Downward pressing type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad

Abstract

The utility model discloses a press-down type cross key adjustable force mechanism of a gamepad, which comprises a cross key cap, an adjusting knob, a movable push rod, a fixed bracket, a PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly), four microswitches, a compression spring, a universal suspension assembly, a base and a connecting piece, the universal suspension assembly comprises an inner suspension support and an outer suspension support, the cross-shaped key cap is installed on the top of the inner suspension support, a supporting rod on the top of the movable push rod upwards extends out of the top face of the PCBA circuit board, the base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the PCBA circuit board, and the adjusting knob upwards penetrates through the base and is fixedly connected with the connecting piece. The compression spring is sleeved on a limiting shaft extending out of the lower part of the inner suspension bracket; and key contacts are respectively arranged at the bottom ends of four corners of the inner suspension bracket. The compression stroke of the compression spring is changed by directly rotating the adjusting knob, the force required for triggering the key can be adjusted without disassembling parts or a handle shell, and the operation is simple, convenient and efficient.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to gamepad technical field more specifically, is related to a kind of adjustable force mechanism of down-pressing cross key of gamepad. BACKGROUND

[0002] Gamepad is a kind of input device for controlling electronic game, and it converts user operation into instruction in game through physical button, joystick, direction key, trigger key and other components.The switch force of the cross key of existing gamepad is a kind of fixed force mode, for example, there are 4 direction selection buttons on a cross key, and the switch force of the 4 buttons on the same handle is basically constant.But different players have different feelings on button force demand, and if all the same button force, the experience of players is not friendly enough, so as to improve the experience of players, for the button force demand of different players, accordingly, the adjustable force mechanism of down-pressing cross key of gamepad is invented. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at overcoming the above-mentioned defects in the prior art, and provides an adjustable force mechanism of down-pressing cross key of gamepad, which can adjust the force required for key triggering without disassembling parts or handle shell, and is simple and efficient to operate.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides an adjustable force mechanism of down-pressing cross key of gamepad, which comprises a cross key cap, an adjusting knob, a movable push rod, a fixed support, a PCBA circuit board, a micro switch, a compression spring, a universal suspension assembly, a base and a connecting piece, the micro switch is provided with four and two two diagonal direction interval distribution on the PCBA circuit board, the universal suspension assembly comprises an inner suspension support and an outer suspension support, the fixed support is fixedly installed on the PCBA circuit board, the two outer sides of the outer suspension support are rotatably connected to the two inner sides of the fixed support and are collectively arranged outside the four micro switches, the two outer ends of the inner suspension support are rotatably connected to the two inner ends of the outer suspension support and are perpendicular to the rotation axes of the fixed support and the outer suspension support, the cross key cap is installed on the top of the inner suspension support, the support rod at the top of the movable push rod extends upward from the bottom of the PCBA circuit board to the top surface of the PCBA circuit board, the base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the PCBA circuit board, the adjusting knob passes through the base upward and is fixedly connected with the connecting piece fixedly installed in the inside of the base, the compression spring is sleeved on the limiting shaft extended downward from the inner suspension support, the compression spring is located between the inner suspension support and the movable push rod and makes the bottom thereof abut against the top end of the support rod, and the four corner bottom ends of the inner suspension support are respectively provided with key contact points capable of contacting with the switch contact points of the four micro switches.

[0005] As preferred, the connecting piece is arranged as a gear shaft, both ends of the gear shaft are open and the inner wall of the open end is provided with internal threads, the bottom of the base is provided with a shaft hole for mounting the gear shaft, the upper and lower sides of the outer wall of the gear shaft are respectively provided with a first tooth part, the inner wall of the shaft hole of the base is provided with a second tooth part corresponding to the first tooth part, and the gear shaft is fixedly mounted with the base through the engagement of the first tooth part and the second tooth part.

[0006] As preferred, the adjusting knob is arranged in a T-shaped structure, the bottom end of the adjusting knob is provided with an adjusting clamping position, the shape of the adjusting clamping position is cross-shaped, the outer wall of the rod body of the adjusting knob is provided with external threads, and the adjusting knob is fixedly connected with the gear shaft through the external threads and the internal threads of the gear shaft.

[0007] As preferred, the bottom plate of the movable push rod is arranged in a circular structure, the four supporting rods are vertically arranged in a central symmetric manner at the top of the four corners of the bottom plate of the movable push rod, the top end of each supporting rod is provided with an arc-shaped step groove for abutting against the compression spring, and the PCBA circuit board is provided with a through groove for the four supporting rods to pass through.

[0008] As preferred, the two sides of the bottom end of the circular insertion part of the cross key cap are respectively provided with clamping hooks, the bottom end of the insertion part of the cross key cap is provided with an insertion groove, the top of the inner suspension support is provided with a rectangular frame body and a circular frame body which is arranged outside the rectangular frame body and is used for limiting the insertion of the circular insertion part of the cross key cap, the circular frame body and the rectangular frame body are provided with an engaging part and a positioning block corresponding to the shape of the insertion groove, and the two sides of the engaging part are provided with clamping grooves corresponding to the two clamping hooks.

[0009] As preferred, the two inner side walls of the fixed support are respectively provided with first rotating shafts, the frame body of the outer suspension support is matched with the frame body of the fixed support in shape, and the two inner sides of the outer suspension support are provided with first circular holes corresponding to the first rotating shafts.

[0010] As preferred, the two outer ends of the inner suspension support are respectively provided with second rotating shafts, and the two inner ends of the outer suspension support are provided with second circular holes corresponding to the second rotating shafts.

[0011] As preferred, the middle part of the base is provided with an abutting groove for abutting against the circular bottom plate of the movable push rod, the end part of the supporting arm of the two sides of the base is provided with a second mounting hole corresponding to the first mounting hole of the two sides of the fixed support, and the two sides of the fixed support are downwardly provided with clamping blocks which pass through the PCBA circuit board and can be clamped with the two supporting arms of the base.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0013] The utility model discloses novel, compact, reasonable in design, through the compression stroke of compression spring is changed directly by rotating the adjusting knob, need not dismount spare parts or handle shell, can adjust the force required by key trigger, easy and efficient operation adopts the double -shaft hinged design of universal suspension assembly, guarantees the flexibility of operation and the stability of force adjustment, can make user free adjustment key trigger force, obtains the personalized operation experience, significantly improves the adaptability and playability of handle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or prior art, below will be to the drawing needed to use in the embodiment or prior art description briefly introduce, obviously, the drawing in the following description is some embodiments of the utility model, for those skilled in the art, under the premise of not paying creative labor, can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings.

[0015] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic drawing of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment;

[0016] Figure 2 It is the cross section enlarged schematic drawing of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment;

[0017] Figure 3 It is the overhead explosion schematic of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0018] Figure 4 It is the overhead explosion schematic of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0019] Figure 5 It is the partial structure overhead explosion schematic drawing of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment;

[0020] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic of the inner suspension support of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 7 It is the structure schematic of the inner suspension support of the down pressure type cross key adjustable force mechanism of gamepad provided by the utility model embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0022] Figure 8It is the explosion schematic view of the base and connecting piece of the down-pressing type cross key adjustable force mechanism of the game handle provided by the embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0024] Please refer to Figure 1 The embodiment of the utility model provides a kind of adjustable force mechanism of down-pressing type cross key of game handle, including cross key cap 1, adjusting knob 2, movable push rod 3, fixed support 5, PCBA circuit board 6, micro switch 7, compression spring 8, universal suspension assembly 9, base 10 and connecting piece 13, the following detailed description of each component of this embodiment is combined with drawing.

[0025] As Figure 1 And Figure 2 Indicated, micro switch 7 can be equipped with four and two two diagonally direction interval distribution on PCBA circuit board 6, universal suspension assembly 9 includes inner suspension bracket 91 and outer suspension bracket 92, fixed support 5 is fixedly installed on PCBA circuit board 6, the two outer sides of outer suspension bracket 92 are rotatably connected in the two inner sides of fixed support 5 and are collectively surrounded in the outer side of four micro switches 7 with fixed support 5, the two outer ends of inner suspension bracket 91 are rotatably connected in the two inner ends of outer suspension bracket 92 and are perpendicular to the rotation axis of fixed support 5 and outer suspension bracket 92.

[0026] As Figure 3 Indicated, cross key cap 1 is detachably installed at the top of inner suspension bracket 91, the support 31 of movable push rod 3 top is from PCBA circuit board 6 bottom upwards and protrudes on the top surface of PCBA circuit board 6, base 10 is fixedly connected at the bottom of PCBA circuit board 6, adjusting knob 2 is upwards through base 10 and is fixedly connected with connecting piece 13 fixedly installed in the inside of base 10, compression spring 8 is sleeved on the limiting shaft 911 of inner suspension bracket 91 lower part, and compression spring 8 is located between inner suspension bracket 91 and movable push rod 3 and makes its bottom and the top end of support 31 abut, the four corners bottom end of inner suspension bracket 91 is respectively equipped with the key contact 912 capable of being in contact with the switch contact 71 of four micro switches 7.

[0027] As Figure 6 And Figure 7As shown, the bottom end of the circular insertion part of the cross key cap 1 can be provided with a hook 11 on each side, and the outer wall of the bottom end of the insertion part of the cross key cap 1 is provided with a slot 12, the top of the inner suspension bracket 91 is provided with a rectangular frame 913 and a circular frame 914 surrounding the outside of the rectangular frame 913 and used for inserting and limiting the circular insertion part of the cross key cap 1, and a positioning block 915 corresponding to the slot 12 is arranged between the circular frame 914 and the rectangular frame 913, and the two sides of the joint part are provided with a clamping groove 916 corresponding to the two hooks 11.

[0028] In a specific implementation, the diagonal distribution design of the micro switch 7 ensures that the cross key cap 1 can accurately trigger the micro switch 7 in the corresponding direction when pressed in any direction, reduces the false touch, and through the cooperation of the hook 11 of the cross key cap 1 and the clamping groove 916, the detachable design can be realized, and the key cap can be replaced or customized conveniently. The base 10 can be fixedly connected to the inner side of the handle bottom shell (not shown), and the adjustment knob 2 is exposed to the outer wall surface of the handle bottom shell, so that the adjustment knob 2 can be adjusted without disassembling the handle. By changing the compression stroke of the compression spring 8, the adjustment of the key force can be realized.

[0029] Preferably, the connecting piece 13 can be a gear shaft, the gear shaft is open at both ends and is provided with an inner thread 131 on the inner wall of the opening, the bottom of the base 10 is provided with a shaft hole 101 for mounting the gear shaft, the outer wall of the gear shaft is provided with a first tooth part 132 on the upper and lower sides, and the inner wall of the shaft hole 101 of the base 10 is provided with a second tooth part 102 corresponding to the first tooth part 132, and the gear shaft is fixedly mounted with the base 10 by the engagement of the first tooth part 132 and the second tooth part 102.

[0030] As shown in the figure, Figure 5 The adjustment knob 2 can be provided in a Z-shaped structure, the bottom end of the adjustment knob 2 is provided with an adjustment clamping part 21, the shape of the adjustment clamping part 21 is cross-shaped, the outer wall of the rod body of the adjustment knob 2 is provided with an outer thread 22, and the adjustment knob 2 is fixedly connected with the gear shaft by the threaded connection of the outer thread 22 and the inner thread 131.

[0031] In this embodiment, the bottom plate of the movable push rod 3 can be provided in a circular structure, the support rods 31 are four and are vertically arranged in a central symmetric manner at the top of the four corners of the bottom plate of the movable push rod 3, the top end of each support rod 31 is provided with an arc-shaped step groove 32 for abutting against the compression spring 8, and the PCBA circuit board 6 is provided with a through groove 61 for the four support rods 31 to pass through, so that the up-down movement of the movable push rod 3 can be realized.

[0032] The design of the circular bottom plate and the four central symmetric support rods 31 of the movable push rod 3 ensures that the force is uniform when vertically moving, converts the rotary motion of the adjustment knob 2 into a vertical linear motion, compresses or releases the spring, and can avoid the inclination of the movable push rod 3 causing the compression spring 8 to bear uneven force.

[0033] As Figure 4 shown, the two inner side walls of the fixed support 5 can be respectively provided with first rotating shafts 51, the frame shape of the outer suspension support 92 is matched with the frame shape of the fixed support 5, and the two inner sides of the outer suspension support 92 are provided with first round holes 921 corresponding to the first rotating shafts 51.

[0034] The two outer ends of the inner suspension support 91 can be respectively provided with second rotating shafts 910, and the two inner ends of the outer suspension support 92 are provided with second round holes 922 corresponding to the second rotating shafts 910.

[0035] The embodiment realizes the front-back and left-right swinging of the cross key cap 1 and supports the oblique operation through the double-shaft hinged design of the inner suspension support 91, the outer suspension support 92 and the fixed support 5, and can transmit multi-directional pressing actions.

[0036] As Figure 8 shown, the middle part of the base 10 can be provided with an abutting groove 103 for abutting the circular bottom plate of the movable push rod 3, the end parts of the two side supporting arms 104 of the base 10 are provided with second mounting holes 105 corresponding to the first mounting holes 52 on the two sides of the fixed support 5, and the two sides of the fixed support 5 are downwardly provided with clamping blocks 53 penetrating through the PCBA circuit board 6 and capable of being clamped with the two supporting arms 104 of the base 10, so that the clamping blocks 53 and the first mounting holes 52 realize quick positioning and installation with the base 10, and the assembly steps are simplified.

[0037] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows:

[0038] By directly adjusting the cross adjustment clamping block 21 at the top end of the adjusting knob 2 by using a screwdriver or the like, the rotating movement of the adjusting knob 2 is converted into linear movement, and the movable push rod 3 is pushed to move up and down, and the compression spring 8 is correspondingly stretched up and down, so that the different elastic force changes after the compression stroke of the compression spring 8 is changed. Then, when the cross key cap 1 is pressed in a certain direction, the force is transmitted to the compression spring 8 through the inner suspension support 91, the key contact 912 at the bottom of the inner suspension support 91 triggers the switch contact 71 of the micro switch 7, and different force experiences can be obtained, that is, the demand for adjusting the force of the key is completed.

[0039] In summary, the compression stroke of the compression spring is changed by directly rotating the adjusting knob, the force required for the key trigger can be adjusted without disassembling parts or the handle shell, the operation is simple and efficient, the double-shaft hinged design of the universal suspension assembly guarantees the flexibility of the operation and the stability of the force adjustment, the user can freely adjust the force of the key trigger, personalized operation experience is obtained, and the adaptability and playability of the handle are significantly improved.

[0040] The above embodiment is the preferred embodiment of the present application, but the embodiment of the present application is not limited by the above embodiment, and any change, modification, replacement, combination, simplification made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present application should be an equivalent replacement mode, and all are included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A push-down cross key adjustable force mechanism of a gamepad, characterized in that: The application relates to a cross key cap, an adjusting knob, a movable push rod, a fixed support, a PCBA circuit board, micro switches, a compression spring, a universal suspension assembly, a base and a connecting piece, the micro switches are arranged on the PCBA circuit board in four pairs and are distributed in diagonal directions, the universal suspension assembly comprises an inner suspension support and an outer suspension support, the fixed support is fixedly installed on the PCBA circuit board, the outer suspension support is rotatably connected to the inner sides of the fixed support and is arranged outside the four micro switches together with the fixed support, the outer ends of the inner suspension support are rotatably connected to the inner ends of the outer suspension support and are arranged perpendicularly to the rotation axes of the fixed support and the outer suspension support, the cross key cap is installed on the top of the inner suspension support, the support rods of the top of the movable push rod are arranged upwards from the bottom of the PCBA circuit board and protrude from the top surface of the PCBA circuit board, the base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the PCBA circuit board, the adjusting knob penetrates through the base upwards and is fixedly connected with the connecting piece fixedly installed in the base, the compression spring is sleeved on the limiting shaft protruding from the lower part of the inner suspension support, the compression spring is arranged between the inner suspension support and the movable push rod and abuts against the top end of the support rod at the bottom, and the bottom end of the inner suspension support is provided with key contact points capable of contacting the switch contact points of the four micro switches.

2. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 1, wherein: The connecting piece is arranged as a gear shaft, the gear shaft is open at both ends and is provided with internal threads on the inner wall of the opening, the bottom of the base is provided with a shaft hole for mounting the gear shaft, the upper and lower sides of the outer wall of the gear shaft are respectively provided with first tooth parts, and the inner wall of the shaft hole of the base is provided with second tooth parts corresponding to the first tooth parts, and the gear shaft is fixedly installed with the base through the engagement of the first tooth parts and the second tooth parts.

3. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 2, wherein: The adjusting knob is arranged in a T-shaped structure, the bottom end of the adjusting knob is provided with an adjusting clamping position, the shape of the adjusting clamping position is cross-shaped, the outer wall of the rod body of the adjusting knob is provided with external threads, and the adjusting knob is fixedly connected with the gear shaft through the threaded connection of the external threads and the internal threads of the gear shaft.

4. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 1, wherein: The bottom plate of the movable push rod is arranged in a circular structure, the support rods are arranged in four and are vertically arranged in the top corners of the bottom plate of the movable push rod in a central symmetrical mode, the top ends of the support rods are respectively provided with arc-shaped stepped grooves for abutting against the compression spring, and the PCBA circuit board is provided with through grooves for the four support rods.

5. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 1, wherein: The two sides of the bottom end of the circular insertion part of the cross key cap are respectively provided with clamping hooks, the bottom end of the insertion part of the cross key cap is provided with an insertion groove, the top of the inner suspension support is provided with a rectangular frame and a circular frame arranged outside the rectangular frame and used for limiting the insertion of the circular insertion part of the cross key cap, an engaging part and a positioning block corresponding to the insertion groove are arranged between the circular frame and the rectangular frame, and the two sides of the engaging part are provided with clamping grooves corresponding to the two clamping hooks.

6. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 1, wherein: The two inner side walls of the fixed support are respectively provided with first rotating shafts, the frame of the outer suspension support is matched with the frame of the fixed support, and the two inner sides of the outer suspension support are provided with first circular holes corresponding to the first rotating shafts.

7. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 1, wherein: The two outer ends of the inner suspension support are respectively provided with second rotating shafts, and the two inner ends of the outer suspension support are provided with second round holes corresponding to the second rotating shafts.

8. The adjustable force mechanism for a push-down cross key of a gamepad according to claim 1, wherein: The middle part of the base is provided with an abutting groove for abutting a circular bottom plate of a movable push rod, and the end parts of the two side supporting arms of the base are provided with second mounting holes corresponding to the first mounting holes on the two sides of the fixed support, and the two sides of the fixed support are downwardly provided with clamping blocks penetrating through the PCBA circuit board and capable of being clamped with the two supporting arms of the base.

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