JP2002102538A - Computer game controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the grip portions of a computer game controller movable according to the contents of a game. SOLUTION: The controller 1 is provided with the separate grip portions 5 and 5 on the right and left sides of a housing 2. The grip portion 5 is provided with a rotating shaft 7 with a driven gear 6 fixed thereto, and the rotating shaft 7 is pivotably attached to the housing 2. A stepping motor 8 mounted within the housing 2 is connected to the driven gear 6 by a speed reduction mechanism and is controlled according to a game program to rotate the driven gear 6 in either normal or reverse direction to cause oscillation of the grip portion 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller for a computer game, and more particularly to a controller for a computer game in which a grip portion can be swung.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general computer game controller is provided with a cross key and various function keys for moving a character on a surface of a housing of the controller, so that an operator can easily hold the controller. As described above, some housings have a grip portion. There has also been proposed a controller in which a vibrating device is provided in the grip portion, and the vibrating device is driven based on a game program to vibrate the grip portion, thereby increasing the sense of reality of the game for the operator. Here, if the grip section can be moved according to the game content, it is thought that the sense of reality of the game is further enhanced, but there is no controller having such a configuration.

[0003] Therefore, in a computer game controller having a grip portion, there arises a technical problem to be solved in order to make the grip portion movable in accordance with the content of the game. The purpose is to solve the problem.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object. In a computer game controller provided with a grip portion, the grip portion is swung with respect to the controller housing. A computer game controller mounted so as to be capable of swinging the grip portion by mounting a motor in the housing; and a rotating shaft having a passive gear fixed to the grip portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a controller for a computer game in which a shaft is pivotably attached to the housing, the motor and a passive gear are connected by a reduction mechanism, and the grip portion is rocked by control of the motor.

[0005]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a controller 1 for a computer game. On a surface of a housing 2 of the controller 1, a cross key 3 for moving a character on a display and various function keys 4 are provided. Further, the grip portion 5 is separated from the housing 2 from both left and right sides of the housing 2 toward the front side.
5 are provided.

The grip section 5 on the right side will be described.
The grip portion 5 is provided with a rotating shaft 7 to which a passive gear 6 is fixed, and the rotating shaft 7 is pivotally attached to the housing 2 so as to be swingable. On the other hand, a stepping motor 8 is installed in the housing 2, and the stepping motor 8 and the passive gear 6 are connected by a reduction mechanism. The speed reduction mechanism will be further described. A motor pulley 9 is attached to the rotation shaft of the stepping motor 8, and a pulley shaft 10 is pivotally mounted at an intermediate position between the stepping motor 8 and the rotation shaft 7. A passive pulley 11 is fixed to the section, and a belt 1 is provided between the motor pulley 9 and the passive pulley 11.
2 is wound. A pinion gear 13 is fixedly provided at an intermediate portion of the pulley shaft 10. Further, the pulley shaft 10
A counter shaft 14 is pivotally mounted at an intermediate position between the counter shaft 14 and the rotary shaft 7, and an input gear 15 is fixedly provided at an intermediate portion of the counter shaft 14 to mesh with the pinion gear 13 of the pulley shaft 10.
Further, an output gear 16 is fixed on the upper part of the counter shaft 14 and meshes with the passive gear 6 of the grip portion 5.

When the motor pulley 9 is rotated forward by a predetermined angle by controlling the stepping motor 8 based on the game program, the rotational power is transmitted to the passive pulley 11 via the belt 12 and the pulley shaft 10 Rotates forward. The meshing between the pinion gear 13 provided on the pulley shaft 10 and the input gear 15 provided on the counter shaft 14 causes the counter shaft 14 to rotate in the opposite direction to the pulley shaft 10. Further, the output shaft 16 provided on the counter shaft 14 and the passive gear 6 provided on the rotary shaft 7 mesh with each other, whereby the rotary shaft 7 rotates in a direction opposite to the counter shaft 14. That is, when the motor pulley 9 rotates forward by a predetermined angle, the rotating shaft 7 rotates by an angle corresponding thereto, and as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Rotate outward to the center.

On the other hand, if the stepping motor 8 is reversed by a predetermined angle, this rotational power is transmitted to the passive pulley 11, and the pulley shaft 10 rotates in the reverse direction, and the rotating shaft 7 rotates in the opposite direction. . That is, when the motor pulley 9 rotates in the reverse direction by a predetermined angle, the rotating shaft 7 rotates by the corresponding angle, and the grip portion 5
Rotate inward around. As described above, by rotating the stepping motor 8 in either the forward or reverse direction, the grip portion 5 rotates in any direction inside or outside with respect to the housing 2 of the controller 1, or the stepping motor 8 is alternately rotated in the forward or reverse direction. , The grip portion 5 swings continuously with respect to the housing 2.

In this way, by controlling the stepping motor 8 based on the game program and swinging the grip portion 5, it is possible to further increase the sense of reality of the game for the operator. Although the description is omitted, the left grip portion 5 has the same configuration, and can be rocked simultaneously with the right grip portion 5 according to the game program, or can be rocked independently independently of the left and right.

The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention extends to the modified ones.

[0011]

According to the present invention, as described in detail in the above embodiment, the invention according to claim 1 is a computer game controller provided with a grip portion. Because it is movable, the sense of reality of the game can be improved for the operator. According to the second aspect of the present invention, a rotary shaft having a passive gear fixed to the grip portion is provided, and the rotational power of a motor provided in the housing is transmitted to the passive gear by a reduction mechanism. It is an invention that has various effects such as

[Brief description of the drawings]

 The figure shows an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a computer game controller.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of a computer game controller.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of a computer game controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Controller 2 Housing 5 Grip part 6 Passive gear 7 Rotating shaft 8 Stepping motor 9 Motor pulley 10 Pulley shaft 11 Passive pulley 12 Belt 13 Pinion gear 14 Counter shaft 15 Input gear 16 Output gear

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a computer game controller provided with a grip portion, a grip portion is swingably mounted on a housing of the controller, and a motor is mounted in the housing so that the grip portion can be rocked. A controller for a computer game, comprising: 2. A rotary shaft to which a passive gear is fixed is provided on the grip portion, and the rotary shaft is pivotally mounted on the housing so as to be swingable, and the motor and the passive gear are connected by a reduction mechanism. 2. The computer game controller according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion swings by controlling the motor.