TWI625647B - Slingshot simulator - Google Patents

Abstract

A slingshot simulator includes a housing, a trigger mechanism and an elastic band. The outer casing is provided with a window, and one side of the window is provided with a switch, and a connector for electrically connecting the switch is disposed in the outer casing. The trigger mechanism is erected on the outer surface of the outer casing and the corresponding switch is disposed on one side of the window, and the trigger mechanism is capable of changing the electrical state of the switch relative to the switch. The elastic band is connected to the trigger mechanism to drive the trigger mechanism to act relative to the switch. When the user pulls the elastic band to simulate the bow shooting action, the electrical state of the switch can be changed and the corresponding signal is output via the connector.

Description

Slingshot simulator

The present invention relates to virtual reality simulators, and more particularly to a slingshot simulator.

The existing motion virtual reality technology can combine the movement of a physical object or a human body with a virtual simulation environment, so that the user can experience virtual activities by the simulation device. Generally, the data of the human body and the position and acceleration of the physical object are detected by various sensors, and the data is transmitted to the electronic device, and the corresponding simulation environment is displayed after being calculated by the electronic device. This virtual reality technology can be integrated with existing mobile electronic devices, but generally needs to be integrated through a wireless network, its sensor configuration is complex, and it transmits a large amount of data via a wireless network, and the electronic device needs to process a large amount of simultaneously Data, it is easy to have a situation of poor synchronization.

In view of the above, the present inventors have made great efforts to solve the above problems in view of the above-mentioned prior art, and have made great efforts to solve the above problems, which has become the object of improvement of the present inventors.

The present invention provides a slingshot simulator for simulating a slingshot shot.

The present invention provides a slingshot simulator comprising a housing, a trigger mechanism and an elastic band. The outer casing is provided with a window, and one side of the window is provided with a switch, and a connector for electrically connecting the switch is disposed in the outer casing. The trigger mechanism is erected on the outer surface of the outer casing and the corresponding switch is disposed on one side of the window, and the trigger mechanism is capable of changing the electrical state of the switch relative to the switch. The elastic band is connected to the trigger mechanism to drive the trigger mechanism to act relative to the switch.

In the slingshot simulator of the present invention, one end of the elastic band is connected to the trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism includes a sleeve, a piston, and a spring. The sleeve is erected on the outer surface of the outer casing, and the piston is disposed in the sleeve. The spring abuts the sleeve and the piston respectively to push the piston toward the switch. One end of the piston is provided with a clamp, and the end of the elastic band penetrates into the sleeve and is clamped by the clamp to drive the piston away from the switch. The piston is formed with an axial bore through which the end of the elastic band is threaded. The elastic band is disposed across the window and the other end of the elastic band is attached to the other side of the window.

In the slingshot simulator of the present invention, an electronic device is disposed on the outer casing, and the connector is electrically connected to the electronic device. The electronic device has a display and the display is exposed in the window. A circuit board is embedded in the outer casing, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the switch and the connector respectively. The elastic band is spaced apart from the window.

The slingshot simulator of the present invention uses an elastic band for the user to pull the simulated bow shooting action, and the elastic band interlocks the trigger mechanism to change the electrical state of the switch for the electronic device plugged by the connector to change the simulated picture.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 4, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a slingshot simulator including a housing 100, at least one trigger mechanism 300, an elastic band 400, and an electronic device 500.

The housing 100 is provided with a rectangular window 101. At least one side of the window 101 is provided with a switch 210. In this embodiment, the two sides of the window 101 are preferably oppositely disposed with a pair of identical switches 210, but the invention is not limited thereto. . A connector 220 is disposed in the housing 100. In the embodiment, it is preferably a sound source connector 220. The connector 220 is embedded in the housing 100 and protrudes within the housing 100. The connector 220 is preferably disposed. The switches 210 can be electrically connected by wires embedded in the outer casing 100. A circuit board 230 is respectively disposed on the outer casing 100, and each of the circuit boards 230 is electrically connected to the corresponding switch 210 and the connector 220, thereby electrically connecting the connector 220 to each switch 210. A signal (eg, ON/OFF or a different voltage value) corresponding to the electrical state of the switch 210 is output through the connector 220.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 , in the embodiment, each of the switches 210 is respectively disposed with a trigger mechanism 300 . The trigger mechanisms 300 are respectively disposed on the outer surface of the outer casing 100 and the pair of trigger mechanisms 300 are oppositely disposed on the window 101 . Two sides. The trigger mechanism 300 can change the electrical state of the switch 210 (eg, ON/OFF or change the voltage value of its load) with respect to the corresponding switch 210. In the present embodiment, each of the trigger mechanisms 300 is identical in structure. Each of the trigger mechanisms 300 preferably includes a sleeve 310, a piston 320, and a spring 330. Hereinafter, only one of the trigger mechanisms 300 will be described as an example. The sleeve 310 is open at both ends, and one end of the sleeve 310 is provided with an end cover 311, and the end cover 311 defines a through hole 312. The other end of the sleeve 310 is coupled to the outer casing 100 such that the sleeve 310 is erected on the outer surface of the outer casing 100, and the corresponding switch 210 is locked within the end. The piston 320 is disposed within the sleeve 310 and is slidable along the axial direction of the sleeve 310. The spring 330 is sleeved on the piston 320 and the two ends of the spring 330 abut the end cap 311 of the sleeve 310 and the piston 320 respectively. One end of the switch 210 will be able to push the piston 320 toward the corresponding switch 210 in the sleeve 310. Preferably, the piston 320 is formed with an axial hole 321 , and the piston 320 is disposed at one end of the switch 210 with a clamp 340 . The other end of the piston 320 is disposed through the through hole 312 and can move in the through hole 312 . The inner wall of the barrel 310 and the through hole 312 respectively limit the two ends of the piston 320 to allow the piston 320 to slide in the axial direction of the sleeve 310.

The two ends of the elastic band 400 are respectively connected to the trigger mechanisms 300 and respectively fixed to the two sides of the window 101, whereby the elastic band 400 is disposed across the window 101, and the two ends of the trigger mechanism 300 are respectively connected to the outer casing 100 and the elastic band. 400, the elastic band 400 and the window 101 are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, the elastic band 400 can drive each trigger mechanism 300 to move relative to the corresponding switch 210. The ends of the elastic band 400 are respectively inserted into the corresponding sleeves 310, and preferably further formed through the piston 320 with an axial hole 321 and clamped by the clamp 340, thereby being able to pull the elastic band 400 The piston 320 is driven away from the switch 210.

The electronic device 500 is housed in the housing 100. The electronic device 500 has a display 510. The electronic device 500 can be a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The invention is not limited in its form. The connector 220 is electrically connected to the electronic device 500 and the display 510 of the electronic device 500 is exposed in the window 101 of the housing 100. Since the elastic band 400 and the window 101 are spaced apart from each other, the elastic band 400 does not hit the display 510 when the elastic band 400 is operated.

The slingshot simulator of the present invention is used by the elastic band 400 for the user to pull the simulated bowing action, and the elastic band 400 interlocks the triggering mechanism 300 to change the electrical state of the switch 210 for the electronic device 500 to be plugged into the connector 220. To change the simulation picture. Therefore, the present invention can be used to transmit the bowing motion to the electronic device 500 via the sound source line by the mechanical member, and then the gyro of the electronic device 500 can be used to simulate the shooting motion, thereby stabilizing. Good sex.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and other equivalent variations of the patent spirit of the present invention are all within the scope of the invention.

100‧‧‧ Shell

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1 is a perspective exploded view of a slingshot simulator of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective exploded view of a trigger mechanism in a slingshot simulator of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a slingshot simulator of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the slingshot simulator of Figure 3 taken along line 4-4.

5 and FIG. 6 are diagrams showing the actuation of the trigger mechanism of the slingshot simulator of FIG. 3 taken along line 5-5.

Claims (10)

A slingshot simulator, comprising: a casing, the casing is provided with a window, a switch is disposed on one side of the window, and a connector electrically connected to the switch is disposed in the casing; a trigger mechanism is disposed upright in the casing The outer surface and the corresponding switch are disposed on one side of the window, the trigger mechanism is capable of changing the electrical state of the switch with respect to the switch; and an elastic band connected to the trigger mechanism to drive the trigger mechanism relative to The switch is activated. The slingshot simulator of claim 1, wherein one end of the elastic band is coupled to the trigger mechanism. The slingshot simulator of claim 2, wherein the trigger mechanism comprises a sleeve, a piston, and a spring, the sleeve is erected on an outer surface of the outer casing, and the piston is disposed in the sleeve. The spring abuts the sleeve and the piston, respectively, to push the piston toward the switch. The slingshot simulator of claim 3, wherein one end of the piston is provided with a clamp, the end of the elastic band penetrating into the sleeve and being clamped by the clamp to drive the piston away from the switch. The slingshot simulator of claim 4, wherein the piston is formed with an axial bore through which the end of the elastic band is disposed. The slingshot simulator of claim 2, wherein the elastic band is disposed across the window and the other end of the elastic band is secured to the other side of the window. The slingshot simulator of claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with an electronic device, and the connector is electrically connected to the electronic device. The slingshot simulator of claim 7, wherein the electronic device has a display and the display is exposed in the window. The slingshot simulator of claim 1, wherein the outer casing is embedded with a circuit board electrically connected to the switch and the connector. The slingshot simulator of claim 1, wherein the elastic band is spaced apart from the window.