PNEUMATIC FAST-PUSH GAME CONSOLE

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of game toys, and in particular to a pneumatic fast-push (quick-push) game console.

BACKGROUND

A whack-a-mole toy is also referred to as a pneumatic fast-push game console. A user determines, based on brightness or protrusion of a target object on the toy, whether the target object needs to be pressed or whacked. The target object retracts into the interior of the toy upon being pressed or whacked. This is good exercise for the user's hands-on ability and observation ability.

The existing whack-a-mole toy includes a housing, a pressing assembly and a reset assembly, and the pressing assembly and the reset assembly are provided on the housing. A reset button of the pressing assembly may be pressed under an exerted force, and the reset assembly is configured to reset the reset button of the pressing assembly. The bottom of the housing is provided with a hole. The reset assembly is slidably provided on the housing, and a reset base of the reset assembly is exposed to the exterior of the housing through the hole. When a reset operation is performed with the reset assembly, the reset base would move in the hole provided at the bottom of the housing, and the reset base would thus touch the inner wall of the hole, which causes friction during the movement; such friction further causes unsmoothness or even jam in the reset operation of the reset assembly, thereby affecting the game experience.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pneumatic fast-push game console, to solve the technical problem that the existing whack-a-mole toy has a jammed reset operation due to its structure which causes the toy's game experience to be affected.

In order to solve the above problem, the present disclosure discloses a technical solution as follows.

A pneumatic fast-push game console is provided, which includes an upper housing, a lower housing, and a rubber ring belt. The upper housing and the lower housing are connected at two ends of the rubber ring belt, respectively. At each of a joint part where the upper housing and the rubber ring belt are connected and a joint part where the lower housing and rubber ring belt are connected, a sealing piece is provided. A cavity is enclosed by the upper housing, the lower housing and the rubber ring belt. A pressing assembly is provided on the upper housing. An elastic reset assembly is provided on the lower housing and located in the cavity. A ventilation hole is provided on the upper housing or the lower housing. The pressing assembly includes a plurality of reset buttons exposed at the upper housing, and each of the reset buttons is configured to retract into the cavity when being pressed. When the upper housing and the lower housing are moved relative to each other, the elastic reset assembly is configured to store an elastic potential energy. The elastic reset assembly is configured to reset the upper housing and the lower housing to an initial state.

Further, each of a left side and a right side of a bottom of the lower housing is provided with a concave structure, a plurality of tapered springs are connected to the lower housing, and an end of each of the tapered springs is provided with a touch switch.

Further, the pressing assembly includes a supporting member, a key plate is provided on the supporting member, and a plurality of round holes are provided in the supporting member. A rubber member is provided on the key plate, and the plurality of reset buttons are provided on the rubber member. The reset buttons each are hemisphere-shaped. The round holes are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the reset buttons.

Further, the upper housing or the lower housing is provided with a one-way air-inflow member and a one-way air hole. The one-way air-inflow member includes a rubber valve plate. One end of the rubber valve plate is connected to an inner wall of the upper housing or the lower housing, and another end of the rubber valve plate is provided with a plug. The plug is provided in and blocks off the one-way air hole.

Further, an upper ring frame is fixed at an inner side of an upper end of the rubber ring belt, and a lower ring frame is fixed at an inner side of a lower end of the rubber ring belt. The upper housing is fixed onto the upper ring frame through a screw, and the lower housing is fixed onto the lower ring frame through a screw.

Further, the elastic reset assembly includes a plurality of spring reset members. Each of the plurality of spring reset members includes a supporting base and a guiding sleeve. The supporting base is fixed on the lower ring frame, and a guiding post is fixed on the supporting base. The guiding sleeve is fixed on the upper ring frame. The upper ring frame is arranged opposite to the lower ring frame. An upper part of the guiding post is located in the guiding sleeve. A spring is provided on the guiding post and located between the guide sleeve and the supporting base.

Further, a position-limiting member is provided at an upper end of the guiding post, and the position-limiting member is configured to prevent the upper end of the guiding post from falling off from a lower part of the guiding sleeve.

Further, the pneumatic fast-push game console further includes a circuit board. The circuit board is provided between the supporting member and the upper ring frame, and the circuit board is provided with a plurality of switches.

Further, the pneumatic fast-push game console further includes a conductive silica-gel plate and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The conductive silica-gel plate is provided between the supporting member and the circuit board. The light-emitting elements and the conductive silica-gel plate are electrically connected with the circuit board. Each of the light-emitting elements is configured to illuminate one corresponding reset button.

Further, the upper housing or the lower housing is provided with a mounting groove, and a ventilation controlling member is provided in the mounting groove. A bottom of the mounting groove is provided with a concave recess and two mounting holes, and the ventilation hole is provided in a center of the concave recess. The ventilation controlling member includes a pressing plate, the pressing plate is located in the mounting groove, and there is a gap between the pressing plate and an inner wall of the mounting groove. A bottom of the pressing plate is provided with a convex structure and two rubber columns. The two rubber columns are mounted in the two mounting holes, respectively. An upper end of each of the rubber columns is provided with a step structure, and the step structure is supported at the bottom of the mounting groove. The convex structure corresponds to the concave recess, and there is a spacing between the convex structure and the concave recess.

Compared with the related art, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide at least beneficial effects as follows. When the game console is in use, the user presses the pressing plate with a finger to block the ventilation hole; in addition, the upper housing and the lower housing are pressed, the air pressure in the closed cavity is increased, so that the reset buttons retracted into the cavity are reset, which enables each reset button to be rapidly reset. Different from the conventional reset base exposed to the exterior of the housing, in the reset operation or when being pressed, the game console in the present disclosure has no unsmoothness or jam in the reset operation that would be caused due to friction, and a good game experience is offered. In addition, a one-way air-inflow member is provided at the bottom of the lower housing. When the upper housing and the lower housing are reset, the one-way air-inflow member enables gas to be quickly supplemented, so as to assist air inflow of the ventilation hole. The overall structural design is more reasonable, and the game experience is better.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are used to provide better understanding of the present disclosure. They constitute a part of the specification, and are used to explain the present disclosure together with the embodiments of the present disclosure. They do not constitute a limitation on the present disclosure. In the figures:

FIG. 1 is an axonometric view illustrating a pneumatic fast-push game console of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an axonometric view illustrating the pneumatic fast-push game console of the embodiments of the present disclosure from another perspective.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the pneumatic fast-push game console of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a mounting position of the elastic reset assembly.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a lower housing.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a one-way air-inflow member.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of an upper housing without a ventilation controlling member.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of the ventilation controlling member.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of the upper housing.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken from A-A in FIG. 9.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and comprehensively described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive work fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1-10, the present disclosure provides a first embodiment of a pneumatic fast-push game console as follows.

The pneumatic fast-push game console includes an upper housing 1, a rubber ring belt 2 and a lower housing 3. The upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 are connected to two ends of the rubber ring belt 2, respectively. Specifically, an upper ring frame 4 is fixed on the inner side of an upper end of the rubber ring belt 2, and a lower ring frame 5 is fixed on the inner side of a lower end of the rubber ring belt 2. The upper housing 1 is fixed onto the upper ring frame 4 though a screw, and the lower housing 3 is fixed onto the lower ring frame 5 through a screw. A rubber ring is provided between the upper housing 1 and the upper ring frame 4, and a rubber ring is provided between the lower housing 3 and the lower ring frame 5. A sealed cavity is enclosed by the upper housing 1, the lower housing 3 and the rubber ring belt 2.

The upper housing 1 is provided thereon with a mounting groove 6, and a ventilation controlling member 7 is provided in the mounting groove 6. The bottom of the mounting groove 6 is provided with a concave recess 8 and two mounting holes 9. The center of the concave recess 8 is provided with a ventilation hole 10, and the ventilation hole 10 is communicated with the cavity.

The ventilation controlling member 7 includes a pressing plate 71. The pressing plate 71 may be butterfly-shaped, oval-shaped, or in other shapes. The pressing plate 71 is located in the mounting groove 6. The bottom of the pressing plate 71 is provided with a convex structure 72 and two rubber columns 73. The two rubber columns 73 are mounted in the two mounting holes 9, respectively. An upper end of each rubber column 73 is provided with a step structure 74, and the step structure 74 is supported at the bottom of the mounting groove 6. Due to the supporting of the step structure 74, there is a gap between the pressing plate 71 and the inner wall of the mounting groove 6. The lower end of each rubber column 73 is provided with a frustum-shaped head 75. Due to provision of the frustum-shaped head 75, the rubber column 73 may be easily inserted into the mounting hole 9, but the rubber column 73 cannot be pulled out from the mounting hole 9. The convex structure 72 corresponds to the concave recess 8, and there is a spacing between the convex structure 72 and the concave recess 8.

The upper housing 1 is provided with a pressing assembly, and the lower housing 3 is provided with an elastic reset assembly and four tapered springs 11, where the elastic reset assembly and the four tapered springs 11 are located in the cavity. An end of each tapered column spring 11 is provided with a touch switch 12. Each of a left side and a right side of the bottom of the lower housing 3 is provided with a concave structure 13, and the two concave structures 13 are convenient for the user to hold the game console.

The pressing assembly includes a plurality of reset buttons 14 exposed at the upper housing 1. The reset buttons 14 may retract into the cavity when being pressed; at this time, air in the cavity is discharged outwards through the ventilation hole 10 and the gap between the ventilation controlling member 7 and the mounting groove 6. When all the reset buttons 14 need to be reset, the pressing plate 71 is pressed with a finger, the convex structure 72 at the bottom of the pressing plate 71 is attached onto the concave recess 8 to block the ventilation hole 10; meanwhile, the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 are pressed to make them move relative to each other. As such, the air pressure in the closed cavity is increased, and all the retracted reset buttons 14 are thus pushed out and reset. In this process, the elastic reset assembly stores an elastic potential energy. After the reset is completed, the pressing plate 71 is released from being pressed by the finger, and under the action of an elastic force of the elastic reset assembly, the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 are reset, by the elastic reset assembly, to an initial state. Furthermore, the external gas is supplemented into the closed cavity through the ventilation hole 10, and the gas pressure in the closed cavity is kept the same as the atmospheric pressure.

In addition, during the reset of the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3, the volume of the cavity is gradually increased, which renders the air pressure in the cavity to gradually get smaller and be less than the external atmospheric pressure. Due to a small diameter of the ventilation hole 10, there is a slow admission velocity. Therefore, when the elastic reset assembly releases the elastic potential energy, a pressure difference needs to be overcome. In order to make the gas quickly supplemented into the closed cavity so as to get the atmospheric pressure, a one-way air-inflow member may also be provided on the lower housing 3. Specifically, the lower housing 3 is provided thereon with a one-way air hole 15, and the one-way air-inflow member includes a rubber valve plate 16. One end of the rubber valve plate 16 is connected to an inner wall of the lower housing 3, and another end of the rubber valve plate 16 is provided with a plug 17. The plug 17 is provided in and blocks off the one-way air hole 15. Normally, since the one-way air hole 15 is blocked by the plug 17, the air does not enter into the cavity from the one-way air hole 15. When the elastic reset assembly drives the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 to reset, there is an air pressure difference since the air pressure in the cavity is less than the atmospheric pressure, and the plug 17 is thus pushed away by the air, which renders the air to quickly enter into the cavity from the one-way air hole 15. As such, the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 are reset at the fastest speed.

In order to realize various functions of the pressing assembly and the elastic reset assembly, the pressing assembly includes a supporting member 18, a key plate 19 is provided on the supporting member 18, and a plurality of round holes 20 are provided in the supporting member 18. The key plate 19 is provided with a rubber member 21, and the plurality of reset buttons 14 are provided on the rubber member 21, where the rubber member 21 and the reset buttons 14 are integrally formed. The reset buttons 14 each are hemisphere-shaped, and the round holes 20 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the reset buttons 14. After the user presses a reset button 14, the reset button 14 may be recessed into the cavity. The rubber material has high elasticity and is easy to be deformed, which is facility for the user to operate.

The elastic reset assembly includes four spring reset members 23, and the four spring reset members 23 are uniformly distributed in the cavity. Specifically, each spring reset member 23 includes a supporting base 24 and a guiding sleeve 25. The supporting base 24 is fixed on the lower ring frame 5, and a guiding post 26 is fixedly provided on the supporting base 24. The guiding sleeve 25 is fixed on the upper ring frame 4. The upper ring frame 4 is arranged opposite to the lower ring frame 5. An upper part of the guiding post 26 is located within the guiding sleeve 25. A spring 27 is provided on the guiding post 26, and the spring is located between the guiding sleeve 25 and the supporting base 24. When the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 are moved relative to each other, the spring 27 is compressed and thus deformed. In one aspect, the guiding post 26 is configured for the mounting of the spring 27; and on the other aspect, the guiding post 26 plays a guiding role, so that the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 do not deflect when moving relative to each other, and they are always opposite to each other. After the external pressing is released, the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 move away from each other under the elastic force of the spring 27, and return to the initial state.

In addition, a position-limiting member may also be provided at an upper end of the guiding post 26, to prevent the upper end of the guiding post 26 from falling off from the lower part of the guiding sleeve 25. In some embodiments, the position-limiting member includes two hooks 28, each of the two hooks 28 is connected at the end of the guiding post 26 through one connecting arm 29, and there is a distance between the two connecting arms 29. The lower end of the guiding sleeve 25 is provided with an inner ring. When the guiding post 26 passes through the guiding sleeve 25, the two connecting arms 29 are slightly deformed so that the two hooks 28 located at the end may pass through the inner ring. After the hooks 28 pass through the inner ring, the two connecting arms 29 are reset to a normal state, and in this case, the two hooks 28 cannot pass through the inner ring, thereby preventing the ends of the guiding post 26 from falling off from the guiding sleeve 25.

The present disclosure provides a second embodiment of a pneumatic fast-push game console as follows.

The difference from the first embodiment lies in that the pneumatic fast-push game console of the embodiment further includes a circuit board 30, a conductive silica-gel plate 31 and a plurality of light-emitting elements. All of the light-emitting elements and the conductive silica-gel plate 31 are electrically connected to the circuit board 30. The circuit board 30 is provided between the supporting member 18 and the upper ring frame 4, and the conductive silica-gel plate 31 is provided between the supporting member 18 and the circuit board 30. The circuit board 30 is provided with a plurality of switches 33, and each of the switches 33 may trigger a different circuit of the circuit board 30 to work. The specific functions of various switches 33 may be flexibly configured based on the structure of the circuit board 30. In addition, when the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 3 approach each other, the touch switch 12 is in contact with a component located above it to act as a reset switch, then the game is reset and restarted.

Each of the light-emitting elements illuminates a corresponding one of the reset buttons 14, so that the user is prompted, based on luminescence of the light-emitting element, to press the illuminated reset button 14. The light-emitting element may be mounted on the circuit board 30. After the user presses, the reset button 14 gets in contact with a conductive part of the conductive silica-gel plate 31, and then other light-emitting elements are turned on. The user may press the reset buttons 14 whose corresponding light-emitting elements are turned on, so as to play a “whack-a-mole” game.

It will be noted that the terms “comprise” and “include” and any variations thereof in the present disclosure are intended to cover the non-exclusive inclusion. As such, a process, method, product, or device containing a series of elements not only includes the elements already listed, but may also include elements not listed, or further include elements inherent to such process, method, product, or device.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, for those skilled in the art, several changes, modifications, substitutions or variations may also be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present disclosure. The protection scope of the disclosure is subjected to the appended claims and their equivalents.