Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Kenji Ohgoshi

Yasuji Hagiwara

Shuzo Ono

A rotating body has paired anchoring projections and small projections projectingly disposed on one side thereof. On a shutter plate are formed guide holes in which the paired anchoring projections and small projections inserted in the shutter plate are slidable within a predetermined allowance angle range. When rotation input to a handle is broken during rotation input, the shutter plate is rotated respective to the rotating body in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body within the allowance angle range, and the light transmission paths are closed by the shutter plate.

Rotation detecting apparatus detecting rotation operation by light transmission to prevent invalid detection

A controller for a fishing game, in which, when a handle of the controller is rotated, a counter electromotive force is produced between both ends of a generator in the controller. When a short circuit occurs between both terminals, an electrical current which produces a force (that is, a load torque) acting in a direction which prevents rotation of the generator flows between both of the terminals. Therefore, a load torque can be applied to at least the handle without using a driving electrical power supply. When the electrical current flowing between both terminals is controlled through a load-generating device from the side of the body of a game device, a load torque which matches the content of the game being played can be applied to the handle.

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Fukushima-ken, Japan

Kenji Ohgoshi