JP2005309685A - Attachment for mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attachment for mouse which can freely change the size of a mouse body or the like by being installed to the mouse body. <P>SOLUTION: This attachment is detachably attached to the upper half of the cover of a mouse device 1 so that a mouse action operation part 2 can be operated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an attachment for a mouse.

  A mouse device is often used as a pointing device in a computer device. This mouse device is configured to detect the amount of movement on a desk or the like with a detection unit inside the mouse and transmit it to a computer device.

  However, since the size of the mouse device is not changed in the above-described conventional technology, there is a problem that it is too large for a child to use and difficult to operate. This can be solved by downsizing the mouse device, but in this case, there is a problem that it is difficult for an adult to operate.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an attachment for a mouse that can be attached to a mouse body and the size of the mouse body can be freely changed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a mouse set whose size can be changed by an operator.

  The mouse attachment A can be attached to the upper half of the cover of the mouse device 1 to substantially increase the volume of the cover. As a result, if the mouse device 1 is formed small enough to be used by a child and used by an adult, the mouse of the present invention can be shared, for example, by attaching the attachment of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, the size can be varied by the operator, so that the usage range and versatility are improved.

  FIG. 1 shows a mouse set. In this embodiment, the mouse set includes a mouse device 1 having a small outer dimension so that it can be used by children, and an attachment A attached to the mouse device 1.

  The mouse device 1 includes a distance measuring unit (not shown) for measuring a moving distance with respect to the desk surface, a click button 2A constituting the mouse action operation unit 2, and a scroll roller 2B corresponding to screen scrolling if necessary. Is covered with a cover, and a cable 5 for transmitting a detection signal to the computer device is drawn out from the cover.

  On the other hand, the attachment A is formed in a cap shape so as to cover the mouse device 1 from above, and the outer shape is set to a size suitable for an adult to operate. This attachment A has an operation connecting portion 4 composed of a click button 4A and a scroll roller 4B attached to an outer shell covering the mouse device 1, and the scroll roller 4B is partially exposed on the outer shell surface. It consists of a first roller 4B-1 and a second roller 4B-2 that reverses the direction of rotation of the first roller 4B-1, and is rotatably supported by appropriate means.

  The position of the second roller 4B-2 is determined so as to come into contact with the scroll roller 2B on the mouse device 1 side with a contact pressure capable of transmitting a rotational force with the attachment A attached to the mouse device 1, and the attachment state of the attachment A The second roller 4B-2 can absorb the dimensional error by elastic deformation so that the second roller 4B-2 does not idle with respect to the scroll roller 2B on the side of the mouse device 1 due to the variation in the size. You may form with resin etc.

  Further, a pressing projection 6 is provided on the back surface of the click button 4A. The pressing protrusion 6 has a size that allows the tip to lightly touch the click button 2A of the mouse device 1 with the attachment A attached to the mouse device 1, or a small gap to be formed with the click button 2A of the mouse device 1. Thus, pressing of the click button 2A of the mouse device 1 when the attachment A is not operated is prevented.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, since the mouse device 1 is small enough to be operated by a child, a child with a small hand can be used as it is. If the attachment A is attached from this state, the capacity of the torso can be easily operated even by an adult, and the click button 4A, the scroll roller 4B, etc. of the attachment A can be used in the same manner as a normal mouse.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, components that are substantially the same as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings and description thereof is omitted.
In this embodiment, the attachment A is formed in a shape that can cover the back of the mouse device 1, and the click button 2 </ b> A and the scroll roller 2 </ b> B of the mouse device 1 are exposed when the attachment A is attached to the mouse device 1. It is formed in the shape to do.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2C, it is possible to operate using the click button 2A on the mouse device 1 side as it is. As a result, since the attachment A does not require a separate click button 4A, the structure can be simplified.

  The attachment structure to the mouse apparatus 1 of the attachment A is shown below from FIG. The attachment A shown in FIG. 3B is formed by covering the outer periphery of the gripping portion 7 of a flexible material with a hard outer shell member 8 such as rubber and sponge. The inner wall of the gripping portion 7 is formed to be slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the mouse device 1, and the gripping portion 7 is slightly elastically deformed when attached to the mouse device 1, and is applied to the outer peripheral wall surface of the mouse device 1 by elastic restoring force. Press contact and maintain wearing state.

  In this case, if the gripping portion 7 is formed of a material having a high sliding resistance, it is possible to effectively prevent the mouse device 1 from falling off without performing any special work. However, as shown in FIG. If the locking recess 9 is formed in 1, the holding force can be further increased.

  3 (b) shows the case where the gripping portion 7 is formed of rubber or the like, it can also be formed of a spring 10 as shown in FIG. 3 (c). In the above modification, the click button 2A of the mouse device 1 is used as it is as shown in FIG. 3A, but the entire mouse device 1 is used as shown in FIG. It can also be applied to the covering.

  The figure shows another modification of mounting the four attachment A to the mouse device 1. In this modification, a rectangular opening 12 into which a lock piece 11 to be described later can be inserted is formed on the side wall of the mouse device 1. In addition, a long hole 15 through which a retaining ring 13 and a retaining pin 14 described later are inserted is formed before and after the rectangular opening 12.

  On the other hand, the connection slider 16 is attached to the attachment A so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The connection slider 16 includes a slide plate portion 16 a exposed from the outer peripheral wall surface of the attachment A, and an L-shaped lock piece 11 inserted into the attachment A through a rectangular opening 17 provided in the attachment A. A retaining pin 14 that is inserted into a guide hole 18 provided in the attachment A is integrally formed on the rear surface of the slide plate portion 16 a, and the retaining ring 13 prevents detachment from the attachment A.

  The lock piece 11 has a hook portion 11a protruding toward the front (click button 2A side), and the connection slider 16 has the lock piece 11 substantially coinciding with the back surface of the attachment A as shown in FIG. The drawing operation can be performed from the position to the position where the back surface of the slide plate portion 16a contacts the outer surface of the attachment A, as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, to attach the attachment A, first, the connecting slider 16 is pulled out to the state shown in FIG. In this state, since the connecting slider 16 does not interfere with the mouse device 1, the attachment A is then put on the mouse device 1, and then the connecting slider 16 is pushed in as shown in FIG. 5 (d).

  In this state, the lock piece 11 is inserted into the rectangular opening 12, and the retaining ring 13 is inserted into the base end large diameter portion 15a of the elongated hole 15 (see FIG. 4A). Next, when the connection slider 16 is slid to the click button 2A side, as shown in FIG. 5E, the hook portion 11a of the lock piece 11 is locked to the peripheral wall of the rectangular opening 12, and both are connected.

  In the above, in order to prevent the loss when not in use, the connection slider 16 is connected to the attachment A in a non-detachable manner. However, in a normal state, the mouse device is separated from the attachment A. It is also possible to use only when the attachment A is connected to 1.

  In the above description, the attachment A has been described as being for enabling the child mouse device 1 to be used even by an adult. However, the attachment A can also be used for various purposes such as a design change. 1 is not small enough to be used by children, but may be of normal size.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows this invention, (a) is a side view of a mouse device, (b) is a side view which fractures | ruptures and shows a part of attachment, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the mouse device with the attachment. is there. It is a figure which shows other embodiment of this invention, (a) is a side view of a mouse device, (b) is a side view of an attachment, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the mouse device with the attachment. . It is explanatory drawing which shows the mounting structure of an attachment, (a) is a top view of the state which mounted | wore the attachment, (b) is the 3B-3B sectional view taken on the line of (a), (c) shows the modification of (b). It is sectional drawing. 4A and 4B are views showing a modification of FIG. 3, in which FIG. 4A is a side view of the mouse device, and FIG. 5A and 5B are views showing the operation of the connecting slider, in which FIG. 4A is a sectional view taken along line 5A-5A in FIG. 4B, FIG. 5B is a view taken in the direction of arrow 5B in FIG. 5A, and FIG. FIG. 5A is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrow 5B, FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a connection slider is pushed in, and FIG. 5E is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the connection slider is connected to a mouse device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mouse device 2 Mouse action operation part 3 Cover part 4 Motion connection part A Attachment for mouse

Claims (4)

A mouse attachment that is detachably attached to the upper half of the cover of the mouse device so that the mouse action operation unit can be operated. A cover for covering the mouse action operation unit;
The mouse attachment according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion is provided with an operation connecting portion 4 for operating a mouse action operation portion. The mouse attachment according to claim 1, wherein the mouse action operation unit has a shape that is directly exposed to the outside. A small mouse device,
A mouse set comprising the mouse attachment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is attached to the mouse device and increases an overall volume.

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