Guillemot Corporation S.a.

Guillemot Corporation

Jean-Yves Jaouen

Patrick Pennaneac'h

David Sauvage

Gilles Raulet

The invention has for object a game controller having an actuator () mobile in rotation in relation to a fixed part (), in such a way as to simulate a control of the rotation of a steering column of a simulated vehicle. According to the invention, the game controller implements means for detecting the displacement in rotation of the actuator () comprising at least one Hall effect or magnetoresistive effect detecting unit, constituted of at least two elements, of which a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor (). At least during the rotation of the actuator (), a first element is integral in rotation with the actuator () and a second element is integral in rotation with said fixed part ().

Directional game controller

A method and system for cooling an electric motor of a simulation or video game controller that comprises a rotor arranged in a casing, wherein the method comprises a forced air ventilation from the outside of the casing to the inside of the casing by a fan arranged on the rotor and kinetically decoupled from the rotor. As such, cold outside air is recovered and circulates through the coils which constitute the heat source and expulsed to the other end of the motor. There is therefore a homogeneous extraction of the heat from the coils. As the fan is kinetically decoupled from the rotor, the cooling system therefore operates independently of the speed of rotation of the main shaft of the motor.

Method and system for cooling an electric motor of a simulation or video game controller

The invention relates to a controller, in particular for video games, capable of operating according to at least a gear selection mode and a brake mode. According to the invention, said controller comprises a support casing, a lever mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting from a neutral position around at least an axis, and a detector to detect, in the gear selection mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof from the neutral position and, in the brake mode, an angular value corresponding to a braking force required by a user by the pivoting of the controller lever according to said axis.

Multimode controller for video games

The invention relates to a speed controller, in particular for video games, capable of operating according to a sequential mode and a manual mode comprising: a support casing (), a lever () hingeably mounted on said support casing and capable of pivoting from a neutral position, in a longitudinal direction around a transversal axis and in a transversal direction around a longitudinal axis, and detection means for detecting, in the manual mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in at least the longitudinal direction from the neutral position and, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever, characterized in that the detection means are capable of detecting, in the sequential mode, at least two different positions of the lever obtained by the pivoting thereof in the transversal direction from the neutral position.

Sequential mode and manual mode speed controller for video games

The invention relates to a video game controller () having a rotatable actuator () with respect to a frame (), so as to simulate at least one simulated vehicle steering column rotation control. According to the invention, said actuator () is translatably mounted with respect to said fixed frame (), on a predetermined movement range, using an assembly of two sliding parts () with one or both sliding with respect to the other, one of said sliding parts () being rigidly connected to said actuator () and the other to said fixed frame (), a first of said sliding parts () comprising at least one slot (F), accessible by an opening () in which one penetrating portion () of the second of said sliding parts () moves along one separate axis of the rotation movement axis of said actuator (), the translation movement of said actuator () being generated by electromagnetic means controlled by an electrical signal, the first of said sliding parts comprising at least one winding and the second of said sliding parts comprising a magnet.

Steering column game controller

A joystick biased to return its stick to a neutral position and with compensation of the force applied by the biasing. The joystick has a stick that is moveable in relation to a base at least in rotation around two axes and biasing element mounted between said base and a movable element acting on said stick, tending to return said stick to a neutral position. The joystick further comprises compensator, mounted between the base and the movable element, and applying on the latter a force to compensate at least partially the force applied by the biasing, at least when said stick is located in the vicinity of said neutral position.

Joystick with compensation springs and corresponding method of manufacture and controller

The invention relates to a mini joystick including a handle which can be moved in relation to a body, in rotation along at least two axes of rotation. According to the invention, such a mini-joystick includes a Hall effect movement detection set including at least one first element interdependent in rotation with said handle and at least one second element fixed in relation to said body, said elements belonging to the group including the sensors and the magnets, delivering at least one item of information regarding the position of said handle, and detection means for detecting at least one push applied onto an upper part of said handle, able to deliver at least one item of control information when a push is applied, whatever the position of said handle in relation to said body.

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Saint Jean la Poterie, France

Jean-Yves Jaouen