Background technology
Connected mode between computer now, workstation, household electrical appliance, plant produced equipment etc. and its peripheral equipment has many kinds, for example connects with connecting line or wireless mode.If connect, can limit the one-movement-freedom-degree of peripheral equipment, and must plan the design of connecting up and increase many complexities with connecting line.The peripheral equipment of present many computers for example is mouse or keyboard etc., all changes with wireless mode to be connected with computer to increase convenience.Usually, wireless mouse is to reach the wireless purpose of controlling computer with radio frequency transmission (radio frequency transmission) or infrared transmission modes such as (infrared transmission).
The electric power of wireless mouse mainly is to be provided by battery, yet battery has certain life-span.Because wireless mouse is not often to be in user mode, therefore the common practice is to adopt power consumption that battery saving mode saves wireless mouse to extend the life of a cell.The pattern of building in the wireless mouse generally can be divided into operator scheme (operation mode), idle mode (idle mode), battery saving mode (sleep mode) and deep power-saving pattern (deep sleep mode).Wherein with operator scheme power consumption the most, idle mode takes second place, and then power consumption is minimum for battery saving mode and deep power-saving pattern.
In operator scheme, the control module of wireless mouse need detect moving and actuation of keys of wireless mouse, and the running of control wireless telecommunications modules (wireless communication module).Generally speaking, the power consumption of wireless mouse under operator scheme is about 14 milliamperes (mA).When idle mode, though in fact wireless mouse can be closed the wireless telecommunications module, its control module still can detect moving of wireless mouse, to get back to operator scheme at any time.Thereby wireless mouse is about 5~7mA in the power consumption under the idle mode.Under power saving or deep power-saving pattern, the power consumption of wireless mouse is about 60~110 micromicroamperes (μ A).Under the deep power-saving pattern, the control module of wireless mouse not only can be closed the wireless telecommunications module, and can stop to detect the running of wireless mouse.
Traditionally, when wireless mouse was in idle mode or battery saving mode, the action that control module detected was whether button is pressed.When button was pressed, wireless mouse just can be got back to operator scheme from idle mode or battery saving mode.Merely hold or the mobile wireless mouse can't let wireless mouse get back to operator scheme.When not using wireless mouse for a long time, be to be in one 1 second being in the middle of the loop (loop) of unit.After mouse left unused 320 seconds, can start the idle mode of mouse, still can detect mouse action to get back to operator scheme this moment.But, mouse then can start the deep power-saving pattern after leaving unused above 680 seconds to save electric power.Its shortcoming is, when wireless mouse is in the deep power-saving pattern, can miss user's operational motion, causes wireless mouse to respond user's action more slowly.And if user's shut-down operation again, wireless mouse can be returned to the idle mode than power consumption again, causes the waste of battery electric power.
Therefore, how to improve the power consumption situation of wireless mouse, and for a long time down idle in wireless mouse, can respond user's action again at once returning to operator scheme, real is the important design of wireless mouse one.
Embodiment
Present embodiment proposes a kind of electricity-saving wake-up apparatus that is installed in the wireless device, lets wireless device be in for a long time under the battery saving mode, still can be sensitive to user's action induction.The wireless device of present embodiment is to be that example is done explanation with the wireless mouse.
Please with reference to Fig. 1, it illustrates the process flow diagram of wireless mouse battery saving mode running.As shown in Figure 1, wireless mouse is normal manipulation mode in step 101, when the user continues to use wireless mouse, all belongs to this operator scheme.In step 102, if wireless mouse surpasses not action T second in operator scheme, promptly wireless mouse leaves standstill T after second, and shown in step 103, the control module of wireless mouse can start interrupt routine (interrupt).After interrupting program start, wireless mouse can get into the battery saving mode shown in step 104.When the user used wireless mouse once again, control module can stop interrupt routine (step 105), and got back to operator scheme (step 101).Wherein the length of time T is to set according to the electricity saving method of wireless mouse, and for example time T is 1 second or 2 seconds.
For reaching above-mentioned power saving design, the wireless mouse of present embodiment includes an electricity-saving wake-up apparatus, is used to detect in the battery saving mode user and whether continues the operate wireless mouse.Please with reference to Fig. 2, it illustrates the synoptic diagram according to the wireless mouse of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, wireless mouse 2 comprises a housing 20 and an electricity-saving wake-up apparatus 22.Housing 20 set inside have a circuit board 24 and a control module 26, and wherein circuit board 24 is electric connection with control module 26.This control module 26 can start the battery saving mode of wireless mouse 2.
Wireless mouse 2 also comprises 28,29 and rollers 30 of two buttons, all is arranged on the housing 20 of wireless mouse 2, in order to the action of control vernier.Position and quantity as for button 28,29 and roller 30 are not limited to, and look closely the design of wireless mouse 2 and decide.
Electricity-saving wake-up apparatus 22 is arranged in the housing 20, and comprises that a carriage 221, a rocking arm 223 and touch element 225.Carriage 221 electrically connects circuit boards 24, and 223 on rocking arm is arranged on the carriage 221 with movable mode.Preferably, rocking arm 223 hangs on the carriage 221 naturally.Touch element 225 and be arranged at the periphery of rocking arm 223, and electrically connect circuit board 24.Wherein, when housing 20 is moved and causes rocking arm 223 to rock and touch when touching element 225, circuit board 24 can be switched on to order about control module 26 and stop these battery saving modes to switch to an operator scheme.
Carriage 221 with touch element 225 and be arranged at earlier on the holder 227, refill and be located on the circuit board 24.Holder 227 earlier with carriage 221 with touch element 225 and have good positioning so that be attached on the circuit board 24.Preferably, the material of holder 227 comprises an insulating material, for example plastics.Carriage 221, rocking arm 223 then comprise a conductive material, for example metallic copper with the material of touching element 225.
As for the detailed features of electricity-saving wake-up apparatus 22, please with reference to Fig. 3, it illustrates the decomposition diagram of the wireless mouse of Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 3, have a location trip 227A, one first pilot hole 227B and one second pilot hole 227C on the holder 227.Location trip 227A in order to circuit board 24 on locating groove 24A combine, holder 227 is fixed on the circuit board 24.Carriage 221 and touch 225 of elements and see through the first pilot hole 227B and the second pilot hole 227C to be fixed on the holder 227.Carriage 221 comprises a clasp 221A and one first pin 221B, and wherein the first pin 221B runs through the first pilot hole 227B and is electrically connected on the circuit board 24.One end hook of rocking arm 223 lives in the clasp 221A of carriage 221, and touches the other end that element 225 is looped around rocking arm 223.Preferably, a counterweight element can be set, rocking arm 223 is hung from above downwards under state of nature at the other end of rocking arm 223.And the housing 20 of working as wireless mouse 2 receives external force and does the time spent, and the counterweight element can make the inertia effect of rocking arm 223 more obvious.In the present embodiment, be to make two ends of rocking arm 223 present annular design, the one of which end is in order to be connected with carriage 221, and the other end is then in order to produce the effect of counterweight.Touch element 225 and comprise a ring body 225A and one second a pin 225B, wherein encircle body 225A around living rocking arm 223.The second pin 225B that touches element 225 then runs through the second pilot hole 227C of holder 227 and is electrically connected to circuit board 24.The first pin 221B of carriage 221 and the second pin 225B that touches element 225 for example are that the mode with electric welding is welded on the circuit board 24.
What deserves to be mentioned is that the element 225 that touches of present embodiment is the mode that is sheathed on rocking arm 223 with a ring body 225A, and rocking arm 223 can be contacted with touching element 225, further improves the susceptibility that detects when any direction is rocked.Certainly, in fact do not limit the shape that touches element 225, if touch element 225 be arranged on rocking arm 223 around.
Electricity-saving wake-up apparatus 22 is similar wireless mouse 2 switch inside that are installed in.Start back (like the step 103 of Fig. 1) at the interrupt routine of wireless mouse 2, when the user moves once again or rocks wireless mouse 2, because the effect of inertial force, rocking arm 223 can produce kinetic energy and as pendulum as, rock, and touches its shake-up element 225 on every side.When rocking arm 223 and touching element 225 touch; Carriage 221, rocking arm 223 make circuit board 24 conductings with the 225 threes electric connection of shake-up element; Produce the action of a similar actuation switch and make the interrupt routine of wireless mouse 2 stop (step 105) this moment, and wireless mouse 2 is just got back to operator scheme (step 101) by battery saving mode.
Thus, the operator scheme of wireless mouse 2 can't be interrupted program and disturb, after only stopping to move a period of time at wireless mouse 2 (T is after second) and starting interrupt routine, after wireless mouse 2 just can get into battery saving mode.
On practice, carriage 221 with touch element 225 and can be directly connected on the circuit board 24 and need not see through holder 227 and be set on the circuit board 24.Certainly, even carriage 221 is installed in earlier on the holder 227 with touching element 225, holder 227 does not also only limit to and can be arranged on the circuit board 24.This can consider the configuration of wireless mouse 2 inner other parts, with the position of further setting power saving Rouser 22.In addition, if can make carriage 221, rocking arm 223, the shake-up element 225 of electricity-saving wake-up apparatus 22 form a design of modularization, with the cost that significantly reduces in manufacturing and the assembling with holder 227.
Still can power consumption under idle mode, battery saving mode and deep power-saving pattern compared to traditionally wireless mouse; And only restart the operator scheme of wireless mouse at the button Shi Caike that is pressed, the wireless mouse of present embodiment starts interrupt routine immediately to get in the battery saving mode after idle a period of time (aforesaid time T).By the design of electricity-saving wake-up apparatus, wireless mouse still can detect the state of wireless mouse under battery saving mode, responds with start-up operation pattern at any time, and can not miss user's operational motion.And because electricity-saving wake-up apparatus is not the state that keeps conducting when wireless mouse is static, thereby does not expend any energy, make province's electrical efficiency of wireless mouse high, and more can promote the battery life of wireless mouse.
Though the wireless device of present embodiment is to be that example is done explanation with the wireless mouse, yet that the electricity-saving wake-up apparatus of present embodiment can be applicable to is multiple with in infrared ray, bluetooth or the less radio-frequency wireless device as transmission mode.
The disclosed electricity-saving wake-up apparatus of the above embodiment of the present invention utilizes rocking arm and touches circuit elements design, makes electricity-saving wake-up apparatus under the battery saving mode of wireless device, still can detect the operation of wireless device, and has the effect of power saving.
In sum, though the present invention with a preferred embodiment openly as above, so it is not in order to limit the present invention.Have common knowledge the knowledgeable in the technical field under the present invention, do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when doing various changes and retouching.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.