Dual-Mode Game Controller With Sliding Split Handles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game controllers are designed for either mobile games or video games, requiring separate purchases and additional storage space, and there is no single controller suitable for both types, leading to inconvenience and potential loss issues.
Innovation Solution
A game controller with a first and second control handle that can be combined or separated, allowing it to be used with both game hosts and mobile devices, featuring a recess and protrusion mount system and a stretchable assembly for adjustable spacing, mimicking genuine controllers and accommodating mobile devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate game controllers are designed for mobile games and video games, then each controller can be optimized for its specific function, but the player needs to purchase and store multiple controllers
Solution Approach 1:
The game controller is designed with a universal structure that can function with both mobile devices and video game consoles. The first and second handle portions can be combined to form a complete controller for video games, or separated to accommodate mobile devices, allowing one controller to serve multiple purposes and eliminate the need for separate controllers.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is divided into separable first and second handle portions that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the controller to be reconfigured between combined mode (for video games) and separated mode (for mobile games), providing versatility while maintaining a single physical device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single game controller is designed to work with both mobile devices and video game consoles, then the player needs fewer controllers, but the controller structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The controller incorporates dynamic, adjustable components including movable handle portions that can shift between combined and separated positions, and adjustable spacing mechanisms that adapt the distance between handles. This dynamic structure allows the controller to transform between configurations without requiring multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The first and second handle portions are designed to nest together when combined, with mounting portions that allow one handle to be positioned within or adjacent to the other. This nesting approach minimizes the overall footprint when in combined mode while still allowing separation when needed.
3Ease of operation
If the handle portions are combined for video games, then the controller maintains proper center of gravity and tactile feedback, but no space is available for mobile device installation
Solution Approach 1:
The handle portions are designed with movable mounting portions that can dynamically adjust their position. When separated, they create an installation space for mobile devices while maintaining the proper center of gravity and tactile feedback characteristics when in combined position, adapting to different usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
Specific regions of the handle portions are designed with different properties: the mounting portions incorporate sliding mechanisms and spacing adjustments, while the grip areas maintain consistent tactile feedback characteristics. This local differentiation allows the controller to accommodate mobile devices without compromising the overall user experience.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the handle portions are separated to accommodate mobile devices, then mobile devices can be installed, but the controller cannot be used with video game consoles
Solution Approach 1:
The controller features dynamically reconfigurable handle portions that can be positioned in separated mode to support mobile devices or combined mode to work with video game consoles. The movable mounting portions enable this transformation, ensuring full functionality in either configuration without permanent modification.
Data Source
AI summary
A game controller includes a first control handle and a second control handle. The first control handle includes a first handle portion and a recess mount portion disposed on the first handle portion. The second control handle includes a second handle portion and a protrusion mount portion disposed on the second handle portion. The protrusion mount portion is slidably accommodated in the recess mount portion. When the game controller is in a combined mode, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are combined with each other for being cooperated with a game host. When the game controller is in a separated mode, the first handle portion is separated from the second handle portion so as to form an installation space between the first handle portion and the second handle portion for a mobile device to be installed therein.