JP2006268732A - Jog dial and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a jog dial which is enhanced to further improve convenience in addition to operability up to the moment, and an electronic apparatus comprising the jog dial. <P>SOLUTION: A holder 2152 for holding a freely rotatable and approximately cylindrical manipulator 2151 comprises a hole 21521 for accepting a turning center shaft for pressing down operation, and an apparatus side turning shaft is fitted into that hole 21521. Projecting portions are provided in both end parts of that holder 2152, respectively, two switches SW1 and SW2 are disposed in these projecting portions so as to come into contact with each other and energized in a direction to be protruded from an operating surface (above in Fig.4) and moreover, the holder 2152 are supported on the turning shaft so as to be freely turnable. Thus, when any one end part of the manipulator 2151 is pressed down , any one switch can be pressed with a projecting portion in the holder end part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a substantially cylindrical jog dial that is disposed in a posture lying on a predetermined operation surface and is rotatable about a central axis extending along the operation surface, and an electronic device including the jog dial.

  Recently, a large number of electronic devices that are equipped with an operator that achieves an advanced human machine interface (hereinafter referred to as HMI) in consideration of user convenience have been put on the market. Among such operators, there are input operators such as a trackball mounted on a notebook personal computer, a jog dial mounted on a mobile phone, and a cross key.

  The trackball and jog dial can give instructions to a computer, which is a machine, when the user performs a rotation operation.

  However, even if the selection cursor on the display screen can be moved by operating the jog dial or the trackball, a so-called determination operation for selecting the selection item where the selection cursor is moved cannot be performed. When a jog dial or the like is mounted on an electronic device as an input operator that realizes an advanced HMI, it is desirable to make the jog dial capable of performing a determination operation and other operations.

  In some patent documents, the determination operation can be performed in such a manner that the pressing operation can be performed in addition to the rotation operation (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition to the rotation operation, there is only one additional operation element for pressing. From the viewpoint of the manufacturer that manufactures the electronic device, there is not much merit when the jog dial is incorporated into the electronic device. Many people have. Therefore, in order to be able to combine more switches with the jog dial, there are some that combine a plurality of operation buttons with the jog dial and assign one of the plurality of operation buttons to the determination button (for example, However, this time, the number of parts increases and the jog dial itself becomes large.

In general, many manufacturers who intend to incorporate a jog dial into an electronic device operate the jog dial so that processing can be performed on the control unit side according to the rotation direction and rotation speed of the jog dial as shown in Patent Document 3. Efforts are being made to get the most out of performance, but the jog dial itself is small and the jog dial itself is equipped with multiple switches to provide a more advanced user interface than ever before. I think I will be able to.
JP-A-7-65551 JP-A-6-178371 JP-A-5-216445

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a jog dial that is small in size and easy to use for both the user and the production side, and an electronic device equipped with the jog dial.

The first jog dial of the present invention that achieves the above object is a substantially cylindrical operating element that is arranged in a posture lying on a predetermined operating surface and is rotatable around a central axis extending along the operating surface, Furthermore, each of the both ends in the central axis direction of the operation element is urged in a direction protruding from the operation surface, and the operation element in which only the end on the side receiving the pressure is pressed,
An encoder for detecting the rotation operation of the operation element;
And a switch provided corresponding to each of the end portions, which detects pressing of each end portion of the operation element.

  According to the first jog dial, in addition to the encoder that detects the rotation state according to the rotation operation of the operation element, two switches that operate according to the pressing operation of the operation element are provided at each end of the operation element. Two are deployed for each.

  Then, the first jog dial functions not only as an operator for rotation operation as before, but also as an operator for pressing operation having two different operation modes.

  Up to now, there has been a drawback that when the switch and the jog dial are combined as described above, an increase in size is caused. However, in the first jog dial, a micro switch is provided at each end of the operation element. Since it is sufficient to provide such a small switch, the jog dial itself does not become large.

  That is, a jog dial that is small and easy to use for both the user and the production side is realized.

The second jog dial of the present invention that achieves the above object is a substantially cylindrical operation element that is arranged in a posture lying on a predetermined operation surface and is rotatable around a central axis extending along the operation surface, Further, an operating element that is slidable in both directions in the central axis direction of the operating element, is urged so as to be located in the central part of the central axis, and slides in response to a sliding operation in the central axis direction;
And a switch provided corresponding to each of the two sliding directions for detecting a sliding operation of the operating element.

  According to the second jog dial, in addition to the encoder that detects the rotation state according to the rotation operation of the operation element, two switches that operate according to the slide operation of the operation element are provided at each end of the operation element. Two are deployed for each.

  Then, the second jog dial functions not only as an operator for rotation operation as before but also as an operator for slide operation having two different operation modes.

  That is, similar to the first jog dial, a jog dial that is small in size and easy to use for both the user and the production side is realized.

  The third jog dial of the present invention that achieves the above object has a substantially cylindrical operating element that is disposed in a posture lying on a predetermined operating surface and that is rotatable about a central axis extending along the operating surface. Are arranged adjacent to each other, and further include an encoder provided corresponding to each operation element for detecting the rotation operation of each operation element.

  According to the third jog dial, two operation elements are arranged adjacent to each other, and a jog dial capable of giving two instructions by two rotation operations is realized. Here, the size of the rotatable substantially cylindrical operation element is reduced, and a small encoder is provided around the rotation axis, so that it is small and easy to use for both the user and the production side. A jog dial is realized.

The first electronic device of the present invention that achieves the above object is an electronic device including an operation surface on which an operation element that receives an operation by a user is provided.
The operation element is a substantially cylindrical operation element that is arranged in a posture lying on the operation surface and is rotatable about a central axis extending along the operation surface, and further, both ends in the central axis direction of the operation element An operator that is urged in a direction that protrudes from the operation surface and only the end on the side that receives the pressure is pressed,
An encoder for detecting the rotation operation of the operation element;
And a switch provided corresponding to each of the end portions, which detects pressing of each end portion of the operation element.

  According to the first electronic device, the first electronic device is small and has two different operation modes (two operation modes for pressing operation) in addition to the rotation operation, and is convenient for the user and the production side. An electronic device provided with one jog dial is realized.

In addition, the second electronic device of the present invention that achieves the above object is an electronic device including an operation surface on which an operation element that receives an operation by a user is provided.
A substantially cylindrical operating element which is arranged in a posture lying on the operating surface and is rotatable about a central axis extending along the operating surface, and is slidable in both directions of the central axis of the operating element. An operator that is urged to be located in the center of the central axis and slides in response to a sliding operation in the direction of the central axis;
And a switch provided corresponding to each of the two sliding directions for detecting a sliding operation of the operating element.

  According to the second electronic apparatus, the book is small and has two different operation modes (slide operation has two operation modes) in addition to the rotation operation, and is convenient for the user and the production side. An electronic device provided with the second jog dial of the invention is realized.

The third electronic device of the present invention that achieves the above object is an electronic device including an operation surface on which an operator that receives an operation by a user is provided.
Two substantially cylindrical controls that are arranged in a posture lying on the operation surface and are rotatable about the central axis extending along the operation surface are arranged adjacent to each other with a common central axis. And an encoder for detecting a rotation operation of each operation element.

  According to the third electronic device, the third jog dial according to the present invention is small and has two different operation modes (two operation modes are included in the rotation operation). A good electronic device is realized.

  According to the present invention, a jog dial that is small in size and easy to use for both the user and the production side, and an electronic device including the jog dial are realized.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are perspective views showing the front and back surfaces of a camera-equipped mobile phone 200, which is an embodiment of the electronic apparatus in which the first jog dial of the present invention is incorporated.

  The mobile phone 200 includes an upper part 210 and a lower part 220, and is a foldable type.

  An upper part 210 of the mobile phone 200 is provided with a display screen 211, a mouthpiece 212, an antenna 213, and a camera photographing lens 214 arranged on the back surface, and an operation key 221 and a mouthpiece 222 are provided on the lower part 220. Is provided. A jog dial 215 for selecting one of a number of selection items displayed on the selection menu screen is provided below the display panel 211.

  The jog dial 215 included in the mobile phone 200 according to the present embodiment is arranged in a posture on a predetermined operation surface, here, the panel surface 2100 of the display panel 211 and extends along the operation surface 2100 (because it is vertically placed, 1 is a substantially cylindrical operation element 2151 that is rotatable in the left-right direction, and both end portions in the central axis direction of the operation element 2151 are urged and pressed in a direction protruding from the operation surface 2100. It is also an operator that is pressed only on the other end (upper and lower ends in FIG. 1).

  In this embodiment, when the jog dial 215 is rotated, for example, the selection cursor moves in parallel on a large number of thumbnail images displayed on the display panel 211, and any of the large number of thumbnail images is rotated by the rotating operation. When the jog dial 215 is pressed after the selection cursor is placed on the thumbnail image, for example, the display screen on the display panel is switched to enlarge the selected thumbnail image. The configuration and function of the jog dial included in the camera-equipped mobile phone 200 of this embodiment will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone whose appearance is shown in FIGS.

  The mobile phone 200 is configured so that the whole is controlled by the CPU 230. The CPU 230 includes a RAM 231 which is a volatile memory, a ROM 232 which is a nonvolatile memory, a display unit 233 including the display panel 211 shown in FIG. 1, an operation key 221 and a jog dial 215 which are also shown in FIG. A rewritable ROM 234 and a power supply unit 235 are provided.

  A program executed by the CPU 230 is stored in the ROM 232, and a program downloaded by packet communication is stored in the rewritable ROM 234, and a program stored in the ROM 232 or the rewritable ROM 234 is stored in the CPU 230. By being executed, the operation of each part of the mobile phone 200 is controlled.

  The RAM 231 is used not only as a work area for a program executed by the CPU 230 but also as a storage area for setting values of the number of pixels of image data handled by the mobile phone 200 and image data.

  The display unit 233 includes the display panel 211 shown in FIG. 1 and displays thumbnail images, captured images, menu images, and the like on the display panel 211 in accordance with instructions from the CPU 230.

  The operation keys 221 and the jog dial 215 have a role of receiving an operation by the user and transmitting the operation to the CPU 230. When the operation key 221 or the jog dial 215 is operated, the CPU 230 controls each unit according to the operation. The CPU receives the encode signal ENC supplied from the encoder provided in the jog dial, calculates the position of the selection cursor that moves on the display screen, and performs an operation supplied from one of the two switches provided in the jog dial. In response to the signal OP1 or the operation signal OP2 supplied from another switch, it is determined whether the operation is a decision operation or a cancel operation.

  The power supply unit 235 is loaded with a battery (not shown), and the power from the battery is supplied to the CPU 230 and each part of the mobile phone in response to a command from the CPU 230.

  In addition, the cellular phone 200 includes an antenna 213, a transmission / reception unit 241, a signal processing unit 242, and a call unit 245, which are also shown in FIGS. The call unit 243 includes a microphone 243a provided inside the earpiece 222 and a speaker 243b provided inside the mouthpiece 212 in FIG.

  The transmission / reception unit 241 is a circuit element responsible for transmission / reception of radio waves by the antenna 213, and a signal obtained by the transmission / reception unit 241 by reception of radio waves by the antenna 213 is input to the signal processing unit and subjected to signal processing to receive a call unit 243. Are output as sound from the speaker 243b. The voice picked up by the microphone 243 a of the call unit 243 is subjected to signal processing by the signal processing unit 242 and is transmitted as a radio wave from the antenna 213 via the transmission unit 241.

  The mobile phone 200 also has a packet communication function, and a received or packet signal is received in the RAM 231 after being subjected to appropriate signal processing by the signal processing unit 242 via the antenna 213 and the transmission / reception unit 241, or In the case of a downloaded program, it is stored in the rewritable ROM 234, and the packet data in the RAM 231 is displayed on the display screen 211 (see FIG. 1) of the display unit 233 by the CPU 230 that has received an instruction from the operation key 221, or The program stored in the rewritable ROM is executed.

  The packet communication document or the like created with the operation key 221 is temporarily stored in the RAM 231 at the time of creation, sent to the signal processing unit 241 in response to a transmission instruction from the operation key 221, subjected to signal processing for transmission, and transmitted / received It is transmitted as a radio wave via the unit 241 and the antenna 213.

  Further, the mobile phone 200 has a photographing function. Here, a photographing unit 251 and an image processing unit 252 are provided as elements responsible for this photographing function. Further, an infrared communication unit 253 is provided as an element having a function of transmitting image data representing an image photographed by the photographing function.

  The photographing unit 251 includes the photographing lens 214 and the photographing element 251a illustrated in FIG. 1, and a subject captured via the photographing lens 214 is imaged on the photographing element 251a and an image is obtained by the photographing element 215. A signal is generated. The image signal generated by the imaging element 251a is processed by the image processing unit 252 and converted into digital image data. The image signal is temporarily stored in the RAM via the CPU 230 and is displayed on the display panel of the display unit 231 according to the operation of the operation keys 221. 211, or transmitted to the outside (a printer described later) via the infrared communication unit 253.

  Here, the structure of the jog dial 215 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 will be described first.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure of the jog dial 215.

  4A is a top view of the substrate 2101 on which the jog dial 215 is attached by removing the case on the display panel 211 side of the mobile phone 200 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4C is a view of the cut surface taken along A-A ′ shown in FIG. 4A and viewed from the front, and FIG. 4C is a view of the jog dial 215 shown in FIG. FIG. FIG. 4C also shows a part of the case that forms the operation surface 2100 when the jog dial 215 is attached to the camera-equipped mobile phone 200.

  A jog dial 215 shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C is a substantially cylindrical operation element 2151 that is rotatable around a central axis (reference numerals 2153a and 2153b in FIG. 4B). Each end of the operation element 2151 in the central axis direction is pressed in the direction protruding from the operation surface, and only the end on the side receiving the pressure is pressed.

  In this embodiment, by utilizing the fact that the switches SW1 and SW2 are spring-biased upward as shown in FIG. 4B, the switches SW1 and SW2 are connected to both ends (here, holders) of the operation element 2151. Protrusions are provided at both ends of the switch 2 and the holder 2151 is disposed so as to be in contact with the two switches SW1 and SW2, respectively). These switches SW 1 and SW 2 are provided corresponding to the respective end portions of the jog dial 215 that detect the pressing of the respective end portions of the operation member 2151, and are provided below the substantially cylindrical operation member 2151. It is mounted on a certain substrate 2101. In this example, an L-shaped holder 2152 for holding a substantially cylindrical operation element 2151 is provided above the switches SW 1 and SW 2, and provided at the center of the L-shaped holder 2152. As long as the rotation center axis on the mobile phone side is inserted into the hole 21521, the operation element 2151 together with the holder 2152 is rotatably supported with respect to the case on the mobile phone side. In other words, when the jog dial is incorporated in the case on the mobile phone side and the substantially cylindrical operation element 2151 is pressed, the operation element 2151 is tilted together with the holder 2152 around the rotation axis inserted into the hole 21521, and the holder 2152 The switch SW1 or SW2 is pushed by the protrusion at either one of the ends.

  When one of the switches SW1 or SW2 is pressed by pressing the jog dial 215 incorporated in the mobile phone in this way, the switch SW1 or the switch SW1 is short-circuited, and the operation signal OP1 or OP2 is sent from the jog dial 215 to the CPU. Is output toward. Then, the CPU 230 receives the operation signal and interprets it as a decision instruction and executes the process, or interprets it as a cancel instruction and executes the process.

  Further, a small hollow cylindrical encoder 2154 is provided so as to detect the rotation operation of the operation element 2151 so as to surround the central axis 2153b of the operation element 2151. The encoder 2154 outputs a rotation angle (for example, an encoder pulse is output every 1 degree). The encoder signal ENC is also output according to whether the encoder pulse is output every 10 degrees, the polarity of the pulse is changed when the rotation direction is changed, or the like. Upon receiving this encode signal ENC, the CPU 230 moves the selection cursor on the display screen.

  Here, the interface between the mobile phone 200 which is an electronic device and the user is realized by operating the jog dial 215 having two switches SW1 and SW2 and the encoder 2154 as shown in FIG. 5 and will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a list display of already-captured images (here, nine screen displays, screen numbers are set to 1, 2,..., 9) and a search screen displayed on the display panel 211.

  For example, if the jog dial 215 is continuously rotated to the right by the user when the already captured images are displayed as a list as shown in FIG. 5A, the selection cursor 2111 at the position of the screen number 5 is displayed on the screen. The screen moves further to screen number 7, 8, 9 in the lower stage to the position of number 6, and further jumps to screen number 1 in the upper stage. For example, when the selection cursor 2111 is placed at the screen number 1 on the left end of the upper stage and the user stops the rotation operation and performs the pressing operation to press the switch SW1, the display screen 211 is displayed as shown in FIG. A full image (image of screen number 1 on which the selection cursor is arranged) is displayed. After switching to the display of the image, the operation contents of the jog dial 215 in the display state are displayed around the image in addition to the image of the screen number 1. For example, FIG. 5 illustrates that when the jog dial 215 is rotated to the right, the frame advance is performed in the direction of the arrow F in the list display illustrated in FIG. 5A and when the jog dial 215 is rotated to the left. The fact that frame advance is performed in the direction of the arrow R in the list display shown in 5 (a) is displayed together with the characters “feed” and “return”. Further, when the switch SW1 is pressed in the display state of FIG. 5B, the character “decision” is pressed down as if the determination button is pressed, and the cancel button is pressed when SW2 is pressed. As “Cancel” is displayed above.

  If the jog dial 215 is operated and the switch SW1 is pressed while the image shown in FIG. 5B is displayed, the lower layer display shown in FIG. Switch to the screen. When the display screen is switched to the lower display, the character P is displayed to indicate that a print reservation is to be made. If the switch SW1 is further pressed, the determination button is pressed and the word "OK" is displayed below. However, when the switch SW2 is pressed, it is assumed that the cancel button has been pressed, and here, the character “return” is displayed on the screen of FIG.

  Here, when the switch SW1 is operated in the display state shown in FIG. 5C, the print reservation is made, and when the switch SW2 is operated, the print display is not performed and the upper display screen is shown in FIG. The screen can be switched to.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed by CPU 230 in performing the display shown in FIG.

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the jog dial has been rotated. If it is determined that the jog dial is operated, the process proceeds to the Y side, and the selection cursor 2111 shown in FIG. 4A is moved in a direction corresponding to the rotation direction in step S602 according to the rotation direction of the jog dial. When the selection cursor is moved, the process returns to step S601 and the processes of steps S601 and S602 are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S601 that the jog dial is not operated, the process proceeds to the N side, and in step S603, it is determined whether the switch SW1 or switch SW2 is operated. If it is determined that the switch SW2 is pressed and operated, the process proceeds to the SW2 side, and the process proceeds to step S604 assuming that the cancel key is pressed. In step S604, if the currently displayed display screen is the display screen of FIG. 5B, the display screen shown in FIG. 5A is changed to the display screen of FIG. Switch to the display screen shown in b), that is, a higher screen.

  If it is determined that the switch SW1 is pressed and operated by pressing, the process proceeds to the SW1 side, and the process proceeds to step S605 assuming that the enter key is pressed. In step S605, if the currently displayed display screen is the display screen of FIG. 5A, the display screen shown in FIG. 5B is changed to the display screen of FIG. Switch to the display screen shown in c), that is, a lower screen. If SW1 is operated while the print reservation screen shown in FIG. 5C is being displayed, print reservation processing for the displayed image is performed.

  When the process of step S604 or step S605 is completed, the process returns to step S601 and the series of processes from step S601 to step S605 is repeated.

  Thus, by skillfully arranging the encoder and the two switches, one jog dial can perform three roles.

  When one function can be given to one jog dial in this way, for the manufacturer who intends to incorporate this jog dial into an electronic device, the layout design of the case surface where the jog dial is deployed, Can increase the degree of freedom of IO design related to control, and the jog dial can be used for a user who uses the electronic device manufactured by the manufacturer, for example, the cellular phone 200 shown in FIGS. It is possible to provide a user-friendliness that allows the user to perform operations such as rotating and pushing the button with one hand.

  As described above, a jog dial that is small in size and easy to use for both the user and the production side and an electronic device including the jog dial are realized.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing a jog dial 215I which is a second embodiment different from FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a jog dial provided with two switches that operate when the pressing operation is performed in addition to the rotating operation, but FIG. 7 illustrates a switch that operates when the sliding operation is performed in addition to the rotating operation. A jog dial having two SW3 and SW4 is shown.

  The jog dial 215I shown in FIG. 7 is a rotatable substantially cylindrical operation element 2151I, which is further slidable in both directions of the central axis (2153aI, 2153bI) of the operation element 2151I, and is located at the central part of the central axis. The switch 2151I that is urged to slide in response to the sliding operation in the central axis direction, and two switches that are arranged corresponding to each of the two directions of the sliding direction that detect the sliding operation of the operating element 2151I SW3 and SW4 are provided. A state after the operation element 2151I is slid in the right direction (arrow direction) in FIG. 7 is shown below (a portion surrounded by a one-dot chain line) in FIG.

  Here, the operation element 2151I is urged by two switches SW3 and SW4 so as to be positioned at the center part of the central axis, and the holder 2152I holding the substantially cylindrical operation element 2151I is further grooved on the base 2101I side 21011I. The slide operation is made possible by inserting it into the.

  Even in this case, a jog dial capable of obtaining the same effect as in FIG. 4 is realized.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration similar to that in FIG. 1 and showing a configuration in which two jog dials 2151m and 2152m are arranged adjacent to each other instead of the jog dial having the rotation operation and the pressing operation shown in FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of the double jog dial 215m arranged adjacent to each other.

  The jog dial 215 shown in FIG. 8 is arranged in a posture lying on a predetermined operation surface, and two substantially cylindrical operation elements that are rotatable around a central axis extending along the operation surface 2100m are adjacent to each other with a common central axis. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, encoders 2154 mb and 2154 ma provided corresponding to the respective operators 2151 m and 2152 m and detecting the rotation operation of the respective operators 2151 m and 2152 m are provided.

  In this way, it becomes a double jog dial 215m having two operators, and when a two-screen display or the like is performed on the display panel, a separate operation corresponding to each screen can be performed.

  Even in this manner, a jog dial that is small in size and easy to use for both the user and the production side and an electronic device including the jog dial are realized.

It is a perspective view which shows the surface of the mobile telephone 200 with a camera which is one Embodiment of the electronic device in which the 1st jog dial of the said this invention was integrated. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface of the mobile telephone 200 with a camera which is one Embodiment of the electronic device in which the 1st jog dial of the said this invention was integrated. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a mobile phone whose appearance is shown in FIGS. It is a figure which shows the structure of the jog dial 215. It is a figure which shows the list display (here 9 screen display) and search screen of the already image | photographed image displayed on the display panel 211. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed by a CPU 230 when performing the display shown in FIG. 5. It is a figure which shows the jog dial 215a which is 2nd Embodiment different from FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the surface of the mobile telephone with a camera provided with the two jog dials adjacently arranged on the case surface instead of the jog dial with the rotation operation and pressing operation shown in FIG. 1 (double jog dial). It is a figure which shows the structure of the double jog dial 215m shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

200 Mobile Phone 210 Upper Part 211 Display Screen 212 Mouthpiece 213 Antenna 215 Jog Dial 2151 2151I Substantially Cylindrical Controller 2152 2152I Holder SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 Switch 220 Lower Part 221 Operation Key 222 Earpiece 230 CPU
231 RAM
232 ROM
233 Display unit 234 Rewritable ROM
235 Power supply unit 241 Transmission / reception unit 242 Signal processing unit 243 Communication unit 251 Imaging unit 214 Imaging lens 251a Solid-state imaging device 252 Image processing unit 253 Infrared communication unit

Claims (6)

A substantially cylindrical operating element that is arranged in a posture lying on a predetermined operating surface and is rotatable about a central axis extending along the operating surface, and each of both ends in the central axis direction of the operating element are An operator that is pressed only at the end on the side that is biased and pressed in a direction protruding from the operation surface;
An encoder for detecting a rotation operation of the operation element;
A jog dial, comprising: a switch arranged corresponding to each of the end portions to detect pressing of each end portion of the operation element. A substantially cylindrical operating element which is arranged in a posture lying on a predetermined operating surface and is rotatable around a central axis extending along the operating surface, and is slidable in both directions of the central axis of the operating element. An operator that is urged to be located at the center of the central axis and slides in response to a sliding operation in the direction of the central axis;
A jog dial, comprising: a switch arranged corresponding to each of two sliding directions for detecting a sliding operation of the operating element.   Two substantially cylindrical operation elements arranged in a posture lying on a predetermined operation surface and rotatable about a central axis extending along the operation surface are arranged adjacent to each other with a common central axis. A jog dial provided with a corresponding encoder for detecting a rotation operation of each operation element. In an electronic device having an operation surface provided with an operation element that receives an operation by a user,
The operation element is a substantially cylindrical operation element that is arranged in a posture lying on the operation surface and is rotatable about a central axis extending along the operation surface, and further, both ends in the central axis direction of the operation element An operator that is urged in a direction that protrudes from the operation surface and only the end on the side that receives the pressure is pressed,
An encoder for detecting a rotation operation of the operation element;
An electronic device comprising: a switch disposed corresponding to each end portion that detects pressing of each end portion of the operation element. In an electronic device having an operation surface provided with an operation element that receives an operation by a user,
A substantially cylindrical operating element arranged in a posture lying on the operating surface and rotatable about a central axis extending along the operating surface, and further slidable in both directions of the central axis of the operating element. An operator that is urged to be located at the center of the central axis and slides in response to a sliding operation in the direction of the central axis;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a switch provided corresponding to each of two sliding directions for detecting a sliding operation of the operating element. In an electronic device having an operation surface provided with an operation element that receives an operation by a user,
Two substantially cylindrical controls that are arranged in a posture lying on the operation surface and are rotatable around a central axis extending along the operation surface are arranged adjacent to each other with a common central axis. An electronic device comprising an encoder that is provided as an encoder and detects a rotation operation of each operation element.

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