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US8950740B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8950740-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113199006-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | Aug 8, 2007 |
| Publication date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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This invention provides an improvement in a control stick (e.g., joystick, side-stick, etc.) ( 20 ) adapted to control the movement of an object (e.g., an airfoil surface). The improvement includes: a support ( 21 ); an intermediately-pivoted upper member ( 23 ) mounted on the support, the upper member having an upper portion ( 24 ), and lower portion ( 25 ); an intermediate member ( 26 ) having an upper portion pivotally connected to the upper member lower portion, and having a lower portion; and a lower member ( 29 ) having a lower portion pivotally mounted on the support, and having an upper portion; and wherein the intermediate member lower portion is movably mounted on the lower member upper portion such that pivotal movement of the upper member upper portion relative to the support will produce pivotal movement of the intermediate and lower members relative to the support; and a resilient member ( 31 ) arranged to bias the direction of relative movement between the intermediate and lower members. The various pivotal connections may be provided by gimbals such that the various members are mounted for compound pivotal movement about two mutually-perpendicular axes.
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What is claimed is: 1. In a control stick mounted on a support and adapted to control the movement of an object, the improvement comprising: a handle mounted on said support for compound pivotal movement about two mutually-perpendicular axes for providing an input of the desired movement of said object; a compound spring acting between said support and handle, said compound spring including a first tubular portion having a longitudinal axis, having a first wall extending between…
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Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
- B64C13/04Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- B64C13/0421Primary
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- What does patent US8950740B2 cover?
- This invention provides an improvement in a control stick (e.g., joystick, side-stick, etc.) ( 20 ) adapted to control the movement of an object (e.g., an airfoil surface). The improvement includes: a support ( 21 ); an intermediately-pivoted upper member ( 23 ) mounted on the support, the upper member having an upper portion ( 24 ), and lower portion ( 25 ); an intermediate member ( 26 ) havin…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kopp John D, Moog Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C13/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).