JP2000105668A - Mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouse of which cord is hardly damaged and reliability is high. SOLUTION: Connecting parts 14a and 14b are connected so that an upper part 13a and a lower part 13b of a main body 12 are mutually separable/ abouttable, and the peripheral surfaces of the connecting parts 14a and 14b are located inside rather than the surface of the main body 12. Therefore, in the state of mutually separating the upper part 13a and the lower part 13b, a recessed part 15 is formed on the surface of the main body 12 between these parts and by winding a cord 16 around the entire connecting parts 14a and 14b, the cord 16 can be housed inside the recessed part 15. Thus, the cord 16 is hardly entangled with another article or the like when housing the mouse into a bag or the like for carrying.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse which is a hand-held position input device which is connected to a computer via a cord and operated by moving on a surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the expansion of the notebook personal computer market, it is becoming common to carry a computer. A notebook personal computer has a built-in pad-type mouse and a ball-type mouse, but an external mouse having better operability than these mice is often carried with the computer. In this case, in a conventional mouse, the cord is wound around the main body, bound with a string or the like, or collected as it is, and stored in a bag or the like together with the main body, and the bag or the like is carried.

[0003]

However, in the conventional mouse, since most of the surface of the main body is convex or planar,
Even when the cord is wound around the main body, substantially the entire cord protrudes from the surface of the main body. In addition, even if the cords are bundled with a string or the like, the cords substantially protrude from the surface of the main body. For this reason, in the conventional mouse, the cord is easily entangled with other articles or the cord itself, not only when stored in a bag or the like, when taken out of the bag or the like, but also when left on a desk, and in some cases, the cord is damaged. And it was hard to say that it was reliable. Therefore, the invention of the present application
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable mouse whose cord is hardly damaged.

[0004]

In the mouse according to the first aspect, the connecting portion connects the first and second portions of the main body so as to be able to separate and contact with each other. It is located on the inner side than the surface of the main body. For this reason, in a state where the first and second portions of the main body are separated from each other,
A concave portion is formed on the surface of the main body between the first portion and the second portion, and the cord can be stored in the concave portion on the surface of the main body by winding the cord around the connecting portion. it can. On the other hand, when the first and second portions of the main body are in contact with each other, no recess is formed on the surface of the main body.

[0005] In the mouse according to the second aspect, a pair of connecting portions are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main body.
The first and second portions of the body are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. For this reason, even when the connecting portion has a columnar shape with a small diameter and has a simple configuration, the cord can be reciprocated in the longitudinal direction when the cord is wound around the entire pair of connecting portions. Therefore, the number of times of winding the cord around the connecting portion may be small, and the cord stored in the concave portion on the surface of the main body does not easily protrude from the surface of the main body.

In the mouse according to the third aspect, the connecting portion is provided on the side of the lead-out hole for the cord from the main body with respect to the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the main body.
Are separated from each other in the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the distance from the lead-out hole of the cord to the recess on the surface of the main body is short, and the cord can be easily wound around the connecting portion.

[0007] In the mouse according to the fourth aspect, the connecting portion connecting the first and second portions of the main body so as to be able to separate and contact each other has a bellows structure. Therefore, by extending the connecting portion, the first and second portions of the main body are separated from each other, and the connecting portion is compressed despite the fact that a wide concave portion can be formed on the surface of the main body. Just
The first and second portions of the body can be brought into contact with each other to eliminate the recess from the surface of the body.

Therefore, when the first and second portions of the main body are brought into contact with each other to eliminate the concave portion from the surface of the main body, it is not necessary to make the connecting portion enter the main body, and the thickness of the main body is thin. A connecting portion can also be provided vertically on the portion.

In the mouse according to the fifth aspect, the connecting portion connecting the first and second parts of the main body so as to be able to separate and contact each other has a multi-cylinder structure. For this reason, by expanding the connecting portion, the first and second portions of the main body are separated from each other, so that the wide concave portion can be formed on the surface of the main body, but the connecting portion is compressed. With only a slight penetration into the body, the first and second portions of the body can be brought into contact with each other and the recess can be eliminated from the surface of the body.

Therefore, when the first and second portions of the main body are brought into contact with each other to eliminate the concave portion from the surface of the main body, it is only necessary to make the connecting portion slightly penetrate into the main body. The connecting portion can be provided vertically even in a relatively thin portion of the.

[0011] In the mouse according to the sixth aspect, a concave portion is provided on the surface of the main body so as to allow the cord derived from the main body to pass therethrough and be wound around the main body. For this reason, at least a portion of the cord wound around the main body that passes through the concave portion does not protrude from the surface of the main body, and the cord wound around the main body separates from the surface of the main body. Hateful.

[0012] In the mouse according to the seventh aspect, of the corners in contact with the bottom surface of the main body, a portion surrounding the lead-out hole for the cord from the main body, and a portion opposite to the lead-out hole through the center of the bottom surface. Is provided with a concave portion. As a result, since the cord that can be wound around the main body in one turn is long, the number of times the cord is wound around the main body may be small, and the cord wound around the main body does not easily protrude from the surface of the main body. . Moreover,
Since each of the recesses is provided at a corner in contact with the bottom surface of the main body, the hand hardly touches the concave portion of the main body during use.

The mouse according to claim 8 is provided with a press-preventing member provided with a press-preventing portion for preventing the operation button from being pressed when mounted on the main body. For this reason, if the cord is wound around the main body in a state where the pressing prevention member is attached to the main body, the operation button is not pressed even if the wound cord presses the operation button. Therefore, even if the cord is wound around the main body for a long time, poor contact of the operation button hardly occurs.

In addition, since the depression preventing member is also provided with a concave portion through which the cord passes when wound, at least a portion of the cord wound around the main body which passes through the depression of the depression preventing member is provided. The cord that does not protrude from the pressing prevention member and that is wound around the main body is unlikely to be detached from the pressing prevention member.

In the mouse according to the ninth aspect, the portion to be attached to the cord is provided on the pressing prevention member. For this reason, even when the pressing-prevention member is detached from the main body because the operation button needs to be pressed in use, the pressing-prevention member can be attached to the cord.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, first to third embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 1
1 shows a first embodiment. In the mouse 11 according to the first embodiment, the main body 12 includes an upper portion 13a and a lower portion 13b, and a pair of connecting portions 14a and 14b is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main body 12. Connecting parts 14a, 14
b has a bellows structure made of an elastic resin or the like, and connects the upper part 13a and the lower part 13b so as to be able to separate and abut each other.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the connecting portions 14a, 1a
4b, the upper part 13a and the lower part 13a are extended.
b are separated from each other, and a concave portion 15 is formed on the surface of the main body 12 between the upper portion 13a and the lower portion 13b. Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the connecting portions 14a and 14b are compressed, the upper portion 13a and the lower portion 13b are in contact with each other, and the body 12 between the upper portion 13a and the lower portion 13b The concave portion 15 is not formed on the surface. Upper 13
a and the lower part 13b are fixed in a contact state by a claw stopper mechanism or the like.

A lead-out hole for the cord 16 is provided on the front surface of the lower part 13b, and the cord 16 is led from inside the lower part 13b to outside the lower part 13b through the lead-out hole. A connector (not shown) for connecting to a computer is provided at the distal end of the cord 16. Note that a trackball (not shown) is attached with reference to the bottom surface of the lower portion 13b.

When the mouse 11 of the first embodiment as described above is used, as shown in FIG.
14b is compressed to bring the upper portion 13a and the lower portion 13b into contact with each other, the cord 16 extending from the outlet hole is directly extended to the computer, the connector is connected to the computer, and the mouse 11 in this state is operated by hand. I do.
Therefore, although the main body 12 is composed of the upper part 13a and the lower part 13b, the concave part 15 is not formed on the surface of the main body 12 between the upper part 13a and the lower part 13b, so that the mouse 11 can be easily used. be able to.

On the other hand, when the mouse 11 is not used, that is, when the mouse 11 is used together with the notebook personal computer.
When carrying the mouse 11 or leaving the mouse 11 on a desk without carrying it, as shown in FIG.
a, 14b are extended, and the upper part 13a and the lower part 13b are separated from each other, so that the concave part 15 is formed on the surface of the main body 12 between the upper part 13a and the lower part 13b. And the connecting part 14
The cord 16 is housed in the recess 15 by winding the cord 16 around the entirety of a and 14b.

For this reason, the cord 16 can be used while carrying it with a bag or the like, taking it out of the bag or the like, or leaving it on a desk.
Are not easily entangled with other articles or the cord 16 itself, and the cord 16 is not easily damaged.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment. In the mouse 11 of the second embodiment, the main body 12 includes a front portion 17a shorter than half the length of the main body 12 in the longitudinal direction and a rear portion 17b longer than half the length of the main body 12 in the longitudinal direction. The connecting part 14 is provided between the part 17a and the rear part 17b. The connecting portion 14 has a double cylindrical structure, and connects the front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b so as to be separated from and abut on each other.

As shown in FIG. 2A, when the connecting portion 14 is extended, the front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b are separated from each other, and the main body 12 between the front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b. A concave portion 18 is formed on the surface of the substrate. FIG.
As shown in (b), when the connecting portion 14 is compressed, the front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b are in contact with each other,
The concave portion 18 is not formed on the surface of the main body 12 between the front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b. The front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b are fixed in an abutting state by a pawl stopping mechanism or the like.

A lead-out hole for the cord 16 is provided on the front surface of the front part 17a, and the cord 16 is led from the inside of the front part 17a to the outside of the front part 17a through this lead-out hole. A connector (not shown) for connecting to a computer is provided at the distal end of the cord 16.

When the mouse 11 of the second embodiment as described above is used, as shown in FIG. 2B, the connecting portion 14 is compressed to bring the front portion 17a and the rear portion 17b into contact with each other. The cord 16 led out from the lead-out hole is directly extended to the computer, the connector is connected to the computer, and the mouse 11 in this state is operated by hand. Therefore, although the main body 12 is composed of the front part 17a and the rear part 17b, the concave part 18 is not formed on the surface of the main body 12 between the front part 17a and the rear part 17b, and the mouse 11 can be easily moved. Can be used.

On the other hand, when the mouse 11 is not used, that is, when the mouse 11 is used together with the notebook personal computer.
When carrying the mouse 11 or leaving the mouse 11 on a desk without carrying it, as shown in FIG.
And the front part 17a and the rear part 17b are separated from each other to form a recess 18 in the surface of the main body 12 between the front part 17a and the rear part 17b. Then, the cord 16 is wound in the recess 18 by winding the cord 16 around the connecting portion 14.

For this reason, the cord 16 can be used when carrying it with a bag or the like, when taking it out of the bag or the like, or while leaving it on a desk.
Are not easily entangled with other articles or the cord 16 itself, and the cord 16 is not easily damaged.

In the mouse 11 of the second embodiment, the connecting portion 14 has a double-cylinder structure. However, the connecting portion 14 has a triple or more multi-cylinder structure or the connecting portion 14a of the mouse 11 of the first embodiment. A bellows structure similar to 14b may be used.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show a third embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, in the mouse 21 of the third embodiment, a right button 23, a left button 24, and a wheel button 25 are provided on a main body 22. Trackball 28 exposed from through hole 27
Are mounted in the main body 22. A lead-out hole 32 for the cord 31 is provided near the right button 23 and the left button 24, and the cord 31 is led from the inside of the main body 22 to the outside of the main body 22 through the lead-out hole 32. A connector 33 for connection to a computer is provided at the end of the cord 31.

Of the corners in contact with the bottom surface 26 of the main body 22, concave portions 34 and 35 are provided at a portion surrounding the lead-out hole 32 and a portion opposite to the lead-out hole 32 through the through hole 27, respectively. ing. The mouse 21 is provided with a button holder 36 shown in FIG.
6 is provided with a claw portion 37 and a concave portion 38. Also,
The mouse 21 has a wire clip 41 shown in FIG.
The wire clip 41 is provided with two elongated concave portions 42.

When the mouse 21 of the third embodiment as described above is used, as shown in FIG. 3A, the cord 31 led out from the lead-out hole 32 is directly extended to the computer, and the connector 33 is connected to the computer. The mouse 21 in this state is operated by hand. Therefore, the main body 2
Despite the fact that the concave portions 34 and 35 are provided in the 2, the hands are hardly touched by these concave portions 34 and 35 during use,
The mouse 21 can be used easily.

On the other hand, when the mouse 21 is not used, that is, the mouse 21 is used together with the notebook personal computer.
When carrying the mouse 21 or leaving the mouse 21 on a desk without carrying it, a button holder 36 is prepared as shown in FIG. 4A, and as shown in FIG. The button holder 36 is mounted on the main body 22 by inserting the claw portion 37 into a gap for pressing the right button 23 and the left button 24. Then, as shown in FIG.
The cord 31 is wound around the main body 22 by passing through the insides 5 and 38, and when the winding is completed, a portion of the cord 31 close to the connector 33 and other portions are fitted into the concave portion 42 of the wire clip 41.

For this reason, the code 31 can be used when carrying a bag or the like, taking it out of the bag or the like, or leaving it on a desk.
Are hardly entangled with other articles or the cord 31 itself, and the cord 31 is hardly damaged. Further, even if the wound cord 31 presses the right button 23 and the left button 24, the claw 3
7, the right button 23 and the left button 24 are not depressed, and even if the cord 31 is wound around the main body for a long time, poor contact between the right button 23 and the left button 24 hardly occurs.

As shown in FIG. 5, the button holder 3
6 is provided with a single elongated concave portion 43 extending parallel to the concave portion 38, the cord 31 can be connected to the concave portion 3.
8 can be fitted. Therefore, the mouse 21
The button holder 36 can be attached to the cord 31 even if the button holder 36 is detached from the main body 22 because it is necessary to press the right button 23 and the left button 24 when using the button holder. Hard to lose.

[0035]

According to the mouse according to the first aspect, the first of the main body is provided.
In a state where the second portion and the second portion are separated from each other, the cord can be stored in the concave portion on the surface of the main body. For this reason, the cord is not easily entangled with other articles or the cord itself, not only when stored in a bag or the like for carrying or when taking it out of the bag, but also when left on a desk, etc. Is high. On the other hand, when the first and second portions of the main body are in contact with each other, no concave portion is formed on the surface of the main body, so that the operation for use is easy.

In the mouse according to the second aspect, the number of times that the cord is wound around the connecting portion may be small, and the cord stored in the concave portion on the surface of the main body does not easily protrude from the surface of the main body. For this reason, the cord is less likely to be entangled with other articles or the cord itself, not only when stored in a bag or the like for carrying, or when taken out of the bag or the like, but also when left on a desk, so that the cord is less likely to be damaged. Higher reliability.

In the mouse according to the third aspect, the distance from the lead-out hole of the cord to the recess on the surface of the main body is short, and the cord can be easily wound around the connecting portion. It is easy to store the cords.

In the mouse according to the fourth aspect, when the first and second portions of the main body are brought into contact with each other to eliminate the concave portion from the surface of the main body, it is not necessary to make the connecting portion enter the main body. Since the connecting portion can be provided vertically even in the thin portion, the degree of freedom of the overall shape is very large.

In the mouse according to the fifth aspect, when the first and second portions of the main body are brought into contact with each other to eliminate the concave portion from the surface of the main body, it is only necessary to make the connecting portion slightly enter the main body. Since the connecting portion can be provided vertically even in a relatively thin portion of the main body, the degree of freedom of the overall shape is large.

In the mouse according to the sixth aspect, at least a portion of the cord wound around the main body that passes through the recess does not protrude from the surface of the main body, and is wound around the main body. The cord does not easily come off the surface of the main unit.
For this reason, the cord is not easily entangled with other articles or the cord itself, not only when stored in a bag or the like for carrying or when taking it out of the bag, but also when left on a desk, etc. Is high.

In the mouse according to the seventh aspect, the number of times the cord is wound around the main body may be small, and the cord wound around the main body does not easily protrude from the surface of the main body. For this reason, the cord is less likely to be entangled with other articles or the cord itself, not only when stored in a bag or the like for carrying, or when taken out of the bag or the like, but also when left on a desk, so that the cord is less likely to be damaged. Higher reliability. Moreover, since the hand hardly touches the concave portion of the main body at the time of use, the operation for use is easy.

In the mouse according to the eighth aspect, even when the cord is wound around the main body for a long time, poor contact of the operation button hardly occurs. In addition, at least a portion of the cord wound around the main body that passes through the depression of the press-prevention member does not protrude from the press-prevention member, and the cord that is wound around the main body has a push-prevention member. Since the cord is difficult to separate from the cord, the cord is not easily entangled with other articles or the cord itself, and the cord is not easily damaged. Therefore, the reliability is higher.

In the mouse according to the ninth aspect, it is necessary to press the operation button at the time of use. Therefore, even if the pressing prevention member is detached from the main body, the pressing prevention member can be attached to the cord. The pressing prevention member is not easily lost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a state where the cord is stored, and (b) is a use state.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a second embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a state where the cord is stored, and (b) is a use state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is the main body and the cord viewed from the operation button side, (b)
Is the body seen from the bottom side, (c) is the button holder,
(D) is a wire clip.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views of a third embodiment, wherein FIG. 4A is a state in which a button holder is not mounted on a main body, FIG. 4B is a state in which a button holder is mounted on a main body, and FIG. The cord is wound around the button holder.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a button holder according to a modification of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 mouse, 12 body, 13a upper part (first part), 13b lower part (second part), 14, 14a, 1
4b: connecting part, 16: cord, 17a: front part (first part), 17b: rear part (second part), 21: mouse, 2
2 ... body, 23 ... right button (operation button), 24 ... left button (operation button), 26 ... bottom surface, 31 ... code, 32
... Derivation holes, 34, 35 ... Concave portions, 36 ... Button holders (press-prevention members), 37 ... Claws (press-prevention portions), 38 ...
Recess, 43 ... recess (mounting part)

Claims (9)

[Claims] A connecting portion connects the first and second portions of the main body so as to be able to separate and contact with each other, and a peripheral surface of the connecting portion is located on an inner side of a surface of the main body. A mouse, characterized in that: 2. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the connecting portions are provided at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the main body, and the separation is performed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. 3. The connecting portion is provided on a side of a lead-out hole for a cord from the main body with respect to a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the main body, and the separation is performed in the longitudinal direction. The mouse according to 1. 4. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein said connecting portion has a bellows structure. 5. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion has a multi-cylinder structure. 6. A mouse characterized in that a concave portion is provided on a surface of the main body so that a cord derived from the main body can be passed through and wound around the main body. 7. Among the corners contacting the bottom surface of the main body,
7. The concave portion is provided at a portion surrounding the lead-out hole for the cord from the main body and at a portion opposite to the lead-out hole via the center of the bottom surface. mouse of. 8. A push-blocking member provided with a push-blocking portion for blocking the operation button from being pressed when mounted on the main body, and a concave portion through which the cord passes during the winding. The mouse according to claim 6, wherein: 9. The mouse according to claim 8, wherein a portion to be attached to the cord is provided on the pressing prevention member.