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公开(公告)号：USD494516S1
公开(公告)日：2004-08-17
申请号：US29183088
申请日：2003-06-04
申请人： Fred Swan , John Faust , Christopher Pate , David McVicar , Vance Prather , Manuel Tavano , Paolo Cattaneo , Klaus Fiorino , Andrea Zardoni , Masayuki Hotta , Chau-Chang Chou , Ming Yu
设计人： Fred Swan , John Faust , Christopher Pate , David McVicar , Vance Prather , Manuel Tavano , Paolo Cattaneo , Klaus Fiorino , Andrea Zardoni , Masayuki Hotta , Chau-Chang Chou , Ming Yu
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公开(公告)号：USD479167S1
公开(公告)日：2003-09-02
申请号：US29161104
申请日：2002-05-21
申请人： John Faust , Fred Swan , David McVicar , Ming Yu , Robinson Luo , Manuel Tavano , Matteo Montani , Klaus Fiorino , Andrea Zardoni
设计人： John Faust , Fred Swan , David McVicar , Ming Yu , Robinson Luo , Manuel Tavano , Matteo Montani , Klaus Fiorino , Andrea Zardoni
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公开(公告)号：USD476607S1
公开(公告)日：2003-07-01
申请号：US29161090
申请日：2002-05-21
申请人： Peter A. Stern , John Faust , Fred Swan , Vance A. Prather , David McVicar , Ming Yu , Chau-Chang Chou , Manuel Tavano , Matteo Montani , Klaus Fiorino
设计人： Peter A. Stern , John Faust , Fred Swan , Vance A. Prather , David McVicar , Ming Yu , Chau-Chang Chou , Manuel Tavano , Matteo Montani , Klaus Fiorino
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公开(公告)号：US06512509B1
公开(公告)日：2003-01-28
申请号：US09541439
申请日：2000-03-31
申请人： David McVicar
发明人： David McVicar
IPC分类号： G09G500
CPC分类号： G05G9/047 , F16D3/382 , G05G2009/04748 , G06F3/0334 , G06F3/0362
摘要： A pointing device incorporates a force feedback mechanism driven by an actuator to convey physical sensations to the user. A position sensing apparatus is provided for monitoring the position of the user manipulable object in the pointing device. The sensing apparatus employs sensors that are directly or essentially directly connected to the user manipulable object to reduce backlash and are mounted in a way to eliminate off-axis loading on the sensors. The reduction of backlash produces more accurate position measurements, while the elimination of off-axis loading protects the sensors from damage to the internal mechanisms thereof. A computer controller processes the data from the sensors, and controls the actuator to produce feedback forces to the user manipulable object via the force feedback mechanism. The force feedback mechanism employs a gimbal mount having a pair of gimbal arms. One of the arms is a double sided or forked gimbal arm which substantially retains fully the joystick handle in all movements including applied torque about the axis of the handle as well as up-down and forward-backward forces. The improved constraint provides improved accuracy with reduced tolerances, resulting in better game play. The force feedback mechanism further includes a gear reduction system that utilizes an annular reduction gear portion for force transmission from the force feedback actuator to the user manipulable object. The annular reduction gear portion has gear teeth along an inner, concave side to produce a greater gear reduction, so that a smaller and cheaper actuator can be used. The gear reduction system is configured to take up less space. The pointing device is compact and accurate, and can be produced economically.
摘要翻译： 指示装置包括由致动器驱动的力反馈机构，以向用户传达物理感觉。 提供了一种位置检测装置，用于监视指示装置中用户可操纵物体的位置。 感测装置使用直接或基本上直接连接到用户可操纵物体的传感器，以减少齿隙并且以一种方式安装以消除传感器上的离轴加载。 齿隙的减少产生更精确的位置测量，而消除离轴加载可保护传感器免受其内部机构损坏。 计算机控制器处理来自传感器的数据，并且通过力反馈机构控制致动器以产生对用户可操纵对象的反馈力。 力反馈机构采用具有一对万向臂的万向架。 其中一个臂是双面或叉形万向臂，其在所有运动中基本上完全保持操纵杆手柄，包括围绕手柄的轴线施加的扭矩以及上下和向后 - 向后的力。 改进的约束提供了改善的精度，减少了公差，从而导致更好的游戏。 力反馈机构还包括齿轮减速系统，其利用环形减速齿轮部分，用于从力反馈致动器到用户可操纵物体的力传递。 环形减速齿轮部分具有沿内凹侧的齿轮齿，以产生更大的齿轮减速，从而可以使用更小和更便宜的致动器。 齿轮减速系统被配置为占用更少的空间。 定位装置结构紧凑，准确，经济可靠。
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公开(公告)号：US6119991A
公开(公告)日：2000-09-19
申请号：US260383
申请日：1999-03-02
申请人： Edwin Thorne, III , David McVicar
发明人： Edwin Thorne, III , David McVicar
CPC分类号： A47B21/04 , Y10S248/918
摘要： A computer game controller is provided that can be attached to a desktop having a lip of greater thickness located near an outer portion of the desktop and an underside surface located on an inner portion of the desktop. The lip has a substantially greater thickness than the remainder of the desktop and this poses a substantial challenge to the proper gripping and mechanical advantage required by a clamp device. In one embodiment of the present device, the present computer controller includes a housing with a substantially flat, planar bottom surface that will act as one side of the clamp. The controller has a clamp arm coupled to the housing so that a distal contact surface of the arm is substantially opposed to the bottom surface of the housing to operably compress a portion of a desktop therebetween. The arm is designed to have a length sufficient to allow the distal contact surface of the arm to reach the underside surface of the desktop, thus allowing the arm to grip a portion of the desktop located beyond the lip. Gripping an inner portion of the desktop allows the arm to increase its mechanical advantage in securing the object or computer peripheral to the desktop.
摘要翻译： 提供一种计算机游戏控制器，其可以附接到具有位于桌面的外部附近的具有较大厚度的唇部的桌面和位于桌面的内部部分的下侧表面。 该唇部具有比桌面的其余部分大得多的厚度，这对夹紧装置所要求的适当夹紧和机械优点构成了实质性的挑战。 在本装置的一个实施例中，本计算机控制器包括具有基本平坦的平坦底表面的壳体，其将用作夹具的一侧。 控制器具有联接到壳体的夹臂，使得臂的远端接触表面基本上与壳体的底表面相对，以可操作地压缩其间的桌面的一部分。 臂被设计成具有足以允许臂的远侧接触表面到达桌面的下侧表面的长度，从而允许手臂抓住位于唇部之外的桌面的一部分。 夹住桌面的内部部分可以让手臂在将对象或计算机外围设备固定在桌面上时增加其机械优势。
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公开(公告)号：US5956158A
公开(公告)日：1999-09-21
申请号：US829962
申请日：1997-04-01
CPC分类号： H04N1/484 , H04N1/1215 , H04N1/193
摘要： A scanner powered by the limited power available on a peripheral bus. In particular, the scanner can operate within the 2.2 watts provided over a USB connector. The scanner of the present invention uses a contact image sensor (CIS) which uses optics to distribute light from each light emitter to multiple pixel positions, preferably using a single LED for each color. An electric motor for driving the platen uses rare earth magnets to limit the power required. Instead of the traditional method of biasing the CIS scanner against the platen with a spring, the platen itself is spring-biased. The moveable spring biasing of a platen is possible because a worm drive motor is used allowing a helical thread on the worm drive to contact the platen gears as they move up and down as biased. Preferably, the helical thread of the worm gear has a single point of contact with a gear on the platen, further limiting the friction and allowing the platen to move up and down with respect to the stationary motor. Varied duty cycle digital pulses are used directly to drive the motor. Only the most significant bits are used to limit the amount of circuitry needed to calculate the speed. The digital controller circuit also operates on a 3.3 volt power supply. The platen itself is preferably made of a hard material to limit the footprint of the platen, and a small diameter platen is used.
摘要翻译： 由外围总线上可用的有限功率供电的扫描仪。 特别地，扫描仪可以在通过USB连接器提供的2.2瓦特内工作。 本发明的扫描器使用接触图像传感器（CIS），其使用光学器件将来自每个发光体的光分配到多个像素位置，优选地，每个颜色使用单个LED。 用于驱动压板的电动机使用稀土磁体来限制所需的功率。 代替使用弹簧将CIS扫描器偏置在压板上的传统方法，压板本身是弹簧偏置的。 压板的可动弹簧偏压是可能的，因为使用蜗杆驱动马达，允许蜗杆传动装置上的螺旋螺纹在偏压时上下移动时与压板齿轮接触。 优选地，蜗轮的螺旋螺纹具有与压板上的齿轮的单点接触，进一步限制摩擦并允许压板相对于固定电动机上下移动。 各种占空比数字脉冲直接用于驱动电机。 只有最高有效位用于限制计算速度所需的电路数量。 数字控制器电路也工作在3.3伏电源上。 压板本身优选由硬材料制成以限制压板的占地面积，并且使用小直径的压板。
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公开(公告)号：US5895905A
公开(公告)日：1999-04-20
申请号：US806890
申请日：1997-02-25
申请人： David McVicar
发明人： David McVicar
CPC分类号： H04N1/1215 , H04N1/193 , H04N2201/0446
摘要： The present invention provides an improved image scanner which has a hollow platen, with a motor mounted inside the platen. A drive mechanism is coupled between the motor and the inside surface of the platen to rotate the platen. Preferably, a circuit board containing circuitry for at least controlling the motor is also mounted inside the platen.
摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种改进的图像扫描器，其具有中空压板，电机安装在压板内。 驱动机构联接在电动机和压板的内表面之间以旋转压板。 优选地，包含用于至少控制电动机的电路的电路板也安装在压板内。
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公开(公告)号：US08088005B2
公开(公告)日：2012-01-03
申请号：US11594296
申请日：2006-11-07
申请人： Thomas Burgel , Keith Klumb , David McVicar , Aidan Kehoe , Christophe Juncker , David Wegmuller
发明人： Thomas Burgel , Keith Klumb , David McVicar , Aidan Kehoe , Christophe Juncker , David Wegmuller
IPC分类号： A63F13/02
CPC分类号： A63F13/245 , A63F13/06 , A63F2300/1043 , A63F2300/1062
摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for operating a gaming wheel system including a steering wheel which may be a single-turn wheel (at most 360° lock-to-lock) or a multi-turn wheel (more than 360° lock-to-lock) to play a game which may be designed for a single-turn wheel (a legacy game) or a multi-turn wheel (a native game, irrespective of whether it takes advantage of the multi-turn capability or not). The system is configured to operate the gaming wheel system in one of four states. The first state is the single-turn, legacy mode state for operating either a single-turn wheel or a multi-turn wheel in the single-turn mode to play a legacy game. The second state is the multi-turn, legacy mode state for operating a multi-turn wheel in the multi-turn mode to play a legacy game. The third state is the single-turn, native mode state for operating either a single-turn wheel or a multi-turn wheel in the single-turn mode to play a native game. The fourth state is the multi-turn, native mode state for operating a multi-turn wheel in the multi-turn mode to play a native game.
摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及用于操作游戏车轮系统的系统和方法，该游戏车轮系统包括可以是单转轮（至多360°锁定锁定）或多转轮（多于360°）的方向盘 °锁定锁定）来播放可以设计用于单转轮（传统游戏）或多圈轮（本机游戏，不管其是否利用多圈能力或 不）。 该系统配置为在四种状态之一中操作游戏轮系统。 第一个状态是单匝，传统模式状态，用于在单匝模式下操作单转轮或多转轮，以播放传统游戏。 第二种状态是用于在多圈模式下操作多圈轮的多圈，传统模式状态，以播放传统游戏。 第三种状态是单匝原始模式状态，用于在单匝模式下操作单圈轮或多圈轮以玩本机游戏。 第四种状态是用于在多圈模式下操作多圈轮以玩本机游戏的多圈，原始模式状态。
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公开(公告)号：US06976677B1
公开(公告)日：2005-12-20
申请号：US10846478
申请日：2004-05-14
申请人： David McVicar
发明人： David McVicar
CPC分类号： A63F13/245 , A63F13/02 , A63F13/06 , A63F13/803 , A63F2300/1043 , A63F2300/8017
摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide a device and a method of supporting a game controller such as a steering wheel on different surfaces including a stable physical structure such as a desk or a table and the lap of the user. The game controller includes a convertible support mechanism that converts the game controller from a retracted, desktop position to an extended, sitting/lap position. In specific embodiments, the support mechanism includes left and right support members that are movable outwardly to the extended position for providing support on the user's lap and retractable inwardly into the retracted position for providing support on a desk or table top. The support members each include a support surface at a bottom thereof. The left and right support members in the extended position are configured to rest on the lap of a user in a lap mode by contacting legs of the user with the left support surface of the left support member and the right support surface of the right support member.
摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了一种在诸如桌子或桌子以及用户圈的稳定物理结构的不同表面上支撑诸如方向盘的游戏控制器的装置和方法。 游戏控制器包括可转换的支持机构，其将游戏控制器从收缩的桌面位置转换成延长的坐位/膝盖位置。 在具体实施例中，支撑机构包括可向外移动到伸出位置的左和右支撑构件，用于在使用者的膝盖上提供支撑并向内伸缩到缩回位置，以在桌面或桌面上提供支撑。 支撑构件各自包括在其底部的支撑表面。 延伸位置的左右支撑构件被配置为通过将使用者的腿与左支撑构件的左支撑表面和右支撑构件的右支撑表面接触而以搭接方式搁置在使用者的膝盖上 。
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公开(公告)号：US06925898B2
公开(公告)日：2005-08-09
申请号：US10274731
申请日：2002-10-18
申请人： David McVicar
发明人： David McVicar
CPC分类号： G01B21/22
摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing secure retention of the variable sensor and the rotational object to which it is attached for measuring rotation thereof. In one embodiment, a sensor retention apparatus comprises a rotational sensor including a sensor shaft which has a direction of insertion. The sensor shaft includes a retainer slot oriented nonparallel to the direction of insertion and extending from a first surface of the body through the sensor shaft to a second surface of the sensor shaft. A rotational member has a cavity shaped to receive the sensor shaft along the direction of insertion. The rotational member includes an interference slot disposed adjacent the cavity. A retainer member is configured to be inserted into the retainer slot of the sensor shaft of the rotational sensor and to include a protruded portion protruding from the second surface of the retainer slot into the interference slot of the rotational member. The protruded portion is deformed to form an interference contact with the interference slot of the rotational member.
摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例旨在提供可变传感器及其附接的旋转物体的固定保持，以测量其旋转。 在一个实施例中，传感器保持装置包括旋转传感器，其包括具有插入方向的传感器轴。 传感器轴包括保持器狭槽，其定向成不平行于插入方向并且从主体的第一表面通过传感器轴延伸到传感器轴的第二表面。 旋转构件具有成形为沿着插入方向接收传感器轴的空腔。 旋转构件包括邻近空腔设置的干涉槽。 保持构件被构造成插入旋转传感器的传感器轴的保持器槽中，并且包括从保持器狭槽的第二表面突出到旋转构件的干涉槽中的突出部分。 突出部分变形以与旋转构件的干涉槽形成干涉接触。
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