Steering wheel controller for use with embedded portable game system

• US 7,316,618 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2005
• Issued: 01/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Weistech Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Weistech Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsu, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Hotaling, II; John M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bond; Christopher H
• Application Number:
  US11/165,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20060258452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• Field of Search: 463/37, 463/36, 463/38, 273/148.B, 273/442, 434/45, 434/62, 345/156
• US Class Current: 463/37
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1062 being specially adapted to a type of game, e.g. steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8017 Driving on land or water; Flying

Abstract

A controller of a portable game machine comprises a steering wheel having a body and a rotary unit; a base for locating a portable game machine; a supporting frame for supporting the seat to the steering wheel; and a steering wheel seat for supporting the rotary unit of the steering wheel to a body. The piezoelectric switch is placed on the base, by mechanic linear power transfer, functions of the portable game machine is controlled by operation the steering wheel. By levers to transfer power, the function keys of the steering wheel are corresponding to function keys of the portable game machine.

Claims

1. A controller of a portable game machine comprising:

a steering wheel having a body, a power transfer unit, a function key unit and a rotary unit

a base for locating a portable game machine;

a supporting frame for supporting the base to the steering wheel; and

a steering wheel seat for supporting the rotary unit of the steering wheel to a body; and

wherein when a portable game machine is located in the base, the functions of the portable game machine are linked to the function key units and the rotary unit of the steering wheel;

by mechanic linear power transfer, functions of the portable game machine is controlled by operation the steering wheel.

2. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein by levers to transfer power, the function keys of the steering wheel are corresponding to function keys of the portable game machine.

3. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power transfer unit serves to connect the function keys of a portable game machine to the functions keys in the function key unit by using transfer steel lines to connect the function keys of the functional key unit to the base.

4. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power transfer unit further includes one of gear power transfer sets, cam power transfer sets, inclined surface power transfer sets, lever power transfer sets, pneumatic power transfer sets and hydraulic power transfer sets.

5. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a restoring spring is installed between the rotary unit and a rotary unit supporter;

the spring has a fixing sheet for fixing the steel lines and a flexible tube;

the steel lines are wound around the spring;

the rotation of the rotary unit will drive the steel lines;

the rotation angle stop is installed to the spring so as to confine the movement of the spring so as to confine the movement of the rotary unit.

6. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steering wheel has the body, a function key unit, a liner transfer mechanism, and the rotary unit.

7. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base has a display screen, a cover opening unit, and a receiving box;

wherein the display screen has a hollow surface for viewing the portable game machine.

8. The controller of a portable game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steering wheel seat has a casing, a rotary unit supporter, and a seat retainer;

the casing serves to enclose the steering wheel seat;

the rotary unit supporter serves to support the rotary unit to the seat; and

the seat retainer is made as a rubber suction disk or a clamper.