CN111668057A - Multi-directional input device, handle and game console - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multi-directional input device applied to devices such as game machines, which comprises: an upper casing having an opening; a first operating member protruding from the opening; a first sliding member having a disc-shaped structure; The elastic sheet is arranged on the outer periphery of the first sliding member; the second sliding member and the third sliding member slide in the X and Y directions respectively under the driving of the first sliding member; the first movable contact point and the second movable contact point, respectively set on the second sliding piece and the third sliding piece; the circuit board includes a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact which are in electrical contact with the first movable contact and the second movable contact; the lower shell is connected to the upper The shell is fitted and connected, wherein the disc-shaped first sliding member slides in the horizontal range of 360 degrees under the driving of the first operating member, and the elastic sheet is on the outer peripheral side of the first sliding member and slides with the first sliding member. There are multiple components located on the same level. The multi-directional input device of the present invention has the advantages of low cost and easy automatic assembly.

Description

Multi-directional input device, handle and game console

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of game machines, in particular to a multi-directional input device, a handle using the multi-directional input device, and a game machine using the handle.

Background technique

The multi-directional input device of the existing game console is provided with a coil spring to provide a rebound force for the rotation of the sliding rod. However, the cost of the coil spring is high, and it is not conducive to automated assembly. As a result, the multi-directional input device has the disadvantages of high cost and difficulty in automatic assembly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a multi-directional input device, aiming to make the application of the multi-directional input device have the advantages of low cost and easier automatic assembly.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the multi-directional input device provided by the present invention includes:

The upper shell has an opening in the center of the top;

a first operating member protruding from the opening;

The first sliding member has a disc-shaped structure, and the disc-shaped first sliding member slides in a range of horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional directions under the driving of the first operating member;

an elastic sheet, arranged on the outer periphery of the first sliding member, to push the first sliding member to return to the original position;

The second sliding member and the third sliding member slide in the X and Y directions respectively under the driving of the first sliding member;

The first movable contact and the second movable contact are respectively arranged on the second sliding piece and the third sliding piece;

a circuit board, comprising a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact that are in electrical contact with the first movable contact and the second movable contact;

The lower shell is fitted and connected with the upper shell, and accommodates the first operating member, the first sliding member, the elastic piece, the second sliding member, the third sliding member, the first movable contact, the second movable contact, and the circuit The plate, wherein a plurality of the elastic pieces are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the first slider and on the same horizontal plane as the first slider.

Further, each elastic piece has a C-shaped structure, the C-shaped structure has a central fixing part, and the driving parts at the front ends of the elastic parts at both ends are used to abut the first sliding member in the form of applying force in the direction of returning to the origin. The outer peripheral surface of the first slider.

Further, the elastic parts adjacent to each other between the adjacent elastic sheets are composed of a first elastic part connected to the central fixing part and a second elastic part connected to the first elastic part and the driving part at both ends, respectively. One of the second elastic portions faces upward and the other faces downward, and is arranged in a crossed manner, and has a width narrower than that of the respective first elastic portions.

Further, the width of the second elastic portion is less than half of the width of the first elastic portion.

Further, the driving part has a linear part for pushing the outer peripheral surface of the first sliding piece, which is parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the first sliding piece and has the same length as the thickness of the first sliding piece, and two ends of the linear part are formed with A stopper bent toward the inner diameter direction of the first slider.

Further, the stopper portion of the driving portion is disposed opposite to the vertical surface of the upper case formed in the inner circumferential direction of the first slider with a gap at the origin position of the first slider.

Further, the first sliding member and the first operating member have an integrated structure or a separate structure.

The present invention also provides a handle including the multi-directional input device.

The present invention also provides a game machine including the handle.

In the technical solution of the present invention, when the first operating member is pushed, the first operating member drives the orthogonally arranged second sliding member and third sliding member to move/slide stably along the X direction and the Y direction. At the same time, the first movable contact point and the second movable contact point connected with the second sliding member and the third sliding member also move/slid stably along the X direction and the Y direction together. Since the first movable contact and the second movable contact are connected with the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact of the circuit board, output signals corresponding to the sliding positions of the second sliding member and the third sliding member can be output, so that the Realize precise control of displacement accuracy. Driven by the first operating member, the first sliding member slides in the range of the horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional range, and presses the first operating member in the horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional range of the first sliding member to trigger the dome switch . Further, a plurality of the elastic pieces are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the first sliding member and on the same horizontal plane as the first sliding member, so as to push the first sliding member to return to the original position. Compared with the prior art of installing the coil spring, the technical solution of the present invention only needs to set several low-cost elastic sheets crosswise on the outer periphery of the sliding plate, which has the advantages of low cost and easy automatic assembly.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-directional input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of the multi-directional input device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the multi-directional input device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the multi-directional input device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the rocker assembly of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the second support member of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the second operating member of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the first sliding member of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the first sliding member of FIG. 8 from another angle.

FIG. 10 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the multi-directional input device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 11 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the multi-directional input device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the pusher and the contact plate of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of the pusher and the contact plate of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 14 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the multi-directional input device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of the circuit board of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram of the circuit board of FIG. 15 .

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of the contact plate of FIG. 12 .

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The realization, functional characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relationship between various components under a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). The relative positional relationship, the movement situation, etc., if the specific posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes, and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature delimited with "first", "second" may expressly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization by those of ordinary skill in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of such technical solutions does not exist. , is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

1 to 17 , in an embodiment of the present invention, the multi-directional input device 100 proposed by the present invention is applied to a game machine.

It can be understood that the multi-directional input device 100, that is, the device for controlling the direction input, may be a multi-directional input device of a game console handle, or a direction key input structure of a game console handle.

The multi-directional input device 100 includes a housing component 10 , a rocker component 30 , a sliding component 50 , and a direction sensing component 70 .

The casing assembly 10 includes an upper casing 11 , a lower casing 13 , a fixing member 15 connecting the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 13 , a first supporting member 17 and a second supporting member 19 . The upper shell 11 is arranged on the lower shell 13 and forms a accommodating space together with the lower shell 13 . The rocker assembly 30 , the sliding assembly 50 , the direction sensing assembly 70 , the second supporting member 19 and the first supporting member 17 are accommodated in the accommodating space 111 .

The upper case 11 includes a top wall 112 and a side wall 113 , an opening 1121 is formed in the center of the top wall 112 , and at least one engaging member 114 is protruded from the side wall 113 . The inner surface of the top wall 112 is also provided with several connecting columns 115 .

Specifically, an escape area 1131 is formed on the side wall 113 , and the engaging member 114 is formed on the escape area 1131 .

In some embodiments, the inner surface of the top wall 112 is further provided with several connecting posts 115 . The lower shell 13 is provided with a connecting hole, and the connecting column 115 is connected in the connecting hole to connect the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 13 .

A groove is recessed on the plate body of the lower shell 13 . A protrusion 131 is formed on the surface of the plate body away from the groove corresponding to the groove. It can be understood that the groove is formed by a depression on a surface of the plate body, and the protrusion 131 is formed correspondingly. An escape area 133 is also formed on the side wall of the lower shell 13 .

The fixing member 15 includes an opening 151 , and the protrusion 131 is accommodated in the opening 151 . The fixing member 15 further includes at least one fixing plate 153 , and the fixing plate 153 defines an engaging hole 1531 . The fixing plate 153 is disposed close to the escape area 133 and the escape area 1131 , and the engaging member 114 of the upper casing is engaged in the engaging hole 1531 to connect the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 13 .

The rocker assembly 30 includes a first operating member 31 and a second operating member 33 connected to the first operating member 31 .

The first operating member 31 includes a cylindrical body 311 and a disk-shaped flange 313 protruding from one end of the cylindrical body 311 and extending in the horizontal direction. The column body 311 and the flange 313 have a hollow structure, so that the second operating member 33 can pass through the hollow structure. At least one protruding strip 315 is protruded from the outer wall of the column body 311 . At least one notch 317 is formed at one end of the cylinder 311 away from the flange 313 , thereby forming a clamping arm 319 . The inner surface of the clamping arm 319 is flat. The second operating member 33 passes through the cylinder 311 and is engaged in the notch 317 . The first operating member 31 protrudes from the opening portion 1121 , and the first sliding member 51 is driven by the first operating member 31 to slide in all directions of 360 degrees horizontally.

The clamping arm 319 can be made of plastic material.

The first sliding member 51 and the first operating member 31 have an integral structure or a separate structure.

The first operating member 31 has a through hole along the up-down direction.

The second operating member 33 is made of conductive material and is exposed above the first operating member 31 , and includes a main body 331 , and the lower portion has a tube portion 333 inserted into the through hole of the first operating member 31 . The sensing unit parallel to the first sliding member 31 includes a sensing contact 337 made of conductive material and a metal spring 335 for pressing the sensing contact 337 . The sensing contact 337 is located at the lower end of the metal spring 335 . The sensing contact 337 of the second operating portion 33 protrudes from the lower surface of the disc-shaped flange of the first operating member 31 under the elastic force of the metal spring 335 , and the contact plate 72 is arranged in parallel with the first sliding member 51 , so An elastic contact arm 721 extends from any position of the outer periphery of the contact plate 72 , the contact arm 721 contacts the circuit board 77 , and the sensing contact 337 and the contact arm 721 are electrically connected.

The main body 331 has two opposite planes. When the second operating member 33 is accommodated in the hollow structure, the main body 331 is placed on the bottom wall of the notch 317 . The two planes of the main body 331 and the clamping arm 319's two-plane fit settings. One end of the pipe portion 333 is open, and the sensing contact 337 can extend out of the pipe portion 333 through the opening. The metal spring 335 can provide elastic force to the sensing contact 337 to return to the original position. In one embodiment, the metal spring 335 can abut against the sensing contact 337 , so that the sensing contact 337 protrudes a part of the tube portion 333 , that is, the sensing contact 337 of the second operating member 33 is under the elastic force of the metal spring 335 It protrudes to the outside of the pipe portion 333 .

One end of the pipe portion 333 away from the upper shell 11 has at least a first riveting portion 3331 extending toward the outside of the pipe portion 333 and at least a second riveting portion 3333 extending toward the inside of the pipe portion 333 . The first operating member 31 is far away from the pipe portion 333 An annular riveting protrusion 312 is formed at one end of the upper shell. The first riveting portion 3331 is riveted on the riveting protrusion 312 to riveted the second operating member 33 to the first operating member 31 .

In an embodiment, at least two first riveting portions 3331 are provided outward, and the at least two first riveting portions 3331 are oppositely arranged.

In one embodiment, at least two second riveting portions 3333 disposed inward are disposed opposite to each other, and the at least two second riveting portions are disposed opposite to each other to prevent the sensing contacts of the second operating member 33 from falling off.

In one embodiment, after the metal spring 335 is installed in the tube portion 333, the sensing contact 337 is also installed in the tube portion 333. One end of the contact 337 away from the metal spring 335 protrudes out of the tube portion 333 . Under the elastic action of the metal spring 335 , the length of the portion of the sensing contact 337 extending out of the tube portion 333 can be kept unchanged. Even when the body 331 is pressed and the sensing contact 337 moves downward to contact the contact plate 72 , the length of the portion of the sensing contact 337 extending out of the tube portion 333 remains unchanged under the action of the metal spring 335 .

It can be understood that the rocker assembly 30 may not be provided with the second operating member 33 , but only includes the first operating member 31 .

In one embodiment, the material of the second operating portion 33 is metal or conductive plastic.

The sliding assembly 50 includes a disc-shaped first sliding member 51 , an elastic sheet 52 , a second sliding member 53 , and a third sliding member 55 arranged orthogonally to the second sliding member 53 .

In one embodiment, the first sliding member 51 defines a first opening 511 , the second sliding member 53 defines a second opening 531 , and the third sliding member 55 defines a third opening 551 . The first sliding member 51 , the first operating member 31 and the second operating member 33 pass through the first opening 511 , the second opening 531 and the third opening 551 .

In another embodiment, the first sliding member 51 defines a first opening 511 , the second sliding member 53 defines a second opening 531 , and the third sliding member 55 defines a third opening 551 . The first operating member 31 is fixedly connected in the first opening 511 (that is, the first sliding member 51 is integrally provided with the first operating member 31 ), and movably passes through the second operating member 33 through the second operating member 33 . in the opening 531 and the third opening 551 .

A plurality of the elastic pieces 52 are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the first slider 51 and are located on almost the same horizontal plane as the first slider 51 .

The plurality of elastic pieces 52 are disposed on the outer periphery of the first sliding member 51 to push the first sliding member 51 back to the original position. Preferably, the elastic sheet 52 covers the outer periphery of the first sliding member 51 . When the first operating member 31 and the second operating member 33 move, the elastic piece 52 can return the first operating member 31 and the second operating member 33 to the original position through elastic deformation.

The cross-arranged elastic pieces 52 cover the outer periphery of the first sliding member 51 to better provide the first operating member 31 with resilience.

The elastic piece 52 has a C-shaped structure. The C-shaped structure has a central fixing portion 523 located in the middle area, elastic portions 521 located at both ends of the central fixing portion 523, and a driving portion 525 located at the front end of the elastic portion 521. The driving portion 525 is used for The first sliding member 51 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the first sliding member 51 in the form of urging the first sliding member 51 in the return-to-origin direction.

The elastic portion 521 includes a first elastic portion 5211 connected to the central fixing portion 523 , and a second elastic portion 5213 connected to the first elastic portion 5211 and the driving portion 525 at both ends respectively. One of the adjacent second elastic portions 5213 is located above the other, and two adjacent second elastic portions 5213 are arranged to intersect.

The width of the second elastic portion 5213 is narrower than that of the first elastic portion 5211 . The width of the second elastic portion 5213 is less than half of the width of the first elastic portion 5211 .

The length of the elastic portion 521 is 16-24 mm.

The driving portion 525 has a linear portion 5251 for pushing the outer peripheral surface of the first sliding member 51 , which is parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the first sliding member 51 and has the same length as the thickness of the first sliding member 51 . The end is formed with a stopper 5253 bent toward the inner diameter direction of the first slider 51 . The driving portion 525 may be substantially U-shaped or V-shaped.

The stopper 5253 of the driving part 525 is located at the origin of the first slider 51 , and is arranged to face the vertical surface of the upper case 11 formed in the inner circumferential direction of the first slider 51 with a gap therebetween.

In one embodiment, reinforcing ribs 527 are formed on the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the elastic sheet 52 to increase the strength of the elastic sheet 52 . The reinforcing rib 527 extends along the length direction of the elastic piece 52 .

The shapes of the plurality of elastic pieces 52 can be the same or different, and can be set according to actual needs.

In one embodiment, the elastic piece 52 and the first sliding member 51 are located on the same horizontal plane.

Specifically, the central plane of the first sliding member 51 perpendicular to its thickness direction and the central plane of each elastic sheet 52 perpendicular to its width direction are on a horizontal plane, so that under the action of the elastic sheet 52, the first sliding member 51 Stable and smooth sliding in a 360-degree range.

In another embodiment, the central plane of the first sliding member 51 perpendicular to the thickness direction thereof and the central plane of the elastic portion 521 of each elastic piece 52 perpendicular to the width direction thereof are on a horizontal plane.

In yet another embodiment, the central plane of the first sliding member 51 perpendicular to the thickness direction thereof and the central plane of the driving portion 525 of each elastic piece 52 perpendicular to the width direction thereof are on a horizontal plane.

It can be understood that the cost of the elastic piece 52 is relatively low, and the step of installing the elastic piece 52 on the first sliding member 51 is also easily realized by automated assembly.

A flange 513 is protruded on the upper surface of the first sliding member 51 along the periphery of the first opening 511 , and at least one sliding groove 5131 is defined on the inner surface of the flange 513 . The column body 311 of the first operating member 31 can move through the first opening 511 or be fixedly accommodated in the first opening 511 , and the protruding strip 315 of the column body 311 can be accommodated in the sliding groove 5131 . A frame 515 is also protruded from one end of the first sliding member 51 away from the flange 513 . The frame 515 is accommodated in the overlapping area of the second opening 531 and the third opening 551 , so that the first sliding member 51 drives the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member through the frame 515 during the rotation process. 55 moves in the X and Y directions, respectively. Among them, the X direction is perpendicular to the Y direction. The switch signal input terminal 7731 is electrically connected to the dome switch 777 (ie, a key switch). There is a gap between the switch signal input end 7731 and the dome switch 777 and the boss 713 .

Driven by the first operating member 31, the first sliding member 51 slides in the horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional range, and the first operating member 31 is pressed down within the horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional range of the first sliding member 51 to trigger the circle The switch signal of the top switch 777.

At least one of the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55 is made by injection molding.

The second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55 both include a frame body 555 and guide rails 553 provided at both ends of the frame body 555 .

The material of at least one frame body 555 is metal, preferably stainless steel, so as to increase the mechanical strength of the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55 . The material of at least one guide rail 553 is plastic, and the plastic and metal can be connected together by means of injection molding.

The first sliding member 51 is slidably disposed between the upper casing 11 and the first supporting member 17 , and the end of the first supporting member 17 is disposed on the plurality of guide rails 553 .

In one embodiment, the first sliding member 51 is slidably disposed on the first supporting member 17 . The first support member 17 is formed with a plurality of legs, and the legs are arranged on the lower shell 13 to prevent sinking. Each guide rail 553 defines a sliding slot 5531 , the first support member 17 is substantially a square structure, and the first support member 17 includes at least four protrusions 171 . The protrusions 171 are accommodated in the sliding grooves 5531 , so that the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55 are slidably connected to the first supporting member 17 .

After the flange 313 of the first operating member 31 passes through the second opening 531 and the third opening 551, it abuts against the outer walls of the frame body 555 of the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55, so that the first An operating member 31 will not be separated from the first sliding block 53 and the third sliding member 55 during the sliding process.

The second support member 19 includes a plate body 191 , a plurality of pillars 193 protruding from the plate body 191 , and a fourth opening 195 opened on the plate body 191 . The pillars 193 are mounted on the lower case 13 or the circuit board 77 . The first operating member 31 and the second operating member 33 movably pass through the second opening 531 , the third opening 551 , and the fourth opening 195 .

The direction sensing assembly 70 includes a push member 71 , a contact plate 72 disposed in the push member 71 , a coil spring 74 sleeved on one end of the push member 71 , and a first movable member disposed on the second sliding member 53 . The contact 73, the second movable contact 75 provided on the third sliding member 55, the circuit board 77 provided under the pusher 71, and the dome switch 79 provided on the circuit board 77, the first movable contact 73 and the second movable contact 75 are both electrically connected to the circuit board 77 , and the first operating member 31 is provided on the pushing member 71 .

The pushing member 71 is substantially an annular structure, and a groove is formed in the center of the pushing member 71 , and the contact plate 72 is accommodated in the groove.

The pushing member 71 has a flat surface portion 715 , and an annular boss 713 and a protruding portion 711 are formed in the lower portion of the horizontal center of the pushing member 71 . The boss 713 is used to operate the dome switch 79 , and the coil spring 74 is sleeved on the protruding portion 711 to push the pusher 71 upward. The protruding portion 711 surrounds the boss 713, and the two are concentrically arranged. The flat portion 715 is in contact with the disk-shaped flange 313 and has a larger diameter than that of the disk-shaped flange 313 .

The plane portion 715 of the pushing member 71 is circular or polygonal, and its area is larger than that of the disk-shaped flange 313 of the first operating member 31 , and is greater than or equal to the sliding amount of the first operating member 31 .

In another embodiment, the plane portion 715 of the pushing member 71 is a circle or a polygon, and its area is smaller than or equal to the area of the disc-shaped flange 313 of the first operating member 31 and greater than or equal to the first operating member 31 amount of sliding. This embodiment is suitable for the case where there is no second operating member 33 .

In one embodiment, the plane on which the top surface of the contact plate 72 is located is lower than the top surface on which the top surface of the pushing member 71 is located, or the two planes are flush. The distance between the two planes is 0mm to 2mm.

In one embodiment, the area of the contact plate 72 is more than twice the sum of the diameter of the protruding area of the sensing contact 337 and the movement amount of the second operating member 33 . The movement amount of the second operating member 33 on either side is 1 to 3 mm, preferably 2 mm.

An elastic contact arm 721 extends from any position on the outer periphery of the contact plate 72 , the contact arm 721 contacts the circuit board 77 , and the contact arm 721 is electrically connected to the sensing contact 337 of the second operating member 33 .

After the contact arm 721 passes through the pusher 71 , it can be connected to the contact signal input end 7738 .

The portion of the sensing contact 337 protruding from the tube portion 333 can be in contact with the contact plate 72 , and even when the second operating member 33 is rotating, the sensing contact 337 at least contacts the edge of the contact plate 72 . When a human hand touches or presses the main body 331, since the material of the main body 331 is metal, static electricity can be generated between the main body 331 and the human hand, and the static electricity will be transmitted to the contact board 72 through the induction contact 337, and then transmitted to the contact signal input terminal 7738 through the contact arm 721. Finally, the contact signal is output from the contact signal output terminal 7739 .

The circuit board 77 includes a base plate 771 arranged in parallel with the first slider and a conductive circuit 773 provided on the base plate 771 . The circuit board 77 can be a flexible circuit board. The substrate 771 can be made of polyimide material. Polyimide (PI, Polyimide) has excellent high and low temperature resistance, electrical insulation, adhesion, radiation resistance and medium resistance, and can be used for a long time in the temperature range of -269 ° C ~ 280 ° C, short-term It can reach a high temperature of 400 ℃, which is easy to process and use.

The base plate 771 includes an annular portion 772 , a platform portion 775 disposed parallel to and concentric with the annular portion 772 , an inclined portion 774 connecting the annular portion 772 and the platform portion 775 , and a straight portion 776 . The platform portion 775 is lower than the annular portion 772 .

The annular portion 772 is formed with a fifth opening 7721 . In one embodiment, the second support member 19 is located in the five openings 7721 .

The conductive circuit 773 includes a switch signal input end 7731, a switch signal output end 7732, a ground end 7733, a first fixed contact 7734, an X direction signal output end 7735, a second fixed contact 7736, a Y direction signal output end 7737, a contact signal Input terminal 7738, contact signal output terminal 7739, power terminal 7740. The X direction is perpendicular to the Y direction.

The switch signal output end 7732 , the ground end 7733 , the X direction signal output end 7735 , the Y direction signal output end 7737 , the contact signal output end 7739 , and the power end 7740 are arranged on the straight portion 776 . The first fixed contact 7734 , the second fixed contact 7736 , and the contact signal input end 7738 are disposed on the annular portion 772 . The switch signal input end 7731 is set on the platform portion 775,

The boss 713 is disposed opposite to the switch signal input end 7731, or is disposed in contact. The first support member 17 is used to hold the push member 71 pushed up by the coil spring 74 at the upper limit position.

When pushing/moving the first operating member 31 and/or the second operating member 33, the first operating member 31 drives the orthogonally arranged second sliding member 53 and third sliding member 55 to stably move along the X direction and the Slide in the Y direction, where the X direction is perpendicular to the Y direction. At the same time, the first movable contact 73 and the second movable contact 75 connected to the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55 also slide stably along the X direction and the Y direction together. Since the first movable contact 73 and the second movable contact 75 are respectively connected with the first fixed contact 7334 and the second fixed contact 7336, the output signals of the sliding positions of the second sliding member 53 and the third sliding member 55 can pass through the A fixed contact 7334 and a second fixed contact 7336 are input, and control signals are output from the X-direction signal output end 7735 and the Y-direction signal output end 7737, so that the displacement accuracy can be precisely controlled. Since a plurality of elastic pieces 52 are arranged on the outer periphery of the first sliding member 51 in a cross manner, the first operating member 31 and the second operating member 33 can slide in the horizontal range of 360 degrees in all directions, and provide the first operating member 31 and the second operating member 33 return the force to the original position.

When the first operating member 31 and/or the second operating member 33 is pressed, the first operating member 31 and/or the second operating member 33 move downward, passing through the second opening 531, the third opening 551, The fourth opening 195 closes, and drives the pusher 71 to move down together, and the boss 713 and/or the boss 713 of the pusher 71 contacts the dome switch 79, thereby generating a switch signal, which is then output through the switch signal terminal 7732 output. The dome switch 79 is triggered by pressing down the first operating member 31 within the horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional range of the first sliding member 51 , thereby generating a switch signal, which is then output through the switch signal output terminal 7732 .

The present invention also provides a handle. The handle includes the multi-directional input device 100 . Since the handle adopts all the technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

The present invention also provides a game machine. The gaming machine includes the handle. Since the game machine adopts all the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Under the inventive concept of the present invention, the equivalent structural transformation made by the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied to other All relevant technical fields are included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A multidirectional input device applied to a game machine, the multidirectional input device comprising:

an upper shell, the top center of which is provided with an opening part;

a first operation element protruding from the opening;

the first sliding part is of a disc-shaped structure and slides in a horizontal 360-degree omnidirectional range under the driving of the first operating part;

the elastic sheet is arranged on the periphery of the first sliding piece so as to push the first sliding piece to return to the original position;

the second sliding piece and the third sliding piece slide in the X direction and the Y direction respectively under the driving of the first sliding piece;

a first movable contact and a second movable contact which are respectively arranged on the second sliding part and the third sliding part;

a circuit board including a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact which are electrically contacted with the first movable contact and the second movable contact;

and the lower shell is connected with the upper shell in an embedded manner and accommodates the first operating piece, the first sliding piece, the elastic sheet, the second sliding piece, the third sliding piece, the first movable contact, the second movable contact and the circuit board, wherein the elastic sheets are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the first sliding piece and are positioned on the same horizontal plane with the first sliding piece.

2. The multidirectional input apparatus as in claim 1, wherein each of the resilient pieces has a C-shaped configuration having a center fixing portion, and the driving portions at front ends of the resilient portions at both ends are configured to abut against an outer peripheral surface of the first slider in a manner of urging the first slider in a direction of returning to the origin.

3. The multidirectional input apparatus as in claim 2, wherein the elastic portions adjacent to each other between the adjacent elastic pieces are each composed of a first elastic portion connected to the center fixing portion and a second elastic portion having both ends connected to the first elastic portion and the driving portion, respectively, and wherein one of the adjacent second elastic portions faces upward and the other second elastic portion faces downward and is disposed in a crossing manner, and the width of each of the adjacent second elastic portions is narrower than the width of the corresponding first elastic portion.

4. The multidirectional input apparatus of claim 3, wherein said second resilient portion has a width less than one-half of a width of said first resilient portion.

5. The multidirectional input apparatus as in claim 2, wherein said driving portion has a linear portion parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the first slider and having the same length as the thickness of the first slider for pushing the outer peripheral surface of the first slider, and stopper portions bent toward the inner diameter direction of the first slider are formed at both ends of said linear portion.

6. The multidirectional input apparatus as in claim 5, wherein said stopper portion of said drive portion is disposed in an opposing relationship with a clearance from a vertical surface of the upper housing formed in an inner peripheral direction of the first slider at an origin position of the first slider.

7. The multidirectional input apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first sliding member and said first operating member are of an integral structure or a separate structure.

8. The multidirectional input apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said spring plate has ribs formed on at least one surface thereof, said ribs extending along a length of said spring plate.

9. A handle, characterized in that the handle comprises a multidirectional input device according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. A gaming machine characterized by comprising the handle of claim 9.

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