61 |
Contact control device and keyboard |
JP29187093 |
1993-11-22 |
JPH06215664A |
1994-08-05 |
POLAERT REMY; MANIGUET FRANCOIS |
PURPOSE: To provide a contact control device at low cost. CONSTITUTION: At least one part 14 of a plate material 10 is partially cut off, and the movable part 14 is inclined in the surrounding of at least one remaining connecting part 15. Force F applied to the movable part 14 is measured with a deflection gauge 17. A device is utilized to the control, remote control of a TV set and other apparatus, and a keyboard or the like. |
62 |
Remote-control device |
JP20248383 |
1983-10-28 |
JPH0610769B2 |
1994-02-09 |
YOHAN HAINDORU; JERUHARUDO HIRUJINGERU |
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63 |
JPH05509435A - |
JP51408991 |
1991-07-18 |
JPH05509435A |
1993-12-22 |
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64 |
JPS62500682A - |
JP50385585 |
1985-08-23 |
JPS62500682A |
1987-03-19 |
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65 |
JPS623454B2 - |
JP14645083 |
1983-08-12 |
JPS623454B2 |
1987-01-24 |
HOTSUTA MASAO; MYAMOTO KEIICHI; YOKOZAWA NORIO; OOSHIMA YOSHIMITSU |
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66 |
Teaching operating device |
JP20413884 |
1984-10-01 |
JPS6184711A |
1986-04-30 |
TABATA FUMIO; ASAKAWA KAZUO; AKITANI FUMIAKI |
PURPOSE:To eliminate an operation error and to improve efficiency by installing a displacement detecting means at a pair of the first and second parallel plate springs and cross-shaped plate springs and controlling an action channel of a shifted body by means of this. CONSTITUTION:A joy stick is equipped with a supporting body 2 composed of an elastic body installed in a teaching box. The supporting body 2 functions as a mechanical compliance mechanism, consists of two pairs of parallel plate springs 22 and 23 which can be displaced in the X and Y directions which mutually intersect orthogonally, a cross-shaped plate spring 21 installed on the upper surface of the assembled body, skewness gauges 3a-3f which are stuck to respective springs, and a connecting bar 4 which can be displaced in all directions for the vertical shaft installed at the center of the cross-shaped plate spring 21. Thus, when the connecting bar 4 is displaced by manually operating a teaching lever, forces (Fx-Fz and Mx-My) are completely separated and detected and an action channel of a robot can be taught. |
67 |
Touch type coordinate input device |
JP14645083 |
1983-08-12 |
JPS5952343A |
1984-03-26 |
HOTSUTA MASAO; MIYAMOTO KEIICHI; YOKOZAWA NORIO; OOSHIMA YOSHIMITSU |
PURPOSE:To realize a compact structure for the titled input device, by providing a flange to a plate spring of a power detecting part or an attachment projection to a flat plate or a curved panel, and setting the plate spring in parallel to an outer circumference frame. CONSTITUTION:A cantilever 9 is fixed to an attachment metallic parts 12 of a frame 6 at the side opposite to a flange 10, and the part of a plate spring 3 is set in parallel to the frame 6. Strain gauges 4 are attached to both sides of the spring 3, and a component force generated at a fulcrum supported by an attachment screw 11 is transmitted to the plate spring 3 through the flange 10. The bending distortion of the spring 3 generated by the component force is measured by the gauge 4. In this case, it is required to transmit accurately the component force generated at each fulcrum, and the bending of the flange 10 is not desired. Therefore, the flange 10 must be sufficiently increased to the spring 3 in thickness. |
68 |
Operatinggdevice programming unit |
JP12090779 |
1979-09-21 |
JPS5547521A |
1980-04-04 |
HANSURIHITAA |
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69 |
Ultra low travel keyboard |
US14928465 |
2015-10-30 |
US09997306B2 |
2018-06-12 |
Jeffrey T. Bernstein |
A keyboard or keyboard key that has a force sensor that measures the force imparted to the key when a user presses the key or rests a finger on a key. Key embodiments may also include an actuator that excites the in order to provide feedback to the user in accordance with various feedback methods disclosed herein. |
70 |
Ultra low travel keyboard |
US15068038 |
2016-03-11 |
US09911553B2 |
2018-03-06 |
Jeffrey T. Bernstein |
A keyboard or keyboard key that has a force sensor that measures the force imparted to the key when a user presses the key or rests a finger on a key. Key embodiments may also include an actuator that excites the in order to provide feedback to the user in accordance with various feedback methods disclosed herein. |
71 |
Method for operating a surgical power tool |
US12699259 |
2010-02-03 |
US08523845B2 |
2013-09-03 |
Andreas Ippisch |
A surgical power tool has an actuation assembly which comprises a force sensor and a switch. The force sensor is provided to determine an actuation force produced by the user, and the switch is transferred by the actuation force from a first switching state to a second switching state. A combined evaluation of the force sensor signal and of the switching state enables, for example, a plausibility check for increasing the operational reliability of the power tool. |
72 |
CHARACTER PREVIEW METHOD AND APPARATUS |
US13814649 |
2011-06-29 |
US20130135243A1 |
2013-05-30 |
Alexander Samson Hirsch; Karin Callahan |
A method and apparatus include detecting a first touch meeting a first threshold, which first touch is detected on a first physical key and displaying, without entering, at least a first character associated with the first physical key in an information entry field on an electronic device in response to the detecting. |
73 |
Keyboard with keys for moving cursor |
US11005168 |
2004-12-06 |
US07589712B2 |
2009-09-15 |
Robert J. Crowley; Donald N. Halgren |
Various embodiments of the present invention comprise a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. |
74 |
PRESSING-TYPE INPUT DEVICE |
US12360374 |
2009-01-27 |
US20090194404A1 |
2009-08-06 |
Yoshizo Kubo; Shinji Hirano; Hideki Ito; Masaru Komatsu; Tadamitsu Sato |
A pressing-type input device includes an operation part and pressure sensors that are provided on the lower surface of the operation part. The operation part includes an operation region where the pressure sensors are provided, and an outer region that is formed outside the operation region. An inner portion of the operation region is locally more flexible than the outer region that is formed outside the operation region. |
75 |
KEYBOARD WITH KEYS FOR MOVING CURSOR |
US12204767 |
2008-09-04 |
US20090002201A1 |
2009-01-01 |
Robert J. Crowley; Donald N. Halgren |
Various embodiments of the present invention comprise a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. |
76 |
Sensing keys for keyboard |
US10229798 |
2002-08-27 |
US06999009B2 |
2006-02-14 |
Patrick Monney |
A key sensing device comprises a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact spaced from one another by a low-force spacer element which includes a low-force aperture disposed between the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact. A third conductive contact and a fourth conductive contact are spaced from one another by a high-force spacer element which includes a high-force aperture disposed therebetween. The low-force aperture and the high-force aperture are configured to be aligned with a keyboard key so that a pressing of the keyboard key with a sufficient force causes contact between the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact through the low-force aperture and contact between the third conductive contact and the fourth conductive contact through the high-force aperture. The low-force aperture is larger in size than the high-force aperture. |
77 |
Input key and input apparatus |
US10983748 |
2004-11-09 |
US20050123333A1 |
2005-06-09 |
Toshiaki Sugimura; Masaaki Fukumoto |
An input key of the present invention, which is assigned a plurality of information items to be inputted, and which is assigned each of the information items to be inputted, according to a direction of a force exerted on the input key. And the input key includes a push detecting means for detecting a push on tile input key, and a direction detecting means for, when the push detecting means detects a push on the input key, detecting a strain occurring in the input key and thereby detecting a direction of a force exerted on the input key. |
78 |
Keyboard with keys for moving cursor |
US11005168 |
2004-12-06 |
US20050083215A1 |
2005-04-21 |
Robert Crowley; Donald Halgren |
The present invention comprises a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. |
79 |
Keyboard with keys for moving cursor |
US10011241 |
2001-11-05 |
US20020109613A1 |
2002-08-15 |
Robert
J.
Crowley; Donald
N.
Halgren |
The present invention comprises a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. |
80 |
Cluster key arrangement |
US09296809 |
1999-04-23 |
US06377685B1 |
2002-04-23 |
Ravi C. Krishnan |
A cluster key arrangement may be mechanically configured or electronically configured. The cluster key arrangement may include twelve cluster keys configured in an arrangement of three columns by four rows, such as conventionally found on standard telephones. The cluster key arrangement may also be configured for use on cellular/mobile telephones, television remote controls, other handheld data entry devices, automotive controls, desktop/wall-mounted/cordless telephones, combination telephone recorders, Personal Digital Assistants, and other electronic devices. The mechanically or electronically configured cluster keys provide a user with the ability to select one of a plurality of key elements representing numbers, letters, symbols, functions, etc., in a mutually exclusive manner. |