JPH113172A - Mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouse which enables delicate moving operation by more facilitating operation while taking up the mouse, precisely and speedily enables operation and can save labor in that case as well. SOLUTION: On the base of casing 1, 1st and 2nd operation planes 10 and 11 are provided at a prescribed angle θ and over these planes, a hole 12 is formed for supporting a ball 2 for moving operation detection. Besides, teflon pads 14a and 14b are attached on the 1st operation plane, and a teflon pad 14c integral with the teflon pad 14b is attached on the 2nd operation plane. Then, a rear part is crimped so as to be held in a hand, a little taken up and moved while keeping its forward inclined attitude so that the 2nd operation plane can be parallel with the surface of desk.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse in which convenience in operation is considered.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mouse is one type of input device such as a computer. The mouse moves on the surface and inputs the position of one point on the screen. Conventionally, the general bottom surface of a general mouse is a single plane, and the basic operation is to translate the bottom surface on a desk surface in parallel.

[0003]

The reason why the mouse is moved on the surface is to rotate the ball exposed from a part of the bottom surface. Therefore, as long as the ball can be rotated properly, it is more subtle to move the mouse slightly and touch only a part of the ball near the exposed surface to move it, rather than move the entire bottom surface on the desk surface. Operation becomes possible.

However, in the conventional mouse, it is difficult to secure the contact between the ball and the desk surface by slightly lifting the mouse to reduce the contact surface with the desk surface, which is not suitable for such operation. Was.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and makes it easier to perform an operation of lifting a mouse to enable a delicate moving operation, thereby enabling accurate and quick operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mouse capable of reducing labor at that time.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
It is characterized by having a plurality of operation surfaces that intersect each other at a predetermined angle, a hole provided over the plurality of operation surfaces, and a ball supported by the holes.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mouse according to the first aspect, the plurality of operation surfaces include a first operation surface in a rear portion and the predetermined angle in front of the first operation surface. And a second operation surface extending only obliquely upward.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mouse of the first or second aspect, the pad bent by the predetermined angle is attached to both adjacent operation surfaces.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from various directions, in which a top view, a bottom view, a side view, a front view, and a rear view are shown. I have.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing constituting the lower half of the mouse. The bottom surface of the housing 1 has a substantially semicircular contour at the rear end, and is slightly narrower toward the front. The first operation surface 10 extends substantially obliquely upward from the front end. It has a semicircular second operation surface 11 (see bottom view, side view and front view).

A hole 12 is formed in the center of the boundary between the first operation surface 10 and the second operation surface 11 over both operation surfaces.
The ball 2 for detecting the movement operation is supported by the hole 12 and partially exposed (see a bottom view). The housing 1 is configured such that a side wall portion 13 whose upper end is curved is erected on such a bottom surface as shown in the drawings (side view and rear view).
In the drawing, the outline of the entire ball 2 housed therein is shown by a broken line.

Teflon pads 14a and 14b are attached to the first operation surface 10 as pads made of a slippery material for facilitating the moving operation. The Teflon pad 14a is attached to the rear part in a strip shape, and the Teflon pads 14b are attached to both sides of the exposed portion of the ball 2 with an interval of about the diameter of the ball 2 (see a bottom view).

The second operation surface 11 is defined from the front end of the first operation surface 10 so as to be parallel to the contact surface at the lowermost part of the exposed portion of the ball 2 when the mouse is tilted forward. It extends obliquely upward by an angle θ (see side view).

That is, when the first operation surface 10 is down, the contact surface of the lowermost portion of the ball 2 at that time is parallel to the first operation surface 10. When the present mouse is tilted forward so that the second operation surface 11 faces downward from that state, the ball 2 is tilted forward by the amount of the tilt while the ball 2 is supported by the hole 12 (without rotation), The contact surface at the lowermost portion after the inclination becomes parallel to the second operation surface 11.

As shown in the bottom view, a semi-circular Teflon pad 14c is attached to the second operation surface 11. The Teflon pad 14c is integrated with the Teflon pad 14b. That is, the Teflon pads 14b and 14c are formed by bending the boundary between the two linear portions and the curved portion of one substantially U-shaped Teflon pad by the above-mentioned predetermined angle θ and mounting the first and second operation surfaces. The straight portions are on the Teflon pad 14b, and the curved portions are on the Teflon pad 14c.
Is equivalent to

Reference numeral 3 denotes a front cover attached to the front upper portion of the housing 1, and the upper surface of the front cover is convex so as to cover the ball 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a left button, and reference numeral 5 denotes a right button. Each of the buttons is provided above an input detection unit (not shown) provided inside the mouse behind the ball 2 and receives an input by a user. Reference numeral 6 denotes a rear cover, which is attached to a rear portion of the housing 1.

As described above, the present mouse has the first and second operation surfaces forming a predetermined angle θ on the bottom surface, and the front cover 3 is attached to the housing 1 having the bottom surface and the side walls.
The left button 4, the right button 5, and the rear cover 6 are covered. The ball 2 is located before the left button 4 and the right button 5, and is covered with the front cover 2.

Next, the operation (operation) of the mouse with the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 shows the operation state of the mouse. In this figure, (a) shows a state at the time of a normal mouse operation, and (b) shows a case where a part of the mouse is lifted and operated (hereinafter, such an operation is referred to as “lifting operation”). The state is shown.

First, during normal mouse operation, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first operation surface 10 is set in a state parallel to the desk surface. This can be done simply by placing the mouse on the desk, and in this state, the user can move the mouse forward, backward, left, right, left button 4 or right button 5
Is pressed to perform a desired input. At this time, the Teflon pads 14a and 14b
These ensure smooth movement.

On the other hand, when the mouse is operated by the lifting operation, as shown in FIG. 2B, the second operation surface 11 is made parallel to the desk surface. In this method, the user grips the rear part of the mouse by wrapping it with his / her hand, and lifts the mouse slightly so that the second operation surface is in a forwardly inclined position parallel to the desk surface. Then, while maintaining the state, the user performs desired input by moving the mouse forward, backward, left, and right, or pressing the left button 4 or the right button 5. At this time, what is actually in contact with the desk surface is the Teflon pad 14c, thereby ensuring smooth movement.

Here, even with such a forward tilted posture, in the present mouse, the second operation surface 11 is parallel to the lowermost contact surface of the ball 2 at this time.
The ball 2 is in contact with the desk surface as in normal operation. Therefore, even if the real mouse is moved in this state, the ball 2 rotates in the same manner as in the normal operation, and a desired operation by the lifting operation can be performed without any trouble.

In the above-described embodiment, the second operation surface is provided in front of the mouse. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various other operations such as rear and side, diagonally forward and diagonally rear, and the like are possible. Operation surfaces may be provided in the directions, and a hole for supporting the ball may be formed across the operation surfaces. Also, the number of operation surfaces is not limited to two, and a plurality of operation surfaces may be provided.

Also in such a case, the pads provided on the adjacent operation surfaces may be formed by bending as described above and shared by a plurality of operation surfaces.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, a hole is provided over a plurality of operation surfaces which intersect each other at a predetermined angle, and the ball is supported by the holes. When lowered, the underlying operation surface is parallel to the tangent surface at the bottom of the ball. This makes it easy for the ball to rotate smoothly by properly touching the desk surface regardless of which of the multiple operation surfaces is down, and to make it easier to perform lifting operations by lifting a part of the mouse. The effect that the moving operation becomes possible is obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of operation surfaces include a first operation surface in a rear portion and a second operation surface extending obliquely upward in front of the first operation surface. Therefore, the user can grasp the rear part of the mouse by wrapping it with his / her hand, and can easily perform the lifting operation with the second operation surface in the forwardly inclined posture parallel to the desk surface.
This makes it easy to perform subtle movement operations,
The effect is obtained that the operation can be performed accurately and promptly, and the labor involved in the operation can be reduced.

In addition, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the pad bent by a predetermined angle is attached to both adjacent operation surfaces, one pad is shared by a plurality of operation surfaces. be able to. Thereby, simplification in manufacturing and mounting steps of the pad and reduction of cost and labor can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from various directions.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation state of the mouse.

[Description of Signs] 1 housing 2 ball 10 first operation surface 11 second operation surface 12 holes 14a, 14b, 14c Teflon pad

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mouse comprising: a plurality of operation surfaces intersecting each other at a predetermined angle; a hole provided over the plurality of operation surfaces; and a ball supported by the hole. 2. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation surfaces extend obliquely upward by the predetermined angle in front of the first operation surface in a rear portion and in front of the first operation surface. A mouse, comprising: a second operation surface. 3. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the pad bent by the predetermined angle is attached to both adjacent operation surfaces.