Operation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511185-B2
Application number	US-201716756749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Priority date	Oct 27, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

An operation device includes a movable member that is movable within a predetermined range, and a restriction member that is disposed in a state of being movable in a movable direction of the movable member, that restricts the movable range of the movable member by coming into contact with a contact surface of the movable member in the movable direction, and that can be switched between a state of being in contact with a first range of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member and a state of being in contact with a second range, the second range being different from the first range, of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operation device comprising:
a movable member that is movable within a predetermined range; and
a restriction member that is disposed in a state of being movable in a movable direction of the movable member, that restricts a movable range of the movable member by coming into contact with a contact surface of the movable member in the movable direction, and that is switched between a state of being in contact with a first range of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member and a state of being in contact with a second range, the second range being different from the first range, of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member,
wherein either one of the first range and the second range of the contact surface of the movable member further includes a lock section that is locked with the restriction member, thereby interlocking movement of the restriction member with movement of the movable member.

2. The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein the first range and the second range of the contact surface of the movable member are formed from raw materials having different Young's moduli.

3. An operation device comprising:
a movable member that is movable within a predetermined range; and
a restriction member that is disposed in a state of being movable in a movable direction of the movable member, that restricts a movable range of the movable member by coming into contact with a contact surface of the movable member in the movable direction, and that is movable between a state of being in contact with a first range of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member and a state of being in contact with a casing,
wherein the first range of the contact surface of the movable member further includes a lock section that is locked with the restriction member, thereby interlocking movement of the restriction member with movement of the movable member.

4. The operation device according to claim 3 , wherein the first range of the contact surface of the movable member and a portion, of the casing, with which at least the restriction member comes into contact are formed from raw materials having different Young's moduli.

5. An operation device comprising:
a movable member that is movable within a predetermined range;
a restriction member that is disposed in a state of being movable in a movable direction of the movable member, that restricts a movable range of the movable member by coming into contact with a contact surface of the movable member in the movable direction, and that restricts the movable range of the movable member by coming into contact with a first range of the contact surface;
a belt-like member that has a pair of ends and that is wound around a user's hand; and
a mechanism that draws at least one of the ends of the belt-like member into a casing of the operation device and locks the end at a predetermined position, and that performs an operation of drawing the belt-like member into the casing in accordance with movement of the restriction member.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Nakagawa Yusuke
• Yamano Ikuo

Classifications

• G05G5/03

  Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum position; Providing feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce (arrangements for indicating the position of the controlling member G05G1/015) · CPC title

• A63F13/23 Primary

  for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console · CPC title

• A63F2300/8082

  Virtual reality · CPC title

• H01H3/50

  with indexing or locating means, e.g. indexing by ball and spring · CPC title

• F16M13/005

  integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported · CPC title