CN114432690A

CN114432690A - Game machine handle

Info

Publication number: CN114432690A
Application number: CN202110835537.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张浚峰
Original assignee: Pegatron Corp
Current assignee: Pegatron Corp
Priority date: 2020-11-04
Filing date: 2021-07-23
Publication date: 2022-05-06
Also published as: TWI770660B; TW202219701A

Abstract

The invention provides a gamepad. The game handle comprises an upper shell, a lower shell and a button. The lower shell is connected with the upper shell and is provided with an opening and a pair of pivoting seats. The pair of pivoting seats is arranged on the inner surface of the lower shell and is close to the edge of the opening. The button is provided with a body and a pair of support arms, one end of each support arm is connected to the body, the other end of each support arm is rotatably arranged on the pin joint seat around a rotating axis, and the body is exposed out of the opening.

Description

Game machine handle

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a game pad, and more particularly, to a button mechanism disposed at two corners of a front side of a game pad for generating a trigger command to control a game when a user presses the button mechanism.

Background

Generally, two keys are usually disposed at two corners of the front side of the game pad for users to press, and after being pressed, the keys can trigger an electronic switch located inside the game pad, so as to turn on an electronic circuit through a pressing action and achieve circuit control. In order to restore the original position of the keys of the gamepad after being pressed, the keys of the prior art are generally integrally connected with a section of elastic arm, and the elastic arm and the keys are generally made of plastic parts. The fixed end of the elastic arm is far away from the button and is usually fixed in the middle of the front side of the game handle to form a longer arm so as to provide elasticity to reset the key and generate proper feedback touch feeling for a user. In addition, some prior art uses a return spring to push the key to return to the original position.

The key structure of the known gamepad occupies the space in the gamepad, and the structure cannot be simplified. The assembly is complicated.

Therefore, how to improve the effect of the button mechanism of the game pad by improving the structural design to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks has become a subject to be solved in the technical field.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a gamepad aiming at the defects of the prior art, improve the pressing and rotating mode of a button, reduce the space occupied by the button and simplify the assembling process.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions of the present invention is to provide a game pad, which includes an upper housing, a lower housing and at least one button. The lower shell is connected with the upper shell, the lower shell is provided with an opening and a pair of pivoting seats, and the pair of pivoting seats are arranged on the inner surface of the lower shell and close to the edge of the opening. The button is provided with a body and a pair of support arms, each support arm is provided with one end connected with the body, the other end is rotatably arranged on the pair of pivoting seats around a rotating axis, and the body is exposed out of the opening.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rotation axis of the button of the game pad is parallel to the upper case, and the rotation axis and the front edge straight line portion of the upper case form an acute angle.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the game pad further comprises a circuit board and a trigger switch, wherein the circuit board is fixed on the inner surface of the upper shell, and the trigger switch is disposed on the circuit board; the button is also provided with a trigger part, the trigger part is connected to the body, and when the button is pressed, the trigger part triggers the trigger switch.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the button further has at least one weight block disposed on the inner surface of the body; the balancing weight is located on one side of the rotating shaft center, and the triggering portion is located on the other side of the rotating shaft center.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of weight blocks are plate-shaped, and the weight blocks are arranged in parallel on the inner surface of the body and between the pair of arms.

The game handle has the beneficial effects that the game handle provided by the invention can be provided with the support arms through the buttons, and the support arms are rotatably arranged on the pair of pivoting seats of the lower shell around a rotating shaft center. The space occupied by the buttons can be saved, and the volume of the tour handle is more reduced. And through the structural design that balancing weight and trigger part are located rotation axis both sides respectively, wherein the rotation axis is roughly parallel to last casing, and rotation axis and the leading edge linear part of last casing are a sharp. The button may not require a resilient arm, and the user may naturally press the button in an ergonomic position in a slightly curved position parallel to the upper housing. The button can be naturally reset without specially arranging an elastic arm or an elastic element. Furthermore, the invention can simplify the assembly steps of the button.

For a better understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and accompanying drawings, which are provided for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a gamepad of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion II of the button mechanism of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of another angle of a portion II of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the button mechanism of the gamepad.

Figure 5 is another exploded perspective view of the button mechanism of the gamepad.

Figure 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of the button mechanism of the gamepad.

Figure 7 is another partially exploded perspective view of the button mechanism of the gamepad.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the button mechanism of the gamepad.

The reference numbers are as follows:

100: game machine handle

10: shell body

10 a: upper shell

10 b: lower shell

11: screw hole

12: opening holes

13: fixing piece

15: fixing part

14: pin joint seat

20: push button

21: body

22: support arm

221: pin joint shaft

x: rotating axle center

23: trigger part

231: triggering post

24: balancing weight

40: circuit board

42: trigger switch

θ: acute angle

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the present invention provides a game pad 100, which includes a housing 10 and at least one button 20. Fig. 2 to 8 partially show a button mechanism of a game pad. In this embodiment, the game pad 100 has a pair of buttons 20 located at the corners of the front edge of the housing 10. The housing 10 has an upper housing 10a and a lower housing 10 b. The lower case 10b is attached to the upper case 10 a. The lower housing 10b has an opening 12 and a pair of pivoting seats 14, the pair of pivoting seats 14 is disposed on the inner surface of the lower housing 10b and is close to the edge of the opening 12.

The button 20 has a body 21 and a pair of arms 22. The body 21 is exposed to the opening 12. The pair of arms 22 each have one end connected to the body 21 and the other end rotatably disposed on the pair of pivoting bases 14 around a rotation axis x (see fig. 7). In this embodiment, the body 21 has an arc plate shape. The opening 12 may be slightly larger than the body 21 to facilitate installation, or to add other decorative pieces. The rotation axis x is substantially parallel to the upper housing 10a, and the rotation axis x and the straight portion of the front edge of the upper housing 10a form an acute angle θ (see fig. 7), in this embodiment, the acute angle θ is about 15 degrees. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the acute angle θ may range between 10 degrees and 50 degrees. The acute angle θ is designed such that when a user holds the gamepad 100, the user's fingers, typically the index finger, can press the button 20 in an ergonomic, natural, slightly curved position parallel to the upper housing 10 a.

In this embodiment, the game pad 100 further includes a trigger switch 42 (as shown in fig. 3 and 5) in cooperation with the button 20, and the trigger switch 42 is disposed on the inner surface of the upper housing 10 a. Specifically, the trigger switch 42 may be disposed on a circuit board 40. The circuit board 40 may be fixed to an inner surface of the upper case 10 a. The button 20 further has a trigger portion 23, and the trigger portion 23 is connected to the body 21. Specifically, the trigger portion 23 is plate-shaped and further has a trigger post 231 (as shown in fig. 4). When the button 20 is pressed, the trigger part 23 can trigger the trigger switch 42.

As shown in fig. 4, the lower case 10b has a one-to-one fixing portion 15 to be fixedly coupled to the upper case 10 a. The pair of fixing portions 15 are respectively disposed at both sides of the opening 12. The upper case 10a is connected to a pair of fixing portions 15 of the lower case 10b by a pair of fixing members 13, respectively. In this embodiment, the fixing portion 15 is a screw post formed with an internal thread, and the fixing member 13 is a screw passing through the screw hole 11 of the upper housing 10a to be locked and fixed to the screw post. However, the connection method of the upper case 10a and the lower case 10b of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned method, and may be, for example, a snap, an adhesive, a heat-melting column, an ultrasonic welding method, or the like.

In this embodiment, the top end of the pivot seat 14 is a concave semicircular hole and is close to the fixing portion 15. A pair of arms 22 of the button 20 extend upward from both sides of the body 21, and the end of each arm 22 forms a pivot shaft 221. The pivot shaft 221 is perpendicular to the arm 22. In other words, the button 20 of the present embodiment is integrally formed with the pair of pivot shafts 221. The pivot shaft 221 is received in the pivot base 14. When the upper casing 10a is covered on the lower casing 10b, the pivot shaft 221 is limited to the pivot seat 14.

The above-described structural arrangement has the advantage that the manufacturing and assembly steps of the push button can be simplified. Specifically, during assembly, the pair of pivot shafts 221 of the button 20 are directly placed on the pair of pivot seats 14 of the lower housing 10b, respectively, so as to complete the assembly process of the button 20. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the pair of arms 22 of the button 20 may be provided with other mechanisms so that the button 20 can be rotatably provided to the lower case 10 b. For example, a shaft may be provided that traverses the pair of arms 22 and is placed on the pivot base 14, such that the button 20 rotates about the rotation axis x.

In the present embodiment, the button 20 further has a plurality of weight blocks 24 (see fig. 4 and 6), and the weight blocks 24 are disposed on the inner surface of the body 21. Each weight 24 is substantially plate-shaped, in this embodiment, substantially triangular plate-shaped, and is arranged parallel to each other and between the pair of arms 22. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The weight may be a solid block disposed on the inner surface of the body 21.

As shown in fig. 8, the weight member 24 is located on one side of the rotation axis x, and the trigger 23 is located on the other side of the rotation axis x. In other words, the weight block 24 and the trigger 23 are located on two sides of the rotation axis x. The design points of the plurality of weight blocks 24 are that the button 20 itself has a heavy front end, so that the button 20 rotates clockwise with respect to the rotation axis x, and the gap between the trigger part 23 of the button 20 and the trigger switch 42 can be forced to be zero. Therefore, in the present embodiment, under the condition that the button 20 is not pressed, the triggering portion 23 can just contact the trigger switch 42, so that the button 20 has no idle stroke, so as to provide a better pressing touch feeling for the button 20. Furthermore, the weight 24 is located at one side of the rotation axis x and cooperates with the gravity, so that the button 20 of the present embodiment can omit the elastic arm or the elastic element and can be naturally reset.

To supplement the description, the triggering portion 23 may be a weight block 24 connected to a portion thereof, in other words, the triggering portion 23 extends outward from the weight block 24.

[ advantageous effects of the embodiments ]

One of the advantages of the present invention is that the game pad provided by the present invention can be configured with the supporting arm 22 through the button 20, and the supporting arm 22 is rotatably disposed on the pair of pivoting seats 14 of the lower housing 10b around a rotating axis. The space occupied by the buttons can be saved, and the size of the gamepad is more simplified. Through the structural design that the balancing weight 24 and the triggering portion 23 are respectively located at two sides of the rotation axis x, the button 20 does not need an elastic arm. In addition, the rotation axis x is substantially parallel to the upper casing 10a, and the rotation axis x forms an acute angle with the straight line part of the front edge of the upper casing 10a, so that the user can press the button in an ergonomic posture, and a natural posture that is parallel to the upper casing and is slightly bent. Furthermore, the assembly of the push button can be simplified.

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A gamepad, comprising:

an upper housing;

the lower shell is connected with the upper shell and provided with an opening and a pair of pivoting seats, and the pair of pivoting seats are arranged on the inner surface of the lower shell and close to the edge of the opening; and

and the button is provided with a body and a pair of support arms, each support arm is provided with one end connected with the body, the other end is rotatably arranged on the pivot seat around a rotating shaft center, and the body is exposed out of the opening.

2. The game handle of claim 1, wherein said pivot axis is parallel to said upper housing, said pivot axis being at an acute angle to a straight portion of a front edge of said upper housing.

3. The gamepad of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board secured to an interior surface of the upper housing and a trigger switch disposed on the circuit board; the button is also provided with a trigger part, the trigger part is connected to the body, and when the button is pressed, the trigger part triggers the trigger switch.

4. The gamepad of claim 3, wherein the button further comprises at least one weight disposed on an inner surface of the body.

5. The gamepad of claim 4, wherein said weight is located on one side of said rotational axis and said trigger is located on the other side of said rotational axis.

6. The gamepad of claim 4, wherein the weight is in the form of a plurality of plates, the weights being arranged parallel to each other on the inner surface of the body and between the pair of arms.

7. The game pad of claim 1, wherein the lower case further has a pair of fixing portions to be fixedly coupled to the upper case, the pair of fixing portions being respectively disposed at both sides of the opening, and the upper case is coupled to the pair of fixing portions of the lower case by a pair of fixing members, respectively.

8. The game pad of claim 7, wherein the fixing portion is a screw post, the fixing member is a screw, and the upper case is fixed to the screw post by screw locking.

9. The game pad of claim 7, wherein the top end of the pivot base is a recessed semi-circular hole and is adjacent to the fixed portion.

10. The gamepad of claim 1, wherein the pair of arms of the button extend upwardly from opposite sides of the body, and wherein the distal end of each arm defines a pivot axis that is received in the pivot mount.