JPH11154031A - Joy stick capable of inputting components of three systems at a time with one finger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the joy stick capable of inputting complicated operation requiring three-dimensional representation like operation of an aircraft, a game machine, etc., at a time with one finger. SOLUTION: An operation ring 1 into which a finger or arm is inserted is provided at the upper tip of the base part 4 of a conventional joy stick capable of sensing up/down and right/left directions. Then the joy stick consists of a sensor 3 capable of sensing motion such as the lifting and depression of the ring with the finger or arm and a spring 6 which holds the operation ring at its neutral height.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a joystick expressing three systems used in aircraft and game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cross-shaped controller is known as an operation stick of a conventional video game machine. This is a cross-shaped crossing of two axes of lettering, and the vertical axis is up and down, the horizontal axis is left and right, this can express only two systems of up and down and left and right, The three systems cannot be expressed with one finger at the same time.

[0003] Like a joystick for an aircraft,
Some objects express the sensation of being able to fly freely in the air, but this is merely a three-dimensional representation of the aircraft's "always forward" property. Specifically, only two systems, up, down, left and right, can be controlled.

[0004] In addition, what can be said in common with conventional joysticks, including the above, is that the basic philosophy is that a joystick is an object that is firmly gripped and operated by hands and fingers. In other words,
The more complicated the operation, the more fingers or hands required.

[0005]

The conventional joystick can control two systems of up, down, left and right, but in addition to the two systems of up, down, left, and right, such as operation of an aircraft or a three-dimensional virtual reality, expresses a high and low. If you need to control everything with one joystick, you could not control without a separate throttle lever and switch.

An object of the present invention is to control three systems of up, down, left, right, and high and low at a time with one joystick.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a rod-shaped joystick having a "ring" attached to the tip of the rod-shaped joystick so that a finger or an arm can be inserted.

The position where the above-mentioned ring is attached is to be vertically attached to the tip of the upper part of the joystick.

The shape of the ring is ergonomically designed so that a finger or an arm can be placed on the ring so as not to be tired even after a long operation.

A method of sensing a three-dimensional expression, such as height, is to incorporate a damper containing a spring for neutralizing the position inside a rod-shaped stick portion of a joystick, and how much up and down the damper portion is. By attaching a sensor to measure the movement, it can detect high and low movements.

【Example】

In FIG. 1, a stick 3 incorporating a sensor 3 for detecting a vertical movement and a damper is attached to a base 4 of a conventional joystick.
It is constituted by vertically attaching an operation ring 1 into which a finger or an arm can be inserted.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the up, down, left and right movements are detected by the base 4 of the conventional joystick by tilting the stick portion 2. And the movement of high and low,
By raising and lowering the operation ring 1 into which the finger is inserted, the operation is detected by the sensor 3 built in the stick unit 2 attached to the operation ring 1. Further, the spring 6 is built in the stick portion 2 in order to achieve neutrality of the vertical movement.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the operation of an aircraft or a game machine can be facilitated by forming the base portion 4 of the conventional joystick so that it can be gripped with one hand. Also, by extending the stick below the base 4 of the conventional joystick and combining it with another joystick, the ring-shaped joystick can cope with more complicated movements such as aiming in aircraft operation.

【The invention's effect】

According to the present invention, the ring is provided at the tip of the stick, and the finger or the arm is inserted therein, so that the operation ring can hold the finger firmly.

By holding the finger in this manner, it becomes possible to cope with any movement of the finger, that is, up, down, left, right, high and low. In addition to the two vertical, left and right components, another system called high and low Components can be sensed, and three components can be input at a time with one finger.

Further, since the structure is simple, in which the sensor and the spring are only built in the stick, it is possible to reduce the size of the stick and to manufacture the stick at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a handle of a joystick according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the joystick of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of sign]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Finger insertion ring 2 Stick part outer cylinder (including damper) 3 Sensor for detecting height movement 4 Conventional joystick base 5 Stick part inner cylinder (including damper) 6 Damper part position control spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] A joystick is provided with a ring (1) at the top end of the joystick, into which a finger or an arm can be inserted.
A joystick that allows you to input three components, high and low, at the same time with a single finger.