Game Controller Button With Replaceable Ring for Stroke Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional game controllers require costly and difficult disassembly or modification to adjust the stroke width of buttons, which is not easily achievable in existing button designs.
Innovation Solution
A button design featuring a removably attached fixing ring that allows easy adjustment of stroke width by replacing the fixing ring, without necessitating disassembly or modification of button components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional button designs are used, then structural integrity and reliability are maintained, but stroke width adjustment requires costly and difficult disassembly or modification
Solution Approach 1:
The button assembly is divided into separable components: a button body, a fixing ring with adjustment holes, and a reaction point member. This segmentation allows the fixing ring to be removed and repositioned independently to adjust stroke width, eliminating the need to disassemble the entire button structure while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing ring is designed with adjustable positioning capabilities through multiple holes and elastic engagement features. This dynamic design enables the fixing ring to be repositioned along the button body to different locations, allowing stroke width adjustment without permanent modification or complex disassembly procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If button components are modified to adjust stroke width, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing cost and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the adjustment function into an independent fixing ring component with multiple pre-formed adjustment holes, the design eliminates the need for costly custom manufacturing for each stroke width variation. The same button body can serve multiple users with different stroke width preferences through simple repositioning of the fixing ring.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing ring serves multiple functions: it secures the reaction point member, enables stroke width adjustment through repositioning, and provides elastic engagement with the button body. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components, lowering overall manufacturing costs while maintaining adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If the button structure is made modular for easy adjustment, then ease of operation is improved, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing ring incorporates elastic engagement features that provide dynamic stabilization. The elastic material allows the fixing ring to be easily removed and repositioned for adjustment, while automatically providing stable engagement at the selected position through elastic retention, thus maintaining structural stability during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing ring combines the adjustment mechanism with the retention mechanism into a single integrated component. The elastic engagement features are merged with the adjusting holes and positioning structures, allowing easy adjustment while maintaining structural stability through the combined function of the single component.
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AI summary
To provide a button and a controller for a game in which the stroke width of the button member can be easily adjusted by replacing the fixing ring. A button used for a controller for a game, comprising a push switch built in a housing of the controller, a button member connected to the push switch, and a fixing ring supporting the button member, wherein the fixing ring is removably provided to the housing, and a stroke width of the button member can be adjusted through replacement of the fixing ring.