Remote controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10616385-B2
Application number	US-201916375592-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2019
Priority date	Apr 15, 2016
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A remote controller includes a remote controller body including a control device configured to receive a remote-control command, a holding mechanism configured to hold a mobile terminal, and a connecting mechanism connected between the remote controller body and the holding mechanism. The holding mechanism is movably connected to the remote controller body via the connecting mechanism and is configured to move relative to the remote controller body to be in an extended state or in a contracted state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote controller comprising: a remote controller body including a control device configured to receive a remote-control command; a holding mechanism configured to hold a mobile terminal; and a connecting mechanism connected between the remote controller body and the holding mechanism; wherein: the holding mechanism is: movably connected to the remote controller body via the connecting mechanism; configured to move relative to the remote controller body to be in an extended state or in a contracted state; and a distance between the holding mechanism and the remote controller body is greater in the extended state than in the contracted state; the holding mechanism includes a first handle and a second handle connected to the connecting mechanism and located outside the remote controller body in the extended state; and in the extended state, the first handle and the second handle are spaced apart from each other to clamp the mobile terminal between the first handle and the second handle.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle of the holding mechanism with respect to the remote controller body is greater in the extended state than in the contracted state.

3. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein:
the remote controller body includes a front and a plurality of sides connected to the front, the plurality of sides including a bottom side;
the control device is provided at the front of the remote controller body; and
the holding mechanism is configured to hold the mobile terminal at a position close to the bottom side.

4. The remote controller according to claim 3 , wherein the holding mechanism is configured to abut against the bottom side in the contracted state.

5. The remote controller according to claim 3 , wherein the holding mechanism is configured to:
hold the mobile terminal against the bottom side when being in the extended state; or hold the mobile terminal above or below the front when being in the extended state.

6. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the holding mechanism is configured to hold the mobile terminal at a position close to the control device.

7. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting mechanism includes a rotating rod, an end of the rotating rod being rotatably connected to the remote controller body, and another end of the rotating rod being rotatably connected to the holding mechanism.

8. The remote controller according to claim 7 , wherein the rotating rod includes:
a first rotating shaft at the end of the rotating rod and rotatably connecting the rotating rod to the remote controller body; and
a second rotating shaft at the other end of the rotating rod and rotatably connecting the rotating rod to the holding mechanism.

9. The remote controller according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first rotating shaft or the second rotating shaft includes a damping shaft.

10. The remote controller according to claim 8 , wherein an axis of the first rotating shaft is parallel to an axis of the second rotating shaft.

11. The remote controller according to claim 8 , wherein:
the control device includes an operating lever configured to automatically reset to a middle position of an active area of the operating lever; and
when the operating lever is in the middle position, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are parallel to the operating lever.

12. The remote controller according to claim 11 ,
wherein the rotating rod is a first rotating rod connecting the remote controller body and the first handle;
the remote controller further comprising:
a second rotating rod, the second handle being rotatably connected to the remote controller body via the second rotating rod;
wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to clamp two ends of the mobile terminal in the extended state and cooperate with each other to clamp and position the mobile terminal.

13. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to: abut against an edge of the remote controller body in the contracted state, or be received at least partially inside the remote controller body in the contracted state.

14. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the holding mechanism includes a slot configured to hold the mobile terminal.

15. The remote controller according to claim 14 , further comprising:
an anti-slip component inside the slot and configured to contact with the mobile terminal.

16. The remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to control a movement direction of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Deng Yumian
• Yuan Bo
• Wu Zhenkai

Classifications

• A63F13/26

  having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth · CPC title

• A63F13/235 Primary

  using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet · CPC title

• A63F13/24

  Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles · CPC title

• A63H30/04

  using wireless transmission · CPC title

• H04M1/0239 Primary

  Sliding mechanism with two degree of freedom, e.g. translation in two different directions · CPC title