Patent ID: 7499023

Claim:
A haptic feedback input device comprising: an operating member having an annular circumferential surface, and capable of rotating in a circumferential direction and moving radially; a motor that applies a torque to the operating member; a detecting means that detects radial movement of the operating member; and a housing that has an opening through which a part of the circumferential surface of the operating member is exposed, and accommodates the operating member and the motor; wherein the operating member and the motor are connected to each other via meshing gears that reduce a rotational speed of a rotating shaft of the motor to transmit an increased torque to the operating member, wherein a common bracket is provided for supporting the operating member and the motor at predetermined positions so that the operating member and the motor can be rotatably moved in a radial direction of the operating member, respectively, wherein the operating member and the motor are supported via the common bracket by the housing so as to be rotatably movable together, and wherein an attachment plate that supports the operating member stands at a base of the common bracket and the position of the attachment plate is on the opposite side to a supported position of the motor with respect to the operating member.