Curved surface signal pick-up device

• US 6,288,653 B1
• Filed: 12/22/1998
• Issued: 09/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yun Ning Shih
• Original Assignee: Yun Ning Shih
• Inventors: Shih, Yun Ning
• Primary Examiner(s): Horabik, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): WONG, ALBERT KANG
• Application Number:
  US09/217,891
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 341/20, 341/35, 341/3, 341/11, 345/163, 345/164, 345/167, 324/207.11, 324/207.21, 324/207.22, 324/207.23, 324/207.25, 200/110.A, 200/292
• US Class Current: 341/35
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 1/5805 Connections to printed circuits for slide switches H01H15/005; for tumbler switches H01H23/006
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 19/005 Electromechanical pulse generators
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 19/56 Angularly-movable actuating part carrying contacts, e.g. drum switch

Abstract

A curved surface signal pick-up device comprises a rotary disk and graphite brushes. The rotary disk has grid ring on the side thereof. The grid ring have a common portion and transferring portions spaced with equal or unequal distances, each of the transferring portions are arranged alternatively so that the common portion and transferring portions on the rotary disk are arranged on the same radius. Graphite brushes made by dividing an single located element, one end of the graphite brushes are connected on a circuit board for transferring the receiving different signals, while another end of the graphite brushes are contacted with the common portion and the transferring portions of the grid ring. While the rotary disk rotates, the graphite brushes will output signals of different voltages according to the variations of the alternative transferring portions are installed on the same radius, even if a slight variation of angle is occurred, the present invention can detect this variation, therefore, the resolution is improved. Besides, the graphite brushes are made by dividing a single located element. Accordingly, the difficulty in fabrication is reduced and the yield is increased.

Claims

1. A curved surface signal pick-up device comprising:

a rotary disk having a grid ring on the radial side, the grid ring including a common portion and transferring portions with the same radius, the transferring portions having spaced contact points and wherein the transfer portions and the common portion are arranged alternatively; and

a single located element divided into graphite brushes on one end, the graphite brushes in contact with the grid ring to generate signals;

the second end of the located element connected to a circuit board for transferring the signals.

2. A mechanical mouse comprising:

an encoder wherein the encoder includes the signal pick-up device in claim 1.