Joy-Con Grip Quick-Release Structure for Low-Wear Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Joy-Con grips with integrated structures and forced snap-in fixing mechanisms are cumbersome and prone to wear, affecting operational efficiency and service life due to frequent mounting and detaching needs in diverse gaming scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A snap-on quick-release Joy-Con grip featuring Joy-Con barrier walls, drawer structures, and quick-release components with elastic pressing components and T-shaped clamping blocks for easy mounting and detaching, utilizing springs for automatic resetting and guided movement to ensure stability and reduce wear.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If forced snap-in fixing structure is used, then the Joy-Con can be fixed to the grip, but the operation process of fixing or detaching the Joy-Con is cumbersome and may cause wear on the Joy-Con or the grip
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the static forced snap-in structure into a dynamic quick-release structure. The release button and elastic component enable the clamping block to move dynamically between locked and unlocked positions, allowing rapid mounting and detaching without cumbersome forced snapping actions, thereby reducing wear while maintaining fixing reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic component automatically resets the clamping block to the locked position after release, providing self-service functionality. This eliminates the need for manual resetting operations and ensures the grip maintains its fixed state automatically, improving ease of operation while preserving reliable fixation.
2Reliability
If forced snap-in fixing structure is used, then the Joy-Con can be fixed to the grip, but frequent forced snap-in actions may cause wear on the Joy-Con or the grip, thereby shortening the service life of the device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the purely mechanical forced snap-in system with a mechanism incorporating elastic components. The elastic component stores and releases mechanical energy to facilitate smooth mounting and detaching operations, reducing impact forces and wear on contact surfaces, thereby extending the service life of both the Joy-Con and grip while maintaining reliable fixation.
3Device complexity
If integrated structure is used, then the grip structure is simple, but the quick-release performance between the grip and the Joy-Con is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the grip into modular components: the main body, the quick-release component with clamping block, the elastic component, and the release button. This modular segmentation enables independent optimization of each component for quick-release functionality while keeping the overall structure relatively simple and easy to manufacture.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances operational efficiency and comfort by allowing quick and stable mounting/detaching, reducing wear, and extending the grip's service life while maintaining functionality in various gaming scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
An elastic pressing component is arranged at a lower end of the main body part. The elastic pressing component is connected with a T-shaped clamping block extending into the drawer structures. The T-shaped clamping block rises up by driving the elastic pressing component and is reset by rebound of the elastic pressing component.
Implementation Method 2
First springs resisting against the insertion structures are arranged on inner sides of the drawer structures; and the first springs are configured to push the insertion structures to cause the columnar portion to extend into the position-providing slots.
Data Source
AI summary
A snap-on quick-release Joy-Con grip is provided and relates to the technical field of Joy-Con grips. The snap-on quick-release Joy-Con grip includes a main body part. Joy-Con barrier walls are respectively arranged on a left side and a right side of the main body part. Drawer structures are respectively arranged on a front side and a rear side of the main body part. The drawer structures are connected with quick-release components. The quick-release components have Joy-Con pressing structures abutted to the main body part and insertion structures inserted into the drawer structures. The Joy-Con pressing structures and the insertion structures are fixedly connected to each other. An elastic pressing component is arranged at a lower end of the main body part. The elastic pressing component is connected with a T-shaped clamping block extending into the drawer structures.