Shape-Changeable Mouse Rotating Housing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mice face design challenges in incorporating both cursor control and remote controller functions, as a slim shape compromises ergonomics for cursor control while a thicker shape impairs touch feel for remote control usage.
Innovation Solution
A shape-changeable mouse design featuring a first and second housing with a connecting member, including a rotating shaft, helical spring, and stopping piece, allowing the second housing to rotate relative to the first, enabling a flat shape for remote control and a cambered shape for cursor control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the housing of the mouse is made thin to meet remote controller requirements, then the touch feel is improved, but the ergonomic support for cursor control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mouse employs a rotatable second housing that can change orientation between flat and cambered positions. This dynamic structural transformation allows the mouse to adapt its shape according to usage mode, resolving the contradiction between flat shape for remote control and cambered shape for ergonomic cursor control.
Solution Approach 2:
The mouse is designed to perform multiple functions (remote control and cursor control) within a single device. By incorporating a rotatable housing mechanism, the same physical object can present different shapes for different functions, eliminating the need for separate devices and resolving the shape-ergonomics contradiction.
2Ease of operation
If the housing of the mouse is thickened to meet ergonomic demands for cursor control, then the ergonomic support is improved, but the touch feel for remote control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable second housing enables dynamic adjustment of the mouse's overall shape. When rotated to a cambered position, it provides ergonomic support for cursor control; when rotated to a flat position, it provides good touch feel for remote control. This resolves the contradiction between thickness for ergonomics and flatness for touch feel.
Solution Approach 2:
The mouse housing is segmented into a first housing and a rotatable second housing. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each part's function while the rotation mechanism coordinates them to resolve the overall shape-ergonomics contradiction for different usage scenarios.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single mouse design is used for both cursor control and remote control functions, then device versatility is improved, but the ability to meet specific ergonomic requirements for each function deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable second housing provides a dynamic adaptation mechanism that allows the single mouse to optimize its shape for different functions. This dynamic transformation enables the device to meet function-specific ergonomic requirements while maintaining dual functionality, resolving the contradiction between versatility and specialized ergonomics.
Solution Approach 2:
The mouse changes its geometric parameters (shape, orientation) through rotation of the second housing. This parameter change allows the same device to present optimal characteristics for different functions, resolving the contradiction between maintaining a single design and meeting different ergonomic requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless transition between remote controller and cursor control modes, meeting ergonomic demands and maintaining touch feel in both functions.
Implementation Method 1
The connecting member includes a connecting frame, a rotating shaft, a helical spring and a stopping piece
Data Source
AI summary
A shape-changeable mouse includes a first housing, a second housing and a connecting member. Via the connecting member, the first housing is connected with the second housing. The second housing is rotated with respect to the first housing to change the shape of the mouse.