Toy Gun Handle Vibration Feedback and Weight Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toy guns and infrared receivers in laser tag games lack effective feedback mechanisms, particularly for players wearing headphones or in noisy environments, and have unintuitive hit point displays, leading to a suboptimal gaming experience due to poor weight distribution and design.
Innovation Solution
A toy gun assembly with an infrared emitting and receiving function, featuring a vibration motor in the handle for tactile feedback, a digital display for hit points, and a reasonable weight distribution through strategic placement of components, along with decorative strips and a loading button for enhanced gameplay experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a speaker is used to remind players of being hit, then the reminder function is provided, but the player cannot detect it in special occasions (wearing headphones) or due to large environment noise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vibration motor as an intermediary feedback mechanism. When the infrared receiver detects being hit, the vibration motor vibrates the handle portion to provide tactile feedback to the player. This mediator bypasses the limitations of acoustic speakers in noisy environments or when players wear headphones, ensuring reliable hit detection through a different sensory channel.
2Ease of operation
If the internal structures are arranged in existing toy guns, then the basic function is achieved, but the entire toy gun is not uniform in weight, leading to poor grip feeling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent strategically positions the battery compartment and vibration motor within the gun body to balance the weight distribution. The battery compartment is placed in the lower middle side of the gun body portion, and the vibration motor is positioned in the handle portion, creating a counterbalancing effect that achieves uniform weight distribution and improves grip feeling and ergonomics.
3Loss of information
If only a speaker is used for hit point notification, then the notification function is provided, but it is not intuitive enough for players to clearly remember their remaining hit points
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a display module that visually displays the remaining hit points using different colors or numerical indicators. This visual feedback system complements the speaker notification, providing intuitive and clear hit point information that is easy for players to perceive and remember, overcoming the limitations of audio-only notification.
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 toy gun assembly provides sensitive tactile feedback and clear hit point displays, ensuring a more immersive and balanced gaming experience by enhancing player awareness of hits and improving the gun's ergonomics and aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
The trigger activates the infrared emitter on the gun to generate an infrared beam or signal
Implementation Method 2
The infrared signal is transmitted to the infrared receiver (breastplate) of the gun of another player
Implementation Method 3
the handle portion can be vibrated by a vibration motor to provide a feedback to a player
Data Source
AI summary
A toy gun and a toy gun assembly are provided. The toy gun includes a gun body; a first power supply, a first printed circuit board (PCB), an infrared emitter, a first infrared receiver, a first vibration motor, a trigger, a first display module and a first speaker are arranged in the gun body; the gun body has a gun body portion and a handle portion; the first vibration motor corresponds to the handle portion; and the first display module is exposed from an outer side of the gun body and is disposed towards the upper rear side in a displaying manner.