Patent ID: 9606569
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G03B,G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. An operation mechanism, comprising: an operation part configured to slide with respect to a fixed part; a plurality of operation-feeling generating members configured to generate different operation feelings on the operation part; and a switching part configured to switch the plurality of operation-feeling generating members independently from each other to switch to one of the plurality of operation-feeling generating members that is to act on the operation part, wherein a first of the plurality of operation-feeling generating members is configured to act on an inner peripheral surface of the operation part and a second of the plurality of operation-feeling generating members is configured to act on an outer peripheral surface of the operation part, and wherein each of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface comprises a plurality of protrusions and recesses, and the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface have different protrusion-recess pitches.