CN217485331U - Key structure and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a key structure and a game machine, wherein the key structure comprises a shell, keys, an elastic part and an electromagnetic module, the keys comprise key bodies and connecting frameworks, the connecting frameworks are provided with wear-resistant layers, one end of each connecting framework extends into the shell and is connected with the shell in a sliding way through the wear-resistant layers, and the other end of each connecting framework extends out of the shell and is connected with the key bodies; one end of the elastic piece is connected with the key body, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the outer wall of the shell; the electromagnetic module comprises a magnet and a coil which are positioned in the shell and are sleeved with each other; the coil is sleeved on the connecting framework and is suitable for driving the connecting framework to move up and down in the shell when being electrified. The utility model discloses technical scheme's button structure can reduce wearing and tearing more direct when feedback to power, not only prolongs the use handle of self, has still promoted user's gaming experience and has felt.

Description

Key structure and game machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a force feedback device technical field, in particular to button structure and game machine that has this button structure.

Background

With the improvement of the user's demand for real game experience, the trigger with tactile feedback is more and more paid attention by various manufacturers. A more realistic gaming experience is achieved by adding tactile feedback. A typical trigger force feedback device is a rotor motor, which amplifies torque of the motor through a speed reduction mechanism such as a gear and transmits the amplified torque to a trigger. The gear structure of the scheme is complex, the problems of touch delay and brittleness exist in a force transmission mode through the speed reducing mechanism, and the experience feeling is not good. In addition, in the trigger structure, the key and the shell are in relative sliding connection and slide relatively under the driving of the driving structure. However, as the service life increases, the abrasion of the relative sliding part is relatively large, so that the keys slide when sliding relatively, and the game experience of the user is seriously influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a button structure and game machine aims at can be more direct to the power feedback, promotes user's recreation and experiences the sense.

In order to achieve the above object, in one aspect, the present invention provides a key structure, including:

a housing;

the key comprises a key body and a connecting framework; the connecting framework is provided with a wear-resistant layer, one end of the connecting framework extends into the shell and is movably connected with the shell through the wear-resistant layer, and the other end of the connecting framework extends out of the shell and is connected with the key body;

one end of the elastic piece is connected with the key body, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the outer wall of the shell; and

the electromagnetic module comprises a magnet and a coil which are positioned in the shell and are sleeved with each other; the coil is sleeved on the connecting framework and is suitable for driving the connecting framework to move up and down in the shell when being electrified.

Optionally, a sliding column is erected in the center of the shell, and the connecting framework is sleeved outside the sliding column and connected with the sliding column through the wear-resistant layer arranged on the inner wall.

Optionally, the connection framework comprises a coil support and a connection support, the inner wall of the coil support is provided with the wear-resistant layer, and the wear-resistant layer is movably sleeved on the sliding column; one end of the connecting support is connected with the coil support, and the other end of the connecting support extends out of the shell and is connected with the key body.

Optionally, the connecting bracket includes a connecting ring and a connecting arm, the connecting ring is sleeved on the end of the coil bracket, one end of the connecting arm is connected to the connecting ring, and the other end of the connecting arm extends out of the housing and is connected to the key body.

Optionally, the magnet is sleeved outside the coil and is magnetized in a radial direction.

Optionally, the coil support is made of a magnetic conductive material.

Optionally, the wear-resistant layer is a polyoxymethylene resin wear-resistant layer or a nylon wear-resistant layer.

Optionally, centers of the sliding column, the coil, the magnet and the coil support are located on the same straight line.

Optionally, the housing includes: the device comprises a bottom barrel, a bottom barrel and a bottom cover, wherein one end of the bottom barrel is provided with an opening; the cover plate is connected to the bottom barrel and covers the opening, and an avoidance opening suitable for the connecting arm to penetrate through is formed in the cover plate; one end of the elastic piece is connected with the key body, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the outer wall of the cover plate.

Optionally, the number of the connecting arms is a plurality of, and a plurality of the connecting arms are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the coil support at intervals.

On the other hand, the utility model also provides a game machine, including above-mentioned arbitrary one the button structure.

The key structure of the technical scheme of the utility model, through setting up the wearing layer on connecting the skeleton, and make its one end that stretches into the casing pass through wearing layer and casing sliding connection, the other end stretches out outside the casing and is connected with the key body, connect the elastic component between key body and casing simultaneously, thus make users press the operation to the key body, and can rely on the elastic restoring force of the elastic component to realize pressing and replying; and through set up the electromagnetic module in the casing, when letting in game information electric current in the coil of electromagnetic module like this, the coil follows the connection skeleton for the magnet up-and-down motion in-process, because the magnet radially magnetizes for the magnetic field of magnet can pass the coil and produce induced current, and the coil receives the effect of ampere force and takes place the motion this moment, thereby drives the connection skeleton of cup jointing and moves, and then makes key body atress action, realizes the feedback of power, realizes that the user receives the sense of touch of game content feedback power. In the structure, the wear-resistant layer is arranged at the relative sliding position of the shell and the keys, so that the wear between the shell and the keys is reduced, the service life of the structure is prolonged, and the game experience of the key structure is improved; meanwhile, an additional driving structure and a speed reducing mechanism are not required to be designed, and the electromagnetic driving force is utilized for feedback, so that the formation of a gap stroke is avoided, the feedback force can be directly transmitted to the key body to be received by a user, and the game experience of the user is greatly improved.

Furthermore, the utility model discloses technical scheme is behind the press key body, and the elastic force of elastic component can cooperate the electromagnetic drive power to realize the regulation of feedback force size, and the elastic component setting carries out the structure of being connected at the outer wall of casing and key body moreover for the installation is more simple and convenient with the dismantlement operation.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the technical solutions in the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the key structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a view in FIG. 1, wherein the direction of the arrows is the magnetic path direction;

fig. 4 is a top view from a perspective of the coil support of fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals:

100-key structure;

10-shell, 20-key, 30-elastic piece, 40-electromagnetic module, 50-sliding column;

11-bottom cylinder, 12-cover plate, 121-avoidance port;

21-key body, 22-connecting framework, 221-connecting support, 222-coil support and 223-wear-resistant layer;

41-magnet, 42-coil.

Detailed Description

The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should 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; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in the present invention can be understood in a specific case to those skilled in the art.

The utility model provides a button structure 100.

Referring to fig. 1-4, in the embodiment of the present invention, the key structure 100 includes a housing 10, a key 20, an elastic member 30, and an electromagnetic module 40. The key 20 is connected with the shell in a sliding way through a wear-resistant layer arranged on the connecting framework 22, one end of the elastic element 30 is connected with the key body 21, and the other end is connected with the outer wall of the shell 10; the electromagnetic module 40 is disposed in the housing 10 and connected to the connecting frame 22, and the electromagnetic module 40 is configured to generate an electromagnetic driving force to be transmitted to the key body 21.

In the present application, the housing 10 may be designed to be cylindrical, and a mounting space is formed inside the housing, and the portion of the connection frame 22 extends into the mounting space and is slidably connected to the housing 10 through the wear-resistant layer 223. The electromagnetic module 40 is installed in the installation space of the housing 10 and connected to the connection frame. It should be understood that the housing 10 should be made of magnetic conductive material, for example, the material of the housing 10 may be, but is not limited to, pure iron, silicon steel, permalloy, and generally cold rolled carbon steel sheet and steel Strip (SPCC), etc.

The wear-resistant layer 223 can be obtained by coating wear-resistant paint or pasting wear-resistant material. On the one hand, wearing layer 223 is used as the buffer layer, avoids connecting the hard contact of skeleton 22 and casing 10, and the promotion operation is felt, and on the other hand, wearing layer 223 is used for wear-resisting, avoids connecting skeleton 22 and casing 10 because of the wearing and tearing appear in the sliding connection ear, and then improves the life who connects skeleton 22 and casing 10. Preferably, the wear-resistant layer 223 is a polyoxymethylene resin wear-resistant layer or a nylon wear-resistant layer.

The key body 21 of the key 20 is mainly used for a user to perform pressing operation, and may be formed in a circular cover structure corresponding to the housing 10, so that the overall appearance of the key structure 100 is beautiful. The elastic member 30 may be a spring, a spring sheet, or an elastic plastic member, which provides a restoring force after the key body 21 is pressed, and transmits the restoring force to the key body 21 together with the electromagnetic driving force generated by the electromagnetic module 40 for the user to receive the restoring force by touching.

In practical applications, the key 20 and the housing 10 slide relative to each other under the driving of the feedback force of the electromagnetic module 40 and the elastic member 30. When the user uses the game, the user presses the key body 21 to perform game operation, for example, when the user assumes a driving game operation and when an automobile in the game is static, the game information does not generate current, and at this time, after the user presses the key body 21, the sensed feedback force is the resilience force of the elastic member 30; when the automobile is started, the resistance in a game scene is small, so that the game information current is a negative current, the direction of the electromagnetic driving force generated by the negative current through the electromagnetic module 40 is opposite to the direction of the resilience force of the elastic piece 30, and the feedback force felt by the user is the direction obtained by subtracting the electromagnetic driving force from the resilience force of the elastic piece 30, namely the game feedback force felt by the user is small and the automobile is easy to start; similarly, when the automobile collides with an obstacle, the game information current is a forward current, and the direction of the electromagnetic driving force is the same as the direction of the rebound force of the elastic member 30, so that the game feedback force felt by the user is the sum of the rebound force and the electromagnetic driving force, and the feedback force corresponding to the game content becomes larger at this time, and the automobile is difficult to start.

Further, the electromagnetic module 40 includes a magnet 41 and a coil 42 that are sleeved with each other, that is, the magnet 41 is cylindrical, and the coil 42 is sleeved outside the magnet 41, or the magnet 41 is annular and sleeved outside the coil 42; the magnet 41 is radially magnetized and is adapted to provide a magnetic field for the coil 42; the coil 42 is sleeved at one end of the connecting framework 22 extending into the shell 10.

In this embodiment, according to the electromagnetic driving principle, after the coil 42 is supplied with current, when the magnetic field of the magnet 41 moves, an induced current is generated in the coil 42, and at this time, the coil 42 moves under the action of ampere force, so as to drive the sleeved connection skeleton 22 to move, and further, the key body 21 is forced to move, thereby realizing force feedback. When the coil 42 is subjected to currents in different directions according to game information, the directions of the currents subjected to the ampere force are different, so that the feedback force is enhanced or weakened when the currents are transmitted to the key body 21.

Therefore, the key structure 100 of the present invention, by providing the wear-resistant layer 223 on the connecting frame 22, and making one end of the connecting frame extending into the casing 10 slidably connect with the casing 10 through the wear-resistant layer 223, and the other end extending out of the casing 10 to connect with the key body 21, and at the same time connecting the elastic member 30 between the key body 21 and the casing 10, the user can press the key body 21, and can rely on the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 30 to realize the pressing and restoring; the electromagnetic module 40 is arranged in the shell 10, so that the electromagnetic module 40 can generate an electromagnetic driving force according to the current of the game information, the electromagnetic driving force is transmitted to the key body 21 through the connection framework 22 in a feedback mode, and the tactile reception of the feedback force of the user on the game content is achieved. In the structure, the wear-resistant layer 223 is arranged at the relative sliding position of the shell 10 and the key 20, so that the wear between the shell 10 and the key 223 is reduced, the service life of the key is prolonged, and the game experience of the key structure is improved; meanwhile, an additional driving structure and a speed reducing mechanism are not required to be designed, so that a gap stroke is avoided, the feedback force can be directly transmitted to the key body 21 to be received by a user, and the game experience of the user is greatly improved.

Furthermore, the utility model discloses technical scheme is after pressing key body 21, and the elastic force of elastic component 30 can cooperate the electromagnetic drive power to realize the regulation of feedback force size, and elastic component 30 sets up the structure of being connected at the outer wall of casing 10 and key body 21 moreover for the installation is more simple and convenient with the dismantlement operation.

Referring to fig. 1-3, further, a sliding column 50 is erected in the center of the casing 10, and the connecting framework 22 is sleeved outside the sliding column and connected with the sliding column 50 through a wear-resistant layer 223 arranged on the inner wall. The sliding column 50 is a cylindrical structure, the bottom of the sliding column is fixed with the bottom wall of the shell 10, the connecting framework 22 is sleeved outside the sliding column 50 and is in sliding connection with the wear-resistant layer 223 arranged in the connecting framework 22, and the sliding column 50 is suitable for guiding relative sliding of the connecting framework 22, so that the connecting framework 22 and the key body 21 connected with the connecting framework 22 only move in a limited direction.

Referring to fig. 1-3, further, the connection framework 22 includes a coil support 222 and a connection support 221, the inner wall of the coil support 222 is provided with the wear-resistant layer 223, and is movably sleeved on the sliding column 50; the connection bracket 221 includes a connection ring sleeved on an end of the coil bracket 222 and a connection arm having one end connected to the connection ring and the other end extending out of the housing 10 and connected to the key body 21.

The connecting ring is located in the housing 10, and both end surfaces are flat surfaces, wherein one end is connected with a connecting arm. The coil support 222 is a cylindrical structure, the inner wall of the coil support is provided with a wear-resistant layer 223, and the coil support 222 is sleeved outside the sliding column 50 and is connected with the sliding column 50 in a sliding mode through the wear-resistant layer 223. The connection ring of the connection bracket 221 is fixed to the end edge of the coil bracket 222 in a sleeved manner, and a step surface is formed at the end of the coil bracket 222; the coil 42 is wound on the outer wall surface of the coil holder 222, and one end of the coil 42 does not exceed the edge of the coil holder 222, and the other end abuts against the step surface. Thus, after the key body 21 is pressed, the coil support 222 can slide on the sliding column 50, and further move freely in the housing 10, and the connecting arm extends out of the housing 10 and is connected with the key body 21. This allows the key body 21 and the coil 42 to be more stably mounted.

Referring to fig. 1-3, further, the magnet 41 is sleeved outside the coil 42 and is magnetized radially, and is adapted to make the magnetic induction line perpendicular to the coil 42. Further, the coil support 222 is made of a magnetic conductive material.

In this embodiment, the magnet 41 is cylindrical and has a height smaller than that of the housing 10, and the outer wall surface is fixedly connected to the inner wall surface of the housing 10; the coil support 222 is located at the center of the magnet 41 and is made of a magnetic conductive material, for example, the coil support 222 may be made of, but not limited to, pure iron, silicon steel, permalloy, and generally, a cold rolled carbon steel sheet and steel Strip (SPCC), etc., and the coil support made of the magnetic conductive material is capable of conducting magnetism so as to enable more magnetic induction lines to pass through the coil 42 and obtain a larger driving force.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in the present application, a housing 10 includes a base cylinder 11 and a cover plate 12, and one end of the base cylinder 11 has an opening; the cover plate 12 is connected to the bottom barrel 11 and covers the opening, and the cover plate 12 is provided with an avoidance port 121 through which the connecting arm passes; the elastic member 30 has one end connected to the key body 21 and the other end connected to the outer wall of the cover plate 12.

The bottom tube 11 may be a U-shaped tube, the cover plate 12 is a circular cover plate 12, and the cover plate 12 is detachably covered on the opening of the bottom tube 11. The avoiding opening 121 is formed in a position corresponding to the connecting ring and is suitable for the connecting arm to be inserted in a matching mode. Both ends of the elastic member 30 may be fixed to the cover plate 12 and the key body 21 by bonding or welding, respectively. So, connect skeleton 22 and take place relative slip through dodging in mouthful 121 stretches into end section of thick bamboo 11 with the inner wall of end section of thick bamboo 11, and elastic component 30 is then located outside end section of thick bamboo 11, provides to kick-back after connecting skeleton 22 and taking place to slide, and does not produce with connecting skeleton 22 and interfere, and mounting structure is simple, and is convenient for assemble and dismantle.

Furthermore, the quantity of linking arm is a plurality of, and is a plurality of the linking arm is followed the circumference interval of activity ring evenly sets up. Specifically, the number of the connecting arms may be 2, 3, 4 or more, preferably, the number of the connecting arms is 3, and the 3 connecting arms are arranged at an included angle of 120 ° with each other at the periphery of the movable ring. The connecting arms are arranged, so that the stress of the key body 21 is more uniform, and the installation stability is better.

The utility model discloses still provide a game machine, this game machine includes button structure 100, and this button structure 100 can be located on the handle of game machine or the operation panel, and above-mentioned embodiment is referred to this button structure 100's concrete structure, because this game machine has adopted all technical scheme of above-mentioned all embodiments, consequently has all beneficial effects that the technical scheme of above-mentioned embodiment brought at least, and the repeated description is no longer given here.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the scope of the invention in its corresponding aspects.

Claims (10)

1. A key structure, comprising:

a housing;

the key comprises a key body and a connecting framework; the connecting framework is provided with a wear-resistant layer, one end of the connecting framework extends into the shell and is movably connected with the shell through the wear-resistant layer, and the other end of the connecting framework extends out of the shell and is connected with the key body;

one end of the elastic piece is connected to the key body, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected to the outer wall of the shell; and

the electromagnetic module comprises a magnet and a coil which are positioned in the shell and are sleeved with each other; the coil is sleeved on the connecting framework and is suitable for driving the connecting framework to move up and down in the shell when being electrified.

2. The key structure of claim 1,

a sliding column is vertically arranged in the center of the shell, the connecting framework is sleeved on the outer side of the sliding column and is connected with the sliding column through the wear-resistant layer arranged on the inner wall.

3. The key structure of claim 2,

the connecting framework comprises a coil support and a connecting support, the inner wall of the coil support is provided with the wear-resistant layer, and the wear-resistant layer is movably sleeved on the sliding column; one end of the connecting support is connected with the coil support, and the other end of the connecting support extends out of the shell and is connected with the key body.

4. The key structure of claim 3,

the connecting bracket comprises a connecting ring and a connecting arm, the connecting ring is sleeved on the end part of the coil bracket, one end of the connecting arm is connected with the connecting ring, and the other end of the connecting arm extends out of the shell and is connected with the key body.

5. The key structure of claim 3,

the magnet is sleeved on the outer side of the coil and is magnetized in the radial direction.

6. The key structure of claim 5,

the coil support is made of a magnetic conductive material.

7. The key structure of claim 1, wherein the wear layer is a polyoxymethylene resin wear layer or a nylon wear layer.

8. The key structure of claim 4, wherein the housing comprises:

the device comprises a bottom barrel, a bottom barrel and a bottom cover, wherein one end of the bottom barrel is provided with an opening; and

the cover plate is connected to the bottom barrel and covers the opening, and an avoidance opening suitable for the connecting arm to penetrate through is formed in the cover plate; one end of the elastic piece is connected with the key body, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the outer wall of the cover plate.

9. The key structure according to claim 8, wherein the number of the connecting arms is plural, and the plural connecting arms are uniformly arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the coil support.

10. A gaming machine comprising the key structure of any one of claims 1-9.

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