# US 11,305,181 B2 · Game controller

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- Number: US 11,305,181 B2
- Document ID: US11305181B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/874,967
- Filed: 2020-05-15
- Published: 2020-11-26
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-05-24
- Applicants: Hirokazu Kawasaki
- Inventors: Hirokazu Kawasaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305181B2

## CPC

- A63F 13/24: Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
- A63F 13/21: characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
- A63F 13/23: for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console
- A63F 13/92: Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
- A63F 13/98: Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

To provide a game controller with which a detection means for detecting an insertion degree of a length can be simplified. A game controller includes a controller body to which is attached a flexible member having formed therein an insertion hole into which a length is inserted, a laser transmitter/receiver that is installed on an outer periphery of the controller body and measures a distance with respect to a base surface of the length by transmission and reception of a wave to detect an insertion degree of the length inserted from the insertion hole, and a wiring cable and a control circuit that output the insertion degree of the length detected by the laser transmitter/receiver.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A game controller comprising:
a controller body to which is attached a flexible member having formed therein an insertion hole into which a length is inserted;
a detection means configured to be installed on an outer periphery of the controller body and measure a distance with respect to a base surface of the length by transmission and reception of a wave to detect an insertion degree of the length inserted from the insertion hole, the detection means being further configured to be installed on an outer periphery of the controller body away from the insertion hole through which the length is inserted; and
an output means configured to output the insertion degree of the length detected by the detection means,
wherein the controller body has an attaching member that enables a plurality of flexible members differing in outer dimensions to be attached detachably.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The game controller according to claim 1, wherein the wave is laser light.