US 12,478,865 B2
Input apparatus for a games console
Duncan Ironmonger, Milton, GA (US); Carl Jeffrey, Cheltenham (GB); and Matthew Hooper, Bristol (GB)
Appl. No. 18/260,678
Filed by Ironburg Inventions Limited, Wincanton (GB)
PCT Filed Jan. 11, 2022, PCT No. PCT/GB2022/050048
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/148976, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/135,811, filed on Jan. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0075382 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A63F 13/24 (2014.01); A63F 13/21 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/24 (2014.09) [A63F 13/21 (2014.09)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An actuator for controlling a command control in a computer input apparatus including a first sensor and a second sensor, the actuator comprising an actuator body and a detection target mounted thereto, the detection target being detectable by the second sensor, wherein the actuator comprises an actuator control mechanism having at least two configurations for controlling movement of the actuator relative to the computer input apparatus, the actuator control mechanism comprises a stopping block moveable relative to the actuator body, wherein in a first configuration the stopping block provides a first range of motion for the actuator to allow the actuator to activate the first sensor to provide the command control, and in a second configuration the stopping block provides a second range of motion for the actuator greater than the first range of motion to allow the actuator to activate the second sensor to provide the command control without activating the first sensor, the actuator control mechanism further comprises a selector for selecting a desired one of the first and second configurations.