公开(公告)号：US20180348808A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15981668

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： MASAHIRO MIZUKAMI ,  TOSHIO TANAKA

IPC: G05G5/03 ,  G05G5/06 ,  G05G5/05

CPC classification number: G05G5/03 ,  F16H59/10 ,  F16H2059/0295 ,  F16H2061/247 ,  F16H2061/326 ,  G05G5/05 ,  G05G5/06

Abstract: An input device includes: an operating unit that is operated by a user; a detent pin that is displaceable along with an operation of the operating unit; a columnar detent member where a spiral groove about a predetermined axis A is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the detent member that is contact with the detent pin; and a motor (rotary driving part) that rotates the detent member about axis A.