EP 1560238 A1 20050803 - Buffering protective handheld controller
Title (en)
Buffering protective handheld controller
Title (de)
Stossabsorbierende tragbare Steuerungseinrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif de commande portatif absorbant les chocs
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 04001665 A 20040127
Abstract (en)
A buffering protective handheld controller, mainly with a buffering protective configuration for direction button and a number of functional buttons on one side of the main unit. The user is allowed to have greater touch area and more comfortability when pressing the button. In addition, under a long period of button-pressing time, the user has finger contact with surrounding buffering devices to reduce pressure. It composes a multiple-layer cushion as a protective mechanism. Further, the handheld main unit has the rigid plastic base in an appropriate hollow shape, which may be enclosed by a sticking soft pad with a proper size. Thus, it can provide a cushion air-bag effect and fits the user's palm in any shape and any size. Particularly, because the user can hold the unit with a firm grasp by fingers, the grasping force is minimized during use. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G05G 9/047 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G05G 9/04788 (2013.01); H01H 13/70 (2013.01); H01H 25/04 (2013.01); G05G 2009/04744 (2013.01); H01H 2217/016 (2013.01); H01H 2217/044 (2013.01); H01H 2221/062 (2013.01); H01H 2221/084 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] EP 0903659 A2 19990324 - SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC [JP]
- [Y] WO 0042708 A1 20000720 - RUDISCH DOUGLAS J [US]
- [Y] US 6428416 B1 20020806 - OGATA HIROKI [JP]
- [Y] DE 3742711 A1 19890706 - SASSE EUGEN BAUELEMENTE [DE]
- [A] FR 2823001 A1 20021004 - BUSQUET PIERRE [FR]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1560238 A1 20050803; EP 1560238 B1 20070228; DE 602004004999 D1 20070412; DE 602004004999 T2 20071122; ES 2282740 T3 20071016
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04001665 A 20040127; DE 602004004999 T 20040127; ES 04001665 T 20040127