JOG SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR MOBILE TERMINAL

A jog switch assembly for a mobile terminal is provided to have a simple configuration and a reduced thickness and size. A jog switch assembly for a mobile terminal comprises a jog switch and a push switch(30). The jog switch comprises a rotating plate portion(21), a tooth form portion(25) and a vector switch(28). The rotating plate portion is of a disk type and of a relatively small thickness compared with a diameter. The rotating plate portion is accommodated within an aperture with a rotation enabled. The aperture penetrates a plate surface of a front cover of a body of the mobile terminal. The tooth form portion is of a plate form and of relatively small thickness compared with a diameter. The tooth form portion is arranged round the rotating plate portion and with respect to a direction of a rotation axis of the rotating plate portion. The tooth form portion protrudes beyond the rotating plate portion with a height difference along a radius direction and is arranged a lower side of the aperture. The vector switch detects vector quantity of the tooth form portion. The push switch is arranged separately from the rotating plate portion in a center of the rotating plate portion in order to enable a push manipulation.