Patent · US Expired

Input apparatus for digitizer tablet

US5583540A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 9, 1994
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03543
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input apparatus for a digitizer tablet includes a lens section, an input operation section and an operation mechanism. The lens section has a mark formed at the bottom to indicate the position to be input, and a pickup coil wound around its peripheral portion. The input operation section has input operation switches and holds the lens section in such a way that the lens section is movable up and down with respect to a digitizer table. The operation mechanism includes a slide lever, a hook member, arm sections and a coupling rod. The operation mechanism is provided in the input operation section to move the lens section toward or away from the digitizer table.

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