US 11,439,899 B2 · Controller capable of changing volume based on linear motor

Abstract

Disclosed is a controller capable of changing volume. The controller according to the present invention includes a housing; a volume changing unit installed outside the housing and having one end and the other end movable with respect to the housing, respectively; a driving unit for moving at least one of one end and the other end of the volume changing unit; and a control unit for controlling the driving unit. According to the present invention, it is possible to improve a user's feeling of use and to enhance satisfaction and fun by variously changing the volume, shape, etc. of a controller.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A controller capable of changing volume comprising:

a housing:
a first moving block and a second moving block installed inside the housing;
a volume changing unit comprising at least one flexible plate, wherein at least a part of the flexible plate is exposed to outside of the housing, and an upper end of the flexible plate is coupled to the first moving block and a lower end of the flexible plate is coupled to the second moving block;
a driving unit for moving the first moving block and the second moving block linearly;
and
a processor configured to control the driving unit.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/104,228Filed 25 Nov 2020

Priority

KR 10-2020-008025130 Jun 2020

Published

US 2021/0402289 A130 Dec 2021

Granted

13 Sep 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A63F 13/24
Input arrangements for video game devices: constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
A63F 13/211
Characterised by their sensors, purposes or types: using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
A63F 13/218
Characterised by their sensors, purposes or types: using pressure sensors, e.g. generating a signal proportional to the pressure applied by the player
A63F 13/285
Responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating…

Controller capable of changing volume based on linear motor

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Controller capable of changing volume based on linear motor

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Abstract

Claims8