CN1369771A

CN1369771A - mouse with hub

Info

Publication number: CN1369771A
Application number: CN01103806A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张景旭
Original assignee: Wistron Corp; Acer Inc
Current assignee: Wistron Corp; Acer Inc
Priority date: 2001-02-13
Filing date: 2001-02-13
Publication date: 2002-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 2021-02-13
Also published as: CN100514262C

Abstract

A mouse with a hub. The mouse comprises: a body, a cable and a detachable hub, wherein the body forms a storage slot for accommodating the hub. The hub comprises: a central axis, an upper bottom plate, a lower bottom plate, a support portion formed on the upper bottom plate and a wire track formed on the lower bottom plate, so that the cable can be wound thereon, thereby accommodating the cable in the body of the mouse.

Description

Mouse with hub

The present invention relates to a kind of mouse, particularly relate to and a kind ofly be used for notebook computer and have the mouse of concentrator function with hub.

Nowadays most of host computer all is equipped with external input equipment (peripheral inputdevice), and it is most important wherein to make indicator device (pointing device) with mouse.Especially in Windows, suitably use mouse can make computation more handy.

The indicator device that notebook computer was equipped with generally is trace ball or Trackpad.Yet whether sensitivity will influence the operation fluency of user under operating system in both designs, and use mouse still to allow the user accept easily traditionally.Thereby under the situation about allowing in the space, part user also considers to utilize external mouse to replace trace ball or Trackpad, with it as indicator device.

In the known technology, the general mouse that does not design for notebook computer specially.When the user set mouse or desires to carry mouse, the cable of mouse was normally twining mouse dispersedly.Thus, when carrying mouse, will have outward appearance and reach mouse in a jumble and account for shortcoming than large space.

United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 088 discloses a kind of external input equipment with recyclable cable No. 021, and a take-up spool and a retainer is set in the body of external input equipment, and the user can optionally be fixed on cable certain use length thus.Yet the external input equipment of this patent disclosure causes manufacturing cost significantly to increase because of complex structure, so therefore competitiveness of product reduces.

For this reason, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of mouse with hub.The user can be with hub be concealed in mouse inside with cable, the mouse outward appearance to beautify when idle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of mouse of notebook computer special use, to reduce mouse shared volume under idle state or collection.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of mouse structure that cable can be concealed in mouse inside.Use novel mouse structure of the present invention, the user can be concealed in cable mouse inside when mouse is left unused, the mouse outward appearance when leaving unused to beautify.

But a further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of mouse of take-up line simple in structure, to reduce manufacturing cost and to improve competitiveness of product.

According to above-mentioned purpose, mouse of the present invention comprises that one has the body and a hub of cable accommodating groove, is used for cable is contained in wherein.

For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage are become apparent more, lift a preferred embodiment below, and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, be described in detail below:

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of mouse of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of hub of the present invention, and wherein Fig. 2 A is a stereographic map, and Fig. 2 B is the sectional view along A among Fig. 2 A-A line;

Fig. 3 is the user mode figure of mouse of the present invention, and wherein Fig. 3 A is the synoptic diagram before cable is accommodated, and Fig. 3 B is the synoptic diagram after cable is accommodated.

As shown in Figure 1, mouse 1 of the present invention comprises: body 10, cable 11 and a separable hub 15.The body 10 of mouse 1, the one end forms grip portions, and the other end then has a plurality of buttons 12, and extends a cable 11, in order to connect host computer.Mouse 1 also comprises a spin 13 (as shown in Figure 3).Mouse 1 of the present invention there is no much difference with conventional mouse under general user mode, so be not described in detail in this.But it should be noted that the present invention also comprises a separable hub 15, be used under mouse 1 obsolete state, cable 11 being received in the body 10 of mouse 1.

Further with reference to the structure of figure 2 explanation hubs 15, hub 15 comprises: central shaft 151, upper plate 152, lower shoe 153, be formed on the butting section 154 of upper plate 152 and be formed on the wire track 155 of lower shoe 153.As shown in the figure, central shaft 151 is right cylinder, and two ends are connected with upper plate 152 and lower shoe 153 respectively, and cable 11 can twine along cylindrical surface thus.In addition, the sectional area of central shaft 151 is slightly less than upper plate 152 and lower shoe 153, so when cable 11 is wrapped on the central shaft 151, in the space that is limited in by central shaft 151, upper plate 152 and lower shoe 153 common limitations.Fig. 2 B is the sectional view along the A among Fig. 2 A-A line, wherein between central shaft 151 and upper plate 152, also form a crosscut but do not run through the wire track 155 of hub 15, the line footpath of the width of wire track 155 and cable 11 quite, so a host side of cable 11 can be seized on both sides by the arms in the bottom of wire track 155, the other end of cable 11 then passes from the opening of wire track 155.Moreover the outside surface of lower shoe 153 also can form a butting section 154, can be resisted against to use on the surface, so that more smooth and easy when mouse 1 is used.Continuation is with reference to figure 3, and the bottom of body 10 also further comprises an accommodating groove 14, and its shape is suitable with hub 15, and its volume is slightly larger than the volume of hub 15, hub 15 can be accommodated in wherein thus.As shown in the figure, when mouse 1 does not use, at first an end of cable 11 is seized on both sides by the arms wire track 155 bottoms, then cable 11 is twined along its surface, again the other end of cable 11 opening from wire track 155 is passed afterwards at hub 15.At last, whole hub 15 can be packed in the accommodating groove 14, finishes the collection of mouse 1 thus.Certainly, mouse 1 is under user mode, and hub 15 accommodating groove 14 of can directly packing into so that preserve, is avoided losing.

The invention discloses a kind of mouse with spiral function.Application the present invention can be wound to mouse inside with mouse cable on the shelf, folds to reduce with the minimizing cable and with mouse to be taken up space.In addition, but the invention also discloses a kind of take-up Line Mouse simple in structure, to reduce manufacturing cost and to improve competitiveness of product.

In sum, though abovely by preferred embodiment the present invention is had been described in detail, this is not to be used for limiting the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art can do various changes and improvement under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.For example: the shape of hub can be done suitable change as required.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the back determined scope of appended claim.

Claims

1. A mouse with a hub, comprising:

The body has a receiving groove formed at its bottom;

cables extending from said body to connect to a computer host: and

A hub has a central axis, a first bottom plate and a second bottom plate, the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are respectively formed on both sides of the central axis, and the cross-sectional area of the central axis is slightly smaller than the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate The two bottom plates jointly limit a space;

Wherein, the volume of the accommodating groove is equivalent to that of the hub, so that the hub can be accommodated therein.

2. A mouse with a hub as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first bottom plate and said central axis also form a wire track that crosses but does not penetrate said hub, and its width is the same as that of said hub. The wire diameters of the above cables are equivalent.

3. A mouse with a hub as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second bottom plate further forms a resting portion.

4. A mouse for a notebook computer, comprising:

The body has a receiving groove formed at its bottom;

a cable protruding from said body to connect said laptop computer; and

A hub has a central axis, a first bottom plate and a second bottom plate, the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are respectively formed on both sides of the central axis, and the cross-sectional area of the central axis is slightly smaller than the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate The bottom plate jointly confines a space;

Wherein, the volume of the receiving groove is equivalent to that of the hub, so that the hub can be accommodated therein.

5. A mouse with a hub as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first bottom plate and said central axis also form a wire track that crosses but does not penetrate said hub, and its width is the same as that of said hub. The wire diameters of the above cables are equivalent.

6. A mouse with a hub as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second base further forms a resting portion.