JP4426990B2 - Haptic input device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a haptic input device used in, for example, a car navigation system, and in particular, an operation feeling that draws an instruction position that changes according to an operation state of an operation unit into a preset functional area. The present invention relates to a means for improving operability in a haptic force imparting type input device that imparts to a control unit.

  Conventionally, a menu selection button (function area) and a pointer (pointing position) such as a pointer are displayed on the display means, and a desired menu selection is performed by moving the pointer to the display position of the desired button with the input means. There is known an input device that can perform the above. Also, this type of input device is known to have a function of automatically pulling the pointer into a pull-in point set on the button in order to facilitate the movement of the pointer to a desired button display position. Yes.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventionally known input device having a function of automatically retracting a pointer. The input means 101 is operated by an operator and detects the amount of movement of the input device 101. A display unit 102 on which a pointer and input points (buttons) moved by the input unit 101 are displayed; a position detection unit 103 that obtains the coordinate position of the pointer on the display unit 102 from the amount of movement of the input unit 101; The driving unit 104 is configured to apply a force corresponding to the position coordinates of the pointer to the input unit 101. The input means 101 is arranged corresponding to the rolling ball 105 rolled on the desk and the x-axis and y-axis of the display means 102, and the rotation amount of the rolling ball 105 in the x-axis direction and the rotation in the y-axis direction. Rotation angle detectors 106 and 107 for detecting the amount, and the driving means 104 responds to signals from a driving unit 108 (motors 108 a and 108 b) for rotationally driving the rolling ball 105 and a signal from the position detecting means 103. The drive signal generation unit 109 generates a drive signal for the drive unit 108 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As shown in the lower part of FIG. 9, the drive signal generation unit 109 includes a relative distance between the pointer and the input point, a relative movement direction of the pointer with respect to the input point, and a drive signal supplied to the drive unit 108. When the input unit 101 is operated to move the pointer closer to the input point, the pointer falls within the range of x1 ≦ x ≦ x2 with respect to the input point as shown in the upper part of FIG. 9, a driving signal of +1 shown in the lower part of FIG. 9 is supplied from the driving signal generation part 109 to the driving part 108, and a propulsive force is applied to the rolling ball 105. As shown in the middle part of FIG. The feeling as if the means 101 was pulled into the input point is given, and the pointer is pulled over the input point. Further, when the input unit 101 is operated to move the pointer away from the input point, the distance between the pointer and the input point in the range of x3 ≦ x ≦ x4 is −1 shown in the lower part of FIG. A drive signal is supplied from the drive signal generation unit 109 to the drive unit 108, a resistance force is applied to the rolling ball 105, and the input unit 101 is given a feeling as if it is pulled back to the input point. The above-mentioned range of x1 ≦ x ≦ x2 and the range of x3 ≦ x ≦ x4 are called pull-in areas.

Therefore, according to the input device having the above-described configuration, the operation of matching the pointer with a desired input point is facilitated, and for example, the menu displayed on the display unit 102 can be easily selected.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 07-120247

  By the way, as described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of menu selection buttons (input points) are usually displayed in various arrangements on the display means. However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 does not take any considerations on the control of the pull-in force when a plurality of buttons are displayed on the display unit and the buttons are close to each other. Therefore, when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is applied to an actual machine, when the pointer is moved from the display position of one button to the display position of another one button, the influence of the pulling force on the one button is affected. On the contrary, the operability of the input means with respect to the other one button is deteriorated, and the inconvenience that the pointer cannot be smoothly moved onto the desired button is likely to occur.

  That is, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 10, the first to third buttons B1, B2, and B3 are displayed on the display means in a line at a predetermined interval, and are displayed around the buttons B1, B2, and B3. When the first to third pointer pull-in areas A1, A2, and A3 are individually set, when the pointer P is moved to one of the pull-in areas A1, A2, and A3, the pointer P is A predetermined point corresponding to the distance from the pull-in point set in the moved pull-in area (in this example, the center position O1, O2, O3 of each button B1, B2, B3) to the current position of the pointer P When the pulling force is applied to the input unit 101, when the pointer P is moved so as to cross the buttons B1, B2, and B3 in this order, the pulling force applied to the input unit 101 is shown in the lower part of FIG. Strange To.

  When the pointer P is moved from the pulling point O1 of the first button B1 to the pulling point O2 of the second button B2, the pointer P is moved from the pulling point O1 of the first button B1 to the first pulling area A1 and the second pulling area A2. In the period of moving to the boundary portion, the pull-in force according to the distance from the pull-in point O1 to the current position of the pointer P is applied to the input means 101. Therefore, the operator resists the pull-in force on the input means 101. Apply a large operating force. When the pointer P crosses the boundary portion, the pulling force from the point to the pulling point O1 disappears, and a pulling force according to the distance from the pulling point O2 to the current position of the pointer P is given to the input unit 101 instead. Is done. Here, if the second button B2 is a desired destination button, the operator weakens the operating force applied to the input means 101 at the stage beyond the boundary portion, so that the pointer P is the desired destination button. Two buttons B2 can be positioned. However, in practice, it is difficult to quickly weaken the operating force applied to the input means 101 at a stage beyond the boundary portion, and even after the boundary portion is exceeded, the operator can reduce the pulling force to the pull-in point O1. Since it is easy to continue to apply the resisting operation force, the pointer P surpasses the boundary between the second pull-in area A2 and the third pull-in area A3 and enters the third pull-in area A3 that is not a desired destination button. It becomes easy to do.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and its purpose is to ensure that the indicated position that changes in accordance with the operation state of the operation unit is within a desired functional area of the plurality of functional areas. An object of the present invention is to provide a haptic input device that can be pulled in.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention sequentially stores an operation unit, a detection unit that detects an operation state of the operation unit, and an instruction position according to the operation state of the operation unit, and a plurality of preset positions. The storage means for storing the functional area, the actuator for applying a required external force to the operation unit, and the indicated position corresponding to the operation state of the operation unit based on the output signal of the detection unit are calculated and calculated A drive signal for the actuator is calculated according to the positional relationship between the indicated position and the functional area, and a predetermined pulling force that directs the indicated position toward the inside of any one of the functional areas is applied to the operation unit. And a control means for controlling the drive of the actuator, wherein the control means is configured to pull the indicated position into a functional area where the indicated position is one. Pulling the indicated position into the other functional area from within the retracted area When entering the other retracted area beyond the boundary with the other retracted area, the pulling force of directing the indicated position into the other functional area The size is configured to be larger than the predetermined pulling force.

  According to this configuration, after the indicated position exceeds the boundary between the one pull-in area and the other pull-in area, the operator applies a large operating force against the pulling force (resistance force) of the one pull-in area to the operation unit. Even if it continues, the drawing force (resistance force) of the other drawing area is increased, so that it is possible to prevent the indicated position from deviating from the other drawing area which is the desired drawing area.

  According to the present invention, in the input device having the above-described configuration, the control unit moves inward of the other functional area each time the indicated position is moved from the first pull-in area to the other pull-in area. An increase time of the pulling force to be set is set, and after the elapse of the increase time, the pulling force toward the inside of the other functional area is returned to the predetermined pulling force.

  According to such a configuration, since the pulling force of the other pulling area once increased returns to the predetermined pulling force after a predetermined time elapses, after the predetermined time elapses, the pulling force comes out of the current pulling area with a normal operating force. Can do.

  Further, in the input device having the above-described configuration, the control unit may be configured to apply only the pull-in force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the designated position among the pull-in force toward the inside of the other functional area. It was configured to increase more than the pulling force.

  According to such a configuration, the retracting force in the direction of movement of the indicated position among the retracting forces toward the inside of the other functional areas is maintained at a predetermined retracting force, so that the indicated position is one retractable area. The pull-in force (propulsive force) of the other pull-in area acting on the operation unit when moving from the inside to the other pull-in area is not increased, and the deviation of the designated position from the other pull-in area can be more easily prevented.

  The force sense imparting type input device according to the present invention is configured so that the pointing position is drawn into the function area having one pointing position and the other pulling area is drawn beyond the boundary between the drawing position and the other drawing area. When entering the pull-in area, the control means increases the magnitude of the pull-in force that directs the pointing position into another functional area from the predetermined pull-in force. Even if the operator continues to apply a large operating force against the pulling force (resistance force) of one pulling area to the operation unit after crossing the boundary with another pulling area, the indicated position is excessively moved to the desired position. It is possible to prevent departure from other pull-in areas that are areas.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a haptic input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a haptic input device according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the input device according to the embodiment, viewed from the side, and FIG. 3 is a planar direction of the input device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the haptic input device according to the embodiment, FIG. 5 is a graph showing a change in the pulling force applied to the operation unit with respect to the movement position of the designated position, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the calculation unit, and FIG. 7 is a graph showing another example of a change in the pulling force applied to the operation unit with respect to the movement position of the designated position.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the haptic input device according to the present embodiment includes a display unit 1 that displays a required image including a pointer (pointing position) P and a plurality of buttons (functional areas) B1 to Bn. An input unit 2 for moving the pointer P displayed on the display unit 1 and selecting the buttons B1 to Bn displayed on the display unit 1, a control unit 3 for controlling the display unit 1 and the input unit 2, It is mainly composed of storage means 43 which is a part of the control means 3.

  As the display means 1, for example, a liquid crystal display device is used. The coordinates of the pointer P and the buttons B1 to Bn are determined with the horizontal direction of the display means 1 as the x axis and the vertical direction as the y axis. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the pull-in areas A1 to An of the pointer P are set around the buttons B1 to Bn, and only when the pointer P is moved into the pull-in areas A1 to An. The first and second external force generators 23 and 24 are driven to draw the pointer P to the center position of one button displayed at the nearest position. The pointer P is displayed and controlled by the control unit 3 corresponding to the indicated position stored in the storage unit 43, and the buttons B1 to Bn correspond to a plurality of functional areas stored in the storage unit 43. The display is controlled by the control means 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the input means 2 includes a mechanism portion 21 having a swing lever 21a, an operation portion 22 attached to a distal end portion of the swing lever 21a, and an operation portion 22 via the swing lever 21a. It comprises first and second external force generating motors 23 and 24 for applying a pulling force, and first and second detectors 25 and 26 for detecting operation amounts in two directions orthogonal to the swing lever 21a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mechanism unit 21 includes a swing lever 21 a, a case 31, a lever holding shaft 32 and a swing arm 33 that are rotatably held by the case 31. The lever holding shaft 32 and the swing arm 33 are arranged in directions orthogonal to each other, and the swing lever 21 a is attached to the lever holding shaft 32 so that it can rotate only in the rotation direction of the swing arm 33. In addition, the code | symbol 21b in a figure has shown the rocking | fluctuation center axis | shaft of the rocking lever 21a. On the other hand, a long groove 33a is formed in the swing arm 33, and a lower end portion of the swing lever 21a is penetrated. The groove width of the long groove 33a is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the lower end portion of the swing lever 21a, and the swing lever 21a swings with the rotation of the lever holding shaft 32 (XX direction). In the long groove 33a, the lower end of the swing lever 21a can freely slide, and the swing lever 21a swings with the rotation of the swing center shaft 21b (Y-Y direction). ), The swing arm 33 swings integrally with the swing lever 21a.

  With this configuration, the swing lever 21a can swing in any direction around the lever holding shaft 32 and the swing center shaft 21b. The lever holding shaft 32 is rotated in the swinging direction of the swinging lever 21a by a rotation amount proportional to the swinging amount of the swinging lever 21a in the XX direction, and the swing arm 33 is rotated in the Y direction of the swinging lever 21a. It is rotated in the swing direction of the swing lever 21a by an amount of rotation proportional to the swing amount in the -Y direction.

  The operation unit 22 is formed in a shape and size that can be operated by the operator, and a selection switch 22a for the buttons B1 to Bn displayed on the display unit 1 is set in a part of the operation unit 22.

  The first external force generation motor 23 is connected to the lever holding shaft 32 and drives the operation unit 22 in the x-axis direction set in the display unit 1. On the other hand, the second external force generation motor 24 is connected to the swing arm 33 and drives the operation unit 22 in the y-axis direction set in the display unit 1.

  The first and second detection units 25 and 26 are connected to the rotation shafts of the external force generation motors 23 and 24, detect the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the rotation shafts, and output electric signals corresponding to the rotation directions. For example, a rotary encoder or the like is used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control means 3 includes a first operation amount signal a output from the first detection unit 25, a second operation amount signal b output from the second detection unit 26, and a selection switch. The input unit 41 that takes in the switch signal c output from 22a, the calculation of the movement direction and movement amount of the pointer P based on the first and second operation amount signals a and b, and the first and second operation amount signals a. , B based on the calculation unit 42 for calculating the drive signals d, e of the first and second external force generating motors 23, 24 and switching the display screen based on the switch signal c, A storage unit 43 in which a coefficient, coordinates of a designated position corresponding to the pointer P, coordinates of a plurality of functional areas corresponding to the buttons B1 to Bn, coordinates of the drawing areas A1 to An, coordinates of the drawing points O1 to On, and the like are stored Output from the calculation unit 42 First and second driver circuits 44 and 45 for driving the first and second external force generation motors 23 and 24 by outputting external force generation motor drive powers g and h according to the external force generation motor drive signals d and e. And a third driver circuit 46 for driving the display means 1 by outputting the display means drive power i corresponding to the display means drive signal f output from the calculation section 42, and a CPU 47 for controlling these sections 41 to 46. It consists of and.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the operation unit 22 is operated, the calculation unit 42 instructs based on the first position signal a and the second position signal b and the mathematical formulas and coefficients stored in the storage unit 43. The CPU 47 calculates the coordinates of the position, the moving direction, and the moving amount, and sets the pointer P displayed on the display unit 1 based on the calculation result to the operation amount of the operating unit 22 in the direction corresponding to the operating direction of the operating unit 22. The display unit 1 is moved by a corresponding amount and displayed on the display unit 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the calculation unit 42 has the coordinates (x, y) of the current position of the pointer P and the coordinates (x1, y1) of the center positions of the buttons B1 to Bn displayed on the display unit 1. The first button and the second button so that the button (the button B5 in the example of FIG. 4) displayed at the closest position when viewed from the current position of the pointer P is indexed and the pointer P is drawn into the center position of the indexed button. Two external force generation motors 23 and 24 are driven.

  The pull-in force F applied to the operation unit 22 by the first and second external force generation motors 23 and 24 in order to pull the pointer P to the center position of the buttons B1 to Bn will be described with reference to the button B1 in FIG. The distance from the center position O1 of B1 to a predetermined radius position P1 increases in a linear function according to the distance from the center position of the button B1, and from the predetermined radius position P1 to the predetermined radius position P2. A constant value is set so as to decrease temporarily in a function farther than P2.

  As illustrated in the upper part (1) of FIG. 5, regarding the two buttons B1 and B2 displayed adjacently on the display unit 1, the pointer P is moved from the center O1 of the button B1 to the center position O2 of the button B2. In this case, as shown in the middle stage (2) of FIG. 5, the magnitude of the pulling force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the pointer P in the pulling area A2 is increased from the normal pulling force F2 to F2 ′. . Thus, it is possible to prevent the momentum from jumping out of the pull-in area formed around the desired button (button B2 in the example of FIG. 5). The rate of increase in the magnitude of the pull-in force can be set arbitrarily in consideration of the smooth operation of the operation unit 22 and the ease of moving the pointer to the required button. Good results have been obtained by setting the force to a value between 20% and 50% increase. Further, the increase time of the magnitude of the pulling force can be arbitrarily set in consideration of the size of the buttons B1 to Bn displayed on the display means 1 and the operation speed of the operation unit 22, but according to an experiment, Good results were obtained by setting to 100 mS to 200 mS.

  The increase in the pull-in force in the pull-in area A2 is temporarily performed when the pointer P is moved from one pull-in area A1 to another pull-in area A2, and after a predetermined increase time has elapsed, It returns to the magnitude of the normal pulling force determined in advance. Thereby, after the predetermined increase time elapses, it is possible to go outside the current pull-in area with a normal operation force.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the calculation unit 42 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the pointer P is positioned based on the position information of the pointer P detected by the first and second detection units 25 and 26 and the coordinate information of the respective pull-in areas A1 to An stored in the storage unit 43. The number of the current pull-in area (current pull-in area number) is determined (procedure S-1), and the determined current pull-in area number is stored in the storage unit 43 (procedure S-2). Next, it is determined whether or not the determined current pull-in area number is the same as the pull-in number (old pull-in area number) previously stored in the storage unit 43 (step S-3). In step S-4, it is determined whether or not the pull-in force increase time previously stored in the storage unit 43 is zero.

  If it is determined in step S-3 that the current pull-in area number is the same as the old pull-in area number, and it is determined in step S-4 that the increase time of the pull-in force has become zero, the pointer P is loaded. Since there is an intention to position on the pull-in point in the area number, the position information of the pointer P, the coordinate information of the pull-in areas A1 to An and the pull-in points O1 to On stored in the storage unit 43, mathematical formulas and coefficients Based on the above, a predetermined normal pulling force | F1 | is calculated and output to the motor drivers 44 and 45 (step S-5).

  If it is determined in step S-3 that the current pull-in area number is not the same as the old pull-in area number, the coordinates (entrance point) of the end of the pull-in area on the pointer entry side represented by the current pull-in area number and the pointer After identifying the coordinates of the end of the exit side (virtual exit point) and calculating the distance between the two points (step S-6), determine the pull-in force increase time according to the calculated distance between the two points (Procedure S-7), and the determined pulling force increase time is stored in the storage unit 43 (procedure S-8). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S-4, and it is determined whether or not the pulling force increase time stored in the storage unit 43 is zero.

  If it is determined in step S-3 that the current pull-in area number is not the same as the old pull-in area number, and it is determined in step S-4 that the pull-in force increase time has not become zero, the pointer P is Since there is a high possibility that the area number will be moved over to the other pull-in area, the position number of the pointer P is stored after subtracting the pull-in force increase time (step S-9). 43, the increased pulling force is calculated on the basis of the coordinate information of the respective pull-in areas A1 to An and pull-in points O1 to On, mathematical formulas, coefficients, and the like stored in 43, and is output to the motor drivers 44 and 45 (procedure S-10). ). Finally, the pull-in area number stored in the storage unit 43 is rewritten to the current pull-in area number (procedure S-11), and the above-described operation is repeated thereafter.

  Thus, in the input device according to the above-described embodiment, the other button B2 displayed on the display unit 1 from the one pull-in area A1 into which the pointer P is pulled into one button B1 displayed on the display unit 1 is displayed. When the pointer P is moved into another pull-in area A2 into which the pointer P is pulled, the control means 3 makes the magnitude of the pull-in force toward the inside of the button B2 larger than a predetermined normal pull-in force. . Therefore, even if the operator continues to apply a large operating force against the pulling force (resistance force) of the pull-in area A1 to the operation unit 22 after the pointer P exceeds the boundary between the pull-in area A1 and the pull-in area A2, the pull-in area Since the pulling force (resistance force) of the pull-in area A2 at the boundary between A2 and the pull-in area A3 is increased and increased, it is possible to prevent the pointer P from excessively deviating from the desired pull-in area A2.

  In addition, the input device according to the embodiment sets an increase time of the pulling force toward the inside of the other button B2 every time the pointer P is moved from one pulling region A1 to another pulling region A2. Then, after the elapse of the increase time, the pulling force toward the inside of the other button is returned to the normal pulling force, so that after the predetermined time elapses, the normal pulling force can be used to exit the current pulling region. .

  Further, the input device according to the above-described embodiment increases only the pulling force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the pointer P from the pulling force toward the inside of the other button B2 more than the predetermined pulling force F2. Therefore, the pulling force in the moving direction of the pointer P among the pulling forces toward the inside of the other button B2 is maintained at a predetermined pulling force determined in advance, and the pointer P is moved from one pulling area A1 to another. The pull-in force (propulsive force) of the second pull-in area A2 acting on the operation unit 22 when moving into the pull-in area A2 does not increase, and therefore it becomes easier to prevent the pointer P from departing from the other pull-in areas A2. .

  Furthermore, since the input device according to the embodiment determines the pull-in force increase time according to the distance between the entry point of the pointer P and the virtual exit point in the other pull-in area A2, it is displayed on the display device 1. Regardless of the size of the button, you can always get a stable operation feel.

  In the above-described embodiment, only the pulling force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the pointer P among the pulling forces directed inward of the other buttons B2 is increased from the magnitude of the predetermined pulling force F2. Instead of such a configuration, as shown in the upper part (1) of FIG. 7, both the pulling force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the pointer P and the pulling force in the moving direction of the pointer P are increased from the normal pulling force. You may let them. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the magnitude | size of the drawing-in force was increased only in the area where drawing-in force is set among the drawing-in force which goes inward of the other button B2, it replaces with this structure. Then, as shown in the middle part of FIG. 7 (2), the magnitude of the pulling force may be increased from the normal pulling force in the section where the pulling force is set to gradually increase. Furthermore, as shown in the lower part (3) of FIG. 7, the magnitude of the pulling force may be substantially increased by extending the pulling force application section.

  In the above embodiment, the control when the pointer P displayed on the display unit 1 is drawn into the buttons B1 to Bn displayed on the display unit 1 has been described as an example. The present invention is not limited and can be applied to a system that does not include the display unit 1.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although demonstrated taking the example of control in case the pointer P and button B1-Bn are always displayed on the display means 1, the summary of this invention is not limited to this, The present invention is also applied to a system in which the pointer P and the buttons B1 to Bn or one of them is displayed on the display means 1 only when the indicated position that changes depending on the operation state of the operation unit matches the function area previously stored in the storage means. be able to.

  Thus, the haptic input device according to the present invention is characterized in that the pulling force is calculated based on the coordinates of the indicated position and the coordinates of each functional area stored in the storage means. In the embodiment in which the pointer P and the buttons B1 to Bn are displayed on the display unit 1, the pointer P is displayed based on the coordinates of the designated position, and the buttons B1 to Bn are displayed based on the coordinates of each functional area. Do.

1 is a configuration diagram of a force sense input device according to an embodiment. FIG. It is sectional drawing seen from the side surface direction of the input means which concerns on the example of embodiment. It is sectional drawing seen from the plane direction of the input means which concerns on the example of embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the force sense provision type | mold input device which concerns on the example of embodiment. It is a graph which shows the change of the drawing force with respect to an instruction | indication position. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a calculating part. It is a graph which shows the other example of the change of the drawing force with respect to an instruction | indication position. It is a block diagram of the input device which concerns on a prior art example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the input device which concerns on a prior art example. It is a graph which shows the example of the change of the drawing power in case a some button adjoins.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display means 2 Input means 3 Control means 22 Operation part 23,24 External force generation motor 25,26 Detection part A1-A3 Retraction area | region B1-Bn Button C Pointer

Claims (3)

An operation unit;
Detecting means for detecting an operation state of the operation unit;
Storage means for sequentially storing designated positions according to the operation state of the operation unit and storing a plurality of preset functional areas;
An actuator for applying a required external force to the operation unit;
Based on the output signal of the detection means, the instruction position corresponding to the operation state of the operation unit is calculated, and the actuator drive signal corresponding to the calculated positional relationship between the instruction position and the functional area is calculated. A force sense imparting type input device comprising: control means for controlling drive of the actuator so as to impart a predetermined pulling force for directing the indicated position to the inside of any one of the functional areas to the operation unit. There,
The control means is arranged in a different drawing area beyond a boundary between one drawing area that draws the designated position into the function area having the designated position and another drawing area that draws the designated position into another function area. The force-giving input device is characterized in that when it enters, the magnitude of the pull-in force that directs the indicated position toward the other functional area is made larger than the predetermined pull-in force.   Each time the control means moves the indicated position from the one pull-in area to the other pull-in area, the control means sets an increase time of the pull-in force toward the inside of the other functional area, and the increase time 2. The haptic input device according to claim 1, wherein after the elapse of time, the pulling force toward the inside of the other functional area is returned to the predetermined pulling force.   The control means increases only the pulling force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the indicated position out of the pulling force toward the inside of the other functional area, more than the predetermined pulling force. 2. The force sense input device according to 1.

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