JPH0544986Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to the operation stick of video game machines, etc.
In particular, the present invention relates to an operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick that can detect operations in each operation direction in two or more stages. [Prior Art] In a conventional operating rod, for example, as shown in FIG. Switches 13, 14, 15, and 16 are provided for detecting the up, down, left, and right operating directions of the switch 1. For example, when the operating lever 1 is tilted upward by a predetermined angle or more, the tip of the operating lever 1 is tilted downward accordingly, and the lever 13a of the switch 13 is pushed down. As a result, the switch 13 is turned on, and the presence or absence of an upward operating component of the operating lever 1 is detected. Similarly, the switches 14, 15, and 16 detect the presence or absence of downward, rightward, and leftward operating components, respectively. [Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional operation stick, only one switch is provided in each direction.
Only the operating direction of the operating lever can be detected. For this reason, using the control stick alone, for example, can only move a character displayed on a CRT at a constant speed in the operating direction. In order to control various operations, an operation button, an operation lever, etc. must be provided in addition to the operation stick. As a result,
The operations may become complicated and you may not be able to fully enjoy the game content. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick that can detect the operation of the operation stick in two or more stages in each operation direction. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an operating lever that is tiltably attached to the main body of the device via a bearing, and the presence or absence of a first direction component of the operating lever. a second detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a second direction component opposite to the first direction of the operating lever; and a predetermined amount in the first and second directions. The third detection means detects the operation component of the operation lever described above. Further, an operating lever is attached to the main body of the device so as to be tiltable via a bearing, and a first operating lever of the operating lever is provided.
a first detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a directional component;
a second detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a second direction component opposite to the first direction of the operating lever; and a second detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a third direction component orthogonal to the first and second directions. a third detection means; a fourth detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a fourth direction component opposite to the third direction of the operating lever;
a fifth detection means for detecting a predetermined amount or more of an operating component of the operating lever in the direction; and a sixth detecting means for detecting a predetermined amount or more of an operating component of the operating lever in the third and fourth directions. It is prepared. Note that in place of the fifth and sixth detection means,
The detection means may detect an operation component of a predetermined amount or more of the operation lever in each direction. Further, the operation component of the operation lever of a predetermined amount or more may be detected in two or more stages in each of the above directions. [Function] In the manipulated variable detection type multi-directional operating stick configured to detect operating components in two directions as described above, the presence or absence of each directional component of the operating lever in the two directions is determined by the first and second The third detection means detects the operating component of the operating lever in each direction by a predetermined amount or more. As a result, the three detection signals described above cause the operation component in each direction of the operation lever to be 2.
Detected in stages. In addition, in the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick configured so that operation components are detected in four directions,
The presence or absence of each direction component of the operating lever in the four directions is detected by the first, second, third, and fourth detection means, respectively, and the operating lever is operated by a predetermined amount or more on both orthogonal axes. The components are detected by the fifth and sixth detection means, respectively. As a result, the operating components of the operating lever in each direction are detected in two stages using the six detection signals. In addition, in the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick, which detects operation components in four directions and uses one detection means to detect operation components of a predetermined amount or more of the operation lever in each direction, five detection signals are used. The operating components of the operating lever in each direction are detected in two stages. In addition, in the case where the operation component of the operation lever in each direction is detected in two or more stages, the operation component in each direction of the operation lever is detected in three or more stages according to the detection signal of the detection means. be done. [Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of essential parts of an embodiment of the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick according to the present invention. In the figure, an operating lever 1 is attached to a device main body 3 via a bearing 2 so as to be tiltable in any direction. In the lower part of the device main body 3, there are arranged
Preferably, a movable plate 4 and a movable plate 5 are provided which are slidable in the directions of the X and Y axes, which are perpendicular to each other, and the tip of the operating lever 1 is inserted into a long hole provided in the movable plates 4 and 5. 4a and 5a are penetrated. Note that these movable plates 4 and 5 are connected to the operating lever 1.
This is to decompose the manipulated variable into components in the X and Y directions. The elongated hole 4a is formed in the center of the movable plate 4 in the Y-axis direction, so that the Y-axis direction component of the operating lever 1 is not transmitted to the movable plate 4. Similarly, the elongated hole 5a is formed in the center of the movable plate 5 in the X-axis direction, so that the X-axis direction component of the operating lever 1 is not transmitted to the movable plate 5. A convex portion 4b of a predetermined length is formed at the center of the side surface of the side surface portion 41 in the longitudinal direction of the movable plate 4, and the side surface portion 41'
For example, a recess 4c having a predetermined length of 2l (see FIG. 2) is formed in the +X direction. Further, switches 6 and 7 for detecting the presence or absence of the X-axis direction component of the operating lever 1 are disposed at appropriate locations facing the side surface portion 41 within the game machine main body, and switches 6 and 7 are provided at appropriate locations facing the side surface portion 41'. A switch 8 is provided to detect that the operating component of the operating lever 1 in the axial direction is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. The switches 6, 7, and 8 are provided with levers 6a, 7a, and 8a, respectively, and the tips of the levers 6a, 7a are pressed against the side surface 41, and the tip of the lever 8a is pressed against the side surface 41'.
In addition, a state in which the operating lever 1 is not operated in any direction (hereinafter referred to as a neutral state)
Now, as shown in FIG.
The tip of the lever 8a is located at the base of the convex portion 4a, and the tip of the lever 8a is located at the center of the concave portion 4c. The movable plate 5 is also configured in the same manner as the movable plate 4, for example, a convex portion of a predetermined length is formed in the center on the side surface portion 51 side, and a recessed portion of a predetermined length of 2 l is formed on the side surface portion 51' side, for example, in the −Y direction. Two switches (not visible in the figure) for detecting the presence or absence of the Y-axis direction component of the operating lever 1 are disposed opposite the side surface 51. One switch (not visible in the figure) is provided to detect that the operating component of the operating lever 1 in the Y-axis direction is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. Next, the operation direction of the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick according to the present invention and the detection operation of a predetermined operation amount in each operation direction will be explained. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the presence or absence of an operation component in the X-axis direction of the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick according to the present invention, and a mechanism for detecting an operation component of a predetermined amount or more. The figure shows operation lever 1.
shows a neutral state. When the operating lever 1 is operated in the +X direction from this state, the operating lever 1 tilts in the +X direction using the bearing 2 as a fulcrum, and the tip of the operating lever 1 tilts in the -X direction. When the movable plate 4 is moved in the -X direction by the tilting operation of the tip of the operating lever 1, the lever 6a of the switch 6 is pushed down toward the switch 6 by the concave portion 4a of the movable plate 4. And the lever 6a
The protruding contact portion 6b is pushed down by the switch 6 body, and the switch 6 is turned on.
An operation of the operating lever 1 in the +X direction (first stage operation in the +X direction) is detected. In addition, the moving plate 4
moves by a predetermined amount l or more, the recess 4 of the moving plate 4
The lever 8a of the switch 8, which was in pressure contact with the switch 8, is pushed down toward the switch 8 by the side surface 41', and the contact part 8b protruding from the lever 8a is pushed down by the switch 8 body, and the switch 8 is turned on. An operation of the operating lever 1 by a predetermined amount l or more in the +X direction (a second stage operation in the +X direction) is detected. When the operating lever 1 is operated in the +X direction, the recess 4a moves in the direction away from the lever 7a of the switch 7, so the switch 7 is maintained in the OFF state. Conversely, when the operating lever 1 is operated in the -X direction, the movable plate 4 is moved in the X direction, and the recess 4a of the movable plate 4 is moved.
The lever 7a of the switch 7 is pushed down toward the switch 7, and the lever 7a further pushes down the contact portion 7b.
is pushed down by the switch 7 body, the switch 7 is turned on, and the operation of the operating lever 1 in the -X direction (first stage operation in the -X direction) is detected. When the movable plate 4 moves beyond the predetermined amount l, the lever 8a of the switch 8, which was in pressure contact with the recess 4c of the movable plate 4, is pushed down toward the switch 8 by the side surface 41', and the lever 8a moves the contact point 8b is pushed down by the switch 8 body, the switch 8 is turned on, and operation of the operating lever 1 by a predetermined amount l or more in the -X direction (second stage operation in the -X direction) is detected. Note that when the operating lever 1 is operated in the -X direction, the recess 4a moves in the direction away from the lever 6a of the switch 6.
Switch 6 is kept off. In the above explanation, the operation lever 1 is operated in the ±X direction. However, even when the operation lever 1 is operated in any direction, the moving plate 4 is moved in the ±X direction due to the operation component in the X-axis direction of the operation direction. The operating amount of the operating lever 1 in the X-axis direction is detected. Furthermore, detection of the operation direction on the Y-axis and the operation of a predetermined amount or more in the operation direction is also performed by the same detection mechanism as described above using the movable plate 5 and three switches (not shown). In addition, in the above embodiment, the moving plate 4 and the switch 6
Although the operating component of the operating lever 1 in the X-axis direction is detected using steps 8 to 8, the tilting motion of the operating lever 1 may be directly detected by a switch, as shown in FIG. 3, for example. In FIG. 3, when the operating lever 1 is operated in the ±X axis direction,
Switches 9 and 10 provided near the bearing 2 of the operating lever 1 detect operations in the +X direction and -X direction, respectively, and when the operating lever 1 is further operated beyond a predetermined angle, the tip of the operating lever 1 Switches 11 and 12 are arranged at appropriate positions on the locus of the part to detect, for example, an operation of a predetermined amount or more in the +X direction and the -X direction. In addition, switch 1
If the output signal lines of the switch 1 and the switch 12 are connected in parallel, the amount of operation of the operating lever 1 in the X-axis direction can be detected in two stages using three output signals, as in the first embodiment. In this second embodiment, a case is shown in which the operating lever 1 is operated only in the X-axis direction, but a similar switch is also provided in the Y-axis direction, and a predetermined amount in the operating direction and each direction is provided in the four directions. The above operations can be detected. Further, in the second embodiment, the operation range of the operation lever 1 is limited to the X-axis and Y-axis directions, but in the case of an operation stick whose operation direction is restricted to four directions, a moving plate is used. This has the advantage that the structure is simpler. As described above, since the operating direction of the operating lever in each of the X and Y axis directions and the operation of a predetermined amount or more in that operating direction are detected by the six switches, the operating position of the operating lever 1 is determined by the six detection signals. It can be expressed as 6-bit position data consisting of: Theoretically, the number of operation stick operation positions that can be displayed by a 6-bit signal is 2 ⁶ = 64, but for example, the operation stick is never operated in both ±X directions at the same time, and +X Since an operation in the +X direction is not detected and only an operation exceeding a predetermined amount in the +X direction is detected, excluding the number of operation positions in the prohibited state, there are actually 25 as shown in Table 1. Become. In addition, N, R1 to L1U2 shown in Table 1
Each operation position corresponds to each operation position in 16 directions shown in FIG.

【table】

[Table] The output ports shown in Table 1 indicate the output ports of the detection signals detected by the above six switches, and X ₊ and X _- are the operating directions of the operating lever 1 in the +X direction and -X direction, respectively. Y ₊ and Y _- are output ports for detection signals in the +Y direction and -Y direction of the operation lever 1, respectively. Also,
X _P and Y _P are output ports for detection signals (second-stage operation detection signals) that detect operation of the operating lever 1 by a predetermined amount or more in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, respectively. Further, as for the display of each output port, for example, "0" indicates the off state of each switch, and "1" indicates the on state of each switch. By the way, in the example in Table 1 above, the operation position data is composed of 6-bit signals, so 16
Regarding directions, it has become possible to detect the operating direction and detect operations exceeding a predetermined amount in each operating direction, but as shown in FIGS.
When performing similar detection for direction, the signals of X _P port and Y _P port are shared as _CP port, and 5 ports consisting of X ₊ , X _- , Y ₊ , Y _- and _CP port are used.
Operation position data can be constructed by bit signals. The above C _P port may be connected in parallel with the output signal line of a detection switch for detecting an operating component of a predetermined amount or more of the operating lever 1 on the X-axis and Y-axis, or a switch that detects an operating component of the predetermined amount or more of the operating lever 1 on the X-axis and Y-axis may be connected in parallel. Instead of two switches, only one switch may be provided to detect when the inclination angle of the operating lever 1 exceeds a predetermined angle. Table 2 shows the position data of each operating position in 8 directions, and Table 3 shows the position data of each operating position in 4 directions. In this case, the number of bits constituting the operation position data is reduced, so the circuit configuration can be simplified.

【table】

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the present invention, the presence or absence of a directional component of the operation stick is detected (first stage operation detection).
Since the control stick is equipped with a switch that detects an operation component of a predetermined amount or more in each direction (second-stage operation detection), it is possible to detect two-step operation amounts in each direction of operation of the operation stick. can. This makes it possible to control complex movements of game characters by operating the control stick. In addition, the number of operation buttons other than the operation stick conventionally required can be reduced, improving the operability of the game and contributing to cost reduction of the game machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows the operation amount detection mechanism in the X direction of the operation amount detection type multi-direction operation stick according to the invention. A plan view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the operation amount detection mechanism in the X direction of the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operating position of the operation stick in 16 directions. , FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operating position of the operating stick in eight directions, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the operating position of the operating stick in four directions, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of essential parts of a conventional operating stick. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Operating lever, 2... Bearing part, 3... Device main body, 4, 5... Moving plate, 6-12... Switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. An operating lever that is tiltably attached to the device body via a bearing, and a first detection means that detects the presence or absence of a first direction component of the operating lever;
a second detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a second direction component of the operating lever in a direction opposite to the first direction;
and third detection means for detecting a predetermined amount or more of an operating component of the operating lever in the first and second directions. 2. The operation according to claim 1, wherein the third detecting means is a detecting means that respectively detects two or more different predetermined amounts or more of operating components of the operating lever in the first and second directions. Amount detection type multi-directional operation stick. 3. An operating lever that is tiltably attached to the device body via a bearing, and a first detection means that detects the presence or absence of a first direction component of the operating lever;
a second detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a second direction component of the operating lever in a direction opposite to the first direction;
a third detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a third direction component orthogonal to the first and second directions; and a third detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a fourth direction component opposite to the third direction of the operating lever. a fourth detection means; a fifth detection means for detecting a predetermined amount or more of the operating lever operating component in the first and second directions; and a fifth detecting device that detects a predetermined amount or more of the operating lever in the third and fourth directions. a sixth detection means for detecting an operation component of the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick. 4. The fifth detection means is a detection means for detecting two or more different predetermined amounts or more of operating components of the operating lever in the first and second directions, and the sixth detection means is a detection means for detecting operation components of the operating lever of two or more different predetermined amounts or more in the first and second directions, and the sixth detection means 4. The operation amount detection type multi-directional operation rod according to claim 3, characterized in that the operation amount detection type multi-directional operation rod is a detection means for respectively detecting operation components of two or more different predetermined amounts or more of the operation lever in the fourth direction. 5. an operating lever tiltably attached to the device main body via a bearing, and a first detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a first direction component of the operating lever;
a second detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a second direction component of the operating lever in a direction opposite to the first direction;
a third detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a third direction component orthogonal to the first and second directions of the operation lever; and a third detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a fourth direction component that is opposite to the third direction of the operation lever. An operation amount detection type multi-directional operation stick, characterized in that it is equipped with a fourth detection means for detecting an operation component of the operation lever in each direction, and a fifth detection means for detecting an operation component of a predetermined amount or more of the operation lever in each of the directions.