TWI833554B - Control assembly with multiple-angle positioning hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

A control assembly for a portable electronic device includes a mount seat, two link portions, two controllers, and at least one multiple-angle positioning hinge. The mount seat is configured to support a portable electronic device. The link portions respectively connect to two opposite sides of the mount seat. The controllers are separated from each other and movably connected to the mount seat via the link portions. The multiple-angle positioning hinge is at least connected between the link portions and the controllers or the mount seat.

Description

Control component with multi-angle positioning hinge

The present invention relates to a control device, and in particular to a control component with a multi-angle positioning hinge.

In recent years, with the development of mobile phone performance, people can play a variety of games on their mobile phones. However, due to the trend of mobile phones adopting touch screens, games are controlled by virtual buttons, which makes game operations lack the touch of real buttons, and the touch method is enough to feedback the user's operating strength, thus greatly reducing the gaming experience.

To this end, some industry players have introduced a design that combines a controller with a mobile phone, so that players can obtain a better control feel and gaming experience by controlling the real buttons of the controller. However, the control handles currently used for mobile phones have not yet achieved a satisfactory balance between adjustability and stability of use.

In view of this, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a control assembly with a multi-angle positioning hinge, which can achieve a balance between adjustability and use stability.

A control component disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed base, two connecting parts, two handles and at least one multi-angle positioning hinge. The holder is suitable for being assembled into a portable electronic device. The connecting parts are movably connected to opposite sides of the fixed base. The handles are separated from each other and movably connected to the fixed base via the connecting portion. The multi-angle positioning hinge is connected between the connecting part and the handle or fixed base.

According to the control assembly disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the connecting parts are movably connected to opposite sides of the fixed base and the handles are separated from each other and movably connected to the fixed base through the connecting parts, the handles and the connecting parts are opposite to each other. The holder and the portable electronic device on it have high adjustment flexibility. At the same time, a multi-angle positioning hinge can be connected between the connecting part and the handle or the holder. Therefore, while adjusting the angle of the aforementioned components, the multi-angle positioning hinge can also be used. The angle positioning hinge maintains the components connected to it at a specific angle to improve the balance between adjustability and use stability of the control components.

The above description of the disclosure content of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principles of the present invention, and to provide further explanation of the patent application scope of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient to enable any person skilled in the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly. However, it is only illustrative and does not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. .

It is understood that the wording and terminology employed below are for descriptive purposes and should not be regarded as limiting. In addition, terms such as "set up", "configuration", "connection", "assembly", "installation" and variations thereof may be used below, but unless otherwise expressly stated, they shall include direct and indirect "set up", "Configuration", "Connection", "Assembly", "Installation" and other situations. Terms such as "substantially", "approximately" and "substantially" may be used below, which refer to situations where there is a slight difference from the target value but is still within the manufacturing tolerance range and has the same effect as the target value. In addition, "at least one" may also be used below to describe the number of the elements referred to, but unless otherwise explicitly stated, it should not be limited to the case where the number is "only one". The term "and/or" may also be used below, which should be understood to include any one and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

First, please refer to Figure 1. One embodiment of the present invention provides a control component 1, which is suitable for combination with a portable electronic device (hereinafter referred to as "electronic device") 9. The electronic device 9 can be, but is not limited to, any suitable smart phone, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The control component 1 can be connected to the electronic device 9 in any suitable wired or wireless manner, thereby becoming a way for the user to control the electronic device 9 .

Specifically, the control component 1 may include a fixed base 11, a connecting member 13, at least one handle (for example, the handles 21 and 22 shown in the figure) and at least one multi-angle positioning hinge (for example, the multi-angle positioning hinge shown in the figure) 31, 32, 33 and 34). The fixing base 11 refers to the part of the control assembly 1 used to carry and fix the electronic device 9 . Any mechanism suitable for holding and/or firmly carrying electronic devices such as smartphones can be suitable as the mounting base 11 of this embodiment. The connecting member 13 is connected between the fixed base 11 and the handles 21 and 22 . The handles 21 and 22 refer to the parts of the control component 1 that can be used by the user's left and right hands to hold and control the electronic device 9 respectively. It should be added that any suitable device that is suitable for being held in the hand and can be paired with the electronic device 9 to control the electronic device 9 through signal transmission can be suitable as the handles 21 and 22 of this embodiment.

Furthermore, the connecting member 13 may include at least one connecting portion (for example, the connecting portions 131 and 132 shown in the figure). The connecting parts 131 and 132 can be movably connected to the opposite sides of the fixed base 11 through the multi-angle positioning hinge 31 and the multi-angle positioning hinge 33 respectively. The handles 21 and 22 can be movably connected to the connecting parts 131 and 132 via the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 and the multi-angle positioning hinge 34 respectively, so that they can be movably connected to the opposite sides of the fixed base 11 via the connecting parts 131 and 132 respectively. In a separate configuration. The multi-angle positioning hinges 31, 32, 33 and 34 may have similar or identical configurations.

The above is a basic configuration description of the control component 1 of the embodiment of the present invention. Although it is only illustrated in the form of simple square lines in Figure 1, it can be understood that any suitable structure and mechanism design that can realize the aforementioned configuration concept can be used. It can be applied to the control component 1 of the present invention.

For example, please refer to FIG. 2 , which illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the control component 1 of FIG. 1 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the fixed base 11 of the control component 1 may include a bearing part 111 and two clamping structures 112. The bearing part 111 is a part of the fixed base 11 used to hold the electronic device 9, and the clamping The structures 112 are respectively slidably located at opposite ends of the carrying portion 111 for clamping the electronic device 9 when the carrying portion 111 carries the electronic device 9 .

Because the connecting parts 131 and 132 are pivotally connected to the fixed base 11 with the multi-angle positioning hinge 31 and the multi-angle positioning hinge 33 and the handles 21 and 22 are pivotally connected to the connecting parts 131 and 132 with the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 and the multi-angle positioning hinge 34. Designed so that the handles 21 and 22 and the connecting parts 131 and 132 have high adjustment elasticity relative to the fixed base 11, and the spacing and relative position between the handles 21 and 22 as well as the angle and relative position of the handles 21 and 22 relative to the fixed base 11 etc. can be adjusted by the user.

The multi-angle positioning hinge described herein may be, for example, any suitable torque hinge with lock/latch, damping hinge or constant torque position control hinge with locking or maintaining angle function. hinge). In applications where the multi-angle positioning hinge is a torque hinge with a locking or angle-maintaining function, the components connected to it can be selectively fixed at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle; in multi-angle positioning hinges In applications where the positioning hinge is a damping hinge, the components connected to it can selectively stop at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle; in applications where the multi-angle positioning hinge is a constant torque positioning control hinge , the components connected to it can selectively stop at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other desired angle.

For example, please refer to FIG. 3 . The multi-angle positioning hinge 31 can cause the connecting portion 131 and the fixed base 11 to rotate relative to each other about the pivot axis AX1 (as shown by the arrow) and provide resistance to maintain the connecting portion 131 at a specific position relative to the fixed base 11 . Multiple angles (such as angle θ1, which can be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle), similarly, the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 can make the handle 21 and the connecting part 131 relative to each other about the pivot axis. The line AX2 rotates (as shown by the arrow) and provides resistance to maintain the handle 21 at specific angles relative to the connecting portion 131 (such as angle θ2, which can be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180° or any other desired angle ), the multi-angle positioning hinge 33 can rotate the connecting portion 132 and the fixed base 11 relative to each other about the pivot axis AX3 (as shown by the arrow) and provide resistance to maintain the connecting portion 132 at specific multiple angles relative to the fixed base 11 ( Such as angle θ3, which may be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180°, or any other desired angle), the multi-angle positioning hinge 34 can position the handle 22 and the connection portion 132 relative to each other about the pivot axis AX4 (as shown by the arrow) Rotating and providing resistance maintains the handle 22 at specific angles relative to the connecting portion 132 (such as angle θ4, which may be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180°, or any other desired angle).

More specifically, for example, during the process of adjusting the angle θ1 of the connecting part 131 relative to the fixed base 11 , the multi-angle positioning hinge 31 allows the connecting part 131 to rotate relative to the fixed base 11 around the pivot axis AX1 , and stepless adjustment can be performed at this time. The effect is that when the angle θ1 approaches or reaches 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle, the multi-angle positioning hinge 31 can apply or increase the resistance of the connecting part 131 to continue to rotate relative to the fixed base 11. So that θ1 can stop at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle. At this time, it will have a multi-stage adjustment effect and help provide the user with the requirements to operate the control component 1 at the required angle. adjustability and stability.

Similarly, during the process of adjusting the angle θ2 of the handle 21 relative to the connection part 131, the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 allows the handle 21 to rotate around the pivot axis AX2 relative to the connection part 131 to achieve a stepless adjustment effect. However, when the angle θ2 approaches Or when it reaches 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle, the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 can apply or increase the resistance of the handle 21 to continue to rotate relative to the connecting part 131, so that θ2 can stop at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle; in the process of adjusting the angle θ3 of the connecting part 132 relative to the fixed base 11, the multi-angle positioning hinge 33 allows the connecting part 132 to rotate around the pivot axis AX3 relative to the fixed base 11 to appear There is no step-by-step adjustment effect, but when the angle θ3 approaches or reaches 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle, the multi-angle positioning hinge 33 can apply or increase the connecting part 132 to continue to rotate relative to the fixed base 11 resistance, so that θ3 can stop at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle; in the process of adjusting the angle θ4 of the handle 22 relative to the connection part 132, the multi-angle positioning hinge 34 allows the handle 22 to pivot The rotation axis AX4 rotates relative to the connecting portion 132 to provide a stepless adjustment effect. However, when the angle θ4 approaches or reaches 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle, the multi-angle positioning hinge 34 can apply or Increase the resistance of the handle 22 to continue rotating relative to the connecting portion 132 so that θ4 can stop at 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle;

It can be understood that the foregoing embodiment is only one example of the control component of the present invention. As long as the basic configuration as shown in Figure 1 can be achieved, the control component of the present invention can be adjusted and modified in any appropriate manner according to needs. For example, please refer to FIG. 4 . In this embodiment, although the connecting portions 131 and 132 of the connecting member 13 of the control component 1 and the bearing portion 111 and the two clamping structures 112 of the fixed base 11 have different shapes, they are similar. , because the connecting parts 131 and 132 are pivotally connected to the fixed base 11 with the multi-angle positioning hinge 31 and the multi-angle positioning hinge 33, and the handles 21 and 22 are pivotally connected to the connecting parts 131 and 132 with the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 and the multi-angle positioning hinge 34. With the design, the control component 1 still has a high degree of adjustment flexibility.

For example, please refer to FIG. 5 , the connecting part 131 and the fixed base 11 can rotate relative to each other around the pivot axis AX1 (as shown by the arrow), and the multi-angle positioning hinge 31 can provide resistance to maintain the connecting part 131 relative to the fixed base 11 during the process. At certain multiple angles (such as angle θ1, which can be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180° or any other required angle), similarly, the handle 21 and the connecting portion 131 can rotate relative to each other around the pivot axis AX2 (As shown by arrows), and during the process, the multi-angle positioning hinge 32 can provide resistance to maintain the handle 21 at specific multiple angles (such as angle θ2, which can be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180°, or any other required angle), the connecting part 132 and the fixed base 11 can rotate relative to each other about the pivot axis AX3 (as shown by the arrow), and the multi-angle positioning hinge 33 can provide resistance to make the connecting part 132 relative to the fixed base in the process. 11 is maintained at specific multiple angles (such as angle θ3, which can be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180° or any other desired angle), the handle 22 and the connecting portion 132 can be relative to each other about the pivot axis AX4 (as shown by the arrow (shown) rotates, and during the process, the multi-angle positioning hinge 34 can provide resistance to maintain the handle 22 at specific multiple angles (such as angle θ4, which can be, for example, 90°, 135°, 180° or any other angle) relative to the connecting portion 132. required angle),

It should be added that according to actual needs, the number of multi-angle positioning hinges of the control component can be increased or decreased according to actual needs, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the control component can also be provided with any of the aforementioned multi-angle positioning hinges only between one of the handles and the connecting portion, or only with any of the aforementioned multi-angle positioning hinges between the fixed base and one of the connecting portions.

According to the control component with a multi-angle positioning hinge disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the connecting parts are movably connected to the opposite sides of the fixed base and the handles are separated from each other and movably connected to the fixed base through the connecting parts, Therefore, the handle and the connecting part have high adjustment flexibility relative to the fixed base and the portable electronic device on it. At the same time, a multi-angle positioning hinge can be connected between the connecting part and the handle or the fixed base, so the angle of the aforementioned components can also be adjusted. At the same time, multi-angle positioning hinges are used to maintain the connected components at specific angles to improve the balance between adjustability and use stability of the control components.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. All changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall fall within the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Regarding the protection scope defined by the present invention, please refer to the attached patent application scope.

1: Control components 9: Electronic devices 11: Fixed seat 13:Connection components 21,22: handle 31,32,33,34: Multi-angle positioning hinge 111: Bearing part 112: Clamping structure 131,132:Connection part AX1-AX4: Pivot axis θ1-θ4: angle

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a control component applied to an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a control component applied to an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic front view of the handle of the control component in Figure 2 being switched at different angles. FIG. 4 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a control component applied to an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a schematic front view of the handle of the control component in Figure 4 being switched at different angles.

1: Control components 11: Fixed seat 13:Connection components 131, 132:Connection part 21, 22: handle 31, 32, 33, 34: Multi-angle positioning hinge

Claims (6)

A control component, including: a fixed base, suitable for carrying a portable electronic device; two connecting parts, respectively movably connected to the opposite sides of the fixed base; two handles, separated from each other and connected through the two connecting parts movably connected to the fixed base; and at least one multi-angle positioning hinge, at least connected between the two connecting parts and the two handles or the fixed base; wherein the at least one multi-angle positioning hinge can make the two connecting parts The two handles or the fixed base rotate relative to each other around a corresponding pivot axis, and the pivot axes are parallel to a bearing surface of the fixed base. The control assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one multi-angle positioning hinge is a torque hinge, a damping hinge or a constant torque positioning control hinge with a locking function. The control component of claim 1, wherein the at least one multi-angle positioning hinge includes four multi-angle positioning hinges, and the multi-angle positioning hinges are respectively connected to the two connecting parts and the two handles and the two connecting parts and the two connecting parts. between the fixed seats. The control component of claim 1, wherein the fixed base includes a bearing part and two clamping structures, the two handles are movably connected to the bearing part, and the two clamping structures are slidably located on the bearing part respectively. The opposite ends are used to clamp the electronic device. The control component of claim 1, wherein the two handles are connected to the electronic device through wired communication. The control component of claim 1, wherein the two handles are connected to the electronic device through wireless communication.