Operating structure of electric pointing device

Abstract

An operating structure of an electric pointing device is provided. The operating structure includes a multi-directive movable part, comprising a manual operating area and at least a button. The manual operating area includes a curved surface contacted and moved by a palm of a hand, wherein the buttons are installed on the curved surface, such that the locations of the buttons are easy for fingers of the hand to touch and operate the buttons accordingly. A knob is installed on the curved surface for leaning against a part of the hand between a thumb and an index finger. In accordance, a relative position between the hand operating the curved surface and the fingers operating the buttons remains unchanged when the multi-directive movable part is moved.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings,

FIG. 1A is a diagram of an electric pointing device in the prior art;

FIG. 1B is a diagram of another electric pointing device in the prior art;

FIG. 1C is a diagram of still another electric pointing device in the prior art;

FIG. 2A is a diagram of an operating structure applied to an electric pointing device according to an embodiment of this invention;

FIG. 2B is a top view of the operating structure in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 2C is a side elevation of the operating structure in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 2D is another side elevation of the operating structure in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 2E is still another side elevation of the operating structure in FIG. 2A; and

FIG. 3 is a diagram of an operating structure applied to an electric pointing device according to a variation of the present invention.

Claims

1. An operating structure of an electric pointing device, the operating structure comprising: a multi-directive movable part, comprising a manual operating area and at least a button, the manual operating area comprising: a curved surface, contacted and moved by a palm of a hand, wherein the buttons are installed on the curved surface, such that the locations of the buttons are easy for fingers of the hand to touch and operate the buttons accordingly; anda knob, installed on the curved surface for leaning against a part of the hand between a thumb and an index finger;wherein a relative position between the hand operating the curved surface and the fingers operating the buttons remains unchanged when the multi-directive movable part is moved.

2. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein the curved surface is a surface of a circle form.

3. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein the electric pointing device is a computer mouse.

4. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein the electric pointing device is a game wheel.

5. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein the knob comprises a concave portion to fit with the part of the hand between the thumb and the index finger.

6. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein an angle of a tangent plane of tops of the buttons is identical to an angle of a tangent plane of the curved surface.

7. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein the multi-directive movable part is a sphere structure.

8. The operating structure of claim 1, wherein the multi-directive movable part is a circle disk structure.

9. The operating structure of claim 1, the knob is a rotatably connected with the curved surface.

10. An operating structure of an electric pointing device, the operating structure comprising: a multi-directive movable part, comprising a manual operating area and at least one button, the manual operating area comprising: a curved surface, contacted and moved by a palm of a hand; anda knob, installed on the curved surface for leaning against a part of the hand between a thumb and an index finger, wherein the at least one button is installed within an area of the curved surface where all fingers readily reach.

11. An operating structure of an electric pointing device, the operating structure comprising: a multi-directive movable part, comprising a manual operating area and at least one button, the manual operating area comprising: a curved surface, contacted and moved by a palm of a hand; anda knob, installed on the curved surface, the knob having a hole for the thumb to pass through, wherein the at least one button is installed within an area of the curved surface where all fingers readily reach.

12. The operating structure of claim 11, the knob is a rotatably connected with the curved surface.