JP2002236555A - Mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouse which causes less fatigue and makes it easy to do clicking operation and dragging operation. SOLUTION: This mouse is equipped with a primary switch 10 for the clicking operation and dragging operation, a secondary switch 11 for clicking operation different from that of the primary switch 10, a control part 12 which responds to their switching, a primary switch circuit 13, a secondary switch circuit 14, a case 6 which contains them, a 2nd primary switch 18 which is put away from the case and operates instead of the primary switch 10, a hand push button 19 as an operation part for operating the 2nd primary switch 18, and a line 21 which is provided between the 2nd primary switch 18 and primary switch circuit 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a mouse used as a pointing device of, for example, a personal portable computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mouse is an input device for easily moving a cursor position on a display screen of a display in an arbitrary direction, specifying a range, drawing a line, and the like by a click operation and a drag operation. Widely used with keyboards. Further, such a mouse is usually operated with the right hand. That is, the thumb, the ring finger and the little finger sandwich the side of the mouse case and hold down the mouse. It is designed to be operated.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional mouse has the following problems in its operation. That is, if a drag operation is performed for a long time while holding down the mouse, the fatigue due to the operation has been great (particularly, the degree of fatigue is large when using graphics software). In addition, since the movement, the click operation, and the drag operation while holding down the mouse are concentrated on one hand, this also causes a great deal of fatigue. Furthermore, it is very difficult and inconvenient for an unfamiliar person to reliably perform a click operation at a desired position while holding down the mouse (the same applies to a drag operation).

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a mouse capable of reducing fatigue. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mouse that can easily perform a click operation and a drag operation.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mouse, comprising: a primary switch for a click operation and a drag operation;
A secondary switch for the click operation different from the primary switch, a control unit that responds to the switching of the primary switch and the switching of the secondary switch, and a primary switch circuit provided between the primary switch and the control unit. A secondary switch circuit provided between the secondary switch and the control unit, and a case accommodating the primary switch, the secondary switch, the control unit, the primary switch circuit, and the secondary switch circuit; and A second primary switch for remotely replacing the primary switch, an operation unit for operating the second primary switch, the second primary switch and the plug It is characterized in that it comprises between Marie switching circuit, or a line provided between the second primary switch and the controller.

A mouse according to a second aspect of the present invention is the mouse according to the first aspect, wherein the operation unit is a push button operated by a hand opposite to the hand holding the case. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mouse according to the first or second aspect, wherein the line is wired, and the wall of the case or a position near the wall is provided between the lines. It is characterized in that a connection portion that can be disconnected is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A click operation and a drag operation can be performed with a hand holding a mouse case or another hand or foot different from the hand holding the case. That is, the mouse has a configuration in which the click operation and the drag operation are not limited to the hand having the mouse case. More specifically, for example, when the right hand is tired by the click operation and the drag operation with the right hand, the subsequent click operation and the drag operation can be performed with the left hand (or the foot). It is also possible to divide the left hand (or foot) so that the operation is easy from the beginning, such as a click operation and a drag operation, and a right hand movement of a mouse. The line here is
It is assumed that wireless is included as well as wired. The click operation includes an operation related to a double click.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 2,
For example, it is possible to move the mouse with the right hand, and click and drag with the hand push button with the left hand.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3,
When the line is a wired line, the connecting portion of the line allows the operation unit or the like to be removed when it is not needed, so as not to be in the way. It is also possible to set the operation unit and the like as option settings.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the mouse of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining the specific example of FIG. 1 and its operation.

In FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 indicates an instruction to a personal portable computer (not shown) by moving a pointer or a cursor on a display screen of a display (not shown) to an arbitrary position on the display screen. The mouse as a pointing device to give is shown. The mouse 1 is placed, for example, under the palm of the right hand 2 and slides on the mouse pad (on a flat body). The mouse body 3 is held by the left hand 4 and can perform a click operation and a drag operation as needed. And two operating means 5.

The mouse main body 3 has a case 6 made of a synthetic resin including an upper case and a lower case, and a connection cable 7 led out of the case 6 and connected to the personal portable computer (not shown). . The upper case is provided with a left click button (primary button) 8 and a right click button (secondary button) 9.

A primary switch 10, a secondary switch 11, a control unit 12, a primary switch circuit 13, a secondary switch circuit 14, a track ball 15, a first encoder 10 are provided inside a case 6 defined by the upper case and the lower case. 16 and a second encoder 17 are housed therein.

The primary switch 10 switches when a click (click, double-click) operation and a drag operation are performed by pressing the left click button 8, and is mounted on a substrate (not shown) housed in the case 6. Have been. The secondary switch 11 is mounted on a board (not shown) like the primary switch 10, and switches when a right (click) operation is performed by pressing the right click button 9.

The control unit 12 includes the primary switch 1
0 and the switching of the secondary switch 11, and is configured to generate movement data of the mouse 1 based on the amount of rotation of the trackball 15 detected by the first encoder 16 and the second encoder 17. I have. The control unit 12 is mounted on the board (not shown).

The primary switch circuit 13 is provided between the primary switch 10 and the control unit 12 on the substrate (not shown). The secondary switch circuit 14 is also provided between the secondary switch 11 and the control unit 12 on the substrate (not shown).

On the other hand, the second operation means 5 includes a second primary switch 18, a hand push button 19 as an operation part, a switch housing part 20 made of synthetic resin, and a line 21 of an appropriate length. It is configured.

The second primary switch 18
Is a substitute for the primary switch 10 and is provided away from the case 6. The second primary switch 18 switches in the same manner as the primary switch 10 when a click (click, double click) operation and a drag operation are performed by pressing the hand push button 19.

The line 21 is a known wire (configured with a cable or the like) and is provided between the second primary switch 18 and the primary switch circuit 13. That is, one end of the line 21 is connected to the second primary switch 18, and the other end is connected to an appropriate position in the middle of the primary switch circuit 13.

In the above configuration, the mouse 1 of the present invention
Since the operation is not limited to the right hand 2,
Right hand 2 by click operation and drag operation
Is tired, the subsequent click operation and drag operation can be performed with the left hand 4. Further, the left hand 4 can be divided so as to be easily operated from the beginning, such as a click operation and a drag operation, and a right hand 2 being moved by moving the mouse 1 (moving the mouse body 3). Therefore, the mouse 1 of the present invention
Accordingly, there is an effect that fatigue can be reduced and operability can be improved. In addition, the hand push button 19
, Even those who are unfamiliar with thumb 4
The user can easily perform a click operation and a drag operation with a.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the mouse according to the present invention. The mouse 1 'shown in FIG. 3 is different from the mouse 1 only in the connection position of the line 21 of the mouse 1. That is, the other end of the line 21 is directly connected to the control unit 12. Therefore, like the mouse 1, the fatigue is reduced,
The operability is improved, and even an unskilled person can easily perform a click operation or a drag operation with, for example, the thumb 4a.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing still another embodiment of the mouse according to the present invention. The mouse 1 "shown in Fig. 4 is different from the mouse 1" only in that a connection portion 22 that can be connected and disconnected is provided between the lines 21 of the mouse 1 and the mouse 1 '. 2
In the middle of 1, there is provided a connecting portion 22 composed of a male connecting portion 23 and a female connecting portion 24 fixed to the side wall of the case 6 and into which the male connecting portion 23 is inserted and connected. ing. Therefore, as with the mouse 1 and the mouse 1 ', the fatigue can be reduced and the operability can be improved, and even an inexperienced person can, for example, easily click or drag with the thumb 4a. When unnecessary, the second operation means 5 can be removed so as not to be in the way. Further, versatility can be improved. The female connecting portion 24 may be provided near the outside of the side wall in addition to the side wall.

In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. That is, the operation with the left hand 4 has been described above, but the operation is not limited to this and can be performed with the foot. At this time, it goes without saying that the hand push button 19 is changed to a foot switch. In the above description, the line 21 is wired. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to make the line wireless (such as infrared rays, which has an advantage that the line is not in the way). Further, in the above description, the primary switch 10 is associated with the left click button 8 and the secondary switch 11 is associated with the right click button 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the secondary switch 11 is assigned to the left click button 8, and the primary switch 10 is assigned to the right click button 9. It is also possible to make it correspond.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, when the right hand is tired by the click operation and the drag operation with the right hand, the left hand (or foot) is used. , The subsequent click operation and drag operation can be performed. Further, the left hand (or foot) may be divided so as to be easily operated from the beginning, such as a click operation and a drag operation, and a right hand movement of a mouse. Therefore, by providing the mouse of the present invention, there is an effect that fatigue can be reduced and operability can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effect of the first aspect, there is an effect that an inexperienced person can more easily perform a click operation and a drag operation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effects of claim 1 or claim 2, there is an effect that the operation unit or the like can be removed so as not to be in the way when not needed. In addition, there is an effect that the mouse can be made more versatile.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a mouse according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of FIG. 1 and its operation.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the mouse according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing still another embodiment of the mouse according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1 ', 1 "mouse 2 right hand 3 mouse body 4 left hand 5 second operating means 6 case 7 connection cable 8 left click button 9 right click button 10 primary switch 11 secondary switch 12 control unit 13 primary switch circuit 14 secondary switch Circuit 15 Trackball 16 First Encoder 17 Second Encoder 18 Second Primary Switch 19 Hand Button (Operation Unit) 20 Switch Housing 21 Line 22 Connection 23 Male Connection 24 Female Connection

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A primary switch for a click operation and a drag operation, a secondary switch for a click operation different from the primary switch, and a control unit responsive to switching of the primary switch and switching of the secondary switch. A primary switch circuit provided between the primary switch and the control unit; a secondary switch circuit provided between the secondary switch and the control unit; and the primary switch, the secondary switch, the control unit, and the primary Switch circuit,
And a case accommodating the secondary switch circuit, a second primary switch that is separate from the case and replaces the primary switch, an operation unit that operates the second primary switch, the second primary switch, A line provided between the primary switch circuit or between the second primary switch and the control unit. 2. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a hand push button operated by a hand on the opposite side of the hand holding the case. 3. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the line is wired, and a connection portion is provided in the middle of the line so as to be detachable at a wall of the case or at a position near the wall. A mouse.