Patent ID: 11907002
Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A moderation feeling adding apparatus comprising:
an operation section that operates to one side and the other side in a predetermined direction;
a spring;
a contact section that is attached to the spring and capable of being in contact with the operation section;
a holding section that holds the spring; and
a wall portion that faces the contact section in the predetermined direction and generates a sound which becomes a moderation feeling by a collision between the wall portion and the contact section moved by a biasing force of the spring as a contact state between the contact section and the operation section changes due to an operation of the operation section,
wherein the spring is disposed between the contact section and the holding section,
the holding section regulates a position of the spring at least in the predetermined direction,
a clearance between the contact section and the wall portion is substantially equal between the one side and the other side in the predetermined direction in a state where the spring is upright,
the holding section is a recessed portion into which an end portion of the spring is inserted, and
an opening side of the recessed portion is widened in a tapered shape toward a wall portion side.