摘要 |
A touch panel (4) and an operating section (30) are provided on a display means (2). A permanent magnet (52) is attached to a push button (32) and a magnetic metallic plate (58) is fitted to a supporting frame (36). When the button (32) is pressed down toward the panel (4) against the magnetic attraction between the magnet (52) and the metallic plate (58), an operating front-end section (46) operates a touch switch (4a). While the button (32) moves, a sense of stroke is given. In the initial stage of the movement, the magnetic attraction abruptly decreases and the operator of the button (32) feels a sense of click. Since the operator feels the senses of stroke and click when he operates the button (32), the operability of the thin switch device is improved while taking the advantage that the touch panel (4) is thin. |