Modular Computer Mouse With Detachable Handle For Accessibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ergonomic computer mice do not provide an accessible design suitable for individuals with motor skill limitations, such as those with neurological disorders, as they may not accommodate varying user needs and dexterity levels.
Innovation Solution
A modular computer mouse design featuring a detachable handle portion and interchangeable components like scroll wheels and buttons, with adjustable features such as reconfigurable scroll wheel rims and customizable handle shapes, allowing for improved accessibility and user-specific ergonomic configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If ergonomic computer mice are designed with fixed shapes and configurations, then manufacturing and structural stability are improved, but adaptability for users with motor skill limitations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The computer mouse is divided into separate modular components including a handle portion, sensor module, scroll wheel portion, and button portion that can be independently attached and detached. This segmentation allows customization for different user needs while maintaining manufacturing simplicity for each individual component.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal attachment mechanisms that allow the same handle portion to work with different sensor modules, scroll wheels, and button configurations. This multi-functionality enables a single handle design to serve multiple user requirements without increasing overall system complexity.
2Ease of repair
If computer mice are designed as fixed, non-modular units, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of repair and component replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Each functional component (sensor module, scroll wheel, buttons) is segmented as a separate replaceable unit with standardized attachment interfaces, enabling independent repair or replacement without affecting other parts of the mouse system.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows damaged or worn components to be easily detached and replaced with new or备用 parts, while the functional portions of the mouse can be recovered and reused, reducing waste and repair time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If scroll wheels and buttons are integrated into the mouse body, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability for different user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The scroll wheel and button components are segmented as separate attachable modules rather than being permanently integrated into the mouse body, allowing users to swap components based on their specific needs while maintaining a stable handle structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanisms for scroll wheels and buttons are designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing components to be securely fixed during use yet easily detached when needed, providing both structural stability and adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer mouse module comprising a power supply component; a movement sensor, an encoder operable to encode data collected by the movement sensor, a transmitter for transmitting the encoded data to a computer and a physical connector for detachably attaching a handle portion to the computer mouse module. The computer mouse module may be attached to the handle portion to form a functioning mouse where a user grips the mouse handle portion to control the mouse.