Modularized key switching mechanism and gamepad

Abstract

The invention discloses a modularized key switching mechanism which comprises a PCB main board, a trigger key and a fixing seat, a basic switch is arranged on the PCB main board, a basic switch triggering part is arranged on the trigger key, an expansion switch triggering part is further arranged on the trigger key, an expansion switch is arranged on the PCB main board or the fixing seat, and the expansion switch triggering part is arranged on the PCB main board or the fixing seat. The fixing seat is provided with an elastic pressing arm switching different positions through linear sliding, and the elastic pressing arm can act on the expansion switch under the abutting and pressing of a trigger part of the trigger key expansion switch. Compared with the prior art, the switch trigger key has the advantages that an original single switch trigger key can be expanded into two or more switch functions, switching is convenient, the structural design is reasonable and ingenious, and due to the modular design, the whole switch trigger key can be conveniently applied to similar electronic equipment such as a gamepad.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a key structure, and in particular to a modular key switching mechanism and a game handle. Background Art

[0002] At present, in order to meet the requirements of different game scenarios, game handles achieve different application forms of the trigger key by adding a "switching component" to the trigger key, so that the trigger key can be switched into different key forms. The utility model patent with the Chinese patent publication number CN219983886U and the name of "Trigger Triggering Mode Switching Structure and Handle" discloses a trigger triggering mode switching structure, including: a fixed base and a trigger switch; a trigger assembly, the trigger assembly is movably arranged; a switching component, the switching component includes a rotatably arranged switching bracket and a movable member movably arranged on the switching bracket; rotating the switching bracket to stagger the movable member from the trigger assembly, the switching component is in the first gear, and pulling the trigger assembly to achieve the first trigger mode of the trigger; rotating the switching bracket to align the movable member with the trigger assembly, the switching component is in the second gear, and pulling the trigger assembly to press the movable member against the trigger switch to achieve the second trigger mode of the trigger. Due to the limitations of its rotation structure, this rotary switching component will form a movement interference with the original trigger assembly if a third switching gear is set, which has certain limitations, resulting in extremely limited switchable key forms and being difficult to meet the needs of players for switching multiple key forms. Moreover, it is not a modular design, and when assembling, it is also necessary to consider whether the specific position of the second gear switch matches and other issues. Therefore, researching and developing a modular key switching mechanism and a game handle has become an urgent problem for those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention is to solve the above deficiencies and provides a modular key switching mechanism and a game handle.

[0004] The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions: A modular key switching mechanism includes a PCB main board, a trigger key and a fixed seat. A basic switch is provided on the PCB main board, a basic switch trigger part is provided on the trigger key, an extended switch trigger part is also provided on the trigger key, an extended switch is provided on the PCB main board or the fixed seat, and an elastic pressing arm that slides linearly to switch different positions is provided on the fixed seat. Under the pressing of the extended switch trigger part of the trigger key, the elastic pressing arm can act on the extended switch.

[0005] Furthermore, a slide groove is provided on the fixed seat, a slider is provided in the slide groove, an elastic positioning protrusion is provided on one side of the slider, and it cooperates with the positioning groove provided in the slide groove for positioning, and the elastic pressure arm is installed at one end of the slider; a toggle end is provided on the slider to facilitate manual toggle to achieve switching of different switches.

[0006] Furthermore, the elastic pressure arm is made of hard material, the elastic pressure arm is rotatably mounted on one end of the slider, and a torsion spring is provided between the elastic pressure arm and the slider to realize the automatic resetting function of the elastic pressure arm.

[0007] Furthermore, the elastic pressure arm can also be made of elastic material. The elastic pressure arm is fixed to one end of the slider and automatically returns to its original shape after the external force is released, thereby realizing the automatic resetting function of the elastic pressure arm.

[0008] Furthermore, the elastic positioning protrusion includes a steel ball and a compression spring, which are installed in a telescopic groove provided on the slider, and the steel ball is located outside the compression spring. Under the action of the compression spring, the steel ball always presses against the groove surface where the positioning groove is located on the fixed seat.

[0009] Furthermore, the expansion switch and the expansion switch triggering part are at least a pair.

[0010] Furthermore, the basic switch adopts any one of a Hall switch, an optical switch, a touch switch, a micro switch, and a conductive rubber key switch.

[0011] Furthermore, the expansion switch adopts any one of a Hall switch, an optical switch, a touch switch, a micro switch, and a conductive rubber key switch.

[0012] Furthermore, a switch switching identification switch is provided on the PCB main board, and an identification switch contact head is provided on the slider. When the slider is switched to a certain switch position, the identification switch contact head simultaneously contacts the corresponding switch switching identification switch.

[0013] Furthermore, the number of the switch switching identification switches or the number of gears is consistent with the number of expansion switches and corresponds one to one.

[0014] The present invention also provides a game controller, comprising a game controller body and the game controller button switching mechanism, wherein the game controller button switching mechanism is arranged on the game controller body.

[0015] The advantages of the present invention over the prior art are: the present invention can expand the original single switch trigger key into two, three or more switch functions, and is easy to switch, the structural design is reasonable and ingenious, and its modular design is also convenient for overall application in game controllers and other similar electronic devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of one side of the front of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the other side of the front of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of one side of the back of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a front view schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 5 It is Figure 4 The sectional view taken along line A-A in

[0021] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the elastic positioning protrusion in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 7 It is Figure 6 The three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the slider in

[0023] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the basic switch using an optical switch.

[0024] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the slider and the elastic pressing arm in the present invention.

[0025] Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the slider and the switch switching recognition switch in the present invention.

[0026] Figure 11 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the expansion switch disposed on the PCB main board in the present invention. Specific embodiments

[0027] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Embodiment 1: As Figures 1 to 5 shown, a modular key switching mechanism includes a PCB main board 1, a trigger key 2, and a fixed seat 3. One end of the trigger key 2 is hinged or pivotally connected to the fixed seat 3. A basic switch 4 is provided on the PCB main board 1, and the basic switch 4 is a Hall switch. In other embodiments, the basic switch 4 can also be an optical switch 4' (as Figure 8As shown), of course, other types of switches can also be used. The trigger key 2 is provided with a basic switch trigger part 5, and the trigger key 2 is also provided with a first expansion switch trigger part 6 and a second expansion switch trigger part 7. The fixing seat 3 is provided with two corresponding expansion switches, a first expansion switch 8 and a second expansion switch 9 (in other embodiments, more than two expansion switches can also be provided), and the first expansion switch 8 and the second expansion switch 9 are respectively a light touch switch and a conductive rubber key switch; the fixing seat 3 is provided with a slide groove 10, and a slider 11 is provided in the slide groove 10. One side of the slider 11 is provided with an elastic positioning protrusion 12, which cooperates with the positioning groove 13 provided in the slide groove 10 for positioning, thereby forming the gear positions corresponding to different expansion switches.

[0029] In the present invention, the elastic positioning protrusion 12 includes a steel ball 1201 and a compression spring 1202. The steel ball 1201 and the compression spring 1202 are installed in the telescopic groove provided on the slider 11. The steel ball 1201 is located outside the compression spring 1202. Under the action of the compression spring 1202, the steel ball 1201 always presses against the groove surface where the positioning groove 13 is located on the fixing seat 3. In addition, in other embodiments, the elastic positioning protrusion 12 can also adopt a spring piece part 1203 with a hemispherical head protrusion 1204 integrally formed with the slider 11 (such as Figure 6 , Figure 7 shown).

[0030] like Figure 9 As shown, the slider 11 is provided with an axial end 14 at one end close to the trigger button 2, and is equipped with an elastic pressure arm 15. Driven by the slider 11, the elastic pressure arm 15 can achieve linear sliding, thereby switching to different positions. When the elastic pressure arm 15 moves to the corresponding position of different extended switch trigger parts 6, under the pressure of different extended switch trigger parts 6, the elastic pressure arm 6 can contact the corresponding switch before the basic switch trigger part 5, and act on different extended switches. At the same time, the slider 11 is provided with a toggle end 20, which is convenient for manual toggle to achieve the switching of different switches.

[0031] In the present invention, the elastic pressure arm 15 is made of a hard material, and the elastic pressure arm 15 is rotatably mounted on one end of the slider 11, and a torsion spring 16 is provided between the elastic pressure arm 15 and the slider 11 to realize the automatic reset function of the elastic pressure arm 15. In addition, in other embodiments, the elastic pressure arm 15 can also be directly made of an elastic material, and one end of the elastic pressure arm 15 is directly fixed to the end of the slider 11 close to the trigger key, and the other end of the elastic pressure arm 15 is set as a switch pressure head. When the external force is released, the switch pressure head can act on the corresponding expansion switch, and can automatically return to its original state after the external force is released, thereby realizing the automatic reset function of the elastic pressure arm 15.

[0032] In the present invention, Figure 10As shown, the PCB main board 1 is provided with a switch switching identification switch 17, and the slider 11 is provided with an identification switch contact head 18. When the slider 11 is switched to a certain switch position, the identification switch contact head 18 simultaneously contacts the corresponding switch switching identification switch 17. The number or gear number of the switch switching identification switches 17 is consistent with the number of expansion switches and corresponds one to one.

[0033] When in use, by toggling the toggle end 20 on the slider 11 to the gear position corresponding to the basic switch 4, pressing the trigger button 2 can enable the basic switch 4; when the toggle end 20 is toggled to the gear position corresponding to the first extension switch 8, pressing the trigger button 2 can drive the elastic pressure arm 15 to press the first extension switch 8 through the first extension switch trigger part 6, and at the same time, the identification switch contact head 18 on the slider 11 also touches the switch switching identification switch 17 corresponding to the first extension switch 8; when the toggle end 20 is toggled to the gear position corresponding to the second extension switch 9, pressing the trigger button 2 can drive the elastic pressure arm 15 to press the second extension switch 9 through the second extension switch trigger part 7, and at the same time, the identification switch contact head 18 on the slider 11 also touches the switch switching identification switch 17 corresponding to the second extension switch 9.

[0034] Example 2: Figure 11 As shown, except that the first expansion switch 8 and the second expansion switch 9 are arranged on the PCB main board 1, the elastic pressure arm 15 is provided with an extended pressure head 19, and the rest of the structure is the same as that of embodiment 1.

[0035] Embodiment 3: A game controller comprises the game controller key switching mechanism described in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, wherein the game controller key switching mechanism is arranged on a game controller body, and the PCB mainboard 1 in the game controller key switching mechanism is connected to the main control board in the game controller body.

[0036] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A modular key switching mechanism, comprising a PCB main board, a trigger key and a fixed seat. A basic switch is provided on the PCB main board, and a basic switch trigger part is provided on the trigger key. It is characterized in that: The trigger key is also provided with an expansion switch triggering part, the PCB main board or the fixing seat is provided with an expansion switch, and the fixing seat is provided with an elastic pressure arm that switches different positions through linear sliding.

2. The modular key switching mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: The fixing seat is provided with a slide groove, in which a slider is provided, one side of the slider is provided with an elastic positioning protrusion, which cooperates with the positioning groove provided in the slide groove for positioning, and the elastic pressure arm is installed at one end of the slider; the slider is provided with a toggle end.

3. The modular key switching mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic pressure arm is made of hard material, is rotatably mounted on one end of the slider, and a torsion spring is arranged between the elastic pressure arm and the slider.

4. A modular key switching mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic pressure arm is made of elastic material and is fixed to one end of the sliding block.

5. The modular key switching mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The elastic positioning protrusion includes a steel ball and a compression spring, which are installed in a telescopic groove provided on the slider. The steel ball is located outside the compression spring. Under the action of the compression spring, the steel ball always presses against the groove surface where the positioning groove is located on the fixed seat.

6. The modular key switching mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: The expansion switch and the expansion switch triggering part are at least a pair.

7. A modular key switching mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The basic switch is any one of a Hall switch, an optical switch, a touch switch, a micro switch, and a conductive rubber key switch.

8. A modular button switching mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The expansion switch is any one of a Hall switch, an optical switch, a touch switch, a micro switch, and a conductive adhesive key switch.

9. The modular key switching mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The PCB main board is provided with a switch switching identification switch, and the slider is provided with an identification switch contact head. When the slider is switched to a certain switch position, the identification switch contact head simultaneously contacts the corresponding switch switching identification switch; the number or gear number of the switch switching identification switches is consistent with the number of expansion switches.

10. A game controller, comprising a game controller main body, characterized in that: The game controller main body is provided with the game controller button switching mechanism described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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