Game Controller Strap Attachment Slide Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional attachments for game controllers often make it difficult to easily remove straps, leading to inconvenience and potential damage during attachment and detachment.

Innovation Solution

The proposed attachment features a strap with a slide mechanism, a lock portion, and operation buttons that allow for easy detachment by sliding engagement and actuation, ensuring secure attachment and easy removal without damaging the controller.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a strap is fastened to a controller using conventional attachment methods, then the strap can be secured to the controller, but it becomes difficult to remove the strap

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of strap removalVSAvoidsecure attachment

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment system employs a dynamic lock portion that can transition between locked and unlocked states. The lock portion is movable along the slide direction and can be shifted to release the engagement between the attachment-side slide portion and controller-side slide portion, enabling easy strap removal while maintaining secure attachment when locked

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment system is divided into separable components: the attachment unit with strap anchor, the lock portion, and the slide portions. This segmentation allows the strap to be independently removed from the controller by unlocking and sliding the attachment off, resolving the contradiction between secure attachment and easy removal

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If conventional attachment methods are used, then the strap can be fastened to the controller, but the attachment and detachment process may cause damage to the controller

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of attachment and detachmentVSAvoidpotential damage to controller

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention replaces conventional mechanical fastening methods (screws, clips, adhesives) with a slide engagement system. The attachment-side slide portion engages with the controller-side slide portion through simple linear motion, eliminating complex mechanical operations that could damage the controller during attachment and detachment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The lock portion provides dynamic control over the engagement state, allowing smooth transition between locked and unlocked positions. This controlled movement prevents sudden jerks or forced actions that could damage the controller during attachment or removal operations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10596454B2Attachment

Publication Date: 2020.03.24 NINTENDO CO LTD

AI summary

An example attachment is attachable to a game controller including a controller-side slide portion on which a controller-side operation button is provided. The attachment includes a strap and an attachment-side slide portion, the attachment-side slide portion having a first side and a second side opposite to each other in a predetermined slide direction. The attachment-side slide portion is provided on a first surface of the attachment, wherein the attachment-side slide portion is configured to slidably engage with the controller-side slide portion in the predetermined slide direction. The controller-side slide portion is insertable into the attachment-side slide portion from the first side.