Rocker assembly and game controller
By introducing limiting and lifting components into the joystick assembly, the range of motion of the joystick is adjusted, solving the problems of hand fatigue and reduced accuracy caused by joystick operation in handheld game consoles, and achieving higher operating accuracy and comfort.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520428404.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2025-02-05
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-12
AI Technical Summary
The joystick controls on existing handheld game consoles can easily lead to hand muscle fatigue and reduced precision in operation, affecting the game control experience.
Design a joystick assembly that includes a limiter and a lifting component. The distance between the stop and the limiter is adjusted by raising and lowering the lifting component relative to the fixed base, thereby adjusting the joystick's range of motion and reducing the need for continuous hand control by the player.
It improves the precision of the joystick assembly and the comfort of the player's hands during gameplay, reduces hand muscle fatigue, and enhances the stability of long-term operation.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to a joystick assembly and a game controller, and in particular, to a joystick assembly and a game controller comprising a lifting member and a limiting member. BACKGROUND
[0002] Due to the portability and the convenience of operation, handheld game consoles have long been favored by players. The game handle of a handheld game console is usually provided with a joystick to facilitate the player's operation. By pushing the joystick, the player can flexibly input signals such as angles and directions to the host of the handheld game console to play.
[0003] Generally, the joystick is sensed by a sensor to sense the direction and amplitude of the user's operation of the joystick. When the player needs to precisely operate the joystick for a long time to control the action of the in-game character, the player's hand muscles are easily fatigued due to the need to continuously control the operation force, thereby reducing the accuracy of the operation. In this way, in addition to easily leading to the failure of controlling the action of the in-game character, it also causes the player to feel uncomfortable in the hand. SUMMARY
[0004] The present application provides a joystick assembly and a game controller to improve the accuracy of controlling the joystick assembly and increase the player's hand comfort during play.
[0005] An embodiment of the present application discloses a joystick assembly comprising a fixed seat, a joystick, a limiting member, and a lifting member. The joystick comprises an assembly part and an operation part. The assembly part is movably arranged on the fixed seat. The operation part is connected to the side of the assembly part away from the fixed seat. The limiting member is assembled on the assembly part. The lifting member is arranged on the fixed seat and can be lifted relative to the fixed seat. The lifting member has a stop part. The stop part is used to stop the limiting member. The assembly part, the operation part, and the limiting member are located on the same side of the stop part. The lifting member is lifted relative to the fixed seat to approach or move away from the end of the operation part away from the assembly part to adjust the stop distance between the stop part and the limiting member, thereby adjusting the movement range of the joystick.
[0006] According to one embodiment of the present application, the fixed seat has at least one guide block, and the lifting member has at least one inclined guide slot. The at least one guide block is slidably arranged in the at least one inclined guide slot, thereby guiding the lifting member to lift relative to the fixed seat.
[0007] According to one embodiment of the present application, the assembly part has an assembly slot, and the limiting member has at least one assembly block. The at least one assembly block is arranged in the assembly slot, so that the limiting member is assembled on the assembly part of the joystick.
[0008] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a substrate and a signal generator, the signal generator and the fixing base being disposed on the substrate, and the assembly portion being movably electrically connected to the signal generator.
[0009] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes an elastic member sleeved in the assembly groove and located between the limiting member and the operating part.
[0010] Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a game controller comprising a housing and a joystick assembly. The joystick assembly includes a fixed base, a joystick, a limiting member, and a lifting member. The fixed base is located within the housing. The joystick includes an assembly portion and an operating portion. The assembly portion is movably disposed on the fixed base. The operating portion protrudes from the housing and is connected to the side of the assembly portion away from the fixed base. The limiting member is assembled to the assembly portion. The lifting member is disposed on the fixed base and is movable relative to the fixed base. The lifting member has a stop portion. The stop portion is used to stop the limiting member. The assembly portion, the operating portion, and the limiting member are located on the same side of the stop portion. The joystick's range of motion is adjusted by moving the lifting member relative to the fixed base to move closer to or further away from the end of the operating portion away from the assembly portion, thereby adjusting the stop distance between the stop portion and the limiting member.
[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the fixed base has at least one guide block, and the lifting member has at least one inclined guide groove. The lifting member is slidably disposed in the at least one inclined guide groove via the at least one guide block, thereby guiding the lifting member to rise and fall relative to the fixed base.
[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the assembly portion has an assembly groove, and the limiting member has at least one assembly block disposed in the assembly groove so that the limiting member is assembled to the assembly portion of the rocker arm.
[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rocker assembly further includes a substrate and a signal generator, the signal generator and the fixing seat are disposed on the substrate, and the assembly portion is movably electrically connected to the signal generator.
[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rocker assembly further includes an elastic member sleeved in the assembly groove and located between the limiting member and the operating part.
[0015] According to the rocker assembly and the game controller of the above embodiments, since the rocker assembly comprises the limiting member and the lifting member, and the lifting member can be lifted or lowered relative to the fixed seat to approach or move away from the one end of the operating part and the one end of the assembling part, so as to adjust the stop distance between the stop part and the limiting member, and adjust the activity range of the rocker, the player can adjust the activity range of the rocker according to the required environment in the game to assist in long-time operation of the rocker. In this way, the player does not need to continuously control the operation force by himself, so as to avoid the fatigue of the player's hand muscles and avoid reducing the operation accuracy. Therefore, in addition to improving the accuracy of controlling the rocker assembly, the hand comfort of the player during playing can be improved.
[0016] The above description about the present application and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principles of the present application, and provide further explanation of the patent application scope of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 is a side view schematic diagram of the game controller according to the embodiment of the present application.
[0018] Figure 2 is a partial enlarged perspective view of the game controller of Figure 1
[0019] Figure 3 is an exploded view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0020] Figure 4 is a side view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0021] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0022] Figure 6 is a side view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0023] Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0024] Figure 8 is another cross-sectional view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0025] Figure 9 is a side view schematic diagram of the game controller of Figure 1
[0026] Figure 10 is aFigure 1 Cross-sectional view of the lifting member of the game controller in the raised position.
[0027] Figure 11 For Figure 1 Another cross-sectional view of the lifting member of the game controller in the raised position.
[0028] Wherein the reference numerals are explained as follows:
[0029] 10: game controller
[0030] 11: housing
[0031] 12: joystick assembly
[0032] 121: base plate
[0033] 122: signal generating member
[0034] 123: fixing seat
[0035] 1231: guide block
[0036] 124: joystick
[0037] 1241: assembling portion
[0038] 12411: assembling groove
[0039] 1242: operating portion
[0040] 125: limiting member
[0041] 1251: assembling block
[0042] 126: lifting member
[0043] 1261: oblique guide groove
[0044] 1262: stop portion
[0045] 127: elastic member
[0046] A~D: direction
[0047] R1, R2: angle DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0048] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 . Figure 1 Side view of the game controller according to the embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 For Figure 1 Enlarged partial perspective view of the game controller. Figure 3 For Figure 1 Exploded view of the game controller. Figure 4 For Figure 1A side view of the game controller 10. Figure 5 As shown in FIG. 1, the game controller 10 is a handheld game console. Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the game controller 10.
[0049] The game controller 10 is a handheld game console, for example. The game controller 10 includes a housing 11 and a joystick assembly 12. The joystick assembly 12 includes a base plate 121, a signal generator 122, a fixing seat 123, a joystick 124, a limiting member 125, and a lifting member 126. The base plate 121 and the signal generator 122 are located in the housing 11. The signal generator 122 is disposed on the base plate 121. The signal generator 122 is a Hall sensor, for example, and the housing 11 is provided with a magnet, for example.
[0050] The fixing seat 123 is located in the housing 11 and disposed on the base plate 121. The joystick 124 includes an assembling portion 1241 and an operating portion 1242. The assembling portion 1241 is movably disposed on the fixing seat 123. In detail, the fixing seat 123 surrounds the signal generator 122, and the assembling portion 1241 is movably electrically connected to the signal generator 122.
[0051] The operating portion 1242 is exposed outside the housing 11 and connected to a side of the assembling portion 1241 away from the fixing seat 123, so as to be operated by a player to control a character in a game, for example. In detail, when the player operates the operating portion 1242 of the joystick 124 to move the joystick 124, the magnetic field of the magnet can be sensed by the Hall sensor to generate a signal for moving the character in the game, and the signal is transmitted to the base plate 121. The operating portion 1242 is extended outside the housing 11 to be operated by the hand of the player.
[0052] The limiting member 125 is assembled to the assembling portion 1241 of the joystick 124. In detail, the assembling portion 1241 has an assembling groove 12411, and the limiting member 125 has a plurality of assembling blocks 1251. The assembling blocks 1251 are disposed in the assembling groove 12411, so that the limiting member 125 is assembled to the assembling portion 1241 of the joystick 124.
[0053] The lifting member 126 is disposed on the fixing seat 123 and can be lifted relative to the fixing seat 123, so that the lifting member 126 is located in a lowered position (please refer to FIG. 2) or a lifted position (please refer to FIG. 3). Figure 6 Figure 9 In detail, the fixing base 123 has a plurality of guide blocks 1231, and the lifting member 126 has a plurality of inclined guide slots 1261. The lifting member 126 is guided to be lifted or lowered relative to the fixing base 123 by being respectively slidably arranged in the inclined guide slots 1261. In this embodiment, the rotating lifting member 126 is lifted or lowered by the player manually operating the lifting member 126.
[0054] In addition, the lifting member 126 has a stop portion 1262. The stop portion 1262 is used to stop the limiting member 125. The assembling portion 1241, the operating portion 1242, and the limiting member 125 are located on the same side of the stop portion 1262. The stop distance between the stop portion 1262 and the limiting member 125 is adjusted by the lifting member 126 being lifted or lowered relative to the fixing base 123 to approach or move away from the operating portion 1242 and the end of the assembling portion 1241, so as to adjust the activity range of the joystick 124.
[0055] In this embodiment, the joystick assembly 12 can further include a resilient member 127, such as an O-ring. The resilient member 127 is sleeved on the assembling slot 12411 and located between the limiting member 125 and the operating portion 1242. When the player performs the operation of pressing the joystick 124, the resilient member 127 is pressed by the operating portion 1242 to assist in pressing the joystick 124 downward, so as to avoid the operating portion 1242 being difficult to press the joystick 124 downward due to directly abutting against the limiting member 125.
[0056] In this embodiment, since the joystick assembly 12 includes the limiting member 125 and the lifting member 126, and the lifting member 126 is lifted or lowered relative to the fixing base 123 to approach or move away from the operating portion 1242 and the end of the assembling portion 1241, so as to adjust the stop distance between the stop portion 1262 and the limiting member 125 and adjust the activity range of the joystick 124, the player can adjust the activity range of the joystick 124 according to the requirements of the in-game environment to assist in long-time operation of the joystick 124. In this way, the player does not need to continuously control the operation force by himself / herself, so as to avoid the player's hand muscles being tired and the operation accuracy being reduced. Therefore, in addition to improving the accuracy of controlling the joystick assembly 12, the hand comfort of the player during playing can also be improved.
[0057] In this embodiment, the joystick 124 can also be vibrated according to the changes of the in-game environment to simulate the in-game environment. In this way, the hand experience of the player during playing can be improved.
[0058] In this embodiment, the operating portion 1242 is exposed outside the shell 11 for the player's hand to operate, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the operating portion 1242 can also be flush with the surface of the shell 11 or retracted into the shell 11, as long as the operating portion 1242 is exposed for the player's hand to operate.
[0059] In this embodiment, the assembly part 1241 has an assembly groove 12411, and the limiting member 125 has an assembly block 1251, but this is not a limitation. In other embodiments, the assembly part may have an assembly block, and the limiting member may have an assembly groove.
[0060] In this embodiment, the number of assembly blocks 1251 is multiple, but not limited to this. In other embodiments, the number of assembly blocks may be only a single one.
[0061] In this embodiment, the fixed base 123 has a guide block 1231, and the lifting member 126 has an inclined guide groove 1261, but this is not a limitation. In other embodiments, the fixed base may have an inclined guide groove, and the lifting member may have a guide block.
[0062] In this embodiment, there are multiple guide blocks 1231 and inclined guide slots 1261, but this is not a limitation. In other embodiments, the number of guide blocks and inclined guide slots may be only one.
[0063] In this embodiment, the lifting component 126 is raised and lowered manually by the player, but this is not a limitation. In other embodiments, the lifting component can also be driven to rise and fall electrically. For example, the game controller can also drive the lifting component to rise and fall by means of a servo motor and gear set.
[0064] Please see Figures 6 to 11 . Figure 6 for Figure 1 A side view of the game controller's lifting mechanism in its lowered position. Figure 7 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the game controller's lifting mechanism in the lowered position. Figure 8 for Figure 1 Another cross-sectional view showing the game controller's lifting mechanism in the lowered position. Figure 9 for Figure 1 A side view of the game controller's lifting mechanism in the raised position. Figure 10 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the game controller's lifting mechanism in the raised position. Figure 11 for Figure 1 Another cross-sectional view of the game controller's lifting mechanism in the raised position.
[0065] like Figures 6 to 8 As shown, the lifting component 126 is in the lowered position. At this time, the movable angle R1 of the joystick 124 is, for example, less than or equal to 25 degrees. That is, the joystick 124 can move along direction A within a range of, for example, 25 degrees. In this way, players can move the in-game character with a large range of motion for extended periods.
[0066] like Figures 9 to 11 As shown, the player operates the lifting component 126, causing the guide block 1231 to slide along direction B in the inclined guide groove 1261, thereby moving the lifting component 126 from the lowered position to the raised position along direction C. At this time, the stop distance between the stop part 1262 and the limiting member 125 is reduced, so that the movable angle R2 of the joystick 124 is reduced to, for example, less than or equal to 5 degrees. That is, the joystick 124 can only move along direction D within, for example, a range of 5 degrees. In this way, the player can precisely control the movement of the in-game character for a long time.
[0067] In this embodiment, when the lifting member 126 is in the raised position, it can also work with the lifting signal generator 122 to sense the operating sensitivity of the joystick 124, so that the player can still move the in-game character by operating the joystick 124 with a large range of motion.
[0068] According to the joystick assembly and game controller of the above embodiments, since the joystick assembly includes a limiting member and a lifting member, and the lifting member can be raised and lowered relative to the fixed base to move closer to or further away from the end of the operating part away from the assembly part, the stop distance between the stop part and the limiting member is adjusted to adjust the range of motion of the joystick. Therefore, players can adjust the range of motion of the joystick according to the needs of the game environment to assist in operating the joystick for a long time. In this way, it is not necessary for the player to continuously control the operating force, thus avoiding fatigue of the player's hand muscles and avoiding a decrease in the accuracy of operation. Therefore, in addition to improving the accuracy of controlling the joystick assembly, it can also increase the hand comfort of the player during gameplay.
[0069] Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the claims appended to this specification.
Claims
1. A rocker assembly, comprising: a fixing base; a rocker, comprising an assembling portion and an operating portion, the assembling portion movably disposed on the fixing base, and the operating portion connected to a side of the assembling portion away from the fixing base; a limiting member assembled to the assembling portion; and a lifting member disposed on the fixing base and movable relative to the fixing base, the lifting member having a stop portion for stopping the limiting member, and the assembling portion, the operating portion and the limiting member being located on the same side of the stop portion; wherein the range of movement of the rocker is adjusted by adjusting the stopping distance between the stop portion and the limiting member through lifting the lifting member relative to the fixing base to approach or move away from an end of the operating portion away from the assembling portion.
2. The rocker assembly of claim 1, wherein the fixing base has at least one guide block, the lifting member has at least one inclined guide slot, and the at least one guide block is slidably disposed in the at least one inclined guide slot to guide the lifting member to move relative to the fixing base.
3. The rocker assembly of claim 1, wherein the assembling portion has an assembling slot, the limiting member has at least one assembling block, and the at least one assembling block is disposed in the assembling slot to allow the limiting member to be assembled to the assembling portion of the rocker.
4. The rocker assembly of claim 3, further comprising a substrate and a signal generating member, the signal generating member and the fixing base being disposed on the substrate, and the assembling portion being movably electrically connected to the signal generating member.
5. The rocker assembly of claim 4, further comprising a resilient member, the resilient member being sleeved in the assembling slot and located between the limiting member and the operating portion.
6. A game controller, comprising: a housing; and a rocker assembly, comprising: a fixing base located in the housing; a rocker, comprising an assembling portion and an operating portion, the assembling portion movably disposed on the fixing base, and the operating portion exposed outside the housing and connected to a side of the assembling portion away from the fixing base; a limiting member assembled to the assembling portion; and a lifting member disposed on the fixing base and movable relative to the fixing base, the lifting member having a stop portion for stopping the limiting member, and the assembling portion, the operating portion and the limiting member being located on the same side of the stop portion; wherein the range of movement of the rocker is adjusted by adjusting the stopping distance between the stop portion and the limiting member through lifting the lifting member relative to the fixing base to approach or move away from an end of the operating portion away from the assembling portion.
7. The game controller of claim 6, wherein the fixing base has at least one guide block, the lifting member has at least one inclined guide slot, and the at least one guide block is slidably disposed in the at least one inclined guide slot to guide the lifting member to move relative to the fixing base.
8. The game controller of claim 6, wherein the assembling portion has an assembling slot, the limiting member has at least one assembling block, and the at least one assembling block is disposed in the assembling slot to allow the limiting member to be assembled to the assembling portion of the rocker. 9. The game controller of claim 8, wherein the rocker assembly further comprises a base plate and a signal generating member, the fixed seat and the signal generating member are disposed on the base plate, and the assembly portion is movably electrically connected to the signal generating member.
10. The game controller of claim 9, wherein the rocker assembly further comprises a resilient member, the resilient member is sleeved on the assembly groove and located between the limiting member and the operation portion.