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Abstract

The object of the invention is to provide a directional input device that changes the distance between electrodes that are included in a capacitative element in correspondence with a sliding direction (that is, input direction) to which an input unit is made to slide, thereby changing the electrostatic capacity of the capacitative element.The directional input device according to the invention is a directional input device for detecting an input direction depending on a change in the capacity of a capacitative element. The directional input device is comprising: an input unit, that horizontally slide in correspondence with an input direction allowed to be inputted; a capacitative element, that has a movable electrode and a fixed electrode and is used to detect an input direction inputted to the input unit; and one or more movable portions, that move downward with the sliding of the input unit and make move downward the movable electrode corresponding to the input direction inputted to the input unit together with the downward movement of the movable portions and bring the movable electrode close to the fixed electrode that faces the movable electrode.

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First Claim