Damping feedback mechanism and gamepad

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of gamepads, in particular to a damping feedback mechanism and a gamepad, which comprises a first shell, a trigger key rotatably connected to the first shell and the damping feedback mechanism arranged in the first shell, the damping feedback mechanism sequentially comprises a driving motor, a speed reducer, a transmission mechanism and a reset mechanism, the transmission mechanism comprises a gearbox, an output gear and a sector gear, the output gear and the sector gear are located below the gearbox and meshed with each other, the sector gear can slide along the gearbox to abut against the trigger key, and the reset mechanism comprises a shaft, a torsion spring and two shaft sleeves, the torsion spring comprises a hinge part, a fixed part and a rotating part, the fixed part and the rotating part are located on the upper side and the lower side of the hinge part, the hinge part sleeves the shaft, and the shaft sleeves are located on the left side and the right side of the hinge part. The reset mechanism can help the damping feedback mechanism of the gamepad to maintain a stable posture, and better tactile feedback experience is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of game handles and discloses a damping feedback mechanism and a game handle. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the game industry, peripherals such as operating handles, toy guns, virtual reality equipment, etc. for various games have also developed rapidly, and users have higher and higher sensory requirements for such game peripherals. Therefore, the installation and fixation of the return mechanism of the damping feedback mechanism in such game peripherals to achieve stable force transmission and better damping effect, and to provide users with a better tactile feedback experience has become an urgent problem to be solved in the technical research and development in this field. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a damping feedback mechanism and a game controller, aiming to solve the problem of poor user tactile feedback caused by poor stability and damping texture of the existing damping feedback mechanism. The specific technical solution is as follows:

[0004] A damping feedback mechanism comprises a driving motor, a reducer and a transmission mechanism which are arranged in sequence as one body, and a reset mechanism which is separated and spaced apart; the transmission mechanism comprises a gear box and an output gear and a sector gear which are meshed with each other and are located below the gear box; the sector gear can slide back and forth along the gear box through the drive of the output gear; the reset mechanism comprises a shaft, a torsion spring sleeved on the shaft and two bushings; the torsion spring comprises a hinged portion, a fixed portion and a rotating portion located on the upper and lower sides of the hinged portion; the hinged portion is sleeved on the shaft, and the bushings are located on the left and right sides of the hinged portion.

[0005] The utility model also provides a game controller, including a first shell, a trigger key hinged on the first shell, and the damping feedback mechanism, the damping feedback mechanism is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the first shell, the integrally arranged drive motor, reducer and transmission mechanism are located at the rotating end of the trigger key, and the reset mechanism is located at the fixed end of the trigger key; the fan gear slides along the gear box to abut the rotating end of the trigger key.

[0006] Preferably, a first fixing mechanism, a second fixing structure, a third fixing mechanism and a fourth fixing mechanism are convexly provided on the inner wall of the first shell around the trigger button; the reset mechanism is simultaneously fixed by the third fixing mechanism and the fourth fixing mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, the driving motor includes a second housing, the reducer includes a third housing, the second and / or third housing is adapted to be fixed on the first fixing mechanism; and the transmission mechanism is fixed on the second fixing structure through the gear box.

[0008] Preferably, two mounting parts are symmetrically provided on the inner wall of the fixed end of the trigger key, and the mounting parts are correspondingly provided with a first through hole; two L-shaped first limiting parts are symmetrically provided on the inner wall of the rotating end of the trigger key, and a second limiting part is arranged at one end close to the first limiting part, and the second limiting part is located between the mounting part and the first limiting part; a limiting groove is provided on the edge of the trigger key located outside the first limiting part; the center line of the second limiting part and the limiting groove is respectively perpendicular to the center line of the mounting part and the first limiting part.

[0009] Preferably, the sector gear is driven by meshing with the output gear to abut against the limiting groove.

[0010] Preferably, the third fixing mechanism is symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides corresponding to the trigger button fixing end, and the third fixing mechanism is correspondingly provided with a second through hole and penetrates the first shell.

[0011] Preferably, the fourth fixing mechanism is symmetrically arranged on two upper sides corresponding to the mounting portion, and fixing grooves are symmetrically arranged on the free end surfaces of the fourth fixing mechanism.

[0012] Preferably, the shaft is inserted from the second through hole on one side of the first shell and passes through the first through hole, the hinge part, the bushing and the second through hole on the other side; the bushing is located between the third fixing mechanism and the mounting part.

[0013] Preferably, the fixing portion is fixed by the fixing groove; the fixing portion is located in the fixing groove; and the rotating portion is located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the utility model lies in: by stably installing the damping feedback mechanism in the first shell of the game controller, especially the setting of the reset mechanism can help the damping feedback mechanism used in the game controller maintain a stable posture, thereby achieving a better damping effect of the game controller and providing users with a better tactile feedback experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of a game handle of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 It is an assembly diagram of the game handle and the force feedback mechanism of the utility model with part of the first shell removed.

[0017] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Exploded diagram of the structure.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a stereoscopic diagram of the assembly of the reset mechanism and the first shell.

[0019] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Cross-sectional view at point A.

[0020] Figure 6 This is the assembly diagram of the trigger button and force feedback mechanism.

[0021] in:

[0022] 1-Game handle;

[0023] 10-first housing; 100-first fixing mechanism; 101-second fixing mechanism; 102-third fixing mechanism;

[0024] 1020 - second through hole; 103 - fourth fixing mechanism; 1030 - fixing groove;

[0025] 11-trigger button; 111-installation portion; 1110-first through hole; 112-first limit portion;

[0026] 113 - second limiting portion; 114 - limiting groove;

[0027] 2- Damping feedback mechanism;

[0028] 20-driving motor; 200-second housing;

[0029] 21-reducer; 210-third housing;

[0030] 22-transmission mechanism; 220-gear box; 2200-sliding groove; 221-output gear; 222-sector gear;

[0031] 23-reset mechanism; 230-shaft; 231-torsion spring; 232-shaft sleeve;

[0032] 2310 - hinged portion; 2311 - rotating portion; 2312 - fixed portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] 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 in 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.

[0034] The structure of a game handle of the utility model is as follows Figures 2 to 6As shown, the game controller 1 applied to the game device (not shown) includes a first shell 10, a trigger key hinged on the first shell 10, and a damping feedback mechanism 2 fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the first shell 10; one end of the trigger key 11 is hingedly fixed on the first shell 10, and the other end can rotate around the first shell 10. When the control system (not shown) of the game device automatically recognizes that feedback force is needed, it is necessary to press the trigger key 11, the game controller 1 automatically starts the power supply, the force feedback mechanism 2 is started, the trigger key 11 continues to be pressed down and abuts against the force feedback mechanism 2, the force feedback mechanism 2 is subjected to resistance, and the trigger key 11 is subjected to force feedback, thereby achieving a strong damping effect of the game controller 1 and bringing high-quality tactile feedback to the user.

[0035] A first fixing mechanism 100, a second fixing structure 101, a third fixing mechanism 102 and a fourth fixing mechanism 103 are protruded around the trigger button 11 on the inner wall of the first shell 10; the third fixing mechanism 102 is symmetrically protruded on the left and right sides corresponding to the fixed end (not marked) of the trigger button 11, and the third fixing mechanism 102 is correspondingly provided with a second through hole 1020 and passes through the first shell 10; the free end surface of the fourth fixing mechanism 103 is symmetrically provided with a fixing groove 1030.

[0036] Two mounting portions 111 are symmetrically provided on the inner wall of the fixed end of the trigger button 11 at left and right intervals, and the mounting portion 111 is correspondingly provided with a first through hole 1110 for hingedly connecting the trigger button 11 to the first shell 10, and the first through hole 1110 and the second through hole 1020 are adapted to penetrate the shaft 230 of the damping feedback mechanism 2; two L-shaped first limiting portions 112 are symmetrically provided on the inner wall of the rotating end (not marked) of the trigger button 11 at left and right intervals, and a second limiting portion 113 is provided at one end close to the first limiting portion 112, and the second limiting portion 113 is located between the mounting portion 111 and the first limiting portion 112; a limiting groove 114 is provided on the edge of the trigger button 11 located on the outer side of the first limiting portion 112; the center line of the second limiting portion 113 and the limiting groove 114 is perpendicular to the center line of the mounting portion 111 and the first limiting portion 112, respectively.

[0037] The structure of the damping feedback mechanism 2 is as follows: Figures 2 to 6As shown, it includes a driving motor 20, a reducer 21 and a transmission mechanism 22 which are arranged in sequence as an integral whole, and a reset mechanism 23 which is separated and spaced apart. The transmission mechanism 22 includes a gear box 220 and an output gear 221 and a fan gear 222 that are meshed with each other and are located below the gear box 220. The fan gear 222 can be driven by the meshing of the output gear 221 to slide back and forth along the gear box 220 and can abut against the trigger button 11; a sliding groove 2200 is provided below the gear box 220 to adapt to the sliding of the fan gear 222; the reset mechanism 23 includes a shaft 230, a torsion spring 231 and two sleeves 232 sleeved on the shaft 230; the torsion spring 231 includes a hinged portion 2310, a fixed portion 2312 and a rotating portion 2311 located on the upper and lower sides of the hinged portion 2310; the hinged portion 2310 is sleeved on the shaft 230, the sleeves 232 are located on the left and right sides of the hinged portion 2310, and the sleeves 232 are located between the third fixing mechanism 102 and the mounting portion 111. The integrally arranged driving motor 20 , reducer 21 and transmission mechanism 22 are located at the rotating end of the trigger button 11 , and the reset mechanism 23 is located at the fixed end of the trigger button 11 ; the sector gear 222 slides along the gear box 220 to abut against the rotating end of the trigger button 11 . The driving motor 20 includes a second shell 200, and the reducer 21 includes a third shell 210. The second shell 200 and / or the third shell 200 are adapted to be fixed on the first fixing mechanism 100; the transmission mechanism 22 is fixed on the second fixing structure 101 through the gear box 220; the reset mechanism 23 is fixed simultaneously by the third fixing mechanism 102 and the fourth fixing mechanism 103; the fourth fixing mechanism 103 is symmetrically arranged on both sides above the corresponding mounting portion 111; the fixing portion 2312 is clamped in the fixing groove 1030, and the rotating portion 2311 is clamped between the first limiting portion 112 and the second limiting portion 113 to prevent displacement when the torsion spring 231 is deformed by operating the trigger button 11, thereby affecting the stability of the reset mechanism 23; the sector gear 222 can be driven by the output gear 221 to abut against the limiting groove 114, so that the abutment between the sector gear 222 and the limiting groove 114 will not be displaced, thereby ensuring the stability of the damping feedback mechanism 2 to the force feedback, thereby achieving a better tactile feedback experience.

[0038] The assembly steps of the game handle 1 and the damping feedback mechanism 2 of the utility model are as follows:

[0039] First, the integrally arranged driving motor 20, reducer 21 and transmission mechanism 22 are fixed to the inner wall of the first housing 10 through the first fixing mechanism 100 and the second fixing structure 101 respectively;

[0040] Then, the shaft 230 is inserted from the second through hole 1020 on one side of the first shell 10 and sequentially penetrates the shaft sleeve 232, the first through hole 1110, and the hinged portion 2310, and then is inserted from the hinged portion 2310 on the other side of the first shell 10 and sequentially penetrates the first through hole 1110, the shaft sleeve 232, and finally inserts into the second through hole 1020; the fixing portion 2312 is clamped in the fixing groove 1030, and the rotating portion 2311 is clamped between the first limiting portion 112 and the second limiting portion 113, so that the trigger button 11 is hingedly fixed to the first shell 10, and at the same time, the reset mechanism 23 is also fixed to the inner wall of the first shell 10, so that the trigger button 11 can rotate around the first shell 10 through the reset mechanism 23.

[0041] Finally, the first housing 10 is sealed to form the game controller 1 .

[0042] It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "horizontal direction", "vertical direction" and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0043] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A damping feedback mechanism, comprising a driving motor, a reducer and a transmission mechanism which are arranged in sequence as one body, and a reset mechanism which is separated and spaced apart; the transmission mechanism comprises a gear box and an output gear and a sector gear which are mutually meshed and located below the gear box, the sector gear can slide back and forth along the gear box by the drive of the output gear, characterized in that: The reset mechanism includes a shaft, a torsion spring sleeved on the shaft and two shaft sleeves. The torsion spring includes a hinged portion, a fixed portion and a rotating portion located on the upper and lower sides of the hinged portion. The hinged portion is sleeved on the shaft, and the shaft sleeves are located on the left and right sides of the hinged portion.

2. A game controller, comprising a first shell and a trigger key hinged to the first shell, characterized in that: It also includes the damping feedback mechanism described in claim 1, the damping feedback mechanism is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the first shell, the integrally arranged drive motor, reducer and transmission mechanism are located at the rotating end of the trigger key, and the reset mechanism is located at the fixed end of the trigger key; the fan gear slides along the gear box to abut the rotating end of the trigger key.

3. The game handle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the first shell is convexly provided with a first fixing mechanism, a second fixing structure, a third fixing mechanism and a fourth fixing mechanism around the trigger button; the reset mechanism is simultaneously fixed by the third fixing mechanism and the fourth fixing mechanism.

4. The game handle according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving motor includes a second housing, the reducer includes a third housing, and the second and / or third housing is adapted to be fixed on the first fixing mechanism; the transmission mechanism is fixed on the second fixing structure through the gear box.

5. The game handle according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner wall of the fixed end of the trigger key is symmetrically provided with two mounting parts at left and right intervals, and the mounting parts are correspondingly provided with a first through hole; the inner wall of the rotating end of the trigger key is symmetrically provided with two L-shaped first limiting parts at left and right intervals, and a second limiting part is arranged near one end of the first limiting part, and the second limiting part is located between the mounting part and the first limiting part; a limiting groove is arranged on the edge of the trigger key located outside the first limiting part; the center line of the second limiting part and the limiting groove is respectively perpendicular to the center line of the mounting part and the first limiting part.

6. The game handle according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sector gear can be driven by meshing with the output gear to abut against the limiting groove.

7. The game handle according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third fixing mechanism is symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides corresponding to the trigger key fixing end, and the third fixing mechanism is correspondingly provided with a second through hole and penetrates the first shell.

8. The game handle according to claim 7, characterized in that: The fourth fixing mechanism is symmetrically arranged on both sides above the mounting portion, and fixing grooves are symmetrically arranged on the free end surfaces of the fourth fixing mechanism.

9. The game handle according to claim 8, characterized in that: The shaft is inserted from the second through hole on one side of the first shell and penetrates the first through hole, the hinge part, the shaft sleeve and the second through hole on the other side; the shaft sleeve is located between the third fixing mechanism and the mounting part.

10. The game handle according to claim 9, characterized in that: The fixing portion is located in the fixing groove; and the rotating portion is located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion.

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