CN215275718U

CN215275718U - Trackball device and game equipment

Info

Publication number: CN215275718U
Application number: CN202121239682.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴成浩; 吴明浩
Original assignee: Shenzhen Guoguohui Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Guoguohui Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-03
Filing date: 2021-06-03
Publication date: 2021-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-03

Abstract

The utility model discloses a trackball device and game equipment relates to game equipment technical field, and the operation of having solved the trackball is felt relatively poorly, controls the unable demand that satisfies of precision, influences the technical problem that the recreation was experienced. The device comprises a track ball, a first sensing device, a second sensing device and an MCU module; the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment are abutted with the track ball and are electrically connected with the MCU module; an included angle between the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment is an acute angle or a right angle; the trackball rotates and can drive first sensing equipment, second sensing equipment to produce corresponding signal of telecommunication, and the MCU module carries out conversion, processing to the signal of telecommunication to can produce the displacement information that the trackball rotated and corresponds on display device. The utility model discloses a first sensing equipment, second sensing equipment and trackball butt increase the operation and feel, have improved the precision of controlling of recreation simultaneously, have promoted recreation experience.

Description

Trackball device and game equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a game device technical field especially relates to a trackball device and game device.

Background

In games, game devices for controlling directions and steering actions are required, and common direction control devices include game pads, track balls and the like. The track ball drives the ball to roll through the finger to drive the pointer on the screen to move at the corresponding position, and the track ball has the advantages of being accurate in positioning, not prone to shaking and the like. Meanwhile, the movement of the whole arm is not needed in the game operation, and the fatigue of the whole hand can be reduced.

When the existing track ball rotates, the phenomenon of insufficient smooth operation is easy to occur due to the fact that the receiving structure of the track ball has large resistance. The screen control of the game machine cannot follow the complex game change, so that the expected effects of smooth operation and accurate control are achieved.

In realizing the utility model discloses the in-process, utility model people discover to have following problem among the prior art at least:

the conventional track ball has poor operation hand feeling, and meanwhile, the control precision cannot meet the requirements of partial games, so that the game experience of players is influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a trackball device and game device to the operation of the trackball that exists is felt relatively poorly among the solution prior art, controls the unable demand that satisfies partial recreation of precision simultaneously, has influenced the technical problem that the recreation of player was experienced. The utility model provides a plurality of technical effects that preferred technical scheme among a great deal of technical scheme can produce see the explanation below in detail.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a track ball device, which comprises a track ball, a first sensing device, a second sensing device and an MCU module; the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment are abutted against the track ball and are electrically connected with the MCU module; an included angle between the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment is an acute angle or a right angle; the trackball rotates to drive the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment to generate corresponding electric signals, and the MCU module converts and processes the electric signals and can generate displacement information corresponding to the rotation of the trackball on the display equipment.

Preferably, the first sensing device and the second sensing device both comprise an infrared emitting module, an infrared receiving module and a roller; the infrared transmitting modules and the infrared receiving modules are arranged in pairs and are positioned on two sides of the roller; the roller can be driven by the track ball to rotate.

Preferably, the roller comprises a passing part and a shielding part, and the passing part can pass through infrared rays emitted by the infrared emission module; the shielding part can shield the infrared rays emitted by the infrared emission module; the passing part and the shielding part are arranged at intervals.

Preferably, the passing part is a hollow or transparent structure; the plurality of passing portions and the shielding portions are uniformly distributed along the radius direction of the roller.

Preferably, the number of the infrared transmitting modules and the infrared receiving modules is two pairs.

Preferably, the trackball device further comprises a balance assembly, wherein the balance assembly comprises a bearing ring, a bearing and a bearing seat; the bearing ring is abutted against the bottom of the track ball, the bearing seat fixes the bearing, and the bearing is abutted against the side part of the track ball.

Preferably, the trackball device further comprises a PCBA board, and the MCU module is disposed on the PCBA board.

Preferably, the trackball device further comprises a housing, and the housing limits the trackball and is fixedly connected with the first sensing device, the second sensing device, the PCBA board and the balance component.

A gaming apparatus comprising a trackball device as described in any of the above.

Preferably, the game device further comprises a control knob.

Implement the utility model discloses a technical scheme among the above-mentioned technical scheme has following advantage or beneficial effect:

the utility model discloses a first sensing equipment, second sensing equipment and trackball butt increase the operation of trackball and feel, and first sensing equipment, second sensing equipment can obtain the displacement information of optional position in the recreation through the combination simultaneously, have improved the precision of controlling of recreation, have promoted player's gaming experience.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained without inventive work, and in the drawings:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a first view internal structure diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is an internal structure diagram of a second viewing angle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a trackball; 2. a first sensing device; 21. an infrared emission module; 22. an infrared receiving module; 23. a roller; 24. a passing portion; 25. a shielding portion; 26. a protective shell; 27. positioning pins; 3. a second sensing device; 4. a balancing component; 41. a load ring; 42. a bearing; 43. a bearing seat; 5. PCBA board; 6. a housing; 61. a connecting screw; 7. and a control knob.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, various exemplary embodiments to be described below will refer to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which are described various exemplary embodiments that may be employed to implement the present invention. The same numbers in different drawings identify the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. It is to be understood that they are merely examples of processes, methods, apparatus, etc., consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims, and that other embodiments may be used or structural and functional modifications may be made to the embodiments set forth herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships illustrated in the accompanying drawings for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the elements so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. The terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. The term "plurality" means two or more. The terms "coupled" and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may include, for example, a fixed connection, a removable connection, a unitary connection, a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, a communicative connection, a direct connection, an indirect connection via intermediate media, and may include, but are not limited to, a connection between two elements or an interactive relationship between two elements. The term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In order to explain the technical solution of the present invention, the following description is made by way of specific examples, and only the portions related to the embodiments of the present invention are shown.

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1-3, the utility model provides a 1 device of trackball, including trackball 1, first sensing equipment 2, second sensing equipment 3 and MCU module (not drawn in the picture, the MCU module includes MCU and necessary peripheral circuit, MCU is current processing chip, and specific model is like STM32 chip, 8051 singlechip etc.). First sensing equipment 2, second sensing equipment 3 and trackball 1 butt to trackball 3 can produce corresponding frictional resistance with first sensing equipment 2, second sensing equipment 3 at the rotation in-process, bring game operation and feel. The first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3 are electrically connected with the MCU module, so that the MCU module can receive electric signals generated by the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3. The included angle between the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3 is an acute angle or a right angle (specifically, the included angle between the roller 23 of the first sensing device 2 and the roller 23 of the second sensing device 3), and as long as the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3 are not parallel (i.e., collinear), signals of various positions can be generated in a combination manner. The included angle between the two is preferably 90 degrees, so that the displacement information in the game can be converted into corresponding displacement information more quickly. The trackball 1 rotates and can drive first sensing equipment 2, second sensing equipment 3 produces the corresponding signal of telecommunication (original analog small signal), the MCU module converts the signal of telecommunication (AD conversion of signal, convert original analog signal into MCU digital signal that can directly discern), handle (the amplification of signal, filtering etc. the MCU of being convenient for carries out corresponding calculation to the signal), thereby the MCU module can carry out corresponding calculation to the signal, and can produce the displacement information that trackball 1 rotates the correspondence on display device. The utility model discloses a first sensing equipment 2,

second sensing equipment

3 and 1 butt of trackball increase the operation of trackball 1 and feel, and first sensing equipment 2, second sensing equipment 3 can obtain the displacement information of optional position in the recreation through the combination simultaneously, have improved the precision of controlling of recreation, have promoted the gaming experience of player.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, each of the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3 includes an infrared emitting module 21, an infrared receiving module 22 and a roller 23. The infrared transmitting module 21 and the infrared receiving module 22 are in the prior art, are arranged in pairs and located on two sides of the roller 23, and the positions of the infrared transmitting module and the infrared receiving module are opposite, so that infrared rays can be transmitted and received accurately. The roller 23 can be driven by the track ball 1 to rotate, and the roller 23 is abutted against the track ball 1, so that when the track ball 1 rotates, as long as the rotation direction is not completely perpendicular to the roller 23, a component force is applied to the roller 23, and the roller 23 is driven to rotate correspondingly.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the roller 23 includes a passing portion 24 and a blocking portion 25. The passing part 24 can pass the infrared rays emitted by the infrared emitting module 21, and the infrared receiving module 22 receives the infrared rays and generates a high level or a low level; the shielding portion 25 can shield the infrared ray emitted by the infrared emitting module 21, and at this time, the infrared receiving module 22 receives a level signal opposite to the passing portion, and if the infrared receiving module 22 receives the infrared ray and generates a high level signal, the infrared receiving module 22 generates a low level signal when not receiving the infrared ray. The passing portions 24 and the shielding portions 25 are arranged at intervals, preferably, the shapes and the sizes are the same, the passing portions 24 and the shielding portions 25 are all multiple and form an array to form a grating, and the passing portions 24 and the shielding portions 25 are arranged more densely and the precision is higher. When the roller 23 rotates, the passing portion 24 and the shielding portion 25 alternately pass through the roller to form alternate high level signals and low level signals, and the rotational displacement of the roller 23 can be obtained according to the number of the signals and the corresponding angles of the passing portion 24 and the shielding portion 25 on the roller 23. The passing portion 24 is a hollow-out or transparent structure, and the infrared ray is an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength close to visible light and can pass through a transparent object, so that the infrared receiving module 22 can receive the infrared ray emitted by the infrared emitting module 21, and when the passing portion 24 is a hollow-out structure, the infrared ray can naturally pass through. The plurality of passing portions 24 and the shielding portions 25 are uniformly distributed in the radial direction of the roller 23. The number of the infrared transmitting modules 21 and the infrared receiving modules 22 is two, so that not only can the average value of the two pairs of data be calculated to obtain more accurate displacement data, but also when one pair of the infrared transmitting modules 21 and the infrared receiving modules 22 fails, the other pair is started, and the redundancy of the equipment is increased.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the trackball 1 device further includes a balancing component 4, and the balancing component 4 supports and limits the trackball 1, so as to ensure that the trackball 1 abuts against the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3, and only rotates within a small range, so that the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3 generate corresponding electrical signals. The balance assembly 4 comprises a load ring 41, a bearing 42 and a bearing seat 43. Bear ring 41 and trackball 1's bottom butt, bear the fretwork part at ring 41 middle part and make trackball 1 can rotate in a flexible way, reduced the operating resistance, promoted game experience. Bearing frame 43 fixes bearing 42, and bearing frame 43 supports bearing 42, also carries out spacingly to bearing 42's rotation for bearing 42 and the lateral part butt of trackball 1 ensure that trackball 1 rotates in-process bearing 42 and rotate synchronously. Preferably, the bearing 42 and the roller 23 of the first sensing device 2 and the roller 23 of the second sensing device 3 are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction of the trackball 1, that is, an included angle between each two is 120 degrees to limit the trackball 1, so that the trackball 1 is uniformly stressed in three directions in the rotating process, the rotating process of the trackball 1 is more stable, and the game experience of a player is better.

As optional implementation mode, as shown in fig. 2-3, the trackball 1 device further includes a PCBA board 5, the MCU module is disposed on the PCBA board 5, the PCBA board 5 is fixed on the casing 6 through a connecting screw 61, the PCBA board 5 is further disposed with the corresponding electronic components of the MCU module, and these electronic components are electrically connected with the MCU module to realize the specific functions of the present invention.

As an alternative embodiment, the trackball 1 device further comprises a housing 6, wherein the housing 6 comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, and the upper housing and the lower housing are fixedly connected through screws or clamping. Casing 6 carries on spacingly to trackball 1, be provided with the through-hole that matches with trackball 1 shape and size on casing 6 promptly, casing 6 and trackball 1 butt in this through-hole position to make partial trackball 1 expose in the top of casing 6, specific proportion sets up as required, so that the staff operates, and casing 6 of course still can protect trackball 1. The housing 6 is also fixedly connected to the first sensing device 2, the second sensing device 3, the PCBA board 5 and the balance member 4. As shown in fig. 3, the housing 6 is connected to the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3 by engaging with the positioning pins 27, so as to fix the first sensing device 2 and the second sensing device 3. The housing 6 is further in screw connection, snap connection, glue connection and the like with the bearing ring 41 and the bearing seat 43 of the balance assembly 4, so that the balance assembly 4 is fixed.

The embodiment is only a specific example and does not indicate that the present invention is implemented in such a manner.

Example two:

1-3, the game device comprises the trackball device provided by the present invention, and further comprises a control knob 7. The trackball device is used with the control knob 7 in a matched manner, and can be used as a gamepad of game equipment to better accurately control the movement operation in the game process, so that the game experience of a player is improved.

While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of the present application belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A trackball device is characterized by comprising a trackball, a first sensing device, a second sensing device and an MCU module; the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment are abutted against the track ball and are electrically connected with the MCU module; an included angle between the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment is an acute angle or a right angle; the trackball rotates to drive the first sensing equipment and the second sensing equipment to generate corresponding electric signals, and the MCU module converts and processes the electric signals and can generate displacement information corresponding to the rotation of the trackball on the display equipment.

2. The trackball device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first and second sensing devices each comprise an infrared emitting module, an infrared receiving module and a wheel; the infrared transmitting modules and the infrared receiving modules are arranged in pairs and are positioned on two sides of the roller; the roller can be driven by the track ball to rotate.

3. The trackball device according to claim 2, wherein the roller comprises a passing portion capable of passing infrared rays emitted from the infrared emission module and a blocking portion; the shielding part can shield the infrared rays emitted by the infrared emission module; the passing part and the shielding part are arranged at intervals.

4. The trackball device according to claim 3, characterized in that the through part is of a hollowed or transparent structure; the plurality of passing portions and the shielding portions are uniformly distributed along the radius direction of the roller.

5. The trackball device according to claim 2, wherein the number of the infrared transmitting modules and the infrared receiving modules is two pairs.

6. The trackball device according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a balancing assembly comprising a bearing ring, a bearing and a bearing seat; the bearing ring is abutted against the bottom of the track ball, the bearing seat fixes the bearing, and the bearing is abutted against the side part of the track ball.

7. The trackball device according to claim 1, characterized in that the trackball device further comprises a PCBA board on which the MCU module is provided.

8. The trackball device according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises a housing, which confines the trackball and is fixedly connected to the first sensing means, the second sensing means, the PCBA board and the balance member.

9. A game apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a trackball device according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. The gaming device of claim 9, further comprising a control knob.