New Valve VR Controller Patent Has Emerged - Twisted Voxel

Valve has filed a patent for a marque caller VR controller with a linear manus strap adjuster to accommodate antithetic idiosyncratic manus sizes.

According to the patent abstract, the caller VR controller from Valve is meant for an physics system, and it whitethorn see a linear manus strap adjuster to accommodate antithetic manus sizes of users who whitethorn clasp the controller successful their hand. For example, a linear slot whitethorn beryllium defined successful the grip astatine a proximal extremity of the grip that is adjacent to the cervix portion wherever the grip is adjoined to the head.

The linear slot whitethorn widen longitudinally on the handle. An anchor disposed wrong the linear slot whitethorn protrude from the outer aboveground of the grip to supply a constituent of attachment for an extremity of the manus strap. Accordingly, a archetypal extremity of the manus strap is configured to beryllium coupled to the anchor, and the anchor is movable on the linear slot to set the archetypal extremity of the manus strap.

The caller VR controller inactive features digit tracking, arsenic per the patent description. The disclosed linear manus strap adjuster does not alteration the user’s grip connected the handle, which helps to support a accordant digit placement connected the handle, which, successful turn, helps with the calibration of digit tracking sensors successful the handle.

No prototype images amusement the rear broadside of the controller, and, therefore, it’s hard to get a look astatine the triggers. The representation supra shows that the controller has the ringing going down likewise to PSVR 2 controllers. It besides shows a strategy button.

The superior thought Valve appears to privation to item for the intent of this patent is that users volition beryllium capable to remove/replace the manus strap by design. As with each patents, however, it’s chartless if this 1 volition ever materialize into an existent product.