Input device
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakanori Okamura, Yuki Taniguchi, Hiroki Ikuta, Keisuke Seko, Masaya Takei
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Abstract
An example of a controller includes a housing including an opening, and an operation member, a part of which is exposed through the opening. The operation member includes a key top exposed through the opening and operated by a user, a shaft portion extending downward from the key top, and a protruding portion protruding from the shaft portion. Further, in the housing, a pedestal with which the protruding portion of the operation member comes into contact when the operation member is tilted is provided. The tilt of the operation member is limited by the protruding portion coming into contact with the pedestal.
Claims19
An input device comprising:
- a housing including an opening;
- an operation member including:
- a keytop configured to be operated by a user;
- a shaft extending from the keytop and through the opening, the shaft having a first clearance from a periphery of the opening;
- and
- a protruding portion protruding from the shaft and having an edge region distal from the shaft;
- and
- a contact portion fixed within the housing,
- wherein:
- the shaft is configured to be tilted,
- the protruding portion is configured such that as the shaft is tilted in a tilt direction and the first clearance decreases, tilt of the shaft in the tilt direction is limited when a first part of the edge region of the protruding portion in the tilt direction contacts the contact portion,
- the protruding portion is configured such that as the shaft is tilted in the tilt direction and the first clearance decreases, a second part of the edge region of the protruding portion that is opposite the tilt direction does not contact the contact portion, and
- the protruding portion is constructed from a first material,
- the contact portion further comprises a substrate constructed from a second material and a third material positioned on the substrate, and
- a coefficient of friction between the first material and the third material being lower than a coefficient of friction between the first material and the second material.
An input device comprising:
- a housing including an opening;
- an operation member including:
- a keytop configured to be operated by a user;
- a shaft extending from the keytop and through the opening, the shaft having a first clearance from a periphery of the opening;
- and
- a protruding portion protruding from the shaft and having an edge region distal from the shaft, and the protruding portion being constructed from a first material;
- and
- a contact portion fixed within the housing, and the contact portion further comprising a substrate constructed from a second material and a third material positioned on the substrate,
- wherein:
- the shaft is configured to be tilted,
- the protruding portion is configured such that as the shaft is tilted in a tilt direction and the first clearance decreases, tilt of the shaft in the tilt direction is limited by the third material of the contact portion when a first part of the edge region of the protruding portion in the tilt direction is in contact with the third material of the contact portion,
- the protruding portion is configured such that as the shaft is tilted in the tilt direction and the first clearance decreases, a second part of the edge region of the protruding portion that is opposite the tilt direction does not contact the contact portion, and
- a coefficient of friction between the first material and the third material being lower than a coefficient of friction between the first material and the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.