Patent ID: 11874684
Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 12:
13. An operation input device to be mounted on a vehicle, the operation input device comprising:
a support part to be attached to the vehicle;
an operating member supported by the support part and configured to be operated by a person;
an operation sensing part configured to sense an operation on the operating member;
a tactile feedback generating part provided inside the operating member and configured to give tactile feedback to the person; and
a control part configured to control the tactile feedback generating part to produce the tactile feedback when the operation is sensed in the operation sensing part, wherein:
the operating member is provided so as to extend from the support part in a first direction intersecting a travelling direction of the vehicle;
the operating member is restricted so as not to rotate in a swing operation in which a direction intersecting the first direction serves as an axis of rotation, and
wherein the tactile feedback generating part is a vibration generating element configured to produce vibration.