The present invention relates to the field of input devices, and in particular, to a mouse device.
The development changed with each passing day to the science and technology, and the multimedia and computer era has arrived. Moreover, in a computer system, input devices that connect a computer host and a user play a significant role. The input devices include: a mouse device, a keyboard device, and a trackball, or the like. Since the mouse device may be held by a user with a palm to control movement of a cursor of the mouse and click selection of an image on a computer screen or function execution may be performed according to operations by fingers of the user, the mouse device has become the most common input device. For particular requirements, for example, for esport requirements in games, a mouse device capable of being counterweighed is now provided. A user may select to respectively dispose one or more counterweight blocks having a weight in one or more accommodating slots of the mouse device according to needs, so as to adjust the position of gravity center of the mouse device, and further improve the use stability of the mouse device.
However, the disadvantages of the conventional mouse device capable of being counterweighed lie in that: first, a user can place a counterweight block of a proper weight in each accommodating slot to enable the mouse device to have a proper position of gravity center only after repeatedly counterweighing the mouse device and operating the mouse after the counterweighing for multiple times; for example, when a user finds that the mouse device is easy to turn over when being operated, it indicates that the position of gravity center of the mouse device in this case is excessively high and the user needs to counterweigh the mouse device again; in view of the above, the user lacks proper assist in the process of counterweighing the mouse device, and can only continuously try and test; and second, a user who operates a mouse device that is not counterweighed by the user can obtain weight information of the mouse device only after disassembling a cover of the accommodating slot configured to accommodate the counterweight block in the mouse device.
According to the above description, the conventional mouse device has room to improve.
The present invention is mainly directed to provide a mouse device, and in particular, relates to a mouse device capable of being counterweighed by a user and of which the body is provided with a weight sensing unit for measuring a weight of a counterweight block accommodated in each accommodating part.
In a preferable embodiment, the present invention provides a mouse device, including:
a body, including a plurality of accommodating parts, each of the accommodating parts being configured to accommodate a counterweight block;
a plurality of weight sensing units, respectively corresponding to the plurality of accommodating parts, and each sensing unit being configured to measure a weight of the counterweight block accommodated in the corresponding accommodating part; and
a circuit board, including a processing unit, the processing unit being electrically connected to the plurality of weight sensing units and generating and outputting at least one weight sensing signal according to the weight measured by each of the weight sensing units.
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Second, each accommodating part 12 of the body 11 is not limited to accommodating a counterweight block 2, and the weights of any two counterweight blocks 2 that are accommodated in different accommodating parts 12 may be the same or different. A user may place a counterweight block 2 of a proper weight or may select not to place any counterweight block 2 in each accommodating part 12 according to actual application requirements, so as to obtain through adjustment a gravity center of the mouse device 1 that is suitable for the user, thereby further improving the smoothness and stability of the mouse device 1 in operation.
Further, the weight sensing units 14 are disposed in the body 11 and are respectively corresponding to the accommodating parts 12. The circuit board 13 includes a processing unit 131 connected to the plurality of weight sensing units 14. Each weight sensing unit 14 is configured to measure a weight of a counterweight block 2 accommodated in an accommodating part 12 corresponding to the weight sensing unit 14. The processing unit 131 is configured to generate and output a corresponding weight sensing signal according to the weight measured by each weight sensing unit 14.
Specifically, in this preferable embodiment, the counterweight blocks 2 configured to be placed in the accommodating parts 12 of the mouse device 1 are classified in a counterweight block 2 having a first weight and a counterweight block 2 having a second weight. Each weight sensing unit 14 includes a first sensing switch 141 and a second sensing switch 142. When a counterweight block 2 accommodated in an accommodating part 12 is the counterweight block 2 having a first weight, the first sensing switch 141 of the corresponding weight sensing unit 14 is on. When a counterweight block 2 accommodated in an accommodating part 12 is the counterweight block 2 having a second weight, both the first sensing switch 141 and the second sensing switch 142 of the corresponding weight sensing unit 14 are on. Therefore, the processing unit 131 may determine a weight of the counterweight block 2 accommodated in each accommodating part 12 according to whether the first sensing switch 141 and the second sensing switch 142 of each weight sensing unit 14 are on or off. Certainly, if there is a weight sensing unit 14 of which neither the first sensing switch 141 nor the second sensing switch 142 is on, the processing unit 131 determines that there is not a counterweight block 2 accommodated in the corresponding accommodating part 12. Finally, the processing unit 131 generates and outputs a corresponding weight sensing signal according to the measurement result of all the accommodating parts 12.
Further, in this preferable embodiment, the counterweight block 2 may be a hollow cylinder 21 having a first weight, or may also be a solid cylinder 22 having a second weight. The second weight is greater than the first weight, and the area of a top surface 211 (not shown in
Still, in this preferable embodiment, the mouse device 1 further includes a plurality of first elastic members 15 and a plurality of second elastic members 16 that are separately corresponding to the accommodating parts 12. A first elastic member 15 is disposed in the corresponding accommodating part 12, and is spaced apart for a distance from the corresponding first sensing switch 141. A second elastic member 16 is disposed in the corresponding accommodating part 12, and is spaced apart for a distance from the corresponding second sensing switch 142. A surface of each first elastic member 15 that contacts the corresponding first sensing switch 141 is provided with a first conductor 151 (referring to
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Preferably, but not limited, the first conductor 151 of the first elastic member 15, the second conductor 161 of the second elastic member 16, the first electrode part 1411 and the second electrode part 1412 of the first sensing switch 141, and the third electrode part 1421 and the fourth electrode part 1422 of the second sensing switch 142 respectively contain the carbon material, or the first conductor 151 of the first elastic member 15, the second conductor 161 of the second elastic member 16, the first electrode part 1411 and the second electrode part 1412 of the first sensing switch 141, and the third electrode part 1421 and the fourth electrode part 1422 of the second sensing switch 142 respectively use spring connectors.
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Still for example, the mouse information may include mouse weight information, used for indicating whether there is a counterweight block 2 accommodated in each accommodating part 12 of the mouse device 1 and a weight of the counterweight block 2 accommodated in each accommodating part 12. Therefore, a user who operates the mouse device 1 that is not counterweighed by the user may accelerate adaptation to operating the mouse device 1 by using the mouse weight information provided by the supervisor program 17. However, the mouse gravity center information and the mouse weight information are only implementation states of the mouse information, and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention. Any person of ordinary skill in the art may make equivalent change and design according to actual application requirements.
The above are only the preferable embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, all equivalent changes or modifications included within the spirit and scope of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.
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106116694 | May 2017 | TW | national |