TWI411941B - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an input device. The input device comprises an upper case, a lower case, a click button, and a pressing switch. A first pressing section and a second pressing section are formed under the click button, wherein the first pressing section is used to contact the pressing switch arranged below the first pressing section. The input device further comprises a lever, an adjustable element, and at least an elastic module, wherein the lever comprises a first frame, a second frame, and a pivot between the first frame and the second frame. When the adjustable element is moved from a first position to a second position, the elastic module will press the second frame, making the first frame push the second pressing section for increasing the pressing force of the click button. Hence, one of the features of the present invention is providing an input device with a press-adjustable click button.

Description

Input device

The present invention relates to an electronic input device, and more particularly to an input device such as a mouse.

The buttons on the existing input device (such as a mouse, etc.) generally only have a single downforce function. As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional input device 1 is a mouse, which includes an upper case 10, a base 11, and a button 12. The touch switch 13 and the circuit board 14 are connected to the circuit board 14. When the button 12 is subjected to the downward pressure, the pressing portion 121 under the button 12 and the bump 131 on the surface of the touch switch 13 are directly pressed. Contact, resulting in a corresponding button click operation. The pressing force of the above-mentioned button 12 to complete the pressing operation is single, and the actual situation is often that the user may sometimes want the button pressure to be larger to reduce the accidental hitting due to accidental pressing of the button; or sometimes the button pressure may be desired Can be smaller to reduce the situation of hand operation fatigue in the case of quick click and long-term use, and different users have different pressure requirements. However, the existing input device cannot be customized by the user according to personal preference. Adjusting the button press pressure, therefore, can not meet the user's increasingly high requirements for input devices such as the mouse.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an input device capable of adjusting the pressing force of a button in view of the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is to provide an input device, comprising an upper casing, a base, a button and a touch switch, wherein the button has a first pressing portion and a second portion. a pressing portion, the first pressing portion is configured to press the touch switch, the input device further includes a lever member, an adjusting member and at least a first elastic member, the lever member includes a rotating fulcrum and is located at two sides of the rotating fulcrum a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate, when the adjusting member moves to a second position from a first position relative to the base, the first elastic pressing member presses the second supporting plate, and the first supporting member A plate presses against the second pressing portion.

The input device further includes a second elastic member, and when the adjusting member moves to the second position relative to the base from the first position, the second elastic member presses the adjusting member, when the adjusting member is opposite to the base When the second position is moved to a third position, the second elastic member presses against the second support plate, and the first elastic member continues to press against the second support plate.

The adjusting member further includes a sliding portion, the guiding base defines a guiding groove, the guiding groove receives the sliding portion and the sliding portion slides therein to allow the adjusting member to move relative to the base.

When the adjusting member is located at the first position, the dialing portion is located at a front end of the guiding slot, and when the adjusting member is located at the second position, the dialing portion is located at a center of the guiding slot, when the adjusting component is located at the In the third position, the dial portion is located at the rear end of the guide groove.

The adjusting member further includes a supporting block. When the adjusting member is in the first position, the first elastic pressing member presses the supporting block; when the adjusting member is in the second position, the first elastic member is disengaged from the support Block and press against the second support.

The adjusting member is further provided with a limiting block spaced apart from the front and rear of the supporting block, wherein the first supporting plate has a first receiving through hole and a second receiving through hole respectively in the center of the second supporting plate, the first capacity The through hole can accommodate the touch switch, and the second support can accommodate the support block.

The first elastic member includes a first pressing member and a first elastic member. The first pressing member includes a first pressing block, and a first protruding block located below the first pressing block. The second pressing member. The second pressing member includes a second pressing member and a second pressing member located below the second pressing block, when the adjusting member is located at the first position The first bump presses against the support block; when the adjuster position moves from the first position to the second position, the first bump is disengaged from the support block and the first resisting block presses the first block a second supporting plate; when the adjusting member is moved from the second position to the third position, the second protruding block is disengaged from the supporting block and the second pressing block is pressed against the second supporting plate.

The first pressing member further includes a first sleeve located above the first pressing block, the second pressing member further comprising a second sleeve above the second pressing block, the first elastic member and The second elastic members are respectively sleeved on the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and the two ends are respectively fixed on the inner side of the outer casing and the bottom ends of the first sleeve and the second sleeve.

The first elastic member and the second elastic member are springs.

The first elastic member and the second elastic member are elastic pieces.

The input device is a mouse.

The input device further includes a sleeve and a pivot disposed between the first support and the second support, the pivot being insertable in the sleeve to form the pivot point.

The input device of the invention can adjust the pressing force of the button by using the pressing force of the elastic member, and can adapt to the different requirements of the user on the pressing force compared with the prior art, and the prior art is relieved to some extent by the button pressing. The feeling of fatigue caused by the single pressure; when the pressing force needs to be adjusted, the user only needs to move the dialing portion of the adjusting member at the position of the guiding groove of the base.

The input device of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

2 to FIG. 4, FIG. 2 is a partial exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the input device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the input device of the present invention when the adjusting member is in the first position. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3. In the preferred embodiment, the input device 2 is a mouse, including an upper casing 20, a base 30, a button 40, a circuit board 50 with a touch switch 52, and a lever. The member 60, the adjusting member 70, the first elastic member 80 and the second elastic member 90. The circuit board 50, the lever member 60, the adjusting member 70, the first elastic member 80 and the second elastic member 90 are disposed in a housing surrounded by the upper casing 20, the base 30 and the button 40.

The button 40 has a first pressing portion 422 and a second pressing portion 424. The first pressing portion 422 is for pressing and contacting the bump 522 of the touch switch 52 under the action of the external force, so that the touch switch 52 is turned on. And the corresponding click signal is sent to the computer system through the circuit board 50 (not shown). The second pressing portion 424 is provided on the front side (or the rear side) of the first pressing portion 422.

The lever member 60 is an elongated plate structure including a first support plate 62, a pivot shaft 64 and a second support plate 66 which are disposed in sequence. A first receiving through hole 622 and a second receiving through hole 662 are respectively defined in the center of the first plate 62 and the second supporting plate 66. The first receiving through hole 622 can accommodate the touch switch 52. The pivot 64 can be inserted into a sleeve (not shown) in the mouse housing to form a pivot point.

The adjustment member 70 includes a seat body 74 and a dial portion 76 extending downward from the bottom of the seat body 74. The seat body 74 is further formed with a limiting block 722 and a supporting block 724 spaced apart from each other by a certain distance. The support block 724 can be received in the second receiving through hole 662, and the limiting block 722 abuts against the second supporting plate 66 or the second receiving through hole 662 as the adjusting member 70 moves. Inside.

The first elastic member 80 includes a first pressing member 81 and a first spring 85. The second elastic member 90 includes a second pressing member 91 and a second spring 95. The first pressing member 81 includes a first pressing block 812 , a first sleeve 814 located above the first pressing block 812 , and a first protrusion 816 located below the first pressing block 812 . The second pressing member 91 includes a second pressing block 912, a second sleeve 914 located above the second pressing block 912, and a second protrusion 916 located below the second pressing block 912, wherein the first pressing portion 916 The width of the block 812 and the second pressing block 912 are both greater than the width of the second receiving through hole 662, and the width of the first bump 816 and the second bump 916 is smaller than the width of the second receiving through hole 662, thus The support block 724 of the adjusting member 70 can be in contact with the second receiving through hole 662. In the preferred embodiment, the first spring 85 and the second spring 95 are sleeved in the first sleeve 814 and the second sleeve 914, and the two ends abut against the inner side of the outer casing 20 and the first sleeve 814, respectively. The bottom end of the second set of columns 914.

A guide groove 32 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the bottom plate is defined in the bottom plate of the base plate 30. The dial portion 76 is received in the guide groove 32 and can be slid back and forth in the guide groove 32 by an external force.

Next, the operation principle of the input device of the present invention for adjusting the pressing force of the button 40 will be described. Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 simultaneously, when the toggle portion 76 of the adjusting member 70 is located at the first position of the guide groove 32, that is, the foremost end (as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4), due to the limiting block of the adjusting member 70. The 722 abuts against the lower side of the second support plate 66, so that the lever member 60 fails to make a swing, and the second pressing portion 424 of the button 40 fails to contact the first support plate 62. At this time, the user presses the button. The pressure at which the touch switch 52 is turned on is a normal normal pressing pressure F1. In addition, when the dialing portion 76 of the adjusting member 70 is located at the first position of the guiding groove 32, the first protrusion 816 of the first elastic member 80 and the second protrusion 916 of the second elastic member 90 respectively press against the adjusting member. The support block 724 of the 70, thus the first pressing block 812 of the first elastic member 80 and the second pressing block 912 of the second elastic member 90 are unable to provide a downward pressing pressure on the second supporting plate of the lever member 60. 66. Referring to FIG. 5, when the user toggles the dial portion 76 of the adjusting member 70 to the second position of the guide groove 32 of the base 30, that is, the center of the guide groove 32, the limiting block 722 and the supporting block 724 are also Moving backward; at this time, the limiting block 722 falls into the second receiving through hole 662 and thus no longer restricts the swing of the lever member 60, and the first projection 816 of the first elastic member 80 is because of the supporting block 724. After sliding and no longer contacting the support block 724, the first pressing block 812 of the first elastic member 80 is caused to abut against the second supporting plate 66, so that the first pressing block 812 is A downward pressing pressure can be provided on the second support plate 66. According to the principle of the lever, the first support plate 62 swings upward to contact the second pressing portion 424 of the button 40. At this time, the user presses the button 40. To make the touch switch 52 conductive, it is necessary to overcome the extra pressure generated by the first biasing member 80, thus requiring a pressure F2 greater than F1. Finally, referring to FIG. 6, when the user toggles the dial portion 76 of the adjusting member 70 to the third position of the guiding groove 32 of the base 30, that is, the rear end of the guiding groove 32, the first convex portion of the first elastic member 80 The block 816 and the second protrusion 916 of the second elastic member 90 are no longer able to support the support block 724 due to the sliding of the support block 724. Contacting, causing the first pressing block 812 of the first elastic member 80 and the second pressing block 912 of the second elastic member 90 to both abut against the second supporting plate 66 and providing a downward pressing pressure on the second branch In the case of the board 66, at this time, when the user presses the button 40 to turn on the touch switch 52, it is necessary to overcome the extra pressure generated by the first elastic member 80 and the second elastic member 90, so that a larger than F2 is required. The pressure of F3.

That is, by adjusting the dial portion 76 from the front end of the guide groove 32 to the three stages of the rear end, the pressing force of the key 40 can be increased step by step.

The input device 2 of the present invention utilizes the elastic restoring force (pressure) of the first elastic member 80 and the second elastic member 90 to achieve the pressing force of the adjusting button 40. Compared with the prior art, the input device 2 can be adapted to the user's pressing force. Different needs, to some extent, alleviate the hand fatigue caused by the single pressing force of the button, wherein the changed button pressing force is generated by the pressing force of the second pressing portion 424 of the button 40, instead of When the touch pressure switch 52 is directly pressed by the first pressing portion 422; when the pressing force needs to be adjusted, the user only needs to move the dial portion 76 of the adjusting member 70 at the position of the guide groove 32 of the base 30. achieve.

It can be understood that, in addition to the spring, the first spring 85 and the second spring 95 can also adopt other elastic members that provide a resilient restoring force in the downward direction, such as a spring piece or the like. The number of elastic members may also be one, or more than two.

In addition, it is also possible to arrange the input device 2 to move left and right relative to the base 30 by the adjusting member 70 to adjust the pressing force of the button 40.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, other equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the present invention. Within the scope of protection.

1, 2‧‧‧ input device

62‧‧‧First board

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121‧‧‧ Pressing Department

70‧‧‧Adjustment

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14, 50‧‧‧ circuit board

74‧‧‧ body

32‧‧‧ Guide slot

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422‧‧‧First press

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424‧‧‧Second press

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912‧‧‧Second pressure block

816‧‧‧first bump

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85‧‧‧First spring

916‧‧‧second bump

90‧‧‧Second elastic parts

95‧‧‧Second spring

60‧‧‧ lever parts

1 is a schematic structural view of a conventional input device; FIG. 2 is a partial exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the input device of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the input device of the present invention when the adjusting member is in the first position; 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the input device of the present invention when the adjusting member is in the second position; FIG. 6 is a preferred embodiment of the input device of the present invention. A schematic view of the side view when in the third position.

2‧‧‧Input device

722‧‧‧Limited blocks

20‧‧‧Upper shell

724‧‧‧Support block

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74‧‧‧ body

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Claims (12)

An input device includes an upper casing, a base, a button and a touch switch, wherein the button has a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion, and the first pressing portion is used for pressing the touch a pressure switch, the input device further includes a lever member, an adjusting member and at least a first elastic member, the lever member comprising a pivot point and a first support plate and a second support plate on both sides of the pivot point When the adjusting member moves from a first position to a second position relative to the base, the first elastic member presses the second supporting plate, and the first supporting plate presses the second pressing portion. The input device of claim 1, further comprising: a second elastic member, the second elastic member when the adjusting member moves to the second position relative to the base from the first position Pressing the adjusting member, when the adjusting member moves from the second position to the third position relative to the base, the second elastic member presses against the second supporting plate, and the first elastic pressing member continues to press the first pressing member Two boards. The input device of claim 2, wherein the adjusting member further comprises a dialing portion, the base is provided with a guiding slot, the guiding slot receives the dialing portion and the dialing portion is provided It slides inside to allow the adjustment member to move relative to the base. The input device of claim 3, wherein when the adjusting member is in the first position, the dialing portion is located at a front end of the guiding slot, when the adjusting member is located at the second position, The dialing portion is located at a center of the guiding slot, and when the adjusting member is located at the third position, the dialing portion is located at a rear end of the guiding slot. The input device of claim 2, wherein the adjusting member further comprises a supporting block, wherein when the adjusting member is in the first position, the first elastic member presses the supporting block; When the adjusting member is in the second position, the first elastic member is disengaged from the supporting block and presses against the second supporting plate. The input device of claim 5, wherein the adjusting member further comprises a limiting block spaced apart from the front and rear of the supporting block, wherein the first supporting plate is respectively opened at the center of the second supporting plate The first receiving through hole and the second receiving through hole, the first receiving through hole can accommodate the touch switch, and the second support plate can accommodate the support block. The input device of claim 5, wherein the first elastic member comprises a first pressing member and a first elastic member, and the first pressing member comprises a first pressing block located at the a first protrusion below the first pressing block, the second pressing member comprises a second pressing member and a second elastic member, the second pressing member comprises a second pressing block, and the second pressing block is located at the second pressing block a second bump, the first bump abuts the support block when the adjusting member is in the first position; and when the adjusting member moves from the first position to the second position, the first The bump is disengaged from the support block and the first pressing block presses against the second supporting plate; when the adjusting member is moved from the second position to the third position, the second protruding block is disengaged from the supporting block and the first The two pressing blocks press against the second support plate. The input device of claim 7, wherein the first pressing member further comprises a first sleeve above the first pressing block, and the second pressing member further comprises the second a second set of columns above the pressing block, the first elastic member and the second elastic member are respectively sleeved on the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and the two ends are respectively fixed on the inner side of the outer casing and The first set of columns and the bottom end of the second set of columns. The input device of claim 7, wherein the first elastic member and the second elastic member are springs. The input device of claim 7, wherein the first elastic member and the second elastic member are elastic pieces. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a mouse. The input device of claim 1, further comprising a sleeve and a pivot disposed between the first support and the second support, the pivot being insertable on the shaft Inside the sleeve, thereby forming the pivot point.