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Control stick mechanism

  • US 4,620,176 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1984
  • Issued: 10/28/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus including first and second potentiometers, said potentiometers drivable by a control stick comprising:

  • a housing means;

    said first and second potentiometers comprising respective first and second potentiometer housings having respective first and second rotatable shafts mounted therein;

    first and second gear means affixed to said first and second potentiometer housings, respectively, said first shaft extending through said first gear means and being rotatable with respect to said first gear means;

    said second shaft extending through said second gear means and being rotatable with respect thereto;

    first and second orthogonal fork member means connected to said first and second shafts, respectively, and mounted in said housing means for rotation through an arc with respect to said housing means; and

    means for driving each said gear means pivot the attached potentiometer housing with respect to the shaft mounted therein, thereby adjusting the potentiometer setting corresponding to a particular position of said form means.

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