JP2014061225A - Controller for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a game machine including an analog operation part for changing an analog signal and capable of performing an adjustment of analog sensitivity in the analog operation part easily during a game play.SOLUTION: A controller for a game machine includes: a part to be held 2 which has a surface side and a rear side 2b and which is held by both hands of a user; an analog operation part 322 which is operated by one of the hands of the user and which changes an analog signal by an operation of one of the hands; and a sensitivity adjustment button 40, which is the sensitivity adjustment button 40 provided on the rear side 2b of the part to be held 2 and operated by the other hand of the user, which can be operated by the other hand in a state where the analog operation part 322 is operated by one of the hands while the part to be held 2 is held by arranging both hands of the user at a standard holding position, and which adjusts analog sensitivity, which is sensitivity of the analog signal in the analog operation part 322, based on the operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a controller for a game machine used for playing on a game machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for a game machine including an earth piece operation unit (analog operation unit) that changes an analog signal by a rotation operation by a user, and a switch unit that adjusts an analog sensitivity that is an analog signal sensitivity of the earth piece operation unit. A controller is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the controller for a game machine described in Patent Document 1, the switch unit is configured by a slide switch, and when the switch unit is slid, the analog sensitivity in the earth frame operation unit is adjusted. In the controller for a game machine described in Patent Document 1, when the switch unit is slid to the ON state, the analog sensitivity of the earth piece operation unit is reduced and the earth piece operation unit can be finely operated. ing.

JP 2006-75556 A

  However, in the controller for the game machine described in Patent Document 1, the switch unit for adjusting the analog sensitivity is configured by a slide switch, so that it is difficult to slide the switch unit during game play, and the analog sensitivity is adjusted. Is difficult. Therefore, a controller for a game machine that can easily adjust analog sensitivity during game play is desired.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a controller for a game machine that includes an analog operation unit that changes an analog signal and that can easily adjust analog sensitivity in the analog operation unit during game play.

  The present invention has a front side and a back side and is held by a user's both hands and is provided on the front side of the held part, and is operated by one hand of the user. An analog operation unit that changes or fixes an analog signal and a sensitivity adjustment unit that is operated by the other hand of the user, the user's hands are placed in a standard holding position, and the held portion is held. A sensitivity adjustment unit that can be operated by the other hand in a state where the analog operation unit is operated by the other hand and adjusts an analog sensitivity that is a sensitivity of an analog signal in the analog operation unit based on the operation. It is related with the controller for game machines.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said sensitivity adjustment part is provided in the back side of the said to-be-held part.

In addition, the sensitivity adjustment unit can be pressed by the other hand, has a shape along the surface on the back side of the held portion, has a rotation shaft in the lateral direction inward, and has the shape in the lateral direction outward. It is preferable to protrude from the surface of the held portion.

  The urging member further urges the sensitivity adjusting portion toward the side away from the held portion, and the sensitivity adjusting portion is in a pressed state pressed against the urging force of the urging member. In some cases, it is preferable to adjust analog sensitivity in the analog operation unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a controller for a game machine that includes an analog operation unit that changes an analog signal and can easily adjust analog sensitivity in the analog operation unit during game play.

It is the figure which looked at the controller 1 for game machines of this invention from the surface 2a. It is the figure which looked at the controller 1 for game machines of this invention from the back surface 2b. It is the perspective view which looked at the sensitivity adjustment button 40 of the controller 1 for game machines of this invention from the back surface 2b. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a sensitivity adjustment button 40 in a state where a main body case 21 is removed from a controller 1 in FIG. 3. It is a graph which shows the output of the analog signal of the right analog stick 322 in the pressing state of the sensitivity adjustment button 40, and a non-pressing state.

  Hereinafter, the controller 1 for a game machine of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the description of the controller 1 for a game machine, the direction in which the pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 of the controller 1 are separated from each other is the horizontal direction Y (left-right direction in the drawing), and one side of the horizontal direction Y (left in FIG. 1). 2 is the left side YL, and the other side in the lateral direction Y (the right side in FIG. 1 and the left side in FIG. 2) is the right side YR. A direction along the surface 2a of the controller 1 and perpendicular to the lateral direction Y is a front-rear direction X, one side of the front-rear direction X (front side in the drawing) is the front side X1, and the other side of the front-rear direction X (in the drawing). The rear side) is defined as the rear side X2.

  FIG. 1 is a view of a controller 1 for a game machine according to the present invention as viewed from the surface 2a. FIG. 2 is a view of the game machine controller 1 of the present invention viewed from the back surface 2b. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 of the game machine controller 1 of the present invention as viewed from the back surface 2b. 4 is a perspective view of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 in a state where the main body case 21 is removed from the controller 1 in FIG.

  A controller 1 for a game machine according to the present invention is a controller that is held and operated by a user when a user (a game player or a player) plays a game using a game machine (not shown). is there. A controller 1 for a game machine includes a controller main body 2 as a held portion and a communication cable 5 connected to the controller main body 2.

The controller main body 2 has a front surface 2a which is a front surface and a back surface 2b which is a back surface. The controller body 2 is held by both hands of the user.
The outer surface of the controller main body 2 is mainly composed of a main body case 21 and a pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23. The main body case 21 and the pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 are integrally formed.

  The main body case 21 has a predetermined thickness, is formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction Y, and is formed in a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape with respect to the center in the horizontal direction Y. The surface 2 a of the main body case 21 is formed in a substantially flat shape parallel to the lateral direction Y and the front-rear direction X.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 are spaced apart in the lateral direction Y and are formed at both ends in the lateral direction Y of the main body case 21. The pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 are formed so as to protrude from both ends in the lateral direction Y of the main body case 21 to the rear side X2 of the front and rear direction X of the main body case 21.

  The pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 are formed so as to be separated from each other toward the distal end side, and are formed in a shape that tapers toward the distal end side. The pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 are formed with gently curved outer peripheral surfaces, and are configured so that the user can easily grip them with the left and right hands.

In the main body case 21, the operation button group 30 is configured to be exposed on the front surface 2a, which is the front surface, the back surface 2b, which is the back surface, and the side surface 2c, which is the side surface.
The operation button group 30 is an input unit disposed on the main body case 21 so as to be operated with fingers of the user's hand holding the pair of holding case units 22 and 23.

  Each of the buttons constituting the operation button group 30 has a predetermined function according to the type of game such as a function of manipulating the movement of the character when playing the game machine, a function of vibrating the controller 1, and various types of buttons. Functions to set are assigned. The controller 1 for the game machine performs an operation corresponding to a function assigned to each key when each key constituting the operation button group 30 is operated (pressed or the like) by the user.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a cross key 31, a pair of analog sticks 321 and 322, a setting button group 34, and an operation button group 35 are exposed on the surface 2 a of the main body case 21 as shown in FIG. 1. Has been. The cross key 31, the pair of analog sticks 321 and 322, the setting button group 34, and the operation button group 35 are main bodies facing the user in a state where the user holds the controller main body 2 with both hands placed at the standard holding position. It is provided on the surface 2 a side of the case 21. Two LEDs 33 are exposed on the surface 2 a of the main body case 21. Here, “arranging both hands of the user in the standard holding position” means that both hands of the user are disposed at positions where the user holds the pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23.

  The cross key 31 is provided on the front surface 2a of the main body case 21 near the left side YL in the lateral direction Y and in the back and forth direction X2 from the center in the front-rear direction X. The cross key 31 is disposed at a position where the user can press the left grip case 22 with the left hand and can be pressed by the thumb of the left hand.

  The cross key 31 is a key for generating operation information in the front, rear, left, and right cross directions. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. The cross key 31 is used to perform a direction instruction operation, for example, an operation of moving a character on the game, or an operation of selecting an option output on the screen. The signal input by the cross key 31 is output toward a control unit (not shown).

  The pair of analog sticks 321 and 322 are provided on both sides of the lateral direction Y, spaced apart in the lateral direction Y on the surface 2 a of the main body case 21. The pair of analog sticks are a left analog stick 321 arranged on the left side YL in the horizontal direction Y and a right analog stick 322 arranged on the right side YR in the horizontal direction Y. The pair of analog sticks 321 and 322 are arranged at positions where the user can press the pair of gripping case portions 22 and 23 with both hands and can be pressed by the respective thumbs.

  The pair of analog sticks 321 and 322 is an input unit that operates an input in an arbitrary direction of 360 degrees in the tilt direction of the stick, with the neutral state being a non-operation state as a center. The pair of analog sticks 321 and 322 can swing with a predetermined swing width in all radial directions or only in a predetermined direction. When the pair of analog sticks 321 and 322 is tilted, a command is transmitted to a game machine (not shown), and, for example, a character on the screen moves in the tilted direction. The left analog stick 321 is operated by the user's left hand (the other hand), and the analog signal is changed by the left hand operation. The right analog stick 322 is operated by the user's right hand (one hand), and the analog signal is changed by the right hand operation.

  As for the analog signals output from the pair of analog sticks 321 and 322, a command is transmitted to a game machine (not shown) via the communication cable 5. A game machine (not shown) moves, for example, a shooting sight or a character on the video game screen based on the input analog signal.

  The setting button group 34 is provided at the approximate center in the lateral direction Y on the surface 2 a of the main body case 21. The setting button group 34 includes buttons that allow various settings to be changed, a game start button, a selection button, and the like.

  The operation button group 35 is provided on the surface 2a of the main body case 21 near the right side YR in the lateral direction Y and on the rear side X2 from the center in the front-rear direction X. The operation button group 35 is disposed at a position where the user can press the right hand holding case portion 23 with the right hand and can be pressed with the thumb of the right hand.

  The operation button group 35 includes push button switches. In the present embodiment, the operation button group 35 includes, for example, four operation buttons of “◯”, “Δ”, “□”, and “×” as shown in FIG. When the operation button group 35 is pressed, an instruction in the game is selected, executed, or operated.

  On the front side X1 in the front-rear direction X of the side surface 2c of the main body case 21, a pair of first front side buttons 361, 362, a pair of second front side buttons 371, 372, and a pair of third front side buttons 381, 382 And are exposed. On the side surface 2c of the main body case 21, a sensitivity switching dial 39 is exposed at the end portion of the rear side X2 in the front-rear direction X and near the left side YL in the horizontal direction Y.

  The pair of first front push buttons 361, 362, the pair of second front push buttons 371, 372, and the pair of third front push buttons 381, 382 are lateral on the front side X1 in the front-rear direction X on the side surface 2c of the main body case 21. The both ends of the direction Y are provided apart from each other. The pair of first front-side buttons 361, 362, the pair of second front-side buttons 371, 372, and the pair of third front-side buttons 381, 382 hold the pair of gripping case portions 22, 23 with both hands. In such a state, it is arranged at a position where it can be pressed by the left and right index finger or middle finger.

  The sensitivity switching dial 39 is a dial-type changeover switch that can switch the analog sensitivity of the analog signals output from the pair of analog sticks 321 and 322 in a stepwise manner. Adjustment of the analog sensitivity in the sensitivity switching dial 39 is performed by the user mainly when the game is not being played.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a sensitivity adjustment button 40 as a sensitivity adjustment unit is exposed on the back surface 2 b of the main body case 21. 1 and 2, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is closer to the left side YL than the center in the lateral direction Y and closer to the rear side X2 than the center in the front-rear direction X on the back surface 2b of the main body case 21. Is provided.

  The sensitivity adjustment button 40 is operated by the user's left hand (the other hand). The sensitivity adjustment button 40 holds the controller main body 2 by placing both hands of the user at the standard holding position, and the left hand of the user in a state where the right analog stick 322 is operated by the user's right hand (one hand). It can be pressed with (the other hand).

  The sensitivity adjustment button 40 adjusts the analog sensitivity, which is the sensitivity of the analog signal in the right analog stick 322, based on the pressing by the left hand of the user. In the present embodiment, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 reduces the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 when in the pressed state, compared with when not in the pressed state.

  The sensitivity adjustment button 40 has a shape along the surface on the back side of the controller body 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The sensitivity adjustment button 40 has a rotation shaft 411 in the inner side 41 in the lateral direction Y, and is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 411. The sensitivity adjustment button 40 protrudes from the front surface of the back surface 2b of the controller main body 2 in the outer direction 42 in the lateral direction Y.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a circuit board 51 is disposed on the inner side of the controller main body 2 with respect to the outer side 42 of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 in the lateral direction Y, as shown in FIG. 4. The circuit board 51 has a switch (not shown) on the surface on the sensitivity adjustment button 40 side.

  A switch (not shown) on the circuit board 51 switches ON and OFF of switch terminals in an electric circuit on the circuit board 51. The switch (not shown) is a switch terminal made of insulating rubber and conductive rubber, which is shaped like a cup that is three-dimensionally curved in a bowl shape. When the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed and a pressure above a certain level is applied to a switch (not shown) via a rubber member 52 described later, the insulating rubber is bent and the conductive rubber is transferred to the electric circuit on the circuit board 51. Contact with the formed switch terminal is electrically conducted.

  When a switch (not shown) on the circuit board 51 is turned ON, an electric circuit for adjusting the analog sensitivity on the circuit board 51 is operated, and the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 is reduced, and the switch ( The output of the analog signal is decreased as compared to when OFF (not shown) is OFF.

  Here, referring to FIG. 5, the adjustment of the analog sensitivity of the analog signal of the right analog stick 322 in the pressed state and the non-pressed state of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 will be described. FIG. 5 is a graph showing the output of the analog signal of the right analog stick 322 when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed and not pressed.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the right analog stick 322 is being operated and the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is not pressed, for example, an analog signal with respect to the inclination angle θ of the right analog stick 322 in a predetermined direction. Are linearly proportional to each other with a predetermined slope. In this case, when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed, an analog signal output with respect to the inclination angle θ in the predetermined direction of the right analog stick 322 is an analog signal output of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 in the non-pressed state. As a result, the output of the analog signal becomes, for example, a linear proportional relationship whose inclination is approximately half that of the non-pressed state of the sensitivity adjustment button 40.
That is, in this embodiment, when the right analog stick 322 is being operated, the pressing state in which the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed is substantially less analog sensitivity than the non-pressing state in which the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is not pressed. Reduce by half.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a rubber member 52 as an urging member is disposed between the sensitivity adjustment button 40 and the circuit board 51. The rubber member 52 urges the sensitivity adjustment button 40 toward the side away from the controller main body 2. When the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is in a non-pressed state, the surface 40a on the main body case 21 side of the end portion on the outer side 42 of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is on the back surface 2b of the main body case 21 by the urging force of the rubber member 52. The main body case 21 is biased toward the inner surface.

  When the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed against the urging force of the rubber member 52, the end on the outer side 42 of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 rotates around the rotation shaft 411 toward the side closer to the rubber member 52. Then, a switch (not shown) is turned on. On the other hand, when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is released from the pressed state, the end on the outer side 42 of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is separated from the rubber member 52 around the rotation shaft 411 by the biasing force of the rubber member 52. The switch (not shown) is turned off.

  In this way, when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is in a pressed state pressed against the urging force of the rubber member 52, a switch (not shown) is turned on, and the analog sensitivity in the right analog stick 322 is reduced. Adjust as follows. Further, when the finger is released from the sensitivity adjustment button 40 in the pressed state, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 automatically returns to the non-pressed state by the urging force of the rubber member 52 and returns to the state in which the analog sensitivity is not adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a communication cable 5 for communicating with a game machine (not shown) is provided on the front side X1 of the side surface 2c of the main body case 21 in the front-rear direction X. The main body case 21 and the game machine (not shown) are connected by the communication cable 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by providing the controller 1 with a wireless module, wireless communication is possible. It may be configured.

  A circuit board 51 (see FIG. 4) and the like are accommodated in the controller body 2. On the circuit board 51, various electronic components such as an IC (Integrated Circuit) and switch terminals that are turned on when various buttons are pressed are mounted.

  In addition, an actuator (not shown) is provided inside the controller body 2. The actuator (not shown) includes a motor (not shown) and receives the vibration command signal from the game machine to vibrate the controller body 2 in various vibration modes.

Next, the operation of the controller 1 in this embodiment will be described.
A player who plays a video game using the controller 1 adjusts the sensitivity of the analog stick for the shooting aiming operation in a game such as a first person shooting game (First Person Shooter: FPS), for example. In some cases, it may be desirable to perform fine operations.
First Person Shooter (FPS) is a type of shooter game that can move freely in the world and space in the game from the perspective of the hero's first person. It refers to the style of action game to fight using.

  First, a player (user) who plays a video game using the controller 1 holds the controller body 2 by placing both hands at the standard holding position. In this state, the player holds the holding case portion 22 with the left hand and holds the holding case portion 23 with the right hand.

  Then, the player puts the left and right thumbs on the surface 2a of the main body case 21 of the controller 1 while holding the pair of holding case portions 22, 23 of the main body case 21 of the controller 1 with both hands on the left and right. The pair of analog sticks 321, 322, the operation button group 35, and the cross key 31 are prepared to be operable. Further, the player supports the pair of first front buttons 361 and 362 on the side surface 2c of the main body case 21 with any of the remaining fingers as needed with the remaining fingers supporting the back surface 2b of the main body case 21. The pair of second front side buttons 371 and 372 and the pair of third front side buttons 381 and 382 are prepared to be operable.

  Subsequently, the player performs the shooting aiming operation by operating the right analog stick 322. In this case, the right analog stick 322 is tilted in the direction in which the aim is to be superimposed on the target, the analog signal output from the right analog stick 322 is changed, and the aim is targeted on the screen on which the video game is displayed. Move to overlap.

  Here, the player holds the controller body 2 by placing both hands at the standard holding position. In this state, the middle finger of the left hand is disposed on the back surface 2b of the main body case 21 at a position where the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be operated.

  Therefore, when the player wants to reduce (decrease) the sensitivity of the shooting aim, the player is prepared so that the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be pressed with the middle finger of the left hand while the right analog stick 322 is operated. ing. Accordingly, the player presses the sensitivity adjustment button 40 when he / she wants to reduce the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 as the video game progresses during game play. Thereby, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 can be easily reduced, and the aim of the shooting can be finely adjusted.

According to the game machine controller 1 of the present embodiment described above, for example, the following effects are exhibited.
In this embodiment, it has the front surface 2a and the back surface 2b, is provided on the held portion 2 held by both hands of the user, and the front surface 2a of the controller body 2, and is operated by the user's right hand (one hand). A right analog stick 322 that changes the analog signal by operating the right hand (one hand) and a sensitivity adjustment button 40 that is operated by the other hand of the user, and the user's hands are placed in the standard holding position. In the state where the controller main body 2 is held and the analog operation unit 322 is operated by the right hand (one hand), it can be pressed (operated) by the left hand (the other hand), and the right analog stick 322 is based on the press. And a sensitivity adjustment button 40 for adjusting the analog sensitivity, which is the sensitivity of the analog signal.

  Therefore, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be pressed with the left hand while the right analog stick 322 is operated with the right hand, and the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 can be adjusted. As a result, the analog sensitivity can be easily adjusted during the play of the game without disturbing the progress of the game. Therefore, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 can be quickly and easily adjusted.

  The sensitivity adjustment button 40 is provided on the back surface 2b side of the controller main body 2. Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 by pressing the sensitivity adjustment button 40 provided on the back surface 2b of the controller body 2 with the left hand.

  In the present embodiment, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 has a shape along the back surface 2 b of the controller body 2, has a rotation shaft 411 on the inner side 41 in the horizontal direction Y, and has an outer side 42 in the horizontal direction Y. Projecting from the back surface 2b of the controller body 2. Therefore, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 protrudes on the side where the hand, which is the outer side 42 in the lateral direction Y, is projected, and the rotational axis of the inner side 41 in the lateral direction Y by pressing the outer side 42 in the lateral direction Y. It rotates about 411. Thereby, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be easily pressed by pressing the protruding portion of the outward direction 42 in the lateral direction Y of the sensitivity adjustment button 40. Therefore, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 can be easily adjusted.

Further, in the present embodiment, a rubber member 52 that urges the sensitivity adjustment button 40 toward the side away from the controller main body 2 is further provided, and the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed against the urging force of the rubber member 52. In the pressed state, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 is adjusted.
Therefore, the pressing of the sensitivity adjustment button 40 by the urging force of the rubber member 52 is suppressed. Thereby, an erroneous operation of adjusting the analog sensitivity due to erroneous contact with the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be suppressed.
Further, when the finger is released from the sensitivity adjustment button 40 in the pressed state, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 automatically returns to the non-pressed state by the urging force of the rubber member 52. Thereby, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be promptly shifted from the pressed state to the non-pressed state.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the sensitivity adjustment button 40 reduces the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 when in the pressed state than when in the non-pressed state. Therefore, by pressing the sensitivity adjustment button 40, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 can be reduced and the analog signal of the right analog stick 322 can be finely adjusted.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be implemented with a various form, without being limited to embodiment mentioned above.
For example, in the embodiment, the analog operation unit is configured by the right analog stick 322, but is not limited thereto. For example, the analog operation unit may be configured by the operation button group 35.

  In the embodiment, the analog operation unit is configured by the right analog stick 322 disposed on the right side YR in the lateral direction Y of the front surface 2a of the controller body 2, and on the left side YL in the lateral direction Y of the back surface 2b of the controller body 2. Although the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is provided, it is not limited to this. For example, the analog operation unit is configured by the left analog stick 321 disposed on the left side YL in the lateral direction Y of the front surface 2a of the controller body 2, and the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is disposed on the right side YR in the lateral direction Y on the back surface 2b of the controller body 2. May be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 is adjusted by the sensitivity adjustment button 40 so that the analog sensitivity is approximately halved. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 by the sensitivity adjustment button 40 can be set as appropriate. For example, the analog sensitivity may be adjusted to ¼, or the analog sensitivity may be adjusted to be doubled. May be.

  In the above embodiment, when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed and the switch is turned on, the analog sensitivity of the right analog stick 322 is reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Depending on the degree of the pressing force of the sensitivity adjustment button 40, the analog sensitivity may be adjusted in an analog manner in a stepwise manner.

  In the above-described embodiment, the sensitivity adjustment unit is configured as the button-type sensitivity adjustment button 40, but is not limited thereto. For example, the sensitivity adjustment unit may be configured by a dial type switch that can be switched in an analog manner, a slide type switch, or the like.

  In the above embodiment, when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is operated by the user, the value of the analog signal of the right analog stick 322 may be fixed. In this case, it is possible to employ a configuration in which the value of the analog signal of the right analog stick 322 is fixed when the sensitivity adjustment button 40 is pressed. Then, even when the right analog stick 322 is released, the right analog stick 322 can continue to output the same analog signal value.

1 Controller 2 Controller body (held part)
2a Surface (front side)
2b Back side (back side)
40 Sensitivity adjustment button (Sensitivity adjuster)
41 Lateral inward (inward lateral)
42 Lateral outward (lateral outward)
52 Rubber member (biasing member)
322 Right side analog stick (Analog operation part)
411 Rotating shaft

Claims (4)

A held portion that has a front side and a back side and is held by both hands of the user;
An analog operation unit that is provided on the front side of the held portion and is operated by one hand of a user, and an analog signal is changed or fixed by the operation of one hand;
A sensitivity adjustment unit operated by the other hand of the user, in which both hands of the user are placed in a standard holding position to hold the held portion, and the analog operation unit is operated by one hand A sensitivity adjustment unit that can be operated with the other hand and adjusts the analog sensitivity that is the sensitivity of the analog signal in the analog operation unit based on the operation
A controller for a game machine comprising: The controller for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the sensitivity adjustment unit is provided on a back side of the held portion. The sensitivity adjusting portion can be pressed by the other hand, has a shape along the surface on the back side of the held portion, has a rotation shaft inward in the lateral direction, and is held in the laterally outward direction. The controller for game machines of Claim 1 which protrudes from the surface of a part. A biasing member that biases the sensitivity adjustment portion toward the side away from the held portion;
4. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the sensitivity adjustment unit adjusts the analog sensitivity in the analog operation unit when the sensitivity adjustment unit is in a pressed state pressed against a biasing force of the biasing member. 5. Controller.

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