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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2000
Kenji Ohgoshi, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Shuzo Ono, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.