CN105302356B - Input unit and electronic equipment - Google Patents
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The present invention provides the input unit that can improve the operability on touch tablet and the electronic equipment for having the input unit.Input unit (10) has：Touch tablet (22) is set to the upper surface of the main body framework (14) of electronic equipment (12), receives touch operation；It is capable of the bearing part (32) of elastic displacement, is that can swing by touch tablet (22) bearing；And detection switch (34), it is respectively arranged at the back side with the one end of the swaying direction for the touch tablet (22) that bearing part (32) is oscillation center axle (O) and another side, detects the push of above-mentioned touch tablet (22).The input unit (10) is can be with TrackPoint (20) the associated input mechanism for the main body framework (14) for being set to electronic equipment (12).
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an input device including a touch panel capable of performing a touch operation and a press-down operation, and an electronic apparatus including the input device.
Background
In a notebook personal computer (notebook PC), various input devices such as a touch panel and a pointing stick are provided as substitutes for a mouse in addition to a keyboard device. The touch panel receives a touch operation of a fingertip or a pen tip, and operates a cursor displayed on the display device.
The present applicant has proposed a configuration in which a touch operation and a pressing operation can be performed with respect to an input device including such a touch panel in patent document 1. In this configuration, a plurality of pseudo button areas are set on the touch surface of the touch panel, and the input operation corresponding to each pseudo button area can be performed by touching each pseudo button area and pressing down the touch panel.
Further, patent document 2 discloses an input device in which a touch panel is supported by a shaft member so as to be able to swing in a lever structure. In this configuration, the touch panel having the lever structure can be pressed on one end side or the other end side with the shaft member as a center, and operability of the pressing operation of the touch panel is further improved.
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2013-25422
Patent document 2: U.S. patent application publication No. 2011/0018816
However, in the touch panel of the lever structure disclosed in the above patent document 2, a shaft member is inserted in a central portion of the touch panel. Therefore, the pressing operation cannot be performed near the shaft member, specifically, near the center in the front-rear direction of the touch panel, and the operability is low. In particular, when a fingertip is moved while being touched to perform a drag operation in a state where the touch panel is pressed, there is a problem that the fingertip is separated from the touch panel in the vicinity of the shaft member that cannot be pressed.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional art, and an object thereof is to provide an input device capable of improving operability on a touch panel, and an electronic apparatus including the input device.
An input device according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a touch panel that accepts a touch operation; an elastically displaceable support member that supports the touch panel so as to be swingable; and detection switches provided on the back side of the one end side and the other end side in the swinging direction of the touch pad with the support member as a swinging center axis, respectively, for detecting a pressing operation of the touch pad.
With this configuration, the touch panel that receives the touch operation can be swung about the support member as the swing center axis and pressed to turn on the detection switch. Further, since the support member serving as the rocking center axis is elastically displaceable, even when the vicinity of the rocking center axis is pressed, the detection switch can be turned on by pressing the touch panel, and thus the operability of the touch panel can be improved.
The touch panel may further include an axial displacement restricting member that is provided on one end side and the other end side in the axial direction of the swing center axis, respectively, and that restricts displacement of the touch panel in a direction opposite to the pressing direction. In this way, even when the touch panel is pressed down on one end side in the axial direction of the swing center axis, the other end side on the opposite side is restricted in displacement by the axis displacement restricting member, and therefore, the other end side of the touch panel can be prevented from floating and falling off from the main body housing of the electronic device to be mounted.
The touch panel may further include switch-side displacement restricting members that are provided on one end side and the other end side in the swinging direction of the touch panel, respectively, and restrict displacement of the touch panel in a direction opposite to the pressing direction. In this way, even when the pressing operation is performed on one end side in the swinging direction of the touch panel, the other end side on the opposite side is restricted by the switch-side displacement restricting member and the displacement is restricted, so that the other end side of the touch panel can be prevented from floating and falling off from the main body housing of the mounted electronic apparatus.
The touch panel may further include a base plate disposed to face the back surface of the touch panel, and the support member and the detection switch may be provided between the base plate and the back surface of the touch panel, wherein the touch panel includes: a casing plate supported by the support member so as to be swingable on an upper portion of the base plate; a substrate laminated on an upper portion of the housing plate and detecting the touch operation; and a cover plate which is laminated on the upper part of the substrate and receives the touch operation.
In this case, the housing plate may have a thin portion whose thickness is thinner than that of the other portion at least in a portion overlapping with the detection switch. That is, in this input device, when the touch panel is pressed down, the support member needs to be compressed and deformed, and the detection switch needs to be pressed, and a certain degree of pressing force is required. Therefore, since the thin portion is provided in the range including the portion of the casing plate overlapping the detection switch and the casing plate is somewhat easily bent at the thin portion, the detection switch can be turned on by a relatively light pressing force, and operability is improved.
The support member may be a plate spring member interposed between the base plate and the outer shell plate.
In this case, the support member may be formed by cutting a part of the base plate and raising the base plate.
The support member may be a sponge-like member interposed between the base plate and the outer shell plate.
An electronic device according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: the input device of the above structure; a keyboard device; and a display device that performs display based on input operations of the input device and the keyboard device.
In this case, if the pointing stick connected to the input device is provided, the input device having the touch panel that can be pressed by the swing can be used as the operation button when the pointing stick is used, and therefore, operability is high.
According to the present invention, the touch panel that has received the touch operation can be swung to perform the pressing operation, and the entire surface can be pressed, so that the operability of the touch panel can be improved.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device including an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan view showing an example of pseudo button areas set in the input device.
Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram of the input device of the present embodiment, fig. 3(a) is a left side view, fig. 3(B) is a plan view, and fig. 3(C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIIC-IIIC in fig. 3 (B).
Fig. 4 is a side view for explaining a state in which the touch panel is swung and the pressing operation is performed.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a state where the entire surface of the touch panel is pressed.
Fig. 6 is a configuration diagram of an input device according to a modification, fig. 6(a) is a left side view, fig. 6 (B) is a top view, and fig. 6(C) is a cross-sectional view taken along a line VIC-VIC in fig. 6 (B).
Fig. 7 is a configuration diagram of an input device according to another modification, fig. 7(a) is a plan view, and fig. 7(B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIIB-VIIB in fig. 7 (a).
Fig. 8 is a view showing a locking structure of a modification.
Fig. 9 is a view showing a locking structure of another modification.
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10. 60, 70 … input devices; 12 … an electronic device; 14 … a main body frame; 16 … keyboard means; 18 … display device; 20 … track point; 22 … touch pad; 24-28 … suspect button area; 30 … a base plate; 32. 62, 72 … support members; 34 … detection switch; 36 … outer skin panels; 36b … thin wall portion; 38 … a substrate; 40 … cover plate; 42. 86 … pins; 44 … hook; 46 … metal rod body; a 48 … projection; 50. 90 … catch holes; 52 … locking piece; 56 … buffer member; 80 … projection-like members; 82a … catches the recess.
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Hereinafter, the input device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments in terms of the relationship with an electronic device provided with the input device.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device 12 provided with an input device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Although the input device 10 is mounted on the electronic device 12 as a notebook PC in the present embodiment, the input device 10 may be mounted on a single keyboard device or the like connected to a desktop PC or the like.
Hereinafter, the input device 10 will be described with reference to the usage mode of the electronic apparatus 12 shown in fig. 1, in which the near side is referred to as the front side (front), the far side is referred to as the rear side (rear), the thickness direction of the main body housing 14 is referred to as the vertical direction, and the width direction is referred to as the horizontal direction.
As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 12 includes: a main body housing 14 having a keyboard device 16; and a display device 18 having a display unit 18a such as a liquid crystal display. The display device 18 is coupled to the main body housing 14 by a pair of right and left hinges 19 so as to be openable and closable.
Various electronic components such as a base board, an arithmetic processing unit, a hard disk drive, and a memory, which are not shown, are housed in the main body housing 14. A keyboard device 16 is provided on the upper surface of the main body housing 14. A pointing stick 20 is provided at substantially the center of the keyboard apparatus 16, and the input apparatus 10 is provided in front of the center of the keyboard apparatus 16.
The track point 20 is a member for operating a cursor (pointer) displayed on the display unit 18a, and is an input mechanism that operates as a substitute for a mouse.
The input device 10 of the present embodiment is a click-type touch panel (click panel) that includes a touch panel 22 that receives a touch operation by approach or contact of a fingertip or the like, and also receives a pressing operation of the touch panel 22.
As shown in fig. 2, pseudo button areas 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 are set on a touch surface as a surface of the touch panel 22. The pseudo button areas 24 to 28 are defined by coordinates for each area on the touch surface, and cannot be visually recognized. When the touch panel 22 is pressed in a state where a fingertip is brought into contact with any of the pseudo button areas 24 to 28, processing or display corresponding to the pseudo button areas 24 to 28 is performed.
For example, the three pseudo button areas 24 to 26 arranged in parallel on the rear side of the touch panel 22 are areas that function in association with the cursor operation by the track point 20, and correspond to the left button, the center button, and the right button in the conventional mouse. For example, the two pseudo button areas 27 and 28 arranged on the front side of the touch panel 22 are areas that function in association with a cursor operation by the touch panel 22, and correspond to the left button and the right button in the conventional mouse.
Next, a specific configuration of the input device 10 will be described.
Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram of the input device 10 of the present embodiment, fig. 3(a) is a left side view, fig. 3(B) is a plan view, and fig. 3(C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIIC-IIIC in fig. 3 (B).
As shown in fig. 3(a) to 3(C), the input device 10 includes a touch panel 22, a base plate 30, a pair of left and right support members 32, and a pair of front and rear detection switches 34, 34.
The input device 10 of the present embodiment can perform: a touch operation on the touch pad 22, a pressing operation of pressing the entire surface of the touch pad 22, and a pressing operation of pressing the touch pad 22 on the front end side or the rear end side with reference to a swing center axis O set at the center or substantially the center in the front-rear direction of the touch pad 22 to perform a lever operation.
The touch panel 22 has a three-layer structure (see fig. 3 a and 3C), and includes: a casing plate 36 supported by the support member 32 on the upper portion of the base plate 30 so as to be swingable, a substrate 38 laminated on the upper surface of the casing plate 36 and detecting a touch operation on the touch panel 22, and a cover plate 40 laminated on the upper portion of the substrate 38 and serving as a touch surface on which the touch operation is actually received.
The substrate 38 is a rectangular base plate in a plan view, and is a sensor for detecting a touch operation on the cover 40. The substrate 38 is connected to a base plate in the main body housing 14 by a wiring not shown. The cover plate 40 is a rectangular glass plate or a resin plate in a plan view.
The housing plate 36 is a rectangular resin plate in plan view, and has a tilted surface 36a (see fig. 3 a) tilted downward at the rear end thereof. A pair of left and right pins 42, 42 and a pair of front and rear hooks 44, 44 are provided on the inner surface (lower surface) of the housing plate 36.
Each pin 42 is provided at each of the left and right ends of the front-rear direction center or the approximate center of the housing plate 36, and is a cylindrical member protruding in the horizontal direction outward (see fig. 3B and 3C).
Each hook 44 is provided at the center or substantially the center of the housing plate 36 in the left-right direction on the front-rear end side, and has a pair of left and right claw portions 44a, 44 b. The claw portions 44a and 44B are provided so as to straddle the detection switch 34 (see fig. 3B and 3C). The claw portions 44a and 44b are plate members that protrude downward from the lower surface of the outer shell plate 36 and then protrude outward in the horizontal direction.
A band-shaped thin portion 36B extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the center of the housing plate 36 in the left-right direction (see fig. 3B and 3C). The thin portion 36b is a portion that is thinner and less rigid than other portions of the outer shell plate 36, and is provided in a range overlapping with each detection switch 34.
A metal rod 46 extending in the left-right direction is inserted into each of the front end and the rear end of the housing plate 36. The metal bar 46 is a reinforcing member for suppressing the bending of the touch pad 22 when the corner portion is pressed, and is used to reliably press the detection switch 34, and for example, a metal bar such as stainless steel is used.
Each support member 32 is a plate spring member formed in a substantially V shape in a plan view shown in fig. 3 (a). The support member 32 is formed by bending both ends and the center of a metal plate such as stainless steel formed in a belt shape so as to have elasticity, and supports the touch pad 22 (outer case 36) on the upper portion of the base plate 30 so as to be swingable and elastically displaceable.
In the support member 32, the valley portions 32b in the center are grounded on the upper surface of the base plate 30 in a state where the mounting portions 32a, 32a at both ends are fixed to the lower surface of the housing plate 36. Each support member 32 extends in the front-rear direction at a position where the trough portion 32b overlaps the swing center axis O. The support members 32 are disposed at positions on both left and right end sides of the touch panel 22, which are inside the pins 42 and outside the detection switches 34, respectively, thereby supporting the touch panel 22 in a balanced and stable manner. The support member 32 may be provided only at the center of the touch panel 22, or may be arranged in three or more rows along the swing center axis O.
The detection switch 34 is a switch provided on the lower surface of the casing plate 36 and protruding downward, and has a dome structure made of metal. Each of the detection switches 34 is disposed at a position close to the front and rear ends with the swing center axis O therebetween so as to be reliably turned on and off when the touch panel 22 swings around the swing center axis O in the front-rear direction. A projection 48 is provided on the upper surface of the base plate 30 facing each detection switch 34. In the case of the present embodiment, a gap is formed between the apex of the protrusion 48 and the detection switch 34 in a state where no external force is applied to the touch panel 22.
Therefore, when the front end portion or the rear end portion of the touch pad 22 is pushed and swung by the supporting action of the supporting member 32, or when the entire surface of the touch pad 22 is pushed, the detection switch 34 is pushed and turned on by the projection 48 of the base plate 30, and a predetermined detection signal is transmitted.
The base plate 30 is a rectangular metal plate in plan view, and is formed of stainless steel or the like. A pair of right and left locking holes 50, 50 and a pair of front and rear locking pieces 52, 52 are provided on the inner surface (upper surface) of the base plate 30.
Each of the locking holes 50 is a vertically long hole formed in the arch portion 54, and the arch portion 54 among them is formed to protrude upward from the center or the substantially center left and right end portions in the front-rear direction of the base plate 30. The lower end of the locking hole 50 is integrated with the notch 30a of the base plate 30 (see fig. 3C). The pin 42 of the outer shell plate 36 is inserted into the locking hole 50 so as to be vertically displaceable, and displacement of the pin 42 in the upward movement direction is regulated by an upper edge of the locking hole 50 (see fig. 3 a and 3B).
Each of the locking pieces 52 is provided on the front and rear end sides of the center or substantially the center of the base plate 30 in the left-right direction, and has a pair of left and right locking claw portions 52a, 52b, respectively. The respective latching claw portions 52a, 52b can latch the claw portions 44a, 44b of the hook 44 on the side of the outer case plate 36, thereby restricting the displacement of the hook 44 in the upward movement direction (see fig. 3C). The claw portions 52a and 52b are plate members that protrude upward from the upper surface of the base plate 30 and then protrude inward in the horizontal direction. Further, a recess 36c into which the locking piece 52 can be inserted is provided on the lower surface of the housing plate 36. The recess 36c prevents the lower surface of the housing plate 36 from coming into contact with the locking piece 52 (see fig. 5) when the touch pad 22 is pushed down.
A projecting portion 30b having a trapezoidal cross section is formed at a position of the base plate 30 sandwiched between each locking piece 52 and each support member 32. The convex portion 30b is a member that improves the rigidity of the base plate 30. A recess 36d into which the projection 30b can be inserted is formed in the lower surface of the housing plate 36 facing the projection 30 b. The convex portion 30b and the concave portion 36d are engaged when the touch pad 22 is pressed, and thus, the position of the touch pad 22 in a pressed state can be prevented from being displaced (see fig. 5).
A cushion material 56 is provided at a position outside each protrusion 48 of the base plate 30. The buffer 56 is an elastic body having a dome structure made of rubber, for example. The damper 56 has a spring constant smaller than that of the support member 32, and is a flexible spring. The buffer 56 is interposed between the upper surface of the base plate 30 and the lower surface of the case plate 36, and is disposed close to the detection switch 34. By providing the buffer 56, the touch panel 22 can be prevented from becoming unstable at the peripheral portion of the detection switch 34, and the operation detection switch 34 can be prevented from being erroneously pressed at the time of a touch operation, for example.
Next, an example of the operation of the input device 10 will be described.
First, in the input device 10, for example, when the rear end side of the touch pad 22 is pressed, the touch pad 22 swings so that the rear end portion sinks with the swing center axis O as a reference.
Specifically, when the rear end side of the touch pad 22 is pressed, as shown in fig. 4, the rear end side of the touch pad 22 swings in the sinking direction with the valley portions 32b of the support members 32 positioned on the swing center axis O as swing fulcrums (swing center axis O). At this time, although not shown, the hook 44 is guided by the stopper piece 52 and moves downward at the pressed rear end side, and the cushion member 56 is compressed. Thereby, the rear detection switch 34 is brought into contact with the projection 48 and turned on, and therefore, a predetermined detection signal is transmitted. That is, since the touch pad 22 smoothly swings with the support member 32 as a swing fulcrum (swing center axis O), operability at the time of the pressing operation is high. Further, since the cushion member 56 has a smaller spring constant than the support member 32, it can be sufficiently compressed by a small pressing force, and the pressing operation is not hindered. Further, by providing the cushion member 56, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of rattling around the detection switch 34 which is turned on.
When the finger is removed after such a pressing operation, the touch pad 22 returns to the original horizontal posture by the restoring force of the cushion member 56 and the support member 32. At this time, the touch pad 22 is stably returned to the predetermined position by the locking action and the guiding action of the hook 44 and the locking piece 52. Therefore, a desired gap is formed again between the detection switch 34 and the protrusion 48, and the touch panel 22 does not shake.
Next, in the input device 10, for example, when the vicinity of the center of the touch panel 22 in the front-rear direction is pressed, the entire surface of the touch panel 22 is lowered.
Specifically, when the touch pad 22 is pushed down near the center in the front-rear direction, the support members 32 are elastically deformed, and the touch pad 22 sinks down over the entire surface thereof as shown in fig. 5. Thereby, each detection switch 34 is turned on in contact with the projection 48, and therefore, a predetermined detection signal is transmitted. That is, in the input device 10, since the support member 32 serving as the swing center axis O is configured to be capable of being pushed down based on the lever structure as described above and to be capable of being elastically displaced, the entire surface of the touch pad 22 can be pushed down by pressing and compressing the support member 32, and thus, the input device has high operability.
When the finger is removed after such a pressing operation, the touch panel 22 returns to the original horizontal posture by the restoring force of the support member 32. At this time, the pin 42 returns to the predetermined position stably by the locking action and the guiding action of the locking hole 52. Therefore, a desired gap is formed again between the detection switch 34 and the protrusion 48, and the touch panel 22 does not shake.
As shown in fig. 6(a) to 6(C), the input device 10 may be configured as an input device 60 including a support member 62 formed by cutting and raising a part of the base plate 30, instead of the support member 32. The support member 62 is a plate spring member that cuts and stands the base plate 30 into a plate shape at a position overlapping the swing center axis O, and has the same function as the support member 32. Since the support member 62 does not require a separate member like the support member 32, the number of components can be reduced, and weight can be reduced.
As shown in fig. 7(a) and 7(B), the input device 10 may be configured as an input device 70 including a sponge-like support member 72 on the upper surface of the base plate 30, instead of the support member 32. The support member 72 is a sponge-like member having elasticity provided on the lower surface of the shell plate 36 at a position overlapping the swing center axis O, and has the same function as the support members 32 and 62.
As described above, the input device 10(60, 70) of the present embodiment includes: a touch panel 22 that accepts touch operations; an elastically displaceable support member 32(62, 72) that supports the touch panel 22 so as to be swingable; and detection switches 34 provided on the back side of the one end side and the other end side in the swinging direction of the touch pad 22 with the support members 32(62, 72) as the swinging center axis O, respectively, for detecting the pressing operation of the touch pad 22.
Therefore, in the input device 10(60, 70), the touch pad 22 that has received the touch operation can be pressed by swinging the support member 32(62, 72) about the swing center axis O to turn on the detection switch 34. Further, since the support member 32(62, 72) serving as the swing center axis O is elastically displaceable, even when the vicinity of the swing center axis O is pressed, the touch panel 22 can be pressed to turn on the detection switch 34. Therefore, the operability of the touch panel 22 is improved.
At this time, when the vicinity of the center of the touch pad 22 is pressed, all the support members 32(62, 72) need to be compressed and two detection switches 34 need to be pressed. That is, since the pressing operation of the touch pad 22 near the center thereof requires a certain degree of pressing force, it is possible to avoid the pressing operation of the touch pad 22 being performed unintentionally when the touch operation is performed near the center, and operability is further improved. In the present embodiment, a thin portion 36b is provided in the center portion of the housing plate 36 in the lateral direction. Therefore, since the case plate 36 is somewhat easily bent when the thin portion 36b is pushed down, the detection switch 34 can be turned on by a relatively light pushing force, and a balance can be achieved with the structure for preventing erroneous operation during touch operation.
The input device 10(60, 70) includes a pin 42 and a locking hole 50, and the pin 42 and the locking hole 50 are provided on one end side and the other end side in the axial direction of the swing center axis O, respectively, and serve as an axis-side displacement restricting member that restricts displacement of the touch pad 22 in a direction opposite to the pressing direction. Therefore, for example, even when the left end portion of the touch pad 22 is pressed, the right end portion on the opposite side suppresses the bounce of the touch pad 22 due to the locking action of the pin 42 and the locking hole 52. This prevents the touch panel 22 from being lifted or dropped off the upper surface of the main body housing 14.
The structure of the pin 42 and the locking hole 50 can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the example shown in fig. 8, instead of the pin 42, a protrusion-shaped member 80 that protrudes upward from the base plate 30 and has a head portion 80a at an upper end is provided, and instead of the locking hole 50, a locking recess 82a into which the head portion 80a of the protrusion-shaped member 80 is engaged is provided inside a pair of arms 82, 82 that protrude downward from the outer shell plate 36. In the example shown in fig. 9, instead of the pin 42, a pin 86 is provided so as to protrude in the horizontal direction from the base 84 protruding upward from the base plate 30, and instead of the locking hole 50, a locking hole 90 into which the pin 86 is inserted is provided inside an arch portion 88 protruding downward from the outer shell plate 36.
The input device 10(60, 70) includes a hook 44 and a locking piece 52, and the hook 44 and the locking piece 52 are provided on one end side and the other end side in the swinging direction of the touch pad 22, respectively, and serve as a switch-side displacement restricting portion that restricts displacement of the touch pad 22 in a direction opposite to the pressing direction. Therefore, for example, even when the rear end portion of the touch pad 22 is pushed down, the tip portion on the opposite side is restrained from bouncing up by the locking action of the hook 44 and the locking piece 52. This prevents the touch panel 22 from being lifted or dropped off the upper surface of the main body housing 14.
In the electronic device 12, the input device 10(60, 70) having the touch panel 22 that can be pressed by the swing can be used as the operation buttons (for example, pseudo button areas 24 to 26) when the pointing stick 20 is used, and therefore, operability is high.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that modifications can be made freely without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the supporting members 32 and 62 as the plate spring members and the supporting member 72 as the sponge-like member are exemplified as the supporting members that support the touch panel 22 in a swinging manner and are elastically displaceable, but the supporting members may have other structures, as a matter of course.
Claims (8)
1. An input device is characterized by comprising:
a touch panel that accepts a touch operation;
an elastically displaceable support member that supports the touch panel so as to be swingable; and
detection switches that are provided on the back side of one end side and the other end side of the touch pad in the swinging direction with the support member as a swinging center axis, respectively, and that detect a pressing operation of the touch pad;
wherein,
an axial displacement restricting member that is provided on one end side and the other end side in the axial direction of the swing center axis, respectively, and restricts displacement of the touch panel in a direction opposite to a pressing direction so as to prevent the other end side of the touch panel from floating and falling off from a main body housing of the electronic device to be mounted;
wherein,
the electronic device includes a switch-side displacement restricting member that is provided on each of one end side and the other end side in the swinging direction of the touch panel, and restricts displacement of the touch panel in a direction opposite to the pressing direction so as to prevent the other end side of the touch panel from floating and falling off from a main body housing of the electronic device to be mounted.
2. The input device of claim 1,
a base plate disposed to face the back surface of the touch panel, the base plate having the support member and the detection switch between the base plate and the back surface of the touch panel,
the touch panel has: a housing plate supported by the support member so as to be swingable on an upper portion of the base plate; a substrate laminated on an upper portion of the housing plate, the substrate detecting the touch operation; and a cover plate which is laminated on the upper part of the substrate and receives the touch operation.
3. The input device of claim 2,
the housing plate has a thin portion thinner than the other portions at least in a portion overlapping the detection switch.
4. An input device as claimed in claim 2 or 3,
the support member is a plate spring member interposed between the base plate and the outer shell plate.
5. The input device of claim 4,
the support member is formed by cutting and raising a part of the base plate.
6. An input device as claimed in claim 2 or 3,
the support member is a sponge-like member interposed between the base plate and the outer shell plate.
7. An electronic device is characterized by comprising:
an input device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6;
a keyboard device; and
and a display device that displays based on input operations of the input device and the keyboard device.
8. The electronic device of claim 7,
a pointing switch is provided in association with the input device.
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