The input device 10 includes a press switch configured to be pressed in a direction of a predetermined axis 50, a first operation member or button 26 configured to be moved along the predetermined axis to press the press switch 48, a second operation member or button 28 disposed circularly around the first operation member and configured to be tilted relative to the predetermined axis to press the press switch, a first touch sensor 32 disposed on the first operation member and configured to detect contact of a finger of a right hand with the first operation member, and a second touch sensor 34a-d disposed on the second operation member and configured to detect contact of the finger of the right hand with the second operation member. The input device may be mounted in the steering wheel of a vehicle. Separate operations may be executed by a controller, depending on the identification of whether the first or second operation member has been contacted to depress the press switch.
Input device and steering input device
2017-05-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English