Patent ID: 11874686
Assignee: AGCO INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A joystick control device comprising:
a base portion;
a teeter board supported on the base portion by first and second pivoting mounts, each pivoting mount configured to guide relative rotary motion between the base and the teeter board about a respective axis of rotation;
a handle operable to effect movement of the teeter board; and
a sensor configured to generate an output signal indicative of position and orientation of the teeter board relative to the base;
wherein, the respective axes of rotation of the first and second pivoting mounts are spaced apart and extend parallel to each other,
wherein the teeter board is further supported on the base portion by third and fourth pivoting mounts, each of the pivoting mounts configured to guide relative rotary motion between the base and the teeter board about a respective axis of rotation,
wherein, the respective axes of rotation of the third and fourth pivoting mounts are spaced apart and extend parallel to each other, and perpendicular to the respective axes of rotation of the first and second pivoting mounts, and
wherein in case of rotary motion of the first and second pivoting mounts around the respective axis of rotation, the sensor is configured to generate an output signal indicative of the amount of rotary motion, and in case of rotary motion of the third and fourth pivoting mounts around the respective axis of rotation, the sensor is configured to generate a binary output signal indicative of the rotary motion.