Multiple circuit switch with improved multi-position for joypad actuator
CA 2099688 C · Owner: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Inventors: Date, Toshinori; Takasu, Yasuo
Overview
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A contact plate has at least one of first contact portion provided thereon. A contact member comprises at least one second contact portion wherein an operating force applied thereto may cause the second contact portion to touch the first contact portion so that predetermined electrical contact is established. The causing of the second contact portion touching the first contact portion results from an operating force elastically transforming the shape of the contact member. A tilting mechanism functions to tilt the contact member with respect to the contact plate in response to an operating force being applied to the contact member. The tilting occurs as a result of the tilting mechanism …
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- Filed June 29, 1993 and granted April 8, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 29, 2013.
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