Controller
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuhiko Koriyama, Shigenobu Arai
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Abstract
A controller includes a substrate, a stick, and a functional component. The stick is to be operated by a user. The functional component performs a controller function, and it is different from the stick. The substrate includes a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface. The stick includes an arm that moves as the stick is operated, the arm extending from a side of the front surface toward a side of the rear surface. The substrate includes a circuit provided on the front surface and electrically connected to the functional component and a first sensor provided on the rear surface, the first sensor directly or indirectly detecting a motion of the arm.
Claims10
A controller comprising:
- a substrate;
- a stick configured to be operated by a user;
- and
- a button, wherein
- the substrate includes a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface,
- the stick includes an arm configured to move when the stick is operated, the arm extending from a side of the front surface toward a side of the rear surface, and
- the substrate includes
- a circuit provided on the front surface and electrically connected to the button,
- a first sensor provided on the rear surface, the first sensor configured to directly or indirectly detect motion of the arm
- the stick includes
- a first member configured to rotate in a first direction of rotation with swing of the stick, and
- a second member configured to rotate in a second direction of rotation with swing of the stick, the second direction of rotation being different from the first direction of rotation,
- the first member includes a first rotation shaft that is parallel to the substrate and provided on the side of the front surface,
- the second member includes a second rotation shaft, and
- the arm is configured to move with rotation of the first rotation shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.