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Game device

  • US 6,142,877 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1997
  • Issued: 11/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A game device for controlling the movements of a virtual vehicle in a game program, comprising an operating mechanism for operating the movements of said virtual vehicle, a body moving mechanism for moving a body, wherein said body further comprises a movable body to be mounted by the player and a fixed body for supporting said movable body in a freely tilting manner, and a communicating mechanism for directly communicating the control input from said operating unit to said body moving mechanism without utilizing a driving mechanism, wherein said operating mechanism is a handle unit for operating the virtual vehicle movements shown on a display unit, the handle unit is axially supported to be rotatable with regard to said movable body, and said body moving mechanism comprises a pulley connected to said handle unit and a belt contacting the pulley, said movable body structured to reciprocate in its tilting direction in accordance with the rolling of the pulley along the belt.

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