JP2002268822A - Mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouse capable of feeding necessary and sufficient power by diversifying a power generating means. SOLUTION: This mouse 130 is provided with a case body 131 and push button switch covers 132 and 133, and switch contacts 1331 and 1321 constituting main parts of push button switches are attached onto the inner face of the push button covers 132 and 133. The power generating means 134 having a turning operation input wheel 1341 providing a rotation axial line extending in a horizontal direction, a pair of supporting bodies 1342 and 1343 for directly and indirectly supporting the wheel 1341 in a freely turnable way, a rotor 1344 connected in a turning direction with respect with the wheel 1341 and a power generation coil 1345 fixed to the supporting body 1343 is provided between the push button switches.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse, and more particularly, to a mouse having a power generating means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mouse is conventionally known as one of information input means for inputting information to a computer or the like. The most common type of mouse is a position coordinate input function for transmitting the movement of the mouse to a computer or the like as position coordinate information, and operation information for a push button switch or the like provided on the upper surface of the mouse is transmitted to the computer or the like. It has an operation information input function. As such a mouse, there are a mechanical mouse that detects the position coordinates of the mouse itself by the rotation of a rolling ball exposed on the bottom surface, and an optical mouse that detects the position coordinates through an optical opening provided on the bottom surface. Are known. In recent years, in addition to the above-described push-button switch, a mouse of a type to which a rotatable rotary operation member called a wheel is attached is also commercially available.

[0003] On the other hand, a conventional typical mouse is configured to be used with a wiring cord derived from the mouse connected to a computer. A cordless mouse that has a built-in wireless transmitter and infrared transmitter and transmits the above-mentioned position coordinate information and operation information from these transmitters to a computer-connected or built-in receiver is supplied to the market. It has come to be.

In this cordless mouse, usually,
A battery is built in the mouse, and the detection of the position coordinates, the detection of the operation state, and the transmission of information are performed by the power supplied by the battery. However, even in a cordless mouse, there is a problem that the replacement of the battery is troublesome and the downsizing and weight reduction become difficult by incorporating the battery, as is the case with other portable devices. Etc., as disclosed in
A generator connected to a transmission shaft of a detection system that detects the rotation of a rolling ball, or a vertical rotation as described in JP-A-11-45153 and JP-A-10-49297. 2. Description of the Related Art There has been proposed a type incorporating a rotary weight rotatably installed around an axis and a generator configured to generate power by rotating the rotary weight.

[0005]

Among the above-mentioned conventional mice, when a generator is connected to a transmission shaft of a detection system for detecting the rotation of a rolling ball, the transmission shaft is rotated by the connection of the generator. The resistance increases, and the slip easily occurs between the rolling ball and the transmission shaft, so that the rotation of the rolling ball cannot be detected accurately. As a result, the accuracy of the position coordinate information transmitted to the computer decreases. Conversely, if the rotational resistance of the transmission shaft is reduced to improve the accuracy of the position coordinate information, the amount of power generation decreases, and sufficient power cannot be obtained. Therefore, in this type of mouse, it is impossible to achieve both an improvement in the accuracy of the position coordinate information and an increase in the amount of power generation.

Further, in the generator provided with the above-mentioned rotating weight, since the movement of the mouse is hardly converted into the rotating movement of the rotating weight, it is difficult to supply necessary electric power, and the power generation amount tends to be insufficient. In addition to the points, if the center of gravity of the oscillating weight is increased in order to increase the conversion efficiency of the oscillating weight into rotational motion, the operator tends to feel uncomfortable when operating the mouse due to the inertial force generated by the motion of the oscillating weight. There is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mouse which can supply necessary and sufficient power by diversifying power generation means.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mouse having a power generating means, a portion driven by the power generated by the power generating means, and a rotary operation member. , The power generation means is configured to generate power based on rotation of the rotary operation member.

According to the present invention, power is generated by the power generating means by rotating the rotary operation member.
Even if the mouse operation is not performed, power can be forcibly supplied. Here, the rotation operation member is an operation member provided on the mouse and configured to be rotatable, and is not limited to a rotation operation input member (for example, a rotation operation input wheel or the like) used for inputting operation information. And those specially provided for operating the power generation means.

In the present invention, the power generating means includes a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member disposed opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and generates power by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. Is preferably performed, and one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotation operating member in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. According to this means, one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member in the power generation means is coupled to the rotary operation member in a predetermined direction in the rotation direction, so that the magnetic field is generated by rotation of the rotary operation member. Since one of the generating member and the magnetic field receiving member rotates, a rotational movement relative to the other can be generated.

[0011] In the present invention, it is preferable that the power generating means is provided with a rotating weight for generating a power generating function. By providing the rotating weight, it is possible to generate power even by rotating or swinging the rotating weight.

In the present invention, the power generating means is provided with a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member arranged opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and the power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. Is preferably performed, and one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotation operating member in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. According to this means, by rotating the rotary operation member, one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member rotates in a predetermined mode, so that the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member can be relatively moved. ,
Power generation can be performed.

Here, the phrase that the rotary operating member and the magnetic field generating member or the magnetic field receiving member are coupled in a predetermined direction in the rotational direction means that the two are directly connected (ie, one rotation of the rotary operating member). Not only when the magnetic field generating member or the magnetic field receiving member makes one rotation), but also includes the case where the magnetic field generating member or the magnetic field receiving member is coupled in the rotational direction at an arbitrary speed increasing ratio or deceleration ratio.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the oscillating weight is coupled to the other of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. According to this means, the rotation operation member is connected to one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field reception member in the rotation direction, and the rotary weight is connected to the other in the rotation direction, so that the rotation operation member is rotated. By causing the rotating weight to rotate or swing by mouse operation,
Power generation can be performed.

In the present invention, the power generating means is provided with a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member arranged opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and the power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. Is preferably performed, and one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotating weight in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. According to this means, one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is rotated or rocked by rotating or rocking the rotary weight, so that the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member relatively rotate and move. , Electricity is generated.

Next, a mouse according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises:
A portion driven by the power generated by the power generation means,
A mouse having a rotary operating member, wherein the power generating means is provided with a rotary weight for generating a power generating function, and the rotary weight is slidably connected to the rotary operating member with a predetermined rotation resistance. It is characterized by having been done.

According to the present invention, when the rotary operating member rotates, the rotary weight also rotates or swings based on a predetermined rotation resistance, so that a power generation function is generated and power is generated, and the rotary operating member is rotated. Even when the mouse is not operated, the rotating weight rotates or swings due to acceleration / deceleration associated with the mouse operation, and power is generated.

In the present invention, the power generating means includes a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member disposed to face the magnetic field generating member, and the power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. Is preferably performed, and one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotating weight in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. According to this means, one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is also rotated or rocked by the rotation or rocking of the rotary weight, and the relative rotation between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is performed. The movement occurs and power is generated.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the other one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is connected to the rotary operation member in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction.
According to this means, when the rotary weight is turned or rocked, one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is turned or rocked to generate power. In addition, when the rotating operation member is rotated, the other of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member rotates, but when the rotating operation member rotates, the rotating weight also rotates or swings with a predetermined rotation resistance. Power is generated by the rotation difference between the rotary operation member and the rotary weight.

In the present invention, it is preferable to have a position coordinate input function for inputting position coordinate information corresponding to a rotation amount of the rotary operation member, for example, a scroll amount of a computer screen. The rotation operation member may be provided as a dedicated operation member for activating the power generation means, but it is also possible to provide a mouse with a multi-function mouse that also serves as a known rotation operation input wheel for performing a scroll operation or the like. This is more desirable in reducing the number of components.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the power generation means is coaxial with the rotary operation member. Since the power generation means is configured to be coaxial with the rotary operation member, the rotational motion of the rotary operation member can be directly transmitted to the power generation means, so that a compact configuration can be achieved.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the power generation means is configured within a diameter range smaller than the outer shape of the rotary operation member. Since the power generation means is configured coaxially with the rotary operation member and within a diameter range smaller than the outer shape of the rotary operation member, the power generation means is unlikely to hinder the operation, so that operability for the rotary operation member can be secured, The size of the mouse can be suppressed. In this case, it is more desirable to house the power generation means inside the rotary operation member in order to reduce the size of the mouse.

In the present invention, it is preferable that a transmission means is provided for transmitting the position coordinate information or the operation information without using a wire. By providing the transmission means, it is possible to configure a cordless mouse that transmits position coordinate information or operation information without using a wiring.

In the present invention, it is preferable to have a power storage means for storing the power generated by the power generation means.
By storing the power generated by the power generation means by a power storage means, for example, a capacitor (capacitor) or a chemical secondary battery, the power can be supplied stably. As a more specific configuration, when AC power is output from the power generation unit, the power storage unit is connected to the power generation unit via a rectifier circuit.

Next, an embodiment of a mouse according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The mouse described below is a cordless mouse that does not require a wiring cord, and the present invention is most suitable when applied to a cordless mouse.However, the present invention is applicable to a cordless mouse such as the following embodiment. The present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a mouse having a wiring code and a signal line.

FIG. 1 is a plan view (a) and a perspective view (b) showing the use state of a mouse common to each embodiment described later. The mouse 100 of the present embodiment is a cordless mouse, and has a built-in transmitter for transmitting a wireless signal or an infrared signal. Further, a receiver 200 for receiving input data transmitted from the mouse 100 in the form of a wireless signal, an infrared signal, or the like is provided. A wiring cord 201 pulled out from the receiver 200 is connected to the computer main body 300. The computer main body 300 has a keyboard 400 as an input device similar to the mouse 100.
And a display device 500 which is an output device.

The mouse 100 changes position coordinate information (for example, a plane coordinate change amount corresponding to a change in the position of the mouse 100) that changes according to its own movement, and operates various operation members such as a push button switch and a rotary operation input wheel, which will be described later. Operation information according to the state (for example, switch on / off state, wheel rotation amount, rotation speed, etc.) is transmitted from the transmitter, and the computer body 3 is transmitted via the receiver 200.
It is configured to send to 00.

The position coordinate information input function of the mouse 100 for inputting the position coordinate information includes a rolling function provided to contact a mouse operation surface (for example, a surface of a desk) as described later. The position coordinates detected by mechanical detection means for mechanically detecting the rotation direction and rotation amount of a possible sphere (rolling ball) may be input, and the state of the mouse operation surface (for example, on a desk) The position coordinates detected by the optical detection means for optically detecting the state of the grid formed in the mouse pad disposed in the mouse pad may be input. In each of the following embodiments, a case will be described in which a mechanical detection unit is provided.However, the present invention is applied to a mechanical detection unit except for a case where a feature of the mechanical detection unit is partially used. Is not limited.

The operation information input function of the mouse 100 for inputting the above operation information includes an operation state of a push button switch, a rotation amount and a rotation speed of a rotary operation input wheel, a tilt direction and a tilt angle of a joystick, It refers to the function of inputting various other operation information to the computer.

[First Embodiment] First, a first embodiment of a mouse according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment, a plurality of power generating means are provided inside a mouse. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the mice 110 and 120 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a mouse 110 according to the present embodiment has a case body 111 made of synthetic resin or the like, and a push button switch provided on the upper surface of the front end of the case body 111. Covers 112 and 113 are provided. Here, FIG. 2 shows the push button switch cover 11.
Switch contacts, pinch rollers coupled to 2,113,
A mechanical detection unit including an encoder and the like, and a circuit board and wiring constituting a signal processing circuit and a transmission circuit are omitted in the drawing.

A rolling ball 119 (shown by a dotted line) constituting a part of position detecting means for detecting position coordinate information of a mouse is disposed in the center of the inside of the case body 111, and an opening provided on the bottom surface is provided. A part of the mouse is exposed, and it rolls with the movement of the mouse. Two power generating means 114 and 115 are built around the rolling ball 119. These power generating means 114 and 115 include a rotating weight described later. Axis of rotation 1 of this oscillating weight
14A and 115A are indicated by dashed lines. The power generation means 114 and 115 are installed such that both the rotation axes 114A and 115A are substantially in the horizontal direction in the drawing (that is, the direction parallel to the mouse operation surface when the mouse is on the mouse operation surface). When viewed more, the rotation axes 114A and 115A are configured to be orthogonal to each other. Here, the mouse operation surface is a surface on which the user moves the mouse when inputting the position coordinate information.
A, 115A is inclined with respect to an axis perpendicular to the mouse operation surface (hereinafter, referred to as a vertical axis). Also, to be inclined with respect to the vertical axis means not being parallel to the vertical axis. More specifically, the rotation axis 114A of the rotating weight of the power generation means 114 extends in the horizontal direction where the push button switch covers 112 and 113 are arranged in parallel, and the rotation axis 115A of the weight of the power generation means 115 is orthogonal to the rotation axis 114A. Stretches horizontally.

The power generating means 114 and 115 detect the rolling ball 119, a pinch roller (not shown) which contacts the rolling ball 119 and rotates according to the rolling mode of the rolling ball 119, and the rotation of the pinch roller. In order to avoid the housing position of the position detection means (not shown) including an encoder or the like (in the illustrated example, the central portion in the case body 111),
It is distributed around it.

The electric power generated by the power generating means 114 and 115 is stored in a secondary battery 116 installed in a case body 111 near the end of the mouse 110 via a wiring (not shown). Here, the secondary battery may be any battery having a function of storing power, for example,
It may be a simple capacitor (condenser) or a chemical secondary battery.

On the other hand, FIGS. 2C and 2D show the structure of another mouse 120 according to this embodiment. Mouse 12
0 includes a case body 121, push button switch covers 122 and 123, a secondary battery 126, and a rolling ball 129 similar to the mouse 110 as shown in the figure. In the mouse 120, a total of four power generating means 124, 124, 125, 125 are provided so as to surround the rolling ball 129 arranged in the center of the case body 121. The two power generating means 124, 124 are both disposed so as to face each other with the center in the case body 121 interposed therebetween, and include a rotary weight that rotates around a common horizontal rotation axis 124A. Also, the two power generation means 125, 12
5 are arranged so as to face each other across the center of the case body 121, and when viewed from above the paper surface, a common horizontal rotation axis 12 orthogonal to the rotation axis 124A.
It has a rotating weight that rotates around 5A. Further, the power generation means 124, 124 and 125, 125 have a configuration having common axes 124A, 125A, respectively, but they need not necessarily be common, and may have a positional relationship in which the axes are parallel.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view (a) and an assembled perspective view (b) schematically showing the structure of the power generating means 114, 115, 124 and 125 installed in the mice 110 and 120. Power generation means 114, 115, 124, 12
5 have the same structure, so the figure shows the power generation means 1
Only the structure 14 is shown, and the power generation means 114 will be described below.

The power generation means 114 includes a base 1141, a power generation coil 1142 fixed to the base 1141,
A shaft hole 1143 is formed in a shaft support portion 1141a of the base 1141.
The rotor 1143, which is rotatably supported by being inserted through the shaft a, and the rotating weight, which is coupled in a predetermined manner in the rotation direction by inserting a shaft hole 1144b provided in a center portion 1144a of the rotor 1143 into the shaft support 1141a. 1144. The oscillating weight 1144 has an eccentric portion 1144c projecting radially from a central portion 1144a, and the eccentric portion 1144c is formed such that the center of gravity is shifted from the axial position.

The base 1141 may be configured as a simple support member, but may be a stator magnetically coupled to a magnetic core (not shown) of the power generation coil 1142. In this case, the base 1141 is Formed by the body. Although one power generating coil 1142 may be provided, it is more preferable to provide a plurality of power generating coils 1142 as shown in FIG. The amount of power generated by the power generation means is proportional to the number of turns and the diameter of the coil of the power generation coil 1142, unless other conditions remain unchanged. The power generation coil 1142 includes a rotor 1143
Are arranged in a distributed manner so as to surround in the rotation direction of.

On the outer periphery of the rotor 1143, the rotor 1143
A plurality of magnetic poles (not shown) are formed in the rotation direction, and the rotation generates an electromotive force in the power generation coil 1142. In addition, the rotor 1143 is similarly connected to a rotating weight 1144 rotatably supported by the shaft supporting portion 1141a in a rotating direction, and is configured to rotate by the rotation of the rotating weight 1144.

Here, the rotor 1143 and the rotary weight 1144
May be connected directly (that is, they are connected so that their rotational speeds coincide with each other), or may be appropriately increased by being connected via a wheel train or the like. (I.e., a state where the rotor is rotated such that the rotation amount of the rotor corresponding to one rotation of the oscillating weight exceeds 360 degrees or a rotation amount of the rotor corresponding to one rotation of the oscillating weight is reduced). (A state where the angle is less than 360 degrees).

FIG. 4 shows the power generating means 114, 115, 124, 125 during use of the mice 110 and 120.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams (a front view and a side view) illustrating the operation of FIG. 5A and a graph (b) illustrating a relationship between an inclination angle of a rotation axis of the power generation unit with respect to a vertical axis and a power generation amount. Note that only the power generation means 114 is shown in FIG. 4A for the same reason as in FIG. In this embodiment, both the power generating means have the same structure. However, it is needless to say that the number of turns of the coil, the coil diameter, the weight of the rotating weight, and the like may be appropriately changed depending on the use form.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the power generation means 114
In this case, the rotation axis 114A extends in the horizontal direction, that is, the intersection angle between the rotation axis 114A and the vertical axis is 9 degrees.
Because it is installed so that it is 0 degrees, usually the
144 indicates that the eccentric portion 1144 c is
The posture is located directly below 4A. In this state, when the mouse 110 moves in a predetermined horizontal direction inclined with respect to the rotation axis 114A on a desk or the like, the rotating weight 1144 swings as shown by the dotted line in FIG. The movement also causes the rotor 1143 to rotate, and an electromotive force is generated in the power generation coil 1142 to generate power.

FIG. 4B shows that the tilt angles of the rotary weight 1144 with respect to the vertical axis of the rotation axis 114A are 45 degrees, 60 degrees,
When the posture is changed to 90 degrees, the eccentric portion 11 of the rotating weight 1144 of the power generation unit 114 is changed.
When the rotary weight 1144 is released and freely rotated while the rotary weight 44c is lifted to a position rotated 180 degrees from the position of FIG. 4A (that is, a position immediately above the rotation axis 114A) (the solid line A in the drawing). ) And the amount of power generation (dashed line B in the figure) when released and freely rotated while being pulled up to a position rotated 90 degrees (that is, a position at the same height as the rotation axis 114A). Here, when the rotation axis 114A is in a posture in which the rotation axis 114A is 90 degrees (horizontal) with respect to the vertical axis as in this embodiment, the power is generated when the rotation weight 1144 is released after being lifted to the position rotated by 180 degrees. Each power generation amount is indicated by a relative value where the amount is 1. Note that, as the power generation means used in the experiment, a generally available rotor and a power generation coil were used.

As shown in this graph, the rotary weight 1144
As the inclination angle of the rotation axis 114A with respect to the vertical axis increases, the power generation amount increases, and becomes maximum when the inclination angle of the rotation axis 114A is 90 degrees (that is, horizontal). This tendency is the same not only when the rotary weight 1144 is intentionally pulled up as described above, but also when the rotary weight 1144 is actually installed inside the mouse 110. Further, when the rotation axis is inclined with respect to the vertical axis as described above, the rotation weight 1 is changed as shown in FIG.
Since the rocking member 144 swings, it is possible to obtain a larger amount of power generation than the conventional power generating means that generates power by rotating a rotary weight having a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction as in the related art.

More specifically, in the case of a conventional rotary weight having a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction, the load on the shaft support portion of the rotary weight having a shape protruding in the radial direction is large, and the rotational resistance is increased. As a result, it is difficult to rotate the oscillating weight smoothly, and even if the oscillating weight is rotated during acceleration / deceleration of the mouse, the oscillating weight stops when acceleration / deceleration stops, so the rotation of the oscillating weight is temporary. In addition, it is difficult to increase the power generation efficiency due to the rapid change, so that the power generation amount is reduced as a whole.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the rotary weight 1144 is rotated by the acceleration and deceleration of the mouse, the center of gravity is raised, and the kinetic energy of the mouse is distributed between the rotary energy of the rotary weight 1144 and the potential energy. Even after the operation is completed, the conversion from the stored potential energy to the rotational energy (that is, the swinging motion) continues. Therefore, in this embodiment, since the rotational energy can be extracted more slowly than the conventional method from the rapid acceleration / deceleration movement of the mouse, the power generation efficiency increases, and it is possible to obtain more power generation as a whole. Become.

In this embodiment, a plurality of power generation means 1
Since 14, 115, 124, and 125 are installed, the amount of power generation can be increased, and the amount of power generation can be secured even if individual power generation means are reduced.
It is possible to disperse and arrange in a surplus space in the mouse, and it is possible to reduce the size of the mouse. In addition, by providing a plurality of power generating means having rotating weights having rotation axes oriented in mutually different directions, variations in power generation efficiency in the acceleration and deceleration directions of the mouse are reduced, and power generation is more efficiently performed as a whole. Can be performed, and the amount of power generation can be increased. In particular, when viewed from the upper side of the paper, since the plurality of power generation means are provided with the rotating weights having the rotation axes orthogonal to each other, the variation in the power generation amount due to the dependence of the mouse on the acceleration / deceleration direction is mutually reduced. Compensation can be made, and a more uniform power generation amount can be obtained regardless of the acceleration / deceleration direction.

FIG. 5 shows a mouse 110, 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are circuit diagrams illustrating a circuit configuration of a power supply system in a first embodiment; This circuit configuration has a single power generation unit 114.
AC power supplied from the secondary battery 1 is rectified by a half-wave rectifier circuit 117A including a diode or the like in the illustrated example.
16. Here, the mouse circuit 118 is driven by the power stored in the secondary battery 116 or the half-wave rectified power directly supplied from the half-wave rectification circuit 117A. The mouse circuit 118 includes a signal processing unit for detecting the position coordinate information and the operation information to form a predetermined data structure, and a transmission unit for transmitting the detected position coordinate information and the operation information. And the transmission unit is driven by the power.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 5B, the AC power supplied from the power generation means 114 is rectified by the full-wave rectification circuit section 117B comprising a diode bridge or the like as shown in FIG. Supply. Further, the power supplied from the secondary battery 116 or the power supplied directly from the full-wave rectification circuit unit 117B is supplied to the mouse circuit 118 in the same manner as described above, and the same signal processing unit and transmission unit as described above are driven. It has become.

Here, in the mice 110 and 120 which are cordless mice as in the present embodiment, the power consumed by the transmitting section of the mouse circuit 118 is extremely large, and a large amount of power is transmitted to the position coordinate information by the transmitting section. And for transmitting operation information.

In this embodiment, a single power generation means 1
FIG. 5 for each of 14, 115, 124 and 125
However, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of power generation means 114 and 115 are connected in parallel, and this is connected to the half-wave rectification circuit 117A (see FIG. 6A). ) Or rectified by the full-wave rectifier circuit unit 117B (see FIG. 6B) and supplied to the secondary battery 116. In particular, by providing a plurality of power generating means having rotating weights having rotation axes oriented in mutually different directions, and connecting the outputs of these power generating means in parallel as shown in FIG. Since it becomes possible to further reduce the variation in the amount, a more stable power supply system can be configured.

In the above-described mice 110 and 120, at least parts other than the bottom surface of the case bodies 111 and 121 are formed of a transparent or translucent material (for example, transparent acrylic resin or the like), so that the internal power generation means is provided. It can be configured such that the state in which the rotary weight rotates or swings can be visually recognized. As a result, the user can directly see how power is being generated by the power generation means. It can be novel.

[Second Embodiment] Next, referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the mice 130 and 14 of a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described.
The structure of 0 will be described in detail. The mice 130 and 140 of the present embodiment are the same as the mouse 11 of the first embodiment.
0 and 120, a position coordinate detection system and an operation information detection system are provided. In the operation information detection system, a rotary operation input wheel 134 is provided in addition to the push button switch.
1 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the mouse 130 of this embodiment has a case 131 and a push button switch cover 1.
32, 133, and a push button switch cover 132,
On the inner surface of the switch 133, switch contacts 1331 and 1321 forming the main part of the push button switch are attached. Between the pushbutton switches configured in this way,
A rotation operation input wheel 1341 having a rotation axis extending in the horizontal direction, and a pair of supports 1342 that directly and indirectly rotatably support the rotation operation input wheel 1341.
There is provided a power generating means 134 having a 1343, a rotor 1344 coupled to the rotation input wheel 1341 in a rotational direction, and a power generating coil 1345 fixed to the support 1343. Although the detection processing system relating to the position coordinate information is omitted from the drawing, what is indicated by a dotted line in the drawing is a rolling ball 139 which constitutes a part of the position coordinate information detecting means.

The user operates the rotary operation input wheel 1341
By rotating the outer periphery with a finger or the like, position coordinate information proportional to the amount of rotation can be transmitted from the mouse 130. Also, as is known,
The rotation operation input wheel 1341 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction in the drawing, and the rotation operation input wheel 1341 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction in the drawing and the opening and closing of the switch contact are linked. It is also possible to transmit the on / off operation information by pressing the switch in the same manner as the switch.

In this embodiment, the rotary operation input wheel 1
The rotation of the rotor 341 causes the rotor 1344 coupled in the rotation direction to also rotate, and the rotation of the rotor 1344 generates an electromotive force in the power generation coil 1345 to generate power. Therefore, even when the mouse itself does not move back and forth, right and left, and no horizontal acceleration / deceleration occurs, the rotation operation input wheel 134
Electric power can be generated simply by rotating 1.

The mouse 140 shown in FIG. 8 has a power generation means 144 including a rotary operation input wheel 1441 in the same manner as described above.
Is provided. The power generating means 144 includes supports 1442 and 1443 for directly and indirectly rotatably supporting the rotating wheel 1441, and a rotating operation input wheel 14.
41, a power generating coil 1444 fixed to 41, and a rotary weight 1445 rotatably supported by the rotary operation input wheel 1441 so as to be rotatable with a predetermined rotational resistance. Rotating weight 1
The part to be the rotor is integrally formed on the part 445, or the part to be the rotor is attached in a predetermined manner in a state of being connected in the rotation direction. The rotary weight 1445 used here has the same structure as the rotary weight 1144 used in the first embodiment and shown in FIG.

In this mouse 140, the case 1
41, push button switch covers 142 and 143, and switch contacts 1421 and 1431 are provided. Although the position detecting means relating to the position coordinate information is omitted from the drawing, what is indicated by a dotted line in the drawing is a rolling ball 149 which constitutes a part of the position detecting means.

In the mouse 140, when the rotary operation input wheel 1441 is rotated, the rotary weight 1445 is also rotated with the rotation of the rotary operation input wheel 1441 due to the presence of the above-described rotation resistance. At this time, the rotation operation input wheel 1441 and the oscillating weight 1445 are attached between the rotation operation input wheel 1441 and the oscillating weight 1445 so as to be able to slip in the direction of rotation although having the above-mentioned predetermined rotation resistance. There is no synchronous rotation, and an electromotive force is generated in the power generation coil 1444 due to the difference between the two rotations. That is, in the mouse 140, the rotation of the rotary operation input wheel 1441 does not directly generate power as in the case of the mouse 130, but the rotation of the rotary operation input wheel 1441 causes the rotation of the rotary weight 1445. After that, a rotational difference occurs due to a slip between the rotational operation input wheel 1441 and the rotational weight 1445, and the rotational difference increases due to the bias of the center of gravity of the rotational weight 1445. Therefore, a sufficient power generation amount is secured by the rotational difference. can do.

The power generation means 144 of the mouse 140
In, even without rotating the rotation operation input wheel 1441, the rotating weight 1445 swings due to acceleration / deceleration that occurs when the mouse 140 itself is moved back and forth,
Electric power is also generated by the swinging motion of the rotary weight 1445 caused by the mouse operation.

In the mouse 140, an appropriate rotation resistance between the rotation operation input wheel 1441 and the rotary weight 1445 can be realized by a simple sliding bearing structure, and the elastic force of an elastic member such as a spring. The rotation resistance value can be adjusted by applying a predetermined pressure to the sliding surface. The actual rotation mode of the rotary weight 1445 varies depending on the rotation speed of the rotation operation input wheel 1441, the mode of acceleration / deceleration of rotation, and the magnitude of the rotation resistance. For example, when the rotation operation input wheel 1441 is rotated in a predetermined direction. Then, the oscillating weight 1445 also rotates by a predetermined angle, and thereafter, the oscillating weight 1445 starts sliding with respect to the rotation operation input wheel 1441 and rotates at a lower rotation speed, or after rotating halfway, The rotation operation input wheel 1441 can be rotated in various ways, for example, the rotation of the rotation wheel 1445 can be reversed, and the swing can be repeated before and after the original position.
A rotation difference is generated between the rotating weight 1445 and the rotating weight 1445, and power generation is performed.

The above-mentioned rotary operation input wheel may be a rotary operation member merely for power generation, and input a position coordinate corresponding to the amount of rotation by rotating it by a finger as is well known. An operation unit for a position coordinate input function (for example, a function of inputting a scroll amount of a computer screen) for performing the operation may be configured.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment according to the present invention will be described.
The structure of the mice 150 and 160 according to the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 are a longitudinal sectional view (a) and a plan view (b) showing the internal structure of the mice 150 and 160 of the present embodiment. Here, a part of the position detecting means for detecting position coordinate information inside the mice 150 and 160, a signal processing unit, a transmitting unit, and the like are not shown.

As shown in FIG. 9, the mouse 150 is composed of a case 151, pushbutton switch covers 152 and 153.
And a switch contact 152 configured to switch the contact by the operation of the push button switch cover.
1, 1531, a power generating means 154 disposed inside the case body 151, and a secondary battery 156 for storing the power generated by the power generating means 154. The rolling ball 159 indicated by the dotted line in the figure constitutes a part of the position detecting means for detecting the position coordinate information.

In the mouse 150, the power generation means 15
4 are drive levers 1542, 154 rotatably connected to the inner surfaces of the push button switch covers 152, 153.
3 and a power generator 1544 containing a rotating member 1544a rotatably connected to these drive levers. Inside the power generating body 1544, the above-described rotating member 154 is provided.
4a, a rotor (not shown) coupled to the rotating member 1544a in the rotational direction, and a power generating coil (not shown) arranged at a position facing the magnetic pole of the rotor. The structure of each power generating body 1544 is basically the same as the power generating means 134 of the mouse 130 of the second embodiment except that the rotary operation input wheel 1341 is replaced with the above-mentioned rotating member 1544a, or the power generation of the mouse 140 of the second embodiment. In the means 144, the rotation operation input wheel 144
It has the same configuration as that in which 1 is replaced by a rotatable base member (a member for attaching and fixing a power generation coil).

When the push button switch covers 152 and 153 are pressed for switch operation, the drive lever 154 is pressed.
2, 1543 also move downward, so that the rotating member 1544a connected to the drive lever rotates counterclockwise,
On the other hand, when the pressing force of the switch operation is released, the push button switch covers 152 and 153 return upward by the return springs incorporated in the switch contacts 1521 and 1531, so that the drive levers 1542 and 1543 also return upward and rotate. The member 1544a also returns to the original pivot position. Therefore, the push button switch covers 152, 153
The rotating member 1544a of each of the power generating members 1544 of the power generating means 154 reciprocates and rotates based on the pressing operation on the power generating device 154, whereby power is generated in each of the power generating members 1544.
56 is charged.

In the illustrated example, a plurality of power generators 1544 are arranged in parallel inside a mouse 150 in a state supported by a common support shaft 1545. Therefore, the plurality of power generating bodies 1544 are all installed in a posture facing the same direction with respect to the axial direction of the support shaft 1545. Thus, the number of components of the mouse 150 can be reduced, and the plurality of power generators 1544 can be housed compactly.
Note that, also in the mouse 150, similarly to the first embodiment, a plurality of power generators may be installed so that the rotation axes of the rotation members are oriented in different directions.

The rotating member 1544a provided in the power generator may be any member as long as it can be rotated by the operation of the drive lever. In particular, the rotating weight shown in the first and second embodiments can be used. It is also possible to configure as. In this case, in a normal state where the push button switch is not pressed, the center of gravity of the rotary weight is located immediately below (lowest) the rotation axis, and when the push button switch is pressed, the center of gravity of the rotary weight is By rotating from the position immediately below and raising the position of the center of gravity against gravity, the potential energy of the rotating weight can be stored.
In this state, when the pressing force on the push button switch is released, the members of the button switch, that is, the push button switch cover and the switch contact, are returned to the initial state by the restoring force of the rotating weight that is going to return to the original rotation posture. Or the restoring force may be an assisting force when these members return.

The mouse 160 shown in FIG. 10 has a case body 161 similar to the mouse 150, push button switch covers 162, 163, and switch contacts 1621, 1
631, a secondary battery 166, and a rolling ball 169. Power generating means 1 configured in mouse 160
64 are drive levers 1642, 16 rotatably connected to the inner surfaces of the push button switch covers 162, 163.
43, transmission levers 1644 and 1645 rotatably connected to these drive levers, and transmission lever 16
A support shaft 1646 for pivotally supporting an intermediate portion thereof so that the transmission levers 44 and 1645 can swing, and transmission levers 1644 and 164.
Power generating bodies 16 each having a rotating member 1647a in which the distal end of the power generator 5 is rotatably and movably connected in the radial direction.
47.

In the mouse 160, when the push button switch is pressed, the drive levers 1642, 1642
43 descends and the transmission levers 1644 and 1645
646, the transmission levers 1644, 1645
Is lifted upward, so that the rotating member 1647a connected to the leading end rotates clockwise in the figure. On the other hand, when the pressing force on the push button switch is released,
Conversely, the drive levers 1642 and 1643 rise,
Since the distal ends of the transmission levers 1644 and 1645 descend, the rotating member 1647a rotates in the opposite direction to the above and returns to the original rotating posture. The power generating body 1647 includes the rotating member 16.
The electric power is generated by the reciprocating rotation of 47a, and the electric power is stored in the secondary battery 166.

In the mouse 160, the transmission levers 1644 and 1645 are pivotally supported by the support shaft 1646, so that the up / down operation when the push button switch is pressed rotates about the support shaft 1646. Transmission lever 1644,
The rotation member 164 is enlarged by the principle of leverage by 1645.
7a. Therefore, even if the driving levers 1642 and 1643 are slightly moved up and down by the push button operation, the rotating member 1647a can be largely rotated, and the power generation amount can be increased. Here, the enlargement ratio of the operation amount by the transmission levers 1644 and 1645 is determined by the reciprocal ratio of the distance from the shaft support position by the support shaft 1646 to both ends of the transmission levers 1644 and 1645, as is well known.

The above-described mice 150 and 160 are configured to drive the power generator only by the operation of the push button switch to generate power. It is also possible to configure so that power can be generated by both the operation of the button switch and the operation of the mouse. FIG. 11 shows a structure of a rotary weight and a drive lever for realizing such a configuration example.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an engagement structure between the driving weights 1542, 1543 or the transmission levers 1644, 1645 and the rotating weights when the rotating members 1544a, 1647a in the mice 150, 160 are replaced with rotating weights. In the following, an example of an engagement structure between the drive lever 1542 and the oscillating weight 1549 in the mouse 150 will be described. However, this may be configured as an engagement structure between the transmission member and the oscillating weight in the mouse 160.

FIG. 11A is a view of the above-described example of the engagement structure viewed from the direction of the rotation axis of the rotary weight 1549, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an engagement portion of the above-described example of the engagement structure, as viewed from a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. Drive lever 1
542, a rotatable connecting portion 1542 configured to be rotatable;
a, a bent portion 1542b bent at an obtuse angle, and a rotating weight 15
A front end portion 1542c for engaging with 49 is provided. In the rotation connecting portion 1542a, a portion below the rotation connecting portion 1542a is always attached clockwise in FIG. 11B around the rotation connecting portion 1542a by an elastic member (not shown) such as a torsion spring. FIG. 11 unless external force is applied by this.
It is configured to be kept in the posture shown by the solid line in (b).

On the other hand, the rotating shaft 15 of the rotating weight 1549
On the side surface orthogonal to 49a, a large number of engaging and recessing portions 1549b are formed radially around the rotation axis 1549a, and these engaging and recessing portions 1549b are connected to the drive lever 1 by the driving lever 1.
542 is configured to engage with the distal end 1542c. The engagement unevenness portion 1549b only needs to be formed in a range in which the rotary weight can be rotated by the drive lever, and need not be formed over the entire rotary weight. FIG.
The front side of the drive lever 1542 shown in FIG.
A regulating member 1550 shown in FIG. The driving lever 1542 is attached to the regulating member 1550 by the rotating weight 1.
Inclined guide surface 1 formed for the purpose of extruding toward 549
550a are formed.

When the drive lever 1542 made of a material capable of pressing the rotary weight in the vertical direction is lowered by pressing the push button switch, a portion of the drive lever 1542 closer to the tip than the bent portion 1542b is restricted to the regulating member 1550.
Abuts on the inclined guide surface 1550a of the
The drive lever 1542 rotates at a, and its tip 1542c is pushed out toward the rotary weight 1549, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 11B. Then, when the drive lever 1542 further descends, the tip end 1542c of the drive lever 1542 is soon moved to the rotary weight 154 as shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure.
9, and the drive lever 1542 descends while rotating the rotary weight 1549 while maintaining this engaged state.

Conversely, when the pressing force applied to the push button switch is released, the drive lever 1542 is raised,
Eventually, the distal end portion 1542c of the drive lever 1542 separates from the engaging uneven portion 1549b of the rotary weight 1549 and returns to the state shown by the solid line in the drawing. In this manner, the operation of the push button switch causes the rotary weight 1549 to reciprocate, thereby generating power.

When the push button switch is not operated, the drive lever 1 is turned off as shown by the solid line in FIG.
542 and the oscillating weight 1549 are separated from each other,
The rotary weight 1549 is rotatable without being hindered by the drive lever 1542, and swings by, for example, acceleration and deceleration of a mouse operation. Therefore, power is generated even if the push button switch is not operated.

[Fourth Embodiment] Finally, a fourth embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The mouse 170 according to the fourth embodiment is similar to the mouse 170 shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, inside the case body 171, a signal processing unit 174 for processing the detection signal, and a signal processing unit 174.
Transmitting section 175 for transmitting the data processed by
A secondary battery 176 similar to that described above; and a position coordinate detecting unit 178 serving as position detecting means for detecting a mouse operation from the rolling ball 179 similar to the above-described embodiment. ing. Although not shown, appropriate operation members such as a push button switch and a rotation operation input wheel similar to those of the above-described embodiments may be provided.

The position coordinate detecting section 178 incorporated in the mouse 170 comes into contact with the outer surface of the rolling ball 179 to detect the rotation of the rolling ball 179 caused by the movement of the mouse 170 in the X direction. Roller body 1781x, Y for detecting rotation of rolling ball 179 caused by movement in Y direction
A detection roller body 1781y and a pressing roller body 1781z for pressing the rolling ball 179 against the roller bodies 1781x and 1781y are provided. These X detection roller body 1781x, Y detection roller body 1781y, and pressing roller body 1781z are respectively provided with support shafts 1782x, 178.
2 y and 1782 z are fixed in the rotation direction, and these support shafts are rotatably supported by a support portion fixed to the bottom of the case body 171. Here, the pressing roller body 178
1z is configured to be constantly urged toward the rolling ball 179 by an elastic member (not shown) with respect to the support shaft 1782z.

An X detection plate 1 having a plurality of optical slits and reflection bands in the rotation direction is provided on the support shafts 1782x and 1782y.
783x and the Y detection plate 1783y are attached,
It rotates with 782x and 1782y. An X detector 1784x and a Y detector 1784, which are constituted by optical sensors, are provided beside the detection plates 1784x and 1783y.
y is installed, and an X detection plate 1783x and a Y detection plate 178 are provided.
It is configured such that the rotation angle of 3y can be detected.

The X detection roller body 1781x, the Y detection roller body 1781y, and the pressing roller body 1781z are configured to also function as power generation means as described later, and the power storage cord G derived therefrom is used as a support shaft 1782.
After passing through x, 1782y and 1782z, it is connected to the secondary battery 176. A power distribution code S is drawn from the secondary battery 176, and power is supplied to the X detector 1784x and the Y detector 1784y, the signal processing unit 174, and the transmission unit 175 by the power distribution code S. I have.

Next, the X detection roller body 1781x, the Y detection roller body 1781y, and the pressing rotor body 1781
An example of the internal structure of z will be described. Here, since the internal structure of each roller body is basically almost the same, FIG. 13 shows only the X detection roller body 1781x,
In the following description, only the X detection roller body 1781x will be described.

The X detection roller body 1781x includes a pinch roller 17811 having a peripheral surface for contacting the outer surface of the rolling ball 179, a power generation coil 17812 mounted inside the pinch roller 17811, and a pinch roller 17811. Bearing cylinder part 17811a provided at the center
1 having a shaft hole 17813a slidingly contacting the outer periphery of the rotor 1
7813 and a rotary weight 17814 having a shaft hole 17814b slidingly contacting the outer peripheral portion of the bearing cylinder 17811a and being coupled to the rotor 17813 in the rotation direction. Bearing cylinder part 17 formed at the center of pinch roller 17811
A support shaft 1782x is inserted and fixed to the inner peripheral portion of 811a,
An electricity storage cord G wired inside the support shaft 1782x is connected to an opening 178 provided on the peripheral surface of the bearing cylinder 17811a.
11b is connected to the power generation coil 17812. It should be noted that the storage cord G and the secondary battery 17
6 and a power storage cord G by rotation of a pinch roller.
Generation coil 17812, secondary battery 1
Conduction between 76 is established. The oscillating weight 17814 is the bearing cylinder 1
A central portion 17814a that slides and fits with the eccentric portion 7811a, and an eccentric portion 17 that projects from the central portion 17814 in a predetermined direction.
814c.

The bearing cylinder 1 of the pinch roller 17811
7811a, rotor 17813 and rotary weight 1
7814 is loosely coupled in the rotational direction with an appropriate frictional resistance. Accordingly, when the pinch roller 17811 rotates, the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 also follow the rotation, but the rotation of the pinch roller 17811 and the rotation of the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 are not synchronized with each other. And the frictional resistance between the rotating weight 17814 and the rotating weight 17814 is adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 14A, in the normal state, the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 are in such a position that the eccentric portion 17814c of the rotary weight 17814 is located directly below the bearing cylinder 17811a due to its own weight.
When the pinch roller 17811 rotates, the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 rotate with the pinch roller 17811 and rotate in the same direction due to frictional resistance between the pinch roller 17811a and the bearing cylinder 17811a as shown in FIG. However, since the frictional resistance between the bearing cylinder portion 17811a and the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 is adjusted, when the eccentric portion 17814c of the rotary weight 17814 rises to the position shown in FIG.
The rotation of the rotary weight 17814 stops due to its own weight of c, and starts to return to the original position indicated by the dotted line in the figure. At this time, the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 are
As shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), it turns past the original position to the opposite side. Thereafter, the oscillating weight 17814 oscillates before and after the original position as appropriate, and when the oscillating speed decreases, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the user rotates with the pinch roller 17811. Thereafter, the above process is repeated as long as the pinch roller 17811 continues to rotate.

In the mouse 170 of this embodiment,
By moving the mouse 170 on the mouse installation surface, the rolling ball 179 rotates, and with this rotation, the pinch rollers 1781 of the X detection roller body 1781x, the Y detection roller body 1781y, and the pressing rotor body 1781z.
1 each rotate. When the pinch roller 17811 rotates, the rotor 17813 and the rotating weight 17 are rotated as described above.
814 swings in the pinch roller 17811, so that the power generation coil 1781 fixed to the pinch roller 17811.
2 and the rotor 17813 generate a rotation difference, and power is generated.

In the mouse 170, as described above, the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 are loosely coupled with each other in the pinch roller 17811 with a predetermined frictional resistance in the rotational direction. The frictional resistance between the 17811a and the rotor 17813 and the rotary weight 17814 is suppressed to a predetermined frictional resistance or less. Therefore, the rolling ball 179 and the pinch roller 17
811 is less likely to occur, so that power generation can be performed without lowering the detection accuracy of the position coordinate information.

Note that the mouse of the present invention is not limited to the above-described illustrated example, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, although four different embodiments have been described in parallel in the above description, a mouse having a higher effect can be constructed by combining the respective feature points with each other. More specifically, one or more power generating means having the rotating weight provided in the first embodiment may be provided in each of the other second to fourth embodiments, and provided in the second embodiment. The power generating means interlocking with the rotary operation member may be provided in each of the other embodiments, and the power generating means interlocking with the operating member provided in the third embodiment may be provided in each of the other embodiments. The power generating means interlocked with the position detecting means provided in the fourth embodiment may be provided in each of the other embodiments.

Further, if there is no structural inconsistency, any of the plurality of feature points employed in the mouse of each embodiment is appropriately replaced with the feature point described in the conventional configuration or another embodiment. May be replaced by

[0091]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the power is generated by the power generating means by rotating the rotary operation member, it is possible to forcibly supply power even without performing the mouse operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view (a) and a perspective view (b) showing a use state of a mouse of each embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a mouse 110, 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a plan perspective view (a), (c) and a perspective perspective view (b), (d) of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view (a) and an assembled perspective view (b) of a power generation means built in the mouse of the first embodiment.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are an explanatory diagram showing an operation mode of a power generation unit built in the mouse of the first embodiment, and a graph showing a relationship between a tilt angle of a rotation axis with respect to a vertical axis and a power generation amount. .

FIGS. 5A and 5B are circuit diagrams showing a charging circuit of the mouse according to the first embodiment; FIGS.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are circuit diagrams showing different filling circuits of the mouse according to the first embodiment; FIGS.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are longitudinal sectional views showing the structure of a mouse 130 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are longitudinal sectional views (a) and (b) showing a structure of a mouse 140 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view (a) and a plan view (b) showing the structure of a mouse 150 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view (a) and a plan view (b) showing a structure of a mouse 160 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are an explanatory diagram and an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a connection structure to a rotating weight applicable to a mouse according to a third embodiment; FIGS.

FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically showing an internal structure of a mouse according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a structure of a detection roller body according to a fourth embodiment.

FIGS. 14A to 14C are explanatory diagrams illustrating operation modes of a detection roller body according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 1
60,170 mouse 111,121,131,141,151,161,1
71 Case body 112, 113, 122, 123, 132, 133, 1
42, 143, 152, 153, 162, 163 Push button switch cover 114, 115, 124, 125, 134, 144, 1
54,164 Power generation means 1141 Base member 1141a Shaft support 1142, 1345, 1444, 17812 Power generation coil 1143, 1344, 17813 Rotor 1144, 1445, 1549, 17814 Rotating weight 1144c, 17814c Eccentric part 116, 126, 136, 146, 156, 166,1
76 Secondary battery 117A Half-wave rectification circuit 117B Full-wave rectification circuit 118 Mouse circuit 119, 129, 139, 149, 159, 169, 1
79 Rolling balls 1331, 1332, 1431, 1432 Switch contacts 1341, 1441 Rotation operation input wheels 1542, 1543, 1624, 1643 Driving levers 1544, 1545, 1647 Generators 1544a, 1647a Rotating members 1545, 1646 Support shafts 1644, 1645 Transmission Lever 174 Signal processing unit 175 Transmitting unit 178 Position coordinate detecting unit 1781x X detecting roller body 1781y Y detecting roller body 1781z Pressing roller body 1782x, 1782y, 1782z Support shafts 1783x, 1783y Detection plate 1784x X detector 1784y Y detector 17811 Pinch roller

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hideo Imai 3-3-5 Yamato, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture Inside Seiko Epson Corporation (72) Inventor Kenji Shimomura 3-3-5 Yamato Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture Inside Seiko Epson Corporation F term (reference) 5B011 DA12 DA13 DB01 EA02 EB06 5B087 AA09 AB02 BB02 BB05 BB21 DG02 5H621 GA02 GA09 GA16 GB11 HH09 JK02 JK04 JK08 JK18

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A mouse having a power generating means, a portion driven by the power generated by the power generating means, and a rotary operating member, wherein the power generating means generates power based on the rotation of the rotary operating member. A mouse, wherein the mouse is configured to be performed. 2. The power generating means includes a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member disposed opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. 2. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotating operation member in a predetermined direction in a rotating direction. . 3. The power generation means is provided with a rotary weight for generating a power generation function.
The mouse according to 1. 4. The power generating means includes a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member disposed opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. The mouse according to claim 3, wherein one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotating operation member in a predetermined direction in a rotating direction. . 5. The mouse according to claim 4, wherein the oscillating weight is coupled to the other of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member in a rotational direction in a predetermined manner. 6. The power generating means includes a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member disposed opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. The mouse according to claim 3, wherein one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotating weight in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. 7. A mouse having a power generating means, a portion driven by the power generated by the power generating means, and a rotary operation member, wherein the power generating means is provided with a rotary weight for generating a power generating function. A mouse, wherein the rotary weight is slidably connected to the rotary operation member with a predetermined rotation resistance. 8. The power generating means is provided with a magnetic field generating member and a magnetic field receiving member disposed opposite to the magnetic field generating member, and power generation is performed by a relative movement between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member. The mouse according to claim 7, wherein one of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is coupled to the rotating weight in a predetermined direction in a rotating direction. 9. The mouse according to claim 8, wherein the other of the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field receiving member is connected to the rotary operation member in a predetermined direction in a rotational direction. 10. The mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a position coordinate input function for inputting position coordinate information according to a rotation amount of the rotary operation member. . 11. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the power generation means is coaxial with the rotary operation member. 12. The mouse according to claim 11, wherein the power generation means is configured within a diameter range smaller than the outer shape of the rotary operation member. 13. The mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits the position coordinate information or the operation information without using a wire. 14. The mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a power storage means for storing the power generated by said power generation means.