multi-directional inputting device; Preferably, the said operating portion of said operating body and said blade of a sword shape portion are set to one, make said blade of a sword shape portion bigger than the size that is formed on the said peristome on the said housing; And make said operating portion littler, thereby make this operating portion outside outstanding to device from said peristome than the size of this peristome.In this case since with than setting operation portion integratedly of the big blade of a sword shape portion of the peristome size of housing, therefore can prevent reliably that operating portion from coming off.
According to the present invention; Because elastomeric element is configured in the outer circumferential side of minor diameter part; And move by this minor diameter part according to the slip of operating body and to open by companding; Therefore compare with the situation that around large-diameter portion, disposes elastomeric element, can dwindle along with the required space of the increase of slip amount of movement, therefore can suppress housing overall dimension maximization and increase the slip amount of movement of operating body.
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Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode one of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode one.
Fig. 3 is the vertical view of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode one.
Fig. 4 is the profile along single-point line A shown in Figure 3.
Fig. 5 is the profile along single-point line B shown in Figure 3.
Fig. 6 is the stereogram that the relation of operating body that multi-directional inputting device that execution mode one relates to has and limiting part is shown.
Fig. 7 is the stereogram that the relation of operating body that multi-directional inputting device that execution mode one relates to has, limiting part, washer part, holding member is shown.
Fig. 8 is the operating body shown in Figure 7 and the end view of circumferential component thereof.
Fig. 9 is mounted in the vertical view of the Magnetic Sensor of the circuit substrate that multi-directional inputting device that execution mode one relates to has.
Figure 10 is mounted in the figure of position relation of Magnetic Sensor and the magnet of the circuit substrate that multi-directional inputting device that execution mode one relates to has.
Figure 11 is the vertical view of the initial condition of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode one.
Figure 12 is the vertical view when operating body being slided from state shown in Figure 11 along directions X move.
Figure 13 is the profile along single-point line A shown in Figure 12.
Figure 14 is the vertical view when operating body being slided from state shown in Figure 11 along the Y direction move.
Figure 15 is the profile along single-point line B shown in Figure 14.
Figure 16 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode two of the present invention.
Figure 17 is the exploded perspective view of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode two.
Figure 18 is the vertical view of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to of execution mode two.
Figure 19 is the profile along single-point line A shown in Figure 180.
Figure 20 is the profile along single-point line B shown in Figure 180.
Figure 21 is the stereogram that is used for explaining the operation of multi-directional inputting device when the operating body fitting operation is handled knob that relates at execution mode two.
Figure 22 is the stereogram that is used for explaining the operation of multi-directional inputting device when the operating body fitting operation is handled knob that relates at execution mode two.
Figure 23 is the stereogram of position relation that is used for explaining operating body and the limiting part of the multi-directional inputting device that relates at execution mode two.
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1,100 multi-directional inputting devices
2 upper body
21 top surface portion
22 peristomes
23,23a side wall portion
24 alignment pin patchholes
3 lower case
31 bottom surface sections
32 protuberances
The 32a planar portions
33 recesses
4 installing components
5 operating bodies
51 operating portions
52 blade of a sword shape portions
53 necking parts
54 recesses
The 54a directed section
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6 limiting parts
61 plate-like portions
The 61a guide portion
62 margining tablets
7 washer parts
71 peristomes
8 magnet (permanent magnet)
9 holding members (minor diameter part)
91 incorporating sections
92 inner bottom surfaces
93 side wall portions
The 93a notch
10 helical springs
11 curtain-shaped cover members
111 slits
12 circuit substrates
121 sealings
122 leads
123 Magnetic Sensors
123a GMR element
The 123b control circuit
13 alignment pins
14 operation knobs (operating portion)
141 protuberances
142 snap-latch pieces
142a hole portion
15 operating bodies
151 blade of a sword shape portions
151a keeps face
152 cylindrical portion
The 152a hole
153 minor diameter parts
154 through holes
155 recesses
The 155a side wall portion
156 alignment pin patchholes
16 limiting parts
161 plate-like portions
The 161a end face
162 margining tablets
163 slotted holes
164 notchs
17 screws
171 heads
172 axial regions
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Below, the execution mode that present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying.The multi-directional inputting device that this execution mode relates to is to use in the parts of the orientation input operation of for example portable phone unit and game machine of use controller etc.The purposes of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to about this execution mode in addition, is not limited to said situation and can suitably changes.
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Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are respectively the exploded perspective views of the multi-directional inputting device 1 that relates to of execution mode one of the present invention.Fig. 3 is the vertical view of the multi-directional inputting device 1 that relates to of execution mode one.Fig. 4 is the profile along single-point line A shown in Figure 3.Fig. 5 is the profile along single-point line B shown in Figure 3.In addition, in Fig. 1, the exploded perspective view of observing multi-directional inputting device 1 from lower side shown in Figure 4 is shown, in Fig. 2, the exploded perspective view of observing multi-directional inputting device 1 from upper side shown in Figure 4 is shown.Below, for the ease of explanation, the right-hand side of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is called the upper side of multi-directional inputting device 1, the left side of this figure is called the lower side of multi-directional inputting device 1.
Like Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 2, the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to possesses upper body 2 and the lower case 3 that constitutes housing, and combination they and be formed on inner blank part and take in various component parts.Under the state that upper body 2 and lower case 3 overlaps, engage combination with upper body 2 and integrated through the installing component 4 that makes the lower side that is configured in multi-directional inputting device 1.
Blank part in being formed on housing has been taken in operating body 5, limiting part 6, washer part 7, permanent magnet (below, abbreviate " magnet " as) 8, holding member 9 and helical spring 10.Operating body 5 so that its part taken in to the side-prominent state in top from the peristome 22 of upper body 2.Limiting part 6 is configured in the recess 54 and the recess 55 of following operating body 5.Holding member 9 is installed in below the operating body 5 with the state that maintains magnet 8 in inside.Helical spring 10 is configured in the outer circumferential side of the protuberance 32 of the holding member 9 that is installed on operating body 5 and lower case 3.Washer part 7 is folded between operating body 5 and limiting part 6 and the helical spring 10.Below, the structure of each component parts is described.
Operating body 5 for example be shaped insulating properties resin material and form, comprising: the operating portion 51 that exposes to the side-prominent state in top with peristome 22 from upper body 2; Be configured in the blade of a sword shape portion 52 of the blank part in the housing; The necking part 53 that links them.Operating portion 51 and blade of a sword shape portion 52 all have disc-shape, and necking part 53 is set to littler than they diameters.In addition, overlook when observing operating body 5, said operating portion 51, blade of a sword shape portion 52 and necking part 53 form concentric circles.Operating portion 51 is made as the size that can insert logical outer side via the peristome 22 of upper body 2, that is, ratio open portion 22 diameters are little, and accepts the slide from the operator through the part of exposing from peristome 22.Blade of a sword shape portion 52 moves with this operating portion 51.Lower surface central authorities in blade of a sword shape portion 52 are formed with along the left and right directions among Fig. 3 of multi-directional inputting device 1, that is, the length direction of limiting part 6 is banded a pair of recess 54.Central authorities at this recess 54 are formed with the recess 55 that becomes concentrically ringed circle with blade of a sword shape portion 52.Dispose limiting part 6 at said recess 54 and recess 55.And, dispose the holding member 9 of the state that has kept magnet 8 at recess 55.
In addition, from the peristome 22 of upper body 2 to above the part of side-prominent necking part 53 curtain-shaped cover member 11 of the inside of covering multi-directional inputting device 1 is installed.Curtain-shaped cover member 11 is for example formed by polycarbonate resin, and constitutes the thin-film member that is formed with the ring-type of circular peristome in central authorities.In curtain-shaped cover member 11, the diameter of central opening portion is set to the external diameter of necking part 53 roughly the same, and on the other hand, its external diameter is set to bigger than the diameter of the peristome 22 of upper body 2.Be formed with slit 111 in the part of curtain-shaped cover member 11, curtain-shaped cover member 11 is installed in necking part 53 via this slit 111.
Limiting part 6 is for example formed by nonmagnetic materials such as stainless steels, has the elongate in shape of roughly extending along the left and right directions among Fig. 3 of multi-directional inputting device 1.Limiting part 6 has: have and the plate-like portion 61 that is formed on the recess 54 roughly the same width in the blade of a sword shape portion 52 of operating body 5; The a pair of margining tablet 62 that forms from the both ends side bending downwards as the left and right directions of length direction of this plate-like portion 61.Said margining tablet 62 with the relative mode configured in parallel of internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2.Length between the outer surface of said margining tablet 62 be set to and the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 between same length.In addition,, then needn't necessarily constitute, for example, also can form by the resin material of insulating properties by metal material if limiting part 6 is made up of nonmagnetic material.
Holding member 9 for example be shaped insulating properties resin material and form and the toroidal that has had roughly to the top side opening.This holding member 9 is to constitute with this blade of a sword shape portion 52 at the central portion of the lower side of blade of a sword shape portion 52 to become concentric circles and incorporate minor diameter part.And holding member 9 has the incorporating section 91 of the circle of taking in magnet 8, and this magnet 8 has disc-shape, and bottom surface 92 is formed with the peristome 92a of rectangle within it.This peristome 92a is in order to accumulate wearing and tearing powder and forming, and this wearing and tearing powder is because following former thereby generation: the planar portions 32a of holding member 9 and protuberance 32 moves and carries out sliding contact along with the slip of operating body 5.Through formation peristome 92a like this, the slip of the unsettled operating body 5 that can prevent effectively to be caused by above-mentioned wearing and tearing powder is moved.In addition, at this,, also can form recess though form peristome 92a at holding member 9.And the state that the side wall portion 93 that constitutes in the wall portion by on every side circular-arc (circular) that be arranged on incorporating section 91 is formed with the part of the plate-like portion 61 of having accommodated limiting part 6 makes plate-like portion 61 insert the logical 93a of pair of notches portion.Logical for plate-like portion 61 is inserted, the width dimensions of this notch 93a is set at wideer than the width of this plate-like portion 61.And the depth dimensions of notch 93a is more bigger than the thickness of slab of plate-like portion 61.
Upper surface at the installing component that is formed by nonmagnetic materials such as stainless steels 4 is fixed with circuit substrate 12, and this circuit substrate 12 is equipped with formation moves the part of the testing agency of detecting to the slip of operating body 5 following Magnetic Sensor 123.This circuit substrate 12 is fixed on installing component 4 with the mode that Magnetic Sensor 123 is configured in the position corresponding with the recess of lower case 3 33.In addition, in circuit substrate 12,, and seal through the 121 pairs of Magnetic Sensors 123 of sealing that for example form by the resin material of insulating properties etc. for the corrosion that prevents its component parts or accuracy of detection descend.The recess 33 of lower case 3 is accommodated sealing portion 121.And circuit substrate 12 is provided with the multiple conducting wires 122 that is made up of the conductive pattern that is connected with lead-out terminal, and this lead-out terminal will be exported to the outside from the signal of the magnetic detecting element that constitutes Magnetic Sensor 123.In addition, be described below about the Magnetic Sensor 123 that is installed on this circuit substrate 12.
If the multi-directional inputting device 1 that assembling has structure like this; Then as shown in Figure 3; The operating portion 51 of operating body 5 is outstanding to the upper side of upper body 2, and the curtain-shaped cover member 11 that is installed on the part of necking part 53 becomes the state that places upper body 2 that carries, so; Placed upper body 2 in 11 years owing to have the curtain-shaped cover member of the external diameter bigger, the situation that does not therefore have the inside of multi-directional inputting device 1 to expose via peristome 22 than the peristome of upper body 2 22.
In the inside of multi-directional inputting device 1,, above the planar portions 32a of the protuberance 32 of lower case 3, carry the holding member 9 that is equipped with the state that has kept magnet 8 like Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5.That is, under operating body 5 does not slide the initial condition that moves, protuberance 32 with dispose relatively along the mode that the above-below direction of Fig. 4 etc. overlaps with both as the holding member 9 of minor diameter part.Helical spring 10 with surround said protuberance 32 and holding member 9 around mode with from the state configuration of no-load condition slight elongation on the bottom surface sections 31 of lower case 3.Operating body 5 is configured to, and makes operating portion 51 outside outstanding to device, and moves to upper side (operating body 5 sides) through blade of a sword shape portion 52 restriction helical springs 10.That is, blade of a sword shape portion 52 is configured to almost parallel relatively with the state and the bottom surface sections 31 of the bottom surface sections 31 of leaving lower case 3, and the top of helical spring 10 receives 52 restrictions of blade of a sword shape portion across washer part 7, and the bottom receives bottom surface sections 31 restrictions.And the slip that is accompanied by operating body 5 is moved, elongation strain in the spatial portion of helical spring 10 between bottom surface sections that is formed at lower case 3 31 and blade of a sword shape portion 52 (washer part 7).Limiting part 6 is configured with the state of the part of the lower surface that is housed in blade of a sword shape portion 52, and its margining tablet 62 disposes (with reference to Fig. 4) relatively with the mode that the internal face along the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 has small gap channeling conduct.In addition, in this case, the front end of margining tablet 62 makes both become released state with the mode of the bottom surface sections 31 that do not touch lower case 3.
At this, the relation of the operating body 5 that is configured in the blank part in the housing, limiting part 6, washer part 7, holding member 9 is described.Fig. 6 is the stereogram that operating body 5 that multi-directional inputting device 1 that execution mode one relates to has and the relation of limiting part 6 are shown.Fig. 7 is the stereogram that the relation of operating body 5 that multi-directional inputting device 1 that execution mode one relates to has, limiting part 6, washer part 7, holding member 9 is shown.Fig. 8 is the operating body 5 shown in Figure 7 and the end view of circumferential component thereof.
As shown in Figure 6, limiting part 6 is configured in the recess 54 on the lower surface of the blade of a sword shape portion 52 that is formed at operating body 5 with the mode across recess 55.As stated, because the width of the short side direction (Y direction) of the plate-like portion 61 of limiting part 6 is set to and the width of recess 54 roughly the same (slightly narrower than the width of recess 54 strictly speaking), so plate-like portion 61 becomes the state that gets into recess 54.On the other hand, the margining tablet 62 of limiting part 6 disposes with the mode of the internal face restriction of the side wall portion 23a that receives upper body 2 relatively.Therefore, when operating body 5 is applied revolving force, engage with the end face of plate-like portion 61 through the side wall portion that makes recess 54, and margining tablet 62 is contacted with the internal face of side wall portion 23a, come the rotation of restriction operation body 5.
In addition; In limiting part 6, plate-like portion 61 is housed in recess 54, and its margining tablet 62 is configured in the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 relatively; Therefore through side wall portion 23a; Limited parts 6 move along the slip of directions X (first direction) shown in Figure 6, on the other hand, allow moving to the Y direction (second direction) shown in this figure.Operating body 5 slides when moving to directions X shown in Figure 6, the guide portion 61a that on the Y direction, constitutes pilot operationp body 5 relatively and along the end face of directions X of plate-like portion 61.In this case, the relative side wall portion of recess 54 constitutes the directed section 54a by this guide portion 61a guiding.The side wall portion that constitutes this directed section 54a relative position at the central portion that clips blade of a sword shape portion 62 and on the directions X shown in this figure forms with the state that extends along directions X.In addition, when Y direction slip shown in Figure 6 was moved, the directed section 54a of recess 54 engaged with the guide portion 61a of plate-like portion 61 at operating body 5, thereby operating body 5 slides mobile with limiting part 6 one.
So; In multi-directional inputting device 1; Accommodate the plate-like portion 61 that constitutes limiting part 6 in the recess 54 on being formed on blade of a sword shape portion 52, with the end face of this plate-like portion 61 as guide portion 61a, on the other hand; With the side wall portion of recess 54 as directed section 54a, the spinning movement of the situation limit operating body 5 that therefore can maximize in the size of the thickness direction that does not make multi-directional inputting device 1.And; In multi-directional inputting device 1; Move owing to the internal face butt of margining tablet 62 and housing that makes bending be formed on the both ends of plate-like portion 61 limits its slip to directions X shown in Figure 6, therefore can move to the slip of directions X through simple structural limitations limiting part 6.
As shown in Figure 6, be formed with patchhole 55a in the part that does not dispose limiting part 6 of the recess 55 of blade of a sword shape portion 52, this patchhole 55a is inserted with the insertion pin 93b (with reference to Fig. 2) of the side wall portion 93 that is arranged on holding member 9.Holding member 9 has been taken in incorporating section 91 under the state of magnet 8, is pressed into patchhole 55a and is fixed on recess 55 (with reference to Fig. 7) through inserting pin 93b.In this case, as shown in Figure 7, holding member 9 is fixed on recess 55 with the mode of clamping limiting part 6 between the blade of a sword shape portion 52 of holding member 9 and operating body 5.At this moment, limiting part 6 is configured to insert between logical blade of a sword shape portion 52 and the holding member 9.Washer part 7 so that holding member 9 dispose relatively from the side-prominent downwards state of peristome 71 and the blade of a sword shape portion 52 of operating body 5 and the plate-like portion 61 of limiting part 6.
Under so fixing state, holding member 9 becomes and operating body 5 incorporate states, and as shown in Figure 8, works as the following minor diameter part that is arranged on operating body 5.Helical spring 10 is configured in the outer circumferential side as the protuberance 32 of acting holding member 9 of minor diameter part and lower case 3.Taken in magnet 8 in the inside of holding member 9, and magnet 8 also according to the slip of operating body 5 move likewise slide mobile.The Magnetic Sensor 123 that is installed in above-mentioned circuit substrate 12 is the position (sliding position) that the variation of the direction of magnetic flux comes the slip of detecting operation body 5 to move through detecting from the variation in the magnetic field that the mobile magnet 8 that slides produces, specifically.
So, in multi-directional inputting device 1 since with blade of a sword shape portion 52 with insert the fixing holding member 9 of state be connected with limiting part 6 between the acting holding member 9 as minor diameter part, so can make said parts realization modularization, can improve its assembleability.And, owing to dispose helical spring 10, therefore need not to be provided for especially the space of arrangement of helical springs 10, and can make the apparatus main body miniaturization at the outer circumferential side of holding member 9.
At this, the brief configuration that is installed in the Magnetic Sensor 123 on the circuit substrate 12 that multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to has is described.Fig. 9 is mounted in the vertical view of the Magnetic Sensor 123 on the circuit substrate 12 that multi-directional inputting device 1 that execution mode one relates to has.Figure 10 is the figure that the Magnetic Sensor 123 that is installed on the circuit substrate 12 that multi-directional inputting device 1 that execution mode one relates to has and the position relation of magnet 8 are shown.In addition, in Fig. 9 and Figure 10, omit the lead 121 be arranged on the circuit substrate 12 and lead-out terminal etc.And, in Figure 10, circuit substrate 12 and magnet 8 are shown from left side shown in Figure 9.
In the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to, constitute testing agency through magnet 8 that remains on holding member 9 and the Magnetic Sensor 123 that is installed on the circuit substrate 12.In this case; Magnetic Sensor 123 has as basic structure: form at circuit substrate 12 laminated antiferromagnetic layer, pinning layer, intermediate layer and free layer, and utilized a plurality of (being four in this execution mode) GMR (Giant Magneto Resistance) the element 123a of huge magneto resistance effect; Amplification is from the output signal of said GMR element 123a, and calculates the control circuit 123b of the sliding position of magnet 8 (operating body 5) based on the output signal after amplifying.
In Magnetic Sensor 123, make magnetic flux act on GMR element 123a from the magnet that remains on holding member 98, the direction through magnetic flux changes its resistance value.For example, magnet 8 is magnetized to the N utmost point and when operating body 5 sides are magnetized to the S utmost point in Magnetic Sensor 123 sides, shown in the magnetic flux of magnet 8 arrow roughly shown in figure 10, produces (in addition, side and inboard produce too in front of paper shown in Figure 10).In Magnetic Sensor 123; Constitute bridge circuit through four GMR element 123a; And based on a pair of GMR element 123a in the corresponding output signal of the variation of resistance value and with another difference to the corresponding output signal of the variation of the resistance value among the GMR element 123a, calculate the sliding position of magnet 8 (operating body 5).
In addition, the GMR element 123a that this Magnetic Sensor 123 possesses is in order to bring into play huge magneto resistance effect, and for example, preferred antiferromagnetic layer is by α-Fe
2O
3Layer forms, pinning layer by the NiFe layer constitute, the intermediate layer by the Cu layer constitute, free layer is made up of the NiFe layer, but be not limited thereto, get final product so long as can bring into play the layer of magneto resistance effect.And the GMR element 123a that Magnetic Sensor 123 possesses is not limited to above-mentioned lit-par-lit structure so long as the element of performance magneto resistance effect gets final product.
Next, explain that operating body 5 in the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to is in the action of sliding when moving.Figure 11 is the vertical view of the initial condition of the multi-directional inputting device 1 that relates to of execution mode 1.Figure 12 is the vertical view when operating body 5 being slided from state shown in Figure 11 along the directions X shown in this figure move.Figure 13 is the profile along single-point line A shown in Figure 12.Figure 14 is the vertical view when operating body 5 being slided from state shown in Figure 11 along the Y direction shown in this figure move.Figure 15 is the profile along single-point line B shown in Figure 14.In addition, in Figure 11～Figure 15,, upper body 2 and curtain-shaped cover member 11 have been removed for the ease of explanation.And, in Figure 12 and Figure 14, the situation that operating body 5 slips move to terminal position is shown.
Under initial condition, shown in figure 11, limiting part 6 is configured in the substantial middle of housing (lower case 3).In the inside of multi-directional inputting device 1, each component parts becomes like Fig. 4 and state shown in Figure 5.That is, kept the holding member 9 of magnet 8 to carry and put, and disposed helical spring 10 at the outer circumferential side of said protuberance 32 and holding member 9 with protuberance 32 relative states with lower case 3.In this case, holding member 9 becomes the state of the middle position (initial position) that is configured in protuberance 32 owing to the elastic force of helical spring 10.
Operating body 5 is slided from state shown in Figure 11 along the directions X shown in this figure when moving; Directed section 54a shown in figure 12, that the guide portion 61a guiding that operating body 5 constitutes along the end face by the plate-like portion 61 of limiting part 6 is made up of the side wall portion of the recess 54 of the blade of a sword shape portion 52 of operating body 5.In this case, limiting part 6 does not move and maintains the substantial middle position of housing.Inside at multi-directional inputting device 1; The interior perimembranous of the left side end of helical spring 10 shown in Figure 13 is ended by the left side end card of protuberance 32; And its top (top) receives 52 restrictions of blade of a sword shape portion across washer part 7; Under this state, the interior perimembranous of the right-hand side end of helical spring 10 is opened by companding along directions X by the right-hand side end of holding member 9.In this case; The left side end of blade of a sword shape portion 52 and washer part 7 is than the left side end of protuberance 32 top of pushing helical spring 10, the position of (left side) in the outer part, can prevent reliably that therefore helical spring parts 10 from coming off from the end of washer part 7 and get into the situation of recess 54 grades of blade of a sword shape portion 52.And if from state release shown in Figure 13 slide with respect to operating portion 51, then holding member 9 is pushed back owing to the elastic force of helical spring 10.Thus, holding member 9 can reset to initial position shown in Figure 4.
On the other hand; Operating body is slided from state shown in Figure 11 along the Y direction shown in this figure when moving; Shown in figure 14; The directed section 54a that is made up of the side wall portion of the recess 54 of the blade of a sword shape portion 52 of operating body 5 engages with the guide portion 61a that end face by the plate-like portion 61 of limiting part 6 constitutes, thereby operating body 5 moves with limiting part 6.In this case, limiting part 6 slides mobile through margining tablet 62 along the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2.Inside at multi-directional inputting device 1; The interior perimembranous of the left side end of helical spring 10 shown in Figure 15 is ended by the left side end card of protuberance 32; And its top (top) receives 52 restrictions of blade of a sword shape portion across washer part 7; Under this state, the interior perimembranous of the right-hand side end of helical spring 10 is opened by companding along the Y direction by the right-hand side end of holding member 9.In this case; The left side end of blade of a sword shape portion 52 and washer part 7 is than the left side end of protuberance 32 top of the position limit helical spring 10 of (left side) in the outer part, can prevent reliably therefore that helical spring 10 from coming off from the end of washer part 7 and the situation that gets into the outer circumferential side etc. of blade of a sword shape portion 52.And if from the slide of state release shown in Figure 15 with respect to operating portion 51, then holding member 9 is pushed back owing to the elastic force of helical spring 10.Thus, holding member 9 resets to initial position shown in Figure 5.
In addition, the third side along directions X shown in this figure and Y direction slides when moving to (for example, the direction that lower right side shown in Figure 11 is 45 °) from state shown in Figure 11 to make operating body, operating body 5 combination Figure 13 and action illustrated in fig. 15 and move.Promptly; Move directed section 54a guiding along the slip of directions X shown in Figure 11, and move internal face guiding by margining tablet 62 with the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 of limiting part 6 along the slip of the Y direction shown in this figure by the guide portion 61a and the operating body 5 of limiting part 6.Inside at multi-directional inputting device 1; The end (interior perimembranous) of a side of helical spring 10 of opposition side that is configured in the glide direction of operating body 5 is ended by the protuberance of lower case 3 32 cards; And square from it side receives 52 restrictions of blade of a sword shape portion across washer part 7; Under this state, the end (perimembranous) of opposite side of helical spring 10 that is positioned at the glide direction side by the glide direction side end of holding member 9 along the third side of directions X and Y direction to opening by companding.And identical when resetting to initial position, if remove the slide with respect to operating portion 51, then holding member 9 is because the elastic force of helical spring 10 and being pushed back.Thus, holding member 9 resets to Fig. 4 and initial position shown in Figure 5.
In addition, in the slip to any direction of operating body 5 is moved,, can both limit to the slip of this direction and move through making operating body 5 and inside portion (interior perimembranous) butt that is formed on the peristome 22 on the upper body 2.That is, the interior perimembranous of peristome 22 becomes the retainer that slides and move, when making operating body 5 slips move to end, and the interior perimembranous butt of the peripheral part of the necking part 53 of rounded (cylindric) of operating body 5 and peristome 22.But the retainer of operating body 5 is not limited thereto, and for example, also can constitute the madial wall butt of the blade of a sword shape portion 52 that makes operating body 5 and upper body 2.
So; In this multi-directional inputting device 1; The top (tops of operating body 5 sides) of the helical spring of having opened by companding by holding member 9 because the slip that is accompanied by operating body 5 across blade of a sword shape portion 52 restrictions of washer part 7 through operating body 5 is moved 10; Therefore can limit helical spring 10 prevents that to operating body 5 side shiftings helical spring 10 from coming off from desirable position, thereby can make operating body 5 reset to initial position reliably through helical spring 10.Especially, like Figure 13 and shown in Figure 15, when making operating body 5 slips move to end, the end of the opposition side of the glide direction of blade of a sword shape portion 52 is configured in the position of leaning on outer circumferential side than the end of protuberance 32.Thus, when operating body 5 being slided move to end, because can be, can prevent that therefore helical spring 10 is to blade of a sword shape portion 52 5 side shiftings such as operating body such as grade and the impaired situation of operability through the top of blade of a sword shape portion 52 restriction helical springs 10.And, owing to, therefore can prevent owing to blade of a sword shape portion 52 contacts the situation that produces wearing and tearing with helical spring 10 across the top of washer part 7 through the blade of a sword shape portion 52 restriction helical springs 10 of operating body 5.
In the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to; When so moving along the direction slip of carrying out slide with respect to operating body 5; And; When the position of moving from sliding resets to initial position, through being installed in Magnetic Sensor 123 detections on the circuit substrate 12 from the direction of the magnetic flux of the magnet that remains on holding member 98, thus the sliding position of detecting operation body (magnet 8).Thus, can be according to the slide that carries out with respect to operating portion 51 and the sliding action of detecting operation body 5 suitably.
So, in this multi-directional inputting device 1, owing to constitute the testing agency of the sliding position of detecting operation body 5, therefore can avoid realizing the long lifetime of testing agency as the unfavorable condition of the generations such as wearing and tearing of the contact of testing agency with the noncontact mode.And, in this multi-directional inputting device 1,, prevent the magnetic field of said component affects from magnet 8 through form limiting part 6, helical spring 10 and washer part 7 by nonmagnetic substance, therefore can be with the sliding position of high Precision Detection operating body 5.
Shown in as described above; In the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to, helical spring 10 is configured in the outer circumferential side as the holding member 9 of minor diameter part, and moves by 9 elongations of this holding member according to the slip of operating body 5; Therefore compare with the situation of arrangement of helical springs 10 around large-diameter portion; Can dwindle along with the required space of the increase of slip amount of movement, therefore can suppress the maximization of the overall dimension of housing, and can increase the slip amount of movement of operating body 5.
Especially, in the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to, bottom surface sections 31 sides in the lower case 3 of blade of a sword shape portion 52 are provided with holding member 9, on the other hand, make protuberance 32 from these bottom surface sections 31 outstanding formation.And, at the recess 33 configuration Magnetic Sensors 123 of the rear side of this protuberance 32.Thus, owing to can utilize the space that is provided with when forming protuberance 32 to dispose Magnetic Sensor 123, therefore can make the apparatus main body slimming.And owing to can in the space different with the space of configuration operation body 5 driver parts such as grade, dispose Magnetic Sensor 123, foreign matters such as the powder that therefore can prevent to wear and tear get into Magnetic Sensor 123.
In addition; At this, bottom surface sections 31 sides that show in the lower case 3 of blade of a sword shape portion 52 are provided with holding member 9, on the other hand; In the situation of the back side configuration Magnetic Sensor 123 that is formed on the protuberance 32 on this bottom surface sections 31, but can suitably change about the configuration of said component parts.For example, also can holding member 9 be set in top surface portion 21 sides in the upper body 2 of blade of a sword shape portion 52, on the other hand, near configuration Magnetic Sensor 123 this top surface portion 21.
In addition, in the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to, because through constituting holding member 9 with blade of a sword shape portion 52 various parts, and the incorporating section 91 of taking in magnet 8 is set at this holding member 9, therefore can make the operation facilitation that magnet 8 is installed.Moreover; Because the surface of protuberance 32 sides in this holding member 9 is contacted with 32 of protuberances; Therefore can stable support operating body 5, it is mobile therefore can when operation, magnet 8 stably to be slided, thereby can be with the sliding position of high Precision Detection operating body 5.
Moreover; In the operating body 5 of the multi-directional inputting device 1 that this execution mode relates to; Be wholely set operating portion 51 and blade of a sword shape portion 52, and make blade of a sword shape portion 52 bigger, on the other hand than the size of the peristome 22 of upper body 2; Make the size of operating portion 51 ratio open portions 22 little, thereby make operating portion 51 outside outstanding to device from peristome 22.So, through will big blade of a sword shape portion 52 being wholely set, can prevent reliably that operating portion 51 from coming off than peristome 22 sizes of upper body 2 with operating portion 51.
(execution mode two)
The multi-directional inputting device 100 that execution mode two relates to is fixed with aspect the suitable operation knob of the operating portion 51 of the multi-directional inputting device 1 that relates to execution mode 1 at operating body 5 substantially, the aspect of operating body 5 holding magnets 8, limiting part 6 to be configured in the multi-directional inputting device 1 that aspect and execution mode 1 between operating body 5 and the upper body 2 relate to different.In addition, other structure is identical with the multi-directional inputting device that execution mode one relates to.Therefore, below, be that the center describes with the difference of the multi-directional inputting device 1 that relates to execution mode one.
Figure 16 and Figure 17 are respectively the exploded perspective views of the multi-directional inputting device 100 that relates to of execution mode two of the present invention.Figure 18 is the vertical view of the multi-directional inputting device 100 that relates to of execution mode two.Figure 19 is the profile along single-point line A shown in Figure 180.Figure 20 is the profile along single-point line B shown in Figure 180.In addition, in Figure 16, the exploded perspective view of observing multi-directional inputting device 100 from lower side shown in Figure 19 is shown, in Figure 17, the exploded perspective view of observing multi-directional inputting device 100 from upper side shown in Figure 19 is shown.Below, for the ease of explanation, the right-hand side of Figure 16 and Figure 17 is called the upper side of multi-directional inputting device 100, the left side of this figure is called the lower side of multi-directional inputting device 100.In addition, in Figure 16～Figure 20,, omit its explanation about the identical structure mark same-sign of the multi-directional inputting device that relates to execution mode one 1.
Like Figure 16 and shown in Figure 17; In the multi-directional inputting device 100 that execution mode two relates to; Different with the multi-directional inputting device 1 that execution mode one relates to, the blank part in being formed at housing has been taken in operating body 15, limiting part 16, screw 17, magnet 8 and helical spring 10.Operating body 15 so that the operation knob 14 through screw 17 side's sides fixed thereon from the peristome 22 of upper body 2 in the side-prominent state in top is accommodated in the housing that is made up of upper body 2 and lower case 3.Limiting part 16 is configured in the recess 155 of following operating body 15.Magnet 8 remains on the inside of the minor diameter part 153 of following operating body 15.Helical spring 10 is configured in the outer circumferential side of protuberance 32 of minor diameter part 153 and the lower case 3 of operating body 15.In addition, the outer circumferential side of the peristome in upper body 2 22 is formed with a plurality of alignment pin patchholes 24 that following alignment pin 13 is inserted.Below, the structure of each component parts is described.
Operating body 15 for example be shaped insulating properties resin material and form, roughly have disc-shape.Operating body 15 comprises: blade of a sword shape portion 151, and it has disc-shape; Cylindrical portion 152, its setting are arranged on the upper face center of this blade of a sword shape portion 151, and are formed with the hole 152a that engages with the profile that is non-circular shape as the snap-latch piece 142 of the holding section of following operation knob 14; Minor diameter part 153, its lower surface central portion in blade of a sword shape portion 151 is set to the diameter littler than its peripheral part, and side opening downwards.Be provided with the space of disc-shape in the inboard of this minor diameter part 153, and be described below and dispose magnet 8.In addition, be formed with through hole 154 in the central authorities of blade of a sword shape portion 151 along the above-below direction of multi-directional inputting device 100, this through hole 154 is connecting blade of a sword shape portion 151 with cylindrical portion 152 and minor diameter part 153 corresponding positions.And, be the recess 155 that is formed with configurable limit parts 16 at the upper surface of blade of a sword shape portion 151 along the left and right directions of the multi-directional inputting device 100 of Figure 17 bandedly.Moreover near the above-below direction along multi-directional inputting device 100 periphery of blade of a sword shape portion 151 is formed with a plurality of alignment pin patchholes 156 that following alignment pin 13 is inserted.In addition, curtain-shaped cover member 11 is installed in from the peristome 22 of upper body 2 part to the side-prominent cylindrical portion 152 in top.
Limiting part 16 is for example formed by nonmagnetic materials such as stainless steels, has roughly the elongate in shape of extending along the left and right directions of multi-directional inputting device 100.Limiting part 16 has: the plate-like portion 161 with width (definitely be smaller width) roughly the same with being formed on recess 155 in the blade of a sword shape portion 151 of operating body 15; The a pair of margining tablet 162 that forms from the both ends side bending downwards as the left and right directions of length direction of this plate-like portion 161.Said margining tablet 162 with the relative mode configured in parallel of internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2.Length between the outer surface of said margining tablet 162 be set to and the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 between same length (definitely being short slightly).Central authorities at plate-like portion 161 are formed with the long slotted hole 163 of left and right directions.This slotted hole 163 is set to the size that the cylindrical portion 152 of operating body 15 can connect, and is formed with the notch 164 as the through hole that following alignment pin 13 is inserted at its side side end.
If the multi-directional inputting device 100 that assembling has structure like this; Then become state shown in Figure 180; Promptly; Outstanding as the operation knob 14 of the operating portion that is fixed on operating body 15 to the upper side of upper body 2, and the curtain-shaped cover member that is installed on the part of cylindrical portion 152 of operating body 15 placed upper body 2 in 11 years.So, placed upper body 2 in 11 years, can prevent that therefore dust etc. from invading the inside of multi-directional inputting devices 100 via peristome 22 owing to have the curtain-shaped cover member of the external diameter bigger than the peristome of upper body 2 22.
In the inside of multi-directional inputting device 100,, above the planar portions 32a of the protuberance 32 of lower case 3, carry the minor diameter part 153 of the operating body 15 that is equipped with the state of having accommodated magnet 8 like Figure 19 and shown in Figure 20.That is, under operating body 15 slided mobile initial condition, protuberance 32 and minor diameter part 153 disposed with the overlapping mode of above-below direction along Figure 19 etc. relatively.Helical spring 10 with the mode of the periphery of surrounding said protuberance 32 and minor diameter part 153 on the bottom surface sections 31 that is configured in lower case 3 under the state of slight elongation.So, owing to, therefore can make the part of arrangement of helical springs 10 overlapping, thereby can make the compact in size of the thickness direction of multi-directional inputting device 100 with minor diameter part 153 in the outer circumferential side arrangement of helical springs 10 of the minor diameter part 153 of holding magnet 8.
Operating body 15 to be being accommodated in blade of a sword shape portion 151 in the housing and this blade of a sword shape portion 151 being separated and relative state is configured with the bottom surface sections 31 of lower case 3, and the top of the lower surface restriction helical spring 10 through blade of a sword shape portion 151.And operating body 15 makes cylindrical portion 152 outside outstanding to device via the peristome 22 of upper body 2.And, in the 152a of the hole of cylindrical portion 152, be inserted with under the state of snap-latch piece 142 of operation knob 14, end through carrying out spiral shell by screw 17 from the device private side, can make operation knob 14 and operating body 15 integrated.In this case, because snap-latch piece 142 inserts cylindrical portion 152, the operating physical force that therefore imposes on operation knob 14 intactly transmits with respect to operating body 155.Limiting part 16 is configured with the state of the recess 155 that is housed in blade of a sword shape portion 151, and its margining tablet 162 has small gap and configuration relatively at the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2.
The head 171 of screw 17 that is fixed on operating body 15 is relative with the magnet 8 that is housed in the minor diameter part 153.Magnet 8 becomes the state that is attracted to the device upper side by the magnetic force that produces between magnet 8 and this screw 17, and is kept by operating body 15.So, magnet 8 is remained on the operating body 15, need not thus for fixed magnet 8 to use binding agent etc., thereby can improve assembling operation property through the magnetic force that acts between magnet 8 and the screw 17.And, owing to constitute screw 17, therefore can make the effect (so-called as the effect that be equipped with yoke) of screw 17 performances, thereby improve the accuracy of detection of Magnetic Sensor 123 as yoke through the magnetic metal material.
The location of the magnet 8 that so keeps is undertaken by the maintenance face 151a of the upper surface of the inboard of the minor diameter part 153 that is configured in blade of a sword shape portion 151, and magnet 8 accompanies small gap and configuration relatively with the head 171 of screw 17.So come holding magnet 8, therefore guarantee that with making magnet 8 contact screws 17 situation of the levelness of magnet 8 compares, can precision more guarantee its levelness in the highland through keeping face 151a to accompany constant gap from screw 17.
At this, in the multi-directional inputting device 100 that this execution mode relates to, the operation of handling knob at operating body 15 fitting operations is described at 14 o'clock.Figure 21 and Figure 22 are the stereograms that is used for explaining the operation that the multi-directional inputting device 100 that relates at this execution mode was handled knob at operating body 15 fitting operations at 14 o'clock.Like Figure 21 and shown in Figure 22, in the multi-directional inputting device 100 that this execution mode relates to, handled knob a plurality of alignment pins 13 that for example use the clava by nonmagnetic materials such as stainless steels to constitute at 14 o'clock at operating body 15 fitting operations.The alignment pin patchhole 156 through said alignment pin 13 being inserted operating bodies 15 and the alignment pin patchhole 24 of upper body 2 and operating body 15 is not fixed on upper body 2 revolvably.
In the multi-directional inputting device 100 that this execution mode relates to, so fixing under the state of operating body 15, snap-latch piece 142 these cylindrical portion 152 of insertion of operation knob 14 in upper body 2.Then, make the axial region 172 of screw 17 insert logical through hole 154, thereby operation knob 14 spiral shells are terminated in operating body 15 (with reference to Figure 22) from the lower face side of operating body 15.Owing to so end operation knob 14, therefore can prevent owing to spiral shell ends the situation that operation makes operating body 15 rotations, thereby can improve assembling operation property with the state spiral shell that has limited operating body 15 rotations.
In addition, so handled knob 14 o'clock, in the multi-directional inputting device 100 that this execution mode relates to, carry out the location of limiting part 16 at operating body 15 assembly operations.Promptly; In the multi-directional inputting device 100 that this execution mode relates to; Configurable limit parts 16 between upper body 2 and operating body 5, and under the state that alignment pin 13 has been inserted its notch 164, carry out the assembling (with reference to Figure 22) of operation knob 14 with respect to operating body 15.The alignment pin 13 that used in 14 o'clock carries out the location of limiting part 16 because use fitting operation on operating body 15 is handled knob, so can improve assembling operation property more.
In addition, when using alignment pin 13 to position, shown in figure 23 in limiting part 16, plate-like portion 161 is housed in the recess 155 of operating body 15.As stated, because that the width of the plate-like portion 161 of limiting part 16 is set to the width of recess 155 is roughly the same, so plate-like portion 161 becomes the state that gets into recess 155.On the other hand, shown in figure 22, the margining tablet 162 of limiting part 16 disposes with the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 relatively.Therefore, when operating body 15 was applied revolving force, the side wall portion 155a of recess 155 engaged with the end face of plate-like portion 161, and margining tablet 162 contacts the rotation of restriction operation body 15 thus with the internal face of side wall portion 23a.And because the snap-latch piece that is non-circular shape 142 of operation knob 14 engages with the hole 152a of the cylindrical portion that is formed on operating body 15 152, the revolving force that therefore operation knob 14 is applied intactly passes to operating body 15, and receives this limiting part 16 restrictions.That is, can restriction operation handling knob 14 is rotated through operating body 15, thereby the good multi-directional inputting device of operability 100 can be provided.
In addition, in limiting part 16, plate-like portion 161 is housed in recess 155; On the other hand; This margining tablet 162 disposes with the internal face of the side wall portion 23a of upper body 2 relatively, therefore, limits this limiting part 16 through side wall portion 23a and slides mobile to directions X shown in Figure 23; On the other hand, allow to the Y direction shown in this figure and move.Slide when moving to directions X shown in Figure 23 at operating body 15, be formed on the central portion that clips blade of a sword shape portion 151 and the side wall portion 155a of relative locational recess 155 by the end face 161a guiding of plate-like portion 161.In addition, slide when moving to Y direction shown in Figure 23 at operating body 15, the side wall portion 155a of recess 155 engages with the end face 161a of plate-like portion 161, thereby the operating body 15 and the limiting part 16 that comprise operation knob 14 slide mobile integratedly.
In addition, about the action in the multi-directional inputting device 100 with structure like this, roughly the same with the multi-directional inputting device 1 that execution mode one relates to.Promptly; If make operating body 15 slide mobile from Figure 19 and state shown in Figure 20; Then in the inside of multi-directional inputting device 100; The end (interior perimembranous) of a side of helical spring 10 of opposition side that is configured in the glide direction of operating body 15 is ended by the protuberance of lower case 3 32 cards; And square from it side receives 151 restrictions of blade of a sword shape portion, and under this state, the end (perimembranous) that is positioned at the glide direction side of the opposite side that becomes helical spring 10 is opened by companding by the glide direction side end of minor diameter part 153.And also identical when resetting to initial position, if remove the slide with respect to operation knob 14, then minor diameter part 153 is pushed back owing to the elastic force of helical spring 10.Thus, minor diameter part 153 resets to Figure 19 and initial position shown in Figure 20.
In addition, when making operating body 15 move to end, the end of the opposition side of the glide direction in the blade of a sword shape portion 151 is positioned at than the end of protuberance 32 depends on outer circumferential side to limit the summit of helical spring 10.In addition, in this execution mode, the retainer that the slip that the peristome 22 of upper body 2 constitutes operating body 15 is moved.That is,, then comprise the operating body 15 (in this execution mode, being cylindrical portion 152) of operation knob 14 and the interior perimembranous butt of peristome 22, further slide mobile thereby limit it if operation knob 14 is carried out slide.
So; In the multi-directional inputting device 100 that this execution mode relates to; Helical spring 10 is configured in the outer circumferential side of minor diameter part 153, and moves by 153 elongations of this minor diameter part according to the slip of operating body 15, therefore compares with the situation of arrangement of helical springs 10 around large-diameter portion; Can dwindle along with the required space of the increase of slip amount of movement, therefore can suppress housing overall dimension maximization and increase the slip amount of movement of operating body 15.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned two execution modes, can implement various changes.In the above-described embodiment, be not limited thereto, can in the scope of performance effect of the present invention, suitably change about size shown in the drawings or shape, configuration of components or number etc.In addition, only otherwise breaking away from the object of the invention scope just can implement suitable change.
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1. multi-directional inputting device is characterized in that possessing:
Housing, it has blank part and is formed with peristome in inside;
Operating body, it can slide mobile, and have the operating portion that exposes from said peristome, be configured in the said blank part blade of a sword shape portion and than the little minor diameter part of this blade of a sword shape portion diameter;
Testing agency, it detects the sliding action of said operating body;
Elastomeric element, its outer circumferential side at said minor diameter part are configured to ring-type and make said operating body reset to initial position,
Said elastomeric element is with protuberance all sides in said minor diameter part is housed in; It is outstanding from said housing that said protuberance is arranged in the position corresponding with this minor diameter part that is configured in initial position; If it is mobile that said operating body is slided; The top of the said elastomeric element of then said blade of a sword shape portion side is limited by this blade of a sword shape portion; Under this state, a side of this elastomeric element that is positioned at the opposition side of glide direction is ended by said protuberance card, and the opposite side that is positioned at the glide direction side is opened by companding by said minor diameter part.
2. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Said minor diameter part is arranged on the bottom surface sections side in the said housing of said blade of a sword shape portion, and said protuberance forms from this bottom surface sections is outstanding.
3. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Said operating body is slided when moving to end, and the end of the opposition side of the glide direction in the said blade of a sword shape portion is configured in the position of leaning on outer circumferential side than the end of said protuberance.
4. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Said elastomeric element is made up of the helical spring of ring-type, and between this helical spring and said blade of a sword shape portion, disposes washer part, and said blade of a sword shape portion limits said helical spring top across said washer part.
5. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Constitute said testing agency through permanent magnet that moves with said operating body and the Magnetic Sensor that detects the magnetic field that produces by said permanent magnet, and in said minor diameter part, keep said permanent magnet.
6. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 5 is characterized in that,
Said elastomeric element is formed by nonmagnetic substance.
7. according to claim 5 or 6 described multi-directional inputting devices, it is characterized in that,
The recess of the rear side of the formation said protuberance of said magnetic sensor configuration in said housing.
8. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 5 is characterized in that,
Said minor diameter part is made up of the holding member with the incorporating section of taking in said permanent magnet, and the surface of the said protuberance side in this holding member is contacted with this protuberance face.
9. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 8 is characterized in that,
Surface at the said holding member that contacts with said protuberance face is formed with recess or peristome.
10. multi-directional inputting device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
The said operating portion of said operating body and said blade of a sword shape portion are set to one; Make said blade of a sword shape portion bigger than the size that is formed on the said peristome on the said housing; And make said operating portion littler, thereby make this operating portion outside outstanding to device from said peristome than the size of this peristome.
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