Interactive devices and gaming devices

Abstract

This application relates to an interactive device and a gaming device. The interactive device includes: a back cover; a curved screen, which is disposed opposite to the back cover and bent towards the back cover, the curved screen and the back cover forming a functional cavity, and the curved screen has a through hole communicating with the functional cavity; a trigger switch, which is disposed in the functional cavity and fixed to the back cover; and a button assembly, including a button, a keycap, and an elastic body, the button passing through the through hole and connected to the trigger switch, the keycap being fitted onto the button and extending into the functional cavity, the elastic body being disposed between the keycap and the curved screen and surrounding the periphery of the through hole, the trigger switch or the back cover limiting the keycap along the axial direction of the through hole, so that the keycap presses against the elastic body. The interactive device of this application can eliminate the gap around the through hole of the curved screen where the button assembly is located, so that the area where the button assembly and the curved screen meet is basically seamless, satisfying the light-shielding requirements around the button assembly, and also effectively improving the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of gaming device technology, and in particular to an interactive device and a gaming device. Background Technology

[0002] In interactive devices for gaming, curved screens have been gradually applied to large-size display designs due to their superior visual effects and ability to display more information.

[0003] To further enhance the integrated look and premium feel of the front panel, interactive devices often use a single piece of curved glass as the front panel design. Under this premise, how to arrange the buttons and other functional components on the curved glass and make them fit well with the curved glass becomes a key challenge. Utility Model Content

[0004] This application aims to at least solve the problems in related technologies where curved screens have uneven gaps around the buttons, making it difficult to meet the light-shielding requirements around the buttons and causing poor consistency in the front appearance of the curved screen. To this end, this application provides an interactive device and a gaming device.

[0005] In a first aspect, this application provides an interactive device, comprising:

[0006] Back cover;

[0007] A curved screen is disposed opposite to the rear shell and bent toward the rear shell. The curved screen and the rear shell form a functional cavity, and a through hole communicating with the functional cavity is provided on the curved screen.

[0008] A trigger switch is disposed in the functional cavity and fixed to the rear shell;

[0009] A button assembly includes a button, a keycap, and an elastomer. The button passes through the through hole and is connected to the trigger switch. The keycap is fitted onto the button and extends into the functional cavity. The elastomer is disposed between the keycap and the curved screen and surrounds the periphery of the through hole. The trigger switch or the back cover limits the keycap along the axial direction of the through hole so that the keycap presses against the elastomer.

[0010] The interactive device according to the first aspect of this application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0011] The interactive device of this application, through the coordinated arrangement of a back cover, a curved screen, a trigger switch, and a button assembly, is based on the structure where the button passes through the through hole of the curved screen and connects to the trigger switch. A keycap and an elastomer are added. The keycap is fitted onto the button and forms a limiting fit with the trigger switch or the back cover along the axial direction of the through hole. While protecting the button, the keycap also compresses the elastomer between the keycap and the curved screen along the axial direction of the through hole under the limiting constraint of the trigger switch or the back cover. This causes the elastomer to deform under axial pressure, and the compression deformation of the elastomer covers or fills the gap between the keycap and the curved screen. This eliminates the gap around the through hole of the button assembly, resulting in a near-seamless fit between the button assembly and the curved screen. This satisfies the light-shielding requirements around the button assembly and effectively improves the consistency of the curved screen's front appearance.

[0012] In some embodiments, the central axis of the button passes through the center of the circle corresponding to the arc trajectory of the curved screen.

[0013] This design allows the keycaps to compress the elastomer relatively uniformly under the limiting constraints of the trigger switch or the back cover. This results in the compression deformation of the elastomer covering or filling the gap between the keycaps and the curved screen relatively uniformly. This eliminates the gap around the through-hole of the curved screen relatively uniformly, ensuring a seamless fit between the keycaps and the curved screen. This satisfies the light-shielding requirements around the keycaps while further improving the consistency of the curved screen's front appearance.

[0014] In some embodiments, the trigger switch includes a circuit board and a support ring. The support ring is disposed on the side of the circuit board near the curved screen. The inner wall of the support ring is provided with a locking portion. The keycap is inserted into the support ring, and the outer wall of the keycap is provided with a first limiting portion that locks and engages with the locking portion.

[0015] With this design, on the one hand, the support ring locks and constrains the keycap along its axial direction; on the other hand, the support ring also houses the part of the key that is in the functional cavity, which can block the light emitted from the part of the key that is in the functional cavity and improve the light-blocking performance around the key assembly.

[0016] In some embodiments, the inner wall of the support ring is further provided with a positioning part, the positioning part and the locking part are spaced apart, and the keycap abuts against the positioning part when the first limiting part and the locking part are locked together.

[0017] With this configuration, the positioning part on the inner wall of the support ring can provide structural positioning for the keycap to be inserted into the support ring along the axial direction of the through hole. When the bottom of the support ring abuts against the positioning part, it indicates that the first limiting part and the locking part form a locking engagement. The axial distance between the positioning part and the locking part directly limits the insertion displacement of the keycap and also limits the compression deformation of the elastic body. This can avoid structural damage caused by excessive compression of the elastic body, and also avoid structural damage caused by excessive squeezing of the first limiting part and the locking part.

[0018] In some embodiments, the top end of the locking portion is provided with a guide slope that is inclined toward the circuit board, and the bottom end of the keycap can slide along the guide slope to abut against the positioning portion.

[0019] With this design, the guide ramp can provide guidance for the keycap insertion and assembly, preventing the keycap from being rigidly stopped by the locking part during the process of inserting the keycap along the axial direction of the through hole to the support ring. This allows the keycap to be smoothly inserted into the support ring and form a limiting lock with the support ring, ensuring that the elastomer is effectively compressed to accurately cover or fill the gap between the keycap and the curved screen.

[0020] In some embodiments, the locking part is further provided with a pressing surface and a locking slope. The guide slope, the pressing surface and the locking slope are connected in sequence along the direction close to the positioning part. When the keycap is inserted into the support ring, the first limiting part is pressed by the pressing surface and elastically deformed. When the first limiting part recovers its deformation, it slides into the locking slope and cooperates with the locking slope to stop.

[0021] With this design, the guide slope, extrusion surface and locking slope continuously distributed on the locking part make the wall trajectory of the locking part roughly trapezoidal. This allows the first limiting part on the keycap to move accurately and smoothly along the wall trajectory defined by the locking part to a state that matches the stop of the locking part, reducing the risk of the keycap getting stuck in the locking part of the support ring during the axial insertion process.

[0022] In some embodiments, the first limiting portion is provided with a limiting inclined surface that cooperates with the locking inclined surface.

[0023] This design allows the first limiting part and the locking part to form a beveled stop, further reducing the risk that the keycap will get stuck in the locking part of the support ring during the axial insertion of the keycap into the support ring and will be unable to continue moving and assembling.

[0024] In some embodiments, the top of the keycap is provided with an annular shielding portion, the elastomer is sandwiched between the annular shielding portion and the curved screen, and the vertical projection of the annular shielding portion on the curved screen covers the vertical projection of the elastomer on the curved screen.

[0025] With this design, the annular shielding part around the keycap completely covers the elastomer along the axial direction of the through hole, so that the elastomer will not protrude relative to the keycap from the axial viewing angle of the curved screen, further improving the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen.

[0026] In some embodiments, the outer wall of the key is provided with a second limiting part, and the keycap is provided with a relief groove. The second limiting part extends into the relief groove and can stop and cooperate with the end of the relief groove near the curved screen.

[0027] This configuration, combined with the connection between the trigger switch and the button, prevents the button from moving axially along the through hole, keeping the button in a stable and stationary position within the functional cavity. This allows the trigger switch to reliably and stably convert the button's pressing action into a fast and reliable circuit switching action.

[0028] Secondly, this application provides a gaming device, which includes the interactive device described above.

[0029] The gaming device according to the second aspect of this application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0030] The gaming device of this application, due to the configuration of the aforementioned interactive device, also has the same technical effect brought by the aforementioned interactive device, that is, it can eliminate the gap around the through hole of the curved screen where the button component is located, so that the area where the button component and the curved screen are connected can basically form a seamless fit, which not only meets the light-shielding requirements around the button component, but also effectively improves the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen.

[0031] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this application. In order to better understand the technical means of this application and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, and to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of this application more obvious and understandable, the following are specific embodiments of this application. Attached Figure Description

[0032] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiments below. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this application. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

[0033] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the interactive device according to an embodiment of this application.

[0034] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional structure along the middle AA section.

[0035] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of a section at point B.

[0036] Figure 4 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the interactive device according to an embodiment of this application.

[0037] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of its decomposed structure.

[0038] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the mating structure of the keycap and support ring according to an embodiment of this application.

[0039] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the mating structure of the buttons and keycaps in an embodiment of this application.

[0040] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: back cover 100; curved screen 200; through hole 210; functional cavity 300; trigger switch 400; circuit board 410; support ring 420; locking part 421; guide slope 4211; extrusion surface 4212; locking slope 4213; positioning part 422; button assembly 500; button 510; second limiting part 511; keycap 520; first limiting part 521; limiting slope 5211; annular blocking part 522; clearance groove 523; elastic body 530. Detailed Implementation

[0041] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0042] To further enhance the integrated look and premium feel of the front panel, interactive devices often use a single piece of curved glass as the front panel design. Under this premise, how to arrange the buttons and other functional components on the curved glass and make them fit well with the curved glass becomes a key challenge.

[0043] In related technologies, button components are mostly fixed to curved glass by clamping with nuts, or the buttons are installed on the back shell of the curved screen and the keycaps extend vertically into the inside of the curved glass through the glass opening. This method is prone to uneven gaps around the buttons and insufficient fit of the button structure. It not only makes it difficult to meet the light-shielding requirements around the buttons, but also makes the front appearance of the entire curved screen inconsistent.

[0044] To address the aforementioned issues, one or more embodiments of this application provide an interactive device. Through the coordinated arrangement of a back cover, a curved screen, a trigger switch, and a button assembly, and based on the structure where the button passes through a through-hole in the curved screen and connects to the trigger switch, a keycap and an elastomer are added. The keycap is fitted onto the button and forms a limiting fit with the trigger switch or back cover along the axial direction of the through-hole. While protecting the button, the keycap also, under the limiting constraint of the trigger switch or back cover, presses the elastomer located between the keycap and the curved screen along the axial direction of the through-hole. This causes the elastomer to deform under axial pressure, and the compression deformation of the elastomer covers or fills the gap between the keycap and the curved screen. This eliminates the gap around the through-hole of the button assembly, resulting in a near-seamless fit between the button assembly and the curved screen. This satisfies the light-shielding requirements around the button assembly and effectively improves the consistency of the curved screen's front appearance.

[0045] See Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 This application provides an interactive device, which includes a back cover 100, a curved screen 200, a trigger switch 400, and a button assembly 500.

[0046] The curved screen 200 is disposed opposite to the rear shell 100. The curved screen 200 is bent toward the rear shell 100 or protrudes in an arc shape away from the rear shell 100. The curved screen 200 and the rear shell 100 form a functional cavity 300, and a through hole 210 communicating with the functional cavity 300 is provided on the curved screen 200. The trigger switch 400 is disposed in the functional cavity 300 and fixed to the rear shell 100.

[0047] The key assembly 500 includes a key 510, a keycap 520, and an elastomer 530. The key 510 passes through the through hole 210 and is connected to the trigger switch 400. The keycap 520 is fitted onto the key 510 and extends into the functional cavity 300. The elastomer 530 is located between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200 and surrounds the periphery of the through hole 210. The trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100 limits the keycap 520 along the axial direction of the through hole 210 so that the keycap 520 presses against the elastomer 530.

[0048] It should be noted that, in this application, the rear shell 100 refers to the structure used to support and install functional components such as the curved screen 200, the trigger switch 400, and the button assembly 500; it serves as the supporting framework for the interactive device. The interactive device can be a touchpad, dashboard, steering wheel equipped with a display screen, etc.

[0049] The curved screen 200 refers to a flexible display screen that is bent and fixed to the back cover 100, which may be, but is not limited to, an OLED curved screen, an LCD curved screen, etc. The curved screen 200 is embedded in the end face of the back cover 100, thereby forming a functional cavity 300 with the back cover 100.

[0050] The trigger switch 400 refers to an electrical structure capable of rapidly connecting or disconnecting a circuit under external force. For example, the trigger switch 400 includes a circuit board with a microswitch soldered on. The microswitch, acting as a signal input, can transmit the on / off state of its own circuit to the main control board of the circuit board or interactive device in the form of an electrical signal. The main control board of the circuit board or interactive device controls the curved screen 200 to respond accordingly based on the electrical signal from the microswitch.

[0051] For the button assembly 500, the button 510 passes through the through hole 210 on the curved screen 200 and extends into the functional cavity 300 to form a fixed connection with the trigger switch 400. The signal triggering principle of the button 510 and the trigger switch 400 can be as follows: the bottom end of the button 510 is connected to the micro switch on the trigger switch 400. When the button 510 is not pressed by external force, the circuit in the micro switch is disconnected; when the button 510 is pressed by external force, such as when the user presses the button 510, the button 510 transmits mechanical force to the micro switch on the trigger switch 400, triggering the circuit in the micro switch to conduct. The circuit board or the main control board of the interactive device responds accordingly to the curved screen 200, such as switching menus, adjusting volume, adjusting brightness, etc.; when the external force is removed, the circuit in the micro switch resets, ready to be triggered by the mechanical force of the button again.

[0052] It is understandable that the action time of the button 510 and the trigger switch 400 is extremely short, and the trigger switch 400 can convert the pressing action of the button 510 into a fast and reliable circuit switching action.

[0053] For the key assembly 500, the keycap 520 refers to the structure that surrounds the key 510 and extends into the functional cavity 300, providing structural protection for the key 510. The keycap 520 and the elastomer 530 can be an integral structure, or the elastomer 530 can be glued to the keycap 520. The elastomer 530 surrounding the periphery of the through hole 210 means that the annular contour of the elastomer 530 covers the periphery of the through hole 210.

[0054] The limiting of the keycap 520 by the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100 along the axial direction of the through hole 210 can be understood as follows: the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100 forms a limiting fit with the keycap 520 along the axial direction of the through hole 210. This limiting fit can be, but is not limited to, a snap-fit ​​fit or a wedge-shaped block engagement fit, so that the keycap 520, under the limiting constraint of the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100, presses the elastic body 530 between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200 along the axial direction of the through hole 210. The compression deformation of the elastic body 530 covers or fills the gap between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200, thereby eliminating the gap around the through hole 210 of the curved screen 200 where the entire key assembly 500 is located.

[0055] Based on the above description, it is easy to understand that the interactive device of this application embodiment, through the cooperative arrangement of the back cover 100, curved screen 200, trigger switch 400, and button assembly 500, and based on the structure of the button 510 passing through the through hole 210 of the curved screen 200 and connecting with the trigger switch 400, adds a keycap 520 and an elastic body 530. The keycap 520 is sleeved on the button 510 and forms a limiting fit with the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100 along the axial direction of the through hole 210. While the keycap 520 protects the button 510, it can also provide a limiting fit with the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100. Under the constraint of 00, the elastic body 530 between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200 is pressed along the axial direction of the through hole 210, causing the elastic body 530 to deform under axial pressure. The compression deformation of the elastic body 530 covers or fills the gap between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200, thereby eliminating the gap around the key assembly 500 at the through hole 210 of the curved screen 200. This makes the area where the key assembly 500 and the curved screen 200 are connected basically form a seamless fit, which not only meets the light-shielding requirements around the key assembly 500, but also effectively improves the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen 200.

[0056] In this application, it is readily understood that the through hole 210 formed on the curved screen 200 has the same curvature as the curved screen 200. When the button 510 passes through the through hole 210 and is connected to the trigger switch 400, the gap between the button 510 and the through hole 210 is unevenly distributed due to the assembly error of the button 510 and the existence of the manufacturing tolerance of the button 510.

[0057] Based on this, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments of this application, the central axis of button 510 passes through the center of the arc trajectory of curved screen 200 (not shown in the figure).

[0058] It should be noted that button 510 is a regular rotating structure, and its central axis corresponds to the axis of symmetry of button 510. From a two-dimensional perspective, the curved screen 200 can be regarded as a segment of an arc on a circle, and the central axis of button 510 is the center of the circle that passes through the trajectory of this arc.

[0059] Alternatively, the plane on which the curved screen 200 is located is an arc surface on a sphere, and the central axis of the button 510 passes through the center of the sphere where the arc surface trajectory is located.

[0060] Similarly, the keycap 520, which is fitted onto the key 510, is also a regular rotating structure and is coaxial with the key 510.

[0061] When the keycap 520 is fitted onto the key 510, the gap between the keycap 520 and the through hole 210 is directly reflected between the keycap 520 and the through hole 210. By setting the central axis of the key 510 to the center of the sphere corresponding to the arc trajectory of the curved screen 200, the gap between the keycap 520 fitted onto the key 510 and the through hole 210 of the curved screen 200 can be distributed more evenly. This allows the keycap 520 to compress the elastomer 530 relatively evenly under the limiting constraint of the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100. As a result, the compression deformation of the elastomer 530 can relatively evenly cover or fill the gap between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200. This relatively evenly eliminates the gap around the key assembly 500 at the through hole 210 of the curved screen 200, making the area where the key assembly 500 and the curved screen 200 meet a basically seamless fit. This satisfies the light-shielding requirements around the key assembly 500 while further improving the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen 200.

[0062] In some embodiments of this application, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 The trigger switch 400 includes a circuit board 410 and a support ring 420. The support ring 420 is located on the side of the circuit board 410 near the curved screen 200. The inner wall of the support ring 420 is provided with a locking part 421. The keycap 520 is inserted into the support ring 420, and the outer wall of the keycap 520 is provided with a first limiting part 521 that locks and cooperates with the locking part 421.

[0063] Specifically, see Figure 4 and Figure 5 The circuit board 410 can be fixed to the back cover 100 by screws, clips or other detachable structures, and the support ring 420 can be fixed to the circuit board 410 by screws, clips or other detachable structures, thus facilitating the disassembly and maintenance of the circuit board 410.

[0064] See Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 7The locking part 421 is a wedge-shaped block, and the first limiting part 521 is a wedge-shaped block that cooperates with the wedge-shaped block. When the keycap 520 is inserted into the support ring 420, the locking part 421 on the support ring 420 presses the first limiting part 521 on the keycap 520 in the direction closer to the circuit board 410. The pressing friction between the two causes the support ring 420 and the keycap 520 to form a locking engagement.

[0065] In the above structure, the keycap 520 is squeezed by the elastic body 530 between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200 under the locking constraint of the support ring 420, so that the compression deformation of the elastic body 530 covers or fills the gap between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200, so that the area where the key assembly 500 and the curved screen 200 are connected basically forms a seamless fit.

[0066] In addition, the support ring 420 serves two purposes: firstly, it locks and constrains the keycap 520 along its axial direction; secondly, it also houses the part of the key 510 located in the functional cavity 300, thus blocking light emitted from the part of the key 510 located in the functional cavity 300 and improving the light-shielding performance around the key assembly 500.

[0067] Further, see Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The inner wall of the support ring 420 is also provided with a positioning part 422. The positioning part 422 and the locking part 421 are distributed at intervals. When the keycap 520 is locked and engaged with the first limiting part 521 and the locking part 421, it abuts against the positioning part 422.

[0068] Specifically, on the support ring 420, the positioning part 422 is closer to the circuit board 410 than the locking part 421, and there is a height difference between the positioning part 422 and the locking part 421.

[0069] Furthermore, the positioning part 422 and the locking part 421 are circumferentially offset along the inner wall of the support ring 420. In other words, the orthographic projection of the positioning part 422 on the circuit board 410 and the orthographic projection of the locking part 421 on the circuit board 410 are offset from each other, with no overlapping areas. This prevents structural interference from the locking part 421 when the keycap 520 is inserted into the support ring 420 and engages with the positioning part 422.

[0070] There may be multiple positioning portions 422, which are distributed circumferentially along the inner wall of the support ring 420. The positioning portions 422 may be stops provided on the inner wall of the support ring 420, and the stops form a stop engagement with the bottom of the keycap 520.

[0071] In the above structure, the positioning part 422 on the inner wall of the support ring 420 can provide structural positioning for the keycap 520 to be inserted into the support ring 420 along the axial direction of the through hole 210. When the bottom of the support ring 420 abuts against the positioning part 422, it indicates that the first limiting part 521 and the locking part 421 form a locking fit. The axial distance between the positioning part 422 and the locking part 421 directly limits the insertion displacement of the keycap 520 and also limits the compression deformation of the elastic body 530. This can avoid structural damage caused by excessive compression of the elastic body 530, and also avoid structural damage caused by excessive extrusion of the first limiting part 521 and the locking part 421.

[0072] Further, see Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The top of the locking part 421 is provided with a guide slope 4211 that is inclined toward the circuit board 410, and the bottom of the keycap 520 can slide along the guide slope 4211 to abut against the positioning part 422.

[0073] Specifically, the keycap 520 is constructed as an elastic structure, such as a plastic or silicone structure, which has the ability to deform under stress and recover from deformation.

[0074] During the process of inserting the keycap 520 into the support ring 420 along the axial direction of the through hole 210, the bottom end of the keycap 520 can slide along the guide slope 4211 at the top of the locking part 421. Under the compression of the locking part 421, the bottom end of the keycap 520 elastically contracts radially. When the bottom end of the keycap 520 disengages from the guide slope 4211 and moves to abut against the positioning part 422, the bottom end of the keycap 520 is no longer constrained by the compression of the locking part 421 and elastically resets radially. At this time, the first limiting part 521 of the keycap 520 and the locking part 421 form a locking engagement. In this way, the insertion and assembly of the keycap 520 is completed.

[0075] Understandably, in the above structure, the guide slope 4211 on the locking part 421 can provide guidance for the insertion and assembly of the keycap 520, preventing the keycap 520 from being rigidly stopped by the locking part 421 during the process of inserting it into the support ring 420 along the axial direction of the through hole 210, so that the keycap 520 can be smoothly inserted into the support ring 420 and form a limiting lock with the support ring 420, ensuring that the elastomer 530 is effectively compressed to accurately cover or fill the gap between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200.

[0076] Furthermore, see also Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The locking part 421 is also provided with a pressing surface 4212 and a locking slope 4213. The guide slope 4211, the pressing surface 4212 and the locking slope 4213 are connected in sequence along the direction close to the positioning part 422. When the keycap 520 is inserted into the support ring 420, the first limiting part 521 is compressed by the pressing surface 4212 and elastically deformed. When the first limiting part 521 recovers its deformation, it slides into the locking slope 4213 and cooperates with the locking slope 4213 to stop.

[0077] Specifically, the guide slope 4211 is inclined towards the circuit board 410, the pressing surface 4212 is a vertical plane, and the locking slope 4213 is inclined in the opposite direction to the guide slope 4211, so that the locking part 421 is roughly an isosceles trapezoid. The bottom end of the first limiting part 521 is the bottom end of the keycap 520.

[0078] During the process of keycap 520 being inserted into support ring 420 along through hole 210, bottom end of first limiting part 521 slides along guide slope 4211. Under the compression of locking part 421 as a whole, bottom end of keycap 520 elastically contracts along its own radial direction. When bottom end of keycap 520 disengages from guide slope 4211 and continues to move to extrusion surface 4212, the outer wall of first limiting part 521 abuts against extrusion surface 4212, and elastic deformation of first limiting part 521 reaches maximum. As the keycap 520 continues to move axially, the outer wall of the first limiting part 521 gradually detaches from the pressing surface 4212 and slides along the locking inclined surface 4213. During this process, the overall pressing force of the locking part 421 on the keycap 520 gradually decreases, and the first limiting part 521 gradually recovers its deformation until the first limiting part 521 moves to its top and forms an inclined stop with the bottom end of the locking part 421. At this time, the bottom end of the first limiting part 521 abuts against the positioning part 422 on the support ring 420. Thus, the insertion and assembly of the keycap 520 is completed.

[0079] The above-described structure, with the guide slope 4211, extrusion surface 4212 and locking slope 4213 continuously distributed on the locking part 421, makes the wall trajectory of the locking part 421 approximately trapezoidal. This allows the first limiting part 521 on the keycap 520 to move accurately and smoothly along the wall trajectory defined by the locking part 421 to a state that engages with the stop of the locking part 421, reducing the risk of the keycap 520 getting stuck in the locking part 421 of the support ring 420 during the axial insertion process.

[0080] Furthermore, see also Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The first limiting part 521 is provided with a limiting slope 5211 that cooperates with the locking slope 4213.

[0081] Specifically, the limiting inclined surface 5211 is provided at the top of the first limiting part 521.

[0082] The above structure, with the locking ramp 4213 and the limiting ramp 5211 cooperating, makes the first limiting part 521 and the locking part 421 form a ramp stop cooperation, further reducing the risk that the keycap 520 will get stuck in the locking part 421 of the support ring 420 and cannot continue to move and assemble during the process of inserting the keycap 520 axially into the support ring 420.

[0083] In some embodiments of this application, see Figure 3 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The top of the keycap 520 is provided with an annular shielding part 522, and the elastic body 530 is sandwiched between the annular shielding part 522 and the curved screen 200. The vertical projection of the annular shielding part 522 on the curved screen 200 covers the vertical projection of the elastic body 530 on the curved screen 200.

[0084] Specifically, the elastomer 530 can be a ring structure, with the annular shielding part 522, the elastomer 530, and the through hole 210 coaxial.

[0085] The radius of the elastomer 530 is greater than the radius of the through hole 210 and less than the radius of the annular shield 522.

[0086] With the above-described structure, when the button assembly 500 is assembled on the interactive device, the elastic compression of the elastomer 530 covers or fills the gap between the keycap 520 and the through hole 210, while the annular blocking portion 522 at the periphery of the keycap 520 completely covers the elastomer 530 along the axial direction of the through hole 210, so that the elastomer 530 will not protrude relative to the keycap 520 from the axial viewing angle of the curved screen 200, further improving the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen 200.

[0087] Of course, in other embodiments, the elastomer 530 includes an annular body and a plug ring connected to the side of the annular body near the curved screen 200 and extending circumferentially. The plug ring is coaxial with the annular body, and a step portion is formed between the plug ring and the annular body. The height of the plug ring is less than or equal to the depth of the through hole 210.

[0088] Understandably, when the elastomer 530 is assembled between the keycap 520 and the curved screen 200, the insertion ring is inserted into the gap between the keycap 520 and the through hole 210, and the ring body is attached to the surface of the curved screen 200 and covers the periphery of the through hole 210. The stepped portion is attached to the turning point between the periphery of the through hole 210 and the surface of the curved screen 200. Under the limiting constraint of the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100, the keycap 520 squeezes the elastomer 530, so that the insertion ring of the elastomer 530 and the stepped portion between the insertion ring and the ring body completely fill the gap between the keycap 520 and the through hole 210, and the ring body of the elastomer 530 tightly covers the periphery of the through hole 210, so that the area where the key assembly 500 and the curved screen 200 are mated forms a seamless fit.

[0089] See also some embodiments of this application. Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 7 The outer wall of the key 510 is provided with a second limiting part 511, and the keycap 520 is provided with a relief groove 523. The second limiting part 511 extends into the relief groove 523 and can stop and cooperate with the end of the relief groove 523 near the curved screen 200.

[0090] Specifically, there are multiple clearance grooves 523, which are distributed at intervals along the circumference of the keycap 520. Correspondingly, there are multiple second limiting portions 511, which are distributed at intervals along the circumference of the outer wall of the key 510. The clearance grooves 523 can be through-holes or open slots, and the second limiting portions 511 can be blocks.

[0091] In the above-described structure, when the button assembly 500 is assembled on the interactive device, the keycap 520 forms a limiting constraint with the trigger switch 400 or the back cover 100, while the second limiting part 511 of the button 510 also extends into the relief groove 523 of the keycap 520 and forms a stop engagement with the relief groove 523. This allows the elastic body 530 to be over-compressed, and at the same time, it also stops and limits the button 510. In conjunction with the connection between the trigger switch 400 and the button 510, it prevents the button 510 from moving axially along the through hole 210, so that the button 510 is kept in a stable and stationary state in the functional cavity 300. This allows the trigger switch 400 to reliably convert the pressing action of the button 510 into a fast and reliable circuit switching action.

[0092] In addition, this application also provides a gaming device, which includes the interactive device of any of the above embodiments. The gaming device may be, but is not limited to, a racing simulator, an interactive controller, etc.

[0093] The game device of this application embodiment, due to the configuration of the above-mentioned interactive device, also has the same technical effect brought by the above-mentioned interactive device, that is, it can eliminate the gap around the through hole 210 of the curved screen 200 where the button assembly 500 is located, so that the area where the button assembly 500 and the curved screen 200 are connected can basically form a seamless fit, which satisfies the light shielding requirements around the button assembly 500, and also effectively improves the consistency of the front appearance quality control of the curved screen 200.

[0094] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0095] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An interactive device for use in gaming devices, characterized in that, include: Back cover; A curved screen is disposed opposite to the rear shell and bent toward the rear shell. The curved screen and the rear shell form a functional cavity, and a through hole communicating with the functional cavity is provided on the curved screen. A trigger switch is disposed in the functional cavity and fixed to the rear shell; A button assembly includes a button, a keycap, and an elastomer. The button passes through the through hole and is connected to the trigger switch. The keycap is fitted onto the button and extends into the functional cavity. The elastomer is disposed between the keycap and the curved screen and surrounds the periphery of the through hole. The trigger switch or the back cover limits the keycap along the axial direction of the through hole so that the keycap presses against the elastomer.

2. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein, The central axis of the button passes through the center of the circle corresponding to the arc trajectory of the curved screen.

3. The interactive device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The trigger switch includes a circuit board and a support ring. The support ring is located on the side of the circuit board near the curved screen. The inner wall of the support ring is provided with a locking part. The keycap is inserted into the support ring, and the outer wall of the keycap is provided with a first limiting part that locks and cooperates with the locking part.

4. The interactive device of claim 3, wherein, The inner wall of the support ring is also provided with a positioning part, which is spaced apart from the locking part. When the keycap is locked in place by the first limiting part and the locking part, it abuts against the positioning part.

5. The interactive device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The top of the locking part is provided with a guide slope that is inclined toward the circuit board, and the bottom end of the keycap can slide along the guide slope until it abuts against the positioning part.

6. The interactive device of claim 5, wherein, The locking part is also provided with a pressing surface and a locking slope. The guide slope, the pressing surface and the locking slope are connected in sequence along the direction close to the positioning part. When the keycap is inserted into the support ring, the first limiting part is pressed by the pressing surface and elastically deformed. When the first limiting part recovers its deformation, it slides into the locking slope and cooperates with the locking slope to stop.

7. The interactive device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first limiting part is provided with a limiting inclined surface that cooperates with the locking inclined surface.

8. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein, The keycap has an annular shielding portion at its top, and the elastic body is sandwiched between the annular shielding portion and the curved screen. The vertical projection of the annular shielding portion on the curved screen covers the vertical projection of the elastic body on the curved screen.

9. The interactive device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the key is provided with a second limiting part, and the keycap is provided with a relief groove. The second limiting part extends into the relief groove and can stop and cooperate with the end of the relief groove near the curved screen.

10. A gaming device, characterized in that, Includes the interactive device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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