G - Physics – 06 – F
Patent
G - Physics
06
F
G06F 3/033 (2006.01) G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2364357
The present invention is directed at a thumbwheel input device for a handheld electronic device with a housing, in an inclined orientation, comprising a wheel that has an axle rotating around a first axis of rotation, and that partially protrudes through the device housing on an incline; a rotating encoder switch that receives a first input when the wheel rotates about its first axis, and that has an aperture in which the wheel axle sits; a printed circuit board with a first side and second side, with the rotating encoder switch attached to the first side of the printed circuit board; a holder, having a second axis of rotation, that contains the wheel, the printed circuit board, and the rotating encoder switch, and that is oriented on an incline; a tactile switch, attached to the second side of the printed circuit board, for receiving a second input; and a stop that engages the tactile switch for receiving a second input about the second axis of rotation.
Chen Chao
Griffin Jason T.
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Research In Motion Limited
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