A roller module and a mouse

Abstract

The present invention discloses a roller module, which includes a bracket and a roller rotatable on the bracket, the roller is equipped with a hand-feeling piece that provides a sense of toggling, and the roller module also includes an electric control adjustment component, which is used to adjust the damping size of the hand-feeling piece acting on the roller. The present application uses a clever combination of the electric control adjustment component and the hand-feeling piece, and can simply and quickly adjust the height position of the rocking end through the electric control adjustment component, thereby adjusting the distance between the hand-feeling end of the hand-feeling piece and the inner ring of the roller, and finally realizes the adjustment of different damping touch when rolling the roller; in certain cases, the hand-feeling end can also be prevented from contacting the inner ring of the roller, entering a flywheel state, and meeting the needs of a specific game mode; the roller module of the present application has a simple structure, low production cost, light weight, and is strong and durable, and is suitable for popularization and use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of input devices, in particular to a roller module used in input devices to generate signals, and also to a mouse. Background Art

[0002] Inputting data and information into a computer or electronic device is the bridge for the computer to communicate with the user or other devices. Input devices are one of the main devices for information exchange between users and computer systems. Keyboards, mice, cameras, scanners, light pens, handwriting input boards, joysticks, voice input devices, etc. are all input devices. Input devices are devices for people or external devices to interact with computers, and are used to input raw data and programs that process these numbers into computers. Computers can receive a variety of data, which can be both numerical data and various non-numerical data, such as graphics, images, sounds, etc., which can be input into computers through different types of input devices for storage, processing and output.

[0003] The scroll wheel module is one of the hardware modules that generates signals in the input device. Like the button, it has become a commonly used component in the current input device. The scroll wheel module is widely used in the mouse. Of course, the scroll wheel is not limited to the mouse, but can also be used in other input devices to realize the interactive function of the scroll wheel operation.

[0004] Most of the existing scroll wheels have fixed damping. They scroll once per tick, and cannot provide multiple levels of scrolling feel. They cannot be scrolled quickly, which is very inconvenient to use in some office or gaming scenarios. As a result, ZL201910560652.3 "Multi-mode scroll wheel for input device" appeared on the market, which can provide three operating modes: flywheel mode, constant friction mode, and ratchet mode. However, its structure is too complicated, which will greatly increase the production cost of the mouse and increase the weight of the mouse. Due to its complex structure, its impact resistance is poor and it is easy to be damaged. Usually, this type of multi-mode mouse is switched mechanically. If electrical, electromechanical or electromagnetic control is used, the complexity of the structure will be further increased, greatly increasing the production cost. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a roller module with sophisticated structural design and the ability to electrically switch the feel and damping size under program control.

[0006] To achieve the technical purpose, the solution of the present invention is: a roller module, which includes a bracket and a roller rotatably arranged on the bracket, the roller is equipped with a tactile piece that provides a sense of sliding the segment, and the roller module also includes an electrically controlled adjustment component, which is used to adjust the damping size of the tactile piece acting on the roller.

[0007] Preferably, the roller has an annular structure, and the inner wall of its inner ring is provided with a wavy or toothed structure; the feel member is a rigid frame, having a cross beam, a feel end and a rocking end respectively located at both ends of the cross beam. The feel end extends into the inner ring of the roller and cooperates with the inner wall to provide a clicking feeling; the rocking end cooperates with the electric control adjustment component to make the feel end close to or away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller; the cross beam is pivotally connected to the bracket, and the up and down movement of the rocking end is linked to make the feel end close to or away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller.

[0008] Preferably, the electric control adjustment component includes a slider component and a driving member for driving the slider component to move back and forth. An elastic convex block is arranged on the slider component; when the slider component moves so that the rocking end of the feel member is located on the elastic convex block, the rocking end drives the feel end to closely adhere to the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller to provide a clicking feeling; when the slider component moves so that the rocking end of the feel member leaves the elastic convex block, the rocking end falls back so that the feel end moves away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller.

[0009] Preferably, the driving member is a motor, and a gear is installed on the output shaft of the motor. The slider component is provided with a rack matching the gear, and the motor rotates forward and backward under program control to drive the slider component to move back and forth.

[0010] Preferably, the driving member is a motor, and a swinging member is installed on the output shaft of the motor. The motor rotates forward and backward under program control to drive the swinging member to toggle the slider component to move it back and forth.

[0011] Preferably, the driving member is an electromagnet, and the electromagnet drives the slider component to move back and forth under program control.

[0012] Preferably, the elastic convex block is composed of a convex platform and a spring. The spring is arranged between the convex platform and the slider component, and the convex platform is embedded in the slider component.

[0013] Preferably, the surface of the convex platform of the elastic convex block in contact with the rocking end is an inclined surface.

[0014] Preferably, a magnet is further arranged at the bottom of one side of the slider component where the elastic convex block is located. The rocking end is a magnetic attracting member. When the rocking end leaves the elastic convex block, it can be magnetically attracted by the magnet and fall back downward, so that the feel end moves away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller.

[0015] This application also provides a mouse. This mouse adopts the foregoing roller module solution and can electronically control the switching of the feel and damping of the mouse roller by a program.

[0016] Advantages of the present invention: Through the ingenious combination of the electric control adjustment component and the feel component, the height position of the rocking end can be simply and quickly adjusted through the electric control adjustment component, thereby adjusting the distance between the feel end of the feel component and the inner ring of the roller, and finally realizing the adjustment of different damping touches when rolling the roller; in specific cases, the feel end can also be made not to contact the inner ring of the roller, entering the flywheel state, meeting the requirements of specific game modes; the roller module of the present application has a simple structure, low production cost, light weight, is strong and durable, and is suitable for popularization and use. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 is an exploded view of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 is a state diagram of the feel end contacting the roller in the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 is a state diagram of the feel end leaving the roller in the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 is a state diagram of the feel end contacting the roller in the second embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 is a state diagram of the feel end leaving the roller in the second embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 7 is a state diagram of the feel end contacting the roller in the third embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 8 is a state diagram of the feel end leaving the roller in the third embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] 1. Bracket; 2. Roller; 21. Inner wall; 3. Feel component; 31. Cross beam; 32. Feel end; 33. Rocking end; 4. Electric control adjustment component; 41. Slide block component; 411. Rack; 42. Driving part; 421. Gear; 422. Swing part; 43. Elastic bump; 431. Boss; 432. Spring; 44. Magnet. Detailed Embodiments

[0026] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0027] As Figure 1-8As shown, the specific embodiment of the present invention is a roller module, which includes a bracket 1 and a roller 2 rotatably arranged on the bracket 1, the roller 2 is equipped with a hand-feeling member 3 providing a sense of shifting, and the roller module also includes an electric control adjustment component 4, which is used to adjust the damping magnitude of the hand-feeling member 3 acting on the roller 2. When receiving an instruction from a program or a designated key, the electric control adjustment component can automatically adjust the position of the hand-feeling member so that the hand-feeling member acts on the roller to produce different damping magnitudes and achieve different senses of shifting.

[0028] Specifically, the linkage relationship between the electric control adjustment component 4, the hand-feeling piece 3 and the roller 2 is as follows: the roller 2 of the roller module has an annular structure, and its inner ring is provided with an inner wall 21 with a wave or tooth structure, the purpose of which is to cooperate with the hand-feeling end 32 to provide a segment sense when the roller is turned; the hand-feeling piece 3 is a rigid frame, so that it and the roller can move relative to each other without deformation, the hand-feeling piece 3 has a crossbeam 31 and a hand-feeling end 32 and a rocking end 33 respectively located at both ends of the crossbeam, the hand-feeling end 32 extends into the inner ring of the roller 2 and cooperates with the inner wall 21 to provide a segment sense of turning; and the rocking end 33 cooperates with the electric control adjustment component 4 to make the hand-feeling end close to or away from the inner wall 21 of the inner ring of the roller; the crossbeam 31 is pivotally connected to the bracket 1, and the up and down movements of the rocking end 33 are linked to make the hand-feeling end 32 close to or away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller.

[0029] In order to make the electric control adjustment component close to or away from the roller, the electric control adjustment component 4 includes a slider component 41 and a driving member 42 for driving the slider component to move forward and backward, and the slider component 41 is provided with an elastic protrusion 43; when the slider component 41 moves so that the tilting end 33 of the hand feeling part is located on the elastic protrusion 43, the tilting end 33 links the hand feeling end to close to the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller to provide a segment hand feeling; when the slider component 41 moves so that the tilting end 33 of the hand feeling part leaves the elastic protrusion 43, the tilting end 33 falls back so that the hand feeling end 32 is away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller. The driving member is controlled by a program or a designated key to move the slider component forward and backward to adjust the position of the tilting end on the slider component, and then adjust the damping between the hand feeling end and the roller, so as to achieve arbitrary adjustment of the hand feeling change.

[0030] In order to drive the slider assembly 41 to move forward and backward, the present invention includes the following three embodiments.

[0031] The scroll wheel module of the present application can also realize more convenient and rapid control in combination with the corresponding program or designated button. For example, the designated button is set as a quick switching button. Clicking the button can switch to different damping sizes. In the case of long pressing, it can switch from the damping state to the flywheel state (at this time, the hand-feeling end is not in contact with the inner ring of the roller, and only the shaft part of the roller has a slight resistance). Or it can be set on the computer side through the program, the damping size is selected, and it is realized by moving the position on the slider component. Or set a special trigger interaction condition so that the program automatically adjusts when the adjustment is met. When the user quickly turns the wheel, the trigger interval or the number of continuous triggers reaches the threshold, and the slider component moves so that the hand-feeling end does not contact the inner ring of the roller, and the flywheel state is automatically entered at this time; in the flywheel state, if there is no scrolling for a period of time or the number of scrolling is lower than the threshold, the slider component moves in the opposite direction, so that the hand-feeling end is close to the inner ring of the roller, and it automatically returns to the damping state at this time.

[0032] like Figure 3-4 As shown, the first embodiment of the present invention is:

[0033] The driving member 42 is a motor, and a gear 421 is installed on the output shaft of the motor. The slider assembly 41 is provided with a rack 411 matching the gear. The forward and reverse rotation of the motor drives the slider assembly 41 to move forward and backward. When the tilting end is on the elastic protrusion, the hand feeling end is linked by the tilting end and is closely attached to the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller, providing a paragraph hand feeling; when the tilting end leaves the elastic protrusion, the tilting end falls back and is linked to make the hand feeling end 32 away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller, and the roller can be quickly turned without being hindered.

[0034] like Figure 5-6 As shown, the second embodiment of the present invention is:

[0035] The driving member 42 is a motor, and a swing member 422 is installed on the output shaft of the motor. The forward and reverse rotation of the motor drives the swing member 422 to move the slider assembly 41 back and forth. When the rocking end is on the elastic protrusion, the feeling end is linked by the rocking end and tightly adheres to the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller, providing a paragraph feel; when the rocking end leaves the elastic protrusion, the rocking end falls back and links to make the feeling end 32 away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller. At this time, the roller can be quickly moved without being hindered.

[0036] like Figure 7-8 As shown, the third embodiment of the present invention is:

[0037] The driving member 42 is an electromagnet, which drives the slider assembly 41 to move forward and backward. The electromagnet realizes the adsorption and detachment of the slider assembly by turning on and off the power, so that the slider assembly moves forward and backward. When the tilting end is on the elastic protrusion, the hand feeling end is linked by the tilting end and is close to the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller, providing a paragraph hand feeling; when the tilting end leaves the elastic protrusion, the tilting end falls back and is linked to make the hand feeling end away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller, and the roller can be quickly turned without being hindered.

[0038] When the hand-feeling end is located at the upper end of the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller, since the hand-feeling part is a rigid part, in order to enable the hand-feeling end to pass over the upper end of the inner wall, the elastic protrusion 43 of the present application is composed of a boss 431 and a spring 432, the spring 432 is arranged between the boss 431 and the slider assembly 41, the boss 431 is embedded in the slider assembly, and the spring enables the tilting end to reset on the boss in time to avoid the whole hand-feeling part from getting stuck. The preferred embodiment of the boss of the roller is that the surface of the boss 431 of the elastic protrusion in contact with the tilting end 33 is an inclined surface.

[0039] The tilting end can move left and right on the boss. When the tilting end is located at different positions on the boss slope, the distance between the hand-feeling end and the inner ring of the roller is different, and the force used by the inner ring of the roller to squeeze over the hand-feeling end is also different, which brings different damping touches and can enrich the user experience. Figure 3 For example, when the tilting end is at the highest point on the right side of the boss slope, the hand feeling end is closest to the inner ring of the roller. When rotating, a large force is required to make the tilting end press the spring to the maximum extent so that the hand feeling end can pass over the protrusion in the inner ring of the roller. Figure 4 When the tilting end is at the lowest point on the left side of the boss slope, the feeling end is far away from the inner ring of the roller. When rotating, you only need to gently let the tilting end press the spring down a short distance to allow the feeling end to pass over the protrusion in the inner ring of the roller.

[0040] As another preferred solution, the elastic protrusion may also adopt an elastic silicone structure.

[0041] When the tilting end leaves the slider assembly, it can automatically fall back under its own weight. As the best embodiment of the present application, a magnet 44 is also provided on the slider assembly 41 at the bottom of one side of the elastic protrusion 43. The tilting end 33 is a magnetic attraction part. When the tilting end 33 leaves the elastic protrusion 43, it can be attracted by the magnet and fall back downward so that the hand-feeling end 32 is away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller. By adding the magnet 44, the tilting end can be more stably fixed in the same position, so that the hand-feeling end can be kept away from the inner ring of the roller. When the roller is turned, the hand-feeling end does not contact the inner ring of the roller. At this time, the roller can be quickly turned in a flywheel state, which can meet the needs of a specific game mode.

[0042] The present application also protects a mouse. By adopting the above-mentioned roller module, a grating is further arranged on the roller. The grating is fixed inside the bracket and can realize the basic operations of the mouse. This roller module can also be used in other input devices in non-mouse fields, such as joysticks, controllers, etc., to realize the interactive function of roller operations.

[0043] Through the ingenious combination of the electric control adjustment component and the feel component, the electric control adjustment component can simply and quickly adjust the height position of the rocking end, thereby adjusting the distance between the feel end of the feel component and the inner ring of the roller, and finally realizing the adjustment of different damping touches when rolling the roller; in specific cases, the feel end can also be made not to contact the inner ring of the roller, entering the flywheel state to meet the requirements of specific game modes; the roller module of the present application has a simple structure, low production cost, light weight, is strong and durable, and is suitable for popularization and use.

[0044] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any minor modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A roller module, which comprises a bracket and a roller arranged on the bracket and capable of being toggled, wherein the roller is provided with a feel member for providing a toggling paragraph feeling, and is characterized in that: The roller module also includes an electric control adjustment component, which adjusts the damping effect of the hand-feeling member on the roller through program control; The roller has an annular structure, and its inner ring is provided with an inner wall of a wave or toothed structure; the hand-feeling member is a rigid frame, and has a crossbeam and a hand-feeling end and a rocking end respectively located at both ends of the crossbeam, the hand-feeling end extends into the inner ring of the roller and cooperates with the inner wall to provide a sense of toggling; the rocking end cooperates with the electric control adjustment component to make the hand-feeling end close to or away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller; the crossbeam is pivotally connected to the bracket, and the up and down movements of the rocking end are linked to make the hand-feeling end close to or away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller; The electric control adjustment component includes a slider component and a driving member for driving the slider component to move forward and backward, and an elastic protrusion is arranged on the slider component; when the slider component moves so that the tilting end of the hand-feeling member is located on the elastic protrusion, the tilting end is linked to the hand-feeling end to closely adhere to the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller to provide a segment hand feeling; when the slider component moves so that the tilting end of the hand-feeling member leaves the elastic protrusion, the tilting end falls back so that the hand-feeling end is away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller; Set the specified button as the quick switch button. Click the button to switch between different damping sizes. Long press the button to switch from the damping state to the flywheel state. When the user quickly turns the wheel and the trigger interval or the number of continuous triggers reaches the threshold, the slider component moves so that the hand end does not touch the inner ring of the roller, and the flywheel state is automatically entered. In the flywheel state, if there is no scrolling for a period of time or the number of scrolling times is lower than the threshold, the slider component moves in the opposite direction to make the hand end close to the inner ring of the roller, and the damping state is automatically restored. The elastic convex block is composed of a boss and a spring, the spring is arranged between the boss and the slider assembly, and the boss is embedded in the slider assembly; The surface where the boss of the elastic protrusion contacts the tilting end is an inclined surface.

2. The roller module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving member is a motor, a gear is installed on the output shaft of the motor, and the slider assembly is provided with a rack matching the gear. The motor drives the slider assembly to move forward and backward in forward and reverse directions under program control.

3. The roller module according to claim 1, wherein: The driving member is a motor, and a swing member is installed on the output shaft of the motor. The motor drives the swing member to move the slider assembly forward and backward in forward and reverse rotation under program control.

4. The roller module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving member is an electromagnet, which drives the slider assembly to move forward and backward under program control.

5. The roller module according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that: A magnet is also provided on the slider assembly at the bottom of one side of the elastic protrusion, and the tilting end is a magnetic attraction part. When the tilting end leaves the elastic protrusion, it can be magnetically attracted by the magnet and fall back downward, thereby making the hand-feeling end away from the inner wall of the inner ring of the roller.

6. A mouse, characterized in that: The mouse adopts the roller module according to any one of claims 1-4.

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