Patent ID: 8753208

Claim:
A speed controller, in particular for video games, capable of operate according to at least a sequential mode and a manual mode comprising: a support casing ( 1 ), a lever ( 2 ) hingeably mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting, from a neutral position (N), around a first axis (Y) and around a second axis (X), the second axis (X) being substantially right angled with respect to the first axis (Y), and detection means ( 4 ) capable of detecting, in the manual mode, at least two different positions (M 1 -M 8 ) of the speed controller lever obtained by pivoting the speed controller lever around at least said first axis (Y) from the neutral position in a manual mode shifting direction in which the speed controller lever moves substantially at right angle to a manual mode neutral row, and, said detection means ( 4 ) being capable of detecting, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions (S 1 , S 2 ) of the speed controller lever, characterized in that the detection means ( 4 ) are capable of detecting, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the speed controller lever obtained by pivoting the speed controller lever around said second axis (X) in a sequential mode shifting direction from the neutral position, in such a way that, in said sequential mode shifting direction, the speed controller lever moves substantially along said manual mode neutral row.