Patent ID: 11886640
Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. An operation device comprising:
a movable part having an operating surface on which a contact operation is performed by an living body;
a vibration exciter attached to the mole able part at a position other than the operating surface, and configured to excite the movable part in a first direction along the operating surface, and in a second direction intersecting the operating surface;
a base Part; and
an elastic support, provided between the movable part and the base part, and configured to elastically support the movable part with respect to the base part, wherein
the movable part provides a tactile sensation to the living body making the contact operation when excited in the first direction by the vibration exciter, and generates a sound from the operating surface when excited hi the second direction by the vibration exciter,
the base part is located at a position separated from the movable part, at both ends of the movable part along the first direction,
the elastic support includes a first elastic body configured to elastically support the movable part along the first direction, and a second elastic body configured to elastically support the movable part along the second direction, and
the first elastic body is disposed in a state elastically deformed between the movable part and the base part, at both ends of the movable part along the first direction.