JPH09274532A - Magnetic sensing mouse device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouse device with which a cursor on a display screen can be moved to any arbitrary place without moving the mouse device in the case of moving the cursor. SOLUTION: A magnet 8 and a magnetic sensor 9 for detecting the position of an origin are relatively rotated in a prescribed cycle by a motor 10, an origin signal is outputted from the magnetic sensor 9, and an azimuth magnet 7 and an azimuth magnetic sensor 5 are mutually separated for a prescribed distance and relatively rotated in this prescribed cycle as well. When a button is pushed down, the magnetic. sensor 5 is oscillated oppositely to the pushing direction of the button, the magnetic sensor 5 and the azimuth magnet 7 are made closer, the azimuth magnetic sensor 5 detects an azimuth and outputs an azimuth signal and from the origin signal and the azimuth signal, data showing the moving direction and moving amount of the cursor are outputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse device for controlling the movement of a cursor on a display screen of a display device of an information processing device such as a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mouse device of this type includes a ball, an encoder interlocked with the ball, an X-axis sensor for detecting the rotation of the encoder, and a Y-axis sensor provided inside the mouse device. It is configured.

When the cursor on the display screen is moved in the desired direction, when the mouse device is manually moved in the desired direction, the ball provided in the mouse device rotates and the encoder linked to the ball rotates, Rotation data is output from the X-axis sensor and Y-axis sensor, data of the moving direction and the moving amount of the mouse is output from the mouse device to the display device, and the cursor on the display screen is moved and displayed. A conventional mouse device of this type is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-63-29362.
No. 4 publication is referred to.

[0004]

In the conventional mouse device of this type, in order to move the cursor on the display screen to an arbitrary position on the screen, the operator looks at the cursor on the display screen and It is necessary to move the mouse device in the same direction as the movement of the cursor on the display screen.
Therefore, a space for moving the mouse device is required.

This is because in the conventional mouse device, when the cursor on the display screen is moved to a desired place, a space suitable for the moving direction and the moving amount of the cursor is required.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to move the carthos when moving.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mouse device in which a cursor on a display screen can be moved to any place without moving the mouse device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a device for moving a cursor on a display screen, wherein an azimuth magnet and an azimuth magnetic sensor are provided in response to depression of a button. Provided is a mouse device which is close to each other, detects an azimuth from the output of the azimuth magnetic sensor, and outputs data of a moving direction and a moving amount of a cursor to a host device.

In the present invention, a device for moving a cursor on a display screen, which detects an origin position,
An origin detecting means for outputting an origin signal and a pair of magnetic detecting means composed of an azimuth magnet and an azimuth magnetic sensor are provided, and the magnetic detecting means are separated from each other by a predetermined distance in an initial state and are relatively moved by a predetermined cycle by an electric motor. When the button is pressed, one of the magnetic detectors moves to a position corresponding to the azimuth of the press, and the magnetic detectors approach each other so that the azimuth is detected. Provided is a mouse device, wherein a magnetic sensor detects a cursor moving direction and outputs a direction signal, and outputs data of a moving direction and a moving amount of the cursor from the origin signal and the direction signal.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the principle of the present invention will be described below. When moving the cursor on the display screen in a desired direction, when the button provided on the mouse device is pressed in the desired moving direction, the sensor arm attached to the lower part of the button swings in the direction opposite to the button pressing direction, and the sensor arm The magnetic sensor mounted on the tip of the magnet approaches the magnet mounted on the magnet plate. This magnetic sensor senses magnetism and outputs a signal in the button pressing direction.

Based on the above-described principle, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the roller 3 or the like is placed in an arbitrary direction at the opening of the upper end surface of the casing 12 via the elastic member 2. A ball 1 having a substantially hemispherical shape is supported so that it can be pressed down, and a sensor arm 4 is provided at the lower end of the ball 1.
The direction detection magnetic sensor 5 for magnetically detecting the moving direction of the cursor is attached via the magnetic flux generating means 7 for detecting the moving direction of the cursor, and the magnetic flux generating means for detecting the origin position. 8 and the magnetic sensor 9 for detecting the origin position, and the magnetic flux generating means 7 and the member 6 supporting the magnetic flux generating means 8 are rotated by the electric motor 10 in a predetermined cycle. Then, the magnetic flux from the magnetic flux generating means 8 is detected and output as an origin signal.
Then, when the ball 1 is pressed, the azimuth detecting magnetic sensor 5 for azimuth detection swings in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the ball, and the magnetic flux generating means 7 and the rotating azimuth detecting magnetic sensor 5 are positioned. Is approached, the magnetic flux from the magnetic flux generator 7 is detected by the magnetic sensor 5 for azimuth detection and output as an azimuth signal, and X data and Y data in the cursor movement direction are generated from the origin signal and the azimuth signal. is there.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the azimuth circuit calculates the time difference between the origin signal and the azimuth signal by inputting the origin signal, the azimuth signal, and the pulse generated by the pulse generation circuit, and the higher-order device receives the X direction and the Y direction. The data of the moving direction and the moving amount are output.

The cursor on the display screen is displayed according to the movement direction and movement amount data output from the mouse.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an exploded side view of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the mouse device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a button, 2 is an elastic member such as a spring, 3 is a roller, 4 is a sensor arm, 5 is an orientation sensor, 6 is a magnet plate, 7 is an orientation magnet, 8 is an origin magnet, and 9 is The origin magnetic sensor, 10 is a motor, 11 is an electronic circuit board, and 12 is a switch.

The motor 10 includes a motor drive circuit 15 (see FIG. 2).
Under the control of (see), rotate. When the motor 10 rotates, the origin magnet 8 and the direction magnet 7 provided on the magnet plate 6 fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 10 rotate around the rotation shaft. Due to the rotation of the magnet plate 6, the output signal of the origin magnet 8 fixed to the magnet plate 6 is connected to the electronic circuit board 11, and the position above the electronic circuit board 11 faces the outer peripheral end surface of the origin magnet 8. The origin magnetic sensor 9 which is erected and supported at the position is approached at every rotation cycle, and therefore the origin signal is output from the origin magnetic sensor 9 at every rotation cycle. The origin signal from the origin magnetic sensor 9 is the electronic circuit board 11
Is input to

When the cursor on the display screen is moved to a desired position, the button 1 is pressed in the same direction as the desired direction on the display screen.

When the button 1 is pressed, the sensor arm 4 provided under the button 1 tilts in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the button 1 (that is, in FIG.
When the left edge of the sensor arm 4 is pushed down, the sensor arm 4 swings from the position perpendicular to the magnet plate 6 to the upper right direction), the direction magnet 7 provided on the magnet plate 6, and the direction sensor 5 at the tip of the sensor arm 4. Approach, and the azimuth signal is output. The azimuth signal is input to the electronic circuit board 11.

Referring to FIG. 2, the origin signal from origin magnetic sensor 9 and the orientation signal from orientation sensor 5 input to electronic circuit board 11 are input to orientation circuit 13. The azimuth circuit 13 receives the origin signal, the azimuth signal, and the pulse generated by the pulse generation circuit 12 to generate an origin signal.
The time difference between the azimuth signal and the azimuth signal is calculated, and X data and Y data (horizontal and ordinate coordinate data on a two-dimensional plane) in the moving direction are generated.

The X data and the Y data are input from the direction circuit 13 to the controller 14. Controller 14
Controls the generation of data to be output to the host device and the exchange of data with the host device.

When the cursor is moved to the desired desired position on the display screen, when the pressing of the button 1 is stopped, the button 1 returns to its initial state by the restoring action by the urging force of the spring 2.

Then, the switch 12 is pushed down and the switch signal is inputted to the controller 14, and the controller 1
4 informs the upper device that the moving position of the cursor on the display screen has been determined.

In the above embodiment, the origin magnet and the origin magnetic sensor are used as means for generating the origin signal. However, if the origin signal is output according to the rotation of the motor,
For example, the origin magnetic sensor is composed of a photo interrupter,
The origin magnet may be used as a light blocking member, the passage of the light blocking member may be detected, and this may be output as an origin signal, which may be a light sensing system. Further, the origin magnet is arranged in the rotating system and the origin magnetic sensor is provided on the electronic circuit board so that it is preferable for the convenience of wiring. However, the arrangement of the magnet and the magnetic sensor is
Needless to say, they may be exchanged with each other. Further, it goes without saying that the shape of the lower side of the button is not limited to the hemispherical shape.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The magnet, magnetic sensor, and motor provided in the mouse device can be used to recognize the button pressing direction, eliminating the need to move the mouse device to move the cursor on the display screen in any direction. Has the effect of

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an exploded side view of a magnetic sensing mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Button 2 Spring 3 Roller 4 Sensor Arm 5 Direction Sensor 6 Magnet Plate 7 Direction Magnet 8 Origin Magnet 9 Origin Sensor 10 Motor 11 Electronic Circuit Board 12 Switch 13 Direction Circuit 14 Controller 15 Motor Drive Circuit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A device for moving a cursor on a display screen, wherein an azimuth magnet and an azimuth magnetic sensor approach each other when a button is pressed, and the azimuth is detected from the output of the azimuth magnetic sensor. A mouse device, which outputs data of a moving direction and a moving amount of a cursor to a host device. 2. A moving direction and a moving amount are recognized based on a time difference between magnetic detection times in the azimuth magnetic sensor due to the action of the azimuth magnet and the azimuth magnetic sensor, the pulse generating circuit and the azimuth circuit. 1. The mouse device according to 1. 3. A device for moving a cursor on a display screen, comprising: origin detecting means for detecting an origin position and outputting an origin signal; and a pair of magnetic detecting means composed of an azimuth magnet and an azimuth magnetic sensor. In the initial state, the magnetic detection means are separated from each other by a predetermined distance and are rotated by the electric motor in a predetermined cycle, and one of the magnetic detection means corresponds to the direction of the press in association with the pressing of the button. To a position where the pair of magnetic detectors senses magnetism, the direction magnetic sensor detects the cursor moving direction and outputs a direction signal, and the cursor is detected from the origin signal and the direction signal. A mouse device which outputs data on the moving direction and the moving amount of the mouse. 4. The mouse device according to claim 3, wherein one of the signal generating means and the signal detecting means forming the origin detecting means is relatively rotated by the electric motor. 5. A device for moving a cursor on a display screen, wherein a main surface is supported by an opening of an upper end surface of a casing via an elastic member so that the main surface can be pressed in any direction, and a cursor moving direction. Of the azimuth magnet and the azimuth detecting magnetic sensor, the azimuth magnet and the azimuth detecting magnetic sensor forming a magnetic detecting means of the cursor moving azimuth. The other of the two is provided apart from each other in the initial state with the one provided on the button, and further includes a signal generating means for detecting the origin position and an origin position signal detecting means, and the cursor moving direction The other one of the azimuth magnet and the azimuth detecting magnetic sensor forming the magnetic detection means is rotated by an electric motor with respect to the one provided on the button. An origin signal corresponding to the rotation cycle of the electric motor is output from the position detection detection means, and an orientation signal corresponding to the Cursos movement orientation is output from the magnetic detection means of the cursor movement orientation according to the pressing of the ball, A mouse device for generating X data and Y data in a moving direction from the origin signal and the azimuth signal. 6. The magnetic sensor for azimuth detection returns to the initial position before being pressed by the urging force of the elastic member when the pressing of the main surface of the button is stopped. Mouse device.