TWI783848B - Control assembly for portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A control assembly for a portable electronic device includes a mount seat, at least one link, and two controllers. The mount seat is configured to be installed on the electronic device. The mount seat has a support surface configured to support the electronic device. The link connects to the mount seat. The controllers are able to electronic communication with the electronic device. The controllers are separated from each other and movably connected to the mount seat via the link. The controllers are spaced apart from the support surface along a normal direction of the support surface so that an orthogonal projection of the electronic device along the normal direction of the support surface overlaps at least part of each controller.

Description

Control components that can be combined with portable electronic devices

The present invention relates to a control device, in particular to a control component that can be combined with a portable electronic device.

In recent years, with the development of mobile phone performance, people can play various games on mobile phones. However, due to the trend of mobile phones using touch screens, games are controlled by virtual buttons, which makes game operations lack the touch of real buttons, and the touch method is also sufficient to give back to the user's operating strength, which greatly reduces the gaming experience.

For this reason, some industry players have launched a design that combines a handle with a mobile phone, so that players can obtain a better control feel and gaming experience by controlling the real buttons of the handle. However, the relative position of the control handles used for mobile phones currently seen is not ergonomic, and there is room for improvement.

In view of this, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a control assembly to provide an ergonomic operation method.

A control assembly disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for an electronic device and includes a fixing base, at least one connecting member and two handles. The fixing seat is suitable for being assembled on the electronic device. The fixing seat has a carrying surface for carrying the electronic device. The connecting member is connected to the fixing seat. The handle is suitable for communicating with the electronic device. The handles are separated from each other and are movably connected to the fixing seat via the connecting member. The handle keeps a distance from the bearing surface in the normal direction of the bearing surface of the fixing seat, so that the projection of the electronic device along the normal direction of the bearing surface covers at least part of each of the handles.

According to the control assembly disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the handles are located on opposite sides of the fixing base and keep a distance from the bearing surface in the normal direction of the bearing surface, when the fixing base is installed on the electronic device, the electronic device can be moved along the bearing surface. The projection in the normal direction covers at least a part of the handle. In other words, the fixing seat can make the handle overlap the electronic device, thereby enabling the user to manipulate the electronic device in an ergonomic manner. .

The above description of the disclosure of the present invention and the following description of the implementation are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the patent application scope of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail below in terms of implementation. The content is sufficient to enable anyone skilled in the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, but it is only an example and does not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. .

It is to be understood that the phraseology and phraseology used below are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. In addition, the words "set up", "configure", "connect", "assemble", "install" and variations thereof may be used hereinafter, but unless expressly stated otherwise, shall include "set up", "set up", "Configuration", "Connection", "Assembly", "Installation" and so on. Terms such as "substantially", "about" and "approximately" may be used below, which refer to the situation that there is a slight difference from the target value but still falls within the range of manufacturing tolerances and the same effect as the target value. In addition, "at least one" may also be used below to describe the quantity of the referred element, but unless otherwise explicitly stated, it should not be limited to the situation where the quantity is "only one". The term "and/or" may also be used below, which should be understood as including any one and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

Some and other embodiments of the present invention are described in the following paragraphs with reference to FIGS. 1-5. However, those skilled in the art can understand that various details related to the drawings described here or below are for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a control component 1 , which is suitable for combining with a portable electronic device (hereinafter referred to as "electronic device") 9 . The electronic device 9 can be, but not limited to, any suitable smart phone, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The control component 1 can be communicated with the electronic device 9 in any suitable manner, such as wired or wireless, so as to become a way for the user to control the electronic device 9 .

Therefore, the control assembly 1 of this embodiment may include a fixing base 11 , at least one connecting member 13 , a handle 21 and a handle 22 . The fixing seat 11 refers to the part on the control assembly 1 for carrying and fixing the electronic device 9 . Any mechanism suitable for clamping and/or stably carrying electronic devices such as smart phones can be suitable as the fixing seat 11 of this embodiment.

The connecting member 13 refers to the part of the control assembly 1 connected between the fixing seat 11 and the handles 21 and 22 . Further, in this embodiment, the connecting member 13 may include at least one connecting portion 131 and at least one connecting portion 132 . The connecting portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 are movably connected to opposite sides of the fixed base 11 respectively, and the handles 21 and 22 are respectively connected to the connecting portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 so as to be connected to the fixed base 11 via the connecting portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 But in a separate configuration.

The handles 21 and 22 refer to the parts of the control assembly 1 that can be held by the user's left hand and right hand to control the electronic device 9 respectively. It is added that any suitable device that is suitable to be held in the hand and can be paired with the electronic device 9 to control the electronic device 9 through signal transmission can be suitable as the handles 21 and 22 of this embodiment. Since the connecting portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 are movably connected to opposite sides of the fixing base 11 respectively, the handles 21 and 22 can move relative to the fixing base 11 and the electronic device 9 on the fixing base 11 when in use. The "used state" mentioned here refers to the state when the handles 21 and 22 are suitable for being held by human hands, but at this time it is not limited to whether they are connected to the electronic device 9 or not. It is supplemented that the handles 21 and 22 may also be movably connected to the connecting portion 131 and the connecting portion 132 respectively, so as to increase the degree of freedom of adjustment.

Through the configuration of the aforementioned fixing base 11 and the connecting member 13, the spacing and relative position between the handles 21 and 22 and the spacing and relative position of the handles 21 and 22 relative to the fixing base 11 and the electronic device 9 on the fixing base 11 are uniform. Can be changed.

Moreover, by means of the fixing base 11 and the connecting member 13, the handles 21 and 22 can be maintained at a specific orientation of the electronic device 9 when in use. In view of this, please continue to refer to FIG. 2 , through the fixing base 11 and the connecting member 13, the handles 21 and 22 are disposed below the electronic device 9 and at least partly overlap the display screen 91 of the electronic device 9; in other words The electronic device 9 can be positioned above the handles 21 and 22 such that the display screen 91 overlaps part of the surfaces of the handles 21 and 22 .

The display screen 91 mentioned here refers to an area on the electronic device 9 for displaying images, such as a touch screen. Understandably, the position of the display screen 91 is usually regarded as the front of the device to which it belongs. The “underside of the electronic device 9 ” mentioned here is determined by the viewer’s viewing angle of the display screen 91 , and refers to the back, the rear of the electronic device 9 or the area facing away from the display screen 91 of the electronic device 9 . The "overlapping" mentioned here refers to the viewing direction of the electronic device 9 in the viewing direction of the display screen 91 of the user, or in the normal direction of the display screen 91 of the electronic device 9, or in the direction of a bearing surface 1111 of the fixed seat 11. The projection on the normal direction (N as shown in the figure) may cover the surface of the handles 21 and 22, which can also be said to mean that the handles 21 and 22 are in the normal direction of the display screen 91 or on the bearing surface 1111 of the fixing seat 11 The projection on the normal direction N of , may cover the surface of the electronic device 9 . The “supporting surface 1111 ” refers to a surface on the fixing base 11 that can be used to directly or indirectly contact and support the electronic device 9 .

By having the electronic device 9 overlap at least a portion of each of the handles 21 and 22, or in other words, by overlapping the handles 21 and 22 below the electronic device 9, it is possible for the user to handle it ergonomically. electronic device9.

Of course, as long as the handles 21 and 22 can be overlapped under the electronic device 9, the basic configuration of the control assembly 1 can be adjusted according to actual needs. For example, please refer to FIG. 3 , the connecting portion 131 of the connecting member 13 of the control assembly 1 can be any suitable structure engaged between the handles 21 and 22, and the connecting portion 132 of the connecting member 13 can be movably or non-movably connected at one end. At the connecting portion 131 , the other end is movably or non-movably connected to the fixing seat 11 .

The above is the description of the basic configuration of the control assembly 1 of the embodiment of the present invention. Although it is only shown in the form of simple square lines in FIGS. , can be applicable to the control assembly 1 of the present invention.

For example, please refer to FIGS. 4-5 , which are, for example, one of the exemplary embodiments of the control component 1 shown in FIGS. 1-2 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the fixing base 11 of the control assembly 1 may include a bearing portion 111 and two clamping structures 112. The bearing portion 111 is the part on the fixing base 11 for carrying the electronic device 9. The aforementioned bearing The surface 1111 is located on the carrying portion 111 , and the clamping structures 112 are slidably located at opposite ends of the carrying portion 111 , and can be used to clamp the electronic device 9 .

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the connecting parts 131 and 132 of the connecting member 13 of the control assembly 1 can be pivotally connected to the bearing part 111 of the fixed base 11, and the handles 21 and 22 can be pivotally connected Connected to the connection parts 131 and 132 . Thereby, the distance between the handles 21 and 22 can be changed as shown by the arrows and the relative positional relationship with the fixed base 11, but through the design of the fixed base 11 and the connecting member 13, the activities of the handles 21 and 22 are kept in the electronic device 9 and at least partially overlaps with the electronic device 9 .

In addition, because the handles 21 and 22 are pivotally connected to the connecting portions 131 and 132 and the connecting portions 131 and 132 are pivotally connected to the fixing base 11 , the handles 21 and 22 have high adjustment flexibility relative to the fixing base 11 . For example, please continue to refer to FIG. 6 , the handles 21 and 22 can be stored side by side and on the same side of the fixing seat 11 , so as to maintain a small volume and not occupy space when not in use. More specifically, when the handles 21 and 22 are in the storage position, the handles 21 and 22 are side by side and located on the same side or directly below the bearing surface 1111 of the fixing seat 11; or in other words, when the handles 21 and 22 are in the storage position, the fixed The projection of the seat 11 along the normal direction N of the carrying surface 1111 covers at least part or all of the side-by-side handles 21 and 22 .

It can be understood that the above-mentioned embodiment is only one example of realizing the control assembly of the present invention, as long as the configuration that the relatively movable separate handle can be overlapped under the matched electronic device can be achieved, the control assembly of the present invention can be Make any appropriate adjustments and modifications as required. For example, please refer to FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the fixed seat 11 of the control assembly 1 may further include a sliding seat portion 113, the carrying portion 111 is slidably arranged on the sliding seat portion 113, and the connecting portion 131 and 132 can be pivotably connected to the sliding seat portion 113. Under this configuration, the handles 21 and 22 and the associated electronic device can also have a degree of freedom in the direction of movement as indicated by the arrows.

Or, please refer to FIGS. 8-12 , in this embodiment, the connecting parts 131 and 132 of the connecting member 13 of the control assembly 1 can be pivotably connected to opposite sides of the fixing seat 11, and the connecting part 131 and The ends of 132 relatively away from the fixing base 11 are respectively slidably and pivotally connected to the handles 21 and 22 . In other words, one end of the connecting part of this embodiment is pivotally connected to the fixing base, and the other end is slidably and pivotally connected to one of the handles. Under this configuration, the handles 21 and 22 can slide along the connecting parts 131 and 132 as shown by the arrows in FIG. 9 to expand away from the fixing base 11 . That is to say, the handles 21 and 22 can be relatively close to or relatively far away on a plane through the connecting portions 131 and 132 (or in other words, the distance between the handles 21 and 22 can be adjusted on a plane). On the other hand, the fixing base 11 may include two clamping structures 112 that are movable relative to each other, and the surface of the clamping structures 112 may serve as a bearing portion having a bearing surface for bearing the electronic device 9 . And, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 9, at least one of the clamping structures 112 can slide in another direction different from the sliding direction of the handles 21 and 22, so as to change or adjust the relationship between it and the other clamping structure 112. The distance is far.

Under the foregoing configuration, as shown in FIG. 10 , the user can adjust the distance between the clamping structures 112 and the distance between the handles 21 and 22 according to the size of the electronic device 9 to be carried, so that the clamping structure 112 And the handles 21 and 22 can jointly clamp the electronic device 9 to provide a stable and reliable use experience. Or, according to different usage habits, the user can also adjust the positions of the handles 21 and 22. As shown in FIG. A position below the device 9 and at least partially overlapping the electronic device 9 . Similarly, due to the connection relationship between the fixed seat 11, the handles 21 and 22 and the connecting parts 131 and 132, the control assembly 1 has high adjustment elasticity. When the connecting parts 131 and 132 are respectively received under the handles 21 and 22 , the handles 21 and 22 can be pivoted relative to the fixing base 11 to a side-by-side position directly under the fixing base 11 through the connecting parts 131 and 132 .

According to the control assembly disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, the handle can be maintained on the same side of the bearing surface of the fixing base and overlap the electronic device carried on the bearing surface. In other words, the fixing base can make the handle overlap the electronic device The lower part of the electronic device can thereby allow the user to manipulate the electronic device in an ergonomic manner.

Although the present invention is disclosed by the aforementioned embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, all changes and modifications are within the scope of patent protection of the present invention. For the scope of protection defined by the present invention, please refer to the appended scope of patent application.

1: Control components 9: Electronic device 11: Fixed seat 13: Connecting components 21,22: handle 91: display screen 111: bearing part 112: clamping structure 113: sliding seat part 131,132: connecting part 1111: bearing surface N: normal direction

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a control component applied to an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the control component and the electronic device of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a control component applied to an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a control component according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the application of the control component in FIG. 4 to an electronic device. FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the control unit in FIG. 4 when it is stored. FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the control unit in FIG. 8 when it is unfolded. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the use of the control component of FIG. 8 applied to an electronic device. FIG. 11 is another schematic diagram of the application of the control component in FIG. 8 to an electronic device. FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the control unit in FIG. 8 when it is stored.

1: Control components

9: Electronic device

11: Fixed seat

13: Connecting components

21,22: handle

91: display screen

131,132: connecting part

1111: bearing surface

N: normal direction

Claims (10)

A control assembly suitable for an electronic device, comprising: A fixing base, suitable for being assembled on the electronic device, wherein the fixing base has a carrying surface for carrying the electronic device; at least one connecting member, connected to the fixing base; and two handles, suitable for communicating with the electronic device device, wherein the two handles are separated from each other and are movably connected to the fixing base via the at least one connecting member; wherein the two handles are kept at a distance from the bearing surface in the normal direction of the bearing surface of the fixing base, so that The projection of the electronic device along the normal direction of the carrying surface covers at least part of each of the two handles. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting member includes at least two connecting parts, and the two handles are respectively movably connected to opposite sides of the fixing seat via the at least two connecting parts. The control assembly according to claim 2, wherein the at least two connecting parts are respectively pivotally connected to opposite sides of the fixing seat. The control assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the two handles are respectively pivotally connected to the at least two connecting parts. The control assembly according to claim 3, wherein the at least two connecting parts are respectively slidably and pivotally connected to the two handles. The control assembly as described in claim 2, wherein the fixed base includes a bearing part and two clamping structures, the bearing part has the bearing surface, the two handles are movably connected to the bearing part, and the two clamping structures are respectively Slidably located at opposite ends of the carrying portion for clamping the electronic device. The control assembly as described in claim 2, wherein the fixed seat includes a bearing part, two clamping structures and a sliding seat part, the bearing part has the bearing surface and is slidably arranged on the sliding seat part, the two The handle is movably connected to the sliding seat part, and the two clamping structures are respectively slidably located at opposite ends of the bearing part for clamping the electronic device. The control assembly as described in claim 4, wherein the two handles have a storage position, when the two handles are in the storage position, the two handles are side by side, and the projection of the fixing seat along the normal direction of the bearing surface covers the At least part or all of each of the two handles. The control unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two handles are connected to the electronic device through wired communication. The control unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two handles communicate with the electronic device in a wireless manner.

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