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US 10,864,436 B2Granted
Game controller
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorTakanori Okamura
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Abstract
An example game controller includes, in each of left and right grip portions of a housing, a vibrator capable of vibrating in a first direction and a second direction. The game controller is divided into a main body housing and a grip portion. The vibrator comes into direct contact with the grip portion on a first surface of the vibrator corresponding to the first direction and a second surface of the vibrator corresponding to the second direction. Meanwhile, the vibrator comes into contact with the main body housing through a holder without coming into direct contact with the main body housing.
Claims22
A game controller comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein
- the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction, and
- a first resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.
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A game controller comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein
- the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction.
- the housing includes a first portion and a second portion thicker than the first portion, and
- at least one of the first surface of the vibrator or the second surface of the vibrator is configured to contact the first portion of the housing.
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A game controller comprising;
- a housing;
- and
- a vibrato contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein
- the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction, wherein
- the housing includes a grip potion configured to be held by a hand of a user including a palm,
- the first surface of the vibrator is configured to contact a first portion of the grip portion with which the palm of the user comes into contact,
- the grip portion includes a second portion different from the first portion,
- the first portion corresponds to an approximate center portion of the palm of the user, and the second portion corresponds to a portion of a finger of the user,
- the second surface of the vibrator is configured to contact the second portion of the grip portion, and
- a first resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonance frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.
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A game controller comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and second direction different from the first direction, wherein
- the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction,
- the vibrator has as resonance frequencies, a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency, different from the first resonance frequency.
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A game controller comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a vibrator contained in the housing and configured to vibrate in a first direction and second direction different from the first direction, wherein
- the vibrator includes a first surface configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the first direction and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to contact the housing when the vibrator vibrates in the second direction,
- the vibrator is configured to receive respective signals at a given time, each causing vibration in a different one of the first and second directions, and
- a first resonant frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the first direction is different from a second resonant frequency of vibration of the vibrator in the second direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.