JPH1055250A - Pointing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the pointing device which has return precision of a pointer or cursor and small malfunction due to vibration, etc., as to a device which moves the pointer or cursor to an arbitrary position on the display device of a computer. SOLUTION: A housing 5 has a bearing recess 54, a guide wall part 52, and a spring seat 53, a holder 61 has a spherical projection 64, which can be fitted in the bearing recess 54, and a depression rib 65, and a slider 71 has a cylinder body 73, which can slide along the guide wall part 52, and a depression part 75 which can abut against the depression rib 65 of the slider 71; when the slider 71 is biased by a coil spring 72 clamped between the housing 5 and slider 71 to slant the holder 61 through a dome-shaped operation part 63, a displacement quantity detector detects the tilt direction of the holder 61.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for moving a pointer or a cursor to an arbitrary position on a display device of a computer, and more particularly to a pointing device which causes less malfunction due to vibration and ensures that the pointer or the cursor returns to a predetermined position. .

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an operation system and an application system for processing data by interactive operation via a screen using a pointing device having excellent operability as a data input means in a computer or the like in addition to a keyboard are increasing.

Conventionally, a pointing device such as a mouse or a digitizer has been used for a desktop computer. However, with the advent of laptop and notebook computers, pointing devices have been diversified.

[0004] That is, a pointing device such as a mouse or a digitizer of a desk operation type needs to secure an operation space at the time of use, and a portable computer such as a laptop type or a notebook type cannot secure an operation space at the time of use. .

Therefore, various pointing devices have been developed, such as a trackball type which can be miniaturized for a portable computer and does not require an operation space when used, and a type which tilts an operating section having various shapes to detect a tilt angle difference. Have been.

[0006] On the other hand, various pointing devices are also used in amusement computers called game machines and the like, and the pointing devices used for such purposes are required to have different characteristics from those used in portable computers and the like.

[0007] For example, in an amusement computer, a pointing device is mounted on a terminal device which can be held and operated by hand, and can be operated on a sofa or a floor from an infant to an adult regardless of age. It is desirable to be able to realize a low price.

Further, the pointer or the cursor on the display screen does not move due to vibration applied to the terminal device or a change in the angle for supporting the terminal device, and when the hand is released from the pointing device, the pointer or the cursor automatically moves to a predetermined position. It is required to be able to return to the position.

Therefore, there is a demand for the development of a pointing device which has a high return accuracy of the pointer or the cursor, and which is less likely to malfunction due to vibration, changes in the support angle, and the like.

[0010]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 is a side view showing an example of a conventional pointing device, FIG. 9 is a side view showing another conventional pointing device, and FIG. 10 is a view showing a conventional example of a slider recovery mechanism.

A conventional pointing device used in an amusement computer or the like has an operation rod 11 as shown in FIG. 8, and is mounted between a base of the operation rod 11 and a support frame 12 for supporting the operation rod 11. Closed coil spring
13 are linked through.

A coordinate detector 14 comprising, for example, a light emitting element 15 and a light receiving element 16 is provided below the operation rod 11 and the support frame 12.
The light receiving element 16 mounted on the printed board 17 is mounted so as to face the light emitting element 15 mounted on the lower end of the operation rod 11.

The light receiving element 16 opposed to the light emitting element 15 is composed of, for example, a CCD having a large number of light receiving sections arranged in a matrix. When the operation rod 11 is pushed in an arbitrary direction, the densely wound coil spring 13 bends. As a result, the axis of the operation rod 11 is tilted, and the irradiation direction of the light emitting element 15 changes.

As a result, light from the light emitting element 15 is incident on a specific light receiving portion on the light receiving element 16 corresponding to the inclination direction and the inclination depth of the operation rod 11, and the inclination direction and the inclination of the operation rod 11 are changed. An electric signal is output from the light receiving section on the light receiving element 16 interposed at the coordinate position corresponding to the depth of the light.

However, when operating the terminal device on a sofa or the like with the terminal device, it is necessary to operate the terminal device and the pointing device with both hands. Is difficult to handle.

The pointing device has a heavy operating rod and its center of gravity is greatly shifted from the support point of the close-wound coil spring toward the distal end. Therefore, the inclination of the operating rod changes with a change in the support angle of the terminal device, and the applied force is applied to the terminal device. The operating rod may vibrate due to the impact.

Furthermore, after the operating rod is tilted in an arbitrary direction and then released, the operating rod returns to the origin by the action of the close-wound coil spring, but when the inclination range is small, the operating rod returns to the origin. There is a problem that the return accuracy of the pointer or the cursor is reduced without returning.

Therefore, in order to eliminate the lever-shaped operation rod, which is the greatest obstacle in solving the above-mentioned problems, from the pointing device, a pointing device having a dome-shaped slider has been proposed by the present inventors (particularly). No. 7-117876).

The pointing device proposed by the present inventors includes a slider 21 and a housing 22 as shown in FIG.
The dome-shaped slider 21 includes a rubber member 23 and a dome-shaped member 24 having a large hole in the center and overlapping below the rubber member 23.

On the other hand, a housing 22 on which the slider 21 is slidably supported has a dome-shaped upper surface facing the lower surface of the slider 21, and a rubber member is provided at the center of the housing 22.
There is provided a large hole into which the magnet holding portion 25 protruding downward from the center of 23 can be fitted.

The mechanism for detecting the inclination direction and the inclination depth of the slider 21 includes a permanent magnet 26 buried in a magnet holder 25 and a magnetoelectric conversion element 27, and a magnetoelectric conversion element 27 disposed around the permanent magnet 26. Is mounted on the printed circuit board 28.
It is arranged to face.

The switch element 29 mounted at the center of the printed circuit board 28 is provided for a click operation of a pointing device. When the center of the slider 21 is pressed, the magnet holding part 25 provided at the center of the rubber member 23 is opened. Then, the switch element 29 is pressed down.

Although the pointing device shown in FIG. 9 does not have a recovery mechanism for returning the center of the slider 21 to a predetermined position when the hand is released, FIG. 10 is proposed by the inventors in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-117876. 5 is a configuration example of a mechanism for restoring a slider that is in operation.

The slider recovery mechanism shown in FIG. 10A has a garter belt-shaped spring 33 between a plurality of hooks 31 of the slider 21 and a plurality of hooks 32 of the housing 22.
And restoring the slider by the tensile strength of the spring 33.

The slider restoring mechanism shown in FIG. 10 (b) has a garter belt-shaped spring 33 between a plurality of hooks 31 and 32 provided on the slider 21 and the housing 22, respectively.
Instead of this, a linear spring 33 is individually wound and the slider is restored.

That is, when the slider 21 moves, the tensile strength of the spring 33 in the moving direction decreases and the tensile strength of the spring 33 on the opposite side increases. As a result, when the slider 21 is released, the slider 21 is pulled back to a predetermined position where the tensile strengths of the springs 33 are balanced.

Further, the slider recovery mechanism shown in FIG. 10 (c) is a tightly wound coil spring between the center of the slider 21 and the base member 34.
This is a method in which the slider is restored by the restoring force of the close-wound coil spring 35 when the slider 21 that is connected and moved through the slider 35 is released.

By combining the pointing device shown in FIG. 9 with any one of the slider recovery mechanisms shown in FIG. 10, the pointing device has the same function as the pointing device shown in FIG. 8 and can be reduced in size and weight. Device can be realized.

[0029]

However, in any of the slider recovery mechanisms shown in FIG. 10, a spring is interposed between the slider and the housing or the base member, and acts directly on the slider when the slider is free. This is a mechanism for holding at a predetermined position by a restoring force.

As described above, in the mechanism in which the restoring force of the spring directly acts on the slider, the operability is impaired if the initial pressure of the spring is increased, and if the initial pressure is reduced, the spring resonates due to an impact or the like applied to the terminal device. In some cases, the slider is moved.

When the moving range is large, the slider returns to a predetermined position by the action of the spring when the hand is released from the slider. However, when the moving range is small, the slider does not return to the predetermined position and the return accuracy of the pointer or the cursor does not change. There was a problem that lowering.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pointing device which has a high accuracy of return of a pointer or a cursor, and which is less likely to malfunction due to vibrations, changes in support angles, and the like.

[0033]

FIG. 1 is a divided perspective view showing a pointing device of the present invention. The same object is denoted by the same symbol throughout the drawings.

The above-mentioned problem is caused by the housing 5 which can be mounted on the printed circuit board 80, the holder 61 incorporated in the housing 5,
Slider 71, coil spring 72, and support shaft 62 are holders
A dome-shaped operation part 63 supported by 61, a displacement detector for detecting the inclination direction and the amount of inclination of the holder 61 inclined in an arbitrary direction, and the displacement detector is embedded in the center of the holder 61. The housing 5 has a bearing recess 54 and a guide wall 52, and the holder 61 has a hemisphere that can be fitted into the bearing recess 54. The slider 71 has a projection 64 and a pressing rib 65.
Has a cylindrical body 73 slidable along the guide wall portion 52 and a pressing portion 75 capable of abutting against the pressing rib 65 of the holder 61, and the slider 71 is provided between the housing 5 and the slider 71. The dome-shaped operation portion 63 is urged by a coil spring 72 sandwiched between the
When the holder 61 is tilted through, the displacement direction detector detects the tilt direction of the holder 61, and when the dome-shaped operation portion 63 is released, the holder 61 is restored by the action of the coil spring 72. Is done.

The dome-shaped operation portion supported by the housing via the holder can be reduced in size and weight as compared with the conventional operation rod, and the pointing device and the terminal device can be reduced in size and weight so that even a weak child can be used. The terminal device can be easily operated.

Further, the holder is pressed against the housing by a coil spring via a slider abutted at a position distant from the shaft center, so that the inclination of the shaft center changes with a change in the support angle of the terminal device, or the holder is attached to the terminal device. The shaft core does not vibrate due to the applied shock.

Further, the slider which presses the holder against the housing is urged by the coil spring and slides linearly along the guide wall. When the holder is upright, the initial pressure of the coil spring is reduced by a hemispherical projection. Is uniformly applied to the peripheral portion at an equal distance from the portion.

When the holder is inclined in an arbitrary direction, the force applied to the peripheral portion via the slider becomes unbalanced even if the inclination is slight, and when the hand is released from the dome-shaped operation portion, the force is applied to the peripheral portion. Since the holder axis moves in the direction in which the applied forces are balanced, the holder is securely restored.

That is, it is possible to realize a pointing device that has a high return accuracy of the pointer or the cursor and has less malfunctions due to vibrations, changes in the support angle, and the like.

[0040]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 is a side sectional view showing an upright state of the holder, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an inclined state of the holder,
FIG. 4 is a divided perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a rising state of another embodiment, FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a falling state of another embodiment, FIG. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pointing device of the present invention has a housing 5, an operating mechanism 6, a pressurizing mechanism 7, and a coordinate detecting section 8, and the operating mechanism 6 has a holder 61 mounted in the housing 5 and a support. The shaft 62 includes a dome-shaped operation portion 63 supported by the holder 61.

The pressurizing mechanism 7 is comprised of a slider 71 and a conical coil spring 72 which are incorporated in the housing 5 to erect the holder 61, and the coordinate detector 8 is a permanent magnet 81 embedded in the center of the holder 61. And a magnetoelectric conversion element 82 disposed below the housing 5.

The housing 5 has a guide wall 52 and a first spring seat 53 projecting concentrically from the upper surface of a base 51, and a hemispherical bearing recess 54 provided at the center of the guide wall 52. A plurality of support claws 55 are provided on the lower surface of the base 51 so as to be locked to the printed circuit board 80.

A top holder 61 having a conical lower surface so as to be tiltable in an arbitrary direction has a hemispherical projection 64 at the center of the lower surface.
When mounted in the space surrounded by the guide wall 52, the tip of the hemispherical projection 64 is inserted into the bearing recess 54, and the operating mechanism 6 is supported.

The holder 61 has an annular pressing rib 65 formed on the upper surface along the outer periphery and a mounting hole 66 formed at the center of the pressing rib 65, and the dome-shaped operating portion 63 extends inward from the center. And a convex or concave portion 67 for finger hooking formed at the center of the outside.

The operation mechanism 6 is completed by inserting the tip of the support shaft 62 extending inward from the center of the dome-shaped operation portion 63 into the mounting hole 66, and the outer central convex portion of the dome-shaped operation portion 63 or By moving the concave portion 67 with a finger, the concave portion 67 can be inclined in an arbitrary direction.

The pressurizing mechanism 7 for erecting the holder 61 by pressurizing the slider 71 includes a guide wall 52 of the housing 5.
A conical coil spring 72 that presses the slider 71 against the holder 61 to erect the holder 71 is provided in the housing 5 and the slider.
It is sandwiched between 71.

That is, the slider 71 has a tubular body 73 slidable up and down along the guide wall 52 of the housing 5, and the tubular body 73 is provided with a second spring seat 74 at the lower end on the outside. And
At the upper end on the inner side, there is provided a pressing portion 75 that comes into contact with a pressing rib 65 formed on the upper surface of the holder 61.

The conical coil spring 72 has a small-diameter side as a second spring seat 74 and a large-diameter side as a first spring seat 53 to facilitate assembly.
And the holder 61 is erected by uniformly applying the initial pressure of the conical coil spring 72 to the pressing rib 65 equidistant from the hemispherical projection 64.

The permanent magnet 81 of the coordinate detecting section 8 is buried in a mounting hole 66 for inserting the dome-shaped operating section 63 provided in the holder 61. For example, a Hall element for detecting the magnetism of the permanent magnet 81 is used. Are mounted on a printed circuit board 80 below the housing 5.

The magneto-electric transducers 82 are disposed on the X-axis and the Y-axis, respectively, with the coordinate axes orthogonal to each other, that is, immediately below the hemispherical bearing recess 54 as the origin.
The direction in which the holder 61 is inclined and the depth of the inclination can be detected by the change in the magnetism.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slider 71 urged by the conical coil spring 72 and slid along the guide wall 52 holds the holder.
When pressed against the pressing rib 65, the initial pressure of the conical coil spring 72 is uniformly applied to the pressing rib 65 equidistant from the hemispherical projection 64, and the holder 61 is erected.

When the holder 61 is tilted as shown in FIG. 3, the force applied to the pressing rib 65 of the holder 61 via the slider 71 becomes unbalanced. Holder 61 in the direction in which the applied force is balanced
Moves and returns reliably.

Although the above embodiment is a pointing device suitable for an application in which output data is processed as an analog signal, the output data of the pointing device may be processed as a digital signal in a game or the like operating at high speed.

As described above, the pointing device in which the output data is processed as a digital signal is effective only in the moving direction of the operation unit, and the moving amount is ignored, so that the moving distance for outputting the data is short and the hand is released. When they do, they need to be restored quickly.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a pointing device which can cope with both purposes by operating a lever as shown in FIG. 4. The printed circuit board 80 of the above embodiment has a lifting mechanism 9 and a lifting mechanism 9 on its lower surface. The mounted switch unit 10 is mounted.

The elevating mechanism 9 has a stator part 91 mounted on the printed circuit board 80 and a rotor part 92 rotatably supported by the stator part 91, and the stator part 91 is a mounting part 93 fixed to the printed circuit board 80. And a plurality of fixed cams 94 arranged in a circle surrounding the mounting portion 93.

The rotor portion 92, which is inserted into the mounting portion 93 and held rotatably, has a through hole 95 and a rotating lever 96 protruding from the side surface, and has a support groove for supporting the switch unit 10 on the upper surface. A plurality of moving cams 98 are formed on the lower surface and are arranged in the circumferential direction.

The rotor part 92 inserted into the mounting part 93 is pressed against the stator part 91 by a spring 99 interposed between the mounting part 93 and the printed circuit board 80. When the rotating lever 96 is rotated to one side, the rotor part 92 rises. Then, when the rotating lever 96 is rotated to the opposite side, the rotor portion 92 is lowered.

On the other hand, the switch unit 10 has a ring-shaped substrate 101 mounted in the support groove 97 and at least four switch elements 102, and the switch elements 102 are fixed to the actuator 103 made of rubber, for example. It has a short-circuit electrode 104.

The poles 105 are mounted on the actuators 103 of the switch elements 102 mounted on the substrate 101 in correspondence with the coordinate axes, respectively.
1 at the position opposite to the short-circuit electrode 104 fixed in 103
It comprises a pair of electrodes 106.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, through holes are formed in the housing 5 and the printed circuit board 80 at positions corresponding to the poles 105.
When the rotor portion 92 rises as shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the pole 105 penetrating the through holes 56 and 83 comes into contact with the edge of the dome-shaped operation portion 63.

When the dome-shaped operation section 63 is operated, the pole 105
The dome-shaped actuator 103 made of rubber is pressed down and deformed, and a click action is fed back to the operator. At the same time, the pair of electrodes 106 is short-circuited by the short-circuit electrode 104.

When the rotor 92 is lowered as shown in FIG. 6, the protruding tip of the pole 105 sinks below the upper surface of the housing 5 and the dome-shaped operating portion 63 is moved to the housing 5.
Actuator even when tilted to a position where it contacts the top surface 1
03 is never pressed.

Still another embodiment of the present invention is a pointing device which can handle both uses by operating a lever as shown in FIG. 7. The printed circuit board 80 of the above embodiment has a lifting mechanism 90 and a lifting mechanism 90 on its lower surface. And the switch unit 10 mounted on the switch.

The elevating mechanism 90 includes a rotor section 112 and a stator section 11 mounted on the lower surface of the printed circuit board 80 via a mounting section 111.
The stator 113 is inserted into the mounting part 111, and the rotor part is rotatably mounted at the lower end of the mounting part 111.
Supported by 112.

A boss 114 formed at the center is inserted into the lower end of the mounting portion 111 and is rotatably mounted with, for example, a screw. It has a plurality of moving cams 116 arranged on the circumference surrounding the boss 114.

The stator portion 113 is attached to the mounting portion 111 and the groove 1.
The switch unit 10 has a through hole 118 and a projection 119 that are inserted into the
And a plurality of fixed cams 121 arranged in the circumferential direction on the lower surface.

The stator section 113 inserted into the mounting section 111 is rotated by a spring 99 between the printed circuit board 80 and the rotor section.
When the rotating lever 115 is rotated to one side, the stator 113 is raised, and when the rotating lever 115 is rotated in the opposite direction, the stator 113 is lowered.

The rotor portion 92 fitted in the mounting portion 93 is pressed against the stator portion 91 by a spring 99 interposed between the printed board 80 and the rotor portion 92 rises when the rotating lever 96 is rotated to one side. Then, when the rotating lever 96 is rotated to the opposite side, the rotor portion 92 is lowered.

When the elevating mechanism 9 rotates the rotor 92, the pawl 105 moves in the circumferential direction and the through holes 56 and 83 cannot be used as a guide. Pole 105 does not move and through holes 56 and 83
Can be used as a guide.

As a result, when the dome-shaped operation section 63 is operated, the pole 105 surely presses down the dome-shaped actuator 103 made of rubber, and the dome-shaped actuator 103
The click action generated by this is reliably fed back to the operator.

As described above, the dome-shaped operation portion supported by the housing via the holder can be reduced in size and weight as compared with the conventional operation rod, and the pointing device and the terminal device can be reduced in size and weight to reduce power. The terminal device can be easily operated even by infants.

Further, the holder is pressed against the housing by a coil spring via a slider abutted at a position distant from the shaft center, so that the inclination of the shaft center changes with a change in the support angle of the terminal device, or the terminal device is attached to the terminal device. The shaft core does not vibrate due to the applied shock.

Further, the slider which presses the holder against the housing is urged by the coil spring and slides linearly along the guide wall. When the holder is upright, the initial pressure of the coil spring is reduced by a hemispherical projection. Is uniformly applied to the peripheral portion at an equal distance from the portion.

When the holder is inclined in an arbitrary direction, the force applied to the peripheral portion via the slider becomes unbalanced even if the inclination is slight, and the force is applied to the peripheral portion when the hand is released from the dome-shaped operation portion. Since the holder axis moves in the direction in which the applied forces are balanced, the holder is securely restored.

That is, it is possible to realize a pointing device that has a high return accuracy of the pointer or the cursor, and is less likely to malfunction due to a change in the vibration or the support angle.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pointing device having a high return accuracy of the pointer or the cursor and a small malfunction due to vibration or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a divided perspective view showing a pointing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an erect state of a holder.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an inclined state of a holder.

FIG. 4 is a divided perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a rising state in another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a down state in another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing an example of a conventional pointing device.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing another conventional pointing device.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a conventional example of a slider recovery mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Housing 6 Operating mechanism 7 Pressing mechanism 8 Coordinate detecting unit 9, 90 Lifting mechanism 10 Switch unit 51 Base 52 Guide wall 53 First spring seat 54 Bearing recess 55 Supporting claw 56 Through hole 61 Holder 62 Support shaft 63 Dome shape Operating part 64 Hemispherical projection part 65 Pressing rib 66 Mounting hole 67 Recess 71 Slider 72 Conical coil spring 73 Cylindrical body 74 Second spring seat 75 Pressing part 80 Printed circuit board 81 Permanent magnet 82 Magnetoelectric conversion element 83 Through hole 91 Stator part 92 Rotor 93 Mounting part 94 Fixed cam 95 Through hole 96 Rotating lever 97 Support groove 98 Moving cam 99 Spring 101 Substrate 102 Switch element 103 Actuator 104 Short circuit electrode 105 Pole 106 Electrode 111 Mounting part 112 Rotor part 113 Stator part 114 Boss 115 Rotating lever 116 Moving cam 117 Groove 118 Through hole 119 Projection 120 Support groove 121 Fixed cam

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A housing mountable on a printed circuit board, a holder, a slider, and a coil spring incorporated in the housing, and a dome-shaped operation portion having a support shaft supported by the holder. The housing has a displacement amount detector for detecting a tilt direction and a tilt amount of the holder, the housing has a bearing concave portion and a guide wall portion, and the holder has a hemispherical shape that can be fitted into the bearing concave portion. A slider having a projection and a pressing rib, the slider having a tubular body slidable along the guide wall, and a pressing portion capable of contacting the pressing rib of the holder; Is biased by the coil spring sandwiched between the housing and the slider, and when the holder is tilted through the dome-shaped operation part, the tilt direction of the holder is detected by the displacement detector. When the dome-shaped operation part is released, Pointing device holder, characterized in that the restoring by the action of the coil spring. 2. The pointing device according to claim 1, wherein the dome-shaped operation portion has a concave portion or a convex portion at an outer central portion. 3. The conical coil spring according to claim 1, wherein the large-diameter side abuts a first spring seat provided on the housing, and the small-diameter side abuts a second spring seat provided on the slider. A pointing device, characterized in that: 4. A pointing device, wherein the displacement detector according to claim 1 has a permanent magnet buried in the center of the holder and a magnetoelectric conversion element mounted on a printed circuit board. 5. An operating unit that can be tilted in an arbitrary direction, a housing that supports the operating unit, a displacement detector that detects an amount of tilt of the operating unit, and a rotatable rotor unit. The rotor section has a switch element capable of generating a click action, and when the rotor is rotated, the operation section comes into contact with the switch element, and when the operation section is operated, the switch element is driven and A pointing device, wherein a click action occurs. 6. An operating part which can be tilted in an arbitrary direction, a housing which supports the operating part, a displacement detector which detects an amount of tilt of the operating part, and a stator part which can move up and down. The stator has a switch element capable of generating a click action, and when the stator is raised, the operating section contacts the switch element, and when the operating section is operated, the switch element is driven. A pointing device, wherein a click action occurs. 7. The rotor unit according to claim 5, wherein the rotor unit is incorporated in an elevating mechanism, the elevating mechanism comprising: a stator unit mounted on the printed circuit board; and a rotor unit rotatably supported by the stator unit. The stator portion has a mounting portion fixed to the printed circuit board and guiding the rotor portion, and a plurality of fixed cams surrounding the mounting portion and arranged in a circumferential direction. A through hole inserted into the mounting portion, a rotating lever protruding from a side surface, a support groove provided on the upper surface for supporting the switch element, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged abutting contacts with the fixed cam. When the rotating lever is rotated to one side, the rotor section is lowered, and the switch element is lowered below the upper surface of the housing, and when the other side is rotated, the rotor section is rotated. Rises, and the switch element A pointing device, characterized in that abuts against the work unit. 8. The stator according to claim 6, which is incorporated in an elevating mechanism, the elevating mechanism having a mounting part mounted on the printed circuit board, a rotor part mounted on the mounting part, and the stator part. The rotor portion has a boss rotatably mounted on the mounting portion, a rotating lever protruding from a side surface, and a plurality of moving cams arranged circumferentially around the boss. The stator portion is inserted into the mounting portion and slidably held in a vertical direction, a support groove provided on an upper surface for supporting the switch element, A plurality of fixed cams that come into contact with the cam; when the rotating lever is rotated to one side, the stator section is lowered, and the switch element is lowered below the upper surface of the housing, and is rotated to the other side. When it is moved, the stator rises and the switch element A pointing device, characterized in that contacts the serial operation unit. 9. A pointing device, wherein the switch element according to claim 5 has a dome-shaped actuator made of rubber.