Games controller
AssigneeIronburg Inventions Limited
InventorsSimon Burgess, Duncan Ironmonger
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Abstract
A game controller for controlling electronic games comprising a controller chassis and an actuator system including: an actuator body pivotally mounted to the controller chassis; a strike plate coupled to the actuator body; a trigger adjustment system having an arm; and an actuator adjustment control screw received in a screw thread disposed within said arm. A portion of the actuator adjustment control screw may engage with a portion of the strike plate and said portion of the actuator adjustment control screw creates an end stop to limit movement of the actuator body.
Claims20
An apparatus for supplying user inputs to a computer program, such as a game program, for controlling the game program, the apparatus comprising:
- an outer case;
- at least one depressible trigger mechanism;
- and
- a mechanism for manual adjustment of a range of motion of the at least one trigger mechanism, said mechanism for manual adjustment being disposed within an internal volume defined by the outer case of the apparatus.
An apparatus for supplying user inputs to a computer program, such as a game program, for controlling the game program, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one depressible trigger mechanism;
- and
- a first mechanism for adjusting a first end stop position of the at least one depressible trigger mechanism.
A game controller for controlling electronic games, the game controller comprising a housing, at least one depressible trigger body at least in part exposed relative to the housing, said at least one depressible trigger body being in operational association with electrical circuitry contained within the housing, which electrical circuitry is controlled by depression of the at least one depressible trigger body for manipulating electrical outputs of the electrical circuitry for controlling electronic games, and the game controller having a mechanism which provides for manual adjustment of a depressible range of the at least one depressible trigger body.
A game controller for controlling electronic games comprising:
- a controller chassis and an actuator system including:
- an actuator body pivotally mounted to the controller chassis;
- a strike plate coupled to the actuator body;
- a trigger adjustment system having an arm;
- and
- an actuator adjustment control screw received in a bore disposed within said arm;
- wherein a portion of the actuator adjustment control screw engages with a portion of the strike plate and said portion of the actuator adjustment control screw creates an end stop to limit movement of the actuator body.
An actuator adjustment system for adjusting the range of travel of an actuator in a game controller, the actuator adjustment system comprising:
- a base plate for mounting the actuator adjustment system to a game controller body;
- a riser coupled to the base plate;
- and
- an arm extending from the riser,
- wherein the arm comprises a bore for receiving an actuator adjustment control screw for adjusting the range of travel of the actuator and a strike plate for arresting motion of the actuator.
An apparatus for supplying user inputs to a computer program, such as a game program, for controlling the game program, the apparatus comprising an outer case having a removable cover portion;
- at least one depressible trigger device;
- and a mechanism for manual adjustment of a range of motion of the at least one depressible trigger device, said mechanism being mounted to an internal surface of the removable cover portion, such that when the removable cover portion is coupled to the apparatus the mechanism is disposed within an internal volume defined by the outer case of the apparatus.
A game controller for controlling electronic games comprising:
- a controller chassis and an actuator system including:
- an actuator body pivotally mounted to the controller chassis;
- a strike plate coupled to the actuator body;
- a removable cover portion mountable to the controller chassis, the removable cover portion comprising:
- a trigger adjustment system having a housing;
- and
- an actuator adjustment control screw received in a bore disposed within said housing;
- wherein a portion of the actuator adjustment control screw engages with a portion of the strike plate and said portion of the actuator adjustment control screw creates a first end stop to limit movement of the actuator body.
A method of adjusting the range of movement of an actuator on a game controller for controlling electronic games, the method comprising:
- (i) providing a game controller including:
- a controller chassis;
- an actuator pivotally mounted to the controller chassis;
- a strike plate coupled to the actuator body;
- an actuator adjustment system;
- and
- an actuator adjustment control screw received in a screw thread disposed within said actuator adjustment system, wherein a portion of the actuator adjustment control screw engages with a portion of the strike plate and said portion of the actuator adjustment control screw creates an end stop to limit the actuator movement, and (ii) rotating said trigger adjustment control screw to adjust the position of that end stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.