| 摘要 |
<p>An operation device for a vehicle, the device enabling both a switchover between operation menu display screens provided for an in-vehicle apparatus and displayed on a monitor and a switchover between function display screens provided for the in-vehicle apparatus and displayed on the monitor. All the switchover operation is performed by tilting an operation knob (30) in eight directions, by pivoting the operation knob (30) about its axis, and by operating a main switch (31) and a sub-switch (32) that are provided at the operation knob (30). The movement of the operation knob (30) is limited such that it is pivotable about the axis only in a predetermined angle range and not pivotable unlimitedly, so that a user does not need to re-hold the operation knob (30) in operating it. As a result, a load on user's wrist is reduced to improve operability of the device. In addition, because the main switch (31) and the sub-switch (32) are located at the operation knob (30), the user can operate the knob (30) without releasing the hand from it, which improves the operability further.</p> |
