Rotary and push type input device
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Oct 26, 2004
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May 13, 2002
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May 13, 2002
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The disclosure describes a button wheel. The button wheel comprises a support frame including a pair of parallel opposed inner surfaces. A platform is nestably mounted in the support frame. The platform includes a pair of parallel opposed outer surfaces forming a pair of linear bearings with the parallel opposed inner surfaces of the support frame to allow the platform to translate from a biased rest position in a direction parallel to the opposed inner surfaces and the opposed outer surfaces. The button wheel also includes first and second spaced apart mounts fixed to one of the support frame and said platform. The button wheel includes a shaft disposed along an axis and including a first end rotatably engaged in the first mount and a second end rotatably engaged in the second mount. A wheel is mounted on the shaft and a rotation sensor is in operative communication with the wheel. The button wheel also includes a translation sensor coupled between the support frame and the platform.
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