Translational Mouse Button Structure for Uniform Pressing Force
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mouse button structures require different pressing forces and strokes at varying points, leading to inconsistent user experience and poor pressing feeling.
Innovation Solution
A translational mouse button structure that allows the button board to move in translation, ensuring consistent pressing force and stroke across any point on the board, achieved through a cross member bridging the button board and support member with inclined support groups and a right-angled trapezoidal configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the button board is connected to the casing at one end, then the structure is simple and stable, but the pressing force required varies at different points leading to poor pressing feeling
Solution Approach 1:
The button board is divided into multiple button units (first button unit, second button unit, etc.), each independently connected to the support member through cross members. This segmentation allows each button to have uniform pressing characteristics while maintaining overall structural stability through the support member and circuit board assembly.
2Ease of operation
If the button board is allowed to swing with the joint part as axis, then the structure is simple, but the stroke length varies at different points causing inconsistent pressing force
Solution Approach 1:
Cross members are introduced as intermediary elements between the button board and support member. These cross members translate the pressing motion into uniform translational movement, ensuring that pressing force is consistently transmitted regardless of the pressing position on the button board.
Solution Approach 2:
The button board is designed to move dynamically in translation along the Z-axis rather than swinging with a fixed axis. This dynamic movement mechanism, enabled by the cross members and support groups, ensures uniform pressing characteristics while accommodating the operational requirements of different button positions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different pressing forces are required at different points, then the button board can be simple, but the user experience is poor due to the need to select specific pressing positions
Solution Approach 1:
The button board design ensures that any position on the button board surface can serve as an effective pressing point. Each button unit is universally designed with the same pressing mechanism (cross member connecting to support member), allowing users to press anywhere on the button board with consistent results, enhancing both adaptability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
A translational mouse button structure and a mouse having the same are provided. The mouse includes a casing and a mouse button structure arranged in the casing. The mouse button structure may include: a button board, a support member, a cross member and a circuit board provided with a pressing switch. The cross member may be bridged between the button board and the support member by means of translational movement, and respectively provided with a first support group, a second support group and a corresponding support group that are pivotally connected. The button board may be inclined relative to the support member and abuts against the pressing switch, allowing translation along with the cross member. Therefore, any point on the button board can be pressed with the same pressing pressure and the same pressing stroke.