Controller unit for video game
US4469330A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20201
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A combination keyboard/joystick controller is provided in which a joystick shaft is pivotally mounted on one end. The shaft passes through elongated apertures in two parallel plates. Each plate is capable of moving along an axis in response to joystick movement along that axis, and each plate is coupled to a potentiometer which therefore provides an analog output indicative of joystick movement along the two axes. Also provided is a keyboard mounted on a flex circuit. An array of keys including a conductive material cooperate to cause electrical contact between traces on the flex circuit.
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