OPTICAL MINI-STICK WITH REED RELAYS Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC G06F3/33 

FIELD: computer equipment.

SUBSTANCE: disclosed is an optical mini-stick comprising an electronic circuit board having optoelectronic elements in form of light sources and a light receiver, connected to microprocessor by means of buses and data transmission means, and elastically deformable element with control handle, characterized by that it comprises permanent magnet located in control handle, and one or more sealed reed relays located on the printed circuit board or under the printed circuit board of the electronic circuit so that they can get into the action zone of the permanent magnet of the control handle when it is pressed in the axial or lateral positions, wherein the permanent magnet moves downward or towards the selected reed switch and its magnetic field acts on the reed relay, causing its actuation and generation of the electronic circuit switching signal.

EFFECT: technical result consists in formation of several independent signals with lateral pressure on the control handle in different directions, note here that said signal can be generated with miniature electronic circuit switched off, which allows to realize significant energy saving of device in switched-off state.

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