TW202404672A - Operating device and operating unit - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are an operating device and an operating unit with which it is possible to easily adjust the magnitude of a bias force with respect to a tilting operation. This operating device, which may include a game controller and the like, comprises: a tilting member 21 that tilts around a tilting center from a reference position; an operation housing member in which the tilting member 21 is housed; a tilting operation member 20 that is exposed from the operation housing member to receive an operation for tilting the tilting member 21; and a pressing member 240 that presses against the tilting of the tilting member 21 so as to return the tilting member 21 back to the reference position, and outputs an operating signal on the basis of the tilting state of the tilting member 21. The operating device is provided with an operating mechanism 2 and an adjusting mechanism 5 as an operating unit CU. The adjusting mechanism 5 is exposed from the housing. Thus, the adjusting mechanism 5 can receive an adjusting operation by an operator and adjust the magnitude of the pressing.

Description

Operating devices and operating units

The present invention relates to an operating device including a pouring body subject to a pouring operation and an operating unit used in such an operating device.

As an operating device for various devices such as computer game consoles, various toys, and industrial robots, operating devices called joysticks are becoming popular. In an operating device in the form of what is called a joystick, by tilting a tilting body capable of tilting in various directions, the operation object moves in the tilting direction, so that intuitive operations can be performed. In addition, as computer games such as electronic sports (e-sports) become more popular, the importance of tactile input operations is increasing. The importance of the tactile feel of the input operation is the same as for the tipping operation of the joystick. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a joystick-type operating device (A thumbstick for a user input device) capable of adjusting the load on an input operation. The device disclosed in Patent Document 1 can adjust the load on the pouring operation by disassembling part of the device and using a clamp. [Prior art documents] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0200617

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The tactile feel required for the pouring operation differs from each user, and thus from each application such as a game. However, the device disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires disassembly and clamping of the device, and does not have a structure that allows the operator to easily adjust the operating feel.

The present invention was made in view of this situation, and an object thereof is to provide an operating device that allows an operator to easily adjust the load required for operation.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an operating unit for the operating device of the present invention. [Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the operating device disclosed in this application includes: a pouring body that pours from a reference position with the pouring center as the center; a frame that accommodates the pouring body; and a pouring operation member that is exposed from the frame and receives an operation of tilting the dumping body; and a pressing member that is pressed in order to return to a reference posture with respect to the tilting of the dumping body, and the operating device outputs an operation signal based on the tilting state of the dumping body, so The operating device is characterized in that it includes an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the size of the pressing force exerted by the pressing member. The adjusting mechanism is exposed from the frame and is subject to the adjustment operation to adjust the size of the pressing force. adjust.

In addition, the operating device is characterized in that it includes a variable force applying member that causes the pressing member to press the pouring body by applying force to the pressing member, and the adjustment mechanism uses The magnitude of the pressing force is adjusted by adjusting the magnitude of the biasing force applied to the variable biasing member.

In addition, the operating device is characterized in that the variable urging member is formed using a compression coil spring, and the adjusting mechanism is configured by adjusting the variable force when the tilting body is in a reference posture. The length of the force-applying member expands and contracts to adjust the magnitude of the force.

In addition, the operating device is characterized in that the adjustment mechanism includes a rotational operation member. The rotational operation member is exposed from the frame and receives a rotational operation as an adjustment operation. By the rotation of the rotational operation member, the rotational operation member is rotated. The length of the variable force-applying member can be expanded or contracted.

In addition, the operating device is characterized in that in the adjustment mechanism, the variable urging member is arranged to press the pressing member on one end side in a direction returning to the reference posture, and the adjustment mechanism includes : a load adjusting member that moves the position of the other end side of the variable urging member by rotation of the rotating member; and a retaining member that retains the variable urging member that is moved by the load adjusting member. The position of the other end side of the force member.

In addition, the operating device is characterized in that the pouring body has a pressed portion at an end, and the pressed portion has an expansion portion in a direction orthogonal to a central axis passing through the pouring center, and the pressing member Contact with the pressed part to press the pressed part in a tilting return direction. The tilting return direction is parallel to the central axis when the tilting body is in a reference posture and toward the tilting direction. The direction of the center.

Furthermore, the operation unit disclosed in this application includes: a pouring body that pours from a reference position with the pouring center as the center; a pouring operating member that accepts an operation to pour the pouring body; and a pressing member that is configured to tilt the pouring body relative to the pouring body. In terms of tilting, return to the reference posture and press, and the operating unit can be accommodated in the frame in a state where the tilting operating member is exposed from the frame. The operating unit is characterized by including an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism adjusts the size of the pressing force exerted by the pressing member. The adjusting mechanism is exposed from the frame and receives an adjustment operation to adjust the size of the pressing force. [Effects of the invention]

The operating device and operating unit of the present invention can adjust the force used to return the dumped body by adjusting the adjustment mechanism exposed from the frame. Thereby, the operating device exhibits an excellent effect such that the operator can easily adjust the load required for the operation.

＜Application example＞ Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. The operating device disclosed in this application can be applied, for example, to a joystick-type controller that receives an input operation and outputs an operation signal. The operating device disclosed in this application can be used in computer games, various other toys, various mobile objects, various measuring devices, and industries by being used as a joystick-type controller for operating main devices such as game consoles and personal computers. Manipulation of various operating objects such as robots. Furthermore, the operating device disclosed in this application can also be applied to controllers other than joystick type controllers. Hereinafter, an operation device CTR applied to a joystick type controller and an operation unit CU accommodated in the operation device CTR will be described with reference to the drawings.

＜Appearance＞ 1 and 2 are schematic appearance views showing an example of the appearance of the operating device CTR disclosed in this application. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the operating device CTR from an obliquely upward perspective, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the operating device CTR from an obliquely lower perspective. In the specification of this application, regarding the direction of the operating device CTR, based on the state in which the operator holds the operating device CTR with both hands, the direction in front of the operator is expressed as front, and the side in front of the operator is expressed as rear. That is, in the operating device CTR in the state illustrated in FIG. 1 , the front left side is front, the inner right side is rear, the front right side is left, the inner left side is right, the upper side is upper, and the lower side is lower. These expressions are for convenience of explanation and do not limit the usage state of the operating device CTR.

The operating device CTR includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped operating frame 1 (frame), and grip portions 10 protruding toward the rear and downward are formed at both left and right ends of the operating frame 1 in the longitudinal direction. The operator holds the grip portions 10 at the left and right ends with his left hand and right hand respectively to operate the operating device CTR. A substantially circular opening is formed on the upper surface of the operating device CTR. The tilting operating member 20 of the operating mechanism 2 protrudes from the operating frame 1 through the opening and is exposed in a state operable as a joystick. Furthermore, on the upper surface side, a plurality of operation buttons 3 are arranged at positions that can be pressed by the operator's fingers. In the operating device CTR illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 , two operating mechanisms 2 for detecting operations based on the operations of the right hand and the left hand are incorporated in one operation housing 1 . The operator can perform operations such as a tilting operation to tilt the tilting operation member 20 and a pressing operation to press the tilting operation member 20 toward the inside of the operation frame 1 .

The communication line 4 is inserted into the front surface of the operating device CTR at a position to the right from the center. The communication line 4 communicatively connects the circuit housed inside the operation frame 1 and the external main device. The operating device CTR receives operations on the pouring operating member 20 and the operating button 3 , generates an electrical signal from the operating mechanism 2 based on the operation, and outputs an operating signal based on the generated electrical signal to the main device via the communication line 4 .

The operating device CTR includes an adjustment mechanism 5 that adjusts the operating load for the pouring operation of the pouring operating member 20 . The adjustment mechanism 5 includes a rotation operation member 50 that receives an adjustment operation for adjusting the load of the pouring operation. The rotation operation included in the adjustment mechanism 5 is arranged in the form of an adjustment dial on the lower surface of the operation device CTR. Operating member 50. The rotation operation member 50 is substantially disk-shaped, and is partially exposed from the operation frame 1 . As the adjustment operation, the operator performs a rotation operation to rotate the rotation operation member 50 exposed from the operation frame 1, thereby rotating the rotation operation member 50 subjected to the rotation operation, and adjusts the operation load of the tilting operation. Since a part of the adjustment mechanism 5 including the rotation operation member 50 is exposed from the operation frame 1, the operator can easily operate it, thereby making it possible to easily adjust the operation load. In this application, the so-called exposure of the rotation operation member 50 means that a part or the entirety of the rotation operation member 50 protrudes to the outside of the operation frame 1 , and the operator can use fingers or a clamp to remove the part that extends to the outside. Perform operations. In the form illustrated in FIG. 2 and other examples, the entire lower surface and part of the side surface of the substantially disk-shaped rotation operation member 50 are exposed to the outside of the operation frame 1 . However, the entire rotation operation member 50 may be exposed. Only a part of the lower surface and a part of the side surface may be exposed. Furthermore, the operating device CTR disclosed in this application can also be embodied in the following form: a recess is formed on the lower surface of the operation frame 1 and the rotation operation member 50 is arranged to be embedded in the recess, thereby rotating the lower surface of the operation member 50 The whole or a part is exposed, and the side is buried in the operating frame 1.

＜Internal structure＞ Next, the internal structure of the operating device CTR will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of the operation unit CU included in the operation device CTR disclosed in the present application. FIG. 3 illustrates an operating unit CU assembled into the operating device CTR disclosed in the present application. The operating device CTR houses an operating mechanism 2 and an adjusting mechanism 5 as an operating unit CU in an operating housing 1 . The operating unit CU is provided with an operating mechanism 2 on the upper side. The operating mechanism 2 has a tilting operating member 20 exposed from the upper surface of the operating frame 1. The operating unit CU is provided with an adjusting mechanism 5 on the lower side. The adjusting mechanism 5 has The rotation operation member 50 is exposed from the lower surface of the operation frame 1 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing an example of the operating mechanism 2 included in the operating device CTR disclosed in the present application. FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing an example of the adjustment mechanism 5 included in the operating device CTR disclosed in this application. 6 and 7 are schematic cross-sectional views showing an example of the operation unit CU included in the operation device CTR disclosed in the present application. FIG. 8 is a schematic exploded perspective cross-sectional view showing an example of the adjustment mechanism 5 included in the operating device CTR disclosed in the present application. 6 shows a cross section taken along a vertical plane A-B illustrated in FIG. 1 from a rear view point, and FIG. 7 shows a cross section cut along a vertical plane C-D from a left side view point. In addition, FIG. 8 shows an exploded perspective view of the adjustment mechanism 5 cut along a vertical plane passing through C-D.

The operating mechanism 2 includes various components and mechanisms such as a pouring operating member 20, a pouring body 21, a pouring body holding member 22, a detection mechanism 23, and a support mechanism 24. In the following description, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , a state in which the axis of the shaft portion 210 included in the tilting body 21 and the virtual central axis passing through the center of the spherical portion 211 are in the vertical direction is defined as the reference posture. .

The pouring operation member 20 includes a disc-shaped operating part 200 that is touched by the operator's fingers, and a hemispherical cover part 201 formed below the disc.

The pouring body 21 includes a shaft part 210, a spherical part 211 and other structures. The shaft 210 has a shaft shape that gradually becomes thicker from the upper part to the lower part, and the upper part is inserted into the center of the inner surface of the cover part 201 of the pouring operation member 20 . The lower part of the shaft part 210 is mounted on the spherical body part 211. The spherical body part 211 is a hollow member having a substantially spherical shape, and a shaft part 210 is formed on the upper part. An opening 212 for the detection mechanism 23 to pass is opened on the side surface of the spherical body 211 . The opening 212 is opened in an oblong shape extending in the longitudinal direction. A pressed portion 213 that is pressed by the support mechanism 24 is formed at the lower end of the pouring body 21 . The pressed portion 213 has a substantially disk shape with the central axis of the pouring body 21 passing through the center thereof, and the peripheral edge portion of the disk is formed in a shape that is warped toward the side of the pouring body 21 .

The pouring body 21 receives an operation from the operator via the pouring operation member 20 and operates according to the operation. The movement of the tilting body 21 in response to the operator's operation is a movement with respect to a virtual central axis passing through the center of the spherical portion 211 of the tilting body 21 . Specifically, the movement of the tilting body 21 is the movement of tilting in any direction with the center of the spherical portion 211 as the tilting center and the movement of moving up and down.

The pouring body holding member 22 is a spherical belt-shaped member formed to cover the periphery of the pouring body 21 from the center to the lower part, and holds the pouring body 21 movably from the outside.

The detection mechanism 23 includes a magnet 230 fixed at the lower end of the spherical portion 211 of the tilting body 21 , a magnetic field sensor 231 that detects the magnetic field generated by the magnet 230 , and an electric signal that outputs an electric signal based on the magnetic field detected by the magnetic field sensor 231 . Various components such as the signal wire 232 and the fixing plate 233 for fixing the magnetic field sensor 231. The magnet 230 is formed of a substantially cylindrical magnet, and is arranged so that its magnetic poles face a direction parallel to the central axis. The magnetic field sensor 231 is arranged near the center of the spherical portion 211 of the tilting body 21 . The magnetic field sensor 231 is formed using electronic components such as a Hall integrated circuit (IC), for example, and detects the magnetic field generated by the magnet 230 in the spherical portion 211 . The magnetic field sensor 231 outputs an electrical signal based on the detected magnetic field via the signal line 232 . The fixing plate 233 is a member that fixes the magnetic field sensor 231 in the spherical portion 211 of the tilting body 21. Since the magnetic field sensor 231 is fixed to the fixing plate 233, it can change the magnetic field formed by the magnet 230. Changes in the tilted state of the tilting body 21 are detected.

The support mechanism 24 is a mechanism that supports the operating mechanism 2 in the operating frame 1 and is fixed in the operating frame 1 . The support mechanism 24 includes various components such as a pressing member 240, a guide member 241, a fixed urging member 242, a fixed member 243, a movable member 244, and a pressing detection part 245.

The pressing member 240 incorporated into the support mechanism 24 is a member that presses the pressed portion 213 formed at the lower end of the pouring body 21 from bottom to top. The pressing member 240 has a bottomed cylindrical shape that is open downward, and the upper bottom surface serves as the pressing portion 2400 and is in contact with the pressed portion 213 . A cylindrical insertion tube 2401 is formed near the center of the lower surface inside the upper bottom surface of the pressing member 240 , and a rod-shaped pressing piece 2402 extending downward is inserted into the insertion tube 2401 . An annular opening in plan view is formed in the upper part of the support mechanism 24 (the movable member 244 ). At the opening, the pressing part 2400 of the pressing member 240 is loosely fitted with a certain amount of play. The pressing part 2400 is in the upper part of the opening. It moves up and down in the opening, and the upper end comes into contact with the pressed portion 213 of the pouring body 21 . The pressing piece 2402 penetrates downward through an opening formed in the lower portion (guide member 241 ) of the support mechanism 24 . The lower end of the pressing member 2402 is pressed upward by the adjustment mechanism 5 .

A guide member 241 is arranged at the lower part of the support mechanism 24 and guides the pressing member 240 to stabilize the up and down movement. A cylindrical opening extending downward from the center of the lower bottom surface is formed in the upper portion of the bottomed cylindrical shape of the guide member 241 that is open upward. The cylindrical opening formed in the guide member 241 serves as an opening of the support mechanism 24 and allows the pressing member 2402 to pass therethrough.

A fixed urging member 242 using a compression coil spring is disposed in a bottomed cylinder at the upper part of the guide member 241 . The lower end of the fixed urging member 242 is fixed to the inside of the lower bottom surface of the guide member 241, and the upper end is in contact with the inside of the upper bottom surface of the pressing member 240, and urges the pressing member 240 upward. By fixing the urging member 242, the pressing member 240 is urged upward. The upper surface of the pressing member 240 comes into contact with the pressed portion 213 formed at the lower end of the pouring body 21, and the pressed portion 213 is urged upward. Thereby, even when the tilting body 21 is tilted by a tilting operation, it moves to return to the reference posture. Since the position of the lower end of the fixed force applying member 242 is fixed, the magnitude of the force exerted by the fixed force applying member 242 is determined by the position of the upper end.

The operating mechanism 2 disclosed in this application corresponds to the pressing operation of pressing the tilting operation member 20 downward, that is, the so-called click operation. When the operating mechanism 2 accepts an operation of pressing down the pouring operation member 20, the pouring body 21 moves downward in the extending direction as the central axis, and the pouring body holding member 22 that holds the pouring body 21 interlocks with the pouring body 21. Move downward. The fixed member 243, the movable member 244, and the press detection part 245 included in the support mechanism 24 are members for responding to the press operation.

The fixed member 243 is a member fixed in the operation frame 1 and supports the movable member 244 so as to be swingable by a shaft support pin. The movable member 244 is swingably supported by the fixed member 243 and supports the pouring body holding member 22 . The press detection unit 245 is disposed between the fixed member 243 and the movable member 244 and is configured using a tactile switch, a pressure sensor, or the like that detects press from the movable member 244 .

In conjunction with the downward movement of the pouring body 21 and the pouring body holding member 22 based on the pressing operation of the pouring operation member 20, the movable member 244 swings downward using the shaft support pin as a swing axis, and presses the pressing detection part 245. The pressing detection part 245 detects the pressing of the movable member 244, and outputs an electrical signal indicating the downward movement of the tilting body 21 via the signal line 232 of the detection mechanism 23. In the operating mechanism 2, the angle at which the movable member 244 swings by the pressing operation is small, so the swinging motion of the tilting operation member 20 can be regarded as substantially the same as a slight up-and-down movement.

The adjustment mechanism 5 is arranged below the operating mechanism 2 in the operating frame 1 . The adjustment mechanism 5 is a mechanism that adjusts the operation load on the tilting operation member 20 by receiving the rotation operation of the rotation operation member 50 . The adjustment mechanism 5 is a mechanism that biases the pressing member 240 of the operating mechanism 2 from bottom to top, and includes, in addition to the rotational operating member 50 , a variable biasing member 51 , an annular body 52 , and a load adjustment member. 53. Various components such as the cylindrical frame 54, a pair of holding members 55, and the fitting member 56.

The variable urging member 51 includes a contact portion 510 in which circular plates with different diameters are stacked in two layers, and a biasing spring 511 using a compression coil spring that urges the contact portion 510 upward. The variable urging member 51 is formed so that the winding axis of the urging spring 511 coincides with the central axis passing through the center of the contact portion 510 , and is arranged in the operation frame 1 so that the axial direction is the up-down direction. In the contact portion 510 of the variable urging member 51, the top end of the upper circular plate with a smaller diameter is brought into contact with the top end of the pressing piece 2402 of the pressing member 240 included in the operating mechanism 2. When in contact, the top end is pressed. The biasing spring 511 biases the pressing member 240 upward. The variable urging member 51 is pressed by the upper end side (one end side) of the urging spring 511 , and the lower end side is in contact with the load adjustment member 53 . Furthermore, as long as the upper end side of the variable urging member 51 urges the pressing member 240 upward, the lower end side is in contact with the load adjustment member 53 , and the variable urging member 51 has the function of adjusting the urging force according to the upper and lower intervals, the variable urging member 51 may also be configured by Leaf springs, torsion springs and other components can be used instead.

The annular body 52 is arranged so that the central axis passing through the center of the annular ring coincides with the central axes of the variable urging member 51 and the cylindrical frame 54 . The annular body 52 is fitted into the opening in the upper part of the cylindrical frame 54 . The inner diameter of the annular body 52 is slightly larger than the diameter of the lower circular plate in the contact portion 510 of the variable urging member 51 . With the above arrangement and shape, the annular body 52 restricts the radial position of the variable urging member 51 and has a portion that is larger in the radial direction than the load adjusting member 53 to cause jamming, so it serves as a restriction. The upper limit member of the movement of the load adjustment member 53 functions.

The load adjustment member 53 includes a cylindrical portion 530 that accommodates the lower portion of the biasing spring 511 of the variable biasing member 51 , and a threaded portion 531 extending downward from the center of the cylindrical portion 530 . The cylindrical portion 530 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape, and is formed in a shape with an upper side open and a lower side having a bottom surface. The inner bottom surface of the cylindrical portion 530 is in contact with the lower end of the biasing spring 511 of the variable biasing member 51 and presses the variable biasing member 51 upward. The cylindrical portion 530 is provided with a plurality of recessed portions having a substantially semicircular cross-section and being continuously recessed so as to surround the outer surface. The threaded portion 531 extending from the center of the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 530 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a threaded side surface, and a notch surface 532 in the shape of a notch cut along a plane parallel to the axial direction is formed on the top side of the thread. The load adjustment member 53 is rotatably held in the cylindrical frame 54 with the central axis as a rotation center. When the load adjustment member 53 rotates, it moves up and down by the action of the threaded portion 531 that is screwed to the cylindrical frame 54 . When the load adjustment member 53 moves up and down, the position of the lower end (the other end) of the urging spring 511 of the variable urging member 51 moves up and down, and the magnitude of the force applied by the variable urging member 51 changes.

The cylindrical frame 54 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape, and is formed in a shape in which the upper side is open and the lower side has a bottom surface. On the side of the cylindrical frame 54, insertion holes 540 through which the holding member 55 is inserted are opened on the left and right sides, and a stopper plate 541 serving as a cover for the insertion hole 540 through which the holding member 55 is inserted is fitted. A threaded hole is opened in the center of the bottom surface of the lower side of the cylindrical frame 54 . The threaded portion 531 of the load adjusting member 53 is inserted into the threaded hole, and the threaded surface inside the threaded hole is threadedly engaged with the threaded portion 531 of the load adjusting member 53 . An annular fixing flange 542 is mounted on the lower end of the cylindrical frame 54 using a fixing shaft 543 . The fixed shaft 543 is a shaft-shaped body for fixing the adjustment mechanism 5 to the fixing member 243 of the support mechanism 24 .

The holding member 55 is a member that holds the load adjusting member 53 in position by sandwiching the load adjusting member 53 from the side to prevent the load adjusting member 53 from accidentally rotating. The holding member 55 includes a ball 550 embedded in a concave portion recessed on the outer surface of the load adjustment member 53 , and a holding spring 551 that urges the ball 550 toward the load adjustment member 53 . The holding spring 551 of the holding member 55 is fixed in a state of being inserted into the insertion hole 540 on the side surface of the cylindrical frame 54 .

The fitting member 56 is a member that rotatably holds the rotation operation member 50 within the operation frame 1 , and is embedded in the rotation operation member 50 with the fixed flange 542 at the lower end of the cylindrical frame 54 sandwiched therebetween. The fitting member 56 includes an annular outer flange 560 and an engaging portion 561 extending downward from the outer flange 560 . The outer flange 560 contacts the inner flange from above. The engaging portion 561 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a cross section orthogonal to the axial direction is formed in a shape in which a part of a circle is cut off by a chord. The threaded portion 531 of the load adjusting member 53 is inserted into the fitting member 56 , and the notched surface 532 of the threaded portion 531 of the load adjusting member 53 is engaged with the inner side of the engaging portion 561 of the fitting member 56 . The part of the chord that was removed.

The substantially disk-shaped rotation operation member 50 has a fitting opening 500 for fitting the fitting member 56 near the center. The inner side of the fitting opening 500 is shaped to match the outer side of the engaging portion 561 of the fitting member 56 . shape fit. Therefore, when the rotation operation member 50 is rotated, the fitting member 56 fitted to the rotation operation member 50 and the load adjustment member 53 engaged with the fitting member 56 rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation member 50 . The outer flange 560 portion of the fitting member 56 that is fitted with the rotation operating member 50 is restricted from upward movement by the cylindrical frame 54 . In addition, the cylindrical frame 54 is fixed to the fixing member 243 fixed to the operation frame 1 using a fixing shaft 543. Therefore, when the rotation operation member 50 rotates, components related to the rotation operation such as the rotation operation member 50 and the fitting member 56 are prevented from rising relative to the operation frame 1 . Therefore, by the rotation of the rotation operation member 50 , the load adjustment member 53 efficiently presses the variable urging member 51 without changing the relative position of the rotation operation member 50 with respect to the operation frame 1 .

＜Action＞ The operation of the operating device CTR disclosed in this application will be described. First, the operation of the pouring operation member 20 when the operator receives a pouring operation will be described. 9 and 10 are schematic cross-sectional views showing the operation unit CU included in the operation device CTR disclosed in the present application. FIG. 9 shows a state in which no operation by the operator is received, and FIG. 10 shows a state in which a tilting operation of tilting the tilting operation member 20 is received from the operator as an input operation.

When the pouring operation member 20 is subjected to a pouring operation, the pouring operation member 20 and the pouring body 21 included in the operating mechanism 2 of the operation unit CU are tilted with the center of the spherical portion 211 of the pouring body 21 as the pouring center. As illustrated in FIG. 9 , when the tilting operation member 20 and the tilting body 21 are in the reference posture, the pressing part 2400 of the pressing member 240 is directed above the center of the spherical part 211 with respect to the flat center vicinity of the pressed part 213 By pressing, the tilt operation member 20 and the tilt body 21 become stable postures. As illustrated in FIG. 10 , when the tilt operation member 20 and the tilt body 21 are tilted, the pressed portion 213 presses the pressing member 240 downward with its peripheral edge. In the state illustrated in FIG. 10 , the pressing member 240 presses the peripheral portion of the pressed portion 213 upwards where the center of the spherical portion 211 is located, thereby acting strongly in the rotation direction of the tilting body 21 returning to the reference posture. As illustrated in FIG. 10 , when the tilt operation member 20 and the tilt body 21 tilt from the reference posture, a force acts in the direction of returning to the reference posture, resulting in an unstable state. Therefore, when the operator's force for tilting is released, the tilting operation member 20 and the tilting body 21 return to the reference position.

Next, the operation of the rotation operation member 50 when the operator receives an adjustment operation (rotation operation) will be described. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the operation unit CU included in the operation device CTR disclosed in the present application. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the operator performs an adjustment operation from the state illustrated in FIG. 9 and adds an urging force to the force of the pressing member 240 pressing the pressed part 213 .

When the operator performs an operation to rotate the rotation operation member 50 of the adjustment mechanism 5, the rotation operation member 50 rotates. The fitted fitting member 56 and the load adjustment member 53 engaged with the fitting member 56 by the notch surface 532 of the thread portion 531 rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation operation member 50 . As the load adjustment member 53 rotates, the thread portion 531 is threadedly engaged with the thread surface carved in the thread hole on the bottom surface of the cylindrical frame 54 and moves upward. As the load adjustment member 53 moves upward while rotating, the position of the lower end of the urging spring 511 of the variable urging member 51 that is in contact with the inner bottom surface of the cylindrical portion 530 of the load adjustment member 53 also moves upward. As the position of the lower end of the biasing spring 511 of the variable biasing member 51 moves upward, the contact portion 510 of the variable biasing member 51 comes into contact with the top end of the pressing piece 2402 of the pressing member 240 . Furthermore, as the position of the lower end of the urging spring 511 of the variable urging member 51 moves upward, the urging spring 511 shortens, and the force exerted by the variable urging member 51 becomes larger.

With respect to the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 530 of the rotated load adjustment member 53, the spherical body 550 of the holding member 55 is embedded in the recessed portion facing each other after rotation, thereby maintaining the position of the rotated load adjustment member 53. By maintaining the position of the rotated load adjustment member 53, the magnitude of the applied force is fixed. Therefore, the operating device CTR disclosed in this application can adjust the spacing of the recessed portions recessed on the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 530 of the load adjusting member 53 and the diameter of the ball 550 of the holding member 55 and the threaded portion of the load adjusting member 53 . 531 pitch width, etc., and set the adjustment range of the force.

When the operator rotates the rotation operation member 50 in the opposite direction, the position of the lower end of the biasing spring 511 of the variable biasing member 51 moves downward, the biasing spring 511 extends, and the force exerted by the variable biasing member 51 The force becomes smaller. Furthermore, as the position of the lower end of the urging spring 511 moves downward, the contact portion 510 of the variable urging member 51 is separated from the pressing piece 2402 of the pressing member 240, and the force exerted by the variable urging member 51 disappears.

When the tilting operation member 20 is subjected to a tilting operation, the force in the direction of returning to the reference posture becomes the resultant force of the force exerted by the fixed urging member 242 and the force exerted by the variable urging member 51 . The force applied by the variable force applying member 51 can be adjusted by operating the rotation operating member 50 of the adjusting mechanism 5 .

As described above, by the operator performing an adjustment operation (rotating operation) on the rotation operation member 50 exposed from the operation frame 1, the operation mechanism 2 disclosed in the present application can adjust the force exerted on the pouring operation member 20 subjected to the pouring operation. the size of. Therefore, the operating device CTR disclosed in this application exhibits excellent effects such as allowing the operator to easily adjust the load required for the pouring operation.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but can be implemented in various other forms. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are purely illustrative in all respects and are not to be construed restrictively. The technical scope of the present invention is explained by the patent application scope and is not restricted by the text of the specification. Furthermore, all modifications and changes within the equivalent range of the claimed scope are within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment, the adjustment operation of the adjustment mechanism 5 is received in the form of a rotation operation of the rotation operation member 50 having a substantially disk shape. The adjustment dial of the operation part 200 is arranged. The operating device CTR disclosed in this application is not limited to this form, but can be displayed in various forms.

FIG. 12 is a schematic external view showing an example of the external appearance of the operating device CTR disclosed in this application. FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view showing the operating device CTR from an obliquely downward perspective. FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which a lever-type rotation operating member 50 is arranged. The operation device CTR illustrated in FIG. 12 includes a lever-type rotation operation member 50 , and the rotation operation member 50 can rotate 90° and 180° with the rear as a reference position. By rotating the rotation operation member 50, the magnitude of the force applied to the pouring operation can be adjusted. Furthermore, the rotation angle and the adjustment level of the force of the rotation operation member 50 can be adjusted by changing the pitch of the thread portion 531 .

In addition, the operating device CTR disclosed in this application is not limited to the form of adjusting the position of the lower end of the biasing spring 511 by rotational operation, and can also be displayed in various forms such as adjusting the position of the lower end of the biasing spring 511 by sliding. .

In addition, in the operating device CTR disclosed in the present application, as the variable urging member 51, various forms can be provided, such as not providing the disc-shaped contact portion 510 but using the upper end of the urging spring 511 as the contact portion 510. to show.

In addition, in the operating device CTR disclosed in this application, as long as the position of the load adjustment member 53 can be maintained, the holding member 55 can be displayed in various forms. For example, a form using a ball 550 and a holding spring 551 as the holding member 55 is shown. However, the operating device CTR disclosed in the present application can use a member such as a leaf spring as the holding member 55 to hold the position of the load adjustment member 53 in various ways. form to show.

Furthermore, the operation device CTR disclosed in this application can be displayed in various forms as long as the rotation operation member 50 exposed from the operation frame 1 can be adjusted with fingers or using a clamp. For example, the operating device CTR disclosed in this application can also be displayed in the following various forms: the rotational operation member 50 is covered with a film for protection purposes such as anti-fouling and waterproofing; the self-exposed rotational operation member 50 is connected via a cam, The form of transmission components such as connecting rods and gears to transmit motion, etc. Furthermore, when the operation is transmitted via the transmission member, the operation device CTR disclosed in the present application can also be displayed in such a manner that the rotation operation member 50 is exposed from the upper surface side of the operation frame 1 and other places other than the lower part.

In addition, for example, the form of a controller applied to a game has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be used to operate various operating objects such as various toys, various moving objects, various measuring devices, and industrial robots.

1: Operation frame (frame) 2: Operating mechanism 3: Operation button 4: Communication line 5: Adjustment mechanism 10: Grip part 20: Dumping operation components 21: dumping body 22: dumping body holding member 23:Testing agency 24:Support mechanism 50: Rotate the operating member (adjustment dial) 51: Variable force applying member 52: Ring body 53:Load adjustment component 54:Cylindrical frame 55:Keep components 56: Chimeric components 200:Operation Department 201:Cover 210: Shaft 211:Sphere part 212:Opening part 213: The pressed part 230:Magnet 231:Magnetic field sensor 232:Signal line 233:Fixed plate 240: Press component 241: Boot component 242: Fixed force-applying member 243: Fixed components 244: Movable components 245: Press the detection part 500: Chimera port 510: Contact Department 511: Force spring (compression coil spring) 530:Cylindrical part 531:Thread part 532: Incision surface 540:Insert hole 541: Stop plate 542:Fixed flange 543:Fixed shaft 550:Sphere 551:Retaining spring 560:Outer flange 561: Engagement part 2400: Compression part 2401:Plug-in tube 2402: Pressing parts CTR: operating device CU: operating unit

FIG. 1 is a schematic external view showing an example of the external appearance of the operating device disclosed in this application. FIG. 2 is a schematic external view showing an example of the external appearance of the operating device disclosed in this application. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of an operating unit included in the operating device disclosed in this application. 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing an example of an operating mechanism included in the operating device disclosed in this application. 5 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing an example of the adjustment mechanism included in the operating device disclosed in this application. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an operating unit included in the operating device disclosed in this application. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an operating unit included in the operating device disclosed in this application. 8 is a schematic exploded perspective cross-sectional view showing an example of the adjustment mechanism included in the operating device disclosed in this application. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an operating unit included in the operating device disclosed in this application. FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an operating unit included in the operating device disclosed in the present application. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an operating unit included in the operating device disclosed in this application. FIG. 12 is a schematic external view showing an example of the external appearance of the operating device disclosed in this application.

2: Operating mechanism

5: Adjustment mechanism

20: Dumping operation components

21: dumping body

50: Rotate the operating member (adjustment dial)

51: Variable force applying member

53:Load adjustment component

54:Cylindrical frame

56: Chimeric components

213: The pressed part

240: Press component

242: Fixed force-applying member

510: Contact Department

511: Force spring (compression coil spring)

530:Cylindrical part

531:Thread part

532: Incision surface

2400: Compression part

2401:Plug-in tube

CU: operating unit

Claims (7)

An operating device includes: a dumping body that tilts from a reference position with a dumping center as the center; a frame that accommodates the dumping body; and a dumping operation member that is exposed from the frame and accepts the operation of dumping the dumping body; and a pressing member that presses in order to return to a reference posture with respect to the tilting of the tilting body, and the operating device outputs an operation signal based on the tilting state of the tilting body, The operating device is characterized by: including an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the size of the pressing force exerted by the pressing member, The adjustment mechanism is exposed from the frame and is subject to an adjustment operation to adjust the pressing force. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein, including a variable force applying member that causes the pressing member to press the pouring body by applying force to the pressing member, The adjustment mechanism adjusts the size of the pressing force by adjusting the size of the force applied by the variable force applying member. The operating device according to claim 2, wherein, The variable force applying member is formed using a compression coil spring, The adjustment mechanism adjusts the magnitude of the biasing force by expanding or contracting the length of the variable biasing member when the tilting body is in a reference posture. The operating device according to claim 3, wherein, The adjustment mechanism includes a rotation operation member, which is exposed from the frame and accepts rotation operation as the adjustment operation, By the rotation of the rotation operation member, the length of the variable urging member expands and contracts when the tilting body is in the reference posture. The operating device according to claim 4, wherein, In the adjustment mechanism, The variable urging member is disposed so as to press the pressing member on one end side in a direction returning to a reference posture, The adjustment mechanisms include: a load adjustment member that moves the position of the other end side of the variable urging member by rotation of the rotating member; and A holding member holds the position of the other end side of the variable urging member moved by the load adjustment member. The operating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The pouring body has a pressed portion at an end portion, and the pressed portion has an expansion portion in a direction orthogonal to a central axis passing through the pouring center, The pressing member is in contact with the pressed part to press the pressed part in the tilting return direction, The tilting return direction is parallel to the central axis when the tilting body is in a reference posture and toward the tilting center. An operation unit includes: a pouring body that pours from a reference position with a pouring center as the center; a pouring operation member that accepts an operation of pouring the pouring body; and a pressing member that returns to the pouring position relative to the pouring body. The operation unit is pressed for the reference posture, and the operation unit can be accommodated in the frame in a state where the tilting operation member is exposed from the frame, The operating unit is characterized by: including an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the size of the pressing force exerted by the pressing member, The adjustment mechanism is exposed from the frame and is subject to an adjustment operation to adjust the pressing force.