JP3108946U - Computer peripheral device that can emit light evenly - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer peripheral device capable of emitting light uniformly and uniformly is provided.
A reflecting device is installed in a translucent case body, and the reflecting device has a reflecting surface, and the reflecting surface is a smooth flat surface or has a light scattering action on the upper part. The concavo-convex structure can be closely distributed, and when the light emitting device in the peripheral device projects a light beam onto the upper portion of the reflecting device 30, the reflecting action and the light guiding action of the reflecting surface cause The surface of the case body can exhibit a uniform light emission state.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a computer peripheral device, and more particularly to a computer peripheral device that can emit light evenly and uniformly.

Commonly used computer peripheral devices include computer input devices such as mice, trackballs, and keyboards, and devices such as wireless signal receivers, hubs, and card readers. The function is a not-so-notice improvement, and the improvement at the present stage is an appearance improvement, which enhances the aesthetics of the input device and increases the competitiveness in the market.

Taking a commonly used computer input device as an example, the most common thing other than changing the design and color is the form of projecting from the inside of the input device using a light source and causing the transparent case body of the input device to emit light In general, LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are often used as the light source, but there are limitations on the light projection area of the LED, and the light-emitting effect is completely concentrated on a specific part of the case body. Even when an attempt is made to solve the problem by arranging the LEDs, it is impossible to achieve the effect of uniformly emitting light. In addition, the method using a plurality of LEDs, besides occupying the space inside the input device, can easily cause a problem that the user feels dazzled or increases power consumption, and further generates great heat. There is also a risk of damage to the elements inside the input device.

In order to solve the drawbacks of the above known structure, the main object of the present invention is to provide a computer peripheral device that can emit light uniformly and uniformly, thereby achieving the effect of uniformly emitting light uniformly.

In order to solve the above problem,
The device of claim 1 is constituted by a case body,
In the case body, an electronic circuit device, a light emitting device, and a reflection device installed on one side of the light emitting device are provided,
The reflection device has a reflective bottom plate, reflects the light emitted from the light emitting device to the inner surface of the case body,
With the above structure, after the light emitting device emits a light beam, the reflecting device reflects the light beam so that the inner surface of the case body can emit light uniformly and uniformly. A computer peripheral device.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the light-emitting device includes at least one light source and at least one light-transmitting light guide tube, and the light guide tube is fitted on the light source. The computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the computer peripheral device can emit light evenly and uniformly.

  The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the case body is configured by combining an upper case body and a lower case body, and the reflection device is installed on the lower case body. The computer peripheral device according to claim 1, which can emit light evenly and uniformly.

  The invention of claim 4 is the computer peripheral device capable of emitting light evenly according to claim 3, wherein the upper case body can be transparent or semi-transparent.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the upper case body has a convex edge portion extending from the front to the rear, and the convex edge portion can be transparent or translucent. It is a computer peripheral device that can emit light uniformly without any description.

  The invention of claim 6 is an input device of a computer, and a case body has a pressing plate, and the pressing plate has at least one pressing portion, which is installed in the case body. 2. A computer peripheral device capable of emitting light evenly according to claim 1, wherein a fine movement switch is activated.

  The invention of claim 7 is the computer peripheral device capable of uniformly emitting light according to claim 6, wherein the pressing plate can be transparent, translucent, or opaque.

  The invention of claim 8 is the computer peripheral device capable of uniformly emitting light according to claim 1, wherein the reflecting device has a side wall that goes around the periphery of the bottom plate.

  The invention of claim 9 is the computer peripheral device capable of uniformly emitting light according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is a smooth reflecting surface.

  The invention of claim 10 is the computer peripheral device capable of uniformly emitting light according to claim 8, wherein the bottom plate has a reflective surface having a plurality of irregularities.

  The invention of claim 11 is characterized in that the peripheral device is an input device of a computer, a front end of the convex edge portion has an exposure hole, and a wheel having translucency is accommodated. 6. A computer peripheral device according to claim 5, wherein the computer peripheral device can emit light evenly.

  The invention of claim 12 is characterized in that the lower case body is composed of a right side plate and a left side plate, and the right side plate and the left side plate have translucency. It is a computer peripheral device that can emit light.

The gist of the present invention is to change the projection direction of the light beam from the light source by using the reflection device, and to change the translucent effect of the case body, and the light is concentrated locally only on the part where the light source is installed. In particular, in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, not only plating the bottom plate, but also using a light guide tube to disperse the projection area of the light from the light source, After projecting a light beam onto the bottom plate, a projecting pattern is formed to form a reflection effect in which light is dispersed, and the bottom plate becomes a light emitting area where light diverges, and when viewed through the case body, the case The body can exhibit the effect of uniformly emitting light.

FIG. 1 shows a computer peripheral device that uniformly emits light provided by the first preferred embodiment according to the present invention. The computer peripheral device includes a mouse, a trackball, a keyboard, a wireless signal receiver, a card reader, a hub, and the like. In the present specification, description will be made using a mouse as an example. The computer peripheral device is configured by a case body 10, and the case body 10 is configured by combining an upper case body 11, a lower case body 12, and a pressing plate 13, and the upper case body 11, a housing space is formed between the lower case body 12, and the pressing plate 13 is installed on the upper case body 11. The upper case body 11, the lower case body 12, and the pressing plate 13 can be configured by combining transparent, non-transparent, or partially transparent materials depending on the actual situation, and a special light-transmitting effect is added. The effect can be achieved. Whether it is the pressing plate 13 or the upper case body 12, those skilled in the art can form various characters and designs on the surface by various spraying and engraving methods, thereby partially It can exhibit a translucent effect (see related art in US Pat. No. 6,547,420). The electronic circuit device is constituted by a circuit board 21, and a wheel 22, two fine movement switches 23, a coordinate detection unit 24, and a processing unit 25 are installed on the circuit board 21. Since electronic circuit devices are already mature technologies and do not exhibit the technical features of the present invention, they will not be described herein. The reflection device 30 includes a bottom plate 31 and a side wall 32 that goes around the bottom plate 31. A reflection surface having a reflection effect is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 31 by a plating process. It is installed on the bottom plate 31, and the light distribution is changed by the reflection effect of the bottom plate 31.

The upper case body 11 has a convex edge portion 111 extending forward, and the front stage of the convex edge portion 111 has an exposure hole 112, whereby the wheel 22 is exposed to the outside. The convex edge 111 is transparent and not smoked, and has a light guiding effect due to the light refraction effect of the material. Both front side surfaces of the convex edge 111 have a groove 113 respectively. Each of the grooves 113 has a predetermined width and height, and both sides of the convex edge portion 111 each have an annular groove, and an elastic end portion is provided from the rear to the front. It is formed, and it becomes the pressing part 114 in a suspended state. The front end of the pressing portion 114 has a convex block 114 a protruding upward and a pressing column (not shown) protruding downward, and the pressing portion 114 is used for pressing the corresponding fine movement switch 23.

The pressing plate 13 is installed on the top surface of the upper case body 11, and the pressing plate 13 is a smooth thin plate piece having a curved surface, just overlapping the top surface of the upper case body 11, and the pressing plate. 13 has two pressing parts 131 that are parallel to each other, are respectively located on both sides of the convex edge part 111, and is used to contact the convex mass 114a of the two pressing parts 114, Adjacent one side edges of the two pressing portions 131 each have a localization piece 131a, which is used for insertion of the convex edge portion 111 into the groove hole 113, and the front end of each pressing portion 131 moves up and down. Is limiting.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reflection device 30 is installed horizontally on the lower case body 12, and after the upper case body 11 and the lower case body 12 are coupled, the reflection device 30 is Just accommodated in the case body 10. The position of the bottom plate 31 facing the coordinate detection unit 24 and the processing unit 25 is a shape that protrudes upward, and has a shape that matches the shape of the coordinate detection unit 24 and the processing unit 25. When the bottom plate 31 is coupled and fixed, the lower case body 12 can be brought closer to the bottom plate 31, and the first plate 33 and the two fine movement switches 23 are positioned at positions relative to the wheel 22 and the two fine movement switches 23, respectively. A second opening 34 is provided, which is used to project the wheel and the two fine movement switches 23 from above the bottom plate 31, and the three through holes 35 and the plurality of fixed protrusions 36 are formed on the bottom plate 31. It is installed at a predetermined position.

As shown in FIG. 3, a reflection surface is formed on the upper surface of the above-mentioned bottom plate 31 by a plating process, and the reflection surface has a convex pattern structure 311 having a plurality of irregularities, and the light emitting device 40. When projecting light rays onto the bottom plate 31, the light rays are dispersed and the bottom plate 30 emits light evenly.

The light emitting device 40 includes a light source 41 and a light guide tube 42, and the quantity and position of the light source 41 and the light guide tube 42 can be adjusted according to actual demand. Each light source 41 is an LED, and its leg portion passes through each through hole 35 and is electrically connected to the circuit board 21. The light source 41 faces the front of the case body 10. Each light guide tube 42 is fitted to each light source 41, and its side surface is connected to the fixed convex block 36 on the bottom plate 31, and each light guide tube 42 is connected to the bottom plate 31. Each light guide tube 42 is made of a light-transmitting material, its front end is sealed, and each light source 41 is uniformly distributed by the light dispersing action of each light guide tube 42. Light is uniformly emitted from the peripheral surface of each light guide tube 42, and the light is not concentrated at one point.

When each light source 41 emits a light beam, the light beam is emitted through the peripheral surface of the light guide tube 42, reflected and scattered by the bottom plate 31 of the reflection device, and concentrated on the side wall 32, and then the upper case body 11. The light can be emitted evenly (see FIG. 4).

FIG. 5 is a computer peripheral device that emits light uniformly and uniformly provided by the second preferred embodiment according to the present invention. The structure of the computer peripheral device is substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment. The case body 50 is configured by combining an upper case body 51, a lower case body 52, and a pressing plate 53, and is accommodated between the upper case body 51 and the lower case body 52. A space is formed, and the pressing plate 53 is installed on the upper case body 51. The electronic circuit device is constituted by a circuit board 61, and a transparent wheel 62, two fine movement switches 63, a coordinate detection unit 64, and a processing unit 65 are installed on the circuit board 61. The reflection device 70 includes a bottom plate 71 and a side wall 72 that goes around the bottom plate 71. A smooth reflection surface is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 71 by plating, and the light emitting device 80 includes the bottom plate 71. The light beam direction is changed by the reflection effect of the bottom plate 71.

The upper case body 51 has a convex edge portion 511 extending forward, and the front stage of the convex edge portion 511 has an exposure hole 512, whereby the transparent wheel 62 is exposed to the outside. The both side surfaces of the front stage of the convex edge 511 each have a slot 513, each slot 513 has a predetermined width and height, and the convex edge 511 is It is made of a light-transmitting material, and both sides of the convex edge portion 511 have annular kerfs, elastic ends are formed from the rear to the front, and the convex edge portion 511 A pressing portion 514 is formed on each side.

The lower case body 52 has a right side plate 521 and a left side plate 521, and the right side plate 521 and the left side plate 521 are made of a translucent material.

The pressing plate 53 is installed on the top surface of the upper case body 51, and the pressing plate 53 is a smooth thin plate piece having a curved surface, and just overlaps the top surface of the upper case body 51, and the pressing plate 53 has two pressing parts 531 which are parallel to each other, are respectively located on both sides of the convex edge part 511, and are used for contact with the two pressing parts 514. Each side edge of the adjacent one side of the portion 531 has a localization piece 531a, which is used to insert the convex edge portion 511 into the groove hole 513, and restricts the vertical movement of the front end of each pressing portion 531. In addition, the pressing plate 53 is non-transparent and does not penetrate light rays.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom plate 71 is similar to the bottom plate 31 of the first embodiment, and the position facing the coordinate detection unit 64 and the processing unit 65 is shaped to rise upward. A first opening 73 and two second openings 74 are formed at positions corresponding to the transparent wheel 62 and the two fine movement switches 63. The upwardly protruding portion of the bottom plate 71 has a plurality of horizontally protruding fixed protrusions 75, and two installation grooves 76 are formed on both sides of the bottom plate 71. An installation hole 77 is opened at the front end.

The light emitting device 80 includes a first light source 81, two second light sources 82, a lamp cover 83, and two light guide tubes 84. The first light source 81 is installed in the installation hole 77 of the bottom plate 71 and is electrically connected to the circuit plate 61. The first light source 81 emits light on the bottom plate 71, and the lamp cover 83 is installed on the installation hole 77. The opening is directed to the rear of the bottom plate 71, and the light emitted from the first light source 81 projects onto the transparent wheel 62 toward the rear of the bottom plate 71, and the two light guides The tube 84 has a side edge connected to each of the fixed protrusions 75 and is installed on each of the installation grooves 76 in a horizontal state. When the two second light sources emit light, the bottom plate 71 can project simultaneously above and below (see FIG. 6).

When each light source 81, 82 emits light, the light beam from the first light source 81 is guided to the transparent wheel 62 and the front end of the convex edge 511 of the upper cover body 51 by the lamp cover 83, and the transparent wheel 62. As shown in FIG. 7, the convex edge portion 511 exhibits a light emitting state, and a part of the light emitted from the two second light sources 82 passes through the upper surface of the bottom plate 71 and the upper case body 51. And a portion of the light beam emitted from the two second light sources 82 is emitted from the convex edge portion 511 and the transparent wheel 62 to enhance the brightness of the convex edge portion 511 and the transparent wheel 62. It passes through the side walls 72 of the two installation grooves 76 and the side plate 521 of the lower case body 52, and is evenly discharged uniformly. As shown in FIG. 8, both sides of the lower case body 52 also exhibit a light emitting state. It can be.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, the above description is not intended to limit the present invention, and changes and modifications that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be made by those who are familiar with the present technology. The scope of protection of the present invention is based on the scope of claims for utility model registration attached to this specification.

1 is an exploded view showing a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention, showing a lower case body, a reflecting device, and a light emitting device. It is sectional drawing of FIG. 2, and shows the relative relationship of a light-emitting device and a baseplate. 1 is a perspective view showing a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention. It is an exploded view showing a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention, showing a lower case body, a reflecting device, and a light emitting device. It is sectional drawing of FIG. 6, and shows the relative relationship of a 1st light source, a lamp cover, and a transparent wheel. It is a perspective view which shows 2nd preferred embodiment by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Case body 11 Upper case body 111 Convex edge part 112 Exposed hole 113 Groove hole 114 Press part 114a Convex lump 12 Lower case body 13 Press plate 131 Press part 131a Localization piece 21 Circuit board 22 Wheel 23 Fine movement switch 24 Coordinate detection unit 25 Process Unit 30 Reflector 31 Bottom plate 311 Convex structure 32 Side wall 33 First aperture 34 Second aperture 35 Through hole 36 Fixed convex block 40 Light emitting device 41 Light source 42 Light guide tube 50 Case body 51 Upper case body 511 Convex edge portion 512 Exposed hole 513 Groove hole 514 Press part 514a Convex block 52 Lower case body 521 Side plate 53 Press plate 531 Press part 531a Positioning piece 61 Circuit board 62 Transparent wheel 63 Fine movement switch 64 Coordinate detection unit 65 Processing unit 70 Reflector 71 Bottom plate 72 Side wall 73 First opening 74 Second opening 75 Fixed convex block 76 Installation groove 7 mounting hole 80 light emitting device 81 first light source 82 second light source 83 lamp cover 84 light guide tube

Claims (12)

It consists of a case body,
In the case body, an electronic circuit device, a light emitting device, and a reflection device installed on one side of the light emitting device are provided,
The reflection device has a reflective bottom plate, reflects the light emitted from the light emitting device to the inner surface of the case body,
With the above structure, after the light emitting device emits a light beam, the reflecting device reflects the light beam so that the inner surface of the case body can emit light uniformly and uniformly. Computer peripheral device.   The light-emitting device includes at least one light source and at least one light-transmitting light guide tube, and the light guide tube is fitted on the light source. The computer peripheral device according to 1, which can emit light uniformly.   2. The uniform case according to claim 1, wherein the case body is configured by combining an upper case body and a lower case body, and the reflection device is installed on the lower case body. Peripherals that can emit light.   4. The computer peripheral device according to claim 3, wherein the upper case body can be transparent or semi-transparent.   4. The uniform light emission according to claim 3, wherein the upper case body has a convex edge extending from the front to the rear, and the convex edge can be transparent or translucent. Computer peripheral device.   It is an input device of a computer and has a pressing plate on the case body, and the pressing plate has at least one pressing portion, which activates a fine movement switch installed in the case body. The computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the computer peripheral device can emit light evenly.   The computer peripheral device capable of uniformly emitting light according to claim 6, wherein the pressing plate can be transparent, translucent, or opaque.   2. The computer peripheral device capable of emitting light evenly according to claim 1, wherein the reflection device has a side wall that goes around the periphery of the bottom plate.   2. The computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is a smooth reflecting surface.   9. The computer peripheral device according to claim 8, wherein the bottom plate has a reflective surface having a plurality of irregularities.   6. The uniform peripheral according to claim 5, wherein the peripheral device is an input device of a computer, a front end of the convex edge portion has an exposure hole, and a wheel having translucency is accommodated. Peripherals that can emit light.   4. The computer peripheral device according to claim 3, wherein the lower case body includes a right side plate and a left side plate, and the right side plate and the left side plate have translucency.

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