CN211061156U - Game pedal calibrating and testing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a recreation running-board calibration and testing arrangement, which comprises a frame, actuating mechanism, pressure measurement mechanism and the fixed establishment that is used for the fixed recreation running-board that waits to detect, actuating mechanism and pressure measurement mechanism all install in the frame, fixed establishment rotates the dress and connects in the frame and correspond the setting with pressure measurement mechanism, actuating mechanism's output shaft and fixed establishment transmission are connected, actuating mechanism is used for when fixed establishment is fixed with the recreation running-board, the relative frame of drive fixed establishment rotates so that the footboard of recreation running-board supports and presses pressure measurement mechanism, pressure measurement mechanism is used for detecting the pressure that the footboard received when the footboard of recreation running-board supports and presses pressure measurement mechanism. The utility model discloses a stroke of actuating mechanism control footboard to accurately acquire the pressure that the footboard received through pressure detection mechanism, thereby can accurately test whether the relation of the pressure that the footboard received and footboard stroke accords with the requirement of predetermineeing, improve the uniformity of recreation running-board feel.

Description

Game pedal calibrating and testing device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a running-board detects technical field, especially relates to a recreation running-board calibration and testing arrangement.

Background

The simulated racing games are more and more popular at present, and in order to enable game players to be better integrated into the games which are personally on the scene, the existing simulated racing game devices adopt game pedals to control the games so as to better simulate the driving of actual racing cars and enhance the sense of reality and the experience of users; the game pedal comprises a base, a pedal rotatably mounted on the base and a damper arranged between the pedal and the base, wherein an angle sensor (such as a Hall angle sensor) for detecting the rotation angle of the pedal relative to the base (namely the pedal stroke) or a pressure sensor (such as a strain gauge) for detecting the pressure applied to the pedal are usually arranged on the game pedal, and a main control unit of the simulated racing game device controls the change of racing cars in a game according to the collected output value of the angle sensor or the pressure sensor.

In the production process, the game pedal usually needs to be subjected to performance testing, for example, whether the foot feeling of the game pedal meets the requirement (namely whether the relation between the pressure received by the test pedal and the pedal stroke meets the preset requirement) is tested, but most of the traditional detection modes are that the pedal is manually stepped on by feet or pressed by hands, the detection mode has poor operability and large errors, and the manual testing judges the pressure and the pedal stroke according to the foot or hand feeling, the influence of subjective factors is large, the consistency of the test result is difficult to ensure, in addition, the manual testing mode cannot accurately acquire the pedal stroke and the pressure received by the pedal, so that the angle value detected by an angle sensor on the game pedal or the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor on the game pedal cannot be calibrated.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a solve above-mentioned technical problem, a game pedal plate calibration and testing arrangement is provided, including frame, actuating mechanism, pressure measurement mechanism and be used for the fixed establishment who waits to detect the game pedal plate, actuating mechanism and pressure measurement mechanism all install in the frame, fixed establishment rotates the dress to connect in the frame and with pressure measurement mechanism corresponds the setting, actuating mechanism's output shaft with the fixed establishment transmission is connected, actuating mechanism is used for fixed establishment is fixed with during the game pedal plate, the drive fixed establishment is relative the frame rotates so that the footboard of game pedal plate is supported and is pressed pressure measurement mechanism, pressure measurement mechanism is used for detect the pressure that the footboard received when the footboard of game pedal plate is supported and is pressed pressure measurement mechanism.

Preferably, the fixing mechanism comprises a fixing body which is rotatably connected to the rack, an output shaft of the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the fixing body, a positioning groove for placing the game pedal is formed in the fixing body, and a locking mechanism for locking a base of the game pedal in the positioning groove is arranged on the fixing body.

Preferably, the locking mechanism comprises a locking piece and an elastic piece, the locking piece is located on the peripheral side of the positioning groove, the middle of the locking piece is rotatably connected to the side wall of the fixing body in a mounted mode, a limiting portion is arranged at a position, corresponding to the notch of the positioning groove, of one end of the locking piece, the elastic piece is arranged between the other end of the locking piece and the fixing body in a abutted mode, and under the action of the elastic piece, the base of the game pedal can be locked in the positioning groove through the limiting portion.

Preferably, the limit part is provided with a guide inclined plane which enables the base of the game pedal to smoothly push open the limit part when the base of the game pedal is placed into the positioning groove.

Preferably, the elastic member is a spring.

Preferably, the two side walls opposite to the positioning groove are provided with taking and placing gaps.

Preferably, the pressure detection mechanism includes a fixing plate fixedly mounted on the frame and a first pressure sensor mounted on the fixing plate.

Preferably, the driving mechanism is a stepping motor.

Preferably, the frame includes board, first mounting panel and second mounting panel, relative setting and all installing around first mounting panel and the second mounting panel on the board, fixed establishment rotates the dress to connect between first mounting panel and the second mounting panel, actuating mechanism and pressure measurement mechanism are all installed on the second mounting panel.

Preferably, a control box is arranged on the rack, a controller is installed in the control box, and the pressure detection mechanism and the driving mechanism are electrically connected with the controller.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:

as can be seen from the above description of the present invention, compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a device for calibrating and testing a game pedal, the driving mechanism drives the fixing mechanism to rotate relative to the frame to enable the pedal of the game pedal fixed on the fixing mechanism to press the pressure detection mechanism, the travel of the pedal is controlled by the driving mechanism, the pressure applied to the pedal is accurately acquired by the pressure detection mechanism, thereby accurately testing whether the relation between the pressure on the pedal and the pedal stroke meets the preset requirement, avoiding the defect that the manual test is influenced by subjective factors, improving the consistency of the foot feeling of the game pedal, meanwhile, the pressure sensor or the angle sensor on the game pedal can be calibrated according to the pressure on the pedal detected by the pressure detection mechanism or the stroke of the pedal acquired by the driving mechanism, so that higher game experience consistency is ensured.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a game pedal to be detected according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a front view of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a side view of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the fixing mechanism of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the securing mechanism of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the present invention with a game pedal fixed thereto.

The reference numerals are explained below:

10-game pedal, 101-base, 102-pedal, 1021-pedal body, 1022-pedal rod, 103-damper, 1-frame, 2-driving mechanism, 3-pressure detection mechanism, 4-fixing mechanism, 5-control box, 6-starting switch, 7-emergency stop switch, 11-machine table, 12-first mounting plate, 13-second mounting plate, 14-connecting plate, 15-fixing frame, 31-fixing plate, 32-first pressure sensor, 33-reinforcing rib, 41-fixing body, 411-positioning groove, 412-taking and placing gap, 42-locking mechanism, 421-locking piece, 4211-limiting part, 42111-guiding inclined plane, 422-elastic piece, 43-rotating shaft I, 44-rotating shaft two.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples; however, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the game pedal 10 to be detected includes a base 101, a pedal 102 rotatably mounted on the base 101, and a damper 103 disposed between the pedal 102 and the base 101, the pedal 102 includes a pedal body 1021 and a foot lever 1022, one end of the foot lever 1022 and one end of the damper 103 are rotatably connected to the base 101, the other end of the damper 103 is rotatably connected to a middle portion of the foot lever 1022, the pedal body 1021 is fixedly mounted at the other end of the foot lever 1022, and the game pedal 10 to be detected is further provided with an angle sensor (not shown) for detecting a rotation angle (i.e., a pedal stroke) of the pedal 102 with respect to the base 101 or a second pressure sensor (not shown) for detecting a pressure applied to the pedal 102.

Referring to fig. 2 and 7, a device for calibrating and testing a game pedal according to the present invention includes a frame 1, a driving mechanism 2, a pressure detecting mechanism 3, and a fixing mechanism 4 for fixing a game pedal 10 to be tested, wherein the driving mechanism 2 and the pressure detecting mechanism 3 are both mounted on the frame 1, the fixing mechanism 4 is rotatably mounted on the frame 1, the fixing mechanism 4 and the pressure detecting mechanism 3 are correspondingly disposed such that when the fixing mechanism 4 rotates relative to the frame 1, a pedal 102 of the game pedal 10 on the fixing mechanism 4 can press against the pressure detecting mechanism 3, an output shaft (not shown) of the driving mechanism 2 is in transmission connection with the fixing mechanism 4, the driving mechanism 2 is configured to drive the fixing mechanism 4 to rotate relative to the frame 1 to make the pedal 102 of the game pedal 10 fixed on the fixing mechanism 4 press against the pressure detecting mechanism 3, the base 101 and the pedal 102 of the game foot pedal 10 are relatively rotated, and the pressure detection mechanism 3 is used for detecting the pressure applied to the pedal 102 (i.e. the pressure applied to the pedal 102 by the pressure detection mechanism 3) when the pedal 102 of the game foot pedal 10 is pressed against the pressure detection mechanism 3.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in the embodiment, the rack 1 includes a machine platform 11, a first mounting plate 12, a second mounting plate 13, and a connecting plate 14, the first mounting plate 12 and the second mounting plate 13 are disposed opposite to each other in a front-back direction and are both mounted on the machine platform 11, the connecting plate 14 is mounted on the machine platform 11 and is connected between the first mounting plate 12 and the second mounting plate 13, the fixing mechanism 4 is rotatably mounted between the first mounting plate 12 and the second mounting plate 13, and the driving mechanism 2 and the pressure detecting mechanism 3 are both mounted on the second mounting plate 13.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, in the present embodiment, the driving mechanism 2 is a stepping motor mounted on the rear side of the second mounting plate 13 through a fixing frame 15.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, in the present embodiment, the pressure detecting mechanism 3 is located within a rotation radius range of the fixing mechanism 4, so that the pedal 102 of the game pedal 10 on the fixing mechanism 4 can press against the pressure detecting mechanism 3 when the fixing mechanism 4 rotates relative to the frame 1, and the pressure detecting mechanism 3 includes a fixing plate 31 fixedly installed on the frame 1 and a first pressure sensor 32 installed on the fixing plate 31. Specifically, the fixing plate 31 is horizontally installed at the upper part of the front side of the second mounting plate 13, a reinforcing rib 33 is provided between the top of the fixing plate 31 and the second mounting plate 13, and the first pressure sensor 32 is installed at the bottom of the fixing plate 31.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6, in the embodiment, the fixing mechanism 4 includes a fixing body 41 rotatably mounted on the frame 1, an output shaft of the driving mechanism 2 is in transmission connection with the fixing body 41 to drive the fixing body 41 to rotate relative to the frame 1, a positioning slot 411 for placing the game pedal 10 is formed in the fixing body 41, and a locking mechanism 42 for locking the base 101 of the game pedal 10 in the positioning slot 411 is formed on the fixing body 41. Specifically, the first pressure sensor 32 is located within the range of the rotation radius of the fixed body 41, the front side and the rear side of the fixed body 41 are respectively rotatably connected to the first mounting plate 12 and the second mounting plate 13 through the first rotating shaft 43 and the second rotating shaft 44, one end of the second rotating shaft 44 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the fixed body 41, the other end of the second rotating shaft 44 movably penetrates through the second mounting plate 13 and is in transmission connection with the output shaft of the driving mechanism 2, the first rotating shaft 43, the second rotating shaft 44 and the output shaft of the driving mechanism 2 are coaxially arranged, the shape of the positioning groove 411 is matched with the shape of the base 101 of the game pedal 10 to be detected, and when the base 101 of the game pedal 10 is placed in the positioning groove 411, the axis of the pedal lever 1022, which is rotatably connected with the base 101, coincides with the axis of.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in the present embodiment, the locking mechanism 42 includes a locking member 421 and an elastic member 422 located on the peripheral side of the positioning slot 411, the length direction of the locking member 421 is set along the depth direction of the positioning slot 411, the middle portion of the locking member 421 is rotatably mounted on the side wall of the fixing body 41, one end of the locking member 421 is provided with a position-limiting portion 4211 corresponding to a notch (not shown) of the positioning slot 411, the elastic member 422 abuts between the other end of the locking member 421 and the side wall of the fixing body 41, and the position-limiting portion 4211 can lock the base 101 of the game pedal 10 in the positioning slot 411 under the action of the elastic member 422; the stopper 4211 has a guide slope 42111 allowing the base 101 of the game foot pedal 10 to smoothly push the stopper 4211 when the base 101 of the game foot pedal 10 is placed in the positioning groove 411, so that the game foot pedal 10 can be quickly fixed to the fixing body 41. When the game pedal 10 needs to be fixed on the fixing body 41, the base 101 of the game pedal 10 is correspondingly placed in the positioning groove 411, the base 101 of the game pedal 10 pushes the limiting portion 4211 along the guide inclined plane 42111 of the limiting portion 4211, the elastic member 422 is compressed, after the base 101 is placed, the locking member 421 resets under the action of the elastic member 422, at the moment, the limiting portion 4211 blocks the notch of the positioning groove 411, the base 101 cannot be taken out of the positioning groove 411 due to the blocking of the limiting portion 4211, and therefore the base 101 is locked in the positioning groove 411. When the game foot pedal 10 needs to be removed from the fixing body 41, the elastic member 422 is compressed by pressing one end of the locking member 421 away from the limiting portion 4211, and the limiting portion 4211 releases the limit of the base 101, so that the base 101 can be taken out from the positioning groove 411.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, in the present embodiment, two opposite side walls of the positioning slot 411 are respectively provided with a pick-and-place gap 412, so as to facilitate picking and placing the game pedal 10; the elastic member 422 is embodied as a spring. Of course, in other embodiments, the elastic member 422 may also be a torsion spring or other elastic member, and the specific embodiment is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, a control box 5 is disposed on a rack 1, a controller (not shown) is disposed in the control box 5, and both a first pressure sensor 32 and a stepping motor are electrically connected to the controller, referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, two start switches 6 and one emergency stop switch 7 are disposed on a machine 11, and the controller is electrically connected to the two start switches 6 and the emergency stop switch 7, respectively.

The utility model discloses a use method profile is as follows:

step 1: referring to fig. 7, after the game pedal 10 to be detected is fixed on the fixing body 41, the two start switches 6 are pressed simultaneously to start the test, at this time, the controller sends a control signal to control the stepping motor (i.e., the driving mechanism 2) to rotate in the forward direction, the stepping motor drives the fixing mechanism 4 to rotate relative to the frame 1 and move in a direction close to the pressure detecting mechanism 3 (taking the direction shown in fig. 7 as an example, the stepping motor drives the fixing mechanism 4 to rotate clockwise at this time), and the game pedal 10 to be detected rotates along with the fixing mechanism 4;

step 2: when the pedal body 1021 of the game pedal 10 just contacts the first pressure sensor 32, the controller acquires a minute pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32, and at this time, the controller immediately records the current angle of the stepping motor as an initial angle;

and step 3: the stepping motor drives the fixing mechanism 4 to continue rotating, in the process, the pedal body 1021 presses the first pressure sensor 32 upwards, the direction of the pressure applied by the first pressure sensor 32 on the pedal body 1021 in a reaction mode is always perpendicular to the contact surface of the first pressure sensor 32 and the pedal body 1021, the base 101 of the game pedal plate 10 rotates relative to the pedal 102, the rotating angle of the base 101 relative to the pedal 102 is equal to the rotating angle of the second rotating shaft 44, the controller obtains the rotating angle of the stepping motor (the rotating angle of the stepping motor relative to the initial angle in the step 2) and the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32 in real time, the rotating angle of the stepping motor is the rotating angle of the base 101 relative to the pedal 102 (namely the stroke of the pedal), and the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32 is the pressure applied to the pedal 102;

and 4, step 4: when the stepping motor rotates to a preset angle (namely the maximum stroke of the pedal), the stepping motor stops rotating, whether the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32 meets the preset pressure requirement or not is checked, if the pressure value meets the requirement, the step 5 is executed, and if the pressure value does not meet the requirement, the detection result of the game pedal 10 is unqualified; or, when the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32 reaches a preset pressure value, the stepping motor stops rotating, and at this time, whether the rotating angle of the stepping motor meets the preset angle requirement is checked, if so, step 5 is executed, and if not, the detection result of the game pedal 10 is unqualified;

and 5: calibrating the angle sensor or the second pressure sensor on the game foot pedal 10 to make the angle value detected by the angle sensor on the game foot pedal 10 consistent with the rotation angle of the base 101 relative to the pedal 102 (i.e. the rotation angle of the stepping motor), or to make the pressure value detected by the second pressure sensor on the game foot pedal 10 consistent with the pressure value received by the pedal 102 (i.e. the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32);

step 6: the controller sends out a control signal to control the stepping motor to rotate reversely and reset to the initial angle in the step 2;

and 7: the controller sends out a control signal to control the stepping motor to rotate forward for a fixed angle, checks whether the pressure value detected by the first pressure sensor 32 at the moment accords with a set range, and checks whether the angle value detected by the angle sensor on the game pedal plate 10 or the pressure value detected by the second pressure sensor accords with the set range, if both the values accord with each other, the product consistency is good, the detection result of the game pedal plate 10 is qualified, otherwise, the detection result is unqualified.

In conclusion, compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a game pedal calibrating and testing device, the driving mechanism 2 drives the fixing mechanism 4 to rotate relative to the frame 1, so that the pedal 102 of the game pedal 10 fixed on the fixing mechanism 4 is pressed against the pressure detection mechanism 3, the travel of the pedal 102 is controlled by the driving mechanism 2, and the pressure to which the pedal 102 is subjected is accurately acquired by the pressure detecting mechanism 3, thereby accurately testing whether the relation between the pressure on the pedal 102 and the pedal stroke meets the preset requirement, avoiding the defect that the manual test is influenced by subjective factors, improving the consistency of the foot feeling of the game pedal 10, meanwhile, the pressure sensor or the angle sensor on the game pedal 10 can be calibrated according to the pressure on the pedal 102 detected by the pressure detection mechanism 3 or the stroke of the pedal 102 acquired by the driving mechanism 2, so that high game experience consistency is ensured.

The above embodiments are only used to further illustrate the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the technical entity of the present invention to the above embodiments all fall into the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A device for calibrating and testing a game pedal is characterized by comprising a rack, a driving mechanism, a pressure detection mechanism and a fixing mechanism for fixing the game pedal to be tested, wherein the driving mechanism and the pressure detection mechanism are both installed on the rack, the fixing mechanism is rotatably installed on the rack and corresponds to the pressure detection mechanism, an output shaft of the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the fixing mechanism, the driving mechanism is used for driving the fixing mechanism to rotate relative to the rack so as to enable a pedal of the game pedal to be pressed against the pressure detection mechanism when the fixing mechanism is fixed with the game pedal, and the pressure detection mechanism is used for detecting the pressure applied to the pedal when the pedal of the game pedal is pressed against the pressure detection mechanism.

2. The device for calibrating and testing a game foot pedal according to claim 1, wherein the fixing mechanism comprises a fixing body rotatably mounted on the frame, an output shaft of the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the fixing body, the fixing body is provided with a positioning groove for placing the game foot pedal, and the fixing body is provided with a locking mechanism for locking a base of the game foot pedal in the positioning groove.

3. The device for calibrating and testing a game pedal according to claim 2, wherein the locking mechanism includes a locking member and an elastic member, the locking member is rotatably attached to the sidewall of the fixing body at a central portion thereof, a position-limiting portion is provided at an end of the locking member corresponding to the notch of the positioning groove, the elastic member is disposed between the other end of the locking member and the fixing body, and the position-limiting portion is capable of locking the base of the game pedal in the positioning groove by the elastic member.

4. The device for calibrating and testing a game foot according to claim 3, wherein the stopper has a guide slope for smoothly pushing the base of the game foot against the stopper when the base of the game foot is placed in the positioning groove.

5. The game foot calibration and testing device of claim 3 wherein the resilient member is a spring.

6. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the positioning groove has two opposite side walls with access notches.

7. The game foot calibration and testing device of claim 1 wherein the pressure sensing mechanism comprises a fixed plate fixedly mounted to the frame and a first pressure sensor mounted to the fixed plate.

8. The game foot pedal calibration and testing device of claim 1 wherein the drive mechanism is a stepper motor.

9. The device for calibrating and testing a game pedal according to claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a machine table, a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are arranged in a front-back opposite manner and are both mounted on the machine table, the fixing mechanism is rotatably mounted between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate, and the driving mechanism and the pressure detecting mechanism are both mounted on the second mounting plate.

10. The device for calibrating and testing a game foot pedal according to claim 1, wherein a control box is provided on the frame, a controller is installed in the control box, and the pressure detection mechanism and the driving mechanism are electrically connected to the controller.

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