Patent Description:
Mobile phone games have become a hobby for more and more young people. In order to facilitate operations and improve the game experience, people usually mount mobile phones or SWITCH game consoles on gamepads. When the gamepads are connected to the mobile phones or the SWITCH game controls, games in the mobile phones or the SWITCH game consoles can be controlled by using the gamepads. In order to improve the game experience, display screens of the mobile phones or the SWITCH game consoles need to always be kept flush with tops of the gamepads. However, different types of mobile phones or SWITCH game consoles may have different thicknesses. After the mobile phones or the SWITCH game consoles are mounted on the gamepads, the display screens of most of the mobile phones or the SWITCH game consoles cannot always be flush the tops of the gamepads, resulting in poor compatibility.

D1 (<CIT>) discloses an auxiliary electronic controller of a mobile terminal includes a main body having a seating portion configured to seat the mobile terminal at a top surface of the main body, and having a radiating structure disposed therein, a first holding portion formed at one side of the main body, and a second holding portion hinge-coupled to another side facing the one side of the main body to rotate to a bottom surface of the main body.

D2 (<CIT>) discloses an electronic smart device controller comprising a right side panel, a left side panel, and optionally a chassis and a detachable cradle. The right side panel and the left side panel can receive the chassis or the detachable cradle.

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a housing of a gamepad, to solve the problems that existing gamepads cannot make display screens of most mobile phones or SWITCH game consoles always flush with tops of the gamepads, resulting in poor compatibility.

The present disclosure provides a housing of a gamepad, including:.

The housing of the gamepad can be used as a housing of a gamepad. To play a mobile phone game or a SWITCH game, a mobile phone or the SWITCH game console can be placed in the mounting space of the housing, and a size of the mounting space can be adaptively adjusted through the resetting members according to a thickness of the mobile phone or the SWITCH game console, so that a display screen of the mobile phone or the SWITCH game console resists against the limiting portions. The limiting portions can be located at a top of the gamepad, so that the display screen of the mobile phone or the SWITCH game console is kept at the top of the gamepad, and a user has a good game experience. The housing of the gamepad is high in compatibility, on which most mobile phones or SWITCH game consoles with different thicknesses can be mounted, and the display screens of the mobile phones or SWITCH game consoles are aligned with the top of the gamepad.

In one embodiment, the resetting members are springs, and the resetting forces are elastic forces.

In one embodiment, each main body is provided with a fixed pillar; fixing slots are formed in the lifting platform; the springs sleeve the fixed pillars; and two ends of the springs resist against the main bodies and slot bottoms of the fixing slots.

In one embodiment, the lifting platform includes a first side and a second side which are opposite to each other, and a third side and a fourth side which are opposite to each other; and the first side and the second side are both connected with the housing body.

In one embodiment, the resetting members are arranged on both the first side and the second side, and the plurality of resetting members are arranged in a lengthwise extending direction of the first side and a lengthwise extending direction of the second side; and the plurality of resetting members can simultaneously release the resetting forces to drive the lifting platform to approach the limiting portions.

In one embodiment, at least one of the third side and the fourth side is provided with a limiting baffle plate to restrict the electronic device located in the mounting space from being separated from the mounting space.

In one embodiment, the limiting portions include a plurality of limiting flanges; and the plurality of limiting flanges are linearly arranged at intervals or are of an integrated structure; or the main bodies are provided with limiting baffle plates.

In one embodiment, anti-skid pads are arranged on side walls of the mounting space; and the anti-skid pads are used for restricting the electronic device located in the mounting space from sliding.

The present disclosure further provides a gamepad, including circuit boards, control panels, and the above housing of a gamepad; the control panels are electrically connected to the circuit boards; and the circuit boards can be connected to the electronic device arranged in the mounting space, so that the control panels are connected to the electronic device.

In the drawings, a list of components represented by the respective reference signs is as follows:.

In order to make the foregoing objectives, features and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, specific implementations of the present disclosure are described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, specific details described below are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure can also be implemented in many different embodiments than those described herein. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or an intermediate element may also exist. When one element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "perpendicular", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to be the only implementation modes.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein are the same as meanings of general understandings of those skilled in the art of the present disclosure. The terms used in the description of the present disclosure herein are merely to describe the specific embodiments, not intended to limit the present disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, the present disclosure provides a gamepad <NUM>. The gamepad <NUM> is used for mounting and fixing a gaming device and is connected to the gaming device, so that games in the gaming device are controlled by using the gamepad <NUM>. In addition, the gamepad <NUM> can keep the gaming device at a top of the gamepad, so that it is not easy for the gaming device to move relative to the gamepad, and a user has a good game experience in using the gamepad <NUM>. The gaming device can be a mobile phone, a SWITCH game console, a tablet computer, and the like.

The gamepad <NUM> includes a housing <NUM>, control panels <NUM> and circuit boards <NUM>. The control panels <NUM> are arranged on a surface of the housing <NUM>. The circuit boards <NUM> are arranged inside the housing <NUM>. The operation panels <NUM> are electrically connected to the circuit boards <NUM>.

Each control panel <NUM> includes a lever <NUM> and control buttons <NUM>. The lever <NUM> can be used for controlling directions, for example, controlling movements of characters in a game. The control buttons <NUM> can be cyclically pressed to perform instructions of the game. When the gaming device is mounted on the housing <NUM>, the gaming device can be electrically connected to the circuit boards <NUM>, for example, through Bluetooth or a data wire, so that the control panels <NUM> are connected to the gaming device, and the user can control the game in the gaming device by operating the levers <NUM> and the control buttons <NUM>.

The housing <NUM> is provided with the levers <NUM> and the control buttons <NUM> on two opposite sides in a lengthwise direction, so that the user can place the gamepad <NUM> forward or backward and can operate both the levers <NUM> with the left hand and operate the control buttons <NUM> with the right hand, and the operation is convenient.

Referring to <FIG>, the housing <NUM> includes housing bodies <NUM>, a lifting platform <NUM> and resetting members <NUM>. The lifting platform <NUM> is slidably connected to the housing bodies <NUM>, and the resetting members <NUM> are connected to the housing bodies <NUM> and the lifting platform <NUM>.

The housing bodies <NUM> include main bodies <NUM> and limiting portions <NUM>. The limiting portions <NUM> are arranged at tops of the main bodies <NUM>. The limiting portions <NUM> and the main bodies <NUM> are of an integrated structure, so that the connection is stable. In other embodiments, the limiting portions <NUM> and the main bodies <NUM> can also be connected in other ways, for example, in a clamping or fastening detachable connection way, which is not limited here.

Accommodating cavities <NUM> are arranged in the main bodies <NUM>. The accommodating cavities <NUM> are used for accommodating electronic parts such as the circuit boards <NUM>, and the resetting members <NUM> are also located in the accommodating cavities <NUM>. On end of each resetting member <NUM> is connected to each main body <NUM>, and the other end is connected to the lifting platform <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, a charging jack <NUM> is formed in surfaces of the main bodies <NUM>. The charging jack <NUM> is used for connecting one end of a USB cable, and the other end of the USB cable can be connected to an external power supply to supply power to the circuit boards <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, each main body <NUM> is provided with a fixed pillar <NUM>. Fixing slots <NUM> (shown in <FIG>) are formed in the lifting platform <NUM>. The resetting members <NUM> sleeve the fixed pillars <NUM>. Two ends of the resetting members <NUM> resist against the main bodies <NUM> and slot bottoms of the fixing slots <NUM>. The fixed pillars <NUM> are used for playing a fixing role on the resetting members <NUM>. The fixing slots <NUM> encircle the resetting members <NUM>, so that the lifting platform <NUM> can drive the resetting members <NUM> to accumulate resetting forces when sliding up and down relative to the main bodies <NUM>. The resetting members <NUM> can also release the resetting forces to drive the lifting platform <NUM> to slide relative to the main bodies <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, guide chutes <NUM> are formed in the main bodies <NUM>. The lifting platform <NUM> includes guide plugs <NUM>. The guide plugs <NUM> are slidably plugged into the guide chutes <NUM>, so that the lifting platform <NUM> is slidably connected to the main bodies <NUM>. The lifting platform <NUM> can slide up and down in a fixed direction relative to the main bodies <NUM>, to approach or be away from the limiting portions <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, the limiting portion <NUM> in the embodiment shown in <FIG> is a limiting flange that protrudes towards one side of the lifting platform <NUM>. A mounting space <NUM> is formed between the limiting flange and the lifting platform <NUM>. The mounting space <NUM> is used for accommodating and fixing the gaming device. When the lifting platform <NUM> slides towards the limiting flanges, a size of the mounting space <NUM> decreases to accommodate a relatively thin gaming device. When the lifting platform <NUM> slides away from the limiting flanges, the size of the mounting space <NUM> increases to accommodate a relatively thick gaming device, so that the housing <NUM> is high in compatibility and can accommodate most gaming devices with different thicknesses.

Of course, in other embodiments, the limiting portions <NUM> may further include a plurality of limiting flanges. The plurality of limiting flanges are linearly arranged at intervals or are of an integrated structure, which can cooperate with the lifting platform <NUM> to clamp and fix the gaming device.

It should be noted that the limiting portions <NUM> are located at the tops of the main bodies <NUM>, so that when the gaming device is fixed in the mounting space <NUM>, a top of the gaming device resists against the limiting portions <NUM>. It can also be understood that a display screen of the gaming device is flush with the tops of the main bodies <NUM>, so that the user has a better game experience.

There are two housing bodies <NUM> in the embodiments shown in <FIG>. The two housing bodies <NUM> are slidably connected to two opposite sides of the lifting platform <NUM>, so that the whole lifting platform <NUM> can slide up and down relative to the housing bodies <NUM>, to comprehensively adjust the overall position of the gaming device located in the mounting space <NUM>.

The resetting members <NUM> are springs, and the resetting forces are elastic forces. The resetting members <NUM> can release the elastic forces to drive the lifting platform <NUM> to slide towards the limiting portions <NUM>, to reduce the size (the thickness) of the mounting space <NUM>. The user can also manually press the lifting platform <NUM> to drive the lifting platform <NUM> to slide away from the limiting portions <NUM>, to increase the size of the mounting space <NUM>, and the lifting platform <NUM> presses the springs to accumulate the elastic forces.

It can be understood that in other embodiments, each resetting member <NUM> can also be composed of two magnetic attracting members. One magnetic attracting member is arranged on the fixed pillar <NUM>, and the other magnetic attracting member is arranged at the slot bottom of the fixing slot <NUM>. In the process that the lifting platform <NUM> slides up and down, the two magnetic attracting members are close to or away from each other, which can accumulate or release magnetic forces.

The user can first press the lifting platform <NUM> when mounting and fixing the gaming device, to maximize the size of the mounting space <NUM>, and then the user places the gaming device in the mounting space <NUM> and withdraws an acting force applied to the lifting platform <NUM>. The resetting members <NUM> release the resetting forces to drive the lifting platform <NUM> to slide towards the limiting portions <NUM> to press the gaming device, to drive the top of the gaming device to resist against the limiting portions <NUM>.

The lifting platform <NUM> includes a first side <NUM> and a second side <NUM> which are opposite to each other, and a third side <NUM> and a fourth side <NUM> which are opposite to each other. The first side <NUM> and the second side <NUM> are both slidably connected to the above main bodies <NUM> through the guide plugs <NUM> provided.

The fixing slots <NUM> are formed in the first side <NUM> and the second side <NUM>. A plurality of resetting members <NUM> are arranged in the fixing slots <NUM> in a lengthwise extending direction of the first side <NUM> and a lengthwise extending direction of the second side <NUM>. The plurality of resetting members <NUM> can simultaneously release the resetting forces to drive the lifting platform <NUM> to approach the limiting portions. The user can also press the lifting platform <NUM> to drive the lifting platform <NUM> to simultaneously press the plurality of resetting members <NUM>, to drive the plurality of resetting members <NUM> to accumulate resetting forces. Since the plurality of resetting members <NUM> release and accumulate the resetting forces, the stability of supporting the lifting platform <NUM> is better, and the display screen of the gaming device can be stably maintained at the top.

The third side <NUM> is provided with a limiting baffle plate <NUM>. The limiting baffle plate <NUM> is used for restricting the gaming device located in the mounting space <NUM> from being separated from the mounting space <NUM>, to mount the gaming device more stably.

Of course, in other embodiments, both the third side <NUM> and the fourth side <NUM> can be provided with limiting baffle plates <NUM>, to restrict, in all directions, the gaming device located in the mounting space <NUM> from being separated from the mounting space <NUM>, so that the gaming device is mounted more stably. In another feasible embodiment, the limiting baffle plate <NUM> can also be arranged on the main body <NUM>, which can also achieve a limiting effect on the gaming device.

A gap <NUM> is formed in the limiting baffle plate <NUM>. The gap <NUM> is used for exposing a functional button on a side portion of the gaming device, so that the user can still operate the functional button of the gaming device when the gaming device is located in the mounting space <NUM>.

Claim 1:
A housing (<NUM>) of a gamepad (<NUM>), used for mounting an electronic device, wherein the housing (<NUM>) comprises:
housing bodies (<NUM>), which comprise main bodies (<NUM>) and limiting portions (<NUM>), wherein the limiting portions (<NUM>) are arranged on the main bodies (<NUM>); a lifting platform (<NUM>), which is slidably connected to the main bodies (<NUM>), wherein a mounting space for fixing the electronic device is formed between the lifting platform (<NUM>) and the limiting portions (<NUM>);
resetting members (<NUM>), which are connected to the lifting platform (<NUM>) and the main bodies (<NUM>), wherein the resetting members (<NUM>) release resetting forces to drive the lifting platform (<NUM>) to approach the limiting portions (<NUM>), to reduce a size of the mounting space to fix the electronic device; under the action of an external force, the lifting platform (<NUM>) is away from the limiting portions (<NUM>), to increase the size of the mounting space to relieve restrictions on the electronic device; and the lifting platform (<NUM>) drives the resetting members (<NUM>) to accumulate resetting forces; and
control panels (<NUM>) arranged on a surface of the housing (<NUM>) and configured to control a game in the electronic device, wherein each control panel (<NUM>) comprises a lever (<NUM>) and control buttons (<NUM>), and the levers (<NUM>) and the control buttons (<NUM>) are arranged on two opposite sides in a lengthwise direction of the housing (<NUM>),
characterized by:
wherein guide chutes (<NUM>) are formed in the main bodies (<NUM>); the lifting platform (<NUM>) comprises guide plugs (<NUM>); and the guide plugs (<NUM>) are slidably plugged into the guide chutes (<NUM>), so that the lifting platform (<NUM>) is slidably connected to the main bodies (<NUM>).