US20090124378A1 - Vibration device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vibration device for generating vibrations, more specifically, a vibration device suitably mounted on members, such as controllers of game devices, which are roughly handled and are vulnerable to impacts of drops, etc.
- the game device in which a gun-shaped controller imitating the shape of the gun is used to shot characters to be shot (e.g., enemy persons, etc.) appearing on the screen has been conventionally known.
- Such shooting game device is provided with a vibration device for generating vibrations of the shooting in the shooting controller so as to make the shooting by the gun-shaped controller realistic.
- a vibration actuator such as a speaker is provided in the gun-shaped controller, whereby vibrations and shooting sounds are generated in the gun-shaped controller upon a shooting to thereby make the shooting increasingly realistic.
- Patent References 1 to 3 disclose the method of mounting the speaker to the case:
- Patent Reference 1 Specification of Japanese Patent Application Unexamined Publication No. 1998-224891;
- Patent Reference 2 Specification of Japanese Patent Application Unexamined Publication No. 2000-78683;
- Patent Reference 3 Japanese Patent No. 3454005.
- the speaker ordinarily generates sounds by securing a magnet to a case and vibrating a coil and a vibration diaphragm for the magnet to thereby generate sounds.
- Such ordinary speak must finely vibrate the air and output sounds and voices in a wide frequency range and, to this end, is made of light materials so that reciprocal motions of the coil and the magnet can be transmitted to the air.
- the diaphragm does not vibrate the air but must vibrate the casing or the case, such as the controller, etc., made of hard and heavy material, and the ordinary speaker cannot sufficiently transmit the vibrations. This is a problem.
- the vibrations of the magnet transmit via the damper, and those of the vibrations, whose frequencies are relatively high, are absorbed by the damper. However, vibrations which transmit to the operators are more effective as the frequencies are lower. This method is effective to reproduce low frequencies.
- the controller of the game device tends to be roughly handled by the players, and large impacts of drops, etc. will be exerted to the controllers. Consequently, with the heavy magnet mounted without being secured, the part of the coil connected to the case is easily broken. This is a problem.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration device which can generate impressive vibrations and cannot be easily broken when large impacts of drops, etc. are exerted to.
- a vibration device comprising: a case coupling a couple of bisected case members; a vibration actuator incorporated in the case and mounted on at least one of the case members; and a restricting member for restricting movement of a vibration member of the vibration actuator.
- the vibration actuator is mounted to each of the pair of case members.
- the vibration actuator includes a coil and a magnet, the coil is secured to the case member, and the magnet is mounted to case member swingably, and the restricting member restrict the movement of the magnet, which is the vibration member.
- the inside wall of the case member coupled with the case member with the vibration actuator mounted on functions as the restricting member for restricting the movement of the magnet in the vibration direction.
- a cover member secured to the case member with the vibration actuator mounted on and covering the side of the magnet function as the restricting member for restricting the movement normal to the vibration direction of the magnet.
- a vibration device comprising a vibration actuator including a case, at least a coil and a magnet, and a damper interconnecting the coil and the magnet with the magnet being movable relatively to the coil, the vibration actuator including the coil secured to the inside of the case so that when alternate current is flowed through the coil, the magnet reciprocates in the direction normal to the inside of the case, and the vibration actuator comprising: a first resting part for restricting the reciprocation of the magnet provided at a position which is away from the magnet by a first distance in the reciprocation directions of the magnet, which is away from the inside of the case with the coil secured to; and a second restricting part for restricting the movement normal to the reciprocation direction of the magnet provided at a position which is away from by a second distance from the magnet in the direction normal to the reciprocation direction of the magnet.
- the first distance is a distance larger than a distance over which the magnet reciprocates when alternate current is flowed through at least the coil.
- the vibration device comprises a case coupling a couple of bisected case members, a vibration actuator incorporated in the case and amounted on at least one of the case members, and a restricting member for restricting movements of a vibration member of the vibration actuator, whereby the vibration device can generate impressive vibrations and is not easily broken even when a large impact of a drop, etc. exerted to.
- FIG. 1 is a view diagrammatically illustrating the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the appearance of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the game device according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the appearance of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the present embodiment.
- the game device will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 .
- a display 14 for displaying game screens is provided at an upper part of a casing 12 , an operation panel 16 for making various operations by players is provided at the middle of the casing 12 , and a coin slot 18 for inserting coins is provided at a lower part of the casing 2 .
- An advertisement unit 20 is provided on the top of the display 14 .
- a couple of plural operation buttons 22 are provided left and right on the assumption that a couple of players are playing.
- a couple of gun-shaped controllers 30 are connected to the operation panel 16 with cables 24 .
- the gun-shaped controller 30 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 .
- a barrel jacket 34 is mounted on a barrel 32 reciprocally to the barrel 32 , and a switch not illustrated is provided inside the barrel jacket 34 . Every time the barrel jacket 34 reciprocates, the switch is turned on and off.
- the barrel 32 is formed integral from a receiver 36 to a grip 38 .
- a trigger 37 is provided on the underside of the receiver 36 , and at the intermediate part between the receiver 36 and the grip 38 , the cable 24 connected to the operation panel 16 of the game device 10 is provided.
- a signal connection cable which transmits ON/OFF signals outputted from the trigger 37 and the switch provided in the barrel jacket 34 to the game device 10 and transmitting signals for vibrating vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B from the game device 10 to the gun-shaped controller 30 are incorporated.
- the cable 24 may have the inside reinforced with wires, such as piano wires or others, or the outside covered with a net protection member, such as metal or others, and the wires or the protection members may be secured to the respective gun-shaped controller 30 and the game device 10 .
- two vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B are provided inside the grip 38 of the gun-shaped controller 30 to thereby generate vibrations of a shooting in the gun-shaped controller 30 .
- the signals for vibrating the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B used in the present invention are converted from sound data of effective sounds, such as the shooting sound, etc. used in a game to sound signals and are applied to the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B, whereby realistic vibrations of shooting can be realized.
- the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B vibrate the case of the gun-shaped controller 30 , and the vibrations transmit to the air, whereby the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B generate not only vibrations but also sounds.
- effective sounds such as the shooting sound of the gun, etc.
- used in a game may not be outputted essentially from the speaker used in the game.
- the effective sounds, such as the shooting sound of the gun, etc. are rather more realistic when generated from the gun-shaped controller 30 itself.
- the inner structure of the grip 38 will be explained with reference to FIG. 3 .
- the grip 38 is a case 42 formed by securely coupling a pair of bisected case members 42 A, 42 B.
- the case members 42 A, 42 B are formed by plastic molding but may be formed by machining wood, metal or others.
- the two vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B are disposed.
- the vibration actuator 40 A is mounted on the inside wall of one case member 42 A of the pair of case members 42 A, 42 B, and the vibration actuator 40 B is mounted on the inside wall of the other case member 42 B.
- the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B may be arranged, shifted by at least one vibration actuator from the position where the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B are opposed to each other when the case members 42 A, 42 B are engaged with each other so that the vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B are arranged side by side in the grip 38 .
- a space of a thickness of 1 vibration actuator may be ensured inside the case 42 , and the gun-shaped controller 30 (especially the grip 38 ) does not need to have a special configuration, which makes the operation natural.
- the two vibration actuators 40 A, 40 B are arranged opposed to the different sides of the gun-shaped controller 30 (especially the grip 38 ), whereby the vibration can be transmitted to the entire gun-shaped controller 30 .
- a cylindrical bobbin ring 46 A is secured with one cylindrical opening being in contact with the base plate 44 A.
- a cylindrical coil holder 48 A is secured to the bobbin ring 46 A.
- a coil 50 A is wound on the top of the coil holder 48 A.
- the coil 50 A not a magnet generally disposed in a speaker, is secured to the case member 42 A.
- the bobbin ring 46 A may have the bottom of L-shape section so as to increase the area of the contact with the base plate 44 A.
- the bobbin ring 46 A and the coil holder 48 A may be formed integral in a cylinder.
- An iron core 52 A and a magnet 54 A may be replaced by a magnet alone.
- the round magnet 54 A is secured to the underside of the iron core 52 A.
- a circular groove receiving the coil holder 48 A and the coil 50 A is formed in the underside of the iron core 52 A.
- a housing ring 56 A is put around the iron core 52 A.
- the housing ring 56 A is put around by a damper 58 A swingably to the coil holder 48 A.
- the iron core 52 A, the magnet 54 A and the house ring 56 A not a coil generally disposed in a speaker, are disposed swingably to the case member 42 A.
- the vibration actuator 40 A of the present embodiment when current flows through the coil 50 A, the heavy iron core 52 A and magnet 54 A, not the light bobbin ring 46 A and coil holder 48 A secured to the case member 42 A, vibrate, whereby impressive vibrations can be generated.
- a cover member 60 A for covering the side and the top of the housing ring 56 A disposed around the iron core 52 A is provided.
- the cover member 60 A has a circular opening in the top the iron core 52 A is put through.
- the distance L 3 between the side of the housing ring 56 A and the opposed side of the cover member 60 A is, e.g., about 0.2-0.3 mm, and the distance L 2 between the top of the housing ring 56 A and the opposed side of the cover member 60 A is, e.g., about 4 mm.
- the vibration actuator 40 A is driven vertically to the mounted surface.
- the top of the housing ring 56 A and the opposed side of the cover member 60 A may be spaced by a distance L 2 which is equal to a drive range of the vibration actuator 40 A driven when a rated alternate current is applied to the vibration actuator 40 A, or a little longer distance.
- the vibration actuator 40 A is not driven from the side of the housing ring 56 A toward the opposed side of the cover member 60 A.
- the side of the housing ring 56 A and the opposed side of the cover member 60 A may be spaced by a distance L 3 so that, when the vibration actuator is postured horizontally, the damper should be deformed due to the weight of the iron core 52 A and the magnet 54 A but the side of the housing ring 56 A should not contact the cover member 60 A.
- the iron core 52 A and the magnet 54 A are damaged by a drop of the gun-shaped controller 30 , but the range of the vibrations of such impact is larger than the drive range of the vibration actuator 40 A.
- the vibrations (impact) of the iron core 52 A and the magnet 54 A due to the drop are suppressed by the housing ring 56 A contacting the cover member 60 A not to exceed the drive range of the vibration actuator 40 A, and the bobbin ring 46 A can be retained secured to the base plate 44 A.
- the vibration actuator 40 A is prevented from coming off the gun-shaped controller 30 and being damaged.
- the inside of the other case member 42 B which is opposed to and above the iron core 52 A, functions as the vibration restricting part to restrict the movement of the iron core 52 A in the vibration direction.
- the top of the iron core 52 A collides the inside of the case member 42 B, and its movement is restricted.
- the distance L 1 between the top of the iron core 52 A and the inside of the case member 42 B is preferably a little longer, e.g., about 4 mm than a distance over which the iron core 52 A vibrates when current flows through the coil 50 A.
- a holder plate 62 A is mounted on a base plate 44 A, the cover member 60 A is mounted on the holder plate 62 A, and a screw 64 A is put through a fitting hole of the cover member 60 A, the holder plate 62 A, the base plate 44 A to be screwed to the case member 42 A.
- the base plate 44 A and the holder plate 62 A are omitted, and the bobbin ring 46 A is fixed directly to the case 42 , or the cover member 60 A is also fixed directly to the case 42 .
- This mounting method is the same as that for mounting the vibration actuator 40 A on the case member 42 A.
- a cylindrical bobbin ring 46 B is secured with one cylindrical opening being in contact with the base plate 44 B.
- a cylindrical coil holder 48 B is secured to the bobbin ring 46 B.
- a coil 50 B is wound on the top of the coil holder 48 B.
- the coil 50 B not a magnet generally disposed in a speaker, is secured to the case member 42 B.
- the bobbin ring 46 B may have the bottom of L-shape section so as to increase the area of the contact with the base plate 44 B.
- the bobbin ring 46 B and the coil holder 48 B may be formed integral in a cylinder.
- An iron core 52 B and a magnet 54 B may be replaced by a magnet alone.
- the round magnet 54 B is secured to the underside of the iron core 52 B.
- a circular groove receiving the coil holder 48 B and the coil 50 B is formed in the underside of the iron core 52 B.
- a housing ring 56 B is put around the iron core 52 B.
- the housing ring 56 B is put around by a damper 58 B swingably to the coil holder 48 B.
- the iron core 52 B, the magnet 54 B and the house ring 56 B not a coil generally disposed in a speaker, are disposed swingably to the case member 42 B,
- the vibration actuator 40 B of the present embodiment when current flows through the coil 50 B, the heavy iron core 52 B and magnet 54 B, not the light bobbin ring 46 B and coil holder 48 B secured to the case member 42 B, vibrate, whereby impressive vibrations can be generated.
- a cover member 60 B for covering the side and the top of the housing ring 56 B disposed around the iron core 52 B is provided.
- the cover member 60 B has a circular opening in the top the iron core 52 B is put through.
- the distance L 3 between the side of the housing ring 56 B and the opposed side of the cover member 60 B is, e.g., about 0.2-0.3 mm, and the distance L 2 between the top of the housing ring 56 B and the opposed side of the cover member 60 B is, e.g., about 4 mm.
- the vibration actuator 40 B is driven vertically to the mounted surface.
- the top of the housing ring 56 B and the opposed side of the cover member 60 B may be spaced by a distance L 2 which is equal to a drive range of the vibration actuator 40 B driven when a rated alternate current is applied to the vibration actuator 40 B, or a little longer distance.
- the vibration actuator 40 B is not driven from the side of the housing ring 56 B toward the opposed side of the cover member 60 B.
- the side of the housing ring 56 B and the opposed side of the cover member 60 B may be spaced by a distance L 3 so that, when the vibration actuator is postured horizontally, the damper should be deformed due to the weight of the iron core 52 B and the magnet 54 B but the side of the housing ring 56 B should not contact the cover member 60 B.
- the iron core 52 B and the magnet 54 B are damaged by a drop of the gun-shaped controller 30 , but the range of the vibrations of such impact is larger than the drive range of the vibration actuator 40 B.
- the vibrations (impact) of the iron core 52 B and the magnet 54 B due to the drop are suppressed by the housing ring 56 B contacting the cover member 60 B not to exceed the drive range of the vibration actuator 40 B, and the bobbin ring 46 B can be retained secured to the base plate 44 B.
- the vibration actuator 40 B is prevented from coming off the gun-shaped controller 30 and being damaged.
- the inside of the other case member 42 A which is opposed to and above the iron core 52 B, functions as the vibration restricting part to restrict the movement of the iron core 52 B in the vibration direction.
- the top of the iron core 52 B collides the inside of the case member 42 A, and its movement is restricted.
- the distance L 1 between the top of the iron core 52 B and the inside of the case member 42 A is preferably a little longer, e.g., about 4 mm than a distance over which the iron core 52 B vibrates when current flows through the coil 50 B.
- a holder plate 62 B is mounted on a base plate 44 B, the cover member 60 B is mounted on the holder plate 62 B, and a screw 64 B is put through a fitting hole of the cover member 60 B, the holder plate 62 B, the base plate 44 B to be screwed to the case member 42 B.
- the base plate 44 B and the holder plate 62 B are omitted, and the bobbin ring 46 B is fixed directly to the case 42 , or the cover member 60 B is also fixed directly to the case 42 .
- the iron cores and magnets of the vibration actuators are vibrated, whereby impressive vibrations can be generated.
- the vibration actuators are mounted in opposing directions on a pair of the case members, whereby the 2 vibration actuators can be incorporated in the small space inside the case, and impressive vibrations can be realized.
- the movements of the vibrating iron cores and magnets are restricted by the cover members and the opposing case members, whereby even when the gun-shaped controller is roughly handles or dropped, and large forces are exerted from the outside to the heavy iron cores and magnets, movements exceeding the movements due to the vibrations can be restricted to thereby prevent the disconnection of the iron cores and the magnets, and the resultant malfunction of the vibration actuators.
- the vibration direction of the housing rings secured to the iron cores and transverse movement normal to the vibration direction are restricted by the cover members.
- the cover members are disposed only in the transverse direction of the housing rings to thereby restrict only the transverse movement. It is possible that the cover members are not provided, and the movement of the iron cores and magnets in the vibration direction alone is restricted by the case members. Furthermore, it is possible that the insides of the case members are not used, the movement in the vibration direction of the housing rings or the transverse movement normal to the vibration direction of the housing rings may be restricted by the cover members alone.
- the movement of the iron cores and the magnets in the vibration direction is restricted by the case members, and the cover members are provided only in the transverse direction of the housing rings to thereby restrict the transverse movement by the cover members.
- the interior of the case members is formed in a cavity which is a little larger than the configuration of the vibration actuators (e.g., a cavity which is larger by about 4 mm in the vibration direction and by about 0.2-0.3 mm in the transverse direction normal to the vibration direction), and the movements of the iron cores and the magnets in the vibration direction and the movement in the transverse direction are restricted only by the vibration restricting part provided in the case members.
- the opposed sides of the vibration actuators are spaced by a prescribed distance (e.g., about 4 mm in the vibration direction and by 0.2-0.3 mm in the transverse direction normal to the vibration direction) so that the respective opposed sides have the same function as the cover members (vibration restricting members) of the above-described embodiment.
- vibration actuators are incorporated in the small space in the case, but the vibration actuators may be mounted in only one of the pair of case members.
- the present invention can be used as a vibration device for generating vibrations, more specifically, a vibration device suitably disposed in a member, such as the controller of a game device, which is roughly handled and is vulnerable to impacts of drops, etc.
Abstract
A vibration device, which can generate impressing vibrations and is not easily broken even when a large impact of a drop, etc. is exerted, is provided. A gun-shaped controller 30 includes a barrel 32 and a barrel jacket 34 formed integral and a receiver 36 to a grip 38 are formed integral. A trigger 37 is provided on the underside of the receiver 36. Inside the grip 38 of the gun-shaped controller 30, 2 vibration actuators 40A, 40B are mounted, opposed to each other. Actual shooting sounds are applied to the vibration actuators 40A, 40B to thereby realize realistic vibrations of shooting. The vibration actuators 40A, 40B each includes a coil and a magnet. The coils are secured to the case members, the magnets are swingably mounted on the case members 38, and the movements of the vibrating magnets are restricted by restricting members.
Description
- The present invention relates to a vibration device for generating vibrations, more specifically, a vibration device suitably mounted on members, such as controllers of game devices, which are roughly handled and are vulnerable to impacts of drops, etc.
- The game device in which a gun-shaped controller imitating the shape of the gun is used to shot characters to be shot (e.g., enemy persons, etc.) appearing on the screen has been conventionally known. Such shooting game device is provided with a vibration device for generating vibrations of the shooting in the shooting controller so as to make the shooting by the gun-shaped controller realistic.
- What easily generates vibrations of the shooting is a speaker. A vibration actuator, such as a speaker is provided in the gun-shaped controller, whereby vibrations and shooting sounds are generated in the gun-shaped controller upon a shooting to thereby make the shooting increasingly realistic.
- The following Patent References 1 to 3 disclose the method of mounting the speaker to the case:
- Patent Reference 1: Specification of Japanese Patent Application Unexamined Publication No. 1998-224891;
- Patent Reference 2: Specification of Japanese Patent Application Unexamined Publication No. 2000-78683; and
- Patent Reference 3: Japanese Patent No. 3454005.
- The speaker ordinarily generates sounds by securing a magnet to a case and vibrating a coil and a vibration diaphragm for the magnet to thereby generate sounds.
- Such ordinary speak must finely vibrate the air and output sounds and voices in a wide frequency range and, to this end, is made of light materials so that reciprocal motions of the coil and the magnet can be transmitted to the air.
- On the other hand, in the case that such ordinary speaker is mounted on the gun-shaped controller, etc., the diaphragm does not vibrate the air but must vibrate the casing or the case, such as the controller, etc., made of hard and heavy material, and the ordinary speaker cannot sufficiently transmit the vibrations. This is a problem.
- Then, a mounting method of securing a coil to a case corresponding to the diaphragm to thereby vibrate a magnet connected to the coil via a damper is proposed. This method vibrates the magnet heavier than the diaphragm of the ordinary speaker, and the generated vibrations can easily transmit to the casing or the case, whereby it is expected that impressive vibrations could be generated.
- The vibrations of the magnet transmit via the damper, and those of the vibrations, whose frequencies are relatively high, are absorbed by the damper. However, vibrations which transmit to the operators are more effective as the frequencies are lower. This method is effective to reproduce low frequencies.
- However, the controller of the game device tends to be roughly handled by the players, and large impacts of drops, etc. will be exerted to the controllers. Consequently, with the heavy magnet mounted without being secured, the part of the coil connected to the case is easily broken. This is a problem.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration device which can generate impressive vibrations and cannot be easily broken when large impacts of drops, etc. are exerted to.
- The above-described object can be attained by a vibration device comprising: a case coupling a couple of bisected case members; a vibration actuator incorporated in the case and mounted on at least one of the case members; and a restricting member for restricting movement of a vibration member of the vibration actuator.
- In the above-described vibration device, it is possible that the vibration actuator is mounted to each of the pair of case members.
- In the above-described vibration device, it is possible that the vibration actuator includes a coil and a magnet, the coil is secured to the case member, and the magnet is mounted to case member swingably, and the restricting member restrict the movement of the magnet, which is the vibration member.
- In the above-described vibration device, it is possible that the inside wall of the case member coupled with the case member with the vibration actuator mounted on functions as the restricting member for restricting the movement of the magnet in the vibration direction.
- In the above-described embodiment, it is possible that a cover member secured to the case member with the vibration actuator mounted on and covering the side of the magnet function as the restricting member for restricting the movement normal to the vibration direction of the magnet.
- The above-described object is attained by a vibration device comprising a vibration actuator including a case, at least a coil and a magnet, and a damper interconnecting the coil and the magnet with the magnet being movable relatively to the coil, the vibration actuator including the coil secured to the inside of the case so that when alternate current is flowed through the coil, the magnet reciprocates in the direction normal to the inside of the case, and the vibration actuator comprising: a first resting part for restricting the reciprocation of the magnet provided at a position which is away from the magnet by a first distance in the reciprocation directions of the magnet, which is away from the inside of the case with the coil secured to; and a second restricting part for restricting the movement normal to the reciprocation direction of the magnet provided at a position which is away from by a second distance from the magnet in the direction normal to the reciprocation direction of the magnet.
- In the above-described vibration device, it is possible that the first distance is a distance larger than a distance over which the magnet reciprocates when alternate current is flowed through at least the coil.
- As described above, according to the present invention, the vibration device comprises a case coupling a couple of bisected case members, a vibration actuator incorporated in the case and amounted on at least one of the case members, and a restricting member for restricting movements of a vibration member of the vibration actuator, whereby the vibration device can generate impressive vibrations and is not easily broken even when a large impact of a drop, etc. exerted to.
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FIG. 1 is a view diagrammatically illustrating the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the appearance of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention. -
- 10 . . . game device
- 12 . . . casing
- 14 . . . display
- 16 . . . operation panel
- 18 . . . coin slot
- 20 . . . advertisement unit
- 22 . . . operation button
- 24 . . . cable
- 30 . . . gun-shaped controller
- 32 . . . barrel
- 34 . . . barrel jacket
- 36 . . . receiver
- 38 . . . grip
- 40A, 40B . . . vibration actuators
- 42 . . . case
- 42A, 42B . . . case member
- 44A, 44B . . . base plate
- 46A, 46B . . . bobbin ring
- 50A, 50B . . . coil
- 52A, 52B . . . iron coil
- 54A, 56B . . . magnet
- 56A, 56B . . . housing ring
- 58A, 58B . . . damper
- 60A, 60B . . . cover member
- 62A, 62B . . . holder plate
- 64A . . . screw
- [One Embodiment]
- The game device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the game device according to the present embodiment.FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the appearance of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the present embodiment.FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the gun-shaped controller of the game device according to the present embodiment. - (Game Device)
- The game device will be explained with reference to
FIG. 1 . - In the
game device 10, adisplay 14 for displaying game screens is provided at an upper part of acasing 12, anoperation panel 16 for making various operations by players is provided at the middle of thecasing 12, and acoin slot 18 for inserting coins is provided at a lower part of the casing 2. Anadvertisement unit 20 is provided on the top of thedisplay 14. - On the
operational panel 16, a couple ofplural operation buttons 22 are provided left and right on the assumption that a couple of players are playing. A couple of gun-shapedcontrollers 30 are connected to theoperation panel 16 withcables 24. - (Gun-Shaped Controller)
- The gun-shaped
controller 30 will be explained with reference toFIGS. 2 and 3 . - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , in the gun-shapedcontroller 30, abarrel jacket 34 is mounted on abarrel 32 reciprocally to thebarrel 32, and a switch not illustrated is provided inside thebarrel jacket 34. Every time thebarrel jacket 34 reciprocates, the switch is turned on and off. - The
barrel 32 is formed integral from areceiver 36 to agrip 38. Atrigger 37 is provided on the underside of thereceiver 36, and at the intermediate part between thereceiver 36 and thegrip 38, thecable 24 connected to theoperation panel 16 of thegame device 10 is provided. - In the
cable 24, a signal connection cable which transmits ON/OFF signals outputted from thetrigger 37 and the switch provided in thebarrel jacket 34 to thegame device 10 and transmitting signals for vibratingvibration actuators game device 10 to the gun-shapedcontroller 30 are incorporated. In order that, when a game player pulls the gun-shapedcontroller 30 away from thegame device 10, thecable 24 cannot be broken, thecable 24 may have the inside reinforced with wires, such as piano wires or others, or the outside covered with a net protection member, such as metal or others, and the wires or the protection members may be secured to the respective gun-shapedcontroller 30 and thegame device 10. - In the present embodiment, two
vibration actuators grip 38 of the gun-shapedcontroller 30 to thereby generate vibrations of a shooting in the gun-shapedcontroller 30. - The signals for vibrating the
vibration actuators vibration actuators - The
vibration actuators controller 30, and the vibrations transmit to the air, whereby thevibration actuators - Accordingly, effective sounds, such as the shooting sound of the gun, etc., used in a game may not be outputted essentially from the speaker used in the game. The effective sounds, such as the shooting sound of the gun, etc., are rather more realistic when generated from the gun-shaped
controller 30 itself. - (Method of Mounting the Vibration Actuators)
- The inner structure of the
grip 38 will be explained with reference toFIG. 3 . - The
grip 38 is acase 42 formed by securely coupling a pair of bisectedcase members case members - In the
case 42, the twovibration actuators vibration actuator 40A is mounted on the inside wall of onecase member 42A of the pair ofcase members vibration actuator 40B is mounted on the inside wall of theother case member 42B. - The
vibration actuators vibration actuators case members vibration actuators grip 38. - Thus, even in the case or others of a small thickness, such as the gun-shaped
controller 30, a space of a thickness of 1 vibration actuator may be ensured inside thecase 42, and the gun-shaped controller 30 (especially the grip 38) does not need to have a special configuration, which makes the operation natural. - The two
vibration actuators controller 30. - The method of mounting the
vibration actuators 40A on thecase member 42A will be explained - To a
base plate 44A for attaching thevibration actuator 40A to thecase member 42A, acylindrical bobbin ring 46A is secured with one cylindrical opening being in contact with thebase plate 44A. To thebobbin ring 46A, acylindrical coil holder 48A is secured. Acoil 50A is wound on the top of thecoil holder 48A. In thevibration actuator 40A of the present embodiment, thecoil 50A, not a magnet generally disposed in a speaker, is secured to thecase member 42A. - The
bobbin ring 46A may have the bottom of L-shape section so as to increase the area of the contact with thebase plate 44A. - The
bobbin ring 46A and thecoil holder 48A may be formed integral in a cylinder. Aniron core 52A and amagnet 54A may be replaced by a magnet alone. - To the underside of the
iron core 52A, theround magnet 54A is secured. In the underside of theiron core 52A, a circular groove receiving thecoil holder 48A and thecoil 50A is formed. Ahousing ring 56A is put around theiron core 52A. Thehousing ring 56A is put around by adamper 58A swingably to thecoil holder 48A. In thevibration actuator 40A of the present embodiment, theiron core 52A, themagnet 54A and thehouse ring 56A, not a coil generally disposed in a speaker, are disposed swingably to thecase member 42A. - Thus, in the
vibration actuator 40A of the present embodiment, when current flows through thecoil 50A, theheavy iron core 52A andmagnet 54A, not thelight bobbin ring 46A andcoil holder 48A secured to thecase member 42A, vibrate, whereby impressive vibrations can be generated. - Furthermore, a
cover member 60A for covering the side and the top of thehousing ring 56A disposed around theiron core 52A is provided. Thecover member 60A has a circular opening in the top theiron core 52A is put through. When theiron core 52A and thehousing ring 56A make a large movement in a vibration direction or normally to the vibration direction, the side or the top of thehousing ring 56A collide thecover member 60A, and its motion is restricted. To this end, it is preferred that the distance L3 between the side of thehousing ring 56A and the opposed side of thecover member 60A is, e.g., about 0.2-0.3 mm, and the distance L2 between the top of thehousing ring 56A and the opposed side of thecover member 60A is, e.g., about 4 mm. - These distances are not essentially in the ranges described above.
- For example, the
vibration actuator 40A is driven vertically to the mounted surface. The top of thehousing ring 56A and the opposed side of thecover member 60A may be spaced by a distance L2 which is equal to a drive range of thevibration actuator 40A driven when a rated alternate current is applied to thevibration actuator 40A, or a little longer distance. - The
vibration actuator 40A is not driven from the side of thehousing ring 56A toward the opposed side of thecover member 60A. The side of thehousing ring 56A and the opposed side of thecover member 60A may be spaced by a distance L3 so that, when the vibration actuator is postured horizontally, the damper should be deformed due to the weight of theiron core 52A and themagnet 54A but the side of thehousing ring 56A should not contact thecover member 60A. - Thus, the
iron core 52A and themagnet 54A are damaged by a drop of the gun-shapedcontroller 30, but the range of the vibrations of such impact is larger than the drive range of thevibration actuator 40A. The vibrations (impact) of theiron core 52A and themagnet 54A due to the drop are suppressed by thehousing ring 56A contacting thecover member 60A not to exceed the drive range of thevibration actuator 40A, and thebobbin ring 46A can be retained secured to thebase plate 44A. Thevibration actuator 40A is prevented from coming off the gun-shapedcontroller 30 and being damaged. - The inside of the
other case member 42B, which is opposed to and above theiron core 52A, functions as the vibration restricting part to restrict the movement of theiron core 52A in the vibration direction. When theiron core 52A makes a large movement, the top of theiron core 52A collides the inside of thecase member 42B, and its movement is restricted. To this end, the distance L1 between the top of theiron core 52A and the inside of thecase member 42B is preferably a little longer, e.g., about 4 mm than a distance over which theiron core 52A vibrates when current flows through thecoil 50A. - A
holder plate 62A is mounted on abase plate 44A, thecover member 60A is mounted on theholder plate 62A, and ascrew 64A is put through a fitting hole of thecover member 60A, theholder plate 62A, thebase plate 44A to be screwed to thecase member 42A. - It is possible the
base plate 44A and theholder plate 62A are omitted, and thebobbin ring 46A is fixed directly to thecase 42, or thecover member 60A is also fixed directly to thecase 42. - Next, the method for mounting the
vibration actuator 40B on thecase member 42B will be explained. This mounting method is the same as that for mounting thevibration actuator 40A on thecase member 42A. - To a
base plate 44B for attaching thevibration actuator 40B to thecase member 42B, a cylindrical bobbin ring 46B is secured with one cylindrical opening being in contact with thebase plate 44B. To the bobbin ring 46B, acylindrical coil holder 48B is secured. A coil 50B is wound on the top of thecoil holder 48B. In thevibration actuator 40B of the present embodiment, the coil 50B, not a magnet generally disposed in a speaker, is secured to thecase member 42B. - The bobbin ring 46B may have the bottom of L-shape section so as to increase the area of the contact with the
base plate 44B. - The bobbin ring 46B and the
coil holder 48B may be formed integral in a cylinder. Aniron core 52B and amagnet 54B may be replaced by a magnet alone. - To the underside of the
iron core 52B, theround magnet 54B is secured. In the underside of theiron core 52B, a circular groove receiving thecoil holder 48B and the coil 50B is formed. Ahousing ring 56B is put around theiron core 52B. Thehousing ring 56B is put around by adamper 58B swingably to thecoil holder 48B. In thevibration actuator 40B of the present embodiment, theiron core 52B, themagnet 54B and thehouse ring 56B, not a coil generally disposed in a speaker, are disposed swingably to thecase member 42B, - Thus, in the
vibration actuator 40B of the present embodiment, when current flows through the coil 50B, theheavy iron core 52B andmagnet 54B, not the light bobbin ring 46B andcoil holder 48B secured to thecase member 42B, vibrate, whereby impressive vibrations can be generated. - Furthermore, a
cover member 60B for covering the side and the top of thehousing ring 56B disposed around theiron core 52B is provided. Thecover member 60B has a circular opening in the top theiron core 52B is put through. When theiron core 52B and thehousing ring 56B make a large movement in a vibration direction or normally to the vibration direction, the side or the top of thehousing ring 56B collide thecover member 60B, and its motion is restricted. To this end, it is preferred that the distance L3 between the side of thehousing ring 56B and the opposed side of thecover member 60B is, e.g., about 0.2-0.3 mm, and the distance L2 between the top of thehousing ring 56B and the opposed side of thecover member 60B is, e.g., about 4 mm. - These distances are not essentially in the ranges described above.
- For example, the
vibration actuator 40B is driven vertically to the mounted surface. The top of thehousing ring 56B and the opposed side of thecover member 60B may be spaced by a distance L2 which is equal to a drive range of thevibration actuator 40B driven when a rated alternate current is applied to thevibration actuator 40B, or a little longer distance. - The
vibration actuator 40B is not driven from the side of thehousing ring 56B toward the opposed side of thecover member 60B. The side of thehousing ring 56B and the opposed side of thecover member 60B may be spaced by a distance L3 so that, when the vibration actuator is postured horizontally, the damper should be deformed due to the weight of theiron core 52B and themagnet 54B but the side of thehousing ring 56B should not contact thecover member 60B. - Thus, the
iron core 52B and themagnet 54B are damaged by a drop of the gun-shapedcontroller 30, but the range of the vibrations of such impact is larger than the drive range of thevibration actuator 40B. The vibrations (impact) of theiron core 52B and themagnet 54B due to the drop are suppressed by thehousing ring 56B contacting thecover member 60B not to exceed the drive range of thevibration actuator 40B, and the bobbin ring 46B can be retained secured to thebase plate 44B. Thevibration actuator 40B is prevented from coming off the gun-shapedcontroller 30 and being damaged. - The inside of the
other case member 42A, which is opposed to and above theiron core 52B, functions as the vibration restricting part to restrict the movement of theiron core 52B in the vibration direction. When theiron core 52B makes a large movement, the top of theiron core 52B collides the inside of thecase member 42A, and its movement is restricted. To this end, the distance L1 between the top of theiron core 52B and the inside of thecase member 42A is preferably a little longer, e.g., about 4 mm than a distance over which theiron core 52B vibrates when current flows through the coil 50B. - A
holder plate 62B is mounted on abase plate 44B, thecover member 60B is mounted on theholder plate 62B, and a screw 64B is put through a fitting hole of thecover member 60B, theholder plate 62B, thebase plate 44B to be screwed to thecase member 42B. - It is possible the
base plate 44B and theholder plate 62B are omitted, and the bobbin ring 46B is fixed directly to thecase 42, or thecover member 60B is also fixed directly to thecase 42. - As described above, according to the present embodiment, when vibrated, the iron cores and magnets of the vibration actuators are vibrated, whereby impressive vibrations can be generated.
- According to the present embodiment, the vibration actuators are mounted in opposing directions on a pair of the case members, whereby the 2 vibration actuators can be incorporated in the small space inside the case, and impressive vibrations can be realized.
- Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the movements of the vibrating iron cores and magnets are restricted by the cover members and the opposing case members, whereby even when the gun-shaped controller is roughly handles or dropped, and large forces are exerted from the outside to the heavy iron cores and magnets, movements exceeding the movements due to the vibrations can be restricted to thereby prevent the disconnection of the iron cores and the magnets, and the resultant malfunction of the vibration actuators.
- [Modified Embodiments]
- The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can cover other various modifications.
- For example, in the above-described embodiment, the vibration direction of the housing rings secured to the iron cores and transverse movement normal to the vibration direction are restricted by the cover members. However, it is possible that the cover members are disposed only in the transverse direction of the housing rings to thereby restrict only the transverse movement. It is possible that the cover members are not provided, and the movement of the iron cores and magnets in the vibration direction alone is restricted by the case members. Furthermore, it is possible that the insides of the case members are not used, the movement in the vibration direction of the housing rings or the transverse movement normal to the vibration direction of the housing rings may be restricted by the cover members alone.
- Furthermore, it is possible that the movement of the iron cores and the magnets in the vibration direction is restricted by the case members, and the cover members are provided only in the transverse direction of the housing rings to thereby restrict the transverse movement by the cover members. It is also possible that the interior of the case members is formed in a cavity which is a little larger than the configuration of the vibration actuators (e.g., a cavity which is larger by about 4 mm in the vibration direction and by about 0.2-0.3 mm in the transverse direction normal to the vibration direction), and the movements of the iron cores and the magnets in the vibration direction and the movement in the transverse direction are restricted only by the vibration restricting part provided in the case members.
- Furthermore, it is possible that in arranging a plurality of the vibration actuators side by side, the opposed sides of the vibration actuators are spaced by a prescribed distance (e.g., about 4 mm in the vibration direction and by 0.2-0.3 mm in the transverse direction normal to the vibration direction) so that the respective opposed sides have the same function as the cover members (vibration restricting members) of the above-described embodiment.
- In the above-described embodiment, two vibration actuators are incorporated in the small space in the case, but the vibration actuators may be mounted in only one of the pair of case members.
- The present invention can be used as a vibration device for generating vibrations, more specifically, a vibration device suitably disposed in a member, such as the controller of a game device, which is roughly handled and is vulnerable to impacts of drops, etc.
Claims (11)
1. (canceled)
2. (canceled)
3. (canceled)
4. (canceled)
5. (canceled)
6. A vibration device comprising a vibration actuator including a case, at least a coil and a magnet, and a damper interconnecting the coil and the magnet with the magnet being movable relatively to the coil,
the vibration actuator including the coil secured to the inside of the case so that when alternate current is flowed through the coil, the magnet reciprocates in the direction normal to the inside of the case, and
the vibration actuator comprising:
a first resting part for restricting the reciprocation of the magnet provided at a position which is away from the magnet by a first distance in the reciprocation directions of the magnet, which is away from the inside of the case with the coil secured to; and
a second restricting part for restricting the movement normal to the reciprocation direction of the magnet provided at a position which is away from by a second distance from the magnet in the direction normal to the reciprocation direction of the magnet,
wherein the first distance is a distance larger than a distance over which the magnet reciprocates when alternate current is flowed through at least the coil.
7. (canceled)
8. (canceled)
9. A vibration device according to claim 6 , wherein
the case couples a couple of bisected case members,
and
the vibration actuator is incorporated in the case and is mounted on at least one of the case members.
10. A vibration device according to claim 9 , wherein
the vibration actuator is mounted to each of the pair of case members.
11. A controller comprising a vibration device according to any one of claims 6 , 9 and 10 , and operation means to be operated by a user.
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