Input device and cover
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsIkuo Kobayashi, Masaho Morita, Ryu Sannomiya
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an input device including: a cabinet including an upper cabinet section and a lower cabinet section that are combined in an upward-downward direction; at least one fixture fixing the upper cabinet section to the lower cabinet section; and a cover attached to an exterior surface of the cabinet to cover the at least one fixture. The exterior surface of the cabinet has an exposed region adjacent to the cover and not covered by the cover. A step is formed between the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet and an exterior surface of the cover, so that the exterior surface of the cover is recessed with respect to the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet.
Claims13
An input device comprising:
- a cabinet including an upper cabinet section and a lower cabinet section that are combined in an upward-downward direction;
- at least one fixture fixing the upper cabinet section to the lower cabinet section;
- and
- a cover attached to an exterior surface of the cabinet to cover the at least one fixture,
- wherein the exterior surface of the cabinet has an exposed region adjacent to the cover and not covered by the cover, and
- a step is formed between the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet and an exterior surface of the cover, so that the exterior surface of the cover is recessed with respect to the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet.
An input device comprising:
- a left held section on which an input member that is operated with a finger is disposed and which serves as a left portion of the input device;
- a right held section on which an input member that is operated with a finger is disposed and which serves as a right portion of the input device;
- a cabinet including an upper cabinet section and a lower cabinet section that are combined in an upward-downward direction, and a section forming the left held section and the right held section;
- at least one fixture fixing the upper cabinet section to the lower cabinet section;
- and
- a cover attached to an exterior surface of the cabinet to cover the at least one fixture,
- wherein the at least one fixture is provided to each of the left held section and the right held section, and
- the cover has a left cover side portion covering the fixture in the left held section, a right cover side portion covering the fixture in the right held section, and a cover center portion connecting the left cover side portion and the right cover side portion.
A cover capable to be attached on an exterior surface of a cabinet,
- the cabinet having
- a left held section which serves as a left portion of an input device and on which an input member is disposed, the input member being for operation with a finger;
- a right held section which serves as a right portion of the input device and on which an input member is disposed, the input member being for operation with a finger, and
- an upper cabinet section and a lower cabinet section that are combined in an upward-downward direction, each of the left and right held sections having at least one fixture that fixes the upper and lower cabinet sections to each other,
- the cover comprising
- a left cover side portion covering for the fixture in the left held section,
- a right cover side portion for covering the fixture in the right held section, and
- a cover center portion connecting the left and right cover side portions.
An input device comprising:
- a cabinet including an upper cabinet section and a lower cabinet section that are combined in an upward-downward direction;
- an input member;
- and
- a cover attached to an exterior surface of the cabinet,
- wherein the exterior surface of the cabinet has an exposed region adjacent to the cover and not covered by the cover,
- a step is formed between the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet and an exterior surface of the cover, so that the exterior surface of the cover is recessed with respect to the exposed region of the exterior surface of the cabinet, and
- the cover has an opening inside which the input stick is disposed.
A cover capable to be attached on an exterior surface of a cabinet of an input device having a left held section which serves as a left portion of an input device and on which an input member is disposed and a right held section which serves as a right portion of the input device and on which an input member is disposed, the cover comprising:
- a left cover side portion located in the left held section and attached on the exterior surface of the cabinet,
- a right cover side portion located in the right held section and attached on the exterior surface of the cabinet, and
- a cover center portion connecting the left cover side portion and the right cover side portion, and having an opening formed therein for putting an input member inside the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.