Patent ID: 7860237

Claim:
An information input device comprising: a rotating member rotatable in forward and backward directions with a force applied in the direction of the plane thereof; a rotation detecting means for detecting a rotation of the rotating member; a peripheral-press detecting means including a plurality of peripheral switches each capable of being turned on or off or making a shift between on and off states each time the portion, apart from the center of rotation, of the rotating member is pressed; a central input means including a central switch activator provided at the center of rotation of the rotating member movably in the direction of the center of rotation, and a central switch which is turned on or off or makes a shift between on and off states each time the central switch activator is operated; and a holder which holds the rotating member from below while allowing the rotating member to rotate and, on the rear side of the holder, has switch pressing projections in positions corresponding to the peripheral switches.