TWI637294B - Computer mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer mouse can continuously adjust the front, back, and upper moving distances of the upper shell of the mouse through the rotation of two thread structures, thereby adjusting the front, back, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse to match the hand shape of each operator. Improve operating comfort.

Description

Computer mouse

The present invention relates to a computer mouse, and more particularly to a computer mouse that can adjust the position of the upper shell of the mouse.

Due to the progress of the times, people's dependence on computer equipment such as desktop computers, notebook computers, and tablet computers has gradually deepened, and the mouse can be used to manipulate these computer devices, and it has gradually become an indispensable computer accessory for people.

According to one of the most popular issues of the current universal mouse, the size and shape of the mouse cannot match the shape of each operator, which affects the feel of the mouse operation. Even after long-term use, it may be Injures the operator's wrists, etc.

More specifically, the mouse's structure often has the design of the upper shell of the mouse. The upper shell of the mouse is used to support the palm of the operator, so as to prevent the operator's palm from hanging when the mouse is operated, and the wrist is forced to generate force. Discomfort, of course, when a large palm operator is operating a conventional mouse, it is prone to the fact that the upper shell of the mouse cannot effectively support the palm of the operator, so that the palm of the operator is still vacant, and the palm is still weak. When the operator operates a conventional mouse, it is easy for the upper shell of the mouse to raise the palm of the operator, forcing the operator's wrist to bend. The occurrence of the above situation will affect the operator's feel for the operation of the mouse, and even damage the operator's wrist and the like.

Therefore, how to improve the structural design of the computer mouse, so that the position of the computer mouse mouse upper shell can match the shape of each operator, and become a technical issue that the industry is currently trying to overcome.

In view of the above disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention provides a computer mouse comprising: a mouse base, a mouse upper case, a carrying mechanism, a first threaded structure and a second threaded structure. The bearing mechanism has a movable base, a transmission member and a link structure, the link structure supports the upper shell of the mouse, the link structure has a fixed portion and a movable portion, and the fixed portion is coupled to the activity The movable portion is coupled to the transmission member, and the height of the link structure changes correspondingly when the movable portion moves relative to the movable base; the first thread structure is coupled to the mouse base and the Between the movable bases, the first threaded structure is rotatable relative to the mouse base to move the movable base back and forth relative to the mouse base, thereby driving the upper shell of the mouse to move back and forth relative to the mouse base; The second thread structure is coupled between the movable base and the transmission member, the second thread structure is rotatable relative to the movable base, and the transmission member is moved relative to the movable base to make the movable portion relative to the movable portion The movable base moves to change the height of the link structure, thereby driving the upper shell of the mouse to move up and down relative to the base of the mouse.

Compared with the prior art, the computer mouse of the present invention can continuously move the upper shell of the mouse back and forth, up and down, respectively, through the rotation of the two thread structures, thereby adjusting the front, back, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse to match each The operator's hand shape meets the needs of each operator. In addition, the two thread structures of the computer mouse of the present invention can be separated, so that the adjustment of the front, rear, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse does not interfere with each other, and only one of them can be selected for position adjustment, or even simultaneously Adjust the front, back, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse. Furthermore, since the pitch of the thread structure is fixed, the moving state of the upper shell of the mouse can be controlled by the number of rotations (degrees) of the thread, and thus the front and rear movement distances of the upper shell of the mouse of the computer mouse of the present invention The fine adjustment can be carried out through the thread structure, that is, the adjustment freedom of the front, rear, and upper positions of the upper mouse case of the computer mouse of the present invention is excellent.

The other aspects of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure. The invention may also be embodied or applied by other different embodiments. The details of the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In particular, the relative relationship and relative positions of the various elements in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not representative of actual implementation of the invention.

The invention mainly provides a structural design of a computer mouse, so that the position of the upper mouse shell of the computer mouse can be adjusted to match the hand shape of each operator, thereby improving the comfort of the computer mouse operation. For the technical idea of the present invention, please refer to the invention invention and the following description:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the computer mouse 1 of the present invention includes a mouse base 11, a mouse upper case 12, a carrier mechanism 13, a first thread structure 14 and a second thread structure 15. The upper mouse case 12 is a plate-like structure that extends to the left and right sides of the tail of the mouse base 11, and the plate-like structure is curved to support the palm of the operator.

The carrier mechanism 13 has a movable base 131, a coupling structure 132, a transmission member 133 and a link structure 134. The transmission member 133 has a transmission member guide post 1331. The movable base 131 is movable back and forth with respect to the mouse base 11 over a predetermined stroke. The coupling structure 132 is disposed between the link structure 134 and the upper mouse case 12, and respectively combines the link structure 134 and the mouse upper case 12, and the link structure 134 and the mouse upper case 12 are made by the joint structure 132. The height will change synchronously. The connecting rod structure 134 supports the upper mouse shell 12 through the coupling structure 132. The connecting rod structure 134 has a fixing portion 1345 and a movable portion 1346. The fixing portion 1345 is coupled to the movable base 131, and the movable portion 1346 is coupled to the transmission. The member 133 is movable relative to the movable base 131. When the movable portion 1346 is moved relative to the movable base 131, the height of the link structure 134 is correspondingly changed. The link structure 134 can be constructed of links of various configurations. For example, the link structure 134 can be a scissor foot structure with dual links, or even a single link structure. In a specific embodiment, if the link structure 134 is a single link structure, the middle portion of the single link structure can be pivoted to a point for rotation, and the lower end of the single link structure can be provided with a storage chute for the transmission The end of the transmission member guide post 1331 of the member 133 is slidable within the housing chute.

In the embodiment of FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 , the link structure 134 is a scissor foot structure, and the lower end sides of the scissor foot structure have a total of four lower end portions; wherein the movable portion 1346 is four lower end portions and the transmission member guide post. The 1331 coupler, the fixed portion 1345 can be a coupler of the four lower ends and the movable base 131. More specifically, the link structure 134 has two pivot ends 1341, 1342 and two slip ends 1343, 1344. The two pivotal ends 1341 and 1342 are pivotally connected to the movable base 131 and the joint structure 132 respectively, so that the link structure 134 can pivot relative to the movable base 131 and the joint structure 132 respectively, wherein the pivot end 1341 is the above fixed part. 1345. The two sliding ends 1343 and 1344 are respectively slidably disposed on the movable base 131 and the joint structure 132, so that the link structure 134 can slide relative to the movable base 131 and the joint structure 132 respectively, and the transmission member 133 is engaged with the link structure 134. The sliding end 1343 is disposed on the movable base 131, wherein the sliding end 1343 is the movable portion 1346.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mouse base 11 has a base screwing portion 113 having a screw hole for screwing the first thread structure 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the first threaded structure 14 is an adjusting bolt that can be coupled between the mouse base screwing portion 113 and the movable base 131 to screw the mouse base 11 and the movable base 131. As shown in FIG. 4, the first thread structure 14 can be forced to rotate about the central axis of the first thread structure 14, and the movable base 131 moves back and forth relative to the mouse base 11; as shown in FIG. 5, the first thread structure 14 Rotation in the counterclockwise direction can drive the mouse upper case 12 to move back and forth with respect to the mouse base 11 by a distance D2. As shown in FIG. 9, the adjusting bolt of the first threaded structure 14 has a front and rear adjusting urging portion 141 which is, for example, a nut, and the front and rear adjusting urging portion 141 is exposed to the rear of the upper shell 12 of the mouse, and the surface has irregularities. The structure is configured to apply a rotational force to rotate the first threaded structure 14 relative to the mouse base 11, so that the movable base 131 can move forward and backward relative to the mouse base 11 by a distance D2 between the front dead center FD and the rear dead center BD. Then, the front and rear positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse are adjusted.

In addition, since the pitch of the first thread structure 14 is fixed, the extent to which the movable base 131 moves back and forth relative to the mouse base 11 is related to the degree of rotation of the first thread structure 14 relative to the mouse base 11, so the computer of the present invention The forward and backward movement distance D2 of the mouse upper case 12 of the mouse 1 can be continuously fine-tuned by changing the degree of rotation of the first thread structure 14 with respect to the mouse base 11.

Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear side of the upper shell 12 of the mouse has a first notch 121, and the urging portion 141 is adjusted before and after the exposure, so that the user can easily remove the upper shell 12 of the mouse. The first thread structure 14 can be rotated by force.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the mouse base 11 has a base guide post 111 such as a circular-section columnar body. Accordingly, the load-bearing mechanism 13 has, for example, an elliptical-section hole groove. The carrier mechanism moves the guiding structure 135. Wherein, the pedestal guide post 111 is adapted to enter the carrier mechanism movement guiding structure 135, and the carrier mechanism movement guiding structure 135 can provide guidance, and the guiding movable base 131 moves back and forth relative to the pedestal guide post 111 on a predetermined stroke, thus Through the combined structure 132 of the upper shell 12 of the mouse, the upper shell 12 of the mouse can be linearly moved between the front and rear dead points FD and BD, thereby adjusting the front and rear positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse.

The second thread structure 15 can also be an adjusting bolt, which can be coupled between the movable base 131 and the transmission member 133. The second thread structure 15 can rotate about the central axis of the second thread structure 15, as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 8 and FIG. It is to be noted that the adjusting bolt of the second thread structure 15 has an upper and lower adjustment urging portion 151 which is, for example, a nut, and the upper and lower adjustment urging portion 151 is exposed to the right rear of the upper shell 12 of the mouse, and has a concave-convex structure on the surface. The user applies a force to rotate the second thread structure 15 to move the transmission member 133 relative to the movable base 131, even if the movable portion 1346 moves relative to the movable base 131; and thus the two sliding ends 1343, 1344 are respectively opposite to the movable base 131 The joint structure 132 slides, thereby changing the height of the link structure 134, thereby driving the mouse upper shell 12 to move up and down with respect to the mouse base 11 between the top dead center UD and the bottom dead center DD by a distance D1, thereby adjusting the mouse. The upper and lower positions of the shell 12.

Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear side of the upper shell 12 of the mouse has a second notch 122, and the upper and lower adjustment urging portion 151 is exposed, so that the user can easily remove the upper shell 12 of the mouse. The second thread structure 15 can be rotated by force.

In addition, since the pitch of the second thread structure 15 is fixed, the extent to which the upper mouse case 12 moves up and down relative to the mouse base 11 is related to the degree of rotation of the second thread structure 15 relative to the movable base 131, so the computer of the present invention The vertical movement distance D1 of the mouse upper case 12 of the mouse 1 can be continuously fine-tuned by changing the degree of rotation of the second screw structure 15 with respect to the mouse base 11.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, the transmission member 133 has a transmission member guide post 1331, and the carrier mechanism 13 has a scissor-foot movement guiding structure 136 such as an elliptical-section hole slot, and the transmission member guide post 1331 and the connecting rod One of the sliding ends 1343 of the structure 134 moves through the scissor foot guiding structure 136 to allow the two to bond. When the transmission member 133 moves relative to the movable base 131, the scissor foot movement guiding structure 136 can guide the transmission member guide post 1331 or the sliding end 1343 to move back and forth relative to the movable base 131 on a predetermined stroke, so that the link structure 134 Through the joint structure 132 combined with the upper shell 12 of the mouse, the upper shell 12 of the mouse is moved between the upper and lower dead points UD and DD, thereby adjusting the upper and lower positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse.

In addition, it should be noted that the first and second thread structures 14, 15 can be separated, so that the adjustment of the front, rear, and up and down positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse does not interfere with each other, and the front and rear of the upper shell 12 of the mouse can be separately selected. The position is continuously adjusted, and the upper and lower positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse can be separately adjusted for adjustment (as shown in FIG. 10), and even the front and rear positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse can be continuously adjusted at the same time (as shown in the figure). 11), the computer mouse of the present invention can arbitrarily continuously adjust the front, rear, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse to increase the operational comfort as much as possible in accordance with the hand shape of each operator.

In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 12, the computer mouse 1 of the present invention may additionally be provided with a power source 16 such as a motor and a control module 17 composed of, for example, a circuit board, so that the user can borrow The control module 17 is commanded by the mouse driver 21 installed on the computer terminal 2, so that the power source 16 provides rotational energy to the first and second thread structures 14, 15 so that the user can The amount of rotation and the direction of rotation of the first and second threaded structures 14, 15 are controlled, and the adjustment of the front, back, and up and down positions of the upper shell 12 of the mouse is completed on the computer mouse 1.

In summary, the present invention provides a computer mouse that can continuously move the upper shell of the mouse back and forth, up and down, respectively, through the rotation of two threaded structures, thereby continuously adjusting the front, back, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse. To match the hand shape of each operator as much as possible. In addition, the two threaded structures of the computer mouse of the present invention can be separated, so that the front, rear, and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse can be adjusted by selecting one or two, synchronous or asynchronous. Moreover, since the pitch of the thread structure is fixed, the moving state of the upper shell of the mouse can be controlled by the number of rotations of the thread, so that the front and rear movement distances of the upper shell of the mouse of the computer mouse of the present invention can be transmitted through the thread. The structure is used for continuous fine adjustment, so that the adjustment degrees of the front, back, and upper positions of the upper mouse case of the computer mouse of the present invention are excellent.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations of the above-described embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be as defined in the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧Computer mouse

2‧‧‧ computer end

11‧‧‧Mouse base

111‧‧‧ pedestal guide post

112‧‧‧Transmission moving guide structure

113‧‧‧Base screw joint

12‧‧‧The upper shell of the mouse

121‧‧‧ first gap

122‧‧‧ second gap

13‧‧‧Loading mechanism

131‧‧‧Active base

132‧‧‧Combination structure

133‧‧‧ Transmission parts

1331‧‧‧Transmission guide column

134‧‧‧ linkage structure

1341, 1342‧‧‧ pivot end

1343, 1344‧‧‧ slip end

1345‧‧‧Fixed Department

1346‧‧‧ Activities Department

135‧‧‧Loading mechanism mobile guiding structure

136‧‧‧Scissor foot movement guiding structure

14‧‧‧First thread structure

141‧‧‧Adjustment of the Ministry of Forces

15‧‧‧Second thread structure

151‧‧‧Up and down adjustment force department

16‧‧‧Power source

17‧‧‧Control Module

21‧‧‧ Mouse driver

FD‧‧‧ front dead point

BD‧‧‧ dead point

UD‧‧‧top dead point

DD‧‧‧Bottom dead point

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a computer mouse of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of a portion of the components of the computer mouse shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of a portion of the components of the computer mouse shown in Figure 1.

4 to 8 are diagrams showing the actuation relationship of some components of the computer mouse shown in FIG. 1.

Figure 6-1 is a partial enlarged view of the area indicated by symbol A in some components of the computer mouse shown in Fig. 6.

Figure 9 is a first actuation diagram of the computer mouse shown in Figure 1.

Figure 10 is a second actuation diagram of the computer mouse shown in Figure 1.

Figure 11 is a third actuation diagram of the computer mouse shown in Figure 1.

Figure 12 is a block diagram showing the control mode of the computer mouse of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A computer mouse includes: a mouse base; a mouse upper case; a carrying mechanism, the carrying mechanism has a movable base, a transmission member and a link structure, the link structure supports the mouse The upper casing has a fixed portion and a movable portion coupled to the movable base, the movable portion being coupled to the transmission member, when the movable portion moves relative to the movable base, The height of the link structure is correspondingly changed; a first thread structure is coupled between the mouse base and the movable base, and the first thread structure is rotatable relative to the mouse base The movable base moves back and forth relative to the mouse base, thereby driving the upper shell of the mouse to move forward and backward relative to the mouse base; and a second thread structure coupled to the movable base and the second threaded structure Between the transmission members, the second thread structure is rotatable relative to the movable base, and the transmission member is moved relative to the movable base to move the movable portion relative to the movable base, and the height of the link structure is changed. To drive the mouse on the mouse housing with respect to the vertical movement of the base. The computer mouse according to claim 1, wherein the transmission member has a transmission member guide post, the link structure is a scissor structure, and the scissor foot structure has four lower ends, the activity The portion of the four lower end portions is coupled to the transmission member guide post, and the fixing portion is the four lower end portions and the movable base coupler. The computer mouse according to claim 1, wherein the first and second thread structures are respectively an adjusting bolt, and each of the adjusting bolts has a nut, and the nuts are exposed to the mouse. The rear of the upper shell. The computer mouse according to claim 1, wherein the supporting mechanism further has a combined structure disposed between the connecting rod structure and the upper shell of the mouse, the connecting rod structure The two pivoting ends are respectively pivotally connected to the movable base and the combined structure, so that the link structure can be pivoted relative to the movable base and the combined structure, respectively. The sliding end is respectively slidably disposed on the movable base and the combined structure, so that the link structure can be respectively slid relative to the movable base and the combined structure, and the transmission member is coupled to the link structure and is slidably disposed in the movable structure. a sliding end of the base; the second threaded structure is configured to allow the two sliding ends to slide relative to the movable base and the coupling structure, respectively, and the two pivoting ends are respectively pivoted relative to the movable base and the combined structure . The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the movable base is movable back and forth relative to the mouse base between a front dead center and a rear dead point, the mouse base having a a pedestal guide post, the support mechanism further has a carrying mechanism moving guiding structure, the pedestal guiding post is adapted to enter the carrying mechanism moving guiding structure, the carrying mechanism moving guiding structure guiding the movable base relative to the predetermined stroke The pedestal guide post moves back and forth to move the upper shell of the mouse between the front and rear dead points. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the upper shell of the mouse is movable up and down with respect to the mouse base between a top dead center and a lower dead point, the transmission member having a transmission a guide post, the support mechanism further has a scissor foot movement guiding structure, the transmission member guide post is engaged with the link structure by the scissor foot moving guiding structure, and the scissor foot moving guiding structure guides the transmission The moving guide column moves back and forth relative to the movable base on a predetermined stroke, so that the link structure moves the upper shell of the mouse between the upper and lower dead points. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the movable base is movable back and forth relative to the mouse base between a front dead center and a rear dead point, the mouse base having a The transmission member moves the guiding structure, and the transmission member moves the guiding structure to guide the transmission member to move back and forth relative to the mouse base on a predetermined stroke, so that the connecting rod structure causes the upper shell of the mouse to die above and below Move between points. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the first thread structure has a front and rear adjustment force applying portion, and the front and rear adjustment force applying portion is adapted to apply force, and the first thread structure is Rotating with respect to the base of the mouse; the second threaded structure has an up-and-down adjustment urging portion for biasing the second threaded structure relative to the movable base; The upper and lower adjustment force applying portions are respectively exposed at the rear of the upper shell of the mouse. The computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the two sides of the upper shell of the mouse have a first notch and a second notch respectively, and the first and second notches are exposed before and after, respectively. Adjust the force application section up and down. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the mouse base has a base screwing portion, and the base screwing portion can screw the first thread structure to make the first A threaded structure is rotatable relative to the base of the mouse. The computer mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a power source and a control module, wherein the control module is capable of accepting commands, and the power source provides rotational energy to the first and second thread structures. , 俾 adjust the front and rear and up and down positions of the upper shell of the mouse.