IP Library Granted Patent US 12691374
Granted Patent B2
US 12691374 · App. 18/591,345 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Gamepad connector for gaming device

Inventor: Jingzhao Li (Zhengzhou City, CN)
A63F13/23
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12691374
App. No.
18/591,345
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a gamepad connector ( 11 ) for a gaming device, connectable with a gamepad ( 2 ). The gamepad connector ( 11 ) includes: a base body; and a palm rest ( 21 ) connected to the base body and comprising a gamepad slot ( 22 ) for receiving the gamepad ( 2 ). The base body is connectable with a display screen component ( 12 ), a multifunctional component ( 13 ) and a game console ( 1 ), so that the gamepad ( 2 ), the gamepad connector ( 11 ), the display screen component ( 12 ), the game console ( 1 ) and the multifunctional component ( 13 ) form a whole. The gamepad connector of the present disclosure can integrate the gamepad, display screen component, multifunctional component and game console, so that the Switch game console can obtain high picture quality and high visual experience in “TV mode” and at the same time operate in “handheld state” similar to “handheld mode”.

Claims (17)

1 . A gamepad connector for a gaming device, connectable with a gamepad, wherein the gamepad connector comprises:

a base body; and

a palm rest connected to the base body and comprising a gamepad slot for receiving the gamepad,

wherein the base body is connectable with a display screen component, a multifunctional component and a game console, so that the gamepad, the gamepad connector, the display screen component, the game console and the multifunctional component form a whole;

wherein the base body is provided with a loudspeaker;

wherein the gamepad slot has a shape adapted to the gamepad; and the palm rest has a curved contour so as to be suitable for a human hand to hold;

wherein:

a first slideway or first slide rail is provided on one side of the base body for connection with the display screen component; and

a second slideway or second slid rail is provided on the one side of the base body for connection with the multifunctional component.

2 . The gamepad connector according to claim 1 , wherein:

a first connection plug is provided on a side of the base body facing the display screen component, and the first connection plug is configured to cooperate with a connection socket ( 44 ) of the display screen component; or

a first connection socket is provided in a side of the base body facing the display screen component, and the first connection socket is configured to cooperate with a connection plug of the display screen component.

3 . The gamepad connector according to claim 1 , wherein a limit seat is provided on a side of the base body facing the game console for limiting a position of the game console.

4 . The gamepad connector according to claim 1 , wherein the gamepad connector further comprises a limit piece, and the limit piece is detachably connected with the base body, so that the gamepad connector is suitable for connection with a first game console when the limit piece is not installed on the base body, and the gamepad connector is suitable for connection with a second game console when the limit piece is installed on the base body, wherein the second game console is different from the first game console.

5 . The gamepad connector according to claim 1 , wherein the gamepad connector further comprises a first lock buckle configured to lock the gamepad to the palm rest.

6 . The gamepad connector according to claim 1 , wherein the gamepad connector further comprises a second lock buckle configured to lock the display screen component, the multifunctional component and the game console with the gamepad connector.

7 . The gamepad connector according to claim 1 , wherein the gamepad connector comprises a first housing and a second housing connected with the first housing, the first housing and the second housing form an internal space, and a circuit board is provided in the internal space.