Patent ID: 11921536
Assignee: WOODWARD, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. The self-centering joystick controller of claim 17, further comprising:
a first slot defined in one of the retainer bracket or the force bracket and laterally offset from a primary axis of the second elongate portion in a third direction;
a first pin comprised by the other of the retainer bracket or the force bracket and configured to extend through the first slot and travel along the first slot, such that the force bracket is substantially constrained to pivotal and linear movement relative to the retainer bracket;
a second slot defined in one of the retainer bracket or the force bracket and laterally offset from the primary axis of the second elongate portion in a fourth direction opposite the third direction; and
a second pin comprised by the other of the retainer bracket or the force bracket and configured to extend through the second slot and travel along the second slot, such that the force bracket is substantially constrained to pivotal and linear movement relative to the retainer bracket.