Patent ID: 7368673

Claim:
A multi directional input apparatus comprising: a knob supported to be capable of performing a parallel operation, a rotational operation and a pushing operation relative to a case; a first rotor disposed to be rotatable relative to the case; a second rotor which is positioned face to face and adjacent to the first rotor in a direction of a knob rotational axis, disposed to be rotatable relative to the case and movable in a direction perpendicular to the knob rotational axis to the case, and further which is movable in the direction of the knob rotational axis to the knob and rotates together with the knob; a connecting member disposed between the first rotor and the second rotor to allow movement of the second rotor in the direction perpendicular to the knob rotational axis relative to the first rotor and performs rotational transmission between the first rotor and the second rotor, and a single substrate provided with a detecting portion for detecting each of the parallel operation, the rotational operation and the pushing operation of the knob.