Patent ID: 6433778
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G05G,G06F,H01C,Y10T

Abstract:
A finger operating apparatus comprising a finger operating joystick, a signal reaction generator at which one end of the first, second and third return springs are anchored, and the first, second and third wires, one end of each is anchored at said finger operating joystick, and the other ends of which are anchored at the other end of the first, second and third return springs of said signal reaction generator;wherein said finger operating joystick includes a joystick shaft rotatably attached to said signal reaction generator; a roughly cylindrical body attached onto the upper part of said joystick shaft; a tongue-shaped thumb flexing instruction portion, to which one end of said first wire is attached, rotatably attached to the side of said cylindrical body by pressing of said first return spring; a rectangular projection forefinger flexing instruction portion, to which one end of said second wire is attached, attached at the front upper part of said cylindrical body by pressing of said second return spring so as to freely advance and retreat; and a rectangular projection middle finger flexing instruction portion, to which one end of the third wire is attached, attached at the front lower part of said cylindrical body by pressing of said third return spring so as to freely advance and retreat; and wherein said signal reaction generator includes the first, second and third detectors which detect movements of said first, second and third wires in line with rotation of said thumb flexing instruction portion, the advance and retreat of said forefinger flexing instruction portion, and the advance and retreat of said middle finger flexing instruction portion; and a wrist rotation detector which detects the rotation of said joystick shaft.