Game Controller Slide Mechanism for Secure Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional game controllers require complex and cumbersome connections to attach to main units, limiting ease of use and versatility in gaming applications.
Innovation Solution
A game controller design featuring a slide mechanism with a controller-side slide member and a main unit-side slide member, allowing for easy attachment and detachment, with a protruding portion and terminal configuration for secure electrical connection, and incorporating a stop member for locking and water-resistant components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional connection method is used to attach the controller to the main unit, then the electrical connection can be established, but the attachment process becomes complex and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the connection terminal and the slide member into a single integrated structure. The connection terminal is provided on the slide member, allowing the controller to be attached to the main unit by a single sliding motion that simultaneously establishes both mechanical connection and electrical connection, eliminating the need for separate connection steps
Solution Approach 2:
The slide member serves multiple functions: it provides the mechanical sliding attachment mechanism and simultaneously houses the connection terminal for electrical connection. This multi-functional design simplifies the overall attachment process while reducing the number of separate components needed
2Productivity
If the connection terminal is positioned away from the slide member, then the electrical connection can be made, but the attachment process requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The connection terminal is pre-positioned on the slide member at the appropriate location. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the sliding attachment is performed, the electrical connection is automatically established without requiring additional actions or time
Data Source
AI summary
An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.