Modular Mouse with Rotating Arm and Interchangeable Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in finding a single computer mouse that meets their diverse preferences for grip, ergonomic design, texture, programmability, and sensor technologies, often requiring multiple mice for different situations or compromising on features.
Innovation Solution
A mouse with a modular design featuring a rotating arm component, adjustable palm rest, detachable wheel cover, and interchangeable sensor components, allowing users to customize the mouse for specific preferences and applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users select a mouse with specific features (grip type, ergonomic design, texture, programmability, sensor technologies), then the mouse meets user preferences for that specific situation, but the user cannot readily adapt the same mouse to fit preferences for most or any situation
Solution Approach 1:
The mouse is divided into modular components including a body component, interchangeable wheel components with different textures and sizes, detachable sensor components, and adjustable ergonomic elements. Each component can be independently selected and replaced to customize the mouse for different usage scenarios without requiring multiple complete mice.
Solution Approach 2:
The mouse incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements such as interchangeable wheel components, detachable sensors, and adjustable ergonomic features that allow dynamic adaptation to different user preferences and situations. The arm component can rotate about a first axis, and the wheel component can rotate about a second axis, enabling flexible configuration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users purchase multiple mice with different features to meet diverse preferences, then each mouse can be optimized for specific situations, but the quantity of mice required increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single mouse device is designed with universal adaptability through interchangeable components. The same mouse body can accommodate different wheel components with various textures and sizes, different sensor technologies, and adjustable ergonomic features, allowing one mouse to serve multiple functions and situations that would traditionally require multiple separate mice.
3Ease of operation
If users compromise on features to select a single mouse that meets most preferences, then the mouse is simpler to manage, but the user experience is reduced for situations requiring specific features
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the mouse into modular components with standardized interfaces, the system allows users to maintain a simple base mouse design while adding specific features only when needed through component replacement. This avoids the complexity of designing a completely different mouse for each scenario while maintaining the simplicity of managing a single device.
Data Source
AI summary
A mouse configured to be used as a user interface with a computing device. The mouse may include an arm component, a body component coupled to a first part of the arm component, and a wheel component coupled to a second part of the arm component.