Joystick mechanism
Patent 4156130 Issued on May 22, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 26, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 26, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/836556 filed on 09/26/1977US Classes:377/17, Position determining33/1M, X-Y motion338/128, Plural345/161, Joystick377/42, Converting input or output signal from or to an analogue signal377/55, Particular input circuit74/471XYControl moves in two planesExaminersPrimary: Thesz, Joseph M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG01D 5/04 (20060101)G01D 5/165 (20060101) G01D 5/02 (20060101) G01D 5/12 (20060101) AbstractA joystick mechanism for transducing vector motion of an end of a joystick into its X and Y components including: an X-potentiometer having a body and a shaft, a bracket for mounting the body of the X-potentiometer to a surface, a Y-potentiometer having a body and a shaft, a rod connecting the shaft of the X-potentiometer to the body of the Y-potentiometer so that the shafts of the X and Y-potentiometers lie at right angles to each other, and a joystick having one end attached to the shaft of the Y-potentiometer and which is oriented such that its effective axis lies at a right angle relative thereto. | |
