CN210778363U

CN210778363U - Direction button and game paddle

Info

Publication number: CN210778363U
Application number: CN201922161083.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡曙辉
Original assignee: No Technology Shenzhen Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Xiaojikuaipao Network Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-05
Filing date: 2019-12-05
Publication date: 2020-06-16
Anticipated expiration: 2029-12-05

Abstract

The utility model discloses a direction button and gamepad, which comprises a shell, a keycap, a cross rod and an elastic part, wherein the cross rod comprises a connecting rod, the shell comprises a supporting part, a rolling part is arranged between the center of the cross plate and the supporting part, the elastic part is a spring, the shell is provided with a holding cavity, the keycap is provided with a connecting block, the connecting block is arranged in the holding cavity, the connecting block comprises a ring groove, and the spring is arranged in the ring groove; the connecting block also comprises a through hole, the through hole is provided with a screw, the connecting rod is provided with a threaded hole, and the accommodating cavity comprises a through hole and a boss; the supporting part comprises a supporting seat, the supporting seat is provided with a groove, and the rolling part comprises a rolling part. Compared with the prior art, the utility model can efficiently realize direction control, and greatly improve the game experience of users; and simultaneously, the utility model discloses still have advantages such as simple structure, long service life, convenient maintenance.

Description

Direction button and game paddle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a game paddle technical field, in particular to direction button and game paddle.

Background

The direction keys are commonly present on a modern video game controller and are mainly used for controlling the movement of game roles in the 8 directions of the upper, lower, left and right angles and 45-degree angles, the key forms commonly adopted on the game handle for direction input at present are mainly cross keys, discs, conjoined keys or split keys, the structure of the direction keys commonly uses conductive silica gel keys, metal shrapnels or key switches (including direct contact or contact through buffer media such as soft rubber), the direction keys mainly enable a conductor of the lower keys to vertically move downwards by pressing key caps to connect a circuit, and then rebound is realized through elastic deformation of silica gel, soft rubber or metal, and the structure using the silica gel, the soft rubber and the like as the buffer media commonly has the defects of poor size consistency, slow deformation speed, easy aging and the like, so that the control of subsequent production and assembly quality, poor operation hand feeling, poor operation performance, high efficiency and the like are realized, The feedback is not clear, the service life is short and the like; the structure without buffer medium, such as metal spring or touch switch, has the defects of short stroke, hard operation hand feeling and the like; meanwhile, the two types of key structures work by vertically pressing the keycaps, and have the defects of easy misoperation or difficult input and the like when input is carried out in the 45-degree angle direction. The above defects or shortcomings greatly affect the control performance of the direction keys in the gamepad, and make the user experience worse.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a direction button and game paddle has solved the relatively poor technical problem of performance of controlling of direction button among the current game paddle effectively.

The utility model adopts the technical proposal that: a direction key comprising: a housing; the keycap is arranged outside the shell; the cross rod comprises a cross plate arranged in the shell and a connecting rod penetrating through the shell and connected with the keycap, the shell comprises a supporting part used for supporting the cross plate, a rolling part used for driving the cross plate to roll is arranged between the center of the cross plate and the supporting part, and the cross plate corresponds to the direction control module arranged on the PCB; and the elastic piece is arranged between the keycap and the shell to enable the keycap to rebound.

Further, the elastic member is a spring.

Further, the spring is sleeved on the connecting rod.

Further, the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity, and the spring is arranged in the accommodating cavity.

Further, the key cap is provided with a connecting block, the connecting block is arranged in the containing cavity and comprises an annular groove, and the spring is arranged in the annular groove.

Further, the connecting block further comprises a through hole, a screw is arranged in the through hole, the head of the screw is clamped in the through hole, the connecting rod is provided with a threaded hole, and the connecting rod is arranged in the through hole and connected with the screw.

Furthermore, the holding cavity comprises a through hole for the connecting rod to pass through, the holding cavity comprises a boss arranged on the periphery of the through hole, and one end of the spring is sleeved on the boss and abuts against the holding cavity.

Further, the supporting part comprises a supporting seat, the supporting seat is provided with a circular arc-shaped groove, the rolling part comprises a hemispherical rolling part, one end of the rolling part is connected with the cross plate, and the rolling part is arranged in the groove.

Further, the cross plate includes four tip with the direction control module one-to-one, the supporting part is still including being the limiting plate to the setting, the limiting plate is equipped with four pairs and an tip that a pair of limiting plate corresponds, and every has the clearance between every to the limiting plate, the tip is located in the clearance of limiting plate.

A game pad comprises the direction keys.

Compared with the prior art, after the assembly of the direction keys is completed, a user presses the keycap towards the intention direction and drives the cross rod to roll by taking the rolling piece as the center, four end parts of the cross plate respectively correspond to one direction control module, one end part of the cross plate touches the direction control module corresponding to the end part when the cross rod rolls so as to realize the direction input quickly, accurately and smoothly, and then the elastic piece arranged between the shell and the keycap drives the keycap and the cross rod to reset quickly under the action of the restoring force of the elastic piece, so that the utility model can realize the direction control efficiently and greatly improve the game experience of the user; and simultaneously, the utility model discloses still have advantages such as simple structure, long service life, convenient maintenance.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a game handle of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the direction button of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a direction button according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problem, technical solution and advantageous effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the following description is given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments to illustrate the present invention in further detail. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

The principles and structure of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present invention provides a direction key and a game handle having the same, wherein the direction key mainly comprises a housing 1, a key cap 2, a cross bar 3 and an elastic member 4 for restoring the key cap.

Specifically, the shell 1 comprises an upper shell 11 and a lower shell 12, the cross rod 3 comprises a cross plate 31 and a connecting rod 32 arranged in the middle of the cross plate 31, the cross plate 31 is arranged between the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12, the lower shell 12 is provided with a supporting part for supporting and installing the cross plate 31, a rolling part 33 for driving the cross plate 31 to roll is further arranged between the center of the cross plate 31 and the supporting part, the connecting rod 32 extends out of the upper shell 11, the connecting rod 32 is connected with the keycap 2, the cross plate 31 is clamped in the shell 1, and the keycap 2 is clamped outside the shell 1, so that the shell 1, the keycap 2 and the cross rod 3 are assembled together; wherein, lower casing 12 is located game paddle's inside, specifically install on the PCB board, be equipped with direction control module 51 on the PCB board, direction control module 51 has 4, correspond "upper", "lower", "left", "right" respectively, cross 31 includes four tip, every tip all corresponds to a direction control module 51, make cross 31 rotate so that one of them tip touches or presses the direction control module that this tip corresponds in the direction of PCB board, like this alright accomplish the input of direction, alright realize quick, accurate, smooth direction input like this, especially for the continuous quick accurate game of input direction of needs such as fight, be favorable to improving user's gaming experience.

An elastic member 4 is provided between the key cap 2 and the upper case 11, and the elastic member 4 is used to make the key cap 2 rebound to the initial position.

Further, the elastic member 4 in this embodiment is a spring, and the spring is sleeved on the connecting rod 32, so as to prevent the spring from being deflected when being compressed.

Further, an accommodating cavity 111 is further formed above the upper housing 11, the connecting rod 32 penetrates through the bottom of the accommodating cavity 111, the spring is sleeved on the connecting rod 32 and supported and placed at the bottom of the accommodating cavity 111, and the spring is arranged inside the accommodating cavity 111 to limit the movement range of the spring.

Further, the lower end of the keycap 2 is further connected with a connecting block 6, the connecting block 6 is also arranged in the accommodating cavity 111, the connecting block 6 is a circular cylinder, a through hole 61 is arranged on the connecting block 6, the connecting rod 32 penetrates through the lower end of the through hole 61, and the connecting block 6 and the connecting rod 32 are fixed together through a screw 7.

Specifically, an annular convex ring 62 is arranged inside the through hole 61, the rod part of the screw 7 can penetrate through the annular convex ring 62, the head of the screw 7 is clamped on the convex ring 62 by the convex ring 62, meanwhile, a threaded hole matched with the screw 7 is formed in the upper end of the connecting rod 32, the connecting rod 32 of the cross rod 3 penetrates through the upper shell 11 and extends into the through hole 61, the screw 7 is drilled into the connecting rod 32 so as to fix the connecting block 6 and the cross rod 3, the connecting block 6 is fixed at the lower end of the key cap 2, the cross rod 3 and the key cap 2 are further fixed together, the key cap 2 and the cross rod 3 are connected together by using the simplest assembling mode, and the connection between the two is stable and has the advantage of convenience in disassembly.

It should be noted that the through hole 61 may be a rectangular hole, and the connecting rod 32 is also provided with a rectangular section adapted to the rectangular hole, the rectangular section of the connecting rod 32 is inserted into the rectangular hole, and the two are fixed by using the above-mentioned screw fixing method, so that the connection strength between the screw and the connecting rod 32 can be ensured, and the problem that the screw and the connecting rod 32 rotate relatively and are loosened can be avoided.

Further, the lower end of the connecting block 6 is also provided with an annular groove 63, the annular groove 63 is arranged around the periphery of the through hole 61, the spring is installed in the annular groove 63, the lower end of the spring extends out of an opening at the lower part of the annular groove 63, the lower end of the spring abuts against the bottom of the accommodating cavity 111, a through hole is formed in the bottom of the accommodating cavity 111, the connecting rod 32 penetrates through the through hole, the accommodating cavity 111 further comprises a boss 112 arranged on the periphery of the through hole, one end of the spring is sleeved on the boss 112 and abuts against the accommodating cavity 111, the boss 112 is used for limiting the movement direction of the spring so as to prevent the spring from being dislocated under the action of restoring.

Further, the support portion includes a support seat 122, a circular arc-shaped recess 123 is provided on the support seat 122, the rolling member 33 in this embodiment is a hemisphere, the rolling member 33 is located at the lower end of the cross plate 31, the circular sphere of the rolling member 33 is a rolling portion, and the rolling member 33 is installed in the recess 123, so that the cross plate 31 can freely roll in the recess 123, so that one end portion of the cross plate touches or presses the direction control module corresponding to the end portion.

Furthermore, the support part further comprises a pair of limiting plates 124, one end of the cross plate 31 corresponds to one pair of limiting plates 124, a gap is formed between each pair of limiting plates 124, one end of the cross plate 31 corresponding to the pair of limiting plates 124 is arranged in the gap of the pair of limiting plates 124, and correspondingly, the lower end of the gap is provided with the direction control module 51 corresponding to one end of the cross plate 31, so that the end of the cross rod 3 can only contact with the direction control module 51 within a limited range and in a limited direction, and the cross rod 3 is prevented from being dislocated; wherein, the direction keys in the utility model include four keys of up, down, left and right, two adjacent keys are touched and pressed simultaneously to control the 45 degree included angle direction between the two direction keys, in this embodiment, the gap between each pair of limiting plates 124 is in a V shape, that is, the size of the gap between each pair of limiting plates is gradually increased from the bottom (bottom of the supporting part) to the top, by setting the size of the gap between each pair of limiting plates to be in a V shape, when the 45 degree included angle direction of two adjacent keys needs to be controlled, the 45 degree included angle direction of the two keys is pressed, at this time, two ends of the cross plate 31 corresponding to the two keys on the cross plate 31 can simultaneously press down the respective corresponding direction control module from the V-shaped gap, the V-shaped gap ensures the accuracy when the end of the cross plate 31 is pressed down, the end parts of the cross plates are prevented from being dislocated; in other embodiments, a sufficient gap width may also be ensured to satisfy simultaneous depression of adjacent keys.

The utility model discloses still provide a game paddle, game paddle includes the utility model discloses well proposed direction button.

The utility model has the advantages that: the user can press the keycap towards the intention direction and drive the cross to roll by taking the rolling part as the center, four end parts of the cross plate respectively correspond to one direction control module, one end part touches the direction control module corresponding to the end part when the cross rolls so as to realize the direction input quickly, accurately and smoothly, and then the elastic part arranged between the shell and the keycap drives the keycap and the cross rod to reset quickly under the action of self restoring force, so that the utility model discloses can realize the direction control with high efficiency, greatly improve the game experience of the user; and simultaneously, the utility model discloses still have advantages such as simple structure, long service life, convenient maintenance.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A directional key, comprising: a housing; the keycap is arranged outside the shell; the cross rod comprises a cross plate arranged in the shell and a connecting rod penetrating through the shell and connected with the keycap, the shell comprises a supporting part used for supporting the cross plate, a rolling part used for driving the cross plate to roll is arranged between the center of the cross plate and the supporting part, and the cross plate corresponds to the direction control module arranged on the PCB; and the elastic piece is arranged between the keycap and the shell to enable the keycap to rebound.

2. The direction key of claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a spring.

3. The direction key of claim 2, wherein the spring is sleeved on the connecting rod.

4. The direction key as claimed in claim 3, wherein the housing is provided with a receiving cavity, and the spring is disposed in the receiving cavity.

5. The direction key as claimed in claim 4, wherein the key cap is provided with a connecting block, the connecting block is disposed in the accommodating cavity, the connecting block comprises an annular groove, and the spring is disposed in the annular groove.

6. The direction key as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connecting block further comprises a through hole, the through hole is provided with a screw, the head of the screw is clamped in the through hole, the connecting rod is provided with a threaded hole, and the connecting rod is arranged in the through hole and connected with the screw.

7. The direction key as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein the receiving cavity comprises a through hole for the connection rod to pass through, the receiving cavity comprises a boss arranged around the through hole, and one end of the spring is sleeved on the boss and abuts against the receiving cavity.

8. The direction key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting portion comprises a supporting base having a circular arc-shaped recess, the rolling member comprises a semi-spherical rolling portion, one end of the rolling member is connected to the cross plate, and the rolling portion is disposed in the recess.

9. The direction key as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cross plate comprises four ends corresponding to the direction control modules one to one, the support portion further comprises a pair of limiting plates, the limiting plates are provided with four pairs and one end corresponding to one pair of limiting plates, a gap is formed between each pair of limiting plates, and the ends are arranged in the gaps of the limiting plates.

10. Gamepad, characterized in that the gamepad comprises a directional key according to any one of claims 1 to 9.