Patent ID: 8659402

Claim:
A variable operation sensation input device comprising: an operation member configured to slide within a plane including first and second directions perpendicular to each other; a first driving member including a first engagement portion configured to engage with the operation member and to be driven by sliding movement of the operation member in the first direction; a second driving member including a second engagement portion configured to engage with the operation member and to be driven by sliding movement of the operation member in the second direction; a first motor connected to the first driving member via a first power transmission section; a second motor connected to the second driving member via a second power transmission section; a first detection section configured to detect a movement state of the operation member in the first direction; a second detection section configured to detect a movement state of the operation member in the second direction; and a control section configured to control the first and second motors on the basis of outputs of the first and second detection sections, wherein each of the first and second driving members is axially supported so as to be rotatable along the plane around a respective axis perpendicular to the plane.