JP2006294303A - Multidirectional input device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multidirectional input device capable of easily changing a force necessary for tilting an operating shaft. <P>SOLUTION: A biasing means for biasing the operating shaft 10 to return to a neutral direction is provided outside a case 20. The biasing means comprises: a coil spring 14 to which the operating shaft 10 is inserted; a first spring receiver 11a provided at the operating shaft 10 and receiving an end of the coil spring 14; and a second spring receiver 29b formed of a circular plate part 29b that constitutes the top surface of the case 20 and receiving the other end of the coil spring 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a housing, an operation shaft that protrudes from the housing and that can be tilted, and a biasing means that is provided inside the housing and biases the operation shaft to return to the neutral direction. The present invention relates to a direction input device.

As a conventional multidirectional input device, for example, there is a conventional technique disclosed in Patent Document 1. This prior art includes a housing, an operation shaft that can be tilted and projecting from the housing, and an urging force that is provided inside the housing and that biases the operation shaft in the neutral direction by the elastic force of a coil spring. Means.
JP 2000-243187 A

  In the above-described prior art, the operating force required to tilt the operating shaft is determined by the coil spring. Therefore, when the operating force is changed, the coil spring may be changed to another having a different spring constant. . However, when the size of the coil spring that can be provided in the housing is limited as the housing is downsized, it becomes difficult to change the operating force.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described actual situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a multidirectional input device that can easily change the force required to tilt the operation shaft. .

  [1] In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is provided with a casing, an operation shaft that protrudes from the casing and that can be tilted, and is provided inside the casing. A multi-directional input device including an urging unit that urges the operation shaft to return, and the urging unit that is provided outside the housing and urges the operation shaft to return to a neutral direction. Another urging means is provided.

  In the present invention configured as described above, the operating force necessary to tilt the operation shaft can be changed by changing the biasing force applied to the operation shaft by another biasing means. In addition, since the other urging means is provided outside the casing whose size is smaller than the inside of the casing, the dimensions of the other urging means can be easily changed. From these, the operating force can be easily changed.

  [2] In the present invention according to [1], the other biasing means includes a coil spring through which the operation shaft is inserted, and a first spring that is provided on the operation shaft and receives one end of the coil spring. A spring receiver and a second spring receiver provided on the housing side and receiving the other end of the coil spring are provided, and the coil spring is compressed as the operation shaft is tilted.

  In this invention comprised in this way, an operating force can be changed by changing a coil spring into another thing from which a spring constant differs. Further, since the operation shaft and the housing can be common parts, it is possible to easily cope with a request for changing the operating force. Further, since the restoring force of the coil spring that is compressed in accordance with the tilting operation of the operation shaft acts on the operation shaft and the housing side, the play of the operation shaft with respect to the housing can be reduced.

  [3] The present invention provides the spring receiving member according to [2], wherein the first spring receiver is provided separately from the operation shaft and has an insertion hole through which the operation shaft is inserted. The operation shaft has a male screw portion protruding from the insertion hole and screwed into the nut.

  In this invention comprised in this way, a 1st spring receiver can be provided in an operating shaft simply and reliably with a nut.

  [4] The invention according to [3] is characterized in that a knob is attached to the spring receiving member.

  In the present invention configured as described above, since the knob is attached to the spring receiving member whose dimension in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the operation shaft is larger than that of the operation shaft, the stability of the knob with respect to the operation shaft can be improved. it can.

  [5] The present invention is the invention according to any one of [2] to [4], wherein the operation shaft is provided so as to be capable of being pressed in the axial direction, and the operation shaft is provided inside the housing. A switch for detecting a pressing operation is provided.

  In this invention comprised in this way, it can be used also as a multidirectional input device with a push switch. Further, by changing the coil spring of another urging means to another one having a different spring constant, the operating force required to move the operating shaft in the axial direction, that is, the operating force of the push switch can be changed. it can.

  In the present invention, the operating force required to tilt the operation shaft can be changed by changing the biasing force applied to the operation shaft by another biasing means. In addition, since the other urging means is provided outside the casing whose size is smaller than the inside of the casing, the dimensions of the other urging means can be easily changed. From these things, an operating force can be changed easily and especially an operating force can be increased easily.

  An embodiment of the multidirectional input device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an exploded perspective view of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in section, FIG. 3 is a top view of the input device main body shown in FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the inside of the input device main body shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a top view of a housing (case) provided in the input device main body shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a movable contact shown in FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the lid and the fixed contact shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 8 is a top view of the pressing member shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 9 is a view of the pressing member shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the pressing member shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 11 is a top view of the rubber body shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of the rubber body shown in FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the rubber body shown in FIG. 11, FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example of a state in which the main part shown in FIG. 2 is tilted, and FIG. 15 is an input device shown in FIG. Body is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a state during internal tilting operations.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the present embodiment includes an input device main body 15 including a housing 20 and a metal operation shaft 10 protruding from the housing 20, and a knob to which an operator applies operating force. 1 is provided with a spring receiving member 11 to which 1 is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 20 has a regular octagonal shape when viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 4, the housing 20 includes a bottomed case 21 that opens at the top, and a lid 27 that closes the case 21, thereby forming a storage space 28. Case 21 and lid 27 are made of synthetic resin. Further, the housing 20 includes a metal fixing member 29 that fixes the lid 27 and the case 21. The fixing member 29 has an insertion hole 29a through which the operation shaft 10 is inserted. The fixing member 29 is hung downward from the disk portion 29b disposed on the lid 27 and the peripheral portion of the disk portion 29b. And four leg portions 29c to be fixed.

  In addition, the present embodiment is provided inside the case 20, and is provided outside the case 20 with urging means (described later) for urging the operation shaft 10 to return to the neutral direction. An urging means different from the urging means is provided. Another biasing means is the main part of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the other urging means is provided outside the housing 20 of the input device main body 15, for example, between the upper surface of the housing 20 and the knob 1. A first spring receiver 11 a provided on the shaft 10 and receiving one end of the coil spring 14, and a second spring receiver provided on the housing 20 side and receiving the other end of the coil spring 14, for example, a disk portion 29 b of the fixing member 29. It is configured.

  The first spring receiver 11a is formed on a spring receiver member 11 attached to the operation shaft 10, for example. The spring receiving member 11 is made of synthetic resin and is provided on the inner peripheral side of the first spring receiver 11a. The inner cylinder portion 11b that forms an insertion hole through which the operation shaft 10 is inserted and the outer periphery of the first spring receiver 11a. And an outer cylinder portion 11 c that forms an outer peripheral surface of the spring receiving member 11.

  The operation shaft 10 has blocking portions 10 a and 10 b that prevent the spring receiving member 11 from moving in the direction of the housing 20 in a state where the operating shaft 10 is inserted through the inner cylinder portion 11 b of the spring receiving member 11. Abutting portions 11d and 11e that abut against the blocking portions 10a and 10b, respectively, are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 11b of the spring receiving member 11. The operation shaft 10 has a male screw portion 10c that protrudes from the inner cylinder portion 11b and into which the nut 13 is screwed. In a state where the nut 13 is screwed into the male screw portion 10 c, the spring receiving member 11 is prevented from moving in the axial direction of the operation shaft 10 by the biasing force of the coil spring 14.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a plane 10 d parallel to the axial direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the operation shaft 10. As shown in FIG. 2, a flat surface 11f that abuts against the flat surface 10d is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder portion 11b. The operation shaft 10 and the spring receiving member 11 are prevented from rotating relatively by these flat surfaces 10d and 11f.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the knob 1 is formed with a non-circular fitting hole 1a into which the spring receiving member 11 is fitted. A flat surface 1b parallel to the axial direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the fitting hole 1a, and a flat surface 11g that contacts the flat surface 1b is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the spring receiving member 11. The knob 1 and the spring receiving member 11 are prevented from rotating relatively by these flat surfaces 1b and 11g.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a fixed contact 22 is provided at the center of the inner bottom surface of the case 21. The fixed contact 22 is formed integrally with a terminal 22 a depending from the case 21. Further, around the fixed contact 22, two common contacts 23 facing each other with the fixed contact 22 interposed therebetween are provided. These common contacts 23 are integrally formed with three terminals 23a hanging from the case 21 and a conductive portion 23b. In FIG. 5, hatched portions are portions of the fixed contact 22 and the common contact 23 embedded in the case 21 that are exposed from the inner bottom surface of the case 21, and the terminals 22 a and 23 a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a dome-shaped conductive member 24 made of a metal plate or the like and having conductivity is disposed on the inner bottom surface of the case 21 so as to cover the fixed contact 22 and the common contact 23. That is, the fixed contact 22, the common contact 23, and the conductive member 24 constitute a switch (hereinafter referred to as “press detection switch”) that detects a pressing operation of the operating shaft 10. A protrusion 21 a is provided on the inner bottom surface of the case 21 located on the outer peripheral side of the conductive member 24. The projection 21a is formed in an arc shape as shown in FIG. 5, and positions the conductive member 24 as shown in FIG.

  The operation shaft 10 is disposed above the conductive member 24. Between the conductive member 24 and the operating shaft 10, a pressing member 25 that is pressed by the lower end of the operating shaft 10 and a rubber body 26 that is fitted inside the protrusion 21a and contacts the conductive member 24 from above are provided. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the pressing member 25 is a member having a circular shape when viewed from above. As shown in FIGS. 4, 8, and 9, a spherical receiving portion 25 a that receives the lower end of the operation shaft 10 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the pressing member 25. As shown in FIGS. 4, 9, and 10, a protrusion 25 b is provided at the center of the lower surface of the pressing member 25.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rubber body 26 is a member having a circular shape when viewed from above. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, a fitting hole 26 a that fits the protrusion 25 b of the pressing member 25 is formed in the center of the rubber body 26.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 27 is provided with a guide hole 27 a having an inner peripheral surface that is inclined so that the inner diameter of the upper opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the lower opening. A guide body 33 is inserted into the guide hole 27a. The guide body 33 has a guide surface 33c composed of an inclined surface substantially parallel to the inner peripheral surface of the guide hole 27a. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, an insertion hole 33a is provided in the center of the guide body 33, and the operating shaft 10 is inserted through the insertion hole 33a.

  A flat surface 10 e parallel to the axial direction is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the operation shaft 10. A flat surface 33 d that comes into contact with the flat surface 10 e of the operation shaft 10 is provided on the inner peripheral surface at the lower end of the insertion hole 33 a of the guide body 33. That is, relative rotation between the operating shaft 10 and the guide body 33 is prevented by the planes 10e and 33d. The operation shaft 10 is slidable downward in the axial direction with respect to the guide body 33.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a movable contact plate 31 disposed facing the lid body 27 is fixed (embedded) in the guide body 33 by insert molding. The movable contact plate 31 is a conductive member having a square shape when viewed from above. Each of the four corners of the movable contact plate 31 is provided with a contact portion 31a that protrudes outward and contacts a fixed contact 30 described later. On the inner side surface of the case 21, a notch 21 c that allows movement of each contact portion 31 a accompanying the operation of the operation shaft 10 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, four fixed contacts 30 corresponding to the four contact portions 31 a of the movable contact plate 31 are provided on the lower surface of the lid 27. In other words, the four movable contacts 31 and the four fixed contacts 30 can detect four tilting operations in the eight tilting directions (arrows A to H) of the operation shaft 10 as shown in FIG. A switch (hereinafter referred to as a “tilt detection switch”) is configured. The fixed contact 30 protrudes from the lower surface side of the lid 27 to the movable contact plate 31 side along the outer surface of the case 21 and contacts the movable contact plate 31 when the movable contact plate 31 is tilted. It has the contact part 30b which the part 31a contacts. The terminal 30 a of the fixed contact 30 is inserted through a frame portion 21 b that protrudes from the outer surface of the lower end portion of the case 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a coil spring 32 having conductivity is disposed between the movable contact plate 31 and the bottom surface of the case 21. That is, the urging means provided in the housing 20 includes a coil spring 32 and a lower surface of the movable contact plate 31, a spring receiver that receives one end of the coil spring 32, and a bottom surface of the case 21. And a spring receiver for receiving the other end.

  The coil spring 32 is fitted to the protrusion 21a on the outer peripheral side of the protrusion 21a. The arcuate conductive portion 23b located on the outer peripheral side of the protrusion 21a and the movable contact plate 31 are always in electrical conduction via the coil spring 32. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the guide body 33 has an interval between each contact portion 31 a of the movable contact plate 31 and each contact portion 30 b of the fixed contact 30 when the operation shaft 10 is not operated. In addition, four spacers 33b are provided to hold a predetermined size. Each spacer 33 b is disposed on a line connecting each contact portion 31 a of the movable contact plate 31 and the center of the insertion hole 33 a of the guide body 33.

  The operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

<Neutral>
The coil spring 14 urges the operating shaft 10 to always return to the neutral direction via the spring receiving member 11. The coil spring 32 urges the operating shaft 10 to always return to the neutral direction via the movable contact plate 31 and the guide body 33. Therefore, in the state where the operating force is not applied to the operating shaft 10, the operating shaft 10 is held at the neutral position as shown in FIGS.

  In a state where the operation shaft 10 is held at the neutral position, the operation shaft 10 is lifted upward in FIG. 2 with respect to the case 21 by the coil springs 14 and 32 and presses the pressing member 25 downward. Not. Therefore, the conductive member 24 is separated from the fixed contact 22. That is, the press detection switch is off.

  In a state where the operation shaft 10 is held at the neutral position, each spacer 33 b of the guide body 33 is sandwiched between the movable contact plate 31 and the lower surface of the lid body 27, and each contact portion 30 a of the fixed contact 30 and the movable contact plate 31. The distance from each contact portion 31a is maintained at a predetermined size. That is, all the four tilt detection switches are turned off.

<During tilting operation>
When the operator operates the knob 1 with fingers with the operation shaft 10 in the neutral position, for example, when an operation force in the direction of the arrow A among the directions of arrows A to H shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the coil springs 14 and 32 are shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, with the contact point between the spacer 33 b of the guide body 33 located on the opposite side of the arrow A direction and the lower surface of the lid body 27 as a fulcrum. It is deformed so as to be compressed and tilted in the direction of arrow A.

  The tilt of the operation shaft 10 is guided by sliding of the guide surface 33c of the guide body 33 with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the guide hole 27a and sliding of the lower end of the operation shaft 10 with respect to the receiving portion 25a of the pressing member 25. Further, the movement of each contact portion 31 a of the movable contact plate 31 accompanying the tilting of the operation shaft 10 is allowed by each notch 21 c of the case 21. Of the four contact portions 31a of the movable contact plate 31, the contact portion 31a located on the opposite side to the tilting direction (arrow A direction) of the operation shaft 10, that is, the contact portion 31a on the right side in FIG. The contact portion 30b of the corresponding fixed contact 30, that is, the contact portion 30b on the right side of FIG.

  Similarly, when the operation shaft 10 tilts in the directions of arrows B to D shown in FIG. 3, the contact between the contact portion 31 a of the movable contact plate 31 and the fixed contact 30 located on the opposite side to the tilt direction of the operation shaft 10. The part 30b contacts. 3, the direction of arrow E between arrows A and B, the direction of arrow F between arrows B and C, the direction of arrow G between arrows C and D, the arrow When the operation shaft 10 is tilted in the direction of arrow H, which is a direction between D and A, the two contact portions 31a of the movable contact plate 31 and the two fixed contacts 30 are located on the opposite side of the tilt direction of the operation shaft 10. The contact part 30b of this contact. That is, of the four tilt detection switches, the switch corresponding to the tilt direction of the operation shaft 10 is turned on. As a result, the fixed contact 30 (contact portion 30b) on the right side in FIG. 5 is brought into conduction with the common contact 23 (terminal 23a) through the movable contact plate 31, the coil spring 32, and the conductive portion 23b.

  When the operator releases his / her finger from the knob 1 and stops applying the operating force to the operating shaft 10, the operating shaft 10 is returned to the neutral position as the coil springs 14 and 32 are restored. As a result, all of the contact portions 31 a of the movable contact plate 31 return to a state separated from the contact portion 30 b of the fixed contact 30. That is, all the four tilt detection switches are turned off.

<During pressing operation>
When the operator presses the knob 1 with a finger and applies a downward operation force to the operation shaft 10, the operation shaft 10 moves downward against the elastic force of the coil spring 14, the rubber body 26, etc. The conductive member 24 is pressed downward through the pressing member 25. Accordingly, the conductive member 24 is deformed and contacts the fixed contact 22. That is, the pressure detection switch is turned on.

  When the operator releases his / her finger from the knob 1 and stops applying the operating force to the operating shaft 10, the operating shaft 10 is restored to its original position (see FIG. 4) as the coil spring 14, rubber body 26 and conductive member 24 are restored. (Shown position). Accordingly, the conductive member 24 is restored while pushing back the pressing member 25, and is separated from the fixed contact 22. That is, the pressure detection switch is turned off.

  According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, by changing the coil spring 14 of another biasing means to another one having a different spring constant, it is possible to change the operating force required to tilt the operation shaft 10. In addition, since the coil spring 14 and the first spring receiver 11a, which are separate urging means, are provided outside the casing 20, whose size is smaller than the inside of the casing 20, the coil spring 14 and the first spring receiver are provided. It is possible to easily change the dimensions of 11a. Accordingly, the operating force can be easily changed, and in particular, the operating force can be easily increased by increasing the size of the coil spring 14.

  Further, the operation shaft 10 and the housing 20 can be common parts. Thereby, it can respond easily to the request | requirement of a change of an operating force.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the restoring force of the coil spring 14 acts on the operation shaft 10 and the housing 20, rattling of the operation shaft 10 with respect to the housing 20 can be reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the nut 13 and the blocking portions 10a and 10b are inserted by inserting the operating shaft 10 into the inner cylinder portion 11b of the spring receiving member 11 and screwing the nut 13 into the male screw portion 10c of the operating shaft 10. The spring receiving member 11 is fixed between the two. Thereby, the spring receiver 11a can be easily and reliably provided on the operating shaft. Further, since the blocking portions 10a and 10b are provided, the position of the spring receiving member 11 (spring receiving 11a) is determined with high accuracy, and variations in the operating force of the operating shaft 10 can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the knob 1 is attached to the spring receiving member 11. That is, the knob 1 is attached to the spring receiving member 11 whose dimension in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the operation shaft 10 is larger than that of the operation shaft 10. Thereby, the stability of the knob 1 with respect to the operation shaft 10 can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the operation shaft 10 is provided so as to be capable of being pressed in the axial direction, and a switch for detecting the pressing operation of the operation shaft 10 inside the housing 20, that is, the conductive member 24, the fixed contact 22, and the common Since the contact 23 is provided, it can be used as a multidirectional input device with a push switch.

  In this embodiment, the operating force required to move the operating shaft 10 in the axial direction by changing the coil spring 14 of another biasing means to another one having a different spring constant, that is, a push switch The operating force can be changed.

  In the present embodiment, since the coil spring 14 is large enough to be placed on the upper surface of the housing 20, that is, the disk part 29 b of the fixing member 29, the disk part 29 b is an example of a spring receiver for the coil spring 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The housing 20 may be disposed in the coil spring 14 and a substrate (not shown) on which the housing 20 is installed may be used as a spring receiver. Further, a spacer made of synthetic resin is placed on the fixing member 29 (housing 20) made of a metal plate, and the lower end (the other end) of the coil spring 14 is placed by the spacer provided on the housing 20 side. You may make it receive.

  In the present embodiment, the means for detecting the tilting direction of the operation shaft 10 is a switch composed of the movable contact plate 31 and the four fixed contacts 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electrical resistance The tilting direction of the operation shaft 10 may be detected based on the change of.

It is a disassembled perspective view of one Embodiment of the multidirectional input device of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the principal part of embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in a cross section. It is a top view of the input device main body shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the inside of the input device main body shown in FIG. It is a top view of the housing | casing (case) with which the input apparatus main body shown in FIG. 1 is equipped. FIG. 5 is a top view of the movable contact plate and guide body shown in FIG. 4. It is a bottom view of the cover body and fixed contact shown in FIG. It is a top view of the pressing member shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pressing member shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the pressing member shown in FIG. It is a top view of the rubber body shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rubber body shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the rubber body shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows an example in the state at the time of tilting operation of the principal part shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows an example of the state at the time of tilting operation inside the input device main body shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Knob 1a Fitting hole 1b Plane 10 Operation shaft 10a Blocking part 10b Blocking part 10c Male thread part 10d Plane 10e Plane 11 Spring receiving member 11a First spring receiving (another urging means)
11b Inner cylinder part 11c Outer cylinder part 11d Contact part 11e Contact part 11f Plane 11g Plane 13 Nut 14 Coil spring (another urging means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Input device main body 20 Case 21 Case 21a Protrusion 21b Frame part 21c Notch 22 Fixed contact 22a Terminal 23 Common contact 23a Terminal 23b Conductive part 24 Conductive member 25 Press member 25a Receiving surface 25b Protrusion 26 Rubber body 26a Fitting hole 27 Cover Body 27a Guide hole 28 Storage space 29 Fixing member 29a Insertion hole 29b Disk part (second spring support) [another urging means]
29c Leg part 30 Fixed contact 30a Terminal 30b Contact part 31 Movable contact plate 31a Contact part 32 Coil spring (biasing means)
33 Guide body 33a Insertion hole 33b Spacer 33c Guide surface 33d Plane

Claims (5)

Multi-directional input comprising a housing, an operation shaft that protrudes from the housing and that can be tilted, and a biasing means that is provided inside the housing and biases the operation shaft to return to the neutral direction. A device,
A multi-directional input device comprising an urging means provided outside the casing and urging means different from the urging means for urging the operation shaft to return to the neutral direction. In the invention of claim 1,
The another urging means is provided on a coil spring through which the operation shaft is inserted, a first spring receiver provided on the operation shaft and receiving one end of the coil spring, and provided on the housing side. A multi-directional input device comprising a second spring receiver for receiving the other end, wherein the coil spring is compressed in accordance with a tilting operation of the operation shaft. In the invention of claim 2,
The first spring receiver is provided in a spring receiving member which is separate from the operation shaft and has an insertion hole through which the operation shaft is inserted;
The multi-directional input device according to claim 1, wherein the operating shaft has a male screw portion protruding from the insertion hole and screwed into the nut. In the invention of claim 3,
A multi-directional input device, wherein a knob is attached to the spring receiving member. In the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The operation shaft is supported so that it can be pressed in the axial direction,
A multidirectional input device comprising a switch for detecting a pressing operation of the operation shaft inside the housing.

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