TWI597627B - Computer mouse with an adjustable palm-rest part - Google Patents

Description

Mouse with adjustable hand rest

The invention relates to a mouse with an adjustable hand rest, in particular to a mouse for controlling a computer cursor, which has a hand rest position which can adjust the tilt angle.

The mouse has been widely used as an input device for controlling a cursor of a computer. At present, the general-purpose mouse has a left-right symmetry. Although both the right hand and the left hand can be used, the shape and size of each person's used hands are different. When operating the mouse, they can only bend to the top of the mouse. The holding angle, over time, is easy to cause damage to the wrist and the like.

The present inventors have felt that the above-mentioned defects can be improved, and the present invention has been put forward with great interest in designing and cooperating with the theory, and finally proposes a invention which is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned defects.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a mouse with an adjustable hand rest, to improve the general mouse can not fully satisfy the shortcomings of the right hand and the left hand user, and to design a hand rest position capable of adjusting the tilt angle for Both right-handed and left-handed users can comfortably place the palm of their hand on the mouse.

In order to solve the above technical problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, a mouse with an adjustable hand rest is provided, which includes a body defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the body having a carrier; a connector, along which a first axis parallel to the lateral direction is rotatably coupled to the carrier; a support housing including a front wall and a rear wall coupled to the front wall, the front wall being adjacent to the connector, the bearing The carrier housing is rotatably coupled to the connector along a second axis perpendicular to the lateral direction, the carrier housing forming a plurality of inclined positions relative to the connector; wherein the connector or the carrier One of the surfaces is provided with a link positioning portion; a positioning assembly abuts against one of the positioning recesses, and the support housing is fixed at one of the inclined positions with respect to the connecting seat; and a handle cover is fixed On the support housing.

The invention has the following beneficial effects: the mouse of the invention has an adjustable hand rest mechanism, which can adjust the tilt angle of the hand rest portion, and is suitable for users of the right hand and the left hand.

In order to further understand the technology, method and effect of the present invention in order to achieve the intended purpose, reference should be made to the detailed description and drawings of the present invention. The drawings and the annexed drawings are intended to be illustrative and not to limit the invention.

1‧‧‧Mouse with adjustable hand rest

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ button

12‧‧‧Hosting

120‧‧‧Receiving area

121‧‧‧bearing bumps

14‧‧‧ horizontal axis

16‧‧‧Adjustment hole

20‧‧‧Connecting Block

21‧‧‧Present

210‧‧‧Pivot hole

22‧‧‧The lower seat

23‧‧‧Chain Positioning Department

230, 231, 232‧‧‧ positioning recess

25‧‧‧ shaft hole

252‧‧‧Control rod entrance

27‧‧‧Component configuration tube

30‧‧‧Support housing

31‧‧‧ front wall

32‧‧‧ Back wall

33, 33' ‧ ‧ Linkage Positioning Department

330, 331, 332‧‧‧ positioning recess

34‧‧‧ shaft seat

340‧‧‧Axis hole

35‧‧‧ shaft tube

36‧‧‧ Combined sleeve

361‧‧‧Locking screw hole

362‧‧ ‧ rim

364‧‧‧ Identification Department

37‧‧‧Component configuration tube

40‧‧‧Hand tray cover

50‧‧‧Lock-type positioning components

51‧‧‧Control lever

511‧‧‧Free end

512‧‧‧ Assembly section

513‧‧‧Limited paragraph

52‧‧‧ Pressing Department

53‧‧‧Locks

532‧‧‧Assembly Department

534‧‧‧Lock arm

536‧‧‧ convex

55‧‧‧ Spring

70‧‧‧Forcing positioning components

71‧‧‧ tube body

72‧‧‧ sphere

73‧‧‧ Spring

75‧‧‧End

F‧‧‧ arrow

C‧‧‧first axis

R‧‧‧second axis

S‧‧‧ screws

S2‧‧‧Locking screw

1 is an exploded perspective view of a mouse with an adjustable hand rest of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the adjustable hand rest mechanism of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the adjustable hand rest mechanism of the present invention.

4 is a perspective assembled view of a mouse with an adjustable hand rest according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective assembled view of the mouse in the state of being locked (removing the handle cover) of the present invention.

Fig. 5A is a cross-sectional view of the mouse latch of the present invention taken along the longitudinal direction and along the intermediate portion.

Figure 6 is a perspective assembled view of the mouse in the unlocked state (moving the handle cover) of the present invention.

Fig. 6A is a cross-sectional view of the mouse of the present invention in the longitudinal direction and along the intermediate portion after unlocking.

Figure 7 is a rear elevational view of the support housing in a horizontal state after removal of the handle cover of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a rear elevational view of the support housing in a right-handed state after the hand rest cover is removed.

Figure 9 is a rear elevational view of the support housing in a leftward tilted state with the hand rest cover removed.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is an exploded perspective view of a mouse with an adjustable hand rest according to the present invention. The invention provides a mouse 1 (hereinafter referred to as a mouse) with an adjustable hand rest, which comprises a body 10, a connecting seat 20, a supporting shell 30, and a handle cover 40 fixed to the supporting shell. Body 30, and a positioning assembly (e.g., component 50). The connecting seat 20, the receiving housing 30, the handle cover 40 and the positioning assembly together form an adjustable hand rest mechanism. The body 10 can also be provided with a vertical adjustment hole 16 for adjusting components such as screws for supporting the bottom surface of the support housing 30 to adjust the height of the support housing 30.

The body 10 defines a longitudinal direction (as indicated by the y-axis) and a lateral direction (as indicated by the x-axis). For convenience of description, one end of the mouse provided with the button 11 is referred to as a front end, and the end on which the palm is placed is referred to as a rear end. The longitudinal direction refers to the direction in which the rear end faces the front end. The body 10 has a carrier 12. The connector 20 is rotatably coupled to the carrier 12 along a first axis C that is parallel to the lateral direction (as shown by the x-axis).

In this embodiment, the connecting base 20 has a top seat 21 and a lower seat 22. The lower seat 22 is connected to the bottom end of the upper seat 21, and the two are slightly L-shaped. The upper seat 21 forms a pivot hole 210, a shaft tube hole 25, and a component arrangement tube 27. The shaft tube hole 25 and the component arrangement tube 27 face the above-described holder housing 30. The front end of the upper seat 21 corresponds to the shaft hole 25 and forms a lever inlet 252.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 3. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views of the adjustable hand rest mechanism of the present invention. The support housing 30 is rotatably coupled to the connecting seat 20 along a second axis R perpendicular to the lateral direction, and the receiving housing 30 forms a plurality of inclined positions with respect to the connecting seat 20 to allow the handle cover 40 to be Form the required angle of inclination.

In order to enable the support housing 30 to be fixed after adjusting the angle, the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of positioning components (such as elements 50 and 70 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) and a link positioning portion (such as the component 23 of FIG. 2). , 33, and the component 33' of FIG. 3) are provided with a connector 20 and a support Housing 30. The above-mentioned link positioning portion may be provided with the surface of the connecting base 20 or the support housing 30. Alternatively, as in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the connecting seat 20 faces the surface of the receiving housing 30 with a loop positioning portion 23. The front wall 31 of the support case 30 is provided with a link positioning portion 33; as shown in Fig. 3, the support case 30 is provided with a link positioning portion 33' facing the surface of the joint 20.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the mouse combination and the hand rest cover 40 of the present invention. The positioning assembly (70 shown in FIG. 5) abuts against the positioning recess of the link positioning portion 33, whereby the holder housing 30 is fixed at one of the inclined positions with respect to the connector 20. In this way, the user can adjust the angle of the palm placed on the mouse according to his own habits, and is more ergonomic. For example, the user of the right hand is slightly inclined to the right, and the user of the left hand is slightly inclined to the left. The details of the above components are more specifically described below.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 , the carrier 12 of the body 10 has a pair of supporting protrusions 121 and a receiving area 120 between the pair of supporting protrusions 121 . The connector 20 is placed in the accommodating area 120. In this embodiment, the horizontal axis 14 passes through the pivot hole 210 of the carrier 12 and the connecting seat 20 by the horizontal axis 14 along the first axis. The connector 20 is rotatably coupled to the carrier 12 along a first axis C that is parallel to the lateral direction (as shown by the x-axis).

The support housing 30 includes a front wall 31 and a rear wall 32 connected to the front wall 31. The front wall 31 is adjacent to the connection base 20. The support housing 30 further has a shaft tube 35 integrally formed toward the connecting seat 20 by the front wall 31, and a component arrangement tube 37 located below the shaft tube 35. The shaft tube 35 is placed in the shaft tube hole 25 of the coupling seat 20, whereby the bearing housing 30 is rotatable relative to the coupling seat 20 in the direction of the shaft tube 35 to adjust the angle.

In this embodiment, the support housing 30 is coupled to the connecting base 20, and the receiving housing 30 further includes a shaft tube 35 through which the coupling sleeve 36 passes through the receiving housing 30. The coupling sleeve 36 has a head end (near the reference numeral 361) and a tip end which is hollow. The head end of the coupling sleeve 36 extends beyond the shaft tube 35 and extends into the connecting seat 20 and is fixed to the connecting seat 20. The end of the coupling sleeve 36 abuts against one side of the front wall 31. Thereby supporting the housing 30 Connected to the connector 20 to avoid separation. In this embodiment, a locking screw hole 361 is formed at the head end of the coupling sleeve 36, and a retaining edge 362 is formed at the end of the coupling sleeve 36. The connecting base 20 is locked to the locking screw hole 361 of the coupling sleeve 36 by a locking screw S2. The retaining edge 362 forms a flat shaped identification portion 364 that corresponds to the locking screw hole 361 to facilitate alignment with the locking screw S2 during assembly.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the positioning assembly of the present embodiment may be a lockable positioning assembly 50 that is operable and lockable. The lock type positioning assembly 50 includes a control rod 51, a pressing portion 52, a locking member 53, and a spring 55. The pressing portion 52 is located on the side of the connecting base 20 opposite to the receiving housing 30. The control rod 51 passes through the connecting rod 20 and the coupling sleeve 36 of the control rod inlet 252 (refer to FIG. 2) of the connecting seat 20. One end of the control rod 51 is connected to the pressing portion 52, and the other end of the control rod 51 extends to the supporting shell. The interior of the body 30 is adjacent to the rear wall 32 of the support housing 30.

The locking member 53 is located in the receiving housing 30 and is fixed to the control rod 51; wherein the receiving housing 30 is provided with a connecting portion 33 facing the locking member 53, the locking member 53 having at least one end inserted into the ring positioning A positioning recess (one of 330, 331, 332) of the portion 33.

The spring 55 provides the force of the above-described latching member 53 toward the connecting seat 20, whereby the latching member 53 is normally fixed to the link positioning portion 33. The spring 55 of the present embodiment is a tension spring, but is not limited thereto.

The locking member 53 has an assembly portion 532 and a pair of locking arms 534. The pair of lock arms 534 are coupled to both sides of the assembly portion 532. The assembly portion 532 is locked to an assembly section 512 of the control rod 51 by a screw S. The support housing 30 is provided with a pair of link positioning portions 33 corresponding to the pair of lock arms 534, and each of the link positioning portions 33 is provided with a plurality of positioning recesses 330, 331, 332. In the preferred embodiment, each of the link positioning portions 33 is provided with three positioning recesses corresponding to three angles of right tilt (positioning recess 331), horizontal (positioning recess 330), and left tilt (positioning recess 332). A distal end 536 is formed at the end of each lock arm 534, and the convex portion 536 is inserted into one of the positioning recesses 330, or 331, or 332.

The control rod 51 includes a slightly recessed limiting portion 513 through which the locking screw S2 passes through the locking screw hole 361 of the coupling sleeve 36 and abuts against the limiting portion 513.

The support housing 30 has a generally U-shaped shaft seat 34, and the shaft seat 34 is provided with a shaft hole 340. The control rod 51 has a free end 511. The free end 511 penetrates into the shaft hole 340 of the shaft seat 34. The spring 55 is sleeved on the control rod 51. The spring 55 abuts against the shaft seat 34 and the locking member 53, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the embodiment further provides another positioning component. The positioning component may be a pressing positioning component 70 , such that the bearing housing 30 is pressed against the connecting seat 20 or the connecting seat 20 is forced to The housing 30 is supported, or as shown in this embodiment, the two are forced to each other. The above tightening means that the pressing positioning assembly 70 has an elastically displaceable ball 72 which is urged by the elastic force to force the ball 72 against the joint positioning portion. In the present embodiment, the pressing positioning assembly 70 includes a tubular body 71, a spherical body 72 is received at the front end of the tubular body 71, a spring 73 is received in the tubular body 71, and a distal end portion 75 is fixed to the rear end of the tubular body 71. The tip portion 75 can be a polygonal groove. The support housing 30 is assembled with a forced positioning assembly 70 in the assembly tube 37 and toward the connector housing 20 having a loop positioning portion 23 facing the carrier housing 30. The connecting seat 20 is assembled with a pressing positioning assembly 70 in the component disposing tube 27 and facing the receiving housing 30. The receiving housing 30 has a loop positioning portion 33' facing the connecting seat 20. The ball 72 is abutted against the link positioning portion (23, 33').

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 5A, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the mouse in the locked state and the support housing in a horizontal state; and FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view of the mouse of the present invention along the longitudinal direction and along the intermediate portion. In the normal state, the lock type positioning assembly 50 is in a locked state due to the urging force of the spring 55, and the lock member 53 is positioned in the joint positioning portion 33.

When the user wants to adjust the angle of the hand rest, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 6A, pressing the pressing portion 52 of the locking type positioning assembly 50, as shown by an arrow F in FIG. 6A, causes the control lever 51 to move backward. The lock member 53 is separated from the link positioning portion 33. At this time, the support housing 30 is rotatable rightward or leftward relative to the connector 20 along the control lever 51.

Thereby, the support case (removing the handle cover) of the mouse of the present invention can be in a horizontal state, as shown in FIG. 7, wherein the lock member 53 is positioned at the positioning recess 330 of the link positioning portion 33; or The support housing (removing the handle cover) of the mouse of the present invention may be inclined to the right, as shown in FIG. 8, wherein the locking member 53 is positioned at the positioning recess 332 of the link positioning portion 33; The support case (moving the handle cover) of the inventive mouse can be tilted to the left, as shown in FIG. 9, wherein the lock member 53 is positioned at the positioning recess 331 of the link positioning portion 33.

In addition, the support housing 30 is normally abutted against the connector 20 by the combination of the sleeve 36 and the forced positioning assembly 70. The pressing positioning assembly 70 is movable between the positioning recesses 230, 231, 232 along the link positioning portion 23 in the process of rotating the support housing 30 to provide a stepwise operation feel.

The feature and function of the present invention is that the mouse has an adjustable hand rest mechanism, which can adjust the tilt angle of the hand rest portion, and is suitable for users of the right hand and the left hand.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Mouse with adjustable hand rest

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ button

12‧‧‧Hosting

120‧‧‧Receiving area

121‧‧‧bearing bumps

14‧‧‧ horizontal axis

16‧‧‧Adjustment hole

20‧‧‧Connecting Block

30‧‧‧Support housing

40‧‧‧Hand tray cover

50‧‧‧Lock-type positioning components

C‧‧‧first axis

R‧‧‧second axis

Claims (9)

A mouse with an adjustable hand rest, comprising: a body defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the body having a carrier; a connecting seat rotatable along a first axis parallel to the lateral direction Connected to the carrier; a support housing comprising a front wall and a rear wall connected to the front wall, the front wall being adjacent to the connecting seat, the support housing being perpendicular to the lateral direction a second axis rotatably coupled to the connecting seat, the receiving housing forming a plurality of inclined positions with respect to the connecting seat; wherein the receiving housing has a shaft tube integrally formed from the front wall toward the connecting seat The connecting seat forms a shaft tube hole, and the shaft tube is disposed in the shaft tube hole; the receiving housing further includes a shaft tube through which the coupling sleeve passes, the coupling sleeve has a head end And an end end extending beyond the shaft tube and extending into the connecting seat and fixed to the connecting seat, the end abutting a side of the front wall; wherein the connecting seat or the supporting shell The surface is provided with a connecting portion; a positioning component abuts A recess portion of the positioning, fixing and supporting the housing relative to the connecting seat wherein one of said inclined position; and a hand under the cover, fixed to the supporting housing. The mouse with an adjustable hand rest as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier of the body has a pair of carrying bumps and an accommodating area between the pair of carrying bumps, the connecting seat In the accommodating area, the mouse with the adjustable hand rest also has a horizontal axis along the first axis, and the horizontal axis passes through the bearing seat and the connecting seat. A mouse with an adjustable hand rest according to claim 1, wherein the head end of the coupling sleeve forms a locking screw hole, and the end forms a retaining edge, and the retaining edge is formed. An identification portion, the position of the identification portion corresponding to the locking screw hole, the connecting seat being locked to the locking screw hole of the coupling sleeve by a locking screw. The mouse with an adjustable hand rest according to claim 1, wherein the positioning component is a latch type positioning component, and the latch type positioning component comprises: a pressing portion, located opposite to the receiving housing One side of the connecting seat; a control rod passing through the connecting seat and the coupling sleeve, one end of the control rod is connected to the pressing portion, and the other end of the control rod extends to the inside of the supporting housing; a locking member located in the receiving housing and fixed to the control rod; wherein the supporting housing has the connecting portion positioning portion facing the locking member, the locking member having at least one end inserted into the connecting portion of the connecting portion a positioning recess; and a spring providing a force of the locking member toward the connecting seat, the locking member being normally fixed to the connecting portion of the connecting ring. The mouse with an adjustable hand rest according to claim 4, wherein the locking member has an assembly portion and a pair of locking arms connected to two sides of the assembly portion, the support housing is provided with a pair of the same The pair of link positioning portions respectively correspond to the pair of lock arms, and each end of the lock arm forms a convex portion, and the convex portion is inserted into the link positioning portion. The mouse of the adjustable hand rest according to claim 4, wherein the control rod includes a limiting portion, the locking screw passes through the locking screw hole of the coupling sleeve, and abuts the limit Bit segment. A mouse with an adjustable hand rest according to claim 4, wherein the support housing has a shaft seat, the shaft seat is provided with a shaft hole, and the control rod has a free end, and the free end penetrates the shaft In the shaft hole of the seat, the spring is sleeved on the control rod, and the spring abuts against the shaft seat and the locking member respectively. The mouse of the adjustable hand rest according to claim 1, wherein the positioning component is a pressing positioning component, the pressing positioning component has an elastically displaceable ball, wherein the supporting housing is assembled The pressing positioning component faces the a connector housing having the connector positioning portion facing the carrier housing; wherein the connector housing includes the tensioning positioning assembly toward the carrier housing, the carrier housing having the connector housing a link positioning portion, wherein the ball abuts against the link positioning portion. The mouse of the adjustable hand rest according to claim 8, wherein the pressing positioning component comprises a tubular body, a spring is received in the tubular body, and a distal end is fixed to the rear end of the tubular body. The ball is placed at the front end of the pipe body.