Gaming Controller Telescopic Support Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Commercially available gaming controllers with phone support devices are not user-friendly due to separate components that require assembly, have a shortened lifespan from frequent assembly and disassembly, and are not suitable for mobile phones of various sizes.
Innovation Solution
A gaming controller with a support device that can be stretched in two stages, featuring a base member, bracket assembly, and positioning member, allowing for adjustable support of objects of different sizes, enhanced comfort, and prolonged use life through precise positioning and elastic restoring forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the phone support device and main body are separate components requiring assembly, then the gaming controller can be manufactured and transported efficiently, but the assembly and disassembly operations reduce the use life of the gaming controller
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the phone support device and main body into a single integrated structure where the support device is formed as one piece with the main body. This eliminates the need for assembly and disassembly operations, thereby extending the use life while maintaining manufacturing efficiency through the unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated structure incorporates a telescopic mechanism with multiple segments (first telescopic section, second telescopic section) that can extend and retract. This segmentation allows the support device to adjust its length without requiring assembly/disassembly of the main components, thus preserving use life while providing functionality.
2Device complexity
If the phone support device is designed for fixed size, then the manufacturing and structure are simple, but it cannot accommodate mobile phones with various sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a telescopic mechanism with movable sections that can extend and retract to adjust the length of the phone support device. This dynamic structure allows the device to adapt to different phone sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall design through the use of sliding and telescoping components.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device incorporates adjustable parameters through its telescopic sections, allowing the length to be changed according to the phone size. This parameter adjustment capability provides versatility for different phone dimensions without requiring completely different device designs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support device is extended to accommodate larger phones, then the adaptability increases, but the structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic mechanism includes locking features and guiding structures that maintain structural stability when extended. The first and second telescopic sections can be positioned at different lengths and locked in place, providing stable support for various phone sizes while maintaining compositional integrity through the interconnected design.
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 support device enhances operational comfort and extends the gaming controller's lifespan by allowing adjustable support for various phone sizes, reducing assembly stress, and providing secure clamping through elastic restoring forces, making it more user-friendly and durable.
Implementation Method 1
a first end and a second end of the elastic element are connected with the first frame and the base member, respectively. When the support device is in the first usage state or the second usage state, the elastic element is stretched to generate an elastic restoring force, so that the first frame is pushed towards the base member.
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AI summary
A gaming controller includes a main body and a support device. The support device includes a base member, a bracket assembly and a positioning member. The bracket assembly is installed on the base member and includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame and the second frame are movable relative to the base member. The first frame includes plural positioning holes. The positioning member is installed on the base member and arranged between the positioning member and the second frame. The positioning member includes a positioning unit. While an operation state of the support device is switched from a storage state to a first usage state, the first frame is moved away from the base member. When a front end of the first frame is moved to a first location, the positioning unit is embedded in a first positioning hole.