Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle that improves visibility and interior aesthetics by appearing/disappearing mechanism of a button. The operation apparatus includes a panel, an operation module capable of moving, through an opening of the panel, between a first position and a second position spaced apart from each other in a front-back direction, a button placed on the operation module, a rotary link rotatably provided on an axis orthogonal to the front-back direction, a drive source for rotating the rotary link, and a cam mechanism having a guide path for inducing an angular motion of the rotary link and, thereby, moving the operation module to the first position or the second position.

A keyboard with a thumb-operable control button on the front surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the keyboard comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a back surface, a left surface, and a right surface. A plurality of keys disposed on the upper surface of the housing includes alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric keys arranged into rows and a thumb-operable spacebar arranged below the alphanumeric keys and non-alphanumeric keys. A thumb-operable control button is disposed on the front surface of the housing, the thumb-operable control button configured to be depressed at an angle of depression perpendicular to the front surface, and wherein the thumb-operable control button is independently and selectively configured to perform a function identical to a function of one of the alphanumeric keys or the non-alphanumeric keys when depressed. This arrangement can greatly improve both functionality and accessibility to certain keys on the upper surface of housing.

Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle that improves visibility and interior aesthetics by appearing/disappearing mechanism of a button. The operation apparatus includes a panel, an operation module capable of moving, through an opening of the panel, between a first position and a second position spaced apart from each other in a front-back direction, a button placed on the operation module, a rotary link rotatably provided on an axis orthogonal to the front-back direction, a drive source for rotating the rotary link, and a cam mechanism having a guide path for inducing an angular motion of the rotary link and, thereby, moving the operation module to the first position or the second position.

A tactile button device is provided and is suitable to be sterilized. The tactile button device has at least one receptacle that is adapted to be filled at least partly with a material and further is configured so that the material filled into the receptacle is displaced when subjected to a pressure. At least one duct is connected to the receptacle and allows the pressure exerted to the material to be transmitted. A connector is connected to the at least one duct and is connectable to a detection device so that the pressure on the material is transmitted to the detection device.

A vehicle switch device has a selection switch having an operation part that, when operated, selects at least one of a plurality of driving target vehicle components mounted on a vehicle, and an operation switch that is separately operable from the selection switch, and drives the selected driving target vehicle component when operated. The operation switch has a single holding operation knob that swings so as to have a front portion thereof pushed down or pulled up. The single holding operation knob is structured to allow a palm of a hand to be placed on an upper face thereof, and fingers of the hand other than a thumb to be placed on the front portion. The operation part is disposed on a side face of the holding operation knob.