JPH09262368A - Controller for joy stick - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain operability and use feelings equal to a large joy stick controller, which is used for a game center or the like, by using a small-sized game controller having no ordinary joy stick. SOLUTION: This controller 1 is provided with a direction indication joy stick 13 is which a clamping part 13A and a pole part 13B are connected to each other on the upper face and a cross key 23 arranged with the 1st groups of plural keys 11, 12A-12F for instructing the various functions of game and having direction indication keys on the rear face. Then, the controller is constituted by providing a housing part 10 for housing at least the upper face of the game controller in which the 2nd group of plural keys 21 and 22A-22F corresponding to the plural keys 11 and 12A-12F are arranged, and an interlock mechanism part 3 for interlocking the motions of the joy stick 13 and the 1st group of plural keys 11 and 12A-12F correspondently to the motions of the cross-shaped key 23 and the 2nd group of plural keys 21 and 22A-22F on the upper face of the game controller hosed in the housing part 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a joystick controller, and more particularly to a joystick controller that allows a small game controller type without a joystick to be used as a large joystick.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a game controller used in a game machine, a small game controller that outputs a signal instructing the operation and state of the game is often used. A small game controller of this type is held by both hands and outputs various operation instructions by pressing a plurality of keys arranged on the game controller surface with the left and right thumbs.

FIG. 5 shows a simplified plan view of a game controller of this type. On the main body 2, a start key 21 for instructing a game start, fire keys 22A to 22F for outputting various instructions such as a continuous shooting function, and a cross-shaped key extending in each of the horizontal and vertical directions. A cross key 23 is provided which outputs a leftward, downward, rightward, or upward instruction by pressing 23A, 23B, 23C, or 23D.

As the game controller, a small game controller which is held by both hands as described above is generally used in the home. On the other hand, a joystick controller having a joystick that outputs a direction instruction by grasping a spherical grip portion with one hand and moving it in a desired direction is used in a full-scale game machine such as a game center. This kind of joystick controller is large, and because the joystick is grasped and moved with one hand, it not only provides a dynamic sensation, but also the start key, fire key, etc. are enlarged, which is excellent in terms of operability. There is.

As described above, the joystick controller is excellent in operability. However, although the game controller is small and excellent in portability, it does not have the usability of a joystick controller.
Moreover, since the joystick controller is more expensive than a normal game controller, it is not easily widely used in ordinary households.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a joystick controller which can very easily obtain the joystick controller function while maintaining the function of a normal small game controller. .

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the joystick controller according to the present invention comprises:
On the top surface, a joystick for pointing a direction in which the grip portion and the pole portion are connected and a plurality of keys of the first group for instructing various functions of the game are arranged, and on the back surface, a cross-shaped key for pointing a direction is provided. A cross-shaped key and a storage section for storing at least the upper surface of the game controller in which the plurality of keys of the second group corresponding to the plurality of keys are arranged,
The movements of the joystick and the plurality of keys of the first group and the movements of the cross-shaped key on the upper surface of the game controller housed in the housing and the movements of the plurality of keys of the second group are associated and interlocked. It is provided with an interlocking mechanism.

Here, the interlocking mechanism includes a joystick arranged on the upper surface, a plurality of keys of the first group, a cross-shaped key of the game controller and a plurality of keys housed on the back surface. The link mechanism portion can be moved in the same direction by the rigid plate, or the mechanism portion can be moved in the same direction by the wire.

[0009]

1 is a simplified side sectional view of an embodiment of a joystick controller according to the present invention in use. Further, FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the joystick controller shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a simplified side sectional view of an AA section thereof.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has the same appearance as a normal joystick, and a storage section 10 for storing the upper portion of a normal small game controller is formed on the back side (bottom). ing. On the upper surface of the joystick controller 1, similarly to the game controller shown in FIG. 3, a start key 11 and fire keys 12A to 12 are provided.
A joystick portion 13 having an F and a grip portion 13A and a pole portion 13B is arranged.

In the storage portion 10 provided on the back side of the joystick controller shown in FIG. 1, the normal small game controller 2 shown in FIG. 5 is stored with its upper surface facing upward, and the joystick controller is started. The start key 21, fire keys 22A to 22F, and direction indication provided on the upper surface of the normal small game controller 2 shown in FIG. 3 are interlocked with the depression and movement of the key 11, fire keys 12A to 12F and the joystick 13. There is provided an interlocking mechanism section 3 for pressing or moving the key 23.

The interlocking mechanism section 3 can be arbitrarily set and is interlocked with the movement of various keys of the joystick controller on the upper side, and the start key 21 and the fire key on the ordinary small game controller 2 shown in FIG. Key 2
Any mechanism can be adopted as long as it is a mechanism in which 2A to 22F and the direction key 23 are pressed.

As this interlocking mechanism, the upper key and the lower key (joystick or key) are connected by a rigid plate, and the upper key (joystick controller side) and the lower key (normally small size) of this rigid plate are connected. It is possible to adopt a mechanism that achieves the movement of keys in the same direction by using a lever mechanism with a predetermined connection point on the game controller side) as a fulcrum. It is also possible to link the movements of both keys according to the movement.

3 and 4 are a simplified sectional view and a plan view of a joystick controller which employs a rigid plate interlocking mechanism.

To the main body 100, a cover 4 having an opening formed in each key position corresponding portion of the game controller 2 is fixed. That is, the cross key 23
Corresponding opening 41, opening 4 corresponding to the start key 21
2. Openings 43A to 43C (43D to 43F) corresponding to the fire keys 22A to 22C (22D to 22F) are formed.

Each key 1 installed on the main body 100
1, 12A to 12F (only 12A to 12C are shown in FIG. 3) are buffer portions 3 made of a buffer material such as rubber.
1, 32A to 32F (only 32A to 32C are shown in FIG. 3) are attached to one ends of levers 51, 52A to 52F made of corresponding rigid plates such as iron plates. As shown in FIG. 4, the levers 51, 52A to 52F are arranged in a detour so as not to overlap each other through the key positions of the game controller 2 corresponding to the keys of the main body 100, and the other ends of the levers 51, 52A to 52F are arranged. It is fixed to the pillar portion 101 of the.

In FIG. 4, for example, one end of the lever 51 is connected or abutted to a lower portion of the buffer portion 31 of the key 11, an intermediate portion thereof abuts an upper portion of the key 21 of the game controller 2, and the other end thereof is a pillar. It is fixed at 101. Also,
The lower portions of the buffer portions 32A to 32F of the keys 12A to 12F are connected or abutted to one end side of the levers 52A to 52F,
The keys 22A to 22F are in contact with or separated from the upper portions thereof. The other ends of the levers 52A to 52F are fixed to a column portion 101 attached to the back surface of the main body 100.

Therefore, for example, when the key 12C on the main body 100 is depressed, one end of the lever 52C is lowered,
The key 22C, which is in contact with the upper portion of the lever 52C in the middle thereof, is also lowered. The key 22C is lowered by the lever 52
It is determined based on the principle of leverage with the fixed attachment point (column portion 101) 40 on the other end side of C as a fulcrum. Therefore, the body 10
The sensitivity to the downward movement of the key on 0 is also the key 2 from the fulcrum 40.
It can be determined by the relationship of distances up to 2C and 12C.
The same applies to the other keys 11, 12A, 12B, 12D to 12F, and the pressing amount is the levers 51, 52A, 5
Corresponding keys 21, 22 via 2B, 52D-52F
Press A, 22B, 22D to 22F to operate.

The movements of the grip portion 13A and the pole portion 13B which form the joystick portion are transmitted to the cross key 23 of the game controller 2. The inclination limiting angle θ of the pole portion 13B is defined by the inclined portion 112 formed on the peripheral portion of the opening portion 111 of the main body portion 100. A large-diameter portion 113 is formed below the pole portion 13B, and the large-diameter portion 113 is rotatably fitted in the lower portion of the opening portion 111 while its vertical movement is restricted. Pole part 13B
At the lower end of the game controller 2, a cross key or a disk-shaped or square-shaped lower key 13C that is in contact with each key corresponding portion of the cross key of the game controller 2 is fixed. The lower key 13C is in contact with the cross key 23 through the opening 41 of the cover 4 or faces with a slight gap.

When the grip portion 13A is moved in the arrow (left) direction, the pole portion 13B also rotates in the arrow direction with the large diameter portion 13C as a fulcrum, so that the lower key 13C rotates in the A direction.
The key 23A of the cross key 23 is pressed. Similarly, when the grip portion 13A is moved in the reverse (right) direction, the lower key 13C rotates in the B direction, and the key 23C of the cross key 23 is pressed. By moving the grip portion 13A in the direction perpendicular to the arrow direction surface shown in FIG. 3, the cross keys 23D and 23B can be pressed.

The grip portion 13A is made of, for example, a plastic material, the pole portion 13B is made of a metal material, and the upper portion thereof is screwed into the grip portion 13A. A male screw is formed on the lower portion of the pole portion 13B and is screwed and fixed to a female screw formed on the central portion of the lower key 13C. At the time of assembly, the pole portion 13 is provided in the opening 111 having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the large diameter portion 113 of the main body 100 made of a plastic material.
After pushing in and inserting, grip part 13A and lower key 13E
Can be screwed.

[0023]

As described above, according to the joystick controller of the present invention, an operation equivalent to that of a large joystick controller used in a game center or the like is performed by using a small game controller having no ordinary joystick. Sex and usability are obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified side sectional view of a joystick controller according to the present invention in use.

FIG. 2 is a simplified perspective view of an embodiment of a joystick controller according to the present invention.

3 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a joystick controller that employs a rigid plate interlocking mechanism in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

4 is a simplified plan view of a joystick controller that employs a rigid plate interlocking mechanism in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a conventional small game controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 joystick controller 2 game controller 3 interlocking mechanism unit 10 storage unit 11 and 21 start key 12A to 12F, 22A to 22F fire key 13 joystick unit 13A gripping unit 13B pole unit 13C lower key pole unit 21, 22A to 22F key 23 direction instruction Keys 31, 32A to 32F Buffer portion 41, 42, 43A to 43F Opening portion 51, 52A to 52F Lever

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A joystick for indicating a direction, in which a grip portion and a pole portion are connected to each other, and a plurality of keys of a first group for instructing various functions of a game are arranged on an upper surface, and a rear surface for indicating a direction. A cross-shaped key having a cross-shaped key, and a storage unit for storing at least an upper surface of a game controller in which a plurality of keys of a second group corresponding to the plurality of keys are arranged, the joystick and the first group And a movement mechanism of a plurality of keys of the second group and the cross-shaped key on the upper surface of the game controller housed in the housing unit in association with each other. A controller for joysticks. 2. The interlocking mechanism portion includes a joystick disposed on the upper surface, a plurality of keys of the first group,
2. The joystick controller according to claim 1, wherein the joystick controller has a link mechanism portion on the back surface of which the cross-shaped key and the plurality of keys of the game controller are moved in the same direction by a rigid plate. 3. The interlocking mechanism portion includes a joystick disposed on the upper surface, a plurality of keys of the first group,
2. The joystick controller according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism section in which the cross-shaped key and the plurality of keys of the game controller housed on the back surface are moved in the same direction by a wire.