KR200369111Y1 - Mouse having up/down and right/left scrolling function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mouse having a periphery that can be wrapped by a user's palm and a first sensor group for moving a cursor on a computer screen under the periphery of the user. A scroll unit for scrolling the screen window from side to side; And a second sensor group formed inside the outer portion to detect the movement amount of the scroll portion, convert the detected movement amount into an electrical signal, and transmit the converted signal to a microprocessor of a computer to scroll the computer screen window from side to side. It is characterized by including;

Description

MOUSE HAVING UP / DOWN AND RIGHT / LEFT SCROLLING FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a computer mouse, and more particularly to a computer mouse having a scroll means for scrolling the left and right of the computer screen on top of the mouse.

Typically, most computers use a mouse as an input device. As is well known, a mouse has a roller ball at the bottom thereof, and two sensors in contact with the roller ball detect the rotation of the roller ball and move the cursor on the computer screen according to the detected rotation of the roller ball. In addition, the user may use the two or three selection buttons on the upper part of the mouse to perform the function of pointing or selecting the corresponding cursor position or other functions which have been set.

Recently, in order to facilitate the use of the mouse, mice using optical sensors instead of the roller ball have been released. The mouse using the optical sensor is made of a principle that the optical sensor detects the movement of the mouse by detecting the bottom surface in contact with the mouse. The mouse using the optical sensor has been used a lot because of the advantage that it is convenient to use compared to the roller ball mouse. In addition, a wireless mouse has been released to overcome the inconvenience of the mouse is connected to the computer main body by a cable.

On the other hand, when performing a document operation or Internet search using a computer, it is often necessary to search for long documents up and down. In this case, the user moves the screen by clicking and dragging the window currently being worked, that is, the vertical or horizontal moving bar of the active window. However, this function causes user fatigue because the selection button of the mouse needs to be pressed for a long time.

Thus, a more advanced mouse has a wheel key on top of the mouse that performs a computer screen scroll function. The wheel key scrolls the computer screen up and down as the user rotates up and down with a finger (usually an index or a middle finger).

In the case of a mouse having a wheel function as described above, the computer screen can only be scrolled up and down. However, in the case of graphic work other than Internet search or document work, it is often necessary to scroll the computer screen from side to side as well as up and down.

In addition, recently, when a plurality of windows are used for multitasking, the size of one window is small, so that not only scrolling up and down but also scrolling left and right.

However, the computer mouse according to the related art provides only a function of moving the screen from side to side using the left and right moving bars at the bottom of the active window by the above-described wheel, and does not provide a separate function for scrolling the left and right of the screen. Therefore, in order to scroll up, down, left, and right of the screen, it is inconvenient to drag up and down the left and right moving bars alternately. That is, a mouse having a screen scroll function according to the related art has a problem that a user may experience discomfort due to the possibility of an error in the repetitive operation and operation of the wrist.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention, which is designed to solve the problems of the prior art operating as described above, is provided with a left and right scrolling unit that performs a left and right scrolling function as well as an up and down scrolling function of the screen on the top of the mouse. It provides a computer mouse that allows you to scroll through.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a computer mouse that can be scrolled left and right by the mouse having a roller ball portion for performing the left and right scrolling function as well as the upper and lower scrolling function of the screen on the upper portion of the mouse.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a computer mouse that can be scrolled left and right by the mouse having a left and right scroll wheel to perform the left and right scrolling function as well as the upper and lower scrolling function of the screen on the top of the mouse.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a computer mouse that can be scrolled left and right by the mouse having a pointing stick to perform the left and right scrolling function as well as the upper and lower scrolling function of the screen on the upper portion of the mouse.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a computer mouse that can be scrolled left and right by the mouse having a touch pad portion for performing the left and right scroll function as well as the vertical scroll function of the screen on the upper portion of the mouse.

1 is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a scrolling roller ball unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side internal configuration of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side internal configuration diagram for the roller ball of Figure 1;

Figure 4a is a perspective view of a computer mouse with a left and right scroll wheel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4b is a perspective view of a computer mouse with a left and right scroll wheel according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5a is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a pointing stick in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.

5B is a side internal configuration diagram of FIG. 5A.

6A is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a touch pad unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

6B is a side internal configuration diagram of FIG. 5A.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: outer portion 20: the first roller ball

30: first sensor group 40: second roller ball

50: second sensor group 51: first rotating body

52: second rotating body 60: selection button

60a: left selection button 60b: right selection button

70: up and down scroll wheel 71: left and right scroll wheel

80: pointing stick 81: contact portion

90: touch pad 91: contact surface

92: pressure detection unit

In order to achieve the object as described above, the computer mouse capable of scrolling up, down, left, and right according to the present invention comprises: an outer portion that can be wrapped by a user's palm and a first cursor for moving a cursor on the computer screen under the outer portion; A mouse input device having a sensor group, the mouse input device comprising: a scroll unit positioned at an upper center portion of the outer portion and scrolling a computer screen window from side to side; And a second sensor group formed inside the outer portion to detect the movement amount of the scroll portion, convert the detected movement amount into an electrical signal, and transmit the converted signal to a microprocessor of a computer to scroll the computer screen window from side to side. It is characterized by including;

Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The present invention includes a left and right scroll portion on the upper portion of the mouse so that the mouse can easily control the left and right scrolling as well as the vertical scroll of the computer screen window.

Meanwhile, the additional left and right scroll units may be implemented in various ways according to embodiments of the present invention. First, a roller ball is provided on an upper portion of the mouse, and the roller ball can be moved up and down or left and right to simultaneously implement up and down scrolling and left and right scrolling. In this case, the wheel that is responsible for the conventional vertical scrolling is not necessary.

As another method, the left and right scroll wheels may be further provided near the up and down scroll wheels provided on the upper portion of the mouse. Accordingly, the screen window can be scrolled left and right by the left and right scroll wheels.

As another method, a pointing stick may be provided in place of the up and down scroll wheel provided on the upper part of the mouse, and the pointing stick may be moved up and down or left and right to scroll up and down or left and right of the screen window.

As another method, a touch pad may be provided in place of an up and down scroll wheel provided on the upper part of the mouse, and a finger may be touched on the touch pad and moved up or down or left and right to scroll up or down or left and right of the screen window. You can do it.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a left and right scrolling implementation method using a roller ball will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a scrolling roller ball unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 illustrates an external shape of a computer mouse according to the present invention, and may have a curved ergonomic design suitable for being held by a user's hand as shown. The mouse according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a lower opening portion and an upper opening portion and is located at an outer portion 10 which can be wrapped by a user's palm and an upper portion of an upper surface of the outer portion, and selects an arbitrary command at the cursor position. A plurality of (usually two to three) selection buttons 60 are provided for transferring commands by the user to the computer for execution. In FIG. 1, the mouse is shown as having two selection buttons, a left selection button 60a and a right selection button 60b.

On the other hand, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the mouse is located in the upper center portion of the outer portion 10 to move the cursor on the computer screen up and down or left and right according to the embodiment of the present invention, The second roller ball 40 is rotated by the contact is further provided.

The second roller ball 40 according to the present invention is formed of a spherical ball 40 for scrolling up and down or left and right, the user using the middle finger (or other finger) the second roller ball ( 40) to rotate by friction.

Then, the computer screen is scrolled up or down or left and right according to the rotation of the second roller ball 40.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 2 will be described in more detail the method of vertical or horizontal scrolling by the second roller ball 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side configuration diagram of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mouse device according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a lower opening and an upper opening included in a conventional mouse, which can be enclosed by a user's palm and can be enclosed by a user's palm. 10, the first roller ball 20 is formed inside the outer portion 10 and protrudes through the lower opening to contact an external object and rotates by contact with an external object. A plurality of first sensor groups 30 and a plurality of first sensor groups 30 which are converted to electrical signals and transmitted to a microprocessor of a computer to detect the amount of movement according to the rotation of the roller ball 20 and move the cursor on the computer screen, and are located in the upper part of the upper surface of the outer portion. And a plurality of selection buttons 60 for transferring commands by the user to the computer for selecting or executing any command at the cursor position.

On the other hand, the mouse is located in the center of the upper surface of the outer portion to move the cursor on the computer screen up, down, left and right as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention, the second roller ball (rotated by the contact of the user's finger ( 40) is formed in the outer portion, detects the movement amount of the second roller ball to scroll the computer screen up or down or left and right according to the rotation of the second roller ball, the detected movement amount is an electrical signal And a plurality of second sensor groups 50 which are converted to and transmitted to the microprocessor of the computer.

An operation and effects by the second roller ball 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a side internal configuration diagram of the roller ball of Figure 1;

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user rotates the second roller ball 40 up and down, the first rotating body 51 interlocked with the second roller ball 40 rotates. In this case, when the amount of movement according to the rotation of the first rotating body 51 is detected by the second sensor group 50 and converted into an electric signal by the second sensor group 50, the converted electric signal is a computer. The computer screen is scrolled up and down by the up and down movement of the first rotating body 51.

Similarly, when the user rotates the second roller ball 40 to the left and right, the second rotating body 52 which is interlocked with the second roller ball 40 rotates. In this case, when the amount of movement according to the rotation of the second rotating body 52 is detected by the second sensor group 50 and converted into an electric signal by the second sensor group 50, the switched electric signal Is transmitted to the computer so that the computer screen is scrolled left and right by the left and right movement of the first rotating body (51).

On the other hand, it is apparent that the scroll speed is increased in proportion to the speed of rotating the second roller ball 40 of the user. In addition, the second roller ball 40 is preferably located on the upper portion of the mouse outer portion 10, it is preferable that the circular contact with the user's finger, friction is made of a rubber material to facilitate rotation. However, it is apparent that the present invention is not limited to the above form and can be modified.

Hereinafter, a mouse having a left and right scrolling wheel for left and right scrolling according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

4A is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a left and right scroll wheel unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, two wheels 70 and 71 orthogonal to each other may be configured at the upper end of the outer portion of the mouse instead of the second roller ball. Here, the vertical scroll wheel 70 may be configured to rotate in conjunction with the first rotating body 51 in the first embodiment, and the left and right scroll wheel 71 rotates in conjunction with the second rotating body 52. Can be configured to Accordingly, the difference between the principle as described in the first embodiment is applied as it is, and the vertical scroll wheel 70 and the left and right scroll wheel 71 enable the vertical scroll or the horizontal scroll wheel instead of the second roller ball. There is.

4B is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a left and right scroll wheel unit according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the upper and lower scroll wheels 70 and the left and right scroll wheels 71 are arranged in a T-shape, but may be modified in various forms for the convenience of the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the upper and lower scroll wheels 70 and the left and right scroll wheels 72 may be arranged in an L-shape.

Hereinafter, a mouse having a pointing stick for scrolling up, down, left, and right according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B.

5A is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a pointing stick unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the upper end of the mouse outer portion 10 may be provided with a pointing stick 80 instead of the second roller ball 40. The portion protruding outward from the pointing stick 80 preferably increases the frictional force of the user's finger to roughen its surface to facilitate scrolling. In this case, the computer screen window may be scrolled up or down or left and right by moving the pointing stick 80 up or down or left and right.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5B. FIG. 5B is a side view of the internal structure of FIG. 5A. Referring to FIG. 5B, a pointing stick 80 is provided instead of the second roller ball 40 at the upper end of the mouse outer portion 10. The point stick 80 is configured as a rod of a predetermined length as shown. At this time, a portion of the rod-shaped (for example, about one tenth of the length) protrudes out of the outer portion 10, and the remaining portion extends into the outer portion 10 of the mouse.

Around the pointing stick of the portion extending into the mouse, four contacts 81 for sensing the pressure applied to the pointing stick 80 are arranged in four directions of up, down, left and right. The contact 81 is arranged in four directions at right, left, right, and right angles, and the user is positioned in the pressed direction by pressing the portion protruding out of the point stick 80 in the direction to scroll with a finger. Pressure is applied to one of the contacts 81. At this time, the applied pressure is detected by the second sensor group 50 and converted into an electrical signal, and the converted electrical signal is transmitted to the microprocessor of the computer. The electrical signal thus transmitted is processed by the computer's microprocessor to scroll the screen on the computer in the applied pressure direction.

6A and 6B, a mouse having a touch pad for scrolling up, down, left, and right according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

6A is a perspective view of a computer mouse provided with a touch pad unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the touch pad 90 is positioned instead of the second roller ball 40 at the upper end of the outer portion 10 of the mouse according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The touch pad 90 is configured as a contact surface having a predetermined width (for example, 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm) at the center of the top of the outer portion 10 of the mouse.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6B. FIG. 6B is a side internal configuration diagram of FIG. 6A. Referring to FIG. 6B, the touch pad 90 has a contact surface 91 of a predetermined width (for example, 2.5 cm × 2.5 cm) at the center of the top of the outer portion 10 of the mouse, as shown in FIG. 6A. The pressure sensing unit 92 is formed at the lower end of the contact surface 91.

The pressure sensing unit 92 is composed of conductors that are perpendicular to each other in the horizontal and vertical directions to detect the pressure applied to the contact surface 91, convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal, and transmit it to the second sensor group 50.

Upon receiving the electrical signal, the second sensor group 50 transmits the signal back to the microprocessor of the computer. The electrical signal thus transmitted is processed by the computer's microprocessor to scroll the screen on the computer in the direction of pressure applied to the contact surface.

It is to be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and that many modifications and variations are possible within the spirit and scope of the present invention and equivalents, without being limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, the second roller ball 40, the two wheels 70 and 71, the pointing stick 80, or the touch pad 90 are configured to have only the scrolling function. In addition to scrolling, it may be configured to move the cursor on the screen. This is because the second roller ball 40, the two wheels 70 and 71, the pointing stick 80, and the touch pad 90 all generate electrical signals in the x and y coordinates. There is no difference.

In the present invention operating as described in detail above, the effects obtained by the representative of the disclosed invention is briefly described as follows.

The present invention further includes a left and right scrolling unit capable of scrolling left and right as well as predetermined up and down scrolling on the upper part of the mouse so that the computer screen can be freely scrolled up and down or left and right, in particular, using an Internet search program and a graphic program. When the work is performed, the contents and drawings displayed on the computer screen can be freely moved up and down and left and right to facilitate the graphic work.

Claims (7)

In the mouse input device having a first sensor group for moving the cursor on the computer screen on the outer portion that can be wrapped around the palm of the user and the lower portion of the outer portion, Located in the upper center portion of the outer portion, the scroll unit for scrolling the computer screen window to the left and right; And A second sensor group formed inside the outer part to detect the movement amount of the scroll part, convert the detected movement amount into an electric signal, and transmit the converted motion signal to a microprocessor of a computer to scroll the computer screen window from side to side; The left and right scrollable computer mouse, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the scroll unit, A roller ball rotatable and positioned at an upper center portion of the outer portion to move the cursor on the computer screen up and down or left and right; And And at least one rotating body formed in contact with the roller ball in the outer portion and rotating in association with the rotation of the roller ball. The method of claim 1, wherein the scroll unit, It is located in the vicinity of the upper and lower scroll wheel portion provided in the upper center portion of the outer portion to scroll the computer screen window up and down, and the left and right scroll wheel portion of the wheel shape for moving the cursor on the computer screen left and right; Computer mouse which can scroll left and right. According to claim 3, The left and right scroll wheel unit, Left and right scrolling computer mouse, characterized in that located at right angles to the vertical scroll wheel. According to claim 3, The left and right scroll wheel unit, The left and right scroll wheel and the left and right scrolling computer mouse, characterized in that located in the form of a tee. The method of claim 1, wherein the scroll unit, A pointing stick positioned at an upper center portion of the outer portion and configured as a rod having a predetermined length, a portion of the rod protruding into the outer portion of the mouse, and the remaining portion inserted into the inner portion of the mouse outer portion; And Located around the internal insertion portion of the pointing stick, four contacts for sensing the pressure applied to the pointing stick; includes; The applied pressure is detected by the second sensor group and converted into an electrical signal, The converted electrical signal is transmitted to the microprocessor of the computer, characterized in that the scrolling computer mouse. The method of claim 1, wherein the scroll unit, And left and right scrolling configured to detect information on the degree and position of pressure applied to the touch pad, and transmit the detected information to a microprocessor of a computer in the form of an electrical signal. Possible computer mouse.