TWI761107B - Peripheral device - Google Patents

Abstract

A peripheral device is configured to connect with a mobile device. The peripheral device includes a main body, at least one connecting arm, at least one control module. The main body has a clipping unit to clip the mobile device. The connecting arm has one end which is movably connected to one side of the main body. The connecting arm can be close to one side of the main body in a retractable position, or extend to away from the main body in a developing position. Each control module has at least one inputting unit. The control module is detachably connected to the other end of the connecting arm. When the connecting arm is in the developing position, the control module can electrically connect the mobile device to operate the mobile device.

Description

Peripherals

The present invention relates to a peripheral device, in particular to a peripheral device, which can clamp and electrically connect a mobile device for a user to control the mobile device through the peripheral device.

With the appearance of smart phones and the gradual improvement of the hardware performance of smart phones, various video games are rapidly appearing on smart phones. However, the smart phone is limited by its touch interface, and can only provide virtual buttons for controlling the game. However, the virtual buttons have no real button touch at all, and the directivity is not clear, which greatly reduces the control experience. The touch method has the problem that the controllability is not real enough, for example, the touch feeling is not enough to immediately feedback the user's operation force.

In view of the above problems, the applicant of the present invention has proposed the Republic of China Patent Publication Nos. TWM494350 and TWM494020 "a control handle that can be combined with a portable electronic device". An external holding module is detachably assembled on the game handle device, which can be used to hold or carry the portable electronic device, so that the user can operate the portable electronic device through the game handle device.

However, the overall structure of the above-mentioned control handle is still unfavorable for storage and carrying. Therefore, how to improve the storage and portability of peripheral devices through the improvement of the structural design to overcome the above-mentioned defects has become one of the issues to be solved in this technical field.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a peripheral device in view of the deficiencies of the prior art, which can be adjusted to a stored state to facilitate storage or carrying, or adjusted to an unfolded state to be suitable for connecting to a mobile device, and can be easily ground control of mobile devices.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide a peripheral device adapted to connect to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes two pairs of edges, the peripheral device includes a body, At least one connecting arm and at least one control module. The body includes a clamping unit, and the clamping unit clamps a pair of the edges of the mobile device to hold the mobile device. One end of the at least one connecting arm is movably connected to one side of the main body, the at least one connecting arm can move to be close to the side of the main body, and is located in a receiving position, or extends away from the side of the main body edge, and in an expanded position. Each of the control modules includes at least one input unit, and the at least one control module is detachably connected to the other end of the at least one connecting arm. When the at least one connecting arm is in the deployed position, the at least one control module is adjacent to one of the edges of the mobile device, wherein the at least one control module is electrically connected to the mobile device, to transmit the signal of the at least one input unit to the mobile device.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a peripheral device adapted to connect to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes two pairs of edges, the peripheral device includes a body, at least A control module, and at least one connecting arm. The body includes a clamping unit, and the clamping unit clamps a pair of the edges of the mobile device to hold the mobile device. The at least one control module includes at least one input unit. One end of the at least one connecting arm is detachably connected to one side of the body, the other end of the at least one connecting arm is movably connected to one side of the at least one control module, and the at least one connecting arm is movably connected to one side of the at least one control module. Can be in a stowed position or a deployed position. When the at least one connecting arm is in the unfolded position, the at least one connecting arm deviates from the side of the body, wherein the at least one control module is electrically connected to the mobile device to transmit the at least one control module. An input unit's signal to the mobile device.

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the peripheral device provided by the present invention can be movably connected between the main body and the control module through the connecting arm, so that the connecting arm can move and approach the main body. The side edge of the body is located in a storage position, or it extends away from the side edge of the main body and is located in a deployed position. Thereby, the peripheral device of the present invention is advantageously stored or carried.

For a further understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings provided are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

The following are specific specific examples to illustrate the embodiments disclosed in the present invention, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations, and are not drawn according to the actual size, and are stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the related technical contents of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that although terms such as "first", "second" and "third" may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are primarily used to distinguish one element from another element, or a signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or", as used herein, should include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items, as the case may be.

[First Embodiment]

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5 , the first embodiment of the present invention provides a peripheral device 1 adapted to connect to a mobile device P, such as a mobile phone, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The mobile device P is combined with the peripheral device 1 , and the mobile device P (mobile phone) can be controlled more conveniently through the peripheral device 1 . For the convenience of description, it is assumed that the mobile device P includes two pairs of edges, that is, lateral edges P1 on the left and right edges, and short edge edges P2 on the upper and lower edges (see FIG. 2 ).

The peripheral device 1 includes a body 10 , a pair of connecting arms 12A, 12B, and a pair of control modules 14A, 14B. The body 10 includes a clamping unit 11 . The clamping unit 11 has a pair of clamping portions 112 that can be elastically pulled apart or approached. For example, a spring may be used between the pair of clamping portions 112 to achieve the function of elastically pulling apart or approaching. Further, a guide rod, or a pair of meshing gear racks can be used to move each other more smoothly. Existing techniques can be applied to this section. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the clamping unit 11 clamps a pair of edges (ie, lateral edges P1 , see FIG. 2 ) of the mobile device P, thereby holding the mobile device P. In this embodiment, the pair of clamping portions 112 clamps the lateral edge P1 of the mobile device P, so that the mobile device P is placed laterally. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the mobile device P may be placed upright.

One end of each connecting arm 12A, 12B is movably connected to one side of the main body 10, so that the connecting arm 12A, 12B can move to be close to the side of the main body 10, and is located in a storage position (as shown in FIG. 4 ) , or extend away from the side of the main body 10 and be in a deployed position (as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 ). The storage position refers to the position where the connecting arms 12A, 12B are close to both sides of the main body 10 , and the width of the peripheral device 1 is reduced to facilitate storage; The side, that is, the peripheral device 1 is unfolded for connecting the mobile device P.

As shown in FIG. 2 , each control module 14A, 14B includes at least one input unit (eg, the rocker key 141 ). In this embodiment, the control module 14B on the left has three input units 141 , 142 and 145 , and the control module 14A on the right also has three input units 141 , 143 and 145 . The control modules 14A and 14B are detachably connected to the other ends of the connecting arms 12A and 12B.

When the connecting arms 12A, 12B are in the unfolded position (see FIGS. 2 and 3 ), the control modules 14A and 14B are adjacent to the other pair of edges of the mobile device P (that is, the short edge P2 , see FIG. 2 ), wherein The control modules 14A and 14B are wirelessly connected to the mobile device P to transmit the signal of the input unit ( 141 , 142 , 143 , or 145 ) to the mobile device P.

Specifically, the peripheral device 1 of this embodiment further includes a pair of hinges 13 , each of which is connected between the pair of connecting arms 12A and 12B and the body 10 . The axis X of the hinge 13 in this embodiment is inclined to the center line C of the body 10 . For example, the hinge 13 can be like a door hinge, which includes a lower half shaft sleeve 131 fixed to the body 10, and an upper half shaft 132 partially sleeved in the shaft sleeve 131, so that the shaft 132 is rotatably connected to the lower shaft 131. Half of the bushing 131. The connecting arms 12A and 12B are fixed to the rotating shaft 132 of the upper half, and can rotate relative to the shaft sleeve 131 along with the rotating shaft 132 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , in the peripheral device 1 of this embodiment, the connecting arms 12A and 12B can also be rotated to the back of the main body 10 to be located at a supporting position. In this state, the peripheral device 1 can provide a function like a mobile phone stand, and the mobile device P is clamped and fixed by the clamping unit 11 , and is inclined with the main body 10 . A pair of connecting arms 12A, 12B can be rotated to the back of the main body 10 , like supporting feet, to support the main body 10 and the mobile device P.

In addition, in the peripheral device 1 of this embodiment, a connector 15A, 15B may be provided at the end of each connecting arm 12A, 12B, and the connector 15A, 15B is inserted into the pair of control modules 14A, 14B , and the connectors 15A, 15B can be connected to the main body 10 with wires. In practical applications, the main body 10 may be provided with a wireless module, or a battery, etc. (not shown) for wirelessly connecting the mobile device P, or providing power for the mobile device P.

This embodiment is described by taking the peripheral device 1 having a pair of connecting arms 12A, 12B and a pair of control modules 14A, 14B as an example. However, in application of the present invention, only one connecting arm and one control module can be provided on one side of the main body 10 .

[Second Embodiment]

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , in the peripheral device 2 of this embodiment, the connecting arms 22A and 22B are slidably connected to the main body 20 along the direction perpendicular to the central line C of the main body 10 , and the main body 20 has a clamping unit 21 to hold the mobile device P. A plug slot 240 is formed on the back of the pair of control modules 24A and 24B. The front of the control modules 24A and 24B is similar to the previous embodiment and has input units 241 , 242 , 243 and 245 . The pair of connecting arms 22A, 22B can be slid inward to be close to the body 20 to be in the storage position (not shown), or the pair of connecting arms 22A, 22B can be slid outward to be in the deployed position. The ends of the pair of connecting arms 22A and 22B can be inserted into the insertion slot 240 .

This embodiment is different from the previous embodiment in that the connecting arms 22A and 22B and the control modules 24A and 24B are horizontally slid for storage or deployment.

[Third Embodiment]

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 , the peripheral device 3 of this embodiment includes a main body 30 , a clamping unit 31 , a pair of connecting arms 32A, 32B, and a pair of control modules 34A, 34B. The pair of hinges 33A, 33B are connected between the pair of connecting arms 32A, 32B and the pair of control modules 34A, 34B. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10 , the hinges 33A, 33B are arranged on one side of the control modules 34A, 34B, wherein the connecting arms 32A, 32B can rotate to the control modules 34A, 34B The back of the control module 34A, 34B is located in the storage position (refer to FIG. 10 ), or unfolded parallel to the back of the control modules 34A, 34B and is located in the unfolded position, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 .

One end of the pair of connecting arms 32A and 32B is provided with connectors 35A and 35B for being inserted into the main body 30 . Similar to the above-mentioned embodiment, the control modules 34A, 34B each have a plurality of input units ( 341 , 342 , 343 , 345 ) for inputting signals to the mobile device P.

[Fourth Embodiment]

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 , the peripheral device 4 of this embodiment includes a main body 40 , a clamping unit 41 , a pair of connecting arms 42A, 42B, and a pair of control modules 44A, 44B. One end of the pair of connecting arms 42A, 42B is rotatably connected to the top end of one side of the main body 40, and the pair of connecting arms 42A, 42B can be rotated to one side of the main body 40 to be located in the storage position, or the pair of connecting arms 42A, 42B can be rotated 90 degrees outward, perpendicular to the central line of the body 40, and located in the deployed position.

In this embodiment, a pair of hinges 43A and 43B are respectively connected to one end of the pair of connecting arms 42A and 42B and both sides of the top end of the main body 40 . Thereby, the connecting arms 42A, 42B can abut against the main body 40 downward, or unfold upward to assume the unfolded position.

The other ends of the pair of connecting arms 42A, 42B are respectively provided with connectors 45A, 45B to be inserted into the pair of control modules 44A, 44B.

Similar to the above-mentioned embodiment, the control modules 44A and 44B each have a plurality of input units ( 441 , 442 , 443 , 445 ) for inputting signals to the mobile device P.

[Fifth Embodiment]

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 14 , the peripheral device 5 of this embodiment includes a main body 50 , a clamping unit 51 , a pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B, and a pair of control modules 54A, 54B.

In this embodiment, one end of the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B is detachably connected to one side of the main body 50, and the other end of the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B is movably connected to the pair of control On one side of the modules 54A and 54B, the pair of connecting arms 52A and 52B can be located in a storage position or an extended position.

When the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B are in the unfolded position, the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B extend beyond the side of the body 50 , wherein the pair of control modules 54A, 54B are electrically connected In the mobile device P, the signal of the input unit ( 541 , 542 , 543 , or 545 ) is transmitted to the mobile device P.

Specifically, this embodiment is different from the previous embodiment in that one end of the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B is rotatably connected to the pair of control modules 54A, 54B via hinges 53A, 53B, respectively The bottom end of one side of the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B can be rotated to one side of the pair of control modules 54A, 54B to be in the storage position, or the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B It can be rotated outward by 90 degrees, and is perpendicular to the side edges of the pair of control modules 54A and 54B, and is located in the unfolded position. The other ends of the pair of connecting arms 52A, 52B are connected to the body 50 by connectors 55A, 55B.

[Advantageous effects of the embodiment]

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the peripheral device provided by the present invention can be movably connected between the main body and the control module through the connecting arm, so that the connecting arm can move and approach the main body. The side edge of the body is located in a storage position, or it extends away from the side edge of the main body and is located in a deployed position. Thereby, the peripheral device of the present invention is advantageously stored or carried.

The contents disclosed above are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent technical changes made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. within the scope of the patent.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Peripherals 10, 20, 30, 40, 50: Ontology 11, 21, 31, 41, 51: Clamping unit 112: Clamping part 12A, 12B; 22A, 22B; 32A, 32B; 42A, 42B; 52A, 52B: connecting arms 13; 33A, 33B; 43A, 43B; 53A, 53B: Hinges 131: Bushing 132: Spindle 14A, 14B; 24A, 24B; 34A, 34B; 44A, 44B; 54A, 54B: Control Module 15A, 15B; 35A, 35B; 45A, 45B; 55A, 55B: Connectors 240: plug-in slot 141, 142, 143, 145; 241, 242, 243, 245; 341, 342, 343, 345; 441, 442, 443, 445; 541, 542, 543, 545: Input unit X: axis C: Central line P: mobile device P1: Lateral edge P2: Short edge edge

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a peripheral device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the first embodiment of the peripheral device of the present invention in a stored state.

5 is a side view of the first embodiment of the peripheral device of the present invention in a supported state.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the second embodiment of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the third embodiment of the peripheral device of the present invention combined with the mobile device.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the third embodiment of the peripheral device of the present invention combined with the mobile device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the control module of the third embodiment of the peripheral device of the present invention.

11 is a front view of the fourth embodiment of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the fifth embodiment of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the fifth embodiment of the peripheral device combined with the mobile device of the present invention.

1: Peripherals 11: Clamping unit 112: Clamping part 14A, 14B: Control module 141, 142, 143, 145: Input unit P: mobile device P1: Lateral edge P2: Short edge edge

Claims (7)

A peripheral device adapted to be connected to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes two pairs of edges, the peripheral device comprises: a body, including a clamping unit, the clamping unit clamps a part of the mobile device The edge is used to hold the action device; at least one connecting arm, one end of the at least one connecting arm is movably connected to one side of the body, and the at least one connecting arm can move to be close to the side of the body a side, and is located in a storage position, or extended away from the side edge of the main body, and located in a deployed position; a hinge, the hinge connects the at least one connecting arm and the main body, and the axis of the hinge is inclined to the center line of the body; and at least one control module, each of which includes at least one input unit, the at least one control module is detachably connected to the other end of the at least one connecting arm; when When the at least one connecting arm is in the deployed position, the at least one control module is adjacent to the mobile device for controlling the mobile device. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting arm can also be rotated to the back of the main body to be located at a supporting position. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the hinge comprises a shaft sleeve fixed to the main body, and a rotating shaft partially sleeved on the operated shaft sleeve, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the shaft sleeve, so The connecting arm is fixed on the rotating shaft. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein a connector is provided at the end of the at least one connecting arm, and the connector is inserted into the at least one control module. A peripheral device adapted to connect to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes two pairs of edges, the peripheral device comprises: a body, including a clamping unit, the clamping unit clamps the mobile device A pair of the edges to hold the mobile device; at least one control module, including at least one input unit; and at least one connecting arm, one end of the at least one connecting arm is detachably connected to one side of the body , the other end of the at least one connecting arm is movably connected to one side of the at least one control module, and the at least one connecting arm can be located in a receiving position or an unfolding position; when the at least one connecting arm is located in the In the deployed position, the at least one connecting arm deviates from the side of the main body, and the at least one control module is adjacent to the mobile device for controlling the mobile device. The peripheral device according to claim 5, further comprising a hinge connecting the at least one connecting arm and the at least one control module, and a rotating shaft of the hinge is disposed on one side of the at least one control module, wherein The at least one connecting arm can be rotated to the back of the at least one control module to be positioned at the storage position, or extended parallel to the back of the at least one control module to be positioned at the unfolded position. The peripheral device according to claim 5, wherein one end of the at least one connecting arm is rotatably connected to the bottom end of one side of the at least one control module, and the at least one connecting arm is rotatable to the One side of the at least one control module is located at the storage position, or the at least one connecting arm can be rotated outward to be perpendicular to the side of the at least one control module, and is located at the expanded position.

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