GB2329695A - Computer mouse with additional input rollers - Google Patents
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- GB2329695A GB2329695A GB9818024A GB9818024A GB2329695A GB 2329695 A GB2329695 A GB 2329695A GB 9818024 A GB9818024 A GB 9818024A GB 9818024 A GB9818024 A GB 9818024A GB 2329695 A GB2329695 A GB 2329695A
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
- G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
- G06F3/03543—Mice or pucks
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
- G06F3/0362—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
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Abstract
In addition to the conventional rolling ball 12, encoding wheels 14, 15 and buttons 23, 24, the mouse has a further pair of two-dimensional x and y coordinate input rollers 32, 33 which protrude through slots 25, 26 in the top of the housing. Each roller 32, 33 may be part of an optical encoding system and have a sprocket wheel (39, fig.4) the teeth of which are engaged by a projecting portion 41 of a torsion spring 4 mounted on a pillar 38. The user does not need to press down on the mouse to operate the additional rollers 32, 33.
Description
2329695 1 - SIGNAL INPUT DEVICE OF A MOUSE This invention relates to a
signal input device of a mouse.
In a known mouse two-dimensional space coordinates are used whereby XO and YO coordinate inputs are utilised via a roller ball. With such a roller ball it is necessary to press the mouse downwardly.
The present invention seeks to provide a further signal input device for a mouse which does not require the mouse to be pressed downwardly.
According to this invention there is provided a signal input device of a mouse including a mouse housing having a top portion in which top portion is provided two or more apertures, a base of the housing incorporating a mouse driver mechanism and a control circuit unit for converting axes movement of the mouse into electrical signals, and a two or more coordinate input device comprising mutually perpendicular rollers, the surfaces of the rollers protruding from slots in the top portion for manipulation by a user.
Preferably two rollers are provided in X and Y axial directions respectively.
In an alternative embodiment the X and Y directions of the rollers may be different to the X and Y directions of the XO and YO directions of the normally provided mouse input ball device.
Advantageously the rollers comprise a sprocket wheel and being provided in association with light transmitting means and light receiving means for detecting the angular rotation of a respective said roller.
Conveniently each roller includes a rim having a plurality of circumferential apertures therein through which said light transmitting means is capable of transmitting light to said light receiving means.
Preferably a resilient member is arranged to interact with teeth of the sprocket wheel to maintain the sprocket wheel in axial alignment whereby the sprocket wheel is not jolted out of a journalled bearing position.
Conveniently the resilient means is a torsion spring having one end for interaction with said teeth and another end attached to a fixing means mounted in the base.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the combination of a half-optic roller input device and a mouse means of the 25 present invention; Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of the connections between the circuit unit of a half-optic roller input device and a circuit control unit of a mouse according to the present 30 invention; Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the single roller input device of the present invention; Fig. 5 is the side view and the cross sectional view of the single roller input device according to the present invention; Fig. 6 shows the action of an elastic element as the single roller input device of the present invention slides.
In the drawings like reference numerals denote like parts.
As shown in Figs. 1-3, the multiple-axes signal input device of a mouse of the present invention comprises a mouse 1, a second two-dimensional coordinate input device 3, a resilient element 4 which may be a torsion spring as shown or any other convenient resilient means known per se.
is The mouse (in the embodiment of the present invention, it uses an optic encoding method) 1 includes a seat 1, a mouse driving means 12, a circuit board 13, an XO axis aperture wheel 15, a YO axis aperture wheel 14, transmitting elements.16, receiving elements 17, a left key switch 18, a right key switch 19, a medium key switch 20, an upper cover 21, a clicking medium key 22, a clicking right key 23, a clicking left key 24 and a microprocessor 27. The connections between different units are well known by those skilled in the art, and are not the subject of the present invention, thus the description thereof will be omitted. Retween the clicking left key 24 and the clicking right key 23 are installed with two adjacent vertical slots 25 and 26. In practical application, the slot 25 may be parallel with the slot 26. The two ends of one of the receiving elements 17 are connected with the IIX0111 and IIX0211 ends of the microprocessor 27; while the two ends of another of the receiving elements 17 are connected with the "YO111 and 11Y02" ends of the microprocessor 27. The control end of receiving element 17 is connected with the 'WDD11 end of the microprocessor 27.
The second two-dimensional coordinate input device 3 is installed on one side of the circuit board 13. The circuit board 13 is installed with two front and rear adjacent supporting pieces 31 so to pivotally connect an x aperture roller 32 with a Y aperture roller 33. Each of the aperture rollers are projected from the respective slots 25 and 26 of the upper cover so that the user may operate conveniently. The outer sides of the X aperture roller 32 and the Y aperture roller 33 are installed with an X1 transmitting element 34, a Y1 transmitting element 36, an X1 receiving element 35, and a Y1 receiving element 37 respectively. The transmitting elements 34 and 36 and the receiving elements 35 and 37 are connected to the microprocessor 27 formed by IC Ul. As shown in Fig.3, the transmitting elements 34 and 36 are connected in parallel with the transmitting element 16 of the mouse 1 and connected with the I'VDDII end of the microprocessor 27. The two ends of the receiving elements35 are connected with the "SUIR and 'ISD" ends of the microprocessor 27. The two ends of the receiving elements 37 are connected with 'the I'SLI1 and "SRI' ends of the microprocessor 27. The control ends of the receiving element 35 and 37 are connected with the "VDDII ends of the microprocessor 27.
When the X aperture roller 32 and Y aperture roller 33 rotate, the microprocessor will convert the receiving signal into the X and Y coordinates of the second two dimensional space according to the microprocessor program so as to further control the variation of the second two dimensional space coordinates.
Referring to Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6, a sprocket wheel 39 is installed on the central portion of illuminating surface of each aperture rollers 32, 33. A plurality of light guide holes 391 are installed adjacently to the outer peripheral of the sjheel 39. An axial pillar 38 is is installed adjacently to the outer lateral edge of the illuminating surface of each aperture roller 32 and 33 so that one end of the resilient element 4 may mount on the axial pillar 38, and another end thereof is formed with a connecting portion 41 having a concave tapered shape so that the elastic element 4 may be engaged with the sprocket teeth 39.
During operation of the aperture rollers 32 and 33, intermittent contacts. will occur between the wheel 39 and the connecting portion 41 of the resilient element 4. Thus a malfunction will be prevented.
In summary, the multiple-axes signal input device of a mouse of the present invention provides an input device which may have plentiful variations than that in a twodimensional space control. Thus, in the present invention, the prior contact manner (press downwards) is changed. The function of the present invention may be adjusted according to the user's convenience in operation under the condition that the appearance and complexity of the mouse does not be affected. Aperture rollers operated by fingers is further added, which can be inputted from different directions according. to the requirement of ergonomics. Therefore, the present invention may be comfortably operated. Another, the aperture roller of the second twodimensional coordinate input device will not be shaken during operation.
Although the invention has been described in detail with reference only to a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications can be made without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the invention is defined only by thd following claims which are intended to embrace all equivalent thereof.
- 6 Description of the Numends In FigureL mouse scat 12 mouse driving ineans 13 circidt board 14 XO aperture wheel YO ac wheel 16 utting element 17 mceiving cicmcnt 18 let key switch 19 right key switch second twcmional cooc input dciice 31 supporting piece 32 X axis aperture roger 33 Y axis aperture roger 34 X1 transnd" element 36 Y1 transmitting element Xl reeciving clemcnt 37 Y1 recchng element 38 axial pWar 39 4 41 21 22 23 24 m key h upper cover chckmg medium k(.-y dicking right key clicking left key 25,26 slot 27 microprocemor grar elastic element (tomion s connecting portion
Claims (8)
1. A signal input device of a mouse including a mouse housing having a top portion in which top portion is provided two or more apertures, a base of the housing incorporating a mouse driver mechanism and a control circuit unit for converting axes movement of the mouse into electrical signals, and a two or more coordinate input device comprising mutually perpendicular rollers, the surfaces of the rollers protruding from slots in the top portion for manipulation by a user.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein two rollers are provided in X and Y axial directions respectively.
3. A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the X and Y directions of the rollers may be different to the X and Y directions of the XO and YO directions of the normally provided mouse input ball device.
4. A device as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the rollers comprise a sprocket wheel and being provided in association with light transmitting means and light receiving means for detecting the angular rotation of a respective said roller.
5. A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein each roller includes a rim having a plurality of circumferential apertures therein through which said light transmitting means is capable of transmitting light to said light receiving means.
6. A device as claimed in claims 4 or 5 wherein a resilient member is arranged to interact with teeth of the sprocket wheel to maintain the sprocket wheel in axial alignment whereby the sprocket wheel is not jolted out of a jburnalled bearing position.
7. A device as claimed in claim 6 wherein the resilient means is a torsion spring having one end for interaction with said teeth and another end attached to a fixing means mounted in the base.
8. A signal input device of a mouse substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the 10 accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN97250688U CN2308914Y (en) | 1997-08-18 | 1997-08-18 | Genius mouse with multi-axial signals input |
| US93148197A | 1997-09-16 | 1997-09-16 |
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| GB9818024D0 GB9818024D0 (en) | 1998-10-14 |
| GB2329695A true GB2329695A (en) | 1999-03-31 |
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| GB9818024A Withdrawn GB2329695A (en) | 1997-08-18 | 1998-08-18 | Computer mouse with additional input rollers |
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| GB (1) | GB2329695A (en) |
| RU (1) | RU11362U1 (en) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1132855A2 (en) * | 2000-03-10 | 2001-09-12 | Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | Input device and portable electronic device using the same |
| GB2389644A (en) * | 2002-06-12 | 2003-12-17 | Samsung Electro Mech | Click feature for a computer mouse wheel or wheel button |
| EP1500073A1 (en) * | 2002-05-02 | 2005-01-26 | Hung-Ying Shih | Ergonomically shaped computer pointing device |
| CN106648173A (en) * | 2016-12-22 | 2017-05-10 | 广西中川信息工程有限公司 | Mouse capable of reducing friction |
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| ES2356615T3 (en) * | 2003-01-07 | 2011-04-11 | Universite Des Sciences Et Technologies De Lille | GROUND-BASED TYPICAL INTERFACE AND THAT CONSISTS AT LEAST OF TWO SEPARATE ROTARY DIGITAL EFFECTORS. |
| US20050257150A1 (en) | 2004-05-11 | 2005-11-17 | Universite Des Sciences Et Technologies De Lille | Ground-based haptic interface comprising at least two decoupled rotary finger actuators |
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| JPS60259186A (en) * | 1984-06-06 | 1985-12-21 | Agency Of Ind Science & Technol | Method for treating crude pectin hydrolytic enzyme solution |
| US4763116A (en) * | 1984-07-30 | 1988-08-09 | Willi Eichholz | Input apparatus for design work on an image-bearing screen |
| GB2247066A (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1992-02-19 | Apple Computer | Manual controller for computer graphic object display with six degrees of freedom |
| GB2321692A (en) * | 1997-01-29 | 1998-08-05 | Tseng Hsin Te | Cursor control mechanism for three dimensions |
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- 1998-08-18 GB GB9818024A patent/GB2329695A/en not_active Withdrawn
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| JPS60259186A (en) * | 1984-06-06 | 1985-12-21 | Agency Of Ind Science & Technol | Method for treating crude pectin hydrolytic enzyme solution |
| US4763116A (en) * | 1984-07-30 | 1988-08-09 | Willi Eichholz | Input apparatus for design work on an image-bearing screen |
| GB2247066A (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1992-02-19 | Apple Computer | Manual controller for computer graphic object display with six degrees of freedom |
| GB2321692A (en) * | 1997-01-29 | 1998-08-05 | Tseng Hsin Te | Cursor control mechanism for three dimensions |
Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1132855A2 (en) * | 2000-03-10 | 2001-09-12 | Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | Input device and portable electronic device using the same |
| EP1132855A3 (en) * | 2000-03-10 | 2005-11-02 | Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | Input device and portable electronic device using the same |
| EP1500073A1 (en) * | 2002-05-02 | 2005-01-26 | Hung-Ying Shih | Ergonomically shaped computer pointing device |
| EP1500073A4 (en) * | 2002-05-02 | 2008-10-01 | Hung-Ying Shih | Ergonomically shaped computer pointing device |
| GB2389644A (en) * | 2002-06-12 | 2003-12-17 | Samsung Electro Mech | Click feature for a computer mouse wheel or wheel button |
| GB2389644B (en) * | 2002-06-12 | 2004-08-04 | Samsung Electro Mech | Mouse |
| CN106648173A (en) * | 2016-12-22 | 2017-05-10 | 广西中川信息工程有限公司 | Mouse capable of reducing friction |
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| FR2767397A3 (en) | 1999-02-19 |
| GB9818024D0 (en) | 1998-10-14 |
| RU11362U1 (en) | 1999-09-16 |
| FR2767398A3 (en) | 1999-02-19 |
| FR2767397B3 (en) | 1999-07-23 |
| FR2767398B3 (en) | 1999-07-02 |
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