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CN-122018627-A - Direction input device and joystick device

CN122018627ACN 122018627 ACN122018627 ACN 122018627ACN-122018627-A

Abstract

A direction input device and a joystick device are provided. The lever portion is tipped relative to the lever module housing. The lever portion has an operation portion that is at least partially located outside an outer edge of the top surface of the lever module case when viewed in the third direction. The controller housing has a first hole through which the lever module passes and which is larger than the operation portion in the second direction. The cover blocks a portion of the first aperture, at least a portion of the cover being located between an edge of the first aperture and the lever module housing when viewed in the first direction. The cover does not move relative to the lever module housing. The top surface of the operating portion covers the entirety of the lever portion when viewed in the third direction.

Inventors

  • Okamura Examiner
  • Takei Koya
  • Jinji Ji Temple
  • MINAGAWA ARATA

Assignees

  • 任天堂株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20251030
Priority Date
20241112

Claims (13)

  1. 1. A direction input device is provided with: A joystick module including a joystick module case and a joystick portion extending in a first direction from an opening of the joystick module case, the joystick portion tilting with respect to the joystick module case, the joystick portion having an operation portion provided at an end of the joystick portion in the first direction and extending from the joystick portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the operation portion being located at least partially outside an outer edge of a top surface of the joystick module case when viewed in a third direction which is an opposite direction to the first direction; a controller housing having a first hole through which the lever module passes and which is larger than the operating portion in the second direction, and A cover blocking a portion of the first aperture, at least a portion of the cover being located between an edge of the first aperture and the lever module housing when viewed in the third direction, the cover not moving relative to the lever module housing, Wherein the top surface of the operation portion covers the entirety of the lever portion when viewed in the third direction.
  2. 2. The direction input device according to claim 1, wherein, The cover has a first face that includes an area flush with a surface of the controller housing.
  3. 3. The direction input device according to claim 2, wherein, At least a portion of the cover protrudes from the first aperture.
  4. 4. The direction input device according to claim 3, wherein, The first face is curved in such a manner as to move toward the first direction as it approaches the center of the first hole.
  5. 5. The direction input device according to claim 2, wherein, The cover has a second face extending from an outer edge of the first face toward the third direction, and a third face extending from the second face toward the second direction, The second face is opposite to the inner peripheral surface of the first hole, The third face is opposite to an inner surface of the controller case, that is, an opposite side of the surface of the controller case.
  6. 6. The direction input device according to claim 5, wherein, The cover has a second hole open at the third face, and a protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the controller case penetrates the second hole.
  7. 7. The direction input device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, The cover has a stepped portion and is provided with a recess, The first aperture is provided in a front wall of the controller housing, The step portion is fitted with a corner portion formed by an inner peripheral surface of the first hole at the front wall and an inner surface of the controller housing.
  8. 8. The direction input device according to claim 1, wherein, The control rod part is provided with an umbrella part which extends towards the third direction and the second direction and can be deformed, The cover overlaps an outer edge of the umbrella portion when viewed in the first direction.
  9. 9. The direction input device of claim 8, wherein, The outer edge of the umbrella part is positioned outside the controller shell.
  10. 10. The direction input device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein, The direction input device is provided with a substrate, The control rod module shell is arranged in a way of penetrating through a notch or a hole arranged on the base plate, At least a part of a surface of the cover opposite to the surface exposed to the outside is opposed to the surface of the substrate on the first direction side.
  11. 11. The direction input device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, The cover is secured to the lever module housing.
  12. 12. A joystick device is provided with: A lever module housing; A lever portion extending in a first direction from an opening of the lever module case, tilting with respect to the lever module case, the lever portion having an operation portion provided at an end of the lever portion in the first direction and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the lever portion, the operation portion being at least partially located outside an outer edge of a top surface of the lever module case when viewed in a third direction which is an opposite direction to the first direction, and A cover fixed to the lever module case and provided between the lever module case and the operating portion in the first direction, Wherein the top surface of the operating portion covers the entirety of the lever portion when viewed in the third direction, An outer edge of the cover surrounds the operation portion when viewed in the first direction.
  13. 13. The joystick device of claim 12, wherein, The control rod part is provided with an umbrella part which extends towards the third direction and the second direction and can be deformed, The cover overlaps an outer edge of the umbrella portion when viewed in the first direction.

Description

Direction input device and joystick device Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a direction input device and a joystick device. Background As disclosed in international publication No. 2023/203799, a structure is known in which the internal structure of a controller case is suppressed from being exposed by blocking a hole of the controller case through which a lever module passes by the lever module case. Disclosure of Invention On the other hand, from the viewpoint of operability, it is sometimes desirable to further increase the operation portion of the joystick module. In this case, for example, if the hole of the controller case is also enlarged so that the operation portion can pass through, a gap is generated between the lever module case and the edge of the hole, and when the hole is peeped from outside the controller, an internal structure such as a substrate may be exposed. If the joystick module housing is also enlarged to block the hole, it may result in an increase in the size of the controller. Alternatively, for example, as disclosed in international publication No. 2022/130596, a joystick structure having a shaft provided with an umbrella portion extending from below an operation portion to a position outside the operation portion may be used, and the gap may be covered by such an umbrella portion. However, since such an umbrella part is tilted together with the operation part, a space for allowing the umbrella part to move is required to secure a certain amount of tilting, and there is still a possibility that the controller may be enlarged. The present disclosure provides a joystick module or a direction input device provided with the joystick module, wherein the joystick module is prevented from being enlarged and the operation part is prevented from being enlarged while the structure in the controller housing is prevented from being exposed. The direction input device includes a joystick module including a joystick module housing and a joystick portion, a controller housing, and a cover. The lever portion extends from the opening of the lever module housing in a first direction and is tipped with respect to the lever module housing. The lever portion has an operation portion provided at an end portion of the lever portion in a first direction and extending from the lever portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the operation portion is at least partially located outside an outer edge of a top surface of the lever module case when viewed in a third direction which is an opposite direction to the first direction. The controller housing has a first hole through which the lever module passes and which is larger than the operation portion in the second direction. The cover blocks a portion of the first aperture, at least a portion of the cover being located between an edge of the first aperture and the lever module housing when viewed in the first direction. The cover does not move relative to the lever module housing. The top surface of the operating portion covers the entirety of the lever portion when viewed in the third direction. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, the cover may have a first surface including a region flush with the surface of the controller case. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, at least a part of the cover may protrude from the first hole. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, the first surface may be curved so as to be closer to the center of the first hole in the first direction. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, the cover may have a second surface extending in the third direction from an outer edge of the first surface, and a third surface extending in the second direction from the second surface. The second surface may be opposite to the inner peripheral surface of the first hole. The third surface may be opposite to the inner surface of the controller case, that is, the surface of the controller case. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, the cover may have a second hole that opens on the third surface. A protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the controller housing may also pass through the second hole. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, the cover may have a stepped portion. The first aperture may also be provided in the front wall of the controller housing. The stepped portion may also be fitted to a corner portion formed by the inner peripheral surface of the first hole at the front wall and the inner surface of the controller housing. In the direction input device according to the above aspect, the lever portion may have an umbrella portion that extends in the third direction and in the second direction and is deformable. The cover may also overlap the outer edge of the umbrella portion when viewed in the first direction. In the direction input device accordin