Light guide module and optical mouse using the same

Abstract

A light guide module and an optical mouse using the same are provided. The optical mouse includes a light emitting apparatus and a light guide module. The light guide module includes a light guide body and a reflection member and is used for receiving a light beam generated by the light emitting apparatus. The light guide body includes a beam splitter for splitting the light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam. The reflection member is substantially parallel to the beam splitter. After reflected by the reflection member, the second light beam is substantially parallel to the first light beam.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 (Prior Art) illustrates part of a conventional optical mouse;

FIG. 2A illustrates a light guide module according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B illustrates part of an optical mouse using a light guide module in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3 shows a simplified light path in FIG. 2B;

FIG. 4 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to a fourth embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 10 illustrates part of an optical mouse according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A light guide module applied to an optical mouse with a light emitting apparatus, the light guide module comprising: a light guide body for receiving a light beam generated by the light emitting apparatus, the light guide body comprising a beam splitter for splitting the light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam; anda reflection member substantially parallel to the beam splitter, wherein the second light beam is substantially parallel to the first light beam after the second light beam is reflected by the reflection member.

2. The light guide module according to claim 1, wherein the beam splitter comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the reflection member comprising a reflection surface, the light beam emitted to the first surface, the first light beam reflected by the first surface, the second light beam transmitted through the second surface, the reflection surface of the reflection member reflecting the second light beam.

3. The light guide module according to claim 2, wherein an angle between the first light beam and the second light beam is substantially equal to 90°.

4. The light guide module according to claim 1, wherein the beam splitter comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the reflection member comprising a reflection surface, the light beam emitted to the second surface, the first light beam transmitted through the first surface, the second light beam reflected by the second surface, the reflection surface of the reflection member reflecting the second light beam.

5. The light guide module according to claim 4, wherein an angle between the first light beam and the second light beam is substantially equal to 90°.

6. The light guide module according to claim 1, wherein the reflection member is a total reflection prism or a reflection mirror.

7. An optical mouse used on a surface, the optical mouse comprising: a light emitting apparatus for generating a light beam; anda light guide module comprising: a light guide body for receiving the light beam and comprising a beam splitter, the beam splitter used for splitting the light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam, the first light beam emitted to the surface; anda reflection member substantially parallel to the beam splitter, wherein the second light beam is substantially parallel to the first light beam and emitted toward the surface after the second light beam is reflected by the reflection member; anda sensor for sensing a portion of the light beam reflected by the surface to determine the displacement of a cursor.

8. The optical mouse according to claim 7, wherein the beam splitter comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the reflection member comprising a reflection surface, the light beam emitted toward the first surface, the first light beam reflected by the first surface and then emitted toward the surface, the second light beam transmitted through the second surface and then emitted toward the reflection surface, the reflection surface of the reflection member reflecting the second light beam toward the surface.

9. The optical mouse according to claim 8, wherein an angle between the first light beam and the second light beam is substantially equal to 90°.

10. The optical mouse according to claim 8, wherein the light emitting apparatus is adjacent to the first surface, the sensor adjacent to the second surface, the light guide body further comprising a first reflection member for receiving the light beam and reflecting the light beam toward the first surface.

11. The optical mouse according to claim 10, wherein the first reflection member is a total reflection prism or a reflection mirror.

12. The optical mouse according to claim 7, wherein the beam splitter comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the reflection member comprising a reflection surface, the light beam emitted toward the second surface, the first light beam transmitted through the first surface and then emitted toward the surface, the second light beam reflected by the second surface and then emitted toward the reflection surface, the reflection surface of the reflection member reflecting the second light beam toward the surface.

13. The optical mouse according to claim 12, wherein an angle between the first light beam and the second light beam is substantially equal to 90°.

14. The optical mouse according to claim 12, wherein the light emitting apparatus is adjacent to the second surface, the sensor adjacent to the first surface, the light guide body further comprising a first reflection member for receiving the portion of the light beam and reflecting the portion of the light beam toward the sensor.

15. The optical mouse according to claim 14, wherein the first reflection member is a total reflection prism or a reflection mirror.

16. The optical mouse according to claim 7, wherein the reflection member is a total reflection prism or a reflection mirror.

17. The optical mouse according to claim 7, wherein the light guide module further comprises an aperture apparatus disposed between the sensor and the beam splitter.