US20010024168A1 - Finger operated module for generating encoding signals - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an operation interface, and more particularly, to a finger operated module for generating encoding signals.
- a computer mouse is a very popular computer peripheral which can be used to control cursor movement and function selection for application software under WindowsTM or a similar operating system.
- a traditional computer mouse used by a personal computer is usually a two-dimensional one for controlling the cursor movement in an X-Y plane on the monitor screen, and key buttons are provided on the mouse to be selected according to the requirements of the application software.
- a three-dimensional computer mouse has thus been created which can be used to define certain system control functions, e.g. scrolling of a window frame, of a WindowsTM or similar operating system for providing users a more rapid and convenient input device.
- the present invention comprises:
- an encoding signal generating media for controlling the transmitted light is provided on a first surface of the rotating member.
- the base member has a positioning plate and a pair of supporting pieces orthogonal to the positioning plate, and each of the supporting pieces has a groove for allowing the supporting member to be movably installed on the base member.
- the rotating member includes an axle rotatably coupled to the supporting member.
- the module further comprises an elastic member mounted on the supporting member, which has a first elastic arm biased against a protruding portion of the supporting member and a second elastic arm biased against the base member for providing the supporting member a spring force.
- the elastic member is mounted on the first axis of the first supporting element.
- the first supporting element further includes a protruding post for engaging a switch installed in the input device when the rotating member is movably depressed.
- the encoding signal generating media can be a plurality of apertures which are disposed on a circumference of the surface of the rotating member.
- FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an upper plane view illustrating the preferred finger operated module installed in an input device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of a finger operated module according to the present invention.
- the finger operated module comprises a base member 11 , a supporting member 12 , a rotating member 13 , a printed circuit board 14 , a light emitting element 15 and a light responsive element 16 .
- a positioning plate 111 and a pair of supporting pieces 112 , 113 orthogonal to the positioning plate 111 are provided on the base member 11 , each of the supporting pieces 112 , 113 having a groove 1121 , 1131 .
- the positioning plate 111 includes a pair of positioning holes 1111 , 1112 for allowing the present finger operated module to be installed at the bottom of an input device, for instance a computer mouse.
- the supporting member 12 comprises a first supporting element 121 , a second supporting element 122 and a connecting element 123 which by way of example may be a screw.
- the first supporting element 121 includes a first axle 1211 , a first positioning hole 1212 and a protruding portion 1213 ;
- the second supporting element 122 includes a second axle 1221 , a second positioning hole 1222 and a protruding post 1223 .
- the rotating member 13 includes an axle 131 and an encoding signal generating media, where such encoding signal generating media can be a plurality of apertures 133 which are disposed on a circumference of the surface 132 of the rotating member 13 .
- the preferred module further comprises a plurality of protuberances 134 disposed on the circumference of the surface 132 of the rotating member 13 , a contact element 14 having a protrusion 141 thereon, and an elastic member 15 having a first elastic arm 151 and a second elastic arm 152 .
- the printed circuit board 14 is mounted in a traditional manner, e.g. by a screw, on the supporting member 12 , the light emitting element 15 is mounted on the printed circuit board 14 adjacent to the first surface 132 of the rotating member 13 for generating a light to be transmitted through the encoding signal generating media, and the light responsive element 16 is mounted on the printed circuit board 14 adjacent to a second surface (not shown) of the rotating member 13 for receiving the transmitted light to generate digital signals, so that the light emitting element 15 and the light responsive element 16 are able to be synchronously moved with the supporting member 12 .
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show the assembly of the present invention.
- the present module is assembled by the following steps: (a) connecting the first supporting element 121 and the second supporting element 122 by means of the connecting element 123 for allowing the contact element 14 to be installed between the first and second supporting elements 121 , 122 ; (b) inserting both ends of the axis 131 of the rotating member 13 into the first and second grooves 1212 , 1222 of the first and second supporting elements 121 , 122 , respectively, for allowing the rotating member 13 to be rotatably installed on the supporting member 12 ; (c) mounting the elastic member 15 on the first axis 1211 of the first supporting element 121 and biasing the first elastic arm 151 of the elastic member against the protruding portion 1213 of the first supporting element 121 ; (d) accommodating the first and second axes 1211 , 1221 of the first and second supporting elements 121 , 122 within the grooves 1121 , 1131 of the pair of supporting pieces 112
- FIG. 3 is an upper plane view illustrating the preferred finger operated module installed in an input device.
- the module can be installed on e.g. the bottom of the computer mouse by means of the positioning holes 1111 , 1112 of the positioning plate 111 of the base member 11 . After the module and the computer mouse are assembled, the rotating member 13 will partially protrude from one surface of the computer mouse, as illustrated in FIG. 4, to be used as a user interface.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/152,668, filed Sep. 14, 1998, now allowed, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,568.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an operation interface, and more particularly, to a finger operated module for generating encoding signals.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- A computer mouse is a very popular computer peripheral which can be used to control cursor movement and function selection for application software under Windows™ or a similar operating system. A traditional computer mouse used by a personal computer is usually a two-dimensional one for controlling the cursor movement in an X-Y plane on the monitor screen, and key buttons are provided on the mouse to be selected according to the requirements of the application software.
- However, such a two-dimensional computer mouse can no longer meet users' needs in view of the increased requirements for convenience in operating system interfaces. A three-dimensional computer mouse has thus been created which can be used to define certain system control functions, e.g. scrolling of a window frame, of a Windows™ or similar operating system for providing users a more rapid and convenient input device.
- It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a finger operated module for generating encoding signals which is used to generate encoding signals in response to operation by a finger to control transmission of light by the module, and wherein the module partially protrudes from one surface of an input device.
- Briefly, in a preferred embodiment, the present invention comprises:
- (1) a base member;
- (2) a supporting member movably installed on the base member; and
- (3) a rotating member rotatable on the supporting member and partially protruding from the surface of the input device for accommodating the finger operation;
- wherein an encoding signal generating media for controlling the transmitted light is provided on a first surface of the rotating member.
- In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the module further comprises a printed circuit board mounted on the supporting member, a light emitting element mounted on the printed circuit board adjacent to the first surface of the rotating member for generating the light transmitted through the encoding signal generating media, and a light responsive element mounted on the printed circuit board adjacent to a second surface of the rotating member for receiving the light to generate digital signals, and wherein the light emitting element and the light responsive element are able to be synchronously moved with the supporting member.
- In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, the base member has a positioning plate and a pair of supporting pieces orthogonal to the positioning plate, and each of the supporting pieces has a groove for allowing the supporting member to be movably installed on the base member. The rotating member includes an axle rotatably coupled to the supporting member.
- In accordance with a third aspect of the present invention, the supporting member comprises a first supporting element, a second supporting element and a connecting element for connecting the first and second supporting elements, wherein the first supporting element includes a first axis accommodated within the groove of one of the supporting pieces, and a first positioning hole for engaging the axis of the rotating member, the second supporting element includes a second axis accommodated within the groove of the other one of the supporting pieces, and a second positioning hole for engaging the axis of the rotating member.
- In accordance with a fourth aspect of the present invention, the module further comprises an elastic member mounted on the supporting member, which has a first elastic arm biased against a protruding portion of the supporting member and a second elastic arm biased against the base member for providing the supporting member a spring force.
- In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention, the elastic member is mounted on the first axis of the first supporting element. The first supporting element further includes a protruding post for engaging a switch installed in the input device when the rotating member is movably depressed. The encoding signal generating media can be a plurality of apertures which are disposed on a circumference of the surface of the rotating member.
- In accordance with a sixth aspect of the present invention, the module further comprises a plurality of protuberances disposed on the circumference of the first surface of the rotating member, and a contact element mounted between the first and second supporting elements. The contact element has a protrusion for correspondingly engaging with the protuberances to cause intermittent interception when the rotating member is rotated.
- In accordance with a seventh aspect of the present invention, the input device is a computer mouse.
- These and other objects and the advantages of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after having read the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment which is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a finger operated module according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an upper plane view illustrating the preferred finger operated module installed in an input device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the assembly of the preferred module and the input device.
- Please refer to FIG. 1, which is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of a finger operated module according to the present invention. The finger operated module comprises a
base member 11, a supportingmember 12, a rotatingmember 13, a printedcircuit board 14, alight emitting element 15 and a lightresponsive element 16. - A
positioning plate 111 and a pair of supportingpieces positioning plate 111 are provided on thebase member 11, each of the supportingpieces groove positioning plate 111 includes a pair ofpositioning holes member 12 comprises a first supportingelement 121, a second supportingelement 122 and a connectingelement 123 which by way of example may be a screw. The first supportingelement 121 includes afirst axle 1211, afirst positioning hole 1212 and aprotruding portion 1213; the second supportingelement 122 includes asecond axle 1221, asecond positioning hole 1222 and aprotruding post 1223. The rotatingmember 13 includes anaxle 131 and an encoding signal generating media, where such encoding signal generating media can be a plurality ofapertures 133 which are disposed on a circumference of thesurface 132 of the rotatingmember 13. - The preferred module further comprises a plurality of
protuberances 134 disposed on the circumference of thesurface 132 of the rotatingmember 13, acontact element 14 having aprotrusion 141 thereon, and anelastic member 15 having a firstelastic arm 151 and a secondelastic arm 152. - The printed
circuit board 14 is mounted in a traditional manner, e.g. by a screw, on the supportingmember 12, thelight emitting element 15 is mounted on the printedcircuit board 14 adjacent to thefirst surface 132 of the rotatingmember 13 for generating a light to be transmitted through the encoding signal generating media, and the lightresponsive element 16 is mounted on the printedcircuit board 14 adjacent to a second surface (not shown) of the rotatingmember 13 for receiving the transmitted light to generate digital signals, so that thelight emitting element 15 and the lightresponsive element 16 are able to be synchronously moved with the supportingmember 12. - Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 which show the assembly of the present invention. The present module is assembled by the following steps: (a) connecting the first supporting
element 121 and the second supportingelement 122 by means of the connectingelement 123 for allowing thecontact element 14 to be installed between the first and second supportingelements axis 131 of the rotatingmember 13 into the first andsecond grooves elements member 13 to be rotatably installed on the supportingmember 12; (c) mounting theelastic member 15 on thefirst axis 1211 of the first supportingelement 121 and biasing the firstelastic arm 151 of the elastic member against theprotruding portion 1213 of the first supportingelement 121; (d) accommodating the first andsecond axes elements grooves pieces member 12 to be movably installed on thebase member 11, and biasing the secondelastic arm 152 of theelastic member 15 bias against thepositioning plate 111 of thebase member 11. - The operation method of the present invention can be referred to FIG. 3 which is an upper plane view illustrating the preferred finger operated module installed in an input device. The module can be installed on e.g. the bottom of the computer mouse by means of the
positioning holes positioning plate 111 of thebase member 11. After the module and the computer mouse are assembled, the rotatingmember 13 will partially protrude from one surface of the computer mouse, as illustrated in FIG. 4, to be used as a user interface. When the rotatingmember 13 is rotated by fingers, penetrating/shielding effects of the light transmitted by thelight emitting element 15 through theapertures 133 on the circumference of thesurface 132 of the rotatingmember 13 to the lightresponsive element 16 will be generated in response to the rotation of the rotatingmember 13, so that the lightresponsive element 16 will thus generate encoding signals in the manner of a traditional computer mouse. - In the meantime, the
protrusion 141 of thecontact element 14 will correspondingly engage with theprotuberances 134 to cause intermittent interception (please refer to FIG. 2) when the rotatingmember 13 is rotated. - Furthermore, the supporting
member 12 will move downward and its protrudingpost 1223 will in the meantime engage with aswitch 33 installed in the computer mouse to keep it in a “turn on” status, when the rotatingmember 13 is depressed. Thelight emitting element 15 and the lightresponsive element 16 will be synchronously moved with the supportingmember 12, and when the finger pressure ceases, the supportingmember 12 will return to its previous position by means of the spring force provided by theelastic member 15. The protrudingpost 1223 will then disengage with theswitch 33 and return it to its “turn off” status. Theaforementioned switch 33 is similar to that of a traditional computer mouse which can perform a specific command. - It deserves a more detailed description that in encoding signals generated by engagement of the
switch 33 can be avoided based on the synchronous movement of thelight emitting element 15 and the lightresponsive element 16 with the supportingmember 12. If thelight emitting element 15 and the lightresponsive element 16 are not synchronously moved with the supportingmember 12, a correspondent movement between the twoelements rotating member 13 is depressed. That is to say, digital signals with noise are generated after the lightresponsive element 16 receives an abnormal status change of lights transmitted between the twoelements - Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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