Multi-way input device

Details Multi-way input device Multi-way input device

1994-10-11

1996-02-13

Brier, Jeffery

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Cursor mark position control device

273438, G09G 508, A63F 900

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054914973

ABSTRACT:
According to the present invention there is provided an input device capable of making input in three-dimensional directions in conformity with the human's operating sense and easy to operate.
The input device is provided with, in addition to first and second switches disposed on a substrate and a third switch disposed on the substrate in a direction in which it can be pushed in the surface direction of the substrate, a fourth switch capable of being pushed axially of a shaft. An actuator used in the device has a slide-contact surface which is part of a predetermined spherical surface, and in the interior of a housing there is provided a slide-contact surface for sliding contact with the slide-contact surface of the actuator. An operating member used in the device has a shape bridging the upper and lower ends of a stick.

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patent: 4794388 (1988-12-01), Matthews
patent: 4910503 (1990-03-01), Brodsky
patent: 5012230 (1991-04-01), Yasuda
patent: 5181181 (1993-01-01), Glynn

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