Externally Powered Gamepad Cooling for Low-Weight Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gamepads lack effective heat dissipation without increasing weight and cost, and mechanical transmission leads to poor sensitivity and stability with significant delays.
Innovation Solution
A gamepad design that includes a cooling assembly connected to a cooling PCB, powered externally, with no internal power supply, allowing selective connection to an external device for cooling and operation, featuring a lightweight and cost-effective structure with resilient conduction members for grip stability and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a heat dissipation apparatus is integrated into the gamepad, then cooling effect is improved, but weight and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply apparatus is extracted from the gamepad structure, allowing the heat dissipation apparatus to be powered externally through a power interface. This separation removes the weight burden of the battery while maintaining the cooling function, directly resolving the contradiction between cooling effect and weight.
2Temperature
If a power supply apparatus is integrated into the gamepad, then cooling function is enabled, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply function is extracted from the gamepad and provided externally through a power interface. This eliminates the need for an integrated battery and power management system, significantly reducing manufacturing cost while preserving the cooling capability through external power connection.
3Device complexity
If mechanical transmission is used for control, then structural simplicity is maintained, but sensitivity and stability deteriorate with delays
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical transmission system is replaced with direct electrical connection between the gamepad and external electronic device. Control signals are transmitted electronically without mechanical intermediaries, eliminating transmission delays and improving sensitivity while maintaining structural simplicity through the direct electrical interface.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design achieves efficient cooling of external devices, reduces weight and cost, enhances sensitivity and stability, and ensures smooth operation without delays, adapting to various use scenarios and user preferences.
Implementation Method 1
a cooling assembly 2, wherein the main printed circuit board (PCB) and the cooling PCB are selectively electrically connected to each other
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AI summary
Provided are a gamepad and a cooling method thereof, which relate to the technical field of electronic gaming devices. The gamepad includes a gamepad body, a cooling assembly, and a power interface. A main PCB and a cooling PCB that are selectively electrically connected to each other are disposed in the gamepad body, the gamepad does not include a power supply apparatus, and the main PCB is selectively electrically connected to an external electronic device. The cooling assembly is electrically connected to the cooling PCB.