Patent ID: 7109469

Claim:
A composite operation type in put device comprising: an operation unit supported such that the operation unit is rotatable and vertically movable; a cylinder disposed parallel to the vertical direction of motion of the operation unit, the cylinder communicating with the operation unit; a rotary member which rotates together with the operation unit; a detection element that detects rotation of the operation unit through the rotary member and does not contact detected portions of the rotary member; regulating means for inhibiting vertical movement of the rotary member; and pressing operation detector that detects a vertical motion of the cylinder, wherein the rotary member is spline-connected to a shaft of the operation unit, and the regulating means comprises a regulating member for rotatably supporting the rotary member, a spring for elastically urging the rotary member against the regulating member and for moving the operating unit, and the spring functions as a return spring.