Multi-directional input device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a multi-direction input device which comprises a shell, an operation body, a pressing plate, a supporting base, a spiral spring, a connecting base, a circuit board, an elastic piece, a pressing piece and a magnetic induction assembly. The shell is arranged above the connecting base, a space with an opening part in the upper portion is formed in the shell, and the operating body is provided with an operating part protruding upwards from the opening part and a shaking part located in the space to shake; a magnetic induction assembly is arranged, the magnetic induction assembly comprises a magnet and a magnetic sensor, a fixing opening is formed in the shaking part, and the magnet is arranged in the fixing opening; the circuit board is arranged in the space; the magnetic sensor is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the operation body, the magnet and a sensing part of the magnetic sensor are coaxially arranged. According to the technical scheme, the magnet is arranged in the rocking part of the operation body, the detection precision of the magnetic momentum of the rocker is improved, the assembly precision is improved, additional connecting parts are not needed, and the detection error generated when the rocker swings or topples over to trigger magnetic induction signals is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of controllers, in particular to a multi-directional input device. Background Art

[0002] The joystick multi-directional input device generally includes a housing, an operating member tiltably disposed on the housing, two rocker arms that rotate according to the tilting action of the operating member, two sliding terminals respectively connected to the two rocker arms, and a circuit board that detects the sliding amount of the two sliding terminals and outputs corresponding signals. The joystick multi-directional input device can be used for game control to realize game controllers, arcade game control platforms, etc., and the control instructions can be triggered by the joystick.

[0003] In the existing joystick multi-directional input device, when the joystick is swung or tilted to trigger a magnetic sensing signal, the magnet is combined with the shaking part of the joystick through a sliding sleeve and connected to the outer surface of the shaking part. In this way, the magnet is set at a certain distance from the rotation center of the joystick, and the accuracy of detecting the shaking amount cannot be guaranteed. In addition, additional components need to be set, which will increase the detection error. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to propose a multi-directional input device, which aims to improve the detection accuracy of the magnetic momentum of the joystick, improve the assembly accuracy, and reduce the detection error when the magnetic induction signal is triggered by the swing or tilting of the joystick without additional connecting parts.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the multi-directional input device proposed by the present invention comprises:

[0006] A housing, wherein the housing is formed with a space having an opening at an upper portion;

[0007] An operating body, the operating body is cylindrical in shape and has an operating portion protruding upward from the opening and a shaking portion located inside the space and shaking, the shaking portion having a fixing opening;

[0008] A pressing plate, which is arranged in the space and below the shaking part, and is in the shape of a disk, and has a hole at the center thereof;

[0009] A support seat, wherein the support seat is cylindrical;

[0010] A coil spring, one end of which presses the upper surface of the pressure plate against the bottom of the shaking part, and the other end of which presses the support seat to reset the operating body to a neutral position;

[0011] A connecting seat, the connecting seat is arranged below the shell;

[0012] A circuit board, wherein the circuit board is arranged in the space;

[0013] A spring sheet, the spring sheet being arranged on the circuit board;

[0014] A pressing member, the pressing member is arranged above the connecting seat and the elastic sheet, and when the operating body is pressed, one end of the pressing member abuts against the bottom of the operating body, and the other end abuts against the elastic sheet;

[0015] A magnetic sensing component, wherein the magnetic sensing component includes a magnet and a magnetic sensor, wherein the magnet is arranged in the fixing port, and the magnetic sensor is electrically connected to the circuit board. The operating body, the magnet and the sensing part of the magnetic sensor are coaxially arranged, and the operating body is shaken or vertically pressed to drive the magnet to move relative to the magnetic sensor in any direction of X, Y, or Z, so that the magnetic sensor senses the change in the magnetic force of the magnet to obtain the shaking direction and amount of the operating body.

[0016] Optionally, the circuit board is a PCB board.

[0017] Optionally, the center point of the magnet and the rotation center of the operating body are located in the same horizontal plane.

[0018] The technical solution of the utility model comprises a shell, an operating body, a pressure plate, a support seat, a spiral spring, a connecting seat, a circuit board, a spring, a pressing piece and a magnetic induction component; the shell is arranged above the connecting seat, and the shell forms a space with an opening at the top, the operating body is slightly cylindrical in shape, and has an operating part protruding upward from the opening and a shaking part located inside the space, and the shaking part has a fixed opening; the circuit board is arranged in the space; by arranging a magnetic induction component, the magnetic induction component includes a magnet and a magnetic sensor, the magnet is arranged in the fixed opening of the shaking part, and the induction part of the operating body, the magnet and the magnetic sensor are arranged coaxially, which can reduce the connection between the magnet and the operating body by an additional combination fixing device, and can realize the induction between the magnet and the magnetic sensor. When the user's hand shakes or presses the operating body, the operating body swings or moves downward, and the position of the magnet changes accordingly, thereby triggering the magnetic sensor, and the multi-directional input device receives the information of the user's hand swinging or pressing the operating body, thereby realizing the display or interactive function. The present application arranges the magnet in the shaking part of the operating body, which reduces the number of parts and reduces the distance between the magnet and the shaking part, thereby improving the detection accuracy of the magnetic momentum of the joystick and the assembly accuracy. No additional connecting parts are required, which reduces the detection error when the magnetic induction signal is triggered by the swing or tilting of the joystick. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the multi-directional input device of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic cross-sectional view of the multi-directional input device shown;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 An exploded structural diagram of the multi-directional input device shown;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the multi-directional input device of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic cross-sectional view of the multi-directional input device shown;

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of an exploded structure of another embodiment of the multi-directional input device of the utility model.

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[0029] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0031] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0032] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the utility model, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the utility model.

[0033] The utility model provides a multi-directional input device 1 .

[0034] In the embodiment of the present utility model, Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the multi-directional input device 1 comprises:

[0035] The housing 10 is formed with a space 11 having an opening 13 at the upper portion;

[0036] The operating body 20 is in a roughly cylindrical shape and has an operating portion 21 protruding upward from the opening 13 and a shaking portion 23 located inside the space 11 and shaking, and the shaking portion 23 has a fixing opening 231;

[0037] A pressing plate 60 is disposed in the space 11 and below the shaking portion 23. The pressing plate 60 is disc-shaped and has a hole at the center thereof;

[0038] The support base 100 is cylindrical;

[0039] A coil spring 70, one end of which presses the upper surface of the pressure plate against the bottom of the shaking portion 23, and the other end of the coil spring 70 presses the support seat 100 to reset the operating body 20 to the neutral position;

[0040] A connecting seat 30, which is disposed below the housing 10;

[0041] A circuit board 40, the circuit board 40 is disposed in the space 11;

[0042] A spring piece 80, the spring piece 80 is arranged on the circuit board 40;

[0043] A pressing member 90, which is disposed above the connecting seat 30 and the spring sheet 80. When the operating body 20 is pressed, one end of the pressing member 90 abuts against the bottom of the operating body, and the other end abuts against the spring sheet 80;

[0044] The magnetic sensing component 50 includes a magnet 51 and a magnetic sensor 53. The magnet 51 is arranged in the fixing port 231. The magnetic sensor 53 is electrically connected to the circuit board 40. The operating body 20, the magnet 51 and the sensing parts of the magnetic sensor 53 are coaxially arranged. Shaking or vertically pressing the operating body 20 drives the magnet 51 to move relative to the magnetic sensor 53 along any direction of X, Y, and Z, so that the magnetic sensor 53 senses the magnetic force change of the magnet 51 to obtain the shaking direction and shaking amount of the operating body 20.

[0045] The multi-directional input device 1 comprises a housing 10, an operating body 20, a pressing plate 60, a supporting seat 100, a coil spring 70, a connecting seat 30, a circuit board 40, a spring 80, a pressing member 90 and a magnetic sensing assembly 50. The housing 10 is formed with a space 11 having an opening 13 at the top. The operating body 20 is in a slightly cylindrical shape and has an operating portion 21 protruding upward from the opening 13 and a shaking portion 23 located inside the space 11 and shaking. The circuit board and the shaking portion 23 are arranged at intervals. The multi-directional input device is further provided with a magnetic sensing assembly 50, which comprises a magnet 51 and a magnetic sensor 53. The shaking portion 23 is provided with a fixing opening 231. The magnet 51 is arranged in the fixing opening 231. The magnetic sensor 53 is electrically connected to the circuit board. The operating body 20 is shaken or vertically pressed to drive the magnet 51 to move relative to the magnetic sensor 53 in any direction, so that the magnetic sensor 53 senses the change in the magnetic force of the magnet 51 to obtain the moving direction and amount of the operating body 20.

[0046] Furthermore, the operating body 20, the magnet 51 and the magnetic sensor 53 are coaxially arranged. Such an arrangement can ensure synchronous displacement of the operating body 20 and the magnet 51, and can ensure synchronous swing and movement of the two, and accurately sense the induction effect of the magnetic sensor 53 on the circuit board 40 on the magnet 51.

[0047] By shaking or vertically pressing the operating body 20, the magnetic sensor 53 can receive the change of the signal of the magnet 51, and then the magnetic sensor 53 can realize the transmission of the change of the signal of the magnet 51 through the circuit board 40, and realize the display and interaction of the signal after the operating body 20 moves. The magnet 51 can be a magnet, a charged body, etc. When the operating body 20 rotates or moves up and down, the distance or angle between the magnet 51 and the magnetic sensor 53 changes, and then the magnetic sensor 53 can judge that the position of the magnet 51 changes by the change of the magnetic field direction or the change of the current, thereby obtaining the transmission signal, and realizing the information transmission of the change of the position of the operating body 20. The shaking part 23 is provided with a fixing port 231, and the cross-sectional shape of the fixing port 231 is adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the magnet 51, and then when the magnet 51 is installed in the fixing port 231, the fixing port 231 can ensure the fixing and tightening clamping of the magnet 51, and can ensure that the magnet 51 and the swinging action and pressing action of the operating body 20 keep synchronous displacement. Furthermore, the depth of the fixing opening 231 matches the height of the magnet 51, which can ensure that the magnet 51 will not protrude from the opening of the fixing opening 231 when installed in the fixing opening 231, thereby avoiding the magnet 51 from having an additional abutment effect on the operating body 20 and the transmission member inside the housing 10, and maintaining the operating body 20 inside the housing 10. The shaking part 23 is provided with a fixing opening 231, and the magnet 51 is arranged in the fixing opening 231. Such an arrangement ensures that the magnet 51 is located inside the operating body 20, limits the movement of the magnet 51 relative to the operating body 20, and ensures the synchronization of the movement with the operating body 20. In addition, the synchronization and accuracy of the magnet 51 triggering the inductive magnetic sensor 53 when the operating body 20 moves is achieved, and the accuracy and effectiveness of the magnetic sensor 53 obtaining the signal of the magnet 51 is achieved.

[0048] Furthermore, the multi-directional input device further includes a spring 80, which can be replaced by a disc spring, a spring, etc. The spring 80 is disposed between the pressing member and the circuit board 40, located above the circuit board 40, and the pressing member 90 is held against the spring 80. The other end of the operating body 20 slides against the other end of the pressing member 90, and the movement of the operating body 20 can rotate relative to the pressing member 90 or push the pressing member to move. In this embodiment, the initial state of the spring 80 is a convex state. When the operating body 20 is pressed down, the operating body 20 presses against the direction of the pressing member 90 and the circuit board 40, so that one end of the pressing member 90 moves toward the direction of the circuit board 40 and presses against the spring 80. The spring 80 is compressed to have a reverse force on the operating body 20, and the hand of the user touching the operating body 20 can receive the force, feel the feedback feel when pressing down, and obtain a feedback signal of the pressing down of the operating body 20.

[0049] Furthermore, the multi-directional input device further includes a pressing member 90, which is disposed on the circuit board 40 and spaced apart from the circuit board 40, and the magnetic sensor 53 is disposed between the pressing member 90 and the circuit board 40, and one end of the pressing member 90 is rotatably connected to the operating body 20, and the other end is pressed against the spring sheet 80, pressing the operating body 20 so that the pressing member 90 presses against the spring sheet 80. In this embodiment, the arrangement of the pressing member 90, on the one hand, has a supporting effect on the operating body 20, so that the operating body 20 and the magnetic sensor 53 are spaced apart, and the operating body 20 is kept in the position inside the space 11, and on the other hand, can be used to transmit the downward pressure of the operating body 20, transmit the downward pressure action of the operating body 20 to the spring sheet 80, and transmit the elastic force fed back by the spring sheet 80 to the operating body 20 in reverse, so as to achieve the connection effect between the operating body 20 and the circuit board 40 and the spring sheet 80.

[0050] Furthermore, the housing 10 is made of plastic material, and the connecting base 30 is made of a conductive material, such as stainless steel, iron, etc.

[0051] The technical solution of the utility model comprises a housing 10, an operating body 20, a pressure plate 60, a support seat 100, a coil spring 70, a connecting seat 30, a circuit board 40, a spring 80, a pressing piece 90 and a magnetic induction component 50; the housing 10 is formed with a space 11 having an opening 13 at the upper part, and the connecting seat 30 is arranged below the housing 10; the operating body 20 is in a slightly cylindrical shape, and has an operating part 21 protruding upward from the opening 13 and a shaking part 23 located in the space 11 and shaking, and the shaking part 23 has a fixed The fixed opening 231; the circuit board 40 is spaced apart from the shaking part 23; by setting the magnetic induction component 50, the magnetic induction component 50 includes a magnet 51 and a magnetic sensor 53, the shaking part 23 is provided with a fixed opening 231, the magnet 51 is set in the fixed opening 231 of the shaking part 23, the operating body 20, the magnet 51 and the sensing part of the magnetic sensor 53 are coaxially arranged, which can reduce the additional combination of the fixing device for the connection between the magnet 51 and the operating body 20, and can realize the induction between the magnet 51 and the magnetic sensor. When the user's hand shakes or presses the operating body 20, the operating body 20 swings or moves downward, and the position of the magnet 51 changes accordingly, thereby triggering the magnetic sensor 53, and the multi-directional input device receives the information of the user's hand swinging or pressing the operating body 20, thereby realizing the display or interactive function. The present application arranges the magnet 51 in the shaking part 23 of the operating body 20, which reduces the number of components and reduces the distance between the magnet 51 and the shaking part 23, thereby improving the detection accuracy of the magnetic momentum of the rocker and the assembly accuracy, and does not require additional connecting components, thereby reducing the detection error when the magnetic induction signal is triggered by the swing or tilting of the rocker.

[0052] In one embodiment of the present invention, Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the circuit board 40 is a PCB board.

[0053] In one embodiment, the circuit board 40 is an FPC board, which is connected to the connection socket 30 and is located in the space 11. The multi-directional input device can be controlled as a controller and collect and process the signals of the joystick through the FPC board.

[0054] In another embodiment, the circuit board 40 is a PCB board, and the PCB board is spaced apart on the side of the connection base 30 away from the housing 10. The multi-directional input device can be connected to the PCB main board as an external controller, and the signal is output to the PCB main board through the joystick to achieve the effect of controlling the operation. Furthermore, the connection base 30 is provided with a connection notch 31, and the operating body 20 is triggered by the connection notch 31 corresponding to the circuit board 40, so that the magnetic sensor 53 on the circuit board 40 can be magnetically sensed by the magnet 51 through the connection notch 31.

[0055] In an embodiment of the present invention, the center point of the magnet 51 and the rotation center of the operating body 20 are located in the same horizontal plane.

[0056] In this embodiment, the center point of the magnet 51 and the rotation center of the operating body 20 are located in the same horizontal plane. This arrangement can ensure the consistency of the rotation angle of the magnet 51 and the rotation angle of the operating body 20, and thus the magnetic field calculation of the magnetic sensor 53 can more accurately feedback the real angle of the joystick. Thus, the synchronization and accuracy of the operation body 20 moving to drive the magnet 51 to trigger the induction magnetic sensor 53 are achieved, and the accuracy and effectiveness of the magnetic sensor 53 obtaining the signal of the magnet 51 are achieved.

[0057] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the utility model concept, or directly / indirectly used in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multi-directional input device, characterized in that: include: A housing (10), wherein the housing (10) is formed with a space (11) having an opening (13) at the top; An operating body (20) is cylindrical in shape and comprises an operating portion (21) protruding upward from the opening (13) and a shaking portion (23) located inside the space (11) and shaking, wherein the shaking portion (23) is provided with a fixing opening (231); A pressing plate (60), the pressing plate being arranged in the space (11) and located below the shaking portion (23), the pressing plate (60) being in the shape of a disk, and a hole being arranged at the center of the pressing plate (60); A support seat (100), wherein the support seat (100) is cylindrical; A coil spring (70), one end of which presses the upper surface of the pressure plate against the bottom of the shaking portion (23), and the other end of which presses the support seat (100) to reset the operating body (20) to a neutral position; A connecting seat (30), the connecting seat (30) being arranged below the housing (10); A circuit board (40), wherein the circuit board (40) is arranged in the space (11); A spring piece (80), the spring piece (80) being arranged on the circuit board (40); A pressing member (90), the pressing member (90) being arranged above the connecting seat (30) and the elastic sheet (80), and when the operating body (20) is pressed, one end of the pressing member (90) abuts against the bottom of the operating body, and the other end abuts against the elastic sheet (80); A magnetic sensing component (50), the magnetic sensing component (50) comprising a magnet (51) and a magnetic sensor (53), the magnet (51) being arranged in the fixing port (231), the magnetic sensor (53) being electrically connected to the circuit board (40), the operating body (20), the magnet (51) and the sensing part of the magnetic sensor (53) being coaxially arranged, the operating body (20) being shaken or vertically pressed to drive the magnet (51) to move relative to the magnetic sensor (53) in any direction of X, Y or Z, so that the magnetic sensor (53) senses the change in magnetic force of the magnet (51) to obtain the shaking direction and shaking amount of the operating body (20).

2. The multi-directional input device according to claim 1, wherein: The circuit board (40) is a PCB board.

3. The multi-directional input device according to claim 1, wherein: The center point of the magnet (51) and the rotation center of the operating body (20) are located in the same horizontal plane.

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