Handheld Controller With Variable Clamping Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional handheld controllers are inconvenient to put on and take off, and may easily fall off during large movements due to the need for straps, compromising comfort and convenience.

Innovation Solution

A handheld controller design featuring a first body and a second body connected by a clamping mechanism that allows for variable distance adjustment, allowing users to securely hold the device between their fingers without straps, ensuring it remains in place during use and easy to remove when not needed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a strap is used to bind the palm to fix the handheld controller, then the controller remains secure during large movements, but the device becomes inconvenient to put on and take off

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontroller stabilityVSAvoidease of putting on and taking off

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The controller is divided into two separate bodies (first body and second body) connected by a connecting portion, allowing the controller to be segmented and clamped between fingers rather than requiring a continuous strap around the palm

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of binding the palm with a strap as in conventional designs, this invention inverts the approach by having the fingers clamp the controller between two bodies, reversing the traditional strap-based fixation method

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Reliability

If a strap is used to fix the handheld controller, then the controller stays in place during use, but the overall device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontroller stabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The controller structure is segmented into two bodies with a connecting portion, eliminating the need for a continuous strap while maintaining stability through the clamping mechanism between fingers

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The connecting portion allows for variable distance between the first and second bodies, providing dynamic adjustment capability that adapts to different finger positions and movement scenarios

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12093442B2Handheld controller for electronic device

Publication Date: 2024.09.17 HTC CORP

AI summary

A handheld controller is adapted to control an electronic device. The handheld controller includes a first body, a second body, and a connecting portion. The first body is adapted to be held by a user's hand. The second body is connected to the first body through the connecting portion. The connecting portion is adapted to be clamped between user's fingers. A distance between the first body and at least a portion of the second body is variable.