Patent ID: 6064370
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B03B,C12C,G06F

Abstract:
A Z-axis flywheel control of a computer input device, wherein said computer input device comprises a housing and a control circuit in a form of circuit board, said Z-axis flywheel control comprising:a flywheel arranged inside said housing to be movable from a default position, comprising:rotation support means for rotatably supporting said flywheel inside said housing to allow said flywheel to be angularly displaceable; anda pair of opposite side wings, extending outward of said housing and each said side wing having an individual arc end member extending out of said housing through a corresponding one of a pair of opposite side slots formed on said housing, each arc end member having a through hole formed thereon to hold and expose a side switching device which is in electrical connection with said control circuit;a grating mounted to said flywheel to be angularly displaceable in unison therewith;a detecting means detector for detecting angular displacement of said grating; anda positioning returning means, arranged between said housing and said rotation support means of said flywheel for maintaining and returning said flywheel back to said default position.