JPH06180626A - Pad for position inputting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and highly precisely operate a hand carry type position inputting device such as a mouse, and to prevent the idle sliding due to dust or the like as much as possible. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with an electric insulating part 12 whose one face 12a side is placed on a table or the like, and an implanting part 14 fixed to the other face 12b side of the electric insulating part 12, on which a mouse 2 is directly placed. Then, a core 16 is interposed between the electric insulating part 12 and the implanting part 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pad for a position input device for moving a cursor on a display screen of a display device, for example, by directly placing and moving a mouse.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, various position input devices are used to move a cursor on a display screen of a display device, and a mouse, for example, is widely used as a handheld position input device.

In this case, when operating the mouse, a flat pad is usually used, and the trackball forming the mouse rolls on the pad to move the cursor to a desired position on the display screen. Configured to move in a direction.

[0004]

By the way, as this type of pad, a rubber pad 1 is usually used as shown in FIG. 3, and a mouse 2 is formed on the upper surface 1a of the rubber pad 1. The trackball 3 is pressed. Therefore, a concave portion 4 is formed on the upper surface 1a of the rubber pad 1 by the pressing force of the trackball 3, and the trackball 3 and the upper surface 1a of the rubber pad 1 are in surface contact with each other in a relatively large area. It will be. Therefore, a considerably large frictional force is generated between the upper surface 1a of the rubber pad 1 and the trackball 3, which makes it difficult to smoothly and easily move the mouse 2 in a desired direction. . Moreover, since the trackball 3 is pressed, the upper surface 1a of the rubber pad 1 is significantly worn away, and wear debris is likely to be generated. Frequent removal work of this wear debris is required. It has been pointed out that it is difficult to obtain a highly accurate movement operation of the cursor on the display screen due to slipping of the trackball 3 caused by dust and the like.

Therefore, it is conceivable to form the pad with a relatively hard synthetic resin material, but the track ball 3 is liable to slip due to wear of the pad itself, dust or the like, and the operability is deteriorated. There is a problem called.

The present invention solves this kind of problem and allows a hand-held position input device such as a mouse to be operated easily and with high accuracy, and the occurrence of slippage due to dust or the like is minimized. An object is to provide a pad for a position input device that can be blocked.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a position input device for placing and moving a handheld position input device for moving a cursor on a display screen of a display device. It is a pad, and comprises an electric insulating part whose one surface side is placed on a table or the like, and a flocked part which is fixed to the other surface side of the electric insulating part and on which the handheld position input device is directly placed. Is characterized by.

Further, it is preferable that a core material is interposed between the electrically insulating portion and the flocked portion.

Further, it is preferable that the core material is made of a synthetic resin adhesive.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the electrically insulating portion is a sponge-like synthetic resin body.

[0011]

In the position input device pad according to the present invention, the hand-held position input device is provided on the flocked portion provided on the other surface side of the electrically insulating portion while the one surface side of the insulating portion is placed on the table or the like. Are placed directly. Then, by moving the handheld position input device in a desired direction, the cursor is moved on the display screen of the display device. At this time, if the handheld position input device is a mouse, the trackball forming the mouse is held in contact with a plurality of fibers forming the flocked portion. Therefore, a large frictional force does not occur between the trackball and the flocked portion,
Moreover, it is possible to prevent dust or the like from being present between the trackball and the flocked portion. As a result, it becomes possible to smoothly and easily move the handheld position input device such as a mouse, and it is possible to effectively avoid slipping and perform highly accurate position input work.

Furthermore, since the core material is interposed between the electrically insulating portion and the flocked portion, the pad itself can have an appropriate hardness. Further, since this core material is made of a synthetic resin adhesive for fixing the flocked portion to the electric insulating portion, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated core material. Furthermore, since the electrically insulating portion is a sponge-like synthetic resin body, it is easy to handle and can be manufactured at low cost.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A pad for a position input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, reference numeral 10
Shows a pad for a position input device according to the present embodiment, and this pad 10 places and moves the mouse 2 which is a handheld position input device in order to move a cursor on a display screen of a display device (not shown). This pad 10 has one surface 12a
The electrical insulating portion 12 has a side mounted on a table or the like, and a flocked portion 14 that is fixed to the other surface 12b of the electrical insulating portion 12 and on which the mouse 2 is directly mounted.
A core material 16 is interposed between and the flocked portion 14.

The electric insulating portion 12 is made of a sponge-like synthetic resin body, for example, sponge rubber.
Is fixedly held. The core material 16 includes the hot melt 18 welded to the other surface 12b of the electrical insulating portion 12, and the flocked portion 1
4 and a bonding adhesive 20 bridging the hot melt 18 are provided, and the desired hardness can be imparted to the entire pad 10. The hot melt 18 is made of granular polyester or nylon, while the bonding adhesive 20 is made of a water-based acrylic adhesive.

The flocked portion 14 is provided with a plurality of flock fibers 22. The flock fibers 22 are made of a material such as nylon, rayon, polyester or cotton and have a length of about 1 mm. . The flocked portion 14 can form a multicolored pattern by using the flock fibers 22 each colored in a desired color, and its manufacturing method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-25667 by the applicant. Such a silk screen printing method can be used. Further, the pad 10 is disclosed in JP-A-64-612.
It can be obtained based on the multicolor flock transfer body disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 99 and its manufacturing method.

Next, the operation of the pad 10 thus constructed will be described.

As shown in FIG.
When placed directly on the mouse and moved in a predetermined direction as shown by an arrow, the trackball 3 constituting the mouse 2 is formed.
Rotates in the direction of the arrow and the cursor moves on the display screen of a display device (not shown).

In this case, in this embodiment, since the trackball 3 is placed on the flock fibers 22 forming the flocked portion 14, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of trackballs located below the trackball 3 are placed. The flock fiber 22 holds the outer peripheral surface of the trackball 3 by point contact in a bent state. Therefore, the trackball 3 can smoothly and reliably rotate as the mouse 2 moves. Moreover,
Since the flock fiber 22 is engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the track ball 3 by point contact without making surface contact, a very large frictional force may be generated between the flock fiber 22 and the track ball 3. Absent. Therefore, the mouse 2 can be easily and accurately moved in a desired direction, and in particular, an effect that the cursor can be efficiently moved in a minute range can be obtained.

Further, the use of the flock fiber 22 prevents dust and the like from adhering to the trackball 3 and, in addition, does not generate abrasion debris as the trackball 3 moves. It is possible to avoid improper movement of the cursor due to the slippage of 3 and interruption of the operation due to removal of dust from the trackball 3.
As a result, the mouse 2 can be moved smoothly and with high accuracy, and it is possible to improve workability of the mouse 2 by avoiding work interruption as much as possible.

The pad 10 has an electric insulating portion 12 made of sponge rubber, a hot melt 18 made of nylon or the like, and a bonding adhesive 2 made of acrylic or the like.
0 and the flocked portion 14 formed of nylon or the like, it is suitable for washing with water as a whole and has the advantage of easy maintenance. Also, the flocked part 1
Since the multicolor pattern is easily formed by using the flock fiber 22 pre-colored in a desired color without printing a pattern or the like on the surface of No. 4, the slip of the trackball 3 in the printed portion or the printed portion It does not cause wear or the like.

[0022]

According to the position input device pad of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the flocked portion is provided corresponding to the portion where the handheld position input device is placed and moved, the frictional force with the handheld position input device can be reduced, and the handheld position input device can be reduced. It becomes possible to move smoothly.
Furthermore, no wear and debris are generated with the movement of the handheld position input device, dust can be prevented from adhering, and slipping can be surely prevented to bring the cursor to a desired position with high accuracy and ease. Can be moved to.

Furthermore, since the core material is interposed between the electrically insulating portion and the flocked portion, it is possible to secure the desired hardness of the pad as a whole and to smoothly move the handheld position input device. I have to. At this time, the core material is a synthetic resin adhesive that holds the flocked portion, and there is no need to provide a dedicated core material, which is economical. Further, since the electrically insulating portion is a sponge-like synthetic resin body, the pad as a whole is suitable for washing with water and also suitable for repeated use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a pad according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially longitudinal explanatory view of the pad.

FIG. 3 is a partially longitudinal explanatory view of a conventional pad.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Mouse 3 ... Trackball 10 ... Pad 12 ... Electrical insulation part 14 ... Flocking part 16 ... Core material 18 ... Hot melt 20 ... Bonding adhesive 22 ... Flock fiber

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A position input device pad for placing and moving a handheld position input device for moving a cursor on a display screen of a display device, the one surface side of which is an electrically insulating portion. A pad for a position input device, which is fixed to the other surface side of the electric insulating part and on which the handheld position input device is directly placed. 2. The pad for a position input device according to claim 1, wherein a core material is interposed between the electrically insulating portion and the flocked portion. 3. The pad for position input device according to claim 2, wherein the core material is a synthetic resin adhesive. 4. The pad for a position input device according to claim 1, wherein the electrically insulating portion is a sponge-like synthetic resin body.