Patent ID: 7312789
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An input device, comprising: a housing assembly including a palm-rest section and a base section opposite to said palm-rest section; a switch mechanism accommodated in said housing assembly and including an operating section arranged adjacent to said palm-rest section; and a motion detecting mechanism accommodated in said housing assembly and including a detecting section arranged adjacent to said base section; wherein said housing assembly comprises: a plurality of cover members configured by dividing said palm-rest section and said base section into plural parts in a condition where said palm-rest section and said base section are integrally associated with each other; an inner casing at least partially enclosed within said plurality of cover members, said inner casing carrying said switch mechanism and said motion detecting mechanism; and a link arrangement for linking said plurality of cover members with said inner casing, said link arrangement permitting said plurality of cover members to shift, relative to each other in a desired direction, toward or away from each other, and relative to said inner casing.