JPH0587760U - Pressure sensitive switch - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When the switch is operated, it is possible to freely control, for example, the motion of a character in a video game, depending on the intention of the operator. A rubber contact 29 is provided with a movable contact 32 on the lower surface of a movable portion 30, and a conductive portion 33 having a resistance value changed by a pressing force is attached to the lower surface of the movable contact 32.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive switch, and more particularly to a pressure-sensitive switch in which an electric resistance value can be changed by changing a pressing pressure of a movable part of a rubber contact.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A conventional rubber contact of this type will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the rubber contact. In the figure, an elastic leg portion 3 is obliquely provided obliquely downward from the outer periphery of the movable portion 2 of the rubber contact 1, and is horizontally extended from the lower end portion of the elastic leg portion 3 to form a horizontal portion 4. The horizontal portion 4 is placed on the substrate 5. Further, the movable contact 6 is formed at the lower end of the movable portion 2 by a conductive rubber or the like, and the lower end surface of the movable contact 6 is the elastic leg when the movable portion 2 is not keyed. The movable contact point 6 is located above the lower end portion of the portion 3 and is pressed against the upper surface of the movable portion 2 so as to resist the elastic biasing of the elastic leg portion 3 and the movable contact point 6 is lowered and disposed on the substrate 5. It turns on the fixed contacts 7 and 7 of the wiring pattern.

Further, when the keystroke of the movable portion 2 is released, the movable portion 2 is moved upward by the elastic restoring force of the elastic leg portion 3, and the ON state of the contacts is released.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 When the movable portion 2 of the conventional rubber contact 1 is tapped, the movable contact 6 which is a conductive portion provided on the lower surface of the movable portion 2 is fixed contact 7 of a wiring pattern arranged on the substrate 5. , Turn on 7. Then, by releasing the keystroke operation, the mutual electrical coupling is released. Therefore, the rubber contact 1 only performs electrical on / off operation, and cannot freely control the motion of a character such as a video game at the operator's will.

[0007] Therefore, when the switch is operated, there arises a technical problem that needs to be solved in order to allow the operator to freely control the motion of the video game character, for example, according to the intention of the operator. The invention aims to solve the problem.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and in a rubber contact having a movable contact formed on the lower surface of a movable portion, a conductive material whose resistance value changes on the lower surface of the movable contact by a pressing force. The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive switch formed by mounting a part.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the present invention, a conductive portion whose electric resistance value changes by pressing pressure is further mounted on the lower surface of the movable contact which is a conductive portion formed on the lower surface of the movable portion. When used as a controller for a video game, when the operator presses the movable part of the switch of the present invention, the electrical resistance value of the conductive part mounted on the lower surface of the movable contact depends on the degree of the pressing force. Changes, and thus the resistance change value drives a change in the controller signal. Thus, the operation of the character of the video game can be freely controlled according to the intention of the operator.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. For the sake of convenience of description, a structure that is conventionally known will be described at the same time, and the same parts will be denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 shows a controller 10, which is connected to a video game machine (not shown) via a cable 11. The + character key 12 on the upper left of the controller 10 moves the character on the screen up, down, left and right. 19 and 20 on the right side are trigger keys.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view of the rubber contact 29 of the + key 12 provided in the controller 10. In this embodiment, the rubber contact of the + key 12 is explained, but it should not be limited to this. As described in the conventional example, the rubber contact 29 is made of an elastic rubber material, and the movable portion 30 is provided at the center of each of the + keys 12, and each movable portion 30 has an elastic leg from the outer peripheral intermediate portion. The portion 31 is obliquely provided obliquely downward, and the lower end surface 31 a of the elastic leg portion 31 is placed on the upper surface of the substrate 5. Further, the movable contacts 32 are respectively provided at the lower ends of the movable parts 30 with a conductive rubber, and the conductive parts 33 of which the resistance value is changed by the pressing pressure are provided on the lower ends of the movable contacts 32. Each is mounted by printing or integral molding. When the movable portion 30 is not pressed (keystroke operation), the elastic portion 31 is located above the lower end surface 31a of the elastic leg portion 31, and the movable portion 30 resists the elastic biasing force of the elastic leg portion 31 by the keystroke operation. Then, the fixed contacts 7, 7 of the wiring pattern provided on the substrate 5 are electrically coupled. Then, by releasing the pressing operation, the movable portion 30 is moved upward by the elastic restoring force of the elastic leg portions 31, and the electrical coupling is released.

The respective movable portions 30 of the rubber contacts 29 are provided corresponding to the lower portions of the pressing portions (each Δ mark) provided at each front end portion of the + character key 12, By pressing the pressing portion of the + character key 12 with the fingertip, the character of the video game moves in the direction of the pressing portion, and the movement of the character depends on the magnitude of the pressing force of the fingertip. The speed changes. That is, the pressing force applied to each pressing portion of the + character key 12 by the finger tip is changed by the pressing force mounted on the lower surface of the movable portion 30 of the rubber contact 29, and the electric resistance is changed by the conductive portion 33. .. Thus, the motion of the character of the video game can be controlled arbitrarily by the pressing force applied by the fingertip of the operator.

Although the above-described one embodiment is described as being applied to the controller 10 of the video game, in addition to the above, by using the switch of the present invention for the resistance portion of the multivibrator, the frequency can be controlled by pressing the switch. It can be changed by The invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it goes without saying that the invention extends to the modified one.

[0012]

[Effect of the device]

 As described in detail in the above-mentioned one embodiment, this invention changes the electric resistance value of the switch by changing the pressing force when pressing the movable part of the switch to perform the switching operation. For example, the motion of a character in a video game can be freely controlled by the pressing force of a switch, and the intention of the operator is directly expressed in the motion of the character. Thus, it is a device that has a truly remarkable effect such as further promoting interest in the video game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a controller for a video game embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view of a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical front view of a conventional type.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 board 7 fixed contact 29 rubber contact 30 movable part 31 elastic leg part 32 movable contact 33 conductive part whose resistance value changes by pressing pressure

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pressure sensitive switch comprising a rubber contact having a movable contact formed on the lower surface of the movable portion, and a conductive portion having a resistance value changed by a pressing pressure attached to the lower surface of the movable contact.