Slide button actuators
AssigneeRazer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.
InventorChun Chiang Chan
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Abstract
An input device is provided to supply multiple input from a button. The input device may include a first switch and a second switch. The input device may further include a slide button on a surface of the input device. The slide button may actuate the first switch when the slide button slides along a first direction substantially parallel to the surface of the input device. The slide button may actuate the second switch when the slide button slides along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface of the input device. The input device may further include a third switch. The slide button may actuate the third switch of the input device when the slide button is pressed towards the surface of the input device.
Claims19
A gaming controller, comprising of:
- a top panel;
- and
- a set of game controls;
- wherein the set of game controls is disposed at the top panel,
- wherein the set of game controls comprises:
- at least one directional gamepad;
- and at least one three-position switch system,
- wherein the at least one three-position switch system comprises:
- a first switch;
- a first plunger, wherein the first switch is kept apart from the first plunger;
- a second switch;
- a second plunger, wherein the second switch is kept apart from the second plunger;
- a third switch;
- and
- a slide button at a surface of the top panel, the slide button being separately placed between the first plunger and the second plunger,
- wherein when the slide button slides away from the second plunger and along a first linear direction parallel to the surface of the top panel towards the first switch, the slide
- button presses the first plunger to move along the first linear direction so as to actuate the first switch,
- wherein when the slide button slides away from the first plunger and along a second linear direction parallel to the surface of the top panel towards the second switch, the slide button presses the second plunger to move along the second linear direction so as to actuate the second switch,
- wherein the slide button actuates the third switch of the three-position switch system when the slide button is pressed towards the surface of the top panel.
A method of operating a gaming controller, wherein the gaming controller
- a top panel;
- and
- a set of game controls;
- wherein the set of game controls is disposed at the top panel,
- wherein the set of game controls comprises:
- at least one directional gamepad;
- and at least one three-position switch system,
- wherein the at least one three-position switch system comprises:
- a first switch kept apart from a first plungers
- a second switch kept apart from a second plunger and a third switch, the method comprising:
- sliding a slide button on a surface of the top panel away from the second plunger and along a first linear direction parallel to the surface towards the first switch to actuate the first switch of the at least one three-position switch system, wherein the first plunger is pressed by the slide button to move along the first linear direction so as to actuate the first switch;
- sliding the slide button away from the first plunger and along a second linear direction parallel to the surface towards the second switch to actuate a-the second switch of the at least one three-position switch system, wherein the second plunger is pressed by the slide button to move along the second linear direction so as to actuate the second switch;
- and
- pressing the slide button towards the surface of the top panel to actuate the third switch of the gaming controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.