摘要 |
IN CONVENTIONAL MULTI-DIRECTION INPUT DEVICES, THE OPERATING SHAFT IS FORMED AS A CYLINDER BY MACHINING USING A LATHE OR THE LIKE, SO THAT THE MACHINING TAKES A LOT OF TIME, RESULTING IN A RATHER HIGH COST. DISCLOSED IS A MULTI-DIRECTION INPUT DEVICE IN WHICH THE OPERATING SHAFT (14) IS FORMED OF A PLATE MATERIAL BY STAMPING USING A PRESS OR THE LIKE, SO THAT THE OPERATING SHAFT HAS A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION, WHEREBY IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE A LARGE NUMBER OF OPERATING SHAFTS (14) IN A SHORT TIME AND WITH HIGH DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY, THEREFORE ACHIEVING A REDUCTION IS COST.
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