发明名称 |
GAME CONTROLLER WITH THUMBSTICK INTERFACE RING |
摘要 |
A user input device is described that includes a ring that is connected to a housing of the user input device and that surrounds an aperture included in the housing from which a user-manipulable portion of a thumbstick extends. The ring serves to prohibit contact between a portion of the thumbstick and an edge of the housing that surrounds the aperture. The ring may be formed from a material that has a relatively low coefficient of friction with a material from which the portion of the thumbstick is formed. In certain embodiments, the ring may be removably connected to the housing of the game controller such that a user can easily disconnect and reconnect the ring to the housing without damaging either the ring or the housing. |
申请公布号 |
US2016346680(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.12.01 |
申请号 |
US201514722461 |
申请日期 |
2015.05.27 |
申请人 |
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
发明人 |
Tsai Jason V.;Schmitz Aaron;Finney Benjamin M.;Gassoway Gabriel M. R. |
分类号 |
A63F13/24;B29C65/48;B29C65/08;B29C70/76 |
主分类号 |
A63F13/24 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A user input device, comprising:
a housing that defines an internal cavity of the user input device and includes an aperture; a thumbstick module that is disposed within the internal cavity; a thumbstick cap that is mounted upon a moveable post of the thumbstick module and that extends from the internal cavity and outside the housing through the aperture, the thumbstick cap being manipulable by a user; and a ring that is connected to the housing around the aperture and that impedes contact between a portion of the thumbstick cap and an edge of the housing that surrounds the aperture, the portion of the thumbstick cap being formed from a first material and the ring being formed from a second material that has a coefficient of friction with the first material that is less than a coefficient of friction between the first material and a material from which the housing is formed. |
地址 |
Redmond WA US |