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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michiko Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Mieko Kawamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Arita, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanori Okahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345161 ;
Abstract
A pointing device includes a resilient substrate having flat upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of strain gages integrally formed on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate, and a stick having a base connected to a central portion on the upper surface of the substrate, and a tip end opposite the base and displaceable in an arbitrary direction. The stick extends perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate. A displacement direction and a displacement quantity of the tip end of the stick are detectable from outputs of the strain gages.