Input device

摘要

Input devices allow a hand and/or fingers to relay input to machines. Input devices include an operation unit coupled with an X-, Y-, and/or Z-axis sensor that detects movement of the operation unit by a human hand for input. The operation unit includes a base configured to receive a thumb on the hand of a human operator and a cover that covers the thumb. A frontwall blocks further movement in front of the cover. Input devices may further include a base or cover nail configured to hook the thumb for backward pulling.

主权项

1. An input device comprising:
an operation unit movable with regard to a body; an X-axis detector that detects an action of the operation unit in an X-axis direction with regard to a body; a Y-axis detector that detects an action of the operation unit in an Y-axis direction that is perpendicular to the X-axis direction, with regard to a body; and a Z-axis detector that detects an action of the operation unit in a Z-axis direction that is perpendicular to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, with regard to a body, wherein the operation unit includes,
a base on which a thumb of an operator is placed,a cover located on an upper portion of the base in order to cover the thumb, wherein the cover and base are shaped to permit the thumb to move vertically upward off the base a distance without contacting or moving the operation unit vertically, anda frontwall that forms a wall located in front of the cover.