RU2231109C2 - Computer manipulator and manipulator lip - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: manipulator has case that functions as support and grip for operator's hand and accommodates computer controls; it is designed for receiving full or part of operator's palm edge and for supporting the latter on its surface at the same time preventing full or partial contact between edge of operator's palm and computer mouse displacement surface. Case is made in the form of main part that mounts flexible lip and encloses it by its inner edge; lip areas contacting workstation surface by pressing it with palm can be regulated.

EFFECT: enhanced comfort of handling manipulator (mouse).

47 cl, 9 dwg

Description

The group of inventions relates to computer technology, namely, accessories for a computer.

There is a well-known currently widely used manipulator for a computer (computer “mouse”) containing a housing for supporting and / or gripping the operator’s brush and computer controls (buttons) placed on it (see, for example, V.P. Leontyev “The Latest Encyclopedia” personal computer ”, M.,“ Olma-press ”, 2001, p.126).

The following disadvantages are more or less inherent in modern manipulators: slipping out of the brush, extraneous movements of the manipulator in the palm, direct contact of the edges of the palm with the surface on which the manipulator moves. This leads to a decrease in the accuracy of the manipulator, the appearance of additional physiological efforts to compensate and prevent extraneous movements of the manipulator, the occurrence of scuffs and calluses in the palm of the operator.

Closest to the proposed technical solution is an improved computer mouse equipped with a platform for supporting the supporting part of the user's palm (WO 00/45366, G 09 G 5/08, 08/03/2000).

Such a manipulator reduces discomfort when using it and increases its accuracy. However, a manipulator with such a platform, placed on one side of it, becomes less stable, since tipping the mouse is possible when you press the platform with your palm. The presence of a support platform on the underside of the platform increases the friction of the mouse on the work surface.

The technical result of the invention is to increase the usability of the manipulator by increasing its stability while maintaining low friction on the working surface.

The technical result is achieved in that in the manipulator for a computer according to the first embodiment of the invention, comprising a housing for supporting and / or gripping with an operator’s brush, made in the form of a main part with computer controls and a visor connected with its inner edge to the main part of the case, with full or partial placement and / or support of the edge of the palm of a person on its surface and simultaneous full or partial prevention of contact of the edge of the palm of a person with the surface of the workplace the manipulator, and the main part of the body is covered by a visor.

In this case, the visor can be made integrally with the main part or can be connected with the main part by means of detachable fastening connections or by means of an integral connection, for example, adhesive, or welded, or other.

In addition, the main part of the housing can be made with a groove in which the inner edge of the visor is placed.

In addition, the visor may have at least one convex jumper or cap, or at least one part of the cap connected to its inner edge and covering the main part of the body along its upper surface.

In addition, the main part of the housing may have a flange placed under the visor with the possibility of its maintenance or retention, or the visor may be made with an inner edge having engagement elements with the main part of the housing.

The visor can be made elastic with the ability to adjust the area of its contact with the surface of the workplace by pressing on it with the palm of your hand.

In this case, the lower surface of the visor can be made smooth with the possibility of contacting with the working surface of at least part of the outer edge of the visor or at least part of the lower surface of the visor adjacent to the outer edge.

The visor can be made with contacting elements on the lower surface with the possibility of contacting with the surface of the workplace, at least part of these elements.

The contacting elements can have various designs, for example, they can be made integrally with the visor in the form of protrusions, or they can be connected to the visor by means of an integral connection, for example, welded to the visor or glued to it.

In addition, the contacting elements can be connected to the visor with the possibility of removal, for example using an adhesive film, or they can be placed in holes or recesses in the visor, or they can be connected with the visor with the possibility of moving along it or transferring to another place.

The visor of the manipulator can be made in the form of a single element or composite of individual elements made of one or different materials.

In addition, the visor may have a decoratively designed inner and / or outer edge, for example, in the form of lace or other ornaments.

The visor can also be made with a coating that gives the desired properties, for example, antistatic and / or sticky, and / or colorful, and / or breathable, and / or moisture-absorbing, and / or other.

In addition, the visor can be made with perforation and / or with protrusions and / or recesses on the upper surface.

The visor may have at least one stop for the operator’s brush, at least on one part of the outer edge of the visor, or on the entire edge of the visor, or on other parts of its upper or side surface.

In this case, the limiter can be in the form of a roller or the edge of the peak can be bent up to form a limiter, or the limiters can be made in the form of a series of protrusions, for example in the form of spherical segments.

The visor may have acupuncture protrusions on the upper surface.

The visor may also have a backlight on the lower and / or upper surface.

The technical result is also achieved by the fact that in the second embodiment, the computer manipulator comprises a housing for supporting and / or gripping with an operator’s brush and computer controls placed on it, the surface of the housing being made flat, at least at the periphery, with the possibility of ensuring full or partial placing and / or supporting the edge of the palm of a person on its surface and simultaneously completely or partially preventing contact of the edge of the palm of a person with the surface of the workplace of the manipulator. In addition, the surface of the housing may have a stubborn convex part in the Central zone.

In this case, the housing may be configured to adjust its height and / or surface curvature.

The body of the manipulator can be made with a recess on the surface in the shape of a human brush, and the controls are placed on the finger sections of the recess.

The technical result is also achieved by the fact that the visor for the computer manipulator according to the first embodiment is made in the form of a support element having a surface for fully or partially placing on it the edges of the palm of a person, made with the possibility of covering the main part of the manipulator and intended for installation on it with its inner edge.

The visor may include at least one convex jumper or cap, or at least one part of the cap connected to the inner edge and intended to cover the main part of the body.

The visor can be made with an inner edge having elements of engagement with the main part of the body.

The visor can be made elastic with the ability to adjust the area of contact with the surface of the workplace by pressing a palm.

The lower surface of the visor can be made smooth with the possibility of contacting with the surface of the workplace, at least part of the outer edge of the visor or at least part of the lower surface of the visor adjacent to the outer edge.

The visor can be made with contacting elements on the lower surface with the possibility of contacting with the surface of the workplace, at least part of these elements.

The contacting elements can have various designs, for example, they can be made integrally with the visor in the form of protrusions or connected to the supporting element by means of an integral connection, for example, fused or glued to it, or connected to the supporting element with the possibility of removal, for example, using a sticky film or placed in holes or recesses, or protrusions on the support element, or connected to the support element with the ability to move along it or transfer to another place on it.

The support element of the visor can be made in the form of one part or composite of parts connected to each other, made of one or different materials.

The visor may have a decoratively designed inner and / or outer edge, for example, in the form of lace or other ornaments.

The support element can be made with a coating that gives the desired properties, for example, antistatic and / or sticky, and / or colorful, and / or breathable, and / or moisture-absorbing, and / or other.

The supporting element can also be made with perforation, and / or with recesses on the upper surface.

The visor may have at least one limiter for the wrist, at least on one part of the outer edge of the support element or along its entire outer edge, and / or on its other section.

In this case, the limiter can be in the form of a roller, or the limiters can be made in the form of a series of protrusions, for example, in the form of spherical segments, or the edge of the support element can be bent up to form a limiter.

The support element may have acupuncture protrusions on the upper surface.

The visor may also have a backlight on the lower and / or upper and / or side surfaces of the plate.

Due to the support of the hand on the body of the manipulator, firstly, extraneous movements of the manipulator in the brush are eliminated, secondly, the accuracy of the manipulator increases, and thirdly, it becomes possible to expand the working surface without inconvenience, since when using the manipulator without a rug contact of the hand with a tactilely unpleasant surface is excluded, fourthly, calluses and scuffs on the hand are prevented, fifthly, comfortable conditions for the hand are created, without excessive voltage, and, sixth, increases the efficiency of the operator.

The invention is illustrated by drawings.

Figure 1 shows a General view of the manipulator with a visor.

Figure 2 is a cross section of a manipulator having a visor with a jumper.

Figure 3 is a cross section of a manipulator with a flange.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a visor with engagement elements.

 Figure 5 is a cross section of a manipulator having an elastic visor with contacting elements.

 Figure 6 is a plan view of a composite visor.

 In Fig.7 is a cross section of a manipulator having a visor with a limiter.

 On Fig, 9 - embodiments of the manipulator, a General view.

The manipulator for the computer (“mouse”) according to the first embodiment has a housing, the convex main part 1 of which is covered by a visor 2, which is connected with its inner edge to the main part of the housing, on which the computer controls 3 (buttons) are placed (Fig. 1) . The main part 1 can be a modern computer mouse, on which you can put on the proposed visor.

The visor 2 is a support element, the surface of which is large enough to accommodate the edges of the palm of a person, thereby preventing fully or partially direct contact of the brush sections with the surface of the manipulator's workplace.

In the particular case, the support element has the shape of an oval plate with an opening in which the main part 1 is placed.

The visor 2 can be connected to the main part 1 of the housing in various ways. It can be made integrally with the main body.

In addition, the visor 2 can be connected to the main part 1 via detachable (screwed) or integral (glued, welded, etc.) connections.

The visor 2 can be inserted with its inner edge into the groove on the surface of the main part 1.

The visor 2 can simply be worn on the main part 1 of the body of the “mouse” and stay on it due to the fact that the main part 1 extends downward. For a more reliable hold, the visor 2 may have a “cap” 4 or a jumper worn on the convex main part of the body (figure 2).

The visor 2 can also be held by a flange 6, made on the main part 1 of the housing under the visor 2 (figure 3).

The visor 2 may also have on the inner edge of the element 7 engagement with the main part of the housing, for example, in the form of teeth (figure 4).

The visor 2 may either not have contact with the surface of the manipulator’s workplace, or it may be made elastic with the possibility of contacting with this surface along which the manipulator moves. Contact can be point, line or surface.

The visor can be made in the form of an elastic plate made of metal or plastic, or cardboard, or rubber, or other material, or combined, so that when you press it with your palm it can come into contact with the working surface of any part of its lower surface.

The lower surface of the visor can be made smooth, then when pressed with the palm of the hand, it can come into contact with the manipulator's working surface with the outer edge of the visor 2 or a part of it, or at least a part of the lower surface of the visor, including one adjacent to the outer edge.

The lower surface of the visor 2 can be made with special contacting elements in the form of protrusions 8 (figure 5). These elements can be attached to the visor 2 in various ways: they can be made integrally with the visor plate, can be fused or glued to it, or they can be held onto the visor by their sticky surface, so that they can be removed or transferred to another place. The contacting elements can also be fixed in the holes or recesses on the visor. They can also be placed in grooves with the ability to move on the surface of the visor.

The contacting elements can be made of the same material as the visor, and can be made of material with other mechanical and physical properties that optimize the assignment of the contacting elements, to slow down the movement of the manipulator and / or to ensure the movement of the manipulator on the surface of the workplace of the manipulator .

The regulation of the braking is carried out by changing the contact area of the visor 2 with the surface of the manipulator’s workplace by pressing various sections of the palm and with different effort, as well as the number and properties of the contacting elements.

The visor 2 may be made of one element (plate) (figure 4), and may be made of composite elements connected to each other (figure 6) made of one or different materials. These elements may not be connected to each other, not even contact and fasten to the main part of the body like petals at intervals.

The visor 2 may have a decoratively designed inner or outer edge. For example, for girls in the form of lace, etc.

On the visor 2 or on its sections, a coating can be applied that gives it any useful properties: antistatic - to prevent the accumulation of static electricity, sticky - to trap dust and prevent it from getting on the mechanical part of the manipulator, colorful - to give aesthetic properties, breathable or moisture-absorbing - to prevent fogging of the palm of the operator. To give the latter properties, the visor can also be made with perforation or with protrusions and / or recesses on the upper surface.

For operator convenience, the visor 2 may have a limiter for the brush, preventing contact of the edge of the palm with the surface of the workplace of the manipulator.

The limiter may be in the form of a roller 5 located along the entire perimeter of the upper surface of the visor 2 or in its individual sections (Fig.7).

The edge of the visor 2 can be bent up and act as a limiter. The limiter can also be formed by a number of protrusions around the perimeter of the visor, for example, in the form of hemispheres.

The visor may also have acupuncture protrusions on the upper surface for palm massage.

A visor may also be provided on the visor for operation in low light.

The visor 2 can be made with stiffeners or have reinforcing elements in its design.

The visor plate 2 may be uneven in thickness, with a different cross-sectional shape depending on the required properties.

In another embodiment, the manipulator body 9 can be structurally made of one part with a developed upper surface, which provides convenient placement of the operator’s palm on it. In this case, various embodiments of the upper surface are possible. It can be flat on the periphery and convex in the central zone for abutment in the middle part of the palm (Fig. 8). In this case, it is possible to control the stubborn bulge by various means (mechanically, by pressurization, or in another way) for the convenience of the operator.

An embodiment of the manipulator with recesses under the whole palm or under its convex parts, including under the fingers, is possible. In the recesses under the fingers, the control elements 3 (buttons) are placed (Fig. 9). The manipulator case according to any variant (both the visor and the entire case) can be combined with various materials, for example, it can be made of plastic with rubber inserts to prevent palm sliding.

According to the options without a visor, the manipulator body can have the same surface finish as the visor: with special coatings, with perforations, recesses, protrusions.

Both versions of the manipulator have higher stability: the first - due to the placement of the visor around the main part from all its sides, the second - due to the absence of overhanging parts.

The use of the proposed manipulator is similar to working with modern well-known manipulators. In this case, the palm of the operator is fully placed on the surface of the manipulator body and rests. In this case, when the manipulator moves along the working surface, the operator’s palm does not hang in the air and does not come into contact with the working surface, but rests completely on the manipulator’s body or on its visor, which reduces stress in the hand and eliminates unnecessary braking of the manipulator, which ensures achievement of the technical result described above .

The present invention can be widely used by computer users both in the form of a manipulator as a whole, and in the form of a visor for a manipulator as an independent product that can be manufactured and implemented for use with existing, modern, widely used manipulators.

Claims (47)

1. A manipulator for a computer, comprising a housing for supporting and / or gripping with an operator’s brush, made in the form of a main part with computer controls and a visor connected with its inner edge to the main part of the body with the possibility of providing full or partial placement and / or support of the edge of the palm person on its surface, characterized in that the main part of the body is covered by a visor, and the visor is made elastic with the ability to adjust the area of its contact with the surface of the workplace by Pressing his hand on him. 2. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the visor is made integrally with the main part. 3. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the visor is connected to the main part by means of detachable fasteners. 4. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the visor is connected to the main part by means of an integral connection, for example, adhesive, or welded, or otherwise. 5. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the main part of the body is made with a groove in which the inner edge of the visor is placed. 6. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the visor has at least one convex jumper or cap, or at least one part of the cap connected to its inner edge and covering the main part of the body along its upper surface . 7. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the main part of the housing has a flange placed under the visor with the possibility of its maintenance or retention. 8. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the visor is made with an inner edge having engagement elements with the main body part. 9. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower surface of the visor is smooth with the possibility of contacting with the working surface of at least part of the outer edge of the visor or at least part of the lower surface of the visor adjacent to the outer edge. 10. The manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the visor is made with contacting elements on the lower surface with the possibility of contacting with the surface of the workplace, at least part of these elements. 11. The manipulator according to claim 10, characterized in that the contacting elements are made integrally with the visor in the form of protrusions. 12. The manipulator according to claim 10, characterized in that the contacting elements are connected to the visor by means of an integral connection, for example, welded to the visor or glued to it. 13. The manipulator according to claim 10, characterized in that the contacting elements are connected to the visor with the possibility of removal, for example, using an adhesive film. 14. The manipulator according to claim 10, characterized in that the contacting elements are placed in holes or recesses in the visor. 15. The manipulator according to claim 10, characterized in that the contacting elements are connected to the visor with the possibility of moving along it or transferring to another place. 16. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the visor is made in the form of one element. 17. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the visor is made integral of individual elements made of one or different materials. 18. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the visor has a decoratively decorated inner and / or outer edge, for example, in the form of a lace or other ornament. 19. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the visor or its portions are made with a coating that gives the desired properties, for example, antistatic, and / or sticky, and / or colorful, and / or breathable, and / or moisture-absorbing, and / or otherwise. 20. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the visor is made with perforation and / or with protrusions and / or recesses on the upper surface. 21. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the visor has at least one limiter for the operator’s brush, at least on one part of the outer edge of the visor, or on the entire edge of the visor, or in other areas its top or side surface. 22. The manipulator according to item 21, wherein the limiter has the shape of a roller. 23. The manipulator according to item 21, wherein the edge of the visor is bent up with the formation of a limiter. 24. The manipulator according to item 21, wherein the limiters are made in the form of a series of protrusions, for example, in the form of spherical segments. 25. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 24, characterized in that the visor has acupuncture protrusions on the upper surface. 26. The manipulator according to any one of claims 1 to 25, characterized in that the visor has a backlight on the lower and / or upper surface. 27. A visor for a computer manipulator, made in the form of a support element having a surface for fully or partially placing on it the edges of a person’s palm, and designed to be installed on the main part of the manipulator’s body with its internal edge, characterized in that it is made elastic with the possibility of adjusting contacting it with the surface of the workplace by pressing a palm. 28. The visor according to item 27, characterized in that it has at least one convex jumper or cap, or at least one part of the cap connected to the inner edge and intended to cover the main part of the body. 29. The visor according to item 27, wherein it is made with an inner edge having elements of engagement with the main part of the housing. 30. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-29, characterized in that its lower surface is smooth with the possibility of contacting with the surface of the workplace, at least part of the outer edge of the visor or at least part of the lower surface of the visor adjacent to outer edge. 31. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-29, characterized in that it is made with contact elements on the lower surface with the possibility of contacting with the surface of the workplace, at least part of these elements. 32. The visor according to p. 31, characterized in that the contacting elements are made integrally with the visor in the form of protrusions. 33. The visor according to p. 31, characterized in that the contacting elements are connected to the supporting element by means of an integral connection, for example, welded or glued to it. 34. The visor according to p. 31, characterized in that the contacting elements are connected with the support element with the possibility of removal, for example, using a sticky film. 35. The visor according to p. 31, characterized in that the contacting elements are placed in the holes, or recesses, or protrusions on the supporting element. 36. The visor according to p. 31, characterized in that the contacting elements are connected to the supporting element with the possibility of moving along it or transferring to another place on it. 37. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-36, characterized in that the supporting element is made in the form of one part. 38. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-36, characterized in that the support element is made integral of interconnected parts made of one or different materials. 39. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-39, characterized in that it has a decoratively decorated inner and / or outer edge, for example, in the form of lace or other ornaments. 40. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-39, characterized in that the support element or its sections are made with a coating that gives the desired properties, for example, antistatic, and / or sticky, and / or colorful, and / or breathable, and / or moisture-absorbing, and / or otherwise. 41. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-40, characterized in that the supporting element is made with perforation, and / or with protrusions, and / or with recesses on the upper surface. 42. A visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-41, characterized in that it has at least one limiter for the hand, at least on one part of the outer edge of the support element or along its entire outer edge, and / or on his other site. 43. The visor according to paragraph 42, wherein the limiter is in the form of a roller. 44. The visor according to paragraph 42, wherein the stops are made in the form of a series of protrusions, for example, in the form of spherical segments. 45. The visor according to paragraph 42, wherein the edge of the support element is bent up with the formation of a limiter. 46. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-45, characterized in that the supporting element has acupuncture protrusions on the upper surface. 47. Visor according to any one of paragraphs.27-46, characterized in that it has a backlight on the lower and / or upper and / or side surface of the plate.

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