TWI817843B - Wheel device and mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

A wheel device is applied to a mouse and includes a supporter, a wheel module, a lighting unit and a sheltering component. The wheel module includes a wheel axle, an encoder and a wheel component. The wheel axle includes an axle body, a wheel surface and a wheel frame. The axle body is rotatably disposed on the supporter and on center of the wheel frame. The wheel surface is located on an outer surface of the wheel frame. The encoder is connected to the axle body to detect rotation parameters of the wheel axle. The wheel component covers the wheel surface. The lighting unit is disposed on the supporter and inside the wheel frame, and emits an illumination beam to the wheel module. The sheltering component is disposed on the supporter and covers the lighting unit to prevent the illumination beam from leakage through two sides of the wheel component.

Description

Mouse wheel device and mouse

The present invention provides a mouse wheel device and a mouse thereof, in particular, a mouse wheel device and a mouse thereof that can avoid light leakage.

The scroll wheel module on the top of the mouse is mainly used to control the scrolling of the computer screen. The rotation speed of the scroll wheel operated by the user's fingers is directly related to the scrolling speed of the screen and the range of images that the user can browse per unit time. The rolling speed of the scroll wheel is usually detected through an encoder. The roller can be made of transparent material, and a light-emitting unit is arranged inside it. The illuminating light from the light-emitting unit is reflected by the inner wall of the wheel so that the wheel can emit light; however, a gap will be formed between the wheel and the mouse case to ensure that the wheel does not rub or collide with the mouse case when rotating, so the light emitted by the light-emitting unit Illuminating light easily leaks out of the casing through gaps, destroying the luminous effect of the scroll wheel and the overall beauty of the mouse.

The present invention provides a mouse wheel device and a mouse thereof that can avoid light leakage to solve the above problems.

The patent application scope of the present invention discloses a mouse wheel device, which includes a support base, a wheel module, a light-emitting unit and a light-shielding member. The roller module includes a wheel shaft, a decoder and a roller component. The wheel axle includes an axle body, a wheel surface and a wheel frame. The shaft body is rotatable is set on the support base. The shaft body is arranged at the center of the wheel frame. The wheel surface is located on an outer surface of the wheel frame. The decoder is connected to the shaft body to detect a rotation parameter of the wheel shaft. The roller component covers the wheel surface. The light-emitting unit is disposed on the support base and located in the wheel frame, and is used to emit illuminating light to the roller module. The light-shielding member is arranged on the support base, and the light-shielding member covers the light-emitting unit to prevent the illumination light from leaking from both sides of the roller member.

The patent application scope of the present invention also discloses a mouse, which includes a shell and a mouse wheel device. The housing is used to accommodate the mouse wheel device. The mouse wheel device includes a support base, a wheel module, a light-emitting unit and a light-shielding member. The roller module includes a wheel shaft, a decoder and a roller component. The wheel axle includes an axle body, a wheel surface and a wheel frame. The shaft body is rotatably arranged on the support seat. The shaft body is arranged at the center of the wheel frame. The wheel surface is located on an outer surface of the wheel frame. The decoder is connected to the shaft body to detect a rotation parameter of the wheel shaft. The roller component covers the wheel surface. The light-emitting unit is disposed on the support base and located in the wheel frame, and is used to emit illuminating light to the roller module. The light-shielding member is arranged on the support base, and the light-shielding member covers the light-emitting unit to prevent the illumination light from leaking from both sides of the roller member.

The mouse wheel device and its mouse of the present invention use light-shielding parts to cover the light-emitting unit in the wheel module; the light-shielding parts can not only guide the illumination light emitted by the light-emitting unit to be projected onto the wheel frame of the wheel axis of the wheel module, but also block it. The illumination light leaks from both sides of the roller part of the roller module. The light-shielding member may be an arched part that only shields the light-emitting unit, or an extension part may be provided next to the arched part to improve its installation stability, or a shaft cover part may be provided between the arched part and the extension part to provide better coverage. Coverage. The cross-sectional structure of the light-shielding part is not limited to the aforementioned bent structure, arc-shaped structure or inclined plate structure. As long as the light-shielding part does not hinder the operation of the roller module and can prevent the illumination light from overflowing from the housing opening, it can be used in this application. The invented mouse wheel device and its mouse.

10:Mouse

12: Shell

121:Opening

14:Mouse wheel device

16: Support base

18:Roller module

20:Light-emitting unit

22:Light shielding parts

221:Outer surface

222:Inner surface

24:axle

26:Decoder

28:Roller parts

30: Shaft body

32: Wheel surface

34: rim

36: Arch

38:Extension

40:Shaft cover part

42:Erect section

44: Lateral section

46:Light-shielding coating

Figure 1 is an exploded diagram of some components of a mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are schematic views of a mouse wheel device according to an embodiment of the present invention from different viewing angles.

Figures 4 to 6 are schematic diagrams of light shielding members according to different embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the light-shielding member and its cross-sectional structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 8 and 9 are structural cross-sectional views of light shielding members according to other embodiments of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1. Figure 1 is an exploded diagram of some components of the mouse 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mouse 10 may include a housing 12, a mouse wheel device 14, and other components. The housing 12 is used to cover and accommodate the mouse wheel device 14 and other components. The mouse wheel device 14 will partially protrude from the housing 12 so that the user can touch and manipulate the mouse wheel device 14 to input control commands. The mouse wheel device 14 can have a light-emitting function, so that the mouse 10 has a better appearance. Other components may be circuit boards, computing processors, or related electronic components, which are not the design purpose of the present invention and will not be described in detail.

Please refer to Figures 2 and 3. Figures 2 and 3 are schematic views of the mouse wheel device 14 according to the embodiment of the present invention from different viewing angles. The mouse wheel device 14 may include a support base 16, a wheel module 18, a light emitting unit 20 and a light shielding member 22. The support base 16 can be made of hard plastic parts and used to support other components. The style and size of the support base 16 are not limited to the ones shown in the figures, but depend on the design requirements. The roller module 18 may include a wheel axle 24 , a decoder 26 and a roller component 28 . The axle 24 is installed on the support base 16 . The roller member 28 is wrapped around the outer edge of the wheel shaft 24 . The decoder 26 is arranged next to the wheel shaft 24 and generally uses optical detection technology to detect the rotation parameters of the wheel shaft 24 to convert them into control instructions.

The axle 24 may further include an axle body 30 , a wheel surface 32 and a wheel frame 34 . The shaft 30 is a rod-shaped structure and is rotatably arranged on the support base 16 . The shaft body 30 can be disposed at the center of the wheel frame 34 , and the wheel surface 32 can be located on the outer surface of the wheel frame 34 . The decoder 26 can be connected to the shaft body 30 and detect the movement of characteristic points on the shaft body 30 to determine the rotation parameters of the wheel shaft 24 . The roller component 28 covers the wheel surface 32 of the wheel shaft 24 and is an interface for the user to touch and control. The light-emitting unit 20 can be disposed on the support base 16 and located on the wheel frame 34 , so that the illuminating light emitted by the light-emitting unit 20 can directly illuminate the roller module 18 .

The wheel module 18 of the mouse wheel device 14 will partially protrude from the housing 12 , which means that the housing 12 has an opening 121 to expose the wheel module 18 . In order to prevent illumination light from overflowing from both sides of the roller member 28 and out of the opening 121, the present invention arranges the light shielding member 22 on the support base 16 and covers the light-emitting unit 20 without hindering the normal operation of the roller module 18 to ensure the use of the light-emitting unit 20. The user will not directly see the illumination light emitted by the light emitting unit 20 through the opening 121 . Generally speaking, the light-shielding member 22 can be made of light-guiding material, semi-transparent material or opaque material, and the actual light transmittance coefficient depends on the design requirements. The light-shielding member 22 may have an arched portion 36 disposed in the wheel frame 34 to prevent structural interference between the light-shielding member 22 and the wheel frame 34 when the roller module 18 is operating normally.

Please refer to Figures 4 to 6. Figures 4 to 6 are schematic diagrams of the light shielding member 22 in different embodiments of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , the light-shielding member 22 only includes an arched portion 36 , which is disposed on the wheel frame 34 and covers the light-emitting unit 20 , and does not hinder the operation of the roller module 18 . As shown in FIG. 5 , the light shielding member 22 may include an arched portion 36 and an extending portion 38 . The arch 36 may be provided on the wheel frame 34 and cover the light emitting unit 20 . The extension 38 can be connected to the arch 36 and laid on the support base 16 . The extension portion 38 increases the contact area between the light shielding member 22 and the support base 16 to improve its installation stability. As shown in FIG. 6 , the light shielding member 22 may include an arch portion 36 , an extension portion 38 and a shaft cover portion 40 . The functions of the arched portion 36 and the extending portion 38 are as described above. The shaft cover portion 40 can be disposed between the arch portion 36 and the extension portion 38 to cover the shaft body 30 to prevent dust from falling into the roller module 18 .

Please refer to Figure 7 , which is a schematic diagram of the light-shielding member 22 and its cross-sectional structure according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7 , the cross-section of the light-shielding member 22 may be a bent structure, and the bent structure may include vertical sections 42 and lateral sections 44 that are connected to each other. In the present invention, a light-shielding coating 46 can be provided on the outer surface 221 of the light-shielding member 22 relative to the wheel frame 34 . The light-shielding coating 46 has the function of absorbing light and/or reflecting light, and its actual material depends on the design requirements. The light-shielding coating 46 can be mainly coated on the vertical section 42 to prevent the illumination light emitted by the light-emitting unit 20 from leaking from the side of the light-shielding member 22; the light-shielding coating 46 can also be selectively provided on all or part of the lateral sections. 44, used to control the luminous brightness of the roller module 18.

In addition, the present invention can also provide a light-shielding coating 46 on the inner surface 222 of the light-shielding member 22 facing the wheel frame 34 . Correspondingly, the light-shielding coating 46 can be mainly coated on the inner surface 222 of the upright section 42, and of course can also be selectively provided on the inner surface 222 of all or part of the lateral section 44, as shown in FIG. 7 .

Please refer to Figures 8 and 9. Figures 8 and 9 are structural cross-sectional views of the light shielding member 22 in other embodiments of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8, the cross-section of the light-shielding member 22 can also be designed as an arc-shaped structure; as shown in Figure 9, the cross-section of the light-shielding member 22 can also be designed as an inclined plate structure. The light-shielding coating 46 can be selectively coated on the outer surface 221 and/or the inner surface 222 of the light-shielding member 22 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 . As long as the light-shielding member 22 can block the illumination light of the light-emitting unit 20 from leaking from both sides of the roller module 18, it meets the design requirements of the present invention, and other possible variations will not be described in detail here.

In summary, the mouse wheel device and its mouse of the present invention cover the light-emitting unit in the wheel module with a light-shielding member; the light-shielding member can guide the illumination light emitted by the light-emitting unit to be projected onto the wheel frame of the wheel axis of the wheel module. , and also prevent the illumination light from leaking from both sides of the roller part of the roller module. The light-shielding member may be an arched part that only shields the light-emitting unit, or an extension part may be provided next to the arched part to improve its installation stability, or a shaft cover part may be provided between the arched part and the extension part to provide better coverage. Coverage. Sectional knot of light shield The structure is not limited to the aforementioned bent structure, arc structure or inclined plate structure. As long as it does not hinder the operation of the roller module and can prevent illumination light from overflowing from the opening of the housing, it can be applied to the mouse of the present invention. The scroll wheel device and its mouse.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the patentable scope of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

14:Mouse wheel device

16: Support base

18:Roller module

20:Light-emitting unit

22:Light shielding parts

24:axle

26:Decoder

28:Roller parts

30: Shaft body

32: Wheel surface

34: rim

Claims (11)

A mouse wheel device, which includes: a support base; a roller module, the roller module includes: a wheel shaft, including an shaft body, a wheel surface and a wheel frame; the shaft body is rotatably arranged on the support seat , the shaft body is disposed in the center of the wheel frame, and the wheel surface is located on an outer surface of the wheel frame; a decoder is disposed next to the wheel axle to detect a rotation parameter of the wheel axle; and a roller member covers The wheel surface; a light-emitting unit disposed on the support base and located in the wheel frame for emitting illumination light to the roller module; and a light-shielding member fixed on the support base adjacent to the light-emitting unit, And extends above the light-emitting unit to be located between the wheel frame and the light-emitting unit, so that the light-shielding member covers the light-emitting unit to prevent the illumination light from overflowing from both sides of the roller member. The mouse wheel device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-shielding member is an arch-shaped portion located in the wheel frame. The mouse wheel device of claim 2, wherein the light-shielding member further has an extension portion connected to the arch portion and laid on the support base. The mouse wheel device according to claim 3, wherein the light-shielding member further has a shaft cover portion disposed between the arched portion and the extension portion for covering the shaft body. The mouse wheel device of claim 1, wherein a cross section of the light shielding member is a bent structure, an arc-shaped structure, or a sloping plate structure. The mouse wheel device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-shielding member is made of light-guiding material and is used to guide the illuminating light to be projected onto the wheel frame. The mouse wheel device of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the light-shielding member relative to the wheel frame has a light-shielding coating. The mouse wheel device of claim 7, wherein the light-shielding member includes an upright section and a lateral section, and the light-shielding coating is coated on the upright section and on all or part of the Lateral section. The mouse wheel device of claim 7, wherein the light-shielding coating has the function of absorbing light and/or reflecting light. The mouse wheel device of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the light-shielding member facing the wheel frame is provided with a light-shielding coating. A mouse, which includes: a casing used to accommodate the mouse wheel device as described in one of claims 1 to 10.

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