CN111381692A - Pen type folding mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a pen-shaped folding mouse, comprising a roller, two supporting shafts, two rod bodies, two buttons and an optical sensor. The roller has an axis. The two supporting shafts are arranged on opposite sides of the roller and are arranged parallel to the axis. The two rod bodies are located on opposite sides of the roller and are movably arranged on the two supporting shafts. The two rod bodies include two outer surfaces and two first end surfaces close to each other. The two buttons are respectively arranged on the two outer surfaces of the two rod bodies. The optical sensor is located on the outer surface of one of the rod bodies.

Description

Pen type folding mouse

technical field

The present invention relates to a mouse, in particular to a pen-type folding mouse.

Background technique

The mouse device is an important control device in the modern computer system. In order to facilitate the use of the mouse currently on the market, it is necessary to maintain a certain volume and shape to improve the hand feeling in use, which causes inconvenience in storage. At the same time, according to requirements, the user may need to carry a presentation pen to use with the mouse, which increases the burden on the user to carry.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a pen-type folding mouse, which can be modified between the two types of the mouse and the pen-holder type.

The invention provides a pen-type folding mouse, which comprises a roller, two support shafts, two rod bodies, two buttons and an optical sensor. The roller has an axis. The two support shafts are arranged on opposite sides of the roller and are arranged parallel to the axis. The two rods are located on opposite sides of the roller and are movably arranged on the two support shafts. The two rod bodies include two outer surfaces and two first end surfaces adjacent to the rollers. The two buttons are respectively arranged on the two outer surfaces of the two rod bodies. An optical sensor is located on the outer surface of one of the rods. When the two rod bodies are in a first position, the two first end faces face opposite sides of the roller respectively. The two rod bodies and the roller extend along the axis to form a pen rod shape. The two rod bodies are adapted to move from a first position to a second position relative to the roller, so that the two outer surfaces of the two rod bodies face opposite sides of the roller and are close to each other. The two rods, the scroll wheel, the optical sensor and the two buttons together form a mouse, and the two buttons are respectively used as a left button and a right button of the mouse.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each rod body has a sliding block located inside. Each support shaft has a chute respectively. The slider is suitable for sliding and rotating in the chute. When the two rods are in the first position, the slider is located at a first end in the chute. Each sliding block is suitable for sliding to a second end in the chute and then turning to fix the two rod bodies at the second position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each rod body further has a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion, respectively. Each support shaft further has a first engaging portion respectively. When the two rod bodies are in the first position, the first positioning part in each rod body is engaged with the first engaging part of the corresponding support shaft. Each sliding block is suitable for sliding to a second end in the chute and then turning, so that the second positioning part in each rod body is engaged with the first engaging part in the corresponding support shaft.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each rod body further has a first positioning portion respectively, and each support shaft further has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion respectively. When the two rod bodies are in the first position, the first positioning part in each rod body is engaged with the first engaging part in the corresponding support shaft. Each sliding block is adapted to slide to a second end in the chute and then turn around, so that the first positioning part in each rod body is engaged with the second engaging part in the corresponding support shaft.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the slider has a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion. The first positioning portion is located at a first height relative to the inner surface and extends along a first direction. The second positioning portion is located at a second height relative to the inner surface and extends along a second direction. Each support shaft further has a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole which are communicated with the chute and are located at different depths. The first positioning hole is close to a first end of the chute. The second positioning hole is close to a second end of the chute. When the two rods are in the first position, each slider is located at the first end in the chute, and each first positioning portion is engaged with the corresponding first positioning hole. Each slider is adapted to slide to the second end in the chute and then turn around, so that the second positioning portion in each rod body is engaged with the corresponding second positioning hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the two rod bodies respectively include two first magnetic attraction parts. Each of the first magnetic attraction parts is located on the end of the corresponding rod body adjacent to the roller. When the two rod bodies are in the first position, the two first magnetic attraction parts of the two rod bodies are close to the roller and attract each other to maintain the pen shape.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the two rod bodies further respectively include two second magnetic attraction parts, and each second magnetic attraction part is located on the end of the corresponding rod body away from the roller. When the two rods are in the second position, the two second magnetic elements of the two rods attract each other to maintain the shape of the mouse.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the roller includes a frame, a ring and a pressure sensor. The two support shafts are arranged on both sides of the wheel frame. The rim covers at least part of the rim and is rotatably disposed on the rim. The pressure sensor is located inside the rim to sense that the rim is being pressed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the roller includes a rotation sensor located inside the rim to sense the rotation of the rim.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one of the rod bodies further includes a rotation sensor located on the outer surface and close to the roller. When the two rods are in the second position, the rotation sensor is used to sense the rotation of the wheel rim.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one of the rod bodies further includes a circuit board and a flexible cable located inside. The flexible flat cable is attached to the corresponding support shaft and connected to the circuit board and the pressure sensor.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one of the rods further includes a circuit board inside and two metal sheets electrically connected to the circuit board. The support shaft corresponding to the rod body with two metal sheets includes two conductors electrically connected to the pressure sensor. The two metal sheets respectively contact the corresponding two conductors, so as to electrically connect the pressure sensor to the circuit board.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the two rod bodies include two protruding parts located on the two outer surfaces and adjacent to the roller, and the distance between a top of each protruding part and the axis is greater than the radius of the roller.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pen-type folding mouse further includes an infrared transmitter. The infrared emitter is located on a second end face of one of the rods away from the roller.

Based on the above, the two rod bodies of the pen-type folding mouse of the present invention can be modified between the first position and the second position. When the user needs to use the mouse, the two rods can be deformed to the second position. When the user does not need to use the mouse, the two rods can be deformed to the first position to be in the shape of a pen rod, which is convenient for the user to carry. At the same time, the pen-shaped folding mouse in the form of a pen rod may have functionality different from that of the mouse.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of the two rods of the pen-type folding mouse in the first position according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a side view of the two rods of the pen-type folding mouse of FIG. 1A when they are in a first position.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of two rod bodies of the pen-type folding mouse according to the first embodiment of the present invention when they are separated from each other from the scroll wheel in the axial direction.

3 is a schematic diagram of the two rod bodies of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 1A along the line A-A'.

Fig. 4B is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 1A along the line segment B-B'.

Fig. 5A is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 2 along the line C-C'.

Fig. 5B is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 2 along the line D-D'.

6A is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of FIG. 3 along the line E-E'.

6B is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of FIG. 3 along the line segment F-F'.

7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse in the first position according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse according to the second embodiment of the present invention when the rod body is separated from the scroll wheel along the axis.

9A is a partial cross-sectional view of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9B is a partial cross-sectional view from another perspective of FIG. 9A .

9C is a top view of the pen-type folding mouse of the second embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A when it is in a second position.

10 is a schematic diagram of a slider of the third embodiment of the present invention.

11A is a partial schematic diagram of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse in the first position according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 11A along line G-G.

12A is a partial schematic view of the third embodiment of the present invention when the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse is separated from the scroll wheel in the axial direction.

Fig. 12B is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 12A along the line segment H-H'.

13A is a partial schematic diagram of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13B is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 13A along the line I-I'.

14 is a top view of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a partial schematic view of the roller and the support shaft according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a partial cross-sectional view of a roller, a support shaft, and a rod body according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Among them, reference numerals:

10: Pen type

20: Mouse

21: Left button

22: Right click

100, 200, 300, 400: Pen type folding mouse

110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610: Roller

111, 211, 611: Wheel frame

111a, 211a, 611a: accommodating space

112, 212, 612: Wheels

113, 213, 513, 613: Sensing assembly

120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620: Support shaft

120a: End

121, 221, 321: Chute

121a, 221a, 321a: first end

121b, 221b, 321b: second end

122, 222: the first engaging part

130, 230, 330, 430, 630: rod body

130a, 230a, 330a: inner surface

131: outer surface

132: First end face

133: Second end face

134, 234, 334: Slider

135, 235, 334a: first positioning part

136, 334b: second positioning part

140: button

150: Optical sensor

160: Infrared transmitter

170, 670: circuit board

180: battery

181: Charging port

190: Projection

220b: Side

223: Second engaging part

320c: top surface

322: The first positioning point

323: Second positioning hole

501: Flexible cable

501a: first interface

501b: second interface

601: Sheet Metal

621: Conductor

L: axis

H1: first height

H2: second height

P1: first position

P2: Second position

PS: Pressure sensor

MS: Rotation sensor

FM: The first magnet

SM: The second magnet

X, Y, Z: direction

A-A', B-B', C-C', D-D', E-E', F-F', G-G', H-H', I-I': line segments

Detailed ways

The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but is not intended to limit the present invention.

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of the two rods of the pen-type folding mouse in the first position according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a side view of the two rods of the pen-type folding mouse of FIG. 1A when they are in a first position. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of two rod bodies of the pen-type folding mouse according to the first embodiment of the present invention when they are separated from each other from the scroll wheel in the axial direction. 3 is a schematic diagram of the two rod bodies of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1A to 3 , a pen-type folding mouse 100 includes a scroll wheel 110 , two support shafts 120 ( FIG. 2 ), two rods 130 , two buttons 140 , an optical sensor 150 and an infrared emitter 160. The roller 110 has an axis L extending in the Y direction. The roller 110 has a frame 111 and a rim 112 . The wheel rim 112 surrounds the wheel frame 111 and is rotatable relative to the wheel frame 111 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the two support shafts 120 are disposed on opposite sides of the roller 110 and extend into the two rod bodies 120 respectively. Each support shaft 120 can extend from opposite sides of the wheel frame 111 of the roller 110 along the axis L, or be parallel to the axis L. The two rods 120 are located on opposite sides of the wheel frame 111 of the roller 110 and are movably arranged on the two support shafts 120 to be suitable for a first position P1 as shown in FIG. 1A and a second position as shown in FIG. 3 . Variation between positions P2.

As shown in FIG. 1B , in this embodiment, the two rod bodies 120 include two outer surfaces 131 and two first end surfaces 132 adjacent to the rollers 110 . When the two rod bodies 120 are at the first position P1 , the two first end faces 132 are respectively close to and fit on opposite sides of the wheel frame 111 of the roller 110 . The two buttons 140 are respectively disposed on the two outer surfaces 131 of the two rod bodies 120 . The optical sensor 150 is located on the outer surface 131 of one of the rod bodies 120 . The infrared emitter 160 is located on a second end surface 133 of one of the rod bodies 120 away from the roller 110 . Of course, in other embodiments, the optical sensor 150 and the infrared emitter 160 may also be located on the same rod body 120 .

In this embodiment, the rod body 120 with the infrared emitter 160 has a circuit board 170 therein, and the other rod body 120 has a battery 180 (both the circuit board 170 and the battery 180 are shown in dotted lines) and a charging for the battery 180 Port 181 (shown in Figure 3). The circuit board 170 is electrically connected with the optical sensor 150 , the two buttons 140 , the infrared transmitter 160 and various sensing mechanisms mentioned below, and is powered by the battery 180 . Moreover, the circuit board 170 can endow the pen-type folding mouse 100 with functions in different states according to design requirements.

The following describes the process of moving the two rods 130 of the pen-type folding mouse 100 from the first position P1 ( FIG. 1A ) to the second position P2 ( FIG. 3 ) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1A , when the two rod bodies 130 are at the first position P1 , the two first end surfaces 132 face opposite sides of the wheel frame 111 of the roller 110 . The two rod bodies 130 and the roller 110 extend along the axis L to form a pen rod type 10 .

)。举例而言，在笔杆型10的状态下，滚轮110内的压力感测器(下文将提到)例如可以作为红外线发射器160的开关，同时，以两个按钮140控制简报软件的上下页功能。可根据使用上的需求而赋予每个部件不同的功能，本发明并不对此加以限制。In the state that the pen-type folding mouse 100 is the pen-type folding mouse 10, the pen-type folding mouse 100 of FIG. 1A can be used, for example, as a presentation pen. The circuit board 170 , for example, has a Bluetooth module (not shown) for signal transmission with other hardware devices (such as a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, etc., not shown), and the two buttons 140 or the scroll wheel 110 are used for signal transmission. operation to control the presentation software of the hardware device memory (e.g.

). For example, in the state of the pen type 10, the pressure sensor (mentioned below) in the scroll wheel 110 can be used as the switch of the infrared transmitter 160, and at the same time, the two buttons 140 are used to control the page up and down functions of the presentation software . Different functions can be assigned to each component according to usage requirements, which are not limited in the present invention.

Next, when the pen-type folding mouse 100 is to be modified, please refer to FIG. 2 , the two rod bodies 130 are separated from each other in opposite directions along the axis L, so that the first end surfaces 132 of the two rod bodies 130 are away from the roller 110 , and the connection between the two rod bodies 130 is made. The two support shafts 120 between each rod body 130 and the roller 110 are exposed. Next, as shown in FIG. 3 , the two outer surfaces 131 of the two rod bodies 130 are rotated toward the opposite sides of the wheel frame 111 of the roller 110 and approached to each other. This rotation process can be accomplished by, for example, an actuating mechanism between the support shaft 120 and the rod body 130 which will be described later. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the support shaft itself is a flexible metal suitable for bending, or in some embodiments, the rod body is a flexible metal.

In this embodiment, the two rod bodies 130 extend along the X direction due to the rotation and are located at the second position P2. When the two rod bodies 130 are in the second position P2, the two rod bodies 130, the scroll wheel 110, the optical sensor 150 and the two buttons 140 together form a mouse 20, and each part is given different from the pen type folding mouse through the circuit board 170 100 functions when in the first position P1.

For example, the circuit board 170 can communicate with other hardware devices (not shown) through a Bluetooth module (not shown). The two buttons 140 can be used as a left button 21 and a right button 22 of the mouse 20 respectively. The optical sensor 150 can be a cursor position controller of the mouse 20 on a display screen of the hardware device, and the scroll wheel 110 can be the scroll wheel function of a general mouse, such as providing software in the memory of the hardware device to slide pages on the display screen or switch.

It is worth noting that, in order to make the pen-type folding mouse 100 of the present invention operate smoothly in the state of the second position P2 (that is, the mouse 20 ), the two rod bodies 130 may include two rods 130 located on the two outer surfaces 131 and adjacent to the scroll wheel of the two protrusions 190. 1B , the distance R1 between the top of each protruding portion 190 and the axis L is greater than the outermost radius R2 of the roller 110 (in this embodiment, the radius between the outermost edge of the rim 112 and the axis L). This configuration enables the rim 112 of the scroll wheel 110 to rotate smoothly without interfering with the plane when the pen-type folding mouse 100 in the second position P2 is placed on a plane. Similarly, the radial dimension of the rod body 130 can be larger than the radial dimension of the roller 110 , and also the rim 112 of the roller 110 can be suspended and rotated smoothly. In addition, in this embodiment, the outer surface 132 is the surface of the cylindrical rod body 130 , but the shape of the rod body 130 is not limited to a cylindrical shape. In other embodiments, the rod body may be, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped, a cone, or other cylindrical body or a cone, which is not limited in the present invention.

According to the above description of the operation principle, the pen-type folding mouse 100 of the present invention has different functions by switching between the first position P1 and the second position P2. In the first position P1, the pen-type folding mouse 100 is a pen-type 10 which is convenient for the user to carry or is, for example, a briefing pen. In the second position, the pen-type folding mouse 100 is the mouse 20 . Such a switching mechanism increases the user's convenience in use and portability.

The following will describe the action of the internal mechanism of the pen-type folding mouse 100 in the process of switching between the first position P1 and the second position P2.

Fig. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 1A along the line A-A'. Fig. 4B is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 1A along the line segment B-B'. For clear description and representation, the following will describe the support shaft 120 and the rod body 130 on one of the opposite sides of the roller 110 .

Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B . Each rod body 130 of the pen-type folding mouse 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a slider 134 , a first positioning portion 135 and a second positioning portion 136 located inside the rod body 130 respectively ( FIG. 4A ). Each support shaft 120 ( FIG. 3 ) has a sliding groove 121 and a first engaging portion 122 respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4B , the slider 134 can be a columnar structure and is disposed on an inner surface 130 a of the rod body 130 . The slider 134 is inserted through the chute 121 ( FIG. 4A ) and is suitable for sliding and rotating in the chute 121 . The first engaging portion 122 is disposed on one end portion 120 a of the support shaft 120 ( FIG. 3 ) away from the roller 110 . When the rod body 130 is at the first position P1 , the first positioning portion 135 in the rod body 130 is engaged with the first engaging portion 122 of the corresponding support shaft 120 , and the slider 134 is located at a first end 121 a in the chute 121 . . The first engaging portion 122 is, for example, a raised protrusion, and the first positioning portion 135 is, for example, a groove, which can be engaged with each other.

Due to the arc-shaped design of the first engaging portion 122 and the first positioning portion 135 , they can be separated from each other by a force exerted by the user along the axis L of the roller 110 . Fig. 5A is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 2 along the line C-C'. Fig. 5B is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of Fig. 2 along the line D-D'. Please refer to FIG. 2 , FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B , the rod body 130 separated from the first engaging portion 122 is adapted to slide along the chute 121 through the slider 134 to connect with the support shaft 120 and the roller 110 on the axis L of the roller 110 (also is the separation in the Y direction). At this time, the slider 134 is located at a second end 121b of the chute 121 .

6A is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of FIG. 3 along the line E-E'. 6B is a partial cross-sectional view of the pen-type folding mouse of FIG. 3 along the line segment F-F'. Please refer to FIG. 3 , FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B . Then, the user can rotate the rod body 130 relative to the roller 110 by 90 degrees, the slider 134 is turned at the second end 121b of the chute 121 , and the second positioning portion 136 in the rod body 130 is engaged with the first position of the support shaft 120 The engaging portion 122 fixes the pen-type folding mouse 100 of the present invention at the second position P2 to form the appearance of a mouse 20 . For example, the second positioning portion 136 can be made of the same material and the same configuration as the first positioning portion 135 , and details are not described herein.

In other embodiments, the second positioning portion and the first positioning portion may be bumps, and the first engaging portion may be a groove corresponding to the shape of the bump and can be engaged with the second positioning portion and the first positioning portion. . Alternatively, the second positioning portion and the first positioning portion may be magnetic elements, and the first engaging portion may be attracted by a material that is magnetically attracted. Alternatively, the first engaging portion may be a magnetic attracting member, and the second positioning portion and the first positioning portion may be attracted by a magnetically attracted material. Alternatively, the second positioning portion, the first positioning portion, and the first engaging portion may all be magnetic attracting members that attract each other at the first position and the second position.

It is worth mentioning that, as shown in FIG. 6A , the wheel frame 111 of the roller 110 in this embodiment is H-shaped in cross section and has an annular groove in appearance. The shape of the rim 112 matches the shape of the annular groove and is suitable for rotation relative to the wheel frame 111 . An auxiliary sliding structure such as a ball (not shown) can be embedded between the wheel frame 111 and the wheel rim 112 to make the wheel rim 112 slide more smoothly. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B , in this embodiment, the wheel frame 111 has an accommodating space 111 a. The accommodating space 111 a accommodates a sensing assembly 113 and is disposed inside the wheel rim 112 . Moreover, when the pen-type folding mouse 100 is in the form of the mouse 20 , the sensing assembly 113 will be close to one side of the user's scroll wheel 112 . In detail, the sensing assembly 113 may include a pressure sensor and a rotation sensor, and is used for sensing the rotation and pressing of the wheel rim 112 when the user operates. In addition, the accommodating space 111a extends to opposite sides of the wheel frame 111 to provide space for the wiring (not shown) electrically connected between the circuit board 170 and the sensing assembly 113 in the wheel frame 111 to pass through. However, for the sake of neatness and easy description, FIGS. 4A to 6B do not show the electrical connection structure.

7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse in the first position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse according to the second embodiment of the present invention when the rod body is separated from the scroll wheel along the axis. 9A is a partial cross-sectional view of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9B is a partial cross-sectional view from another perspective of FIG. 9A . 9C is a top view of the pen-type folding mouse of the second embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A when it is in a second position. The viewing angles of FIGS. 7 , 8 and 9A are the same as those of FIGS. 4A , 5A and 6A , respectively. The viewing angle of FIG. 9B is the same as that of FIG. 6B .

For clear description and representation, the following will describe the support shaft 220 and the rod body 230 on one of the opposite sides of the roller 210 in FIG. 9C . In addition, except for the internal configurations of the support shaft 220 and the rod body 230 , the components and appearance of this embodiment may be the same as or similar to those of the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9C. FIGS. 7 to 9C illustrate the operation mode of the internal mechanism of the pen-type folding mouse 200 in the process of switching between the first position P1 and the second position P2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Each rod body 230 of the pen-type folding mouse 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a first positioning portion 235 and a slider 234 located inside the rod body 230 respectively. Each support shaft 220 has a first engaging portion 222 , a second engaging portion 223 and a sliding slot 221 respectively. The slider 234 can be a columnar structure and is disposed on an inner surface 230 a of the rod body 230 . The slider 234 is inserted through the chute 221 and is suitable for sliding and rotating in the chute 221 . The first engaging portion 222 is a groove recessed on one side surface 220 b of the support shaft 220 and the second engaging portion 223 is a groove recessed at the end portion 220 a of the support shaft 220 away from the roller 210 .

When the rod body 230 is at the first position P1 , the first positioning portion 235 in the rod body 230 is engaged with the first engaging portion 222 of the corresponding support shaft 220 , and the slider 234 is located at a first end 221 a in the chute 221 . The first positioning portion 235 in the rod body 230 is, for example, a raised metal dome and will be deformed by force.

Since the first engaging portion 222 and the first positioning portion 235 have corresponding arc-shaped designs, they can be separated from each other by a force exerted by the user. As shown in FIG. 8 , the rod body 230 separated from the first engaging portion 222 is adapted to slide along the chute 212 through the slider 234 to connect with the support shaft 220 and the roller 210 in the axial direction L (that is, the Y direction) of the roller 210 . separation. The first positioning portion 235 is pressed by the side surface 220 b of the support shaft 220 to be flattened and slides along the side surface 220 b , so that the slider 234 slides to the second end 221 b of the sliding slot 221 .

Then, the user can rotate the rod body 230 relative to the roller 210 by 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. 9A , the slider 234 can be turned at the second end 221 b of the chute 221 . At this time, the first positioning portion 235 pops out along the groove shape of the second engaging portion 223, so that the first positioning portion 235 in the rod body 230 is engaged with the second engaging portion 223 of the support shaft 220, and the present embodiment is The pen-shaped foldable mouse 200 is fixed at the second position P2 to have the appearance of a mouse 20 (as shown in FIG. 3 ).

In addition, the wheel rim 212 of the second embodiment of the present invention completely covers the cylindrical surface of the wheel frame 211 and is suitable for rotation relative to the wheel frame 211 . An auxiliary sliding structure such as a ball (not shown) can also be embedded between the wheel frame 211 and the wheel rim 212 to make the wheel rim 212 slide more smoothly. Besides, the wheel frame 211 can have the accommodating space 211a and the sensing assembly 213 similar to or the same as the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B .

It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, the sensing assembly 213 may only be a pressure sensor PS, and one of the two rod bodies 230 may be provided with a pressure sensor located on the outer surface 231 and close to the roller 210 A rotation sensor MS. As shown in FIG. 9C , when the two rods are in the second position, the rotation sensor MS may, for example, overlap the wheel rim 212 in the Y direction to sense the rotation behavior of the wheel rim 212 . Likewise, for the sake of neatness and ease of description, FIGS. 7 to 9B do not show the electrical connection structure between the sensing assembly 213 and the circuit board.

10 is a schematic diagram of a slider of the third embodiment of the present invention. 11A is a partial schematic diagram of the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse in the first position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11B is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 11A along the line G-G'. Please refer to Figure 10 first.

For clear description and representation, the following will describe the support shaft 320 and the rod body 330 on one of the opposite sides of the roller 310 . In addition, except for the internal configurations of the support shaft 320 and the rod body 330 , the components and appearance of this embodiment may be the same or similar to those of the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

The slider 334 of the third embodiment of the present invention is a cylindrical structure and protrudes from an inner surface 330 a of the rod body 330 . The slider 334 has a first positioning portion 334a and a second positioning portion 334b. The first positioning portion 334a is located at a first height H1 relative to the inner surface 330a and extends along the X direction. The second positioning portion 334b is located at a second height H2 relative to the inner surface 330a and extends in the Y direction, and the first height H1 is greater than the second height H2 so that the first positioning portion 334a and the second positioning portion 334b are in the Z direction Stagger on. The first positioning portion 334a and the second positioning portion 334b are of the same or similar elastic sheet structure, and are suitable for being pushed and deformed.

Please refer to FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B . The viewing angle of FIG. 11A is the same as that of FIG. 4A . The support shaft 320 has a sliding groove 321 , a first positioning hole 322 ( FIG. 13A ) and a second positioning hole 323 . The first positioning hole 322 and the second positioning hole 323 respectively have different depths in the Z direction relative to a top surface 320c of the support shaft 320, and the first height H1 of the first positioning portion 334a can correspond to the first height H1 of the first positioning portion 334a when assembled. A positioning hole 322 and a second height H2 of the second positioning portion 334b can correspond to the second positioning hole 323 . The first positioning hole 322 is close to a first end 321 a of the chute 321 and communicates with the chute 321 . The second positioning hole 323 is close to a second end 321b of the chute 321 and communicates with the chute 321 (clearly shown in FIG. 12A ). The slider 334 is suitable for sliding and rotating in the chute 321 .

When the two rods 330 are at the first position P1, the slider 334 is located at the first end 321a of the chute 321 and the protruding first positioning portion 334a is engaged with the first positioning hole 322 corresponding to its shape.

12A is a partial schematic view of the third embodiment of the present invention when the rod body of the pen-type folding mouse is separated from the scroll wheel in the axial direction. Fig. 12B is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 12A along the line segment H-H'. Please refer to FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B . The viewing angle of FIG. 12A is the same as that of FIG. 5A . When the user operates to move the slider 324 from the first end 321a of the chute 321 to the second end 321b, the first positioning portion 334a will be smaller than the first positioning portion 334a due to the width of the inner wall of the chute 321 in the X direction. The width of the positioning hole 322 in the X direction is narrow, and is squeezed so that the slider 334 can slide in the sliding groove 321 toward the second end 321b.

13A is a partial schematic diagram of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 13B is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 13A along the line I-I'. Please refer to FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B . The viewing angle of FIG. 13A is the same as that of FIG. 6A . Then, the user can rotate the rod body 330 relative to the roller 310 by 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B , the slider 334 can be turned at the second end 321b of the chute 321 so that the two rod bodies 330 are located at the second position P2. At this time, the second positioning portion 334b fits into the shape of the groove of the second engaging hole 323, and fixes the pen-shaped folding mouse 300 of this embodiment at the second position P2.

14 is a top view of the pen-type folding mouse in the second position according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 14. In the present embodiment, the support shaft 420 of the pen-type folding mouse 400 may have a sliding groove similar to that of the aforementioned first to third embodiments, but does not have any engaging mechanism. Instead, the first magnetic element FM and the second magnetic element SM are respectively disposed on the two rod bodies 430 . Each of the first magnetic elements FM and the corresponding second magnetic elements SM are located at opposite ends of the corresponding rod body 430 . When the two rod bodies 430 are in the first position P1 as shown in FIG. 1A , the two first magnetic elements FM of the two rod bodies 430 are close to the roller 410 and attract each other to maintain the pen type 10 as shown in FIG. 1A . When the two rods 430 are at the second position P2, the two second magnetic parts SM of the two rods 430 attract each other to maintain the shape of the mouse 20 in FIG. 3 .

The electrical connection between the sensing assembly in the roller and the circuit board will be described below.

FIG. 15 is a partial schematic view of the roller and the support shaft according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. For clear description and representation, the following will describe the support shaft 520 on one of the opposite sides of the roller 510 . Please refer to Figure 15. In this embodiment, a flexible cable 501 is attached to the support shaft 520, and a first interface 501a at one end of the flexible cable 501 penetrates into the roller 510 and is electrically connected to the sensing assembly 513, and the flexible cable 501 is electrically connected to the sensing assembly 513. A second port 501b at the other end of the wire 501 can extend into the rod body 130 as shown in FIG. 1A to be connected to the circuit board 170 .

The flexible cable 501 can be inserted into the first interface 501a of the roller 510 in a similar way to the accommodating space 111a of the first embodiment or the accommodating space 211a of the second embodiment, and the roller 510, the support shaft 520, and the sensing The components 513 may be replaced with corresponding components similar to those in the first to fourth embodiments. For example, the sensing assembly 513 may be the pressure sensor 213a of the second embodiment. The flexible flat cable 501 is attached to the support shaft 220 , and one end is connected to the pressure sensor 213 a through the accommodating space 211 a , and the other end is connected to the circuit board located in the rod body 230 .

16 is a partial cross-sectional view of a roller, a support shaft, and a rod body according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. For clear description and representation, the following will describe the support shaft and the rod body on one of the opposite sides of the roller. Please refer to Figure 16. The rod body 630 further includes two metal sheets 601 located inside and electrically connected to the circuit board 670 through wires. The support shaft 620 corresponding to the rod body 630 having the two metal sheets 601 includes two conductors 621 electrically connected to the sensing assembly 613 . The two conductors 621 are electrically connected to the sensing assembly 613 in the accommodating space 611 a of the housing 611 of the roller 610 through, for example, wires. The two metal sheets 601 contact the corresponding two conductors 621 to electrically connect the sensing assembly 613 to the circuit board 670 . The wheel frame 611 of the roller 610 , its accommodating space 611 a , the wheel rim 612 and the sensing assembly 613 can be arranged similar to or identical to those of the first embodiment.

To sum up the above, the two rods of the pen-type folding mouse of the present invention can be modified between the first position and the second position to be a pen-type or a mouse, and the pen-type folding mouse can have functions different from that of a mouse. Integrating multiple functionalities reduces the burden on users who need to carry multiple devices at the same time. At the same time, when the user does not use the mouse, the pen-type folding mouse can be transformed into a pen-holder type, which is convenient for the user to carry.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended invention patent.

Claims (14)

1. a pen type folding mouse, is characterized in that, comprises: a roller with an axis; Two supporting shafts are arranged on opposite sides of the roller and are arranged parallel to the axis; two rod bodies, located on opposite sides of the roller and movably arranged on the two support shafts, the two rod bodies include two outer surfaces and two first end surfaces adjacent to the roller; two buttons, respectively disposed on the two outer surfaces of the two rod bodies; and an optical sensor located on the outer surface of one of the rods, wherein When the two rods are in a first position, the two first end faces face opposite sides of the roller respectively, the two rods and the roller extend along the axis to form a pen rod shape, and the two rods are suitable for relative to the roller. The roller moves from the first position to a second position, so that the two outer surfaces of the two rods face opposite sides of the roller and are close to each other, the two rods, the roller, the optical sensor and the two buttons Together they become a mouse, and the two buttons are respectively used as a left button and a right button of the mouse. 2 . The pen-type folding mouse as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the rod bodies has a sliding block located inside, and each of the supporting shafts has a sliding groove, and the sliding block is suitable for being in the sliding groove. 3 . sliding and turning, When the two rods are in the first position, the slider is located at a first end in the chute, Each of the sliders is suitable for sliding to a second end in the chute and then turning to fix the two rods at the second position. 3 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 2 , wherein each of the rod bodies further has a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion, and each of the support shafts further has a first engaging portion. 4 . , When the two rod bodies are in the first position, the first positioning portion in each rod body is engaged with the first engaging portion of the corresponding support shaft, Each of the sliders is adapted to slide to a second end in the chute and then turn around, so that the second positioning portion in each rod body is engaged with the first engaging portion in the corresponding support shaft. 4 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 2 , wherein each of the rod bodies further has a first positioning portion, and each of the support shafts further has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. 5 . department, When the two rod bodies are in the first position, the first positioning portion in each rod body is engaged with the first engaging portion in the corresponding support shaft, Each of the sliders is adapted to slide to a second end in the chute and then turn around, so that the first positioning portion in each rod body is engaged with the second engaging portion in the corresponding support shaft. 5 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 2 , wherein the slider has a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion, and the first positioning portion is located at a first height relative to the inner surface. 6 . up and extending along a first direction, the second positioning portion is located at a second height relative to the inner surface and extends along a second direction, each of the support shafts is further communicated with the chute and located at different depths a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole, the first positioning hole is close to a first end of the chute, the second positioning hole is close to a second end of the chute, When the two rods are in the first position, each of the sliders is located at the first end of the chute and each of the first positioning portions is engaged with the corresponding first positioning hole, and each of the sliders is suitable for sliding to The second end in the chute is turned backward, so that the second positioning portion in each rod body is engaged with the corresponding second positioning hole. 6 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 1 , wherein the two rod bodies respectively comprise two first magnetic parts, and each of the first magnetic parts is located on the corresponding end of the rod body adjacent to the roller. 7 . , when the two rods are in the first position, the two first magnetic parts of the two rods are close to the roller and attract each other to maintain the pen shape. 7 . The pen-type folding mouse as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the two rod bodies further respectively comprise two second magnetic attraction parts, and each of the second magnetic attraction parts is located on the corresponding end of the rod body away from the roller. 8 . , when the two rods are in the second position, the two second magnetic elements of the two rods attract each other to maintain the shape of the mouse. 8 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 1 , wherein the wheel comprises a wheel frame, a wheel wheel and a pressure sensor, the two support shafts are disposed on both sides of the wheel frame, and the wheel The rim covers at least part of the rim and is rotatably disposed on the rim, and the pressure sensor is located inside the rim to sense that the rim is pressed. 9 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 8 , wherein the scroll wheel comprises a rotation sensor located inside the wheel rim to sense the rotation of the rim. 10 . 10. The pen-type folding mouse of claim 8, wherein one of the rods further comprises a rotation sensor located on the outer surface and close to the scroll wheel, when the two rods are in the second position, the The rotation sensor is used for sensing the rotation of the rim. 11. The pen-type folding mouse as claimed in claim 8, wherein one of the rods further comprises a circuit board and a flexible cable inside, the flexible cable is attached to the corresponding support shaft and connected on the circuit board and the pressure sensor. 12. The pen-type folding mouse of claim 8, wherein one of the rod bodies further comprises a circuit board located inside and two metal sheets electrically connected to the circuit board, the rod body having the two metal sheets The corresponding support shaft includes two conductors electrically connected to the pressure sensor, and the two metal sheets respectively contact the corresponding two conductors to electrically connect the pressure sensor to the circuit board. 13 . The pen-type folding mouse of claim 1 , wherein the two rod bodies comprise two protruding parts located on the two outer surfaces and adjacent to the scroll wheel, and a top of each protruding part is connected to the The distance of the axis is greater than the radius of the roller. 14. The pen-type folding mouse of claim 1, further comprising: An infrared emitter is located on a second end face of one of the rods away from the roller.

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