JP2002244811A - Mouse having input and with movable shaft - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouse having an input aid with a structure using a movable shaft able to be operated by finger tip for multiplying the function of input operation of a personal computer and improving the operability of the mouse. SOLUTION: A spherical surface-shaped bearing 3 and the movable shaft 2 supported by an elastic material 4 connecting the bearing 3 and the movable shaft 2 are mounted in the mouse 9. The mouse 9 also has a mechanism for transmitting the input from a finger plate 1 on top of the movable shaft 2 to a switch 6 mounted under the movable shaft 2 by the stroke of the movable shaft 2, a selection button 7, and an indicator lamp 8 for indicating the selection condition. The input aid of the mouse has a selection function for outputting a computer operation signal corresponding to the selection condition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a multi-function and improved operability of a personal computer input operation using a mouse.
The present invention relates to a mouse provided with an input assist device having a structure using a movable shaft that can be operated with a fingertip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art (a) A conventional general-type mouse is configured by a mouse device that detects a moving amount by rotation of a ball and operates a mouse pointer, and a click button that performs left-click and right-click operations. I have. (B) A mouse having an input assisting device that is provided with a wheel that rotates in the front-rear direction at the center of a click button and that can perform a screen scroll operation and the like has been put to practical use. (C) A mouse with an input assist device provided with an additional mouse device for operating a ball with a finger on the upper surface portion of the mouse or a plurality of push-button switches separately from the existing click buttons has been devised. Have been.

[0003]

These have the following disadvantages. (B) Currently, the personal computer software used has become multifunctional, and various icons and menu displays are arranged at various places on the screen, and the use of a mouse has become extremely common. Mouse operation is carried out by holding the mouse in the palm of the hand and moving the mouse body with the whole arm, but if you repeatedly move the mouse pointer to a small icon etc., it may cause fatigue such as stiff shoulders . In addition, the functions of the conventional general-type mouse are limited, and a mouse device capable of performing a multifunctional input operation is required. (B) A mouse with a wheel that rotates in the center of the click button is convenient because you can crawl the screen without releasing your hand from the mouse, but the wheel rotates only in the front-back direction Therefore, operability is poor for horizontal operations such as left and right scroll operations and mouse pointer operations. (C) A mouse with an input assist device provided with an additional mouse device for operating a ball with a finger on the upper surface portion of the mouse or a plurality of push-button switches separately from the existing click buttons has been devised. However, the input assisting device requires a considerable installation space on the upper surface of the mouse, has disadvantages such as a complicated structure, and may impair the operability of the existing click button. The present invention has been made to solve these disadvantages.

[0004]

A spherical bearing (3)
And an elastic body (4) connecting the bearing (3) and the movable shaft (2)
The movable shaft (2) supported by the mouse is provided on the mouse (9), and the input given from the finger rest plate (1) provided above the movable shaft (2) is movable by the stroke of the movable shaft (2). A mouse (9) is provided with a mechanism transmitted to a switch (6) provided below the shaft (2), a selection button (7) and a display lamp (8) for a selected state, and a required personal computer according to the selected state. A mouse equipped with an input auxiliary device having a selection function of outputting an operation signal. The present invention is an apparatus configured as described above.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. (A) A movable shaft (2) that is freely inclined with a spherical bearing (3) as a fulcrum is provided, and the bearing (3) is a mouse (9).
To the front of the (B) A finger plate (1) is provided above the movable shaft (2). (C) A switch (6) such as a micro switch is disposed at the front, rear, left and right positions below the movable shaft (2). (D) When no input is given to the movable shaft (2),
To maintain the movable shaft (2) in the neutral position, the movable shaft (2)
And an elastic body (4) such as a spring connecting the bearing (3) and a guide plate (4) for guiding the movable shaft (2) to the contact of the switch (6) when an input is given to the movable shaft (2). 5)
Is provided. (E) A selection button (7) and a display lamp (8) in a selected state are provided on the upper surface of the mouse (9), and as shown in the block diagram of FIG. depending on the selection state of the selection button, the control signals X _1, X 2 from the selection function circuit 1, _..., given the PC operation signal output circuit as Xn, the corresponding output signal P _1,
P _{2, ...,} a circuit of the basic configuration to output the Pn to the PC side. The input auxiliary device to have the mouse pointer operations such as the same as the existing mouse devices function, when the control signal is outputted from the selecting function circuit 1 as X ₁ if, as the block diagram shown in FIG. 4 (b) usually outputs the existing mouse device signal Z _1, when the control signal X ₁ is applied, the control signal X ₁ only by preferentially output, the control signal X ₁ and the existing mouse device signal Z ₁ do not conflict As a means for selecting as described above, a circuit having a configuration provided with the selection function circuit 2 is used. The present invention has the above configuration. When using the present invention, the operation can be performed as follows. A finger is attached to a finger placing plate (1) provided above the movable shaft (2), and the finger placing plate (1) is tilted so as to be pushed forward, backward, left and right, so that the movable shaft (2) becomes a bearing (3). , The movable axis (2)
When an input is given to the switch (6) provided below the
A signal for executing the required personal computer operation is output to the personal computer. In addition, functions of scrolling up, down, left and right of the screen and other personal computer operations are assigned in advance, and the selection state is confirmed by a display means such as turning on / off the display lamp (8) with the selection button (7). ,
A plurality of functions can be switched and used. Furthermore, if the mouse function for operating the mouse pointer is assigned to the input assist device, it can be used together with the existing mouse device by rotating the ball. ,
When performing an operation with a small amount of movement of the mouse pointer for selecting an icon or menu display, the device can be selectively used according to the operation status, such as using an input assisting device. In addition, when performing screen scrolling operation or mouse pointer operation with the input assist device, the user can arbitrarily change the input operation of the PC assigned to the switch by installing a system that can adjust the operation speed arbitrarily. Software that can be used may be constructed. FIG. 3 shows another embodiment relating to the mechanism of the input assist device. When the mounting positions of the bearing (3), the movable shaft (2), and the elastic body (4) are changed,
An input can be given to the under-axis switch (10) not only by the tilt of the movable shaft (2) but also by the operation in the up-down direction, so that the input assist device can be utilized for more functions.

[0006]

By using the present invention, the required personal computer operation can be performed by operating the movable shaft with the fingertip without releasing the hand from the mouse. By assigning the mouse function to move the mouse pointer to the input assist device and using it together with the existing mouse device by rotating the ball, the operation is distributed to the fingertips compared to the conventional mouse operation performed only by arm movement Therefore, the effect can be expected to reduce fatigue such as stiff shoulders. Also, by using the selection function, you can perform more computer operations,
It can contribute to multifunctional mouse. Further, in the case of a mouse having an input assist device devised elsewhere, there is a case where the input assist device is arranged on the upper surface portion of the mouse, which may hinder the operability of the existing click button. The input assist device having a structure using a movable shaft according to the present invention has a simple structure, and is hardly affected by the existing mouse structure by being provided at the front of the mouse. Further, since the finger rest plate is arranged at a position higher than the upper surface of the mouse by the movable shaft, the operability is ensured without interfering with the existing click buttons and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outer shape and a partial structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Finger rest board 2 Movable axis 3 Bearing 4 Elastic body 5 Guide plate 6 Switch 7 Selection button 8 Indicator lamp 9 Mouse 10 Axis lower switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] A spherical bearing (3) and a bearing (3)
A movable shaft (2) supported by an elastic body (4) connecting the movable shaft and the movable shaft (2) is provided on the mouse (9), and is provided from a finger rest plate (1) provided above the movable shaft (2). A mechanism in which an input is transmitted by a stroke of the movable shaft (2) to a switch (6) provided below the movable shaft (2), a selection button (7) and a display lamp (8) of a selected state are displayed by a mouse ( A mouse provided with an input auxiliary device provided in 9) and having a selection function of outputting a required personal computer operation signal according to a selection state.