TWM502888U - Stop motion auxiliary device of roller type mouse wheel - Google Patents

Description

Roller type mouse roller stop assisting device

The present invention relates to a roller type auxiliary device for a roller type mouse, and particularly relates to an elastic matching or disengaging action between a fixed-cutting switch member that can move and adjust the position, and a ring-shaped fixed surface that can rotate coaxially with the roller. In order to enhance the freeze function when the roller rotates.

The mouse has various basic functions such as input coordinates, point selection objects, upper and lower (front and rear) or left and right scroll animation surfaces, and the conventional roller type mouse 100 is illustrated by way of example and not limited in FIG. The outer casing can be divided into an upper casing surface (upper cover) 101, a bottom casing surface (bottom cover) 102 and a side casing surface 103, and the front shell surface 101 is provided with left and right buttons 104, 105 and an outwardly protruding middle portion. The roller 106, in addition to the use of the upper shell surface 101 and/or the side shell surface 103, may be added with one or more buttons 107 (shown in Figures 1 and 2) for other operational functions. Revealed by TWI320540. The left and right buttons 104, 105 and the roller 106 are already common operating devices on the roller type mouse, and the user can operate the rotation or pressing by means of the hand, especially the index finger, the middle finger and/or the thumb. In addition, there are a variety of prior art in the field of roller-type mouse 100, such as US 7,164,412, US 7,283,124, US 7,079,110, and the like. As for the related electronic component and mechanical component of the roller type mouse 100, an encoder component such as a mechanical or optical rotary encoder component is used for outputting a built-in one when the roller is rotated. The code wheel rotates to drive the encoded pulse electronic signal generated by the encoder component, and the code wheel generally includes 12 grids and 24 grids but is not used to limit the present Creation), or the shaft of the roller (some shafts can be moved up and down with the roller to touch a switch) and its brackets, circuit boards, etc., are located at appropriate positions inside the casing, due to the electronic components and machinery The components can be achieved by using the prior art in the art, and are not the focus of the present invention, so the components will not be described or illustrated herein.

When using a roller type mouse, the user generally uses a finger (such as the fingertip of the index finger/the fingertip of the third knuckle) to operate the roller to rotate, so that a mechanical or optical type is arranged on the end of the shaft of the roller. The rotary encoder assembly can output a coded pulse electronic signal generated by the scale of a code wheel when the roller rotates. In the case of the currently used roller type mouse, the general rotation mode of the roller, hereinafter referred to as the normal rotation mode, is controlled by the user's finger pressing the toggle operation on the roller or the toggle angle when the user's finger is swiped. When the roller rotates a center angle, the roller synchronously rotates the same (or slightly larger) center angle. When the user's finger presses on the roller to stop, the roller also stops rotating, and the normal rotation mode is A corresponding scrolling distance is generated on the screen by the code wheel scale in the rotary encoder assembly, which is the common general scrolling mode. However, when using and operating a roller mouse in a computer game or game, it is different from the general operation type, which not only requires the operation speed to be increased, but the finger can preferably quickly press and start each related button (or hot key). ), and the accuracy of the rotation of the wheel is required to be improved. For example, the finger can be accurately or fixedly rotated. The cursor can be quickly fixed to select an object in the picture. For example, a computer game often displays a list of various objects for the user. Select one of the objects you want from a variety of objects. However, the scale of the roller of the conventional roller type mouse is obviously insufficient, that is, the rotation distance of each scale of the code wheel in the rotary encoder assembly cannot be specifically represented by the rotation operation of the roller, that is, the user is operating. When the roller rotates, the rotation angle of the roller cannot be accurately controlled to correspond to the scale of the encoder rotation in the rotary encoder assembly. Therefore, the ordering effect cannot be generated when the object is selected on the screen, which causes inconvenience and trouble in the quick selection of objects in computer games or competitions; this creation proposes solutions to the above problems and needs.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a roller type mouse roller stop assisting device for supplying a scrolling mode for a roller type mouse so that the roller can be switched to select a general rotation mode or a quasi-determination function, which comprises: a roller, which is rotated forward and backward by a roller shaft; a rotary encoder assembly is disposed at one end of the roller shaft for outputting the encoder assembly by rotating the code wheel when the roller rotates Encoding the pulsed electronic signal to achieve the volume animation surface function; an annular fixed plane, which is coaxial with the rotating shaft of the roller and synchronously rotates, and is provided with a plurality of annular equidistantly arranged compartments and each division system One-to-one corresponding to each scale on the code wheel; and a certain switching member having a fixed portion that fits and disengages with the shape of the dividing portion, and the fixed switching member can be moved and adjusted a relative position between the annular fiducing faces such that the cleaving portion can form an elastically abutting state or a disengaged state with the dividing portion of the annular fiducing surface; wherein when the cue switching member is moved Adjusting so that the fixed portion is separated from the divided portion of the annular fixed plane to form a separated state, the roller is switched to the normal rotation mode; wherein when the freeze switching member is moved and adjusted to make the fixed portion conform to the ring When one of the fixed planes forms a state of elastic anastomosis, the fixed portion can elastically fit in one of the annular portions of the annular fixed plane, and when the annular fixed plane rotates synchronously with the roller, the freeze The part can be elastically separated from the previous dividing part in order and elastically matched to the adjacent lower dividing part, thereby increasing the freezing action when the roller rotates, and the roller is switched to be accurate. The rotation mode of the freeze function.

In an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the rotary encoder component comprises a mechanical encoder component, an optical encoder component.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the annular fixing surface is disposed on the roller to rotate synchronously with the roller, and the setting position comprises: one of the rollers disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the roller On the side or on the outer circumferential surface of one of the protrusions on one side of the roller.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the annular fixed plane is disposed on the disc body of the roller shaft to rotate coaxially with the roller.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the freeze-over switching member is provided with an extension portion extending to the outer surface of the roller-type mouse to be movable on the outer surface of the outer casing to adjust the fixed-frame switching member and the annular fixed surface The relative position between.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shape matching between the dividing portion provided on the annular fixed surface and the fixed portion disposed on the fixed switching member comprises a hemispherical, angular groove and a projection.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the freezer portion provided on the freezeover switching member is elastically pressed against the division portion of the annular frame by the molding material property of the freezeover member.

(known technology)

100‧‧‧Roller mouse

101‧‧‧ upper shell

102‧‧‧ bottom shell

103‧‧‧ side shell surface

104‧‧‧Left button

105‧‧‧right button

106‧‧‧Roller

107‧‧‧ button

(this creation)

10‧‧‧Roller mouse

11‧‧‧Roller

12‧‧‧ shaft

13‧‧‧Rotary encoder assembly

20, 20a, 20b, 20c‧‧‧ ring fixed plane

21, 21a, 21b, 21c‧‧ ‧ division

30‧‧‧Clock switch

31‧‧‧ bracket

32‧‧‧Base

33‧‧‧Definition Department

34‧‧‧ pole

35‧‧‧Extension

Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional roller mouse.

Figure 2 is a top view of the roller type mouse shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the first embodiment of the roller stop assisting device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the embodiment shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing another movement adjustment mode of the fixed switching member in Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the roller stop assisting device of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of Figure 6.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing another movement adjustment mode of the fixed switching member in Fig. 6.

Figure 9 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of the roller stop assisting device of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a side elevational view of the embodiment shown in Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of the roller stop assisting device of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a side elevational view of the embodiment shown in Figure 11.

In order to make the present invention more clear and detailed, the preferred embodiment and the following drawings are used to describe the structure of the present invention and its technical features as follows.

The embodiments disclosed in the following description are directed to the relevant constituent elements of a roller of a roller type mouse, but in the case of a roller type mouse having a roller function, in addition to the roller stop assist disclosed in the present invention In addition to the device, there are other related electronic components and mechanical components, such as the rotary encoder component 13 shown in Figures 3, 6, 9, and 11, the shaft 12 of the roller, and its support and circuit. Board, connecting line or left and right buttons (as shown in Figures 1 and 2) and other basic components, so those of ordinary skill in the art understand that the structure of the roller mouse 10 disclosed in the present application is not limited. The embodiment disclosed in Figures 1-12 can be modified, modified, or even modified in an equivalent manner, for example, the shape of the mouse formed by the upper cover 14 and the bottom cover 15 and the interior thereof. The structure and the like are not limited, that is, the shape and internal space design of the roller type mouse 10 does not limit the roller type mouse 10 as shown in Figs. 1-12; or the encoder component used in the roller type mouse 10 (The code wheel can be selected from the commonly used 1 2 grids and 24 grids), The shape or structural design of the circuit board, the wired or wireless transmission mode, or the shape or structural design of the left and right buttons are not limited.

Referring to Figures 3-5, the roller stop assisting device of the first embodiment is applied to a roller type mouse 10, and mainly comprises: a roller 11 which is rotated forward and backward by a roller shaft 12; The rotary encoder assembly 13 is disposed at one end of the roller shaft 12 for outputting a corresponding pulsed electronic signal generated by a code wheel (not shown) when the roller 11 rotates to achieve a volume animation surface. Function; an annular fixed surface 20; and a certain grid switching member 30. The main technical feature of the present invention is that the arrangement of the ring-shaped freeze surface 20 and the stop-cutting member 30 is utilized, and the position of the stop switch member 30 is moved to adjust the between the stop switch member 30 and the ring-shaped frame. An anastomosis state and a separation state are formed, so that the roller 11 can be switched to select a general rotation mode or a rotation mode having a quasi-determination function.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the roller 11 and the rotary encoder assembly 13 are used to achieve the basic functions of the scrolling surface of the roller 11 of the roller type mouse 2, wherein the rotary encoder assembly 13 can include The mechanical or optical rotary encoder assembly is not limited to the present invention for outputting the corresponding coded pulse electrons generated by the encoder assembly 13 when the roller 11 is rotated by the encoder (scale). In addition, the rotary encoder assembly 13 can also be a non-scaling and non-stationary rotating mechanical rotary encoder assembly, but is not intended to limit the creation. The non-scale and non-stationary rotation refers to the The encoder assembly 13 is not provided with a scale fixing mechanism generally for limiting the rotation of the roller shaft 12, and the fixed rotation means that the roller shaft 12 is rotated one turn into a certain number of scales such as 12, 24, 36 grids are not limited, so that each time the roller 11 is turned by a human finger, a number of scales can be rotated with the finger to move the amplitude, thereby generating a corresponding coded pulse electronic signal. Since the rotary encoder assembly 13 is It is achieved by the prior art in the art, and is not the main technical feature of the present invention (the focus of the claim), so its function (such as the rotary encoder component 13 shown in FIG. 3) is not shown or described in detail herein.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the annular frame 20 is disposed on one side of the roller 11 to rotate coaxially and synchronously with the rotating shaft 12 of the roller 11, and the annular frame 20 is equidistant from a plurality of rings. The aligned dividing portions 21 are formed, and each of the dividing portions 21 is one-to-one corresponding to the code wheel scale (not shown) of the rotary encoder assembly 13, that is, the annular fixed surface 20 is provided with a ring shape or the like. The number of the spaced divisions 21 and the positions of the divisions 21 are equal and correspond to the scale of the rotation of the roller 11 and thereby generate a corresponding encoded pulsed electrical signal. Referring to FIG. 4, for convenience of illustration, the present invention is illustrated by 12 compartments of equidistantly arranged compartments 21, but is not intended to limit the creation. For example, 24 or 36 rings may be included. The divisions 21 are arranged equidistantly. In this embodiment, the compartment 21 forms a semi-spherical groove but is not intended to limit the creation.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the freeze-over switching member 30 is mainly provided with a frame portion 33 which is matched with the shape of the dividing portion 21 and which can be mutually matched and disengaged. The division portion 21 of the hemispherical groove is fitted, but is not intended to limit the creation. For example, the division portion 21 may also be an elliptical groove. In this embodiment, the frame switching member 30 includes a bracket 31 supported on a base 32, and the frame portion 33 is disposed on the bracket 31. The stop switching member 30 can be moved to adjust its relative position with the annular fixed surface 20 so that the fixed portion 33 can form an elastically fitted or separated state with the divided portion 21 of the annular fixed surface 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the stop switching member 30 can be outwardly exposed to the bottom cover 15 by the base 32 for the user to move and adjust the position of the stop switching member 30 by the outside of the roller mouse 10. As shown by the arrow A in Fig. 3, when the movement is moved to the right, the restraining portion 33 is separated from the division portion 21 of the annular fixed surface 20, as shown in Fig. 3. It is shown that the restraining portion 33 can form an elastically fitted state with one of the compartments 21 of the annular fixed plane 20 when moving to the left. The bracket 31 can be made tough by the structure of the stop switching member 30 and its material characteristics, such as the stop switching member 30 being made of plastic, so that the compartment 16 and the compartment 21 of the annular frame 20 can be made. In the state of anastomosis, there is a moderate elastic function, that is, when the stop switching member 30 is moved to a position where the fixed portion 33 has elastically fitted to a partition portion 21, the annular flat surface 20 is When the roller 11 is rotated, the fixed portion 33 can be elastically and detached from the preceding dividing portion 21 in order and elastically and then elastically fitted to the adjacent lower dividing portion 21. In addition, the movement adjustment direction of the stop switching member 30 is not limited. As indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 3, the movement direction of the freeze switching member 30 is parallel to the axial direction of the roller shaft 12, and the arrow in FIG. As shown in B, the moving direction of the freeze switching member 30 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the roller shaft 12.

In use, when the fixed weight switching member 30 is moved to adjust the position so that the fixed portion 33 is separated from the divided portion 21 of the annular fixed surface 20 to form a separated state, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotation of the roller 11 at this time. That is, it is not affected by the freeze portion 33, so the roller 11 is regarded as being switched to the normal rotation mode. When the freeze-over switching member 30 is moved to adjust the position so that the fixed portion 33 matches the one-divided portion 21 of the annular fixed surface 20 to form an elastic matching state, the fixed portion 33 can be elastically fitted to the annular fixed surface. 20 one of the division parts 21, when the user rotates the roller 11, the annular fixed surface 20 is rotated synchronously with the roller 11, and the fixed portion 33 can be successively and elastically separated from the previous division. The portion 21 is elastically fitted to the adjacent lower dividing portion 21, so that the rotation of the roller 11 is affected by the elastic pressure of the fixing portion 33 on the dividing portion 21, and the roller 11 is accordingly increased. When the rotation is fixed, the roller 11 is regarded as being switched to the rotation mode having the quasi-determination function.

Referring to Figures 6-8, the function of the roller stop assisting device of the second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment shown in Figures 3-5, and the main difference between the two is: at the first In the embodiment, the annular splicing surface 20 is disposed on one side of the roller 11 to rotate synchronously with the roller 11, and in the second embodiment, the annular splicing surface 20a and its plurality of compartments 21a are It is disposed on the other disk body 40 of the roller shaft 12 to rotate synchronously with the roller 11. In addition, the stop switching member 30 of the second embodiment can still be exposed to the bottom cover 15 by the base 32 for the user to move from the outside of the roller mouse 10 to adjust the stop switching member 30 relative to the ring. The position of the shaped plane 20a is as shown by the arrow C in Fig. 6 (approximating the arrow A in Fig. 3) or as indicated by the arrow D in Fig. 8 (approximating the arrow B in Fig. 5). Further, in the first embodiment, the division portion 21 is a hemispherical groove and the frame portion 33 is a mating hemispherical projection, and in the second embodiment, the division portion 21a is a hemispherical convex portion. The grading portion 33 is a mating hemispherical groove, but the splicing portion 33 is mainly used to elastically fit or fix the shape in the matching portion 21 (21a) so that the roller 11 is When the user rotates, the frame can be fixed with a large scale. Therefore, the design of the shape between the frame portion 33 and the partition portion 21 is not limited, such as a combination of a hemispherical groove and a protrusion (such as 3, 6 shows) or the matching of the pointed groove and the protrusion (as shown in Figure 9-10 or Figure 11-12).

Referring to Figures 9-10, the function of the roller stop assisting device of the third embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment shown in Figures 3-5, and the main difference between them is: in the first embodiment The annular fixed surface 20 is disposed on one side of the roller 11 to rotate synchronously with the roller 11, and in the third embodiment, the annular fixed surface 20b and its plurality of divisions 21b are disposed in the third embodiment. The inner circumferential surface of one of the rollers 11 is synchronously rotated with the roller 11, that is, the inner circumferential surface of a circular groove provided on the side of the roller 11 is as shown in Figs. In addition, the freeze switching member 30 of the third embodiment can be disposed on an elastic presser 50 (such as a common push switch) which can be pressed down (down) and then pressed (upper). A rod 34 is extended in the kiss cooperative range of the compartment portion 21b of the annular lattice plane 20b, and an extension portion 35 is exposed on the top cover 14 at the top thereof. For the user, the outside of the roller mouse 10 is moved by the pressing operation of the extending portion 35 (as indicated by an arrow E in FIG. 9) (the vertical movement is as shown by the arrow f in FIG. 9). The position of the piece 30 relative to the annular lattice plane 20b. In addition, in the first and second embodiments, the dividing portion 21 (21a) and the fixing portion 33 are in a matching relationship between the hemispherical groove and the hemispherical convex portion, and in the third embodiment, each of the dividing portions is in the third embodiment. 21b is an angular groove and the lattice portion 33 is a mating angular projection, that is, a matching relationship between the angular groove and the angular projection is not used to limit the creation. Thereby, when the fixed weight switching member 30 is moved to adjust the position so that the fixed portion 33 is fitted to one of the annular portion 21b of the annular fixed surface 20b to form an elastic matching state, the fixed portion 33 can elastically fit in the ring shape. One of the fixed planes 20b is separated by a portion 21b. At this time, the user rotates the roller 11, and the annular fixed surface 20b rotates synchronously with the roller 11, and the fixed portion 33 can be successively and elastically separated from the previous one. The dividing portion 21b is elastically fitted to the adjacent lower dividing portion 21b, so that the rotation of the roller 11 is affected by the elastic pressure of the fixing portion 33 on the dividing portion 21b, thereby increasing the When the roller 11 rotates, it acts as a freeze, and at this time, the roller 11 is regarded as being switched to a rotation mode having a quasi-determination function.

Referring again to Figures 11-12, the function of the roller stop assisting device of the fourth embodiment is similar to the third embodiment shown in Figures 9-10. The main difference between the two is that in the third implementation In the example, the annular splicing surface 20 (20b) is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the roller 11 to rotate synchronously with the roller 11, and in the fourth embodiment, the annular splicing surface 20c and the plurality thereof The division portion 21c is provided on the outer circumferential surface of one of the circular flanges on one side of the roller 11, as shown in Figs. 11-12. In addition, in the fourth embodiment, the matching relationship between the angular groove and the angled protrusion can still be formed between each of the dividing portions 21c and the fixing portion 33, but is not used to limit the creation. Thereby, the roller stop assisting device of the fourth embodiment can achieve the same use efficiency as the third embodiment.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and for the present invention only It is to be understood that a person skilled in the art can make various changes, modifications, and even equivalent changes within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Within the scope of protection.

10‧‧‧Roller mouse

11‧‧‧Roller

12‧‧‧ shaft

13‧‧‧Rotary encoder assembly

14‧‧‧Upper cover

15‧‧‧ bottom cover

20‧‧‧ ring fixed plane

21‧‧‧ Division

30‧‧‧Clock switch

31‧‧‧ bracket

32‧‧‧Base

33‧‧‧Definition Department

Claims (7)

The utility model relates to a roller type mouse roller fixing auxiliary device, which is applied to a roller type mouse for the roller to be switched to select a general rotation mode or a rotation mode with a quasi-determination function, comprising: a roller, which borrows a roller shaft Performing forward and reverse rotation; a rotary encoder assembly is disposed at one end of the roller shaft for outputting a coded pulse electronic signal generated by the rotation of the code wheel when the roller rotates to drive the rotary encoder assembly In order to achieve the roll animation surface function; a ring-shaped fixed surface, which is coaxially and synchronously rotated with the roller shaft of the roller, and the ring-shaped fixed surface is provided with a plurality of equally spaced annular divisions, and each division The one-to-one correspondence corresponds to the code wheel scale of the rotary encoder assembly, such that the number of the divisions and the positions of the divisions of the annular fixed plane are equal and correspond to the scale of the rotation of the roller And a corresponding coded pulse electronic signal is generated; and a certain switching member is provided with a fixed portion matching the shape of the dividing portion, and the fixed switching member can be moved and adjusted a relative position with the annular fiducing surface such that the quenching portion can form an elastically abutting state or a separated state with the dividing portion of the annular fiducing surface; wherein the cue switching member is moved to adjust the grading portion When the separation portion is separated from the annular portion of the annular fixed plane, the roller is switched to the normal rotation mode; wherein the freeze switching member is moved and adjusted so that the fixed portion matches one of the annular fixed faces When the elastically anastomotic state is formed, the fixed portion can elastically fit in one of the annular portions of the annular fixed surface, and when the annular fixed surface rotates synchronously with the roller, the fixed portion can be continuously Separately elastically leaves the previous division and then elastically matches the adjacent one The grid portion is used to increase the freeze function of the roller when it is rotated, so that the roller is switched to the rotation mode with the freeze function. The roller stop assist device of claim 1, wherein the rotary encoder assembly comprises a mechanical encoder assembly and an optical encoder assembly. The roller stop assisting device of claim 1, wherein the annular fixed plane is disposed on the roller to rotate synchronously with the roller, and the setting position comprises: disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the roller, and disposed at One side of the roller is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of one of the protrusions on one side of the roller. The roller stop assisting device of claim 1, wherein the annular fixed plane is disposed on the disc body of the roller shaft to rotate synchronously with the roller. The roller stop assisting device of claim 1, wherein the freeze-over switching member is provided with an extension portion extending to the outer surface of the roller-type mouse to be movable on the outer surface of the outer casing to adjust the fixed-frame switching member and the The relative position between the annular fiducing faces. The roller stop assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the shape matching between the dividing portion provided on the annular fixing surface and the fixed portion provided on the fixed switching member comprises a hemispherical, pointed groove With raised. The roller stop assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the fixed portion provided on the freeze switch member is elastically pressed against the partition portion of the annular fixed frame by the molding material property of the freeze switch member.