TW201812529A - Mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

A mouse is provided, including a mouse module and a luminous module. The mouse module has a light-penetrable portion and a mouse base. The luminous module is disposed on the mouse base. The luminous module includes a board, a boosting circuit and a plasma tube. The plasma tube has a luminous main body and two electrodes. At least part of the luminous main body corresponds to the light-penetrable portion.

Description

mouse

The invention relates to a mouse.

Today's computers are visually and intuitively designed to allow users to quickly get started. For example, the wallpaper presented on the screen is equivalent to the desktop in the real world. Each folder is equivalent to the concept of a drawer. Among them, the mouse is one of the input control interfaces in the computer equipment. When the desired object is to be selected, the mouse is used to control the position and actuation of the cursor, such as the mouse disclosed by TWI413917.

However, the above-mentioned mouse is only used as an input control device for moving and clicking objects, and does not have other functions as it is. With the advancement of technology, such mice have been unable to meet the needs of users; in other words, users not only pursue a variety of control functions, mouse sensitivity. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel and progressive mouse to solve the above problems.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a mouse that directly illuminates the surrounding environment through a plasma tube. In a dim environment, the user can quickly find the mouse and assist the user to see the surrounding objects. In addition, it does not cause glare and other discomfort to the eyes, so it does not require special soft light and light guiding design, and can maintain the original simple structure of the mouse.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mouse including a mouse module and a light emitting module. The mouse module is provided with a light transmissive portion and a mouse base. The light transmissive portion is disposed on the mouse base. The mouse base is provided with a body, a cover and a circuit substrate. The cover cover The circuit board is disposed on the body and defines an internal space, and the circuit substrate is electrically connected to a first power source and disposed in the internal space. The illuminating module is disposed on the base of the mouse. The illuminating module comprises a substrate, a boosting circuit and a plasma tube. The boosting circuit is disposed on the substrate, and the boosting circuit comprises at least one conductive line and a plurality of electrons. An electrical component is electrically connected to the at least one conductive circuit, the at least one conductive circuit includes a power input portion and two power output portions, and the power input portion is electrically connected to a second power source, the plasma The tube is provided with a light-emitting body and two electrodes. The light-emitting body is at least partially corresponding to the light-transmitting portion. The two electrodes are disposed on the light-emitting body and electrically connected to the two power output portions.

The following is a description of the possible embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The mouse of the present invention includes a mouse module 1 and a light module 2 .

The mouse module 1 is provided with a light transmissive portion 11 and a mouse base 12, and the light transmissive portion 11 is disposed on the mouse base 12, and the mouse base 12 is provided with a body 13, a cover 14 and A circuit board 15 is disposed on the base 13 and defines an internal space 16 with the base 13 . The circuit board 15 is electrically connected to a first power source and disposed in the internal space 16 . The illuminating module 2 is disposed on the base 12 of the mouse. The illuminating module 2 includes a substrate 21, a boosting circuit 22 and a plasma tube 5. The boosting circuit 22 is disposed on the substrate 21, and the boosting circuit is provided. 22 includes at least one conductive line and a plurality of electronic components 25 electrically connected to the at least one conductive line. The at least one conductive line includes a power input portion 23 and two power output portions 24, and the power input portion 23 The battery tube 5 is electrically connected to a second power source. The plasma tube 5 is provided with a light emitting body 51 and two electrodes 52. At least a portion of the light emitting body 51 corresponds to the light transmissive portion 11. The light emitting body 51 is electrically connected to the two power output portions 24, respectively.

More specifically, the conductive circuit is embedded in the substrate 21, and the substrate 21 and the conductive lines form a printed circuit board; of course, the conductive lines may be disposed on the substrate 21 in other forms. The booster circuit 22 converts the low-voltage direct current input from the power input unit 23 into high-voltage alternating current, and supplies the same to the plasma tube 5 via the two power supply output units 24. Of course, the booster circuit 22 can also convert the low voltage direct current into a high voltage pulsed direct current.

More specifically, the circuit board 15 is provided with a power supply terminal 151. The power input unit 23 is electrically connected to the power supply terminal 151. In other words, in the embodiment, the first and second power sources are the same. The first power source supplies power to the light emitting module 2 via the circuit substrate 15 . Of course, in other embodiments, the first and second power sources can also be separated. In addition, the two electrodes 52 are disposed at opposite ends of the light-emitting body 51. The light-emitting body 51 and the two electrodes 52 are coaxially disposed, and the radial size of the light-emitting body 51 is larger than the radial dimension of each of the electrodes 52. Moreover, each of the electrodes 52 includes a hollow electrode cap 521 located inside the illuminating body 51. The two electrode caps 521 are disposed coaxially so that the light beam can be emitted along the periphery of the electrode caps 521. Evenly distributed.

Further, the illuminating module 2 further includes a processing unit 26 disposed on the substrate 21. The processing unit 26 includes a frequency conversion circuit 261 electrically connected to the power input unit 23 and the boost circuit 22. The circuit 261 is configured to convert an input power source having a first frequency input by the power input unit 23 into at least one output power having a second frequency and an output power having a third frequency, and transmitting in a preset sequence. Up to the boosting circuit 22, the first and second frequencies are different, and the second and third frequencies are different, whereby the plasma tube 5 is generated according to the power source of the different frequency input by the boosting circuit 22. The undulating wave of light.

Furthermore, the plurality of passive components 251 and the at least one transformer 252 are electrically connected to each other to form a low voltage boost electrically connected to the power input portion 23 and the processing unit 26. The circuit 27 can further boost the power supply provided by the circuit substrate 15, such as 1.5~3.5V to 12~15V. The at least one transformer 252 forms a high voltage boosting circuit 28 electrically connected between the low voltage boosting circuit 27 and the two power output terminals, and can further convert the low voltage power into high voltage power to supply the plasma tube 5. Use, such as 12~15V to 700~900V.

In the embodiment, the light-emitting module 2 is disposed in the inner space 16. The cover 14 is provided with the light-transmissive portion 11. The light-transmitting portion 11 is a uniform hole 111, and the light-emitting body 51 is used. It is exposed to the through hole 111 and does not protrude from the cover body 14. In this way, in a dim environment, the light source of the illuminating body 51 can directly and surely illuminate the surrounding environment, facilitating the user to find the mouse or view items located near the mouse (eg, keyboard keys). The surface of the cap, the flash drive), and the eyes of the human body do not have the feeling of discomfort such as glare. It is worth mentioning that when the finger of the human body touches the light-emitting body 51, the light beam located inside the light-emitting body 51 is neutralized by electrons (such as the function of the human body becoming a grounding wire), and part of the light beam is towed to the place. The touched area further generates a specific light path, and the through hole 111 can facilitate the user to directly touch the light emitting body 51 to produce the above effect.

It should be emphasized that the design of the illuminating body 51 does not protrude from the cover body 14, and can effectively reduce the unintended collision of the illuminating body 51 under the premise of illuminating the surrounding environment to protect the illuminating body. 51 structural integrity. Preferably, the cover body 14 is further provided with a positioning portion 143 for positioning the plasma tube 5 to prevent the plasma tube 5 from moving relative to the cover body 14 to reduce the occurrence of collision. In another preferred manner, in the opening direction of the through hole 111, the cover 14 completely covers the two electrodes 52 to prevent the human body from touching the electrode 52 and being electrically shocked, and also blocking foreign objects from adhering to each of the electrodes. The electrode 52 causes an adverse effect. More preferably, the light-emitting module 2 further includes at least one protective member 4, each of the protective members 4 covering at least a portion of the light-emitting body 51, preventing objects from directly colliding with the light-emitting body 51, and absorbing or dispersing the impact force to further The illuminating body 51 is comprehensively protected. Each of the protection members 4 is preferably made of a transparent material, and has a good light transmission effect.

It can be understood that the aspect of the permeable portion 11 is not limited to the above, and as shown in another embodiment of FIG. 7, the permeable portion 11A is a cover 112 formed of a light-transmitting material. The illuminating module 2 is disposed between the permeable portion 11A and the pedestal 13 , so that the cover 112 can protect the illuminating body 51 in a more comprehensive manner. The illuminating body 51 is preferably adjacent to the cover plate 112 to avoid affecting the special effect of the human body to trigger the traction beam. For example, the illuminating body 51 is attached to the cover plate 112. It can be understood that in other embodiments, the cover itself may also be a part of the cover, in other words, the entire cover is transparent or not.

Referring to the embodiment of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the cover body 14 can be divided into a main area 141 and a sub-area 142 which are connected to each other. The main area 141 is for palm contact of a hand, and the sub-area 142 is The permeable portion 11 is attached to the sub-region 142 for the finger of the hand to touch. However, it can be understood that, as shown in FIG. 8, the permeable portion 11B is not provided in the main region 141A.

Referring to the embodiment of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 again, the mouse module 1 is further provided with at least one function key module 17, such as a left button, a right button or a scroll wheel, and each of the function button modules 17 The circuit board 15 is selectively electrically connected to the power supply input unit. The trigger module 3 is selectively electrically connected to the power input unit. Between the 23 and the plasma tube 5, the trigger switch 3 is configured to detect the conduction state of each of the function key module 17 and the circuit substrate 15; wherein, when the function key module 17 is actuated by the outside When the circuit board 15 is electrically turned on, the trigger switch 3 turns on the power input unit 23 and the plasma tube 5; otherwise, the trigger switch 3 does not turn on the power input unit 23 and the plasma tube 5. The special effect of intermittent light output can be produced by the user pressing the function key module 17. It will be understood that the applications between the various embodiments described above can be used interchangeably to develop different variations.

In summary, the light of the mouse through the plasma tube allows the user to quickly find the mouse in a dim environment, and can directly illuminate the nearby environment to provide a clear and bright environment for the user to view, which is convenient for searching. Around objects. In addition, the cover structure covers the electrode to protect the human body from electric shock, and the plasma tube does not protrude from the through hole to reduce the probability of being hit, and the surface of the light-emitting body is covered with a protective member to improve the anti-collision capability.

1‧‧‧mouse module
11, 11A, 11B‧‧‧ permeable part
111‧‧‧through holes
112‧‧‧ Cover
12‧‧‧ Mouse base
13‧‧‧ body
14‧‧‧ Cover
141, 141A‧‧‧ main area
142‧‧‧Sub-area
143‧‧‧ Positioning Department
15‧‧‧ circuit board
151‧‧‧Power supply
16‧‧‧Internal space
17‧‧‧ function key module
2‧‧‧Lighting module
21‧‧‧Substrate
22‧‧‧Boost circuit
23‧‧‧Power input section
24‧‧‧Power Output Department
25‧‧‧Electronic components
251‧‧‧ Passive components
252‧‧‧Transformers
26‧‧‧Processing unit
261‧‧‧Frequency conversion circuit
27‧‧‧Low-voltage boost circuit
28‧‧‧High voltage boost circuit
3‧‧‧Trigger switch
4‧‧‧protection
5‧‧‧Plastic tube
51‧‧‧Lighting body
52‧‧‧Electrode
521‧‧‧Electroic cap

1 and 2 are perspective views of an embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are partial cross-sectional views of Figs. 1 and 2, respectively. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the relationship of a trigger switch according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a light emitting module according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A mouse includes: a mouse module having a light transmissive portion and a mouse base, the light transmissive portion being disposed on the mouse base, the mouse base having a body, a cover and a a circuit board, the cover body is disposed on the base body and defines an internal space, the circuit board is electrically connected to a first power source and disposed in the internal space; The base of the mouse includes a substrate, a boosting circuit and a plasma tube. The boosting circuit is disposed on the substrate. The boosting circuit includes at least one conductive circuit and a plurality of electronic components, and the electronic components are electrically conductive with the at least one The circuit is electrically connected, and the at least one conductive circuit comprises a power input portion and two power output portions, wherein the power input portion is electrically connected to a second power source, and the plasma tube is provided with a light emitting body and two electrodes, the light emitting At least part of the body corresponds to the permeable portion, and the two electrodes are disposed on the illuminating body and electrically connected to the two power output portions. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting module is disposed in the inner space, the cover body is provided with the light transmissive portion, and the light transmissive portion is a consistent hole, and the light emitting body is exposed to the The hole does not protrude from the cover body, and the cover body completely covers the two electrodes in the opening direction of the through hole. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is provided with the permeable portion, and the permeable portion is a cover plate made of a light-transmitting material, and the light-emitting module is disposed in the inner space. Between the cover plate and the base body, and the light-emitting system is adjacent to the cover plate. The mouse of claim 1 , wherein the mouse module is further provided with at least one function key module, each of the function key modules being externally operable to selectively electrically conduct the circuit substrate, the light emitting mode The trigger switch is selectively electrically connected between the power input portion and the plasma tube, and the trigger switch is configured to detect the conduction between the function key module and the circuit substrate. a state in which the trigger switch turns on the power input portion and the plasma tube when a function key module is externally actuated and electrically connected to the circuit substrate; otherwise, the trigger switch does not turn on the power input portion And the plasma tube. The mouse of claim 1, wherein the lighting module further comprises at least one protection member, each of the protection members covering at least a portion of the illumination body. The squirrel according to claim 1, wherein the illuminating module further comprises a processing unit disposed on the substrate, the processing unit comprising an inverter circuit electrically connected to the power input portion and the boosting circuit, the frequency conversion circuit The input power source having a first frequency input by the power input portion is converted into at least one output power source having a second frequency and an output power source having a third frequency, and is transmitted to the liter in a preset sequence. In the voltage circuit, the first and second frequencies are different, and the second and third frequencies are different. The mouse according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of electronic components comprise a plurality of passive components and at least one transformer, wherein the electrical connection between the plurality of passive components forms a low voltage boost electrically connected to the power input portion and the processing unit The circuit, the at least one transformer forms a high voltage boosting circuit electrically connected between the low voltage boosting circuit and the output terminals of the two power sources. The squirrel according to claim 7, wherein the illuminating module is disposed in the inner space, the cover body is provided with the permeable portion, and the permeable portion is a consistent hole, and the illuminating body is exposed The cover body does not protrude from the cover body, and the cover body completely covers the two electrodes in the opening direction of the through hole; the mouse module is further provided with at least one function key module, and each function key module The circuit board is selectively electrically connected to the circuit board, and the light-emitting module is further provided with a trigger switch, and the trigger switch is selectively electrically connected between the power input portion and the plasma tube. The trigger switch is configured to detect a conductive state of each of the function key module and the circuit substrate; wherein when the function key module is electrically activated by the external circuit and is electrically connected to the circuit substrate, the trigger switch turns on the power input And the plasma tube, and the trigger switch does not conduct the power input portion and the plasma tube; the light emitting module further includes at least one protection member, each of the protection members covering at least a portion of the light emitting body; The circuit substrate is provided with a power supply terminal, and the power supply is input The inlet portion is electrically connected to the power supply end; the cover body is further provided with a positioning portion for positioning the plasma tube; the two electrodes are disposed at opposite ends of the light emitting body, and the light emitting body and the two electrodes are coaxially arranged Each of the electrodes includes a hollow electrode cap tube located inside the light emitting body, and the two electrode cap cylinders are disposed coaxially; the cover body can be divided into a main area and a sub-area connected to each other, the main area For the palm of the hand, the sub-area is for the finger of the hand to touch, and the permeable portion is disposed in the sub-area.