TW202119181A - Mouse pad module - Google Patents

Abstract

A mouse pad module includes a housing, a first unit member and a second unit member. The first unit member is disposed in the housing and includes a first front side structure and a first rear side structure. The first rear side structure is coupled to the first front side structure and has a first receiving portion and a first groove. The second unit member is disposed in the housing and on the first unit member. The second unit member includes a second front side structure and a second rear side structure. The second front side structure has a second engaging portion and a second protruding portion. The second rear side structure is coupled to the second front side structure. The second engaging portion has a second inclined surface configured to contact the first rear side structure when the first unit member moves, and the second engaging portion and the second protruding portion respectively correspond to the first receiving portion and the first groove.

Description

Mouse pad module

The present disclosure relates to a mouse pad module, and particularly relates to a mouse pad module that can be stored and connected to an electronic device.

With the development of technology, many electronic devices (such as notebook computers) are now quite popular and popular products.

Due to some advanced needs, users usually carry additional accessories, such as mice, mouse pads and other items. However, since these additional accessories are not fixed to the notebook computer, they may be lost during the movement.

Therefore, how to design a module that can be carried with a notebook computer and avoid loss is a topic worthy of discussion and solution.

In view of this, the present disclosure proposes a mouse pad module to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The present disclosure provides a mouse pad module, which includes a housing, a first unit member, and a second unit member. The first unit component is arranged in the casing and includes a first front structure and a first rear structure. The first rear structure is connected to the first front structure and has a first accommodating portion and a first groove. The second unit component is disposed in the casing and located on the first unit component. The second unit component includes a second front structure and a second rear structure. The second front side structure has a second engaging portion and a second convex portion. The second rear structure is connected to the second front structure. The second engaging portion has a second inclined surface, which is configured to abut against the first rear side structure when the first unit member moves, and the second engaging portion and the second convex portion respectively correspond to the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion. A groove.

The present disclosure provides a mouse pad module, which includes a housing and a plurality of unit components arranged in the housing. When the user needs to use a mouse, he can pull the stacked multiple unit members out of the housing along the first direction by the handle, and the multiple unit members can be locked with each other to form a continuous plane as a Mouse pad. When you want to store multiple unit components, you only need to apply force to the handle in the second direction, and the front retaining wall of the previous unit component (for example, the first unit component) will push the next unit component (the second unit component) The inclined surface allows multiple unit components to be smoothly retracted into the housing.

Therefore, based on the design of the present disclosure, the mouse pad module has the advantages of being lightweight and easy to use. Furthermore, the user can connect the mouse pad module to the portable electronic device through the connecting mechanism, and carry the portable electronic device to various occasions without losing the mouse pad module during the movement. To achieve the advantages of convenient portability and no loss.

In order to make the purpose, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, the following embodiments are specially cited and illustrated in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Among them, the configuration of each element in the embodiment is for illustrative purposes, and is not intended to limit the disclosure. In addition, the repetition of the drawing symbols in the embodiments is to simplify the description, and does not imply the relevance between different embodiments. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, for example: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions for referring to the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the disclosure.

The ordinal numbers in this specification and the scope of the patent application, such as "first", "second", "third", etc., do not have a sequential relationship between each other, and they are only used to distinguish two having the same Different components of the name.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 2. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a mouse pad module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a mouse pad module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure The side view. The mouse pad module 100 includes a housing 102, at least two unit members, and at least two connecting mechanisms 103. The connecting mechanism 103 is movably disposed on the housing 102, and the connecting mechanism 103 is configured to connect to an external device, such as a portable electronic device or a notebook computer.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 2, in this embodiment, the mouse pad module 100 includes four unit members (a first unit member 104, a second unit member 106, a third unit member 108, and a fourth unit member). The component 110) is arranged in the housing 102 in a stacked manner. For example, the second unit member 106 is stacked on the first unit member 104. In addition, the mouse pad module 100 may further include a handle 112 connected to the first unit member 104, and a part of the handle 112 is located outside the housing 102.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first unit member 104, the second unit member 106, and the handle 112 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the first unit member 104 includes a first front structure 104A and a first rear structure 104B, and the first rear structure 104B is connected to the first front structure 104A.

The first front structure 104A includes a first engaging portion 1041 and a first convex portion 1042, and the first rear structure 104B includes a first receiving portion 1043 and two first grooves 1044. As shown in FIG. 3, the first engaging portion 1041 can be connected to the handle 112, for example, is embedded in the handle 112. In addition, the first rear structure 104B may further include a front retaining wall 1045 (first retaining wall) and a rear retaining wall 1046. The first accommodating portion 1043 is formed between the front retaining wall 1045 and the rear retaining wall 1046. In addition, two first grooves 1044 are formed on the rear retaining wall 1046.

Similar to the first unit member 104, the second unit member 106 includes a second front structure 106A and a second rear structure 106B, and the second rear structure 106B is connected to the second front structure 106A. The second front structure 106A includes a second engaging portion 1061 and a second convex portion 1062, and the second rear structure 106B includes a second accommodating portion 1063 and two second grooves 1064. Among them, the second engaging portion 1061 corresponds to the first accommodating portion 1043, and the second convex portion 1062 corresponds to the first groove 1044.

In addition, the first engaging portion 1041 and the second engaging portion 1061 respectively have a slope 104L (first slope) and a slope 106L (second slope), the slope 104L is parallel to the slope 106L, and the first groove 1044, The first convex portion 1042, the second groove 1064, and the second convex portion 1062 extend in a direction parallel to the inclined surface 106L.

In this embodiment, the two first grooves 1044 are respectively provided on both sides of the first unit member 104 along the Y-axis direction, and the two second protrusions 1062 of the second unit member 106 correspond to the aforementioned two The two first grooves 1044 are respectively disposed on both sides of the second unit member 106 along the Y-axis direction. As for the third unit member 108 and the fourth unit member 110, they can also have the same structure as the first unit member 104, so they will not be repeated here.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A to FIG. 4D. FIG. 4A to FIG. 4D are schematic diagrams showing the movement of a plurality of unit components relative to the housing 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the mouse pad module 100 is arranged on a flat surface TS, and the user can hold the handle 112 to provide a force F so that the handle 112 and the first unit member 104 are along a first Move in direction D1.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the first unit member 104 moves relative to the housing 102 along the first direction D1, the inclined surface 106L (the second inclined surface) of the second engaging portion 1061 abuts against the first rear The retaining wall 1045 of the side structure 104B. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the second engaging portion 1061 will move relative to the housing 102 along the first direction D1 and/or a second direction D2 (perpendicular to the first direction D1) to be accommodated in the first The accommodating portion 1043 and the second convex portion 1062 will be engaged with the first groove 1044 at this time.

It is worth noting that in this embodiment, a guide rail 1023 can be formed on the inner wall surface of the housing 102, and a protrusion PP can be provided on the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110, respectively. The convex part PP can move along the guide rail 1023 so that the guide rail 1023 guides the movement of the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110. In addition, in other embodiments, the housing 102 may also be provided with two guide rails 1023, and each of the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 may be correspondingly provided with two protrusions PP.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4B, the height of the rear retaining wall 1046 (second retaining wall) along the second direction D2 (Z axis direction) is lower than the height of the front retaining wall 1045 along the second direction D2 , So that when the second engaging portion 1061 is accommodated in the first accommodating portion 1043, a first upper surface 104S of the first front structure 104A and a second upper surface 106S of the second front structure 106A can form a continuous plane .

Then, as shown in Figure 4C, when the handle 112, the first unit member 104 and the second unit member 106 continue to move along the first direction D1, the third engaging portion 1081 of the third unit member 108 will be accommodated The second accommodating portion 1063 and the third convex portion 1082 of the third unit member 108 will be engaged with the second groove 1064.

Finally, as shown in Figure 4D, the fourth engaging portion 1101 of the fourth unit member 110 will be accommodated in the third accommodating portion 1083, and the fourth convex portion 1102 of the fourth unit member 110 will be engaged with the third Groove 1084. Thus, the first upper surface 104S of the first unit member 104, the second upper surface 106S of the second unit member 106, the third upper surface 108S of the third unit member 108, and the fourth upper surface of the fourth unit member 110 110S can form a continuous plane. That is, the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 can be used as a mouse pad.

Then, the user can set a mouse 20 on the aforementioned continuous plane to use the mouse. In addition, in some embodiments, the first upper surface 104S to the fourth upper surface 110S may have a biting structure to facilitate the movement of the mouse 20 on the aforementioned continuous plane.

Please refer to Figure 2, Figure 4D, and Figures 5A to 5C at the same time. FIGS. 5A to 5C are schematic diagrams showing the operation of sequentially storing a plurality of unit components in the housing 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4D, when the user wants to store a plurality of unit components, the user can apply a force F to the handle 112 along a third direction D3 which is opposite to the first direction D1. Next, as shown in Figure 5A, a front retaining wall 1085 of the third unit member 108 will push an inclined surface 110L of the fourth unit member 110, so that the fourth unit member 110 moves along the guide rail 1023 and is opposite to the first One of the two directions D2 rises in a fourth direction D4, and is further stacked on the third unit member 108.

Then, as shown in Figure 5B, when the user continues to apply force to the handle 112, the front retaining wall 1065 of the second unit member 106 will push the slope 108L of the third unit member 108, causing the third unit member 108 to follow the guide rail 1023 moves and rises along the fourth direction D4, and then is stacked on the second unit member 106.

As shown in Figure 5C, when the user continues to apply force to the handle 112, the first unit member 104 will move along the third direction D3, and the front retaining wall 1045 will push the inclined surface 106L to make the second unit member 106 It moves along the guide rail 1023 and rises along the fourth direction D4, and then is stacked on the first unit member 104. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 are completely housed in the housing 102.

It should be noted that the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 are made of rigid materials. Therefore, when the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 are pushed back into the housing 102 by force, the first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 are pushed back into the housing 102. The first unit member 104 to the fourth unit member 110 will not be flexed, and can be stably retracted into the housing 102.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 6 and 7 at the same time. FIGS. 6 and 7 are respectively three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the first unit member 104 and the second unit member 106 at different angles according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the first unit member 104 only includes an elongated first groove 1044 extending along the Y-axis direction, and the second convex portion 1062 of the second unit member 106 also has a second convex portion 1062 corresponding to the first concave The elongated structure of the groove 1044.

It should be noted that the engagement structure used to couple the second unit member 106 to the first unit member 104 is not limited to the first groove 1044 and the second convex portion 1062 in this embodiment or the embodiment in FIG. 3. As long as the engagement structure that enables the second unit member 106 to be combined with the first unit member 104 is in line with the scope of the present disclosure.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the mouse pad module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 8, the rear side of the housing 102 can be further formed with a rail 1025, the two connecting mechanisms 103 can move along the rail 1025 individually, and each of the connecting mechanisms 103 can include one The main body 1030, a button 1031, an engaging portion 1033 and a connecting head 1035.

When the user wants to adjust the connecting mechanism 103 to a desired position, the user can press the button 1031, so that the engaging portion 1033 retracts to the main body 1030 in the -Z axis direction, so that the connecting mechanism 103 can move along the rail 1025 arbitrarily . When the connecting mechanism 103 is moved to a desired position, the user can release the button 1031 so that the engaging portion 1033 is engaged with the inner wall surface of the rail 1025, and the connecting mechanism 103 is fixed at the aforementioned desired position.

In addition, the connector 1035 is detachably arranged on the main body 1030. The connector 1035 can be a variety of different types of connectors, such as a universal serial bus (USB) connector, and a high-definition multimedia interface ( High Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI) connector or audio source connector, etc. Therefore, the two connectors 1035 of the present disclosure can be inserted into the corresponding connectors of a notebook computer, so that the mouse pad module 100 is fixed on the aforementioned portable electronic device.

The present disclosure provides a mouse pad module, which includes a housing 102 and a plurality of unit components arranged in the housing 102. When the user needs to use a mouse, the multiple unit members can be pulled out of the housing 102 along the first direction D1 by the handle 112, and the multiple unit members can be locked with each other to form a continuous plane , As a mouse pad. When multiple unit components are to be accommodated, it is only necessary to apply force to the handle 112 in the second direction D2, and the front retaining wall of the previous unit component (for example, the first unit component 104) will push the latter unit component (for example, the first unit component). The inclined surface of the two unit components 106) allows multiple unit components to be retracted into the housing 102 smoothly.

Therefore, based on the design of the present disclosure, the mouse pad module 100 has the advantages of being lightweight and easy to use. Furthermore, the user can connect the mouse pad module 100 to a portable electronic device through the connection mechanism 103, and carry the portable electronic device to various occasions without losing the mouse pad module during the movement. 100, in order to achieve the advantages of convenient portability and no loss.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages have been disclosed as above, it should be understood that anyone with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited to the manufacturing process, machinery, manufacturing, material composition, device, method, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can disclose the content from this disclosure. It is understood that the current or future developed processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps can be used according to the present disclosure as long as they can implement substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure includes the above-mentioned manufacturing processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present disclosure also includes each patent application scope and a combination of embodiments.

20: Mouse 100: Mouse pad module 102: shell 1023: Rail 1025: Orbit 103: connecting mechanism 1030: body 1031: Button 1033: Snap 1035: connector 104: The first unit component 1041: The first engagement part 1042: first convex 1043: first accommodating part 1044: first groove 1045: Front retaining wall 1046: rear retaining wall 104A: The first front side structure 104B: The first rear structure 104L: inclined plane 104S: First upper surface 106: The second unit component 1061: The second engaging part 1062: second convex 1063: second accommodating part 1064: second groove 1065: front retaining wall 106A: Second front side structure 106B: Second rear structure 106L: inclined plane 106S: second upper surface 108: The third unit component 1081: third engagement part 1082: Third convex part 1083: The third accommodating part 1084: third groove 108S: The third upper surface 110: The fourth unit component 1101: Fourth engagement part 1102: Fourth convex 110L: inclined plane 110S: The fourth upper surface 112: handle D1: First direction D2: second direction D3: Third party D4: Fourth direction PP: Convex TS: plane F: Strength X: X axis Y: Y axis Z: Z axis

This disclosure can be clearly understood by following the detailed description and the illustrations. It should be emphasized that in accordance with industry standard practices, the various features are not drawn to scale and are used for illustrative purposes only. In fact, in order to be able to explain clearly, the size of various features may be arbitrarily enlarged or reduced. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a mouse pad module 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the mouse pad module 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first unit member 104, the second unit member 106, and the handle 112 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 4A to 4D are schematic diagrams showing the movement of a plurality of unit components relative to the housing 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGS. 5A to 5C are schematic diagrams showing the operation of sequentially storing a plurality of unit components in the housing 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGS. 6 and 7 are respectively three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the first unit member 104 and the second unit member 106 at different angles according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the mouse pad module 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective.

100: Mouse pad module

102: shell

103: connecting mechanism

104: The first unit component

112: handle

X: X axis

Y: Y axis

Z: Z axis

Claims (10)

A mouse pad module, including: One shell: A first unit component is arranged in the casing and includes: A first front side structure; and A first rear structure, connected to the first front structure, having a first accommodating portion and a first groove; and A second unit component, disposed in the housing and located on the first unit component, includes: A second front side structure having a second engaging portion and a second convex portion; and A second rear structure connected to the second front structure; and Wherein, the second engaging portion has a second inclined surface, configured to abut against the first rear side structure when the first unit member moves, and the second engaging portion and the second convex portion respectively correspond to The first accommodating portion and the first groove. The mouse pad module as described in claim 1, wherein when the first unit member moves relative to the housing along a first direction, the second engaging portion is perpendicular to the first One of the second directions moves relative to the housing to be accommodated in the first accommodating portion, and the second convex portion is engaged with the first groove, so that a first upper portion of the first front side structure The surface and a second upper surface of the second front side structure form a continuous plane. As for the mouse pad module described in claim 2, wherein the first rear side structure further includes a first retaining wall, when the first unit member is along a third direction opposite to the first direction When moving, the first retaining wall pushes the second inclined surface, so that the second unit member moves in a fourth direction opposite to the second direction. According to the mouse pad module described in claim 3, the housing further includes at least one guide rail configured to guide the movement of the second unit member. The mouse pad module as described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first rear side structure further includes a second retaining wall, and the height of the second retaining wall along the second direction is lower than that of the first retaining wall The height of the wall along the second direction. According to the mouse pad module described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the first unit member includes two first grooves, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the first unit member, and the second unit member includes There are two second protrusions, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the second unit component. The mouse pad module as described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first upper surface and the second upper surface have a biting structure. As for the mouse pad module described in claim 2, wherein the first front side structure includes a first engaging portion and a first convex portion, the first engaging portion has a first inclined surface, and the first An inclined surface is parallel to the second inclined surface, and the first groove, the first convex portion, and the second convex portion extend along a direction parallel to the second inclined surface. The mouse pad module according to claim 1, wherein the mouse pad module further includes a connecting mechanism movably disposed on the housing, and the connecting mechanism is configured to be connected to an external device . The mouse pad module according to claim 1, wherein the first front side structure has a first engaging portion, the mouse pad module further includes a handle connected to the first engaging portion, and A part of the handle is located outside the housing.

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