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US 2007/0163861 A1Published application
Joystick controller with put-and-stay capability
AssigneePenny & Giles Controls Limited
InventorJohn Downer
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Abstract
A joystick controller comprises an operating rod (12) mounted for pivotal movement relative to a housing (14) so as to effect movement of a sensor element for providing an output signal indicative of a degree of pivotal movement of the operating rod (12). The joystick also includes at least one friction pad (20a, 20b) mounted to the operating rod (12) for providing a fictional resistance to movement of the operating rod (12) relative to the housing (14).
Claims16
A joystick controller comprising:
- an operating rod mounted for pivotal movement relative to a housing so as to effect movement of a sensor element for providing an output signal indicative of a degree of pivotal movement of the operating rod;
- and
- at least one friction pad mounted to the operating rod for providing a frictional resistance to movement of the operating rod relative to the housing.
A joystick controller comprising:
- an operating rod mounted for pivotal movement relative to a housing;
- at least one friction pad mounted to the operating rod;
- and
- biasing means for urging the friction pad against a friction surface of the housing for providing a frictional resistance to movement of the operating rod relative to the housing.
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A joystick controller comprising:
- an operating rod mounted for pivotal movement relative to a housing so as to effect movement of a sensor element for providing an output signal indicative of a degree of pivotal movement of the operating rod;
- at least one friction pad mounted to the operating rod for providing a frictional resistance to movement of the operating rod relative to the housing;
- a detent for holding the operating rod at a predetermined pivotal position;
- and a slider member mounted for movement up and down the operating rod and biased towards the detent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.