Button, game controller and remote controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10707033-B2
Application number	US-201616095017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2016
Priority date	Jul 14, 2016
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A button, a game controller and a remote controller are provided. The button comprises a cylindrical button cap ( 1 ) and a cylindrical button bracket ( 2 ). The button bracket ( 2 ) is provided with a first magnetic connector ( 3 ), and the button cap ( 1 ) is provided with a second magnetic connector ( 4 ) at a corresponding position. The button cap ( 1 ) is covered on the button bracket ( 2 ), and the button cap ( 1 ) and the button bracket ( 2 ) are connected by a magnetic attraction force between the first magnetic connector ( 3 ) and the second magnetic connector ( 4 ). The button cap ( 1 ) and the button bracket ( 2 ) may be further provided with engageable sawtooth structures ( 11, 21 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A button, comprising: a cylindrical button cap and a cylindrical button bracket, wherein
the button bracket is provided with a first magnetic connector, and the button cap is provided with a second magnetic connector at a corresponding position;
the button cap is covered on the button bracket, and the button cap and the button bracket are connected by a magnetic attraction force between the first magnetic connector and the second magnetic connector, thereby realizing the axial fixing between the button cap and the button bracket; and
the button cap and the button bracket are further provided with a circumferential limiting assembly to realize the circumferential fixing between the button cap and the button bracket, so as to prevent the button cap from rotating circumferentially when the button is pressed.

2. The button according to claim 1 , wherein the circumferential limiting assembly comprises: sawtooth structures that are provided along a periphery of an inner side wall of the button cap and along a periphery of an outer side wall of the button bracket and that are engageable, and edges of the sawtooth structures are straight lines or arcs.

3. The button according to claim 1 , wherein a top portion of the button bracket is provided with a first mounting recess for mounting the first magnetic connector, and a corresponding position of the button cap is provided with a second mounting recess for mounting the second magnetic connector.

4. The button according to claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic connector is a ferromagnetic material, and the second magnetic connector is a magnetically attractable material;
or, the second magnetic connector is a ferromagnetic material, and the first magnetic connector is a magnetically attractable material;
or, both of the first magnetic connector and the second magnetic connector are a ferromagnetic material.

5. The button according to claim 1 , wherein elastic arms are symmetrically provided at a bottom of the button bracket and are parallel to a plane of the bottom of the button bracket; and
a mounting hole is provided at a tip end of each of the elastic arms, and a screw is screwed into the mounting hole to fix the button bracket to a panel at a button mounting position.

6. The button according to claim 5 , wherein:
the number of the elastic arms is two or more; and
the elastic arms have elasticity, and after the external pressing force applied to the button is cancelled, the elastic arms drive the button bracket to rebound and reset.

7. The button according to claim 1 , wherein a boss corresponding to a button element at a button mounting position is provided at a bottom of the button bracket.

8. A game controller comprising a button, the button comprising: a cylindrical button cap and a cylindrical button bracket, wherein
the button bracket is provided with a first magnetic connector, and the button cap is provided with a second magnetic connector at a corresponding position;
the button cap is covered on the button bracket, and the button cap and the button bracket are connected by a magnetic attraction force between the first magnetic connector and the second magnetic connector, thereby realizing the axial fixing between the button cap and the button bracket; and
the button cap and the button bracket are further provided with a circumferential limiting assembly to realize the circumferential fixing between the button cap and the button bracket, so as to prevent the button cap from rotating circumferentially when the button is pressed.

9. A remote controller comprising a button, the button comprising: a cylindrical button cap and a cylindrical button bracket, wherein
the button bracket is provided with a first magnetic connector, and the button cap is provided with a second magnetic connector at a corresponding position;
the button cap is covered on the button bracket, and the button cap and the button bracket are connected by a magnetic attraction force between the first magnetic connector and the second magnetic connector, thereby realizing the axial fixing between the button cap and the button bracket; and
the button cap and the button bracket are further provided with a circumferential limiting assembly to realize the circumferential fixing between the button cap and the button bracket, so as to prevent the button cap from rotating circumferentially when the button is pressed.

10. The remote controller according to claim 9 , wherein the circumferential limiting assembly comprises: sawtooth structures that are provided along a periphery of an inner side wall of the button cap and along a periphery of an outer side wall of the button bracket and that are engageable, and edges of the sawtooth structures are straight lines or arcs.

11. The remote controller according to claim 9 , wherein a top portion of the button bracket is provided with a first mounting recess for mounting the first magnetic connector, and a corresponding position of the button cap is provided with a second mounting recess for mounting the second magnetic connector.

12. The remote controller according to claim 9 , wherein:
two or more elastic arms are symmetrically provided at a bottom of the button bracket and are parallel to a plane of the bottom of the button bracket;
the elastic arms have elasticity, and after the external pressing force applied to the button is cancelled, the elastic arms drive the button bracket to rebound and reset; and
a mounting hole is provided at a tip end of each of the elastic arms, and a screw is screwed into the mounting hole to fix the button bracket to a panel at a button mounting position.

13. The remote controller according to claim 9 , wherein a boss corresponding to a button element at a button mounting position is provided at a bottom of the button bracket.

14. The game controller according to claim 8 , wherein the circumferential limiting assembly comprises: sawtooth structures that are provided along a periphery of an inner side wall of the button cap and along a periphery of an outer side wall of the button bracket and that are engageable, and edges of the sawtooth structures are straight lines or arcs.

15. The game controller according to claim 8 , wherein a top portion of the button bracket is provided with a first mounting recess for mounting the first magnetic connector, and a corresponding position of the button cap is provided with a second mounting recess for mounting the second magnetic connector.

16. The game controller according to claim 8 , wherein:
two or more elastic arms are symmetrically provided at a bottom of the button bracket and are parallel to a plane of the bottom of the button bracket;
the elastic arms have elasticity, and after the external pressing force applied to the button is cancelled, the elastic arms drive the button bracket to rebound and reset; and
a mounting hole is provided at a tip end of each of the elastic arms, and a screw is screwed into the mounting hole to fix the button bracket to a panel at a button mounting position.

17. The game controller according to claim 8 , wherein a boss corresponding to a button element at a button mounting position is provided at a bottom of the button bracket.

Assignees

• Goertek Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Geng Lin

Classifications

• A63F13/98

  Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers · CPC title

• G05D1/0016

  characterised by the operator's input device (input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00) · CPC title

• H01H13/14 Primary

  Operating parts, e.g. push-button · CPC title

• H01H2231/008

  Video game · CPC title

• A63F13/24

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