Manual input unit
First Claim
1. A manual input unit comprising:
- an actuator section movably supported in a frame;
a generator section associated with said actuator section, to output a voltage which corresponds to a movement of said actuator section on said frame;
a signal transmission section associated with said generator section, to transmit a data signal which corresponds to an output-voltage value of said generator section to an external processing unit;
said generator section including a switching means which is closed when said actuator section is in a reference position and is opened when said actuator section is away from said reference position, and a generating means for generating a voltage linearly corresponding to a displacement of said actuator section from said reference position, said switching means and said generating means being connected, in parallel, to said signal transmission section; and
said signal transmission section being provided for defining, on the basis of a voltage generated from said generating means at an instant when said actuator section departs from said reference position to open said switching means, a voltage subsequently generated from said generating means while said switching means is in an opened state as said output-voltage value of said generator section, and for selecting data corresponding to said defined output-voltage value from stored data in accordance with a predetermined relationship to transmit said selected data as said data signal.
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Abstract
A manual input unit comprising an actuator section movably supported in a frame, a generator section for outputting a voltage corresponding to a movement of the actuator section, and a signal transmission section for transmitting a data signal corresponding to an output-voltage value of the generator section to an external processing unit. The generator section includes a switching means which is closed when the actuator section is in a reference position and is opened when the actuator section is moved apart from the reference position, and a generating means for generating a voltage linearly corresponding to a displacement of the actuator section from the reference position. The signal transmission section defines, on the basis of a voltage generated from the generating means at an instant when the actuator section departs from the reference position to open the switching means, a voltage subsequently generated from the generating means while the switching means is in an opened state as the output-voltage value of the generator section. The signal transmission section then selects data corresponding to the defined output-voltage value in accordance with a predetermined relationship.
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1. A manual input unit comprising:
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an actuator section movably supported in a frame; a generator section associated with said actuator section, to output a voltage which corresponds to a movement of said actuator section on said frame; a signal transmission section associated with said generator section, to transmit a data signal which corresponds to an output-voltage value of said generator section to an external processing unit; said generator section including a switching means which is closed when said actuator section is in a reference position and is opened when said actuator section is away from said reference position, and a generating means for generating a voltage linearly corresponding to a displacement of said actuator section from said reference position, said switching means and said generating means being connected, in parallel, to said signal transmission section; and said signal transmission section being provided for defining, on the basis of a voltage generated from said generating means at an instant when said actuator section departs from said reference position to open said switching means, a voltage subsequently generated from said generating means while said switching means is in an opened state as said output-voltage value of said generator section, and for selecting data corresponding to said defined output-voltage value from stored data in accordance with a predetermined relationship to transmit said selected data as said data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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