Gaming Control Lever With Reel Unit And Resistance Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming machines fail to effectively immerse players in fishing games by lacking realistic interaction and feedback, leading to a less engaging experience.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine with a control lever featuring a rotatable reel unit, rotation sensor, and resistance mechanism, along with sound and vibration generators, which simulates the experience of fishing by detecting handle rotations and providing tactile resistance, sound effects, and vibrations to enhance immersion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a control lever with reel unit is added to simulate fishing action, then player immersion is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control lever is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as both a control input device for the gaming machine and a fishing rod simulator with reel unit. The reel unit includes a rotation sensor to detect handle rotations and a resistance imparting unit to provide tactile feedback, allowing the same component to deliver both control functionality and immersive simulation experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the control lever and reel unit into a single integrated assembly. The reel unit is formed on a side of the grip, allowing the player to hold the grip with one hand and rotate the reel handle with the other hand. This merging reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall device structure while maintaining immersion functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If rotation resistance is increased to simulate real fishing feel, then player immersion is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance imparting unit is designed to provide dynamic resistance that varies with the game status. The resistance force is not constant but adjusts according to the virtual fishing conditions, such as the size and struggle of the caught fish. This dynamic resistance simulation enhances immersion while remaining adaptable to different game scenarios, making the operation challenging yet manageable.
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 solution provides players with a more immersive fishing game experience by simulating the action of fishing, including tactile resistance, sound effects, and vibrations, thereby increasing engagement and immersion.
Implementation Method 1
a rotation sensor configured to detect the number of rotation of the rotation axis
Implementation Method 2
a rotation resistance imparting unit configured to impart resistance to the rotation axis such that torque increases in accordance with the rotational speed of the rotation of the rotation axis
Implementation Method 3
providing tactile resistance, sound effects, and vibrations to enhance immersion
Implementation Method 4
sound effects, and vibrations to enhance immersion
Data Source
AI summary
A control lever which is included in a gaming machine and rotatable forward and backward includes a grip which is held by a hand of a player and allows the player to fix or rotate the control lever in forward and backward directions and a reel unit including a rotation axis, a reel handle configured to rotate the rotation axis, a rotation sensor configured to detect the number of rotation of the rotation axis, and a rotation resistance imparting unit configured to impart resistance to the rotation axis such that torque increases in accordance with the rotational speed of the rotation of the rotation axis in one direction. The reel unit is formed on a side of the grip such that, while the control lever is fixed as the player holds the grip by one hand, the reel handle can be rotated by the other hand of the player.