Patent ID: 7463241

Claim:
A joystick input device comprising: a casing having a tiltable-component supporter; a tiltable component held by the tiltable-component supporter and extending in a direction away from a tilt center; tilt-detecting means for detecting a state of tilting of the tiltable component; a pushable component held by the tiltable component; push-detecting means for detecting a state of pushing of the pushable component; and an operation component for performing a tilt operation of the tiltable component and a push operation of the pushable component, wherein the casing has an operation-regulating portion disposed away from the tilt center, and the operation-regulating portion comprising a pushable-component through-hole configured to receive a leading edge of the pushable component a pushable-component stopping portion disposed around a peripheral portion of the pushable-component through-hole, wherein the operation-regulating portion prevents the tilt operation when the pushable component is received through the pushable-component through-hole, and wherein the operation-regulating portion prevents the push operation when the tiltable component is tilted, to prevent simultaneous pushing and tilting operations.