JP2012238313A - Touch mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch mouse that can be easily assembled and inexpensively manufactured and has excellent appearance.SOLUTION: The inventive touch mouse includes a case having a lower case and an upper case connected to the lower case, a sensor mounted in the case, a controller, and an electric circuit board. The upper case has sensing parts formed with a pressure-sensitive material or a thermo-sensitive material. The sensor detects change in material characteristics of the sensing parts, generates an electric signal, and outputs the electric signal to the controller. The controller generates a corresponding control signal on the basis of the electric signal from the sensor, and transmits the control signal to a computer via the electric circuit board.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mouse, and more particularly to a touch mouse.

  A conventional mouse includes a case, a click button, an internal circuit installed in the case, and the like. The click button includes a left click button, a right click button, and a wheel installed between the two. However, since the case and the click button are installed independently, the assembly process of the mouse is complicated and the appearance of the mouse is poor.

  In order to solve the above problems, a touch mouse has been developed in recent years. In the touch mouse, two layers of ITO thin film are used, and insulating granules are placed between the two layers of ITO thin film. When the user touches the touch type mouse, the two ITO thin films come into contact with each other by the pressing force. Further, when a different part of the mouse is touched, the location where the ITO thin film contacts changes accordingly. Therefore, the touch position is determined because each contact point and the resistance value at each contact point are different. However, the conventional touch mouse has a complicated manufacturing process and is expensive.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a touch mouse that is easy to assemble, is low in cost, and has an excellent appearance.

  In order to solve the above problem, a touch mouse according to the present invention includes a lower case and a case including an upper case connected to the lower case, a sensor mounted in the case, a controller, and an electric circuit board. And comprising. The upper case includes a sensitive portion formed of a pressure sensitive material or a heat sensitive material. The sensor senses a change in material characteristics of the sensitive unit to generate an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the controller. The controller generates a corresponding control signal based on the electric signal from the sensor, and transmits the control signal to the computer via the electric circuit board.

  The touch-type mouse according to the present invention uses a pressure-sensitive material or a heat-sensitive material for the sensitive part, and the sensor detects a change in material characteristics of the sensitive part when a user's finger touches the sensitive part. Since a signal is generated and the electrical signal is output to the controller, there is no need to install a click button on the mouse. Also, since the assembly process of the touch mouse is simple, not only can the appearance be simplified and improved, but also the manufacturing cost is low.

It is a perspective view of the touch type mouse concerning the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the touch mouse shown in FIG. 1.

  Hereinafter, a touch mouse according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a touch mouse 100 according to the present invention includes a case 10, a sensor 30, a controller 50, and an electric circuit board 70. The sensor 30, the controller 50, and the electric circuit board 70 are all installed in the case 10.

  The case 10 includes a lower case 11 and an upper case 13. The lower case 11 has a substantially flat plate shape and is made of a metal such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy, or a plastic such as polycarbonate (PC). The upper case 13 is connected to the lower case 11. The upper case 13 has an arcuate curved surface and includes a support part 131 and a sensitive part 133. The support 131 functions to support the palm like a conventional mouse support.

  The sensitive part 133 is formed on one end side in the length direction of the upper case 13 and includes a first sensitive part 1331, a second sensitive part 1333, and a third sensitive part 1335. The first sensitive part 1331 and the second sensitive part 1333 are installed side by side with a space between them, and the outer surfaces of the first sensitive part 1331 and the second sensitive part 1333 have arcuate concave portions as a whole. Since it is formed, it is convenient for the user's finger to slide or press in the arc-shaped recess. The third sensitive unit 1335 is installed between the first sensitive unit 1331 and the second sensitive unit 1333.

  When using the mouse, the first sensitive part 1331 acts as a left click button, the second sensitive part 1333 acts as a right click button, and the third sensitive part 1335 acts as a central click button (ie, a wheel). Acts as The material of the sensitive part 133 is a pressure sensitive material or a heat sensitive material. As another embodiment, the sensitive part 133 and the support part 131 may be integrally formed. In the present embodiment, a metal resistance pressure sensitive material is used for the sensitive part 133. The resistance values of the metal resistance pressure sensitive materials vary with the pressure they receive. The sensitive part 133 may be a capacitance-type pressure-sensitive material, a voltage-type pressure-sensitive material, or a resistance-type heat-sensitive material. The resistance-type heat-sensitive material is a metal heat-sensitive material or a semiconductor ceramic heat-sensitive material, and the metal heat-sensitive material is aluminum (Al), tungsten (W), rhenium-tungsten alloy (Re-W alloy), or the like.

  For example, the sensor 30 may change electrical characteristics (for example, resistance change, capacitance change) when the user touches the first sensitive unit 1331, the second sensitive unit 1333, and the third sensitive unit 1335. , An electrical signal is generated by sensing a material property change in the material forming each sensitive part, such as an electrostatic charge change or a voltage change, and the electrical signal is output to the controller 50. The controller 50 generates a corresponding control signal based on the electric signal from the sensor 30 and transmits the control signal to a computer (not shown) via the electric circuit board 70.

  In the present embodiment, when the user touches the first sensitive part 1331 or the second sensitive part 1333 or inadvertently touches the mouse, the first sensitive part 1331 or the The pressure applied to the second sensitive part 1333 is different, and the resistance value of the first sensitive part 1331 or the second sensitive part 1333 changes. Further, when the user slides his / her finger on the third sensitive part 1335, the contact angle between the sliding user's finger and the third sensitive part 1335 changes, so that the pressure received by the third sensitive part 1335 changes. Occurs. Accordingly, the resistance value of the third sensitive part 1335 also changes. Thereafter, the sensor 30 senses the change in resistance value to generate an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the controller 50. The controller 50 generates a corresponding control signal based on the electric signal from the sensor 30, transmits the control signal to the computer via the electric circuit board 70, and the computer performs a corresponding process. To control.

  In addition, when a resistance-type heat-sensitive material is used for the sensitive part 133, when the user touches the first sensitive part 1331 or the second sensitive part 1333 or inadvertent contact with the mouse occurs, Since the amount of heat generated by the friction generated in the first sensitive part 1331 or the second sensitive part 1333 differs depending on each operation, a temperature change occurs in the first sensitive part 1331 or the second sensitive part 1333, and the resistance value Changes also occur. Further, when the user slides his / her finger on the third sensitive part 1335, the contact angle between the sliding user's finger and the third sensitive part 1335 is changed, and thus the friction is generated between the third sensitive part 1335 and the third sensitive part 1335. Since the amount of heat also changes, the resistance value of the third sensitive part 1335 changes. Thereafter, the sensor 30 senses the change in resistance value to generate an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the controller 50. The controller 50 generates a corresponding control signal based on the electric signal from the sensor 30, transmits the control signal to the computer via the electric circuit board 70, and performs processing corresponding to the computer. Control to do.

  The touch mouse 100 according to the present invention uses a pressure-sensitive material or a heat-sensitive material for the sensitive part 133, and the sensor 30 is made of a material of the sensitive part 133 when a user's finger touches the sensitive part 133. It is not necessary to install a click button on the mouse because an electrical signal is generated by detecting a characteristic change and the electrical signal is output to the controller 50. Further, since the assembly process of the touch mouse 100 according to the present invention is simple, not only can the appearance be simplified and improved, but also the manufacturing cost is low.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications or corrections are possible within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, it is also included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Touch-type mouse 10 Case 11 Lower case 13 Upper case 131 Support part 133 Sensitive part 1331 First sensitive part 1333 Second sensitive part 1335 Third sensitive part 30 Sensor 50 Controller 70 Electric circuit board

Claims (6)

In a touch mouse comprising a lower case and a case provided with an upper case connected to the lower case, a sensor installed in the case, a controller and an electric circuit board,
The upper case includes a sensitive part formed of a pressure sensitive material or a heat sensitive material,
The sensor senses a change in material properties of the sensitive part to generate an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the controller.
The touch mouse generates a corresponding control signal based on an electrical signal from the sensor, and transmits the control signal to a computer through the electrical circuit board.   2. The touch mouse according to claim 1, wherein the material of the sensitive part is a resistance-type pressure-sensitive material, a capacitance-type pressure-sensitive material, or a piezoelectric-type pressure-sensitive material.   The touch-type mouse according to claim 2, wherein the resistance-type pressure-sensitive material is a metal resistance-type pressure-sensitive material.   The touch mouse according to claim 1, wherein the material of the sensitive part is a resistance type heat sensitive material.   The touch mouse according to claim 4, wherein the resistance-type heat-sensitive material is a metal heat-sensitive material or a semiconductor ceramic heat-sensitive material.   The sensitive part is located between the first sensitive part, the second sensitive part installed side by side with the first sensitive part, and the first sensitive part and the second sensitive part. The touch-type mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a three-sensitive section.

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