JP3060261U - Mouse Z-axis input device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] In a mouse Z-axis input device, an optical mechanism is incorporated in a roller to reduce the space occupied by the Z-axis input device.
To simplify the structure of the Z-axis input device and make it convenient for manufacturing and assembling. A hollow case is screwed to a bottom seat of a mouse, a hollow roller is pivotally connected in the case, and a part of a rolling surface of the roller is exposed outside an upper cover of the mouse. Also, one side of the roller is unsealed, an accommodation space is formed in the roller, an optical mechanism is connected by a gear in the accommodation space, and the optical mechanism includes a substrate, a capstan, and an infrared transmitting / receiving unit. Then, the board is connected to the main board in the mouse by an electric circuit, and when the roller rolls, the capstan of the optical mechanism rotates via the gear, and the signal transmission of the infrared transmitting / receiving unit achieves the Z-axis input function. It is like that.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a mouse Z-axis input device, and more particularly to a mouse having an increased Z-axis function, a simplified structure of the Z-axis input device, and a reduced space occupied in the mouse.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Generally, the input device of the mouse is a ball pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the base, and the internal circuit unit detects a movement signal of the mouse on the XY coordinate plane by the rolling of the ball. However, it could not determine the movement signal on the Z plane. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a mouse 50 having a Z-axis input device which is currently commercially available has a support piece 501 integrally provided on a lower cover of the mouse 50, and A shaft bar 504 that squeezes the capstan 503 is supported by the support piece 501, and the upper edge of the roller 502 is exposed from the upper cover surface of the mouse 50. A transmission / reception unit 505 is provided. The rotation of the capstan 503 is controlled by the roller 502, and the Z-axis input control is achieved by the signal transmission of the infrared transmission / reception unit 505.

However, since the conventional Z-axis input device occupies a large space in the mouse 50, the volume of the mouse 50 cannot be reduced, and the whole assembly is relatively inconvenient.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 It is an object of the present invention to provide a mouse Z-axis input device, which comprises a hollow case, which is screwed to a bottom seat of the mouse, and in which a hollow roller is pivotally connected. A part of the rolling surface of the roller is exposed outside the upper cover of the mouse, and one side of the roller is unsealed to form a housing space in the roller. A mechanism is connected, the optical mechanism includes a board, a capstan and an infrared transmitting / receiving unit, and the board is connected to the main board in the mouse by an electric circuit, so that when the roller rolls, the The mechanism's capstan rotates, and the signal transmission of the infrared transmitting and receiving unit achieves the Z-axis input function. The optical mechanism is built in the roller, which greatly occupies the space occupied by the Z-axis input device. Decreases Is also structure is simplified in the Z-axis input device is assumed to be useful in any of the manufacturing assembly.

According to the present invention, in the Z-axis input device for a mouse, a support rod is extended on one side of the hollow case, the support rod corresponds to one microswitch, and the roller is pressed downward. It is another object of the present invention to control the activation of the Z-axis coordinate by pressing the microswitch by a support rod of a case.

According to the present invention, in the above-mentioned mouse Z-axis input device, a plurality of positioning recesses are provided along the circumference on the other side of the roller, which is not sealed, and one side of the case corresponding to the roller is provided on one side. When a single positioning pin is provided and the roller stops rotating, the positioning pin is positioned in the positioning recess and does not rotate the roller arbitrarily, and thus does not move the Z-axis coordinate at the specified position arbitrarily. The challenge is to have

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The invention of claim 1 is directed to a Z-axis input device 20 provided on a mouse 10 having a bottom seat 101, an upper cover 102, and a main board 103, wherein the Z-axis input device 20 is a hollow case 1, which is located inside the mouse 10. The case 1 and the roller 2, which are pivotally connected to the bottom seat 101 of the mouse 10, are pivotally connected to the inside of the case 1, and the roller 2 is rotated through a substantially rectangular opening 108 provided in the upper cover 102 of the mouse 10. A part of the rotating surface of the roller 2 projects outside the mouse 10, one side of the roller 2 is not sealed, and a housing space 23 is formed in the roller 2, and a driving gear 24 is provided in the housing space 23. The roller 2 is provided as an optical mechanism 3 in the accommodation space 23 of the roller 2, and has one hollow lid 31. One side of the lid 31 in the accommodation space 23 meshes with the drive gear 24. Provided with a driven gear 33 The driven gear 33 is connected to the capstan sheet 35 and the capstan 36 by a connecting rod, and an infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is provided at a position corresponding to the capstan 36, and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is electrically connected to the substrate 38. The optical mechanism 3 is connected to the main substrate 103 of the mouse 10 electrically, and the driving gear 24 and the driven gear 33 are engaged when the roller 2 rotates. Then, the capstan 36 of the optical mechanism 3 is rotated in conjunction therewith, and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is configured as a mouse Z-axis input device configured to propagate a signal.

According to the invention of claim 2, a pivot contact piece 11 having a through hole 12 is provided on each of both sides of the case 1, and is extended upright to a position corresponding to the pivot contact piece 11 on the bottom seat 101 of the mouse 10. 2. The Z-axis input of the mouse according to claim 1, wherein a convex column 105 is provided, and the case 1 is inserted into the convex column 105 with a through hole 12 of the pivot contact piece 11. 3. Equipment.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an elastic component 106 is provided on the convex column 105, and a through hole 12 of the pivot contact piece 11 of the case 1 is provided on the upper end of the convex column 105. The Z-axis input device for a mouse according to claim 2, wherein the pivotal contact piece (11) is in contact with the elastic part (106).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mouse Z-axis input device according to the third aspect, wherein the elastic component 106 is a compression spring.

The invention according to claim 5 is that the holding grooves 13 and 14 extending upward are formed on both sides of the case 1 where the pivotal contact piece 11 is not provided, respectively. A locking column 21 is provided. The locking column 21 is fitted into a holding groove 13 provided on one side of the case 1, and a locking piece 32 is provided on one side of the lid 31 not housed in the housing space 23. The roller (2) is positioned in the case (1) by fitting the locking piece (32) into the holding groove (14) on the other side of the case (1). This is a mouse Z-axis input device.

According to the invention of claim 6, a support rod 15 is provided on one side of the case 1 and a microswitch 107 corresponding to the support rod 15 is provided. The mouse Z-axis input device according to claim 1, wherein the first support rod 15 is configured to control the activation of the Z-axis coordinate by pressing the microswitch 107 downward.

In the invention of claim 7, a plurality of positioning recesses 22 are provided annularly along the circumference on one closed side of the roller 2, and oppose the one closed side of the roller 2. One positioning pin 16 is provided on the surface of the case 1, and after the roller 2 stops rotating, the positioning pin 16 is locked in the positioning recess 22, thereby preventing any rotation of the roller 2. 3. The mouse Z-axis input device according to claim 1, wherein the Z-axis coordinate of the designated position is prevented from being arbitrarily moved.

[0014]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mouse Z-axis input device of the present invention refers to the Z-axis input device 20 that is attached to the mouse 10 to enhance the functions of the mouse 10. The mouse 10 includes a bottom seat 101, an upper cover 102, a main board 103, a left button and a right button, and these are well-known techniques and are not the focus of the present invention, and thus description thereof will be omitted. Please refer to FIGS. According to the present invention, the Z-axis input device 20 includes an empty case 1, which is located in the recess 104 held on one side of the main substrate 103 of the mouse 10, and on the bottom seat 101 of the mouse 10. Is linked to A pivot contact piece 11 is provided on each side of the case 1, a through hole 12 is provided in the pivot contact piece 11, and a protruding pillar 105 extending upright at a position corresponding to the pivot contact piece 11 on the bottom seat 101. In addition, an elastic component 106 is provided on the convex pillar 105. In this embodiment, the elastic component 106 is a compression spring. A through-hole 12 of the pivot piece 11 is provided at the upper end of the convex column 105 and is in contact with the elastic part 106, and two holding grooves are formed on two different sides of the case 1 upward from the pivot piece 11. 13 and 14 are formed, and a support rod 15 is extended to one side of the case 1, and the support rod 15 corresponds to one micro switch 107.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the roller 2 of the present invention is pivotally connected to the case 1 and has a substantially rectangular opening at a position where the left and right buttons of the upper cover 102 of the mouse 10 are adjacent to each other. 108 is provided so that a part of the rolling surface of the roller 2 projects outside the mouse 10 through the opening 108. One side surface of the roller 2 is sealed, and a locking post 21 is provided on the closed surface so that the locking post 21 is held by the holding groove 13 provided on one side of the case 1. Is installed in the case 1. A plurality of positioning recesses 22 are provided along the circumference on one side of the roller 2 which is closed, and positioning pins 16 are provided on a surface of the case 1 facing the one side of the roller 2 which is closed. It is provided. The other side of the roller 2 is not sealed, and a housing space 23 is formed in the roller 2, and a driving gear 24 of a gear set is provided in the housing space 23.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, according to the present invention, the optical mechanism 3 is provided in the Z-axis input device 20, and the optical mechanism 3 is provided in the accommodating space 23 of the roller 2. A locking piece 32 is connected to one side of the lid 31 that is not accommodated in the accommodation space 23 of the lid 31, and the locking piece 32 is sandwiched by the holding groove 14 on the other side of the case 1. You. One lid plate 39 is fitted on one side of the lid 31 in the storage space 23, and a driven gear 33 of a gear set is provided in the storage space 23. When the roller 2 rotates, the drive gear 24 and the driven gear 33 are driven. The gears 33 mesh with each other and rotate. The driven gear 33 is fitted into the fitting groove 391 of the cover plate 39 by a connecting rod 331, and is connected to the capstan sheet 35 and the capstan 36 in the cover 31. An infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is provided at a position corresponding to the capstan 36, and is electrically connected to one substrate 38. The infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is used for signal propagation. It is connected to the substrate 103.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when using the present invention, the user rotates the roller 2 of the Z-axis input device 20. Then, the driving gear 24 in the roller 2 is transmitted to the driven gear 33 to rotate the capstan 36 in conjunction with it, and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 sends a signal to the substrate 38 based on the state of emission and reception of the infrared ray, Is sent to the main board 103 of the mouse 10. When the user pushes the roller 2 downward, the support rod 15 of the case 1 to which the roller 2 is pivotally connected pushes the microswitch 107 downward, and the Z-axis coordinate activation control is performed. By providing the mouse 10 with the Z-axis input device 20, the function of the mouse is enhanced.

According to the present invention, the case 1 is mounted on the protruding column 105 in a state in which the case 1 comes into contact with the elastic component 106, so that when the roller 2 is pressed and the case 1 moves downward, the elastic component is 106 preserves the recovery elasticity and buffers the downward pressing force. Further, according to the present invention, the positioning recess 22 is provided on the side surface of the roller 2, and the positioning pin 16 is provided on the case 1 at a position corresponding to the positioning recess 22 of the roller 2, and the roller 2 stops rotating. Then, since the positioning pin 16 is locked in the positioning recess 22 and the arbitrary rotation of the roller 2 is prevented, the arbitrary movement of the Z-axis coordinate at the designated position is prevented, and the positioning function is achieved.

[0019]

[Effect of the invention]

 Taken together, the mouse Z-axis input device provided by the present invention has a simplified structure and its occupied space in the mouse 10 is reduced, so that its practicality and progress are clear, Also, the structure of the present invention is not found in similar products and has not been used publicly. Therefore, its novelty is clear.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mouse of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a combination of partial structures according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a structural display diagram of a conventional mouse having a Z-axis input function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mouse 101 Bottom seat 102 Upper cover 103 Main board 105 Convex column 106 Elastic part 107 Micro switch 108 Opening 20 Z-axis input device 1 Case 11 Pivot piece 12 Through hole 13, 14 Nipping groove 15 Support rod 16 Positioning pin 2 Roller 21 Stop post 22 Positioning recess 23 Housing space 24 Drive gear 3 Optical mechanism 31 Lid 32 Locking piece 33 Follower gear 35 Capstan sheet 36 Capstan

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Claims (7)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. Bottom seat 101, upper cover 102, main substrate 1
03 provided on the mouse 10 provided with the 03
The case 1 is a hollow case 1 and is located in the mouse 10 and is pivotally connected to the bottom seat 101 of the mouse 10. The roller 1 is a roller 2 and is pivotally connected to the case 1. 1
0, a substantially rectangular opening 108 provided in the upper cover 102.
A part of the rotation surface of the roller 2 protrudes outside the mouse 10, one side of the roller 2 is not sealed, and a housing space 23 is formed in the roller 2, and the driving gear 2 is provided in the housing space 23.
The roller 2 is provided with an optical mechanism 3 and is installed in a housing space 23 of the roller 2. The roller 2 has one hollow lid 31, and is provided on one side in the housing space 23 of the lid 31. A driven gear 33 meshing with the driving gear 24 is provided. The driven gear 33 is connected to the capstan sheet 35 and the capstan 36 by a connecting rod, and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is located at a position corresponding to the capstan 36.
The optical mechanism 3, the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 is electrically connected to the substrate 38, and the substrate 38 is electrically connected to the main substrate 103 of the mouse 10, and the roller 2 rotates. A mouse Z-axis input device configured such that the driving gear 24 and the driven gear 33 mesh with each other to rotate and rotate the capstan 36 of the optical mechanism 3 in interlocking manner, and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 37 transmits signals. 2. A through hole 1 is provided on each side of the case 1.
2 is provided, and a bottom seat 1 of the mouse 10 is provided.
A projecting column 105 extending upright is provided at a position corresponding to the pivot contact piece 11 of FIG. 1, and the case 1 is inserted into the convex column 105 through the through hole 12 of the pivot contact piece 11. The mouse Z-axis input device according to claim 1, wherein 3. An elastic part 106 is provided on the convex pillar 105, a through hole 12 of a pivot contact piece 11 of the case 1 is provided on an upper end of the convex pillar 105, and the pivot contact piece 11 is The Z-axis input device for a mouse according to claim 2, wherein the Z-axis input device touches the elastic part 106. 4. The Z-axis input device for a mouse according to claim 3, wherein the elastic component is a compression spring. 5. A holding groove 13, 1 extending upward at both sides of the case 1 where the pivot piece 11 is not provided.
4 is formed, and a locking post 21 is
The locking column 21 is fitted into a holding groove 13 provided on one side of the case 1, and a locking piece 32 is provided on one side not housed in the housing space 23 of the lid 31. The Z-axis input device for a mouse according to claim 1, wherein the roller (2) is positioned in the case (1) by fitting the locking piece (32) into the holding groove (14) on the other side of the case (1). 6. A support rod 15 is provided on one side of the case 1 and a micro switch 107 corresponding to the support rod 15 is provided.
Is provided, and the user pushes the roller 2 downward, so that the support rod 15 of the case 1 is downwardly directed to the microswitch 107.
The Z-axis input device for a mouse according to claim 1, wherein activation of the Z-axis coordinate is controlled by pressing the mouse. 7. A plurality of positioning recesses 22 are provided annularly along one circumference on one side of the roller 2 which is closed, and a surface of the case 1 facing the one side of the roller 2 which is closed. One positioning pin 16 is provided, and after the roller 2 stops rotating, the positioning pin 16 is locked in the positioning recess 22, whereby any rotation of the roller 2 is prevented and the Z-axis at the designated position is prevented. The mouse Z-axis input device according to claim 1, wherein the Z-axis input device is configured to prevent arbitrary movement of coordinates.