CN1094774C - Operation device for computer game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an operating device for game machines, which has the structure that a casing is divided into a left case and a right case, and the surface of the left case is matched with a crisscross key head and other left operating keys, which are used as a first operating device; the surface of the right case is matched with a key switch and other right operating keys, which are used as a second operating device; a relay ring fixed on the left case is embedded in the right case in a rotating mode, and a connecting ring which engages with a rotating shaft of a rotating potentiometer is fixed to the interior of the right case; when the left case and the right case rotate correspondingly, the rotating potentiometer used as a third operating device is used for working so that the operability and the operation sense are favorable.

Description

Operation device for computer game

Technical field

The present invention relates to can be described as the operation device for computer game of executor etc.

Background technology

This operation device for computer game is to form shell by housing, and the operator holds this housing with two palms, by with its positive a plurality of key heads of going up configuration of finger manipulation, to the moving direction that sends character on the game picture and the instruction of operating state.

In this operation device for computer game, the trend that the key head number increases appears along with the advanced and complicated of game content recently, and the content of the open 1992-42029 communique record of Japanese Utility Model is an example as is known.The operation device for computer game structure of this communique introduction is to be furnished with cross key head and a plurality of key head group in the position, the left and right sides in housing front, simultaneously is furnished with other key head in this housing side, the operator is except with the key head in thumb pressing operation front, the left and right sides, the key head of also available forefinger or middle finger pressing operation side.

When using aforesaid traditional type operation device for computer game, because of all being furnished with key head in front and side at housing, the operator can point these key heads of pressing operation selectively with each of right-hand man, so number that can corresponding increase key head.Yet,, exist if further increase the problem that the key head number can make operability obviously reduce because the finger number that the operator can use simultaneously is limited.And, if increase the key head number that is configured on the housing face, also want the configuration space of corresponding increasing key head, be unfavorable for realizing miniaturization.

Have again, because from the signal of each key head output all is the ON/OFF switching signal, for example need in the recreation of while control operation amount and service speed operation of the steering wheel in resembling car race game and the accelerator operation, single use ON/OFF signal just is easy to generate the inharmonious sense with these steering wheel operations and accelerator operation, operation sense extreme difference.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is in view of the present situation of above-mentioned conventional art, and its purpose is to provide a kind of operability and the good novel game machine operating means of operation sense.

For achieving the above object, the characteristics of operation device for computer game of the present invention are to comprise: have by about the left box cut apart can relatively rotate the housing that is connected with right box and these left boxes with right box; Have the operated key that is provided on the described left box face, the 1st operating means that the confession operator sends the 1st instruction usefulness; Have the operated key that is provided on the described right box face, the 2nd operating means that the confession operator sends the 2nd instruction usefulness; Have the rotary type electrical equipment that is contained in the described housing, the 3rd operating means that the confession operator sends the 3rd instruction usefulness,, from described rotary type electrical equipment, produce electric signal by the described left box rotating operation relative with right box.

In said structure, be provided with hollow bulb at the described left box of described housing and the relativity center of rotation position of right box, by the cable of this hollow bulb of break-through, be connected with the electric property of the right box-packed loop substrate that has with described left box respectively.

And, in said structure, described the 1st operating means and described the 2nd operating means have at least a side to possess the rotary type electrical equipment that is produced electric signal by described operated key pressing operation, and this rotary type electrical equipment can be to described operated key transferring power by gear mechanism.

The operator when finger proper operation about using again is provided in each operated key in left box and right box front, can export the 1st command signal and the 2nd command signal respectively at left box and the right box of holding housing with two palms from the 1st operating means and the 2nd operating means.The operator is if make relative rotating operation to left box with right box again, can make rotary type electrical equipment work such as the revolution potentiometer that is contained in the housing and rotary encoder, from the 3rd operating means output analog signal or pulse signal.At this moment, because available two palms are held left and right sides box body both are carried out relative rotating operation, therefore finger is operated the rotary type electrical equipment of the 3rd operating means when the operated key of the 1st operating means and the 2nd operating means is operated about available.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the operation device for computer game stereogram of one embodiment of the invention of seeing from the front.

Fig. 2 this operating means stereogram for seeing from the back side.

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of this operating means user mode of expression.

Be provided in left box and the right box bindiny mechanism cutaway view this operating means on of Fig. 4 for seeing from the back side.

Fig. 5 is the right view that is contained in the relay ring in this bindiny mechanism.

Fig. 6 is the left view that is contained in the connecting ring in this bindiny mechanism.

Fig. 7 is the automatic return action key diagram of this bindiny mechanism of expression.

Fig. 8 is provided in the upward view of the switching mechanism of the left-hand operation key in Fig. 1 operating means for expression.

Fig. 9 is provided in the cutaway view of the switching mechanism of the key switch in Fig. 1 operating means for expression.

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to drawing the embodiment of the invention is made an explanation.

In Fig. 1～Fig. 3, housing 1 forms the shell of operation device for computer game, is made of left box 2 of dividing right and left and right box 3.Described left box 2 is made up of the first half 2a and the Lower Half 2b that adopt screw joint to form one, be equipped with start key 4 thereon on the face of half 2a of respectively and as the cross key head 5 of the 1st operating means, and elongated left-hand operation key 6 be housed at the back side of this left side box 2 (trailing flank).In addition, described right box 3 also is made up of the first half 3a and the Lower Half 3b that adopt screw joint to form one, thereon on the face of half 3a of in abutting connection with setting as 4 key switch 7 of the 2nd operating means (7a～7d), and elongated east side operation key 8 is housed at the back side of this right side box 3 (trailing flank).Though described cross key head 5 has the function of direction indication operator, other each key switch 7a～7d and left-hand operation key 6 and east side operation key 8 have the function of action command operator respectively, but these parts are made the instruction of which kind of action, be decided by the recreation parts.

As shown in Figure 4, at the chimeric relay ring 9 that is fixed with of the right side of described left box 2 inner peripheral surface, and in the guide groove 9a that the outer peripheral face of this relay ring 9 forms sliding freely with the left side of right box 3 in week end chimeric, by this relay ring 9 left box 2 is connected rotatably with right box 3.As described later, by the relative rotating operation of left box 2 and right box 3, also can make revolution potentiometer 21 work, to produce analog signal as the 3rd operating means.In addition, at the chimeric connecting ring 10 that is fixed with of the left side of right box 3 inner peripheral surface, this connecting ring 10 is connected in both centre rotationally with described relay ring 9.

As shown in Figure 5, on described relay ring 9, be provided with centre bore 11, and around this centre bore 11, be provided with annular recess 12, in this groove 12, form a pair of stage portion 12a, 12b.Also the foreign side at groove 12 forms barrier 13, and this barrier 13 is positioned at the roughly middle place of two stage portion 12a, 12b.In addition, as shown in Figure 6, the integrally formed quill shaft 14 in the centre of described connecting ring 10, and around this quill shaft 14, be provided with the fixing guide rod 15 of screw, also around this guide rod 15, uprightly be provided with link stopper 16.Be wound with helical spring 17 on the described guide rod 15, the two ends of this helical spring 17 are ended by a pair of protruding 15a, 15b card.Relay ring 9 is connected under the state of quill shaft 14 insertion centre bores 11 rotationally with connecting ring 10, is fixed with packing ring 18.At this moment, because the size of each one is to be configured in the groove 12 of relay ring 9 according to described helical spring 17, the requirement that its two ends contact with stage portion 12a, 12b is set.Therefore use helical spring 17, can make relay ring 9 and connecting ring 10 keep the center situation shown in Fig. 7 (a).Relay ring 9 and connecting ring 10 relatively rotate under this center situation, for example when relay ring 9 relative connecting rings 10 turn round clockwise, shown in Fig. 7 (b), helical spring 17 is pushed by a side stage portion 12a, break away from the protruding 15a in diagram left side, be compressed between the protruding 15b and stage portion 12a on right side.And, when barrier 13 is in block 16 1 end face position contacting, can stop clockwise direction revolution, operator just can detect relay ring 9 and connecting ring 10 terminating point in relative rotation.When removing this turning power,, can make relay ring 9 return the center situation shown in Fig. 7 (a) automatically by the elasticity of helical spring 17.Otherwise if make relay ring 9 revolution counterclockwise under the center situation of Fig. 7 (a), shown in Fig. 7 (c), helical spring 17 is broken away from the protruding 15b on right side by the opposing party's stage portion 12b pushing, is compressed between the protruding 15a and stage portion 12b in left side.And, when barrier 13 is in block 16 other end position contacting, can stop revolution counterclockwise, with aforementioned the same, the operator just can detect the terminating point of relay ring 9 and the rotation of connecting ring 10 relativities.When removing this turning power,, can make relay ring 9 return the center situation shown in Fig. 7 (a) automatically by the elasticity of helical spring 17.

Return Fig. 4, printed circuit board (PCB) 19 is arranged in the internal fixation of described left box 2.On its printed circuit board (PCB) 19, not shown loop elements such as signal conditioning circuit are installed.On printed circuit board (PCB) 19, also be fixed with the carriage 20 of erectility, as shown in the figure, make under quill shaft 14 parastates of its gyroaxis 21a and connecting ring 10, will be fixed on as the revolution potentiometer 21 of the 3rd operating means on this carriage 20 with nut 22.This revolution potentiometer 21 terminal by soldering on the printed circuit (all not shown) of described printed circuit board (PCB) 19, be fixed with driven gear 23 at the gyroaxis 21a that protrudes from its central portion, this driven gear 23 meshes with the gear 24 of quill shaft 14 front ends that are fixed on described connecting ring 10.Thereby, by gear 24 and driven gear 23, can make the revolution of the quill shaft 14 of connecting ring 10 be delivered to revolution potentiometer 21, form a kind of simple structure.And,, can effectively utilize the space owing to will turn round the blank part that potentiometer 21 is placed on relay ring 9.

On 2 in described left box in each operated key of configuration, be equipped with not shown rubber contact between above-mentioned start key 4 and cross key head 5 and the described printed circuit board (PCB) 19 respectively, if push these start keys 4 or cross key head 5, when producing click sense of touch, send the ON/OFF signal.The effect of Sheng Xia left-hand operation key 6 is to make another revolution potentiometer 26 work that set in the left box 2 in addition, to produce analog signal, as shown in Figure 8, this revolution potentiometer 26 and described revolution potentiometer 21 the same being fixed on the described carriage 20, when pushing left-hand operation key 6 by the diagram direction of arrow, left-hand operation key 6 is along the slippage of direction of arrow straight line, and the pressing force of left-hand operation key 6 just can be given revolution potentiometer 26 with transmission of power by dwang 25.In addition, left-hand operation key 6 is located at axle 33,34 guiding on the left box 2 and is carried out described straight line slippage, and the end 6a that is located at the axle inserting hole 35 on the left-hand operation key 6 in arrival and axle be during 33 contacted positions, and described slippage action is prevented from, and too presses down to prevent left-hand operation key 6.Described dwang 25 is supported on the fulcrum 27 that is arranged at left box 2 pivotally, and by being turned round the counter clockwise direction application of force of helical spring 28 to Fig. 8, one end and left-hand operation key 6 join, 25a of tooth portion that the other end forms and gear 29 engagements that are fixed on the gyroaxis 26a that turns round potentiometer 26.Therefore, if push left-hand operation key 6 by the diagram direction of arrow, left-hand operation key 6 will be along the slippage of direction of arrow straight line, dwang 25 is center clockwise direction revolution with fulcrum 27, make the gyroaxis 26a revolution of revolution potentiometer 26, if remove the direction of arrow pressing force to left-hand operation key 6, dwang 25 promptly can return original state shown in Figure 8 because of being turned round helical spring 28 to revolution counterclockwise.

On the other hand, in each operated key that sets on 3 in above-mentioned right box, described key switch 7a, 7b are the same with described start key 4 and cross key head 5 with east side operation key 8, adopt a kind of structure that the ON/OFF signal takes place when producing click sense of touch.The effect of Sheng Xia key switch 7c and key switch 7d is to make the not shown revolution potentiometer work in the right box 3 that is provided in respectively in addition, to produce analog signal.Certainly, east side operation key 8 also can adopt same spline structure with left-hand operation key 6, key switch 7a, 7b and key switch 7c, 7d.That is, as shown in Figure 9, key switch 7c can make the Lower Half 3b of right box 3 hold elasticity by helical spring 30, is provided in the tooth portion 31 and the 32a of the tooth portion engagement that is fixed on the finger plate 32 on the not shown revolution potentiometer gyroaxis of this key switch 7c side.And a part of tooth top gap ratio other parts of the 32a of tooth portion of the upper end of tooth portion 31 and correspondence thereof want big, just easy position alignment with two tooth portions 31,32a when assembling like this.Therefore, when pushing key switch 7c at the elastic force that overcomes helical spring 30, finger plate 32 will counterclockwise turn round, and makes the gyroaxis revolution of revolution potentiometer, and remove this pressing force, this moment, key switch 7c and finger plate 32 returned original state shown in Figure 9 by helical spring 30.Key switch 7d also adopts same structure, no longer makes diagram.

Like this, comprise printed circuit board (PCB) that the revolution potentiometer is housed etc. in the inside of described right box 3, be provided with the not shown a plurality of printed circuit board (PCB)s corresponding with each operated key 7a～7d, the printed circuit of each printed circuit board (PCB) all concentrates on the right side plug-in unit 33 of right box 3 inside.And as shown in Figure 4, the lead 34 that is connected with right side plug-in unit 33 passes the inner inside that arrive described left box 2 of quill shaft 14 of described connecting ring 10, is connected with left side plug-in unit 35 on being contained in described printed circuit board (PCB) 19.And for example Fig. 1～shown in Figure 3 is connected with flexible cord 36 on printed circuit board (PCB) 19, and this flexible cord 36 is drawn towards left box 2 outside backs and not shown game hosts are connected.

Below, on game machine, how using the operating means of described embodiment make an explanation.During use, as shown in Figure 3, the operator with about palm hold with a firm grip the gently left box 2 and the right box 3 of housing 1, move by the position of left thumb again or change gradient, push certain 1 in four positions up and down of cross key head 5, the instruction of on the game machine picture, sending character and vernier moving direction.Meanwhile, the operator pushes among four key switch 7c～7d certain 1 while moving right thumb position, use left and right sides forefinger (or middle finger) to push left-hand operation key 6 and east side operation key 8 again, by these the action send the exercises state selectively instruction.Then, according to these direction instruction and action command, the operator turns left box 2 and right box 3 with left and right sides palm, relay ring 9 that is fixed on the left box 2 and the connecting ring 10 that is fixed on the right box 3 are relatively rotated, thereby make the gyroaxis 21a revolution of revolution potentiometer 21, the instruction of sending other operating state.As these actions, be suitable for most for example operation of the steering wheel in car race game and accelerator operation, operational ton and service speed are done the action of control simultaneously, owing to can when left box 2 and the rotation of right box 3 relativities, realize and the corresponding operation of speed, therefore operation sense is good, can carry out recreation more true to nature.

In sum, in the present embodiment, owing to relatively rotate left box 2 of operation and right box 3 with left and right sides palm by the operator, can produce analog signal from the revolution potentiometer 21 that is contained in the housing 1 as the 3rd operating means, therefore each finger presses operation can be operated the 3rd operating means again when being provided in each operated key on 3 in left box 2 and the right box about usefulness, makes operability obtain to improve.In addition,, therefore can when left box 2 and the rotation of right box 3 relativities, realize the operation corresponding, can carry out operation sense recreation good and true to nature with speed because the signal of exporting from the 3rd operating means is an analog signal.

Again because right box 3 is connected rotationally with relay ring 9 on being fixed on left box 2, and connecting ring 10 is arranged in the internal fixation of this right side box 3, power when therefore left box 2 and right box 3 relatively rotate operation is born by relay ring 9, act on connecting ring 10 hardly, thereby can make connecting ring 10 to the power-transmission system between the revolution potentiometer 21 keep high accuracy over a long time.

Again because the left box 2 that its structure comprises the connecting ring that can connect rotationally mutually 10 and the relay ring 9 that prevent to deviate from packing ring 18, has the right box 3 that top and the bottom 3a, the 3b of the chimeric inner peripheral surface of the protuberance that forms with connecting ring 10 outer peripheral faces form and have top and the bottom 2a, the 2b composition of the chimeric slidably inner peripheral surface of the guide groove 9a that forms with relay ring 9 outer peripheral faces, thereby can load and unload left and right sides box 2,3 simply, be convenient to internal electric replacement of element etc.

Again since printed circuit board (PCB) 19 printed circuit board (PCB) interior that will be provided in the left box 2 with lead 34 with being provided in right box 3 be connected, and these lead 34 break-through are arranged on the quill shaft 14 of connecting ring 10 central authorities, thereby when left box 2 and right box 3 relativity rotating operations, can not produce irrational power yet, can operating means be connected with game host by shared flexible cord 36 to lead 34.

And the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, can do various changes, and for example available rotary encoder replaces revolution potentiometer 21, as the 3rd operating means, also can adopt the pulse signal of this rotary encoder output that the 3rd instruction is provided.In addition, each the operated key number and the switching mechanism that are provided on 3 in left box 2 and the right box can suitably change, and for example can omit some in the east side operation key 8 of left-hand operation key 6, also can adopt to produce ON/OFF signal and construction of switch in all operated keys.

In sum, according to the present invention, when the operator relatively rotates left box of operation and right box with left and right sides palm, can make the rotary type electrical equipment work that is contained in group's housing as the 3rd operating means, output analog signal or pulse signal from the 3rd operating means, thereby can be in left and right sides finger manipulation the 1st operating means and the 2nd operating means operated key, operate the rotary type electrical equipment of the 3rd operating means, can provide a kind of operability and operation sense good novel game machine operating means.

Claims (6)

1. an operation device for computer game is characterized in that, comprising:

Have by about the left box cut apart can relatively rotate the housing that is connected with right box and left box with right box;

Have the operated key that is provided on the described left box face, send the 1st operating means of the 1st instruction usefulness for the operator;

Have the operated key that is provided on the described right box face, the 2nd operating means that the confession operator sends the 2nd instruction usefulness;

Relay ring and connecting ring that described left box is connected rotatably and can connects rotationally mutually with right box.

Have to be contained in the described housing and and be subjected to turning round the rotary type electrical equipment of driving, the 3rd operating means that the confession operator sends the 3rd instruction usefulness by relatively rotating of described relay ring and connecting ring;

From described rotary type electrical equipment, produce electric signal by the rotating operation of described left box and right box relativity.

2. operation device for computer game as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, on the rotary middle spindle of described relay ring and connecting ring, gear is housed, and gear also is housed on the gyroaxis of described rotary type electrical equipment, by these two gears the power of relatively rotating between described relay ring and connecting ring is passed to described rotary type electrical equipment.

3. operation device for computer game as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described rotary type electrical equipment is set in 1 blank part in described relay ring and the connecting ring.

4. operation device for computer game as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, on the rotary middle spindle of described relay ring and connecting ring, form hollow bulb,, be connected with the electric property of the loop substrate in the right box being contained in described left box respectively by the cable of this hollow bulb of break-through.

5. operation device for computer game as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, has at least a side to have the rotary type electrical equipment that produces analog signal or pulse signal by described operated key pressing operation in described the 1st operating means and described the 2nd operating means.

6. operation device for computer game as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, have at least a side side to be equipped with elongated operated key in described left box and the right box, this elongated operated key is by operator's linearly slippage of pressing operation, according to the action of this elongated operated key slippage, the electrical equipment in housing is housed electric signal takes place.

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