Adjustable Decorative Wing Computer Mouse Ergonomic Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional computer mice have a fixed exterior housing size, which does not accommodate different users' palm sizes, leading to discomfort and increased manufacturing costs due to the need for various sizes.
Innovation Solution
A computer mouse design with adjustable decorative wings featuring a distance-adjusting mechanism that allows users to expand or shrink the width between the wings to fit their palm size, incorporating a fastening end, a movable end, and an adjusting wheel mechanism for ergonomic fit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the exterior housing size is fixed for all users, then manufacturing cost is reduced and inventory is simplified, but ergonomic fit for different palm sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the decorative wing movable rather than fixed. The distance-adjusting mechanism allows the decorative wing to change its position relative to the main housing, enabling the mouse width to be adjusted according to different users' palm sizes. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by providing ergonomic adaptability without requiring multiple fixed-size housing variants.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the width parameter of the mouse through adjustable decorative wings. The distance-adjusting mechanism changes the positional parameter of the decorative wing relative to the main housing, thereby adjusting the overall width to suit different users. This allows a single housing design to accommodate multiple ergonomic requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple exterior housing sizes are produced for different users, then ergonomic fit is improved, but manufacturing cost and inventory risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single main housing that can serve multiple users with different palm sizes. The distance-adjusting mechanism with movable decorative wings provides multi-functionality, allowing the same housing to be adapted for different ergonomic needs. This eliminates the need to manufacture and inventory multiple housing sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic adjustment capability of the decorative wings allows one housing design to fulfill multiple size requirements, making the housing universal for different users while avoiding the need to produce multiple static housing variants.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the exterior housing width is made adjustable, then ergonomic fit for different palms is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by separating the decorative wing from the main housing, allowing independent movement of the decorative wing. This segmentation enables width adjustment without complicating the overall housing structure, as only the decorative wing portion needs adjustment capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The distance-adjusting mechanism acts as an intermediary between the main housing and the decorative wing. It provides the adjustment function while keeping both the main housing and decorative wing structures relatively simple, distributing the complexity across separate components rather than complicating the entire assembly.
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AI summary
A computer mouse with adjustable decorative wing includes a main housing, a bottom board covered on the bottom surface of the main housing, a decorative wing disposed on one side of the main housing and a distance-adjusting mechanism. The decorative wing has a fastening end fixed to the main housing, and a movable end. There is a adjustable distance between the movable end and the main housing. The distance-adjusting mechanism is disposed on the main housing and contacts the movable end of the decorative wings for adjusting the distance of the movable end and the main housing of the decorative wings. A width of the computer mouse therefore is changed. The decorative wings on two sides of the computer mouse of the present invention can be expanded to support fingers for suiting to different users' palms.