Gamepad capable of adjusting operation torque of rocker

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of game peripherals, and discloses a gamepad capable of adjusting the operating torque of a rocker, which comprises the rocker, a rocker cap and a rocker bowl, the rocker cap is connected with the rocker bowl, and the rocker cap and the rocker bowl can move relatively in the axial direction; a pressure spring column is arranged in the rocker cap, the pressure spring column directly faces a damping piece in the rocker, and the rocker cap drives the pressure spring column to move relative to the rocker bowl, so that the pressure spring column changes the damping of the damping piece; the rocker bowl is axially sleeved on the rocker; the rocker cap has the advantages that the rocker cap integrates the damping adjustment function, the rocker cap and the rocker can be stably connected, damping adjustment is greatly facilitated, and meanwhile the influence of mistaken touch on damping is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of game peripherals, and particularly to a game handle with an adjustable operating torque of a joystick. Background Art

[0002] The joysticks of existing game handles can move arbitrarily on a spherical surface. A spring is configured on the joystick to achieve reset and centering, and the damping of the joystick can also be changed by changing the compression amount of the spring; a detachable joystick cap is snap-connected to the joystick, and the user controls the joystick through the joystick cap. However, the existing joystick caps are fixed in the form of snaps. Since the snap positions are elastic parts, they are prone to looseness after long-term movement. Moreover, the existing joystick caps are only used as decorative parts with a certain dust-proof function, and the functions are single; and for the existing game handles with a function of adjusting torque, external tools or disassembly are required to adjust the torque, making the torque adjustment process complicated.

[0003] In summary, there is an urgent need for a multifunctional joystick cap that is convenient for adjusting the operating torque, and can stably connect the joystick cap to the joystick to avoid torque change caused by accidental touch for a game handle. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the problem of complicated torque adjustment operation existing in the prior art, a multifunctional joystick cap that is convenient for adjusting the operating torque, and can stably connect the joystick cap to the joystick to avoid torque change caused by accidental touch for a game handle is proposed.

[0005] To solve the above problems, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0006] A game handle with an adjustable operating torque of a joystick includes a joystick, a joystick cap, and a joystick bowl; the joystick cap is connected to the joystick bowl, and the joystick cap and the joystick bowl can move relative to each other along the axial direction; a compression spring column is arranged in the joystick cap, and the compression spring column faces a damping member in the joystick. Among them, the joystick cap drives the compression spring column to move relative to the joystick bowl, so that the compression spring column changes the damping of the damping member; the joystick bowl is coaxially sleeved on the joystick.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution, the outer wall of the joystick bowl and the joystick are connected by bolts.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution, the joystick cap and the joystick bowl are detachably connected.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the joystick cap and the joystick bowl are connected by bolts or sleeved through a sliding rod with a pin.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution, a clamping ring is provided on the rocker bowl, the rocker bowl can rotate around the clamping ring, and the clamping ring is detachably connected to the outer wall of the rocker.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution, the snap-fit ​​ring is connected to the rocker bowl via a bearing.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution, the snap-fit ​​ring is provided with a fastening groove for rotating the snap-fit ​​ring.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution, the damping element includes a damping chamber and a return spring. The return spring is arranged in the damping chamber. A sliding block is provided on the return spring, and the sliding block can move along the damping chamber.

[0014] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0015] 1. The game controller with adjustable rocker operating torque described in the present invention comprises a rocker, a rocker cap and a rocker bowl. A compression spring column is arranged in the rocker cap, and the compression spring column is opposite to the damping member in the rocker. When the rocker cap moves relative to the rocker bowl, the compression spring column is driven to press down, thereby increasing the damping of the damping member, and moving up reduces the damping, so that the damping size can be directly linearly controlled by adjusting the bolts of the rocker cap and the rocker bowl, without the need to adjust the damping with the aid of external tools, making the damping adjustment more convenient and handy; the adjusting grooves of the rocker cap and the rocker bowl are connected by threaded bolts, and the return spring of the damping member can reversely provide locking force for the rocker cap, so that the connection between the rocker cap and the rocker bowl is more stable and tight; and when the rocker cap is touched by mistake, it can be offset and resolved by the free movement of the rocker, thereby preventing the damping from changing uncontrolled.

[0016] 2. The game controller with adjustable joystick operating torque described in the present invention has a joystick bowl and a joystick connected by a snap-fit ​​ring. The joystick bowl and the snap-fit ​​ring can rotate freely. When the joystick bowl receives a tangential force along its circumference, the joystick bowl will rotate relative to the snap-fit ​​ring, thereby offsetting the tangential force and avoiding accidental changes in the damping. Similarly, without controlling the joystick bowl, applying a tangential force along its circumference to the joystick cap can also drive the joystick bowl to rotate relative to the snap-fit ​​ring to offset the tangential force, thereby further avoiding uncontrolled changes in the damping. Conversely, during operation, the problem of loosening the fastening connection due to the tangential force generated by the rotation around the axis when the finger drives the joystick to rotate can also be avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the components of the game controller with adjustable joystick operating torque according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2Schematic diagram of the rocker bowl of the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 Partial sectional view of the rocker of the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the rocker cap of the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 Partial sectional view of the assembled state of the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 Another partial sectional view of the rocker of the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to the present invention;

[0023] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the rocker bowl with a clamping collar according to the present invention.

[0024] The reference numerals and components involved in the drawings are as follows:

[0025] 1. Rocker;

[0026] 2. Rocker cap; 21. Compression spring column;

[0027] 3. Rocker bowl; 31. Adjustment groove; 32. Connection hole; 33. Clamping collar; 331. Fastening groove; 332. T-shaped guide rail;

[0028] 4. Damping member; 41. Damping cavity; 42. Return spring; 43. Sliding block; 44. Flexible rod. Detailed implementation manners

[0029] In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the following detailed description of the specific implementation manners of the present invention will be given in conjunction with the drawings of the specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] To better understand a game handle with a multifunctional joystick cap provided in this embodiment and capable of stably connecting the joystick cap to the joystick, the following first briefly introduces the existing game handle joystick devices. The existing game handle joystick devices usually consist of a joystick, a joystick bowl, and a joystick cap. The joystick is directly used to control the operation signal. The joystick bowl is used to cover the moving area of the joystick and serves a decorative function. The joystick cap is sleeved on the joystick and used to control the movement of the joystick. In order to meet the needs of different game feels, existing game handles are all provided with facilities for adjusting the damping, such as having adjustable bolts on the game handle, and controlling the damping spring in the game handle by adjusting the bolts. However, this adjustment method requires the use of adjustment tools.

[0031] To solve the problem of inconvenient damping adjustment, please refer to the attached Figure 1 , the game handle with adjustable joystick operating torque of the present invention includes a joystick 1, a joystick cap 2, and a joystick bowl 3. The joystick 1 is connected to a potentiometer in the game handle. The joystick 1 moves arbitrarily around the same center in a circular limiting area. The movement of the joystick 1 is finally converted into rotational movements on two perpendicular axes, and the two perpendicular axes are connected to the corresponding potentiometers to provide corresponding control signals. Please refer to the attached Figure 2 , the joystick bowl 3 is provided with an adjustment groove 31 and a connection hole 32. The adjustment groove 31 and the connection hole 32 are coaxial. In this embodiment, both the connection hole 32 and the adjustment groove 31 are bolt holes. The outer wall of the joystick 1 can be adaptively connected to the connection hole 32. In this embodiment, please refer to the attached Figure 3 , the outer wall of the joystick 1 is provided with a threaded structure adapted to the bolt hole, and a damping member 4 is provided at the center of the joystick 1. The damping member 4 is a damping cavity 41 with an open upper end. A return spring 42 is provided in the damping cavity 41. Preferably, the upper end of the return spring 42 is connected to a sliding block 43. The sliding block 43 is adapted to the damping cavity 41 and can move up and down along the damping cavity 41 under pressure. The sliding block 43 is fixedly connected to the return spring 42, so that the sliding block 43 can also limit the swing of the return spring 42 in the damping cavity 41. One end of the joystick cap 2 is adaptively connected to the adjustment groove 31 on the joystick bowl 3. That is, in this embodiment, please refer to the attached Figure 4 , the joystick cap 2 is provided with a thread adapted to the adjustment groove 31 (the thread is not shown in the drawing). A compression spring column 21 is provided at the center of the joystick cap 2. The compression spring column 21 faces the sliding block 43 and can control the movement of the sliding block 43 in the damping cavity 41. It should be understood that the thread on the joystick cap 2 for connecting to the adjustment groove 31 can be on the outer wall or on the inner wall. Correspondingly, the position of the thread groove on the adjustment groove 31 is adapted thereto. For example, Figure 2 the adjustment groove 31 in shows the thread groove for threaded connection with the outer wall of the joystick cap 2; preferably, please refer to the attached Figure 5 , attached Figure 5Shows a schematic diagram of the threaded connection on the inner wall of the rocker cap 2.

[0032] Please refer to the appendix Figure 5 For the usage method of the present invention: First, screw the rocker bowl 3 along the outer wall of the rocker 1. A lock washer is provided at the connection position between the rocker 1 and the rocker bowl 3 to achieve a firm connection between the rocker bowl 3 and the rocker 1. Then, screw the rocker cap 2 into the adjustment groove 31 in the rocker bowl 3. When the rocker cap 2 is fully screwed into the bottom of the adjustment groove 31, the compression spring post 21 compresses the return spring 42 of the damper 4. In the initial state, after screwing one end of the rocker cap 2 into the adjustment groove 31, the compression spring post 21 starts to contact the sliding block 43 and compresses the return spring 42 along the damping cavity 41, enabling the rocker 1 to return to the center after deflection. It should be understood that the greater the compression amount of the return spring 42 by the compression spring post 21, the greater the force for the rocker 1 to return to the center after deflection. Therefore, it is obvious that the greater the compression amount, the greater the force required to push the rocker cap 2, thereby increasing the damping of the rocker 1. Relatively, unscrewing the rocker cap 2 relative to the rocker bowl 3 will reduce the damping of the rocker 1.

[0033] It should be noted that: The game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque of the present invention includes a rocker 1, a rocker cap 2, and a rocker bowl 3. A compression spring post 21 is provided inside the rocker cap 2, and the compression spring post 21 faces the damper 4 inside the rocker 1. When the rocker cap 2 moves relative to the rocker bowl 3, it drives the compression spring post 21 to press down, increasing the damping of the damper 4, and moving up reduces the damping. This enables direct linear control of the damping magnitude through the bolt adjustment between the rocker cap 2 and the rocker bowl 3, without the need to adjust the damping with external tools, making the damping adjustment more convenient and handy; The adjustment groove 31 between the rocker cap 2 and the rocker bowl 3 is a threaded bolt connection. The return spring 42 of the damper 4 can provide a locking force for the rocker cap 2 in the reverse direction, making the connection between the rocker cap 2 and the rocker bowl 3 more stable and firm.

[0034] In some preferred embodiments, the connection between the rocker bowl 3 and the rocker cap 2, and the connection between the rocker bowl 3 and the rocker 1 can also be made by connection methods other than threaded bolts, such as by inserting pins. For example, a pin hole is reserved on the rocker bowl 3, and several pin holes are provided on the rocker cap 2. Inserting the pin from the pin hole on the rocker bowl 3 into the pin holes can achieve the firm connection of the two. Inserting the pin into different pin holes can fix the return spring 42 at different compression amounts to adjust the damping. Similarly, the connection between the rocker bowl 3 and the remote sensor can also be made by inserting pins or other methods, and the connection means are all prior arts and will not be elaborated here.

[0035] In some other embodiments, please refer to the appendix Figure 6, the damping member 4 has a different structure, such as including a return spring 42, and a flexible rod 44 that can swing with the return spring 42 is arranged in the middle of the return spring 42 for limiting. The center of the spring pressing post 21 on the rocker cap 2 is a hollow structure, which is used to fit the flexible rod 44. When the spring pressing post 21 is pressed down, the flexible rod 44 is located in the central hollow structure, and the spring pressing post 21 directly compresses the return spring 42.

[0036] Embodiment 2

[0037] In some prior arts, an adjustment turntable is provided around the area surrounding the rocker 1 on the game handle. The adjustment turntable is used to adjust the magnitude of the damping. Although the adjustment turntable is large in size and can be manually adjusted without using tools, it is a movable part on the game handle and is located in areas such as the rocker 1 that need to rotate following the fingers. When the finger slips on the remote sensor and slides onto the adjustment turntable, it is easy to drive it to rotate. Although the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque of the present invention simplifies the damping adjustment structure and integrates the adjustment mechanism on the rocker 1, the force generated by accidental touch can be offset by the free movement of the rocker 1. However, the force of accidental touch also includes the tangential force with the rocker 1 as the axis, and the tangential force is more likely to cause the adjustment mechanism to rotate, making the set damping unstable. To solve the above problems, please refer to the appendix Figure 7 , a clamping collar 33 is provided on the rocker bowl 3 of the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque of the present invention. To achieve free rotation between the clamping collar 33 and the rocker bowl 3, preferably, the clamping collar 33 and the rocker bowl 3 are connected by a bearing, and the clamping collar 33 is connected to the rocker 1 through a threaded bolt. In some embodiments, other ways that can provide coaxial rotation may also be used between the clamping collar 33 and the rocker bowl 3, such as a T-shaped guide rail 332 is provided around the clamping collar 33, and a T-shaped guide groove adapted to the T-shaped guide rail 332 is provided on the rocker bowl 3, and the T-shaped guide rail 332 can also rotate along the T-shaped guide groove.

[0038] Usage method of the present invention: Connect the rocker bowl 3 to the rocker 1 through the snap - on collar 33. Preferably, a fastening groove 331 is provided on the snap - on collar 33 for rotating the snap - on collar 33. The rocker 1 sleeve is movably connected to the rocker bowl 3. When adjusting the damping, first restrict the rocker bowl 3, and then rotate the remote sensing sleeve to adjust the relative position between the remote sensing bowl and the rocker 1 sleeve, thereby adjusting the corresponding damping. Since the rocker bowl 3 and the rocker 1 are connected through the snap - on collar 33, and the rocker bowl 3 and the snap - on collar 33 can rotate freely, when a tangential force is applied to the rocker bowl 3 along its circumference, the rocker bowl 3 will rotate relative to the snap - on collar 33, so as to cancel the tangential force, thus avoiding accidental touch from changing the damping value. Similarly, without controlling the rocker bowl 3, applying a tangential force along the circumference of the rocker cap 2 can also drive the rocker bowl 3 to rotate relative to the snap - on collar 33 to cancel the tangential force. Relatively speaking, during operation, it can also avoid the problem that the tangential force generated by the finger when driving the rocker 1 to rotate around the axis causes the fastening connection to become loose.

[0039] It should be noted that the free rotation between the snap - on collar 33 and the rocker bowl 3 enables the game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque of the present invention to not only convert the forces in all directions into the movement and rotation around the axis of the rocker 1, avoiding unstable control of the damping caused by accidental touch, but also when operating the rocker 1 with the finger, since the rocker 1 moves on a spherical surface, the finger will generate friction with the surface of the rocker cap 2. The rocker cap 2 of the present invention can rotate freely around the rocker 1. When the finger controls the rocker cap 2 to move in a circular trajectory, the corresponding stress can be released, reducing the friction between the rocker 1 cap and the finger pulp, increasing the follow - up performance of the rocker 1, and greatly improving the operation feel.

[0040] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, several improvements and supplements can be made, and these improvements and supplements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A game handle with adjustable joystick operating torque, comprising a joystick (1), a joystick cap (2), and a joystick bowl (3); characterized in that: The rocker cap (2) is connected to the rocker bowl (3), and the rocker cap (2) and the rocker bowl (3) can move relative to each other in the axial direction; a compression spring column (21) is provided in the rocker cap (2), and the compression spring column (21) is directly opposite to the damping member (4) in the rocker, wherein the rocker cap (2) drives the compression spring column (21) and the rocker bowl (3) to move relative to each other, so that the compression spring column (21) changes the damping of the damping member (4); the rocker bowl (3) is coaxially sleeved on the rocker (1).

2. The game controller with adjustable rocker operating torque according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rocker bowl (3) is connected to the outer wall of the rocker (1) via bolts.

3. The game handle with adjustable joystick operating torque according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rocker cap (2) is detachably connected to the rocker bowl (3).

4. The game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rocker cap (2) and the rocker bowl (3) are connected by bolts or sleeved by a sliding rod with a latch.

5. The game handle with adjustable rocker operating torque according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rocker bowl (3) is provided with a snap ring (33), the rocker bowl (3) can rotate around the snap ring (33), and the snap ring (33) is detachably connected to the outer wall of the rocker (1).

6. The game handle with adjustable joystick operating torque according to claim 5, characterized in that: The snap-fitting collar (33) is connected to the rocker bowl (3) via a bearing.

7. The game handle with adjustable joystick operating torque according to claim 5, characterized in that: The snap ring (33) is provided with a fastening groove (331) for rotating the snap ring.

8. The game controller with adjustable joystick operating torque according to claim 1, characterized in that: The damping member (4) comprises a damping chamber (41) and a return spring (42). The return spring (42) is arranged in the damping chamber (41). A sliding block (43) is arranged on the return spring (42). The sliding block (43) can move along the damping chamber (41).

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