Patent ID: 6762372
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A multidirectional input device comprising:(a) an electronic component outputting a signal in response to rotation and pressing of an operating section; (b) a top substrate holding said electronic component at its center, said top substrate being rockable about a first support pin on a first rocking axis perpendicular to a rotation axis of said operating section; (c) a frame surrounding said top substrate and having an rocking support for said first support pin, said frame being rockably supported by a second support pin on a second rocking axis perpendicular to said rotation axis and at right angles to said first rocking axis; (d) a bottom substrate having a support for said second support pin; and (e) a plurality of push switches arranged at an equal distance and equal angular interval centering on a crossing point of said first rocking axis and said second rocking axis, said push switches being disposed on said bottom substrate in a way such that said push switches contact a bottom face of said top substrate; wherein said top substrate tilts toward said bottom substrate by tilting said operating section, and then either one or two of said push switches are activated.