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US 2007/0295147 A1Published application
Joystick Device With Electric Latching Detents
AssigneesSauer-Danfoss Inc., Penny & Giles Control Ltd.
InventorsStanley Didier, Wayne Edmunds, Terence Pontin
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Abstract
A joystick (1) having a yoke pivotally secured to an upper support (28) and a lever (16) pivotally secured to a lower support. The yoke has a latching portion that engages a cam roller (14) on the lever to push the lever downward. Supported on the lever is an armature (24) positioned in spaced relation to a solenoid (26). The solenoid is energized based on the movement of the yoke.
Claims2
A joystick device having an upper support and a lower support comprising:
- a yoke pivotally secured to the upper support and having at least one latching portion;
- a lever pivotally secured to the lower support and being maintained in an upward position by a spring;
- a solenoid armature supported by the lever and in parallel spaced relation with a solenoid;
- a cam roller in engagement with both the yoke and the lever wherein the latching portion causes the cam roller to move the lever downward;
- and a micro controller that senses the movement of the yoke and energizes the solenoid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.