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US 4,492,830 AGranted
Joystick with single-leaf spring switch
AssigneeWico Corporation
InventorSyng N. Kim
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AssigneeWico Corporation
InventorSyng N. Kim
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A switch assembly is provided for mounting in the two-part housing of a joystick apparatus. The assembly includes a printed circuit board held between retainers on the two parts of the housing. A plurality of switches are mounted on the board, each including a fixed printed contact and a movable leaf spring contact, the leaf spring contacts being engageable with actuators on a tilt plate which is tiltably carried by the joystick handle for selective actuation of the switches. The board also carries a fire control switch including a printed contact and a leaf spring contact which is engageable with a push-button actuator on the joystick handle. The handle includes a support module therefor which is held in place by retaining pins on one of the two housing parts, the tilt plate having recesses therein for accommodating the retaining pins.
In a joystick controller including a housing and handle means tiltably mounted on the housing for actuating direction control switches in the housing, the improvement comprising:
In a joystick controller including a housing and handle means for actuating direction control switches in the housing, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.