Operation apparatus for a game machine
US5785317A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/1043
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to an operation apparatus for a game machine called controller or the like, and more particularly to a novel operation apparatus for a game machine which is improved in operability and operation feeling. A housing includes a pair of leftwardly and rightwardly separate portions of a left casing and a right casing. A cross-shaped key top and a left side manually operable key are disposed on a face of the left casing while a key switch or switches and a right side manually operable key are disposed on a face of the right casing. The right casing is fitted for rotation in a relay ring secured to the left casing, and a connection ring is fixed in the inside of the right casing and is held in meshing engagement with a rotary shaft of a rotary volume. The rotary volume is operated when the left casing and the right casing are manually rotated relative to each other.
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