Force feedback input device
Disclosed is a force feedback input device including a cylindrical operating member having an open bottom. A support member that is rotatable supports a central portion of an inner surface of the operating member, and a motor which is held by the support member. A rotary shaft of the motor is arranged to be perpendicular to a central axis of rotation of the operating member. A great portion of the motor is housed in the operating member. A pinion that is fixed to the rotary shaft of the motor meshes with a ring-shaped gear that is provided at a part shifted from the central axis of rotation of the operating member.
1. A force feedback input device comprising:
a cylindrical operating member having an open bottom;
a support member which rotatably supports a central portion of an inner surface of the operating member;
a motor that is held by the support member; and
a transfer mechanism that applies rotation force of the motor to the operating member,
wherein a rotary shaft of the motor is perpendicular to a central axis of rotation of the operating member,
at least a part of the motor is housed in the operating member, and
the transfer mechanism has a first transfer unit that is provided in the rotary shaft of the motor, and a second transfer unit that is provided at a part shifted from the central axis of rotation of the operating member.
2. The force feedback input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first transfer unit has a pinion that is attached to the rotary shaft of the motor,
the second transfer unit has a ring-shaped gear portion that is provided at a lower end surface of the operating member, and
the pinion and the ring-shaped gear portion are formed by bevel gears.
3. The force feedback input device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the operating member has an exterior member and an interior member that are fixed to each other, and
a supported portion that is supported by the support member and the ring-shaped gear portion that are integrally formed in the interior member.
4. The force feedback input device according to claim 2 ,
wherein a skirt portion that extends downward to surround the ring-shaped gear portion is in the operating member, and
the pinion is disposed inside the skirt portion.
5. The force feedback input device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support member has a ceiling portion and a pair of side wall portions that are suspended from the ceiling portion,
the operating member is rotatably supported by a rotation support portion provided in the ceiling portion, and
the motor is housed between the side wall portions.