Games Controller and Trigger Therefor
First Claim
1. A trigger mechanism for a games controller for controlling electronic games, the trigger mechanism comprising:
- a trigger body having a plurality of walls defining an internal chamber, the plurality of walls including a base wall and an orifice defined in the base wall;
a detent detachably mounted on the trigger body, the detent at least partially received in the orifice and wherein the detent is rotatable with respect to the trigger body;
the detent comprising at least one abutment surface, eccentrically arranged with respect to the rotational axis of the detent.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a games controller for controlling electronic games, input device for a computer program and a trigger mechanism therefor. The trigger mechanism comprises a trigger body having a plurality of walls defining an internal chamber. The plurality of walls include a base wall and an orifice defined in the base wall. A detent is detachably mounted on the trigger body. The detent is at least partially received in the orifice and the detent is rotatable with respect to the trigger body. The detent comprises at least one abutment surface which is eccentrically arranged with respect to the rotational axis of the detent.
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1. A trigger mechanism for a games controller for controlling electronic games, the trigger mechanism comprising:
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a trigger body having a plurality of walls defining an internal chamber, the plurality of walls including a base wall and an orifice defined in the base wall; a detent detachably mounted on the trigger body, the detent at least partially received in the orifice and wherein the detent is rotatable with respect to the trigger body; the detent comprising at least one abutment surface, eccentrically arranged with respect to the rotational axis of the detent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 29)
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13. 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, the trigger mechanism comprising a trigger body having a detent for manual adjustment of the depressible range of the trigger mechanism;
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the trigger body comprising a plurality of walls, including a base wall, the plurality of walls defining an interior chamber of the trigger body; the base wall comprising an orifice for receiving at least in part the detent, the detent being detachably mounted to the trigger body and being rotatable with respect to the trigger body, the detent comprising at least one abutment surface eccentrically arranged with respect to the rotational axis of the detent. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A trigger mechanism for a games controller for controlling electronic games, the trigger mechanism comprising:
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a trigger body having a plurality of walls including a front wall, the plurality of walls defining an interior chamber of the trigger body, the front wall comprising an inner surface and an outer surface; an actuator comprising a first component mounted on the inner surface of the front wall; a bore extending from the outer surface of the front wall to the interior chamber and defining a bore within the first component coupled to a second component coupled to the first component and a screw thread for adjusting the position of the second component with respect to the first component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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