CN2377611Y - Clicking unit for computer - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a pointing device with a roller, such as a mouse, a track ball or a manipulator. The roller self is provided with a plurality of slits or reflecting strips used for optical detection. A photoemitter and a photodetector are fixed for detecting the rotation of the roller, so the utility model eliminates the need for coupling to a separate optical encoder. The roller can be pressed to cause the actuation of a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the photoemitter and the photodetector are aligned along a vertical axis, so the position information is not affected by the vertical pressing of the roller.
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The utility model relates to the pointing device of computing machine, for example mouse or tracking ball, and be particularly related to those mouse that comprises roller or tracking balls.
In a kind of computer mouse, spheroid is outstanding from the bottom of mouse case, and rolls on stayed surface.Usually detect the motion of spheroid by the axle that contacts with spheroid and code wheel with a plurality of slits is rotated.One side of code wheel is provided with LED, and opposite side is provided with detecting device, therefore when light sees through slit and is blocked between the slit subsequently, can detect by light intensity that code wheel does along a direction with the spheroid corresponding rotation of moving.Tracking ball has a spheroid, and this spheroid is installed in its top under the motionless situation of shell, carries out similar operation to detect the motion of X and Y direction but be at two code wheels under the situations of 90 degree.Cursor and tracking ball have obtained significant progress.
This mouse and tracking ball also have the button that can be depressed or touch by the user usually, and this button can be exerted pressure to microswitch.These parts also provide other input signal to computing machine except the positional information that mouse or tracking ball are provided to computing machine.Some mouse designs has also been added the roller that has been used for rolling or convergent-divergent effect.Roller is by user's finger manipulation, and its mode of operation resembles the knob on the radio very much.
Transferred the United States Patent (USP) 5 of multiple spot technology company (Multipoint Technology Corporation), 298, a kind of roller design has been shown in 919, this patent has a roller that is available for users to operate, have an axle that stretches out from it on the roller and be installed to code wheel on the axle.Code wheel resembles the optical encoder that is used on mouse or the tracking ball very much.Microsoft patent 5,473 has illustrated a kind of and the similar design of multiple spot technology company design in 344, wherein the axle on the roller with one independently the optical encoding wheel link to each other.
Transferred in the United States Patent (USP) 5,313,230 of Apple Computer another kind of design has been shown.Showed two finger pressing type rollers that have axle in this patent, described axle can drive the band that links to each other with pulley on the absolute coding device.In the United States Patent (USP) 5,530,455 that transfers Mouse systems company, similar pulley system has been shown.
In the United States Patent (USP) 5,446,481 that transfers Mouse systems company, also show another kind of design.In this design, roller has the axle that is installed on the roller outer gear, and described axle drives the optical encoding wheel by gear.
Except roller can rotate, also allow roller self to start a switch in some designs.In microsoft patent 5,473, in 344, this function is by the pivotally supported roller realization that also inwardly produces under the finger pressure effect of rolling except the axle around himself.When producing inside pivot and rotate, thereby roller will be depressed microswitch and send enabling signal to computing machine.In the patent 5,530,455 of Mouse systems company a kind of design has been shown, the elastic force that wherein overcomes support spring is depressed the whole casing of roller, and the microswitch below will starting after depressing.
Authorize the United States Patent (USP) 5 of Apple Computer, 095, a kind of drawing controller that has three toggles has been shown in 303, and at least one toggle shown in it has encoder ring and detecting device, in an accompanying drawing detecting device that is provided with on the toggle two sides has been shown.Yet different with above-mentioned some design, this toggle is on the stationary shaft and can not drives microswitch and another input signal is provided to depress mode.
The purpose of this utility model provides a kind of pointing device such as mouse, tracking ball or executor of being connected with the optical encoder that separates of not needing, and this device has roller.Roller itself has a plurality of slit or reflection bars that are used to carry out optical detection.Optical transmitting set and photodetector are located to detect the rotation of roller.Therefore, the utility model no longer needs to be connected with the optical encoder that separates.
Another purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of pointing device, and its roller design can provide the feedback of a kind of mechanical type ratchet sense of touch to the user.This is by the inboard, edge at roller waveform or serrated-surface realization to be set.Apply with respect to this surperficial bias voltage to second roller by means of a spring, so when bigger roller rotated, the clatter when once depressing transferred another time clatter to against the roller inboard for it.In a preferred embodiment, same spring both way roller applies bias voltage and is pressed to inside surface, thereby supports bigger roller, also is used for starting simultaneously microswitch when depressing whole roller.
Therefore, according to the purpose of this utility model, the utility model provides a kind of pointing device of computing machine, it is characterized in that, this device comprises: shell; Stretching out from said shell can be by the roller of user motion, and said roller has light modulation portion, said roller with not only can rotate around its axis, but also the form that can be depressed install; Optical transmitting set, it is installing to the radiative form of said roller; Photodetector, it is can detect the form installation from the light of said roller; And switch, it is installed with the form that can be activated when depressing said roller.
According to the purpose of this utility model, the utility model also provides a kind of pointing device of computing machine, it is characterized in that, this device comprises: shell; From said shell, stretch out and to have a plurality of slits on the said roller by the roller of user's motion; Be installed in the optical transmitting set that makes the said slit of light transmission on the side of said roller; Be installed in the photodetector on said roller second side relative with said optical transmitting set; With with said roller mutually coupling connection make said roller produce the ratchet motion so that the ratchet structure of sense of touch feedback to be provided to the user; The supporting construction of said roller, the version that its formation can be depressed roller; Switch; With the parts that stretch to said switch from said supporting construction, said parts constitute the version that can start said switch when depressing roller.
Advantage of the present utility model is, pointing device of the present utility model does not need to be connected with optical encoder independently, and can be the user feedback of a kind of mechanical type ratchet sense of touch is provided.
In order more fully to understand essence of the present utility model and advantage, the utility model is elaborated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the skeleton view of roller described in the utility model.
Fig. 2 is the skeleton view of roller opposite side among Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the exploded view of roller shown in Fig. 2.
Second embodiment of used spring among the embodiment of Fig. 4 A-4D presentation graphs 1-3.
Fig. 1 represents to be installed in the roller 12 in the substrate 14, and roller itself can be installed in mouse, tracking ball or the executor shell, and roller 12 stretches out from the shell slit of handling for the user.Have a plurality of slits 16 elongated and that radially extend on the roller.The quantity of slit can change to 48 or more from 6.Preferably, the quantity of slit be on the roller ratchet quantity 1/4, or its multiple.By slit and roller body itself are combined, will no longer need mechanism is linked with scrambler independently.
In addition, roller 12 can move up and down.Roller 12 rotates around the internal trolley (not shown), and internal trolley rotates around axle 18.Axle 18 is installed in the slit 20 of supporting construction 22.By transmitter and detecting device being aimed at slit 20, can make moving up and down of roller not influence detection to rotating along the longitudinal axis.
The opposite side of roller 12 shown in Fig. 1 has been shown among Fig. 2.This side of roller 12 is opened wide, and wherein has the internal mechanism that is used to produce ratchet effect discussed below, and with being connected of spring 24.First flat area 26 of spring 24 links to each other with the inner supporting structure 28 of roller 12.Spring 24 also comprises another flat area 30 that is on the microswitch 34, by sweep 32 zone 26 and 30 is connected with each other.Zone 26 and 30 is rigidity.When depressing roller 12, flat area 30 will contact with the microswitch 34 that enabling signal is provided.Another conversion embodiment of the spring 24 shown in Fig. 4 A-4D will be discussed below.In another conversion embodiment, can detect the degree that roller presses down with an optical switch and by means of the transmitter and the detecting device that are usually located at roller below, so when they will cover light path with wheel roll extrusion following time.In addition, can cover light beam, or adopt reflection to detect with spring or lever.
Fig. 3 is the further expression of the side exploded view of the present utility model from Fig. 2.As shown in FIG., optical encoder 36 is to install along the longitudinal axis of roller, and corresponding optical transmitting set or LED are set on opposite side, and described in the figure optical transmitting set or LED are covered by microswitch 34.In addition, can be with transmitter and detecting device out of position, but preferably make detecting device near slit so that light can not dispersed after by slit too much, thereby carry out more accurate measurement.Photodetector preferably can provide the multicomponent photodetector of two kinds of output signals.With regard to the ball optical encoder, except determining the amount of spin, can also determine the direction of motion of the element that at first is illuminated according to the number of times that illuminates detecting device.
Clearly show that supporting construction 28 among Fig. 3, it is keeping second less roller 38.Also show among the figure to be pressed into the ring 40 that fit structure is installed in roller 12 inside.Ring 40 is parts that an end comprises slit 16.In addition, ring 40 comprises waveform or serrate inside surface 42.Roller 38 upwards pushes the effect that roller 38 is positioned at housing 28 bottom surfaces wherein by spring 24 and is pressed against on this waveform surface.In addition, this mechanism's pair roller forms effective support, and upwards pushes it to main truss part 50, and roller is stretched out by the slit in the mouse case.Therefore, though adopted the optical encoder that writes down its position in fact, when user's shifting roller 12,, thereby provide the sensation of mechanical type ratchet code wheel because the spring action meeting of roller allows the user feel spring answer or ratchet type resistance.Compare the trundle that in the utility model, adopts with the existing design of pressing to serrated-surface with the spring handle parts simply and improved the mechanical life-span.
In addition, the preferred embodiment of designed spring 24 makes same spring to provide support upwards by pair roller 12, and when depressing roller 12, it can be depressed into the position that starts microswitch 34.This can realize by only using the spring flat zone 28 and 30 that is connected by annulus 32.Under compression stress when annulus 32 is in assembling.Thereby annulus produces downward power on flat zone 26 makes zone 30 also downwards rather than upwards.So just, can be at an easy rate microswitch 34 be installed in below the flat area 30, and when depressing roller, starts this microswitch.The pivoting point of flat area 26 in groove 60,62 produces pivot and rotates.Equally, the pivoting point of flat area 30 around itself and groove 64,66 contact positions produces pivot and rotates.At work, an end that links to each other with annulus 32 on the zone 26 will produce pivot upwards and rotate, and it will make the near-end in zone 30 move upward, thereby the downward pivot of far-end generation of switch 34 tops is rotated.
The conversion embodiment of the switch of representing with switch 70 34 has been shown among Fig. 4 A.A pair of arm 72,74 is connected together by spring 76.The end 78,80 of arm 72,74 does not the most contact.With regard to above-mentioned switch 34, an end of arm 72 moves downward and makes arm produce pivots around point 62 to rotate, and end 78 is moved upward contact with end 80 and end 80 is moved upward.When end 80 moves upward,, arm 74 make end 82 move downward startup microswitch 34 simultaneously thereby producing the pivot rotation.Spring 76 is in compressive state, thereby two ends are kept together and carries out the transmission of power.
Fig. 4 B-4D represents the diverse location of spring device 70, arm 72 ' wherein and 74 ' be among Fig. 4 A arm 72 and 74 reinforced.The structure 28 that links to each other and move upward with ratchet device has been shown among Fig. 4 B.Expression is to the structure 28 that moves downward among Fig. 4 C, and the situation of Fig. 4 D when representing starting switch.In one embodiment, arm 72 ' and 74 ' is plastics, and spring 76 is the volute springs that can buy from the market, and this makes spring device 70 become low-cost assembly.
Spring device 70 forms suitable answer.Owing to adopted spring, so when screw-down structure 28, spring will compress and begin pivot and rotate, and when further pressing structure 28, finish the motion of depressing microswitch 34 thereby generation one moved significantly.Structural similarity in this and the microswitch 34, it gives the user tangible feedback sense on the point of starting switch.
Also show other microswitch 44 and 46 in the drawings.The button that these microswitches are used for mouse case is positioned at the embodiment on the both sides, slit, and roller stretches out to finish routine common in common mouse by described slit and touches action.
As shown in Figure 3, the support member 22 that has the slit is the absolute construction that separate with supporting construction 48, and supporting construction 48 partly centers on roller 12 and has stretches to roller 12 inboards so that the zone 50 of guiding is provided for moving up and down of structure 28.In addition, zone 52 provides support for spring 24.
Therefore the utility model combines by and code-wheel bulging the roller of hollow a kind of compact structure is provided, and it not only can carry out optical encoding but also can depress roller for starting switch.
As we can see from the figure, the unique design of roller does not comprise central shaft, but a no centring system, this system can realize the ratchet type supporting construction.Preferably, during fabrication, optical device is held in place to guarantee their accurate location with welded retainer.Independent assembling idler wheel mechanism and it is inserted on ready-made substrate or the printed circuit board (PCB) after removing welded retainer.
As those of ordinary skill in the art with accessible, can be with other ad hoc fashion realization the utility model under the situation that does not break away from the utility model design or essential characteristics.For example, can use two independently springs, one is used for support roller and another is used to start microswitch.In addition, can use a spring to come support roller, and start microswitch with an arm that stretches out, or by depressing roller or its shell itself starts microswitch.In addition, for example can form different switch designs, thereby when an end of a pivot member moves downward, will make the respective end of another pivot member also move downward by forming two fixing pivot member that connect together by spring.Can combine with the top of this mechanism and mouse or tracking ball or side phase structure or with side, handle or the pedestal of executor.
Substrate 14 is a printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) preferably, and can be mounted to substrate in some mouse designs and make it have certain angle so that be complementary with the inclined surface of mouse, and substrate is stretched out by this inclined surface.In addition, can optionally make roller 12 with elastomeric material, its interior ring 40 formation of passing among Fig. 3 are pressed into cooperation.Can provide the answer of sense of touch to the user thereby elastomeric material has protuberance along its outside surface, and improve the friction force of user's finger when rotation roller.
In a conversion embodiment, can reflect and non-reflection bar but on roller, be provided with without slit, simultaneously transmitter and detecting device are installed on the same side of roller.Preferably, transmitter and detecting device are installed side by side, and used the multicomponent detecting device.With with embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 in the identical mode of slit process reflection and non-reflection bar.
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1. the pointing device of computing machine is characterized in that, comprising:
Shell;
Stretching out from said shell can be by the roller of user motion, and said roller has light modulation portion, said roller with not only can rotate around its axis, but also the form that can be depressed install;
Optical transmitting set, it is installing to the radiative form of said roller;
Photodetector, it is can detect the form installation from the light of said roller; With
Switch, it is installed with the form that can be activated when depressing said roller.
2. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, further comprises:
Thereby one is applied bias voltage and makes said roller produce the ratchet motion provides structure from the sense of touch feedback to the user to said roller by spring.
3. pointing device according to claim 2 is characterized in that said roller has the waveform inside surface, and said structure comprises:
Be installed in second roller of the said first roller inside, said second roller is subjected to the bias voltage that spring applies and presses to said waveform inside surface.
4. pointing device according to claim 3 is characterized in that, further comprises:
Support the shaft supporting structure of the said second roller support end; With
Applying bias voltage to said shaft supporting structure makes it press to the spring of said waveform inside surface.
5. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, further comprises:
The supporting construction of said roller, its formation can be depressed the version of roller; With
Stretch to the parts of said switch from said supporting construction, said parts constitute the version that can start said switch when depressing said roller.
6. pointing device according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, said roller comprises a plurality of radial slit, and said light emission and photodetector are installed on the opposite side of said roller, said optical transmitting set and photodetector are installed along the longitudinal axis of said roller, after said roller was depressed, slit was aimed at said optical transmitting set and photodetector.
7. pointing device according to claim 5 is characterized in that said parts comprise spring.
8. pointing device according to claim 7 is characterized in that, said spring constitutes both pressed to said roller to said supporting construction, started the version of said switch again when depressing said roller.
9. pointing device according to claim 8 is characterized in that, said spring comprises:
Support first pivot member of said supporting construction;
Be positioned at second pivot member of said switch top;
Spring, it connects said first and second pivot member, depress said first pivot member after, this spring drives said second pivot member and produces downward pivot, described pivot starts said switch.
10. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that said pointing device is a mouse.
11. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said pointing device is a tracking ball.
12. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said pointing device is an executor.
13. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said roller comprises a plurality of elongate slits that radially extend, and said optical transmitting set and photodetector are installed on the two opposite sides of said roller.
14. pointing device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said roller is included in reflection and the non-reflecting surface that alternately is provided with on said roller first side, and said optical transmitting set and photodetector all are installed on first side of said roller.
15. the pointing device of computing machine is characterized in that, comprising:
Shell;
From said shell, stretch out and to have a plurality of slits on the said roller by the roller of user's motion;
Be installed in the optical transmitting set that makes the said slit of light transmission on the side of said roller;
Be installed in the photodetector on said roller second side relative with said optical transmitting set; With
With said roller mutually coupling connection make said roller produce the ratchet motion so that the ratchet structure of sense of touch feedback to be provided to the user;
The supporting construction of said roller, the version that its formation can be depressed roller;
Switch; With
Stretch to the parts of said switch from said supporting construction, said parts constitute the version that can start said switch when depressing roller.
16. pointing device according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, said roller has the waveform inside surface, and said ratchet structure and said supporting construction all comprise same second roller that is installed in the said first roller inside, and said second roller is pressed to said waveform inside surface by spring.
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| US6992653B2 (en) | 2000-08-04 | 2006-01-31 | Primax Electronics Ltd. | Pointing device with a rollable device and light source |
| CN100465869C (en) * | 2005-12-23 | 2009-03-04 | 罗技欧洲公司 | Multi-function roller apparatus and method for a control device |
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| US6992653B2 (en) | 2000-08-04 | 2006-01-31 | Primax Electronics Ltd. | Pointing device with a rollable device and light source |
| CN100465869C (en) * | 2005-12-23 | 2009-03-04 | 罗技欧洲公司 | Multi-function roller apparatus and method for a control device |
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