Mouse Integrating Stylus Pen Storage and Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional computer peripheral devices, such as touch screens, stylus pens, and mice, occupy excessive space when stored, leading to a cluttered working environment.
Innovation Solution
A mouse designed to house a stylus pen, featuring internal threads for screw fixation, flexible engagement parts for secure storage, leaf springs for clamping, adjustable length, and electrical contacts for charging and mode switching, allowing the stylus pen to be stored within the mouse while maintaining functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple peripheral devices (touch screen, stylus pen, mouse) are used separately, then each device can perform its specific function independently, but the working environment becomes cluttered and excessive storage space is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mouse and stylus pen into a single integrated device. The mouse housing contains a dedicated storage cavity that receives and secures the stylus pen when not in use. This merging eliminates the need for separate storage spaces for both devices while maintaining their individual operational capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device serves multiple functions: it operates as a mouse for pointer control and as a storage container for the stylus pen. The housing provides both ergonomic mouse functionality and a secure receptacle for the pen, making the device universal and reducing the total number of separate peripherals needed.
2Area of stationary object
If the stylus pen is stored inside the mouse, then storage space is reduced and the working environment is organized, but the stylus pen must be securely fixed to prevent loss or damage
Solution Approach 1:
The stylus pen can be easily extracted from the mouse housing when needed for use. The housing design allows for simple removal of the pen while maintaining secure storage when inserted, balancing accessibility with secure fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The stylus pen is nested within the mouse housing, fitting into a dedicated cavity. This nested arrangement ensures the pen is securely contained within the larger device structure, preventing loss or damage while maintaining organized storage.
3Ease of operation
If the stylus pen is stored in the mouse, then peripheral device count is reduced, but additional mechanisms (threads, springs, electrical contacts) are required for secure storage and functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The leaf springs automatically engage with the stylus pen when inserted into the housing, providing self-servicing fixation without requiring manual assembly or complex adjustment mechanisms. The springs self-adjust to secure the pen in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical screw-thread fixation systems with elastic leaf spring mechanisms. This substitution simplifies the fixation process from manual threading to automatic elastic clamping, reducing the complexity of mechanical assembly while maintaining secure fixation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables efficient storage of the stylus pen within the mouse, reducing space requirements and maintaining operational functionality, including charging and mode switching, thereby organizing the working environment.
Implementation Method 1
one or more leaf springs are disposed on the inner wall of the housing space of the mouse, and the leaf springs of the mouse elastically clamp the stylus pen when the stylus pen is placed inside the housing space
Implementation Method 2
a flexible engagement part is disposed at a side edge of a pen shaft of the stylus pen, and the flexible engagement part of the stylus pen is elastically clamped on the inner wall of the housing space when the stylus pen is placed inside the housing space
Data Source
AI summary
A mouse capable of receiving a stylus pen, characterized in that: a housing space capable of receiving a stylus pen is provided in the mouse, where the housing space forms an opening at a side of the mouse, and the stylus pen is placed inside the opening and is fixed in the housing space. An objective of the present invention is to provide a mouse capable of receiving a stylus pen, to store the stylus pen into the mouse, so as to reduce space occupied by peripheral devices and avoid making a working environment in a mess.