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DE-102025117717-B3 - Mouse

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a mouse (A) comprising a housing (100), two switching modules (200), and a base (300). The housing (100) has several mounting structures (112) on one side. Each of the switching modules (200) comprises a base plate (20), a microswitch (21), a screw (22), and an elastic damping adjustment element (23). Each of the base plates (20) is attached to the inside of the housing (100) by means of the screw (22). Each of the microswitches (21) faces a movable button (12) located on the housing (100). The elastic damping adjustment element (23) is located between the base plate (20) and the housing (100). The assembler can adjust one of the screws (22) to change a distance (H) between the microswitch (21) and the adjacent pressure structure (121). The elastic damping adjustment element (23) is elastically deformed under pressure when the fitter adjusts the screw (22) to change the distance (H).

Inventors

  • Ho-Lung Lu
  • Tung-Chi Tsai
  • Yi-Chen Liu

Assignees

  • DEXIN CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20250508
Priority Date
20250325

Claims (9)

  1. Mouse (A), comprising: - a housing (100) comprising: - a base body (10) comprising several mounting structures (112), each of which has a locking hole (11211); - two movable buttons (12), each movably connected to the base body (10), each of the movable buttons (12) having a pressure structure (121) on its inner surface; - two switching modules (200), each comprising: - a base plate (20) having at least two through-holes; - a microswitch (21) arranged on the base plate (20), wherein, when the movable button (12) is pressed, the pressure structure (121) can press against the adjacent microswitch (21); - two screws (22), each of which can engage through one of the through-holes into one of the locking holes (11211), the base plate (20) interacting with two of the locking holes (11211) via the two screws (22) to be attached to the base body (10), and thus located below the movable button (12); an elastic damping adjuster (23) arranged between the base plate (20) and one of the mounting structures (112), which can be elastically deformed under pressure, the screw (22) being adjustable to change the extent of deformation of the elastic damping adjuster (23) under pressure, thereby setting a distance (H) between the pressure structure (121) and a switching element (211) of the microswitch (21); - a base (300) fixed to the housing (100) and equipped with a mainboard (400), a motion detection module (500) and a processor (600), wherein the base plate (20) is a component independent of the mainboard (400) and the individual microswitches (21) can be electrically connected to the processor (600) via flexible lines or wires, wherein the base body (10) further comprises several first positioning structures (113) arranged near the mounting structure (112), while each of the base plates (20) comprises a second positioning structure (202) which can snap into the first positioning structure (113) to jointly limit the relative position of the base plate (20) to the mounting structure (112).
  2. Mouse (A) to Claim 1 , where the distance (H) is between 0 and 0.7 millimeters and the thickness of the elastic damping adjustment element (23) is between 0.9 and 1.1 millimeters.
  3. mouse (A) after one of the Claims 1 and 2 , where the distance (H) is between 0 and 0.7 millimeters and the thread pitch of the screws (22) is between 0.3 and 0.8 millimeters.
  4. Mouse (A) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the two through-holes of the base plate (20) are defined as an adjustment hole (201A) and a mounting hole (201B), respectively, wherein: - the adjustment hole (201A) is located near a switching element (211) of the microswitch (21); - the elastic damping adjustment element (23) is located between the adjustment hole (201A) and the adjacent mounting structure (112); - a straight-line distance from the center of the adjustment hole (201A) to the center of the switching element (211) of the microswitch (21) is defined as a first distance (D1), and a straight-line distance from the center of the mounting hole (201B) to the center of the switching element (211) of the microswitch (21) is defined as a second distance (D2), wherein the first distance (D1) is smaller than the second distance (D2).
  5. Mouse (A) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first distance (D1) is less than half the length of the base plate (20).
  6. Mouse (A) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein some of the mounting structures (112) comprise a column (1121) and several ribs (1122), wherein: - the outer diameter of the column (1121) is smaller than the inner diameter of the adjustment hole (201A); - the several ribs (1122) are formed on the outside of the column (1121); - the elastic damping adjustment element (23) is an annular structure that can be slid onto one end of the column (1121); - the base plate (20) and the ribs (1122) together can clamp the elastic damping adjustment element (23) when the screws (22) are locked to the mounting structures (112).
  7. Mouse (A) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the elastic damping adjustment element (23) is placed on the column (1121) and is connected on one side by an adhesive element to the ends of the several adjacent ribs (1122).
  8. Mouse (A) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein in each of the fastening structures (112) one of the ribs (1122) also extends to a first positioning structure (113), while each of the base plates (20) comprises a second positioning structure (202) which can snap into the first positioning structure (113) to jointly limit the relative position of the base plate (20) to the fastening structure (112).
  9. Mouse (A) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the elastic damping adjustment element (23) is made of silicone.

Description

The present invention relates to a mouse, in particular one suitable for use as a gaming mouse. The tactile feedback of the left and right buttons on most gaming mice is crucial for gamers and individual users. However, the feel of these buttons is not uniform or standardized across existing gaming mice. As a result, it's common for a gamer to buy two mice of the same model, but find that the left (or right) buttons on the two mice feel different. The CN 108733229 A This concerns a mouse, specifically a button mouse with a stuck switching module. CN 108874182 A This concerns a mouse, specifically a mouse with a height adjustment mechanism. US 2018/0113521 A1 This concerns a computer mouse device with a mechanism for adjusting the pressure on a push button. US 2011/0279371 A1 This concerns a mouse device that can be operated with variable button pressure. US 10,698,499 B1 This concerns a mouse device that avoids the idle travel when pressing a button. The present invention discloses a mouse which is intended to solve the problem with existing mice in particular that a user buys two gaming mice of the same model, but the left (or right) buttons of the two mice offer different hand feel. In a first aspect, the present invention provides a mouse according to independent claim 1 of the present disclosure. Further embodiments thereof are described in the dependent claims. In summary, the mouse of the present invention, through the design of the switching module, allows the assembler to adjust the distance between the pressure structure and the switching element of the microswitch during assembly. In this way, it can be ensured that a user who buys the same mouse model and presses the same movable button experiences approximately the same tactile feedback. For a better understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, reference is made to the following detailed description and the drawings of the present invention, which, however, serve only for illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. 1 shows a schematic representation of a mouse according to the invention. 2 shows a schematic partial exploded view of a mouse according to the invention. 3 The figure shows a schematic representation of a housing and a switching module of a mouse according to the invention. 4 and 5 The figures show schematic, partially exploded views of a housing of a mouse according to the invention from different angles. 6 shows a schematic partial exploded view of a housing and a switching module of a mouse according to the invention. 7 shows a schematic partial section through a mouse according to the invention along section line VII-VII in 1 . 8 shows a partially enlarged schematic representation of 7 . 9 shows a schematic sectional view of a partial component of a switching module of a mouse according to the invention. If the following description refers to a specific drawing or to the representation in a specific drawing, this serves only to emphasize that most of the relevant content described in the following description is contained in that specific drawing, but does not limit the reference in the following description to that specific drawing alone. It will be directed to the 1 to 8 referred to 1 a schematic representation of a mouse according to the invention, 2 a schematic partial exploded view of a mouse according to the invention, 3 a schematic representation of a housing and a switching module of a mouse according to the invention, 4 and 5 Schematic partial exploded views of a housing of a mouse according to the invention from different angles, 6 a schematic partial exploded view of a housing and a switching module of a mouse according to the invention, 8 a partially enlarged schematic representation of 7 and 9 A schematic sectional view of a partial component of a switching module of a mouse according to the invention is shown. As in 1 to 5 As shown, a mouse A according to the invention comprises a housing 100, two Switching modules 200 and a base 300. The housing 100 and the base 300 are detachably connected to each other. The two switching modules 200 are arranged on the inside of the housing 100 and are located in a space formed by the housing 100 and the base 300. The housing 100 comprises a base body 10, a support structure 11, and two movable buttons 12. The base body 10 serves as the main structure of the mouse A, which is held by the user. The support structure 11 is attached to the base body 10. The support structure 11 comprises a structural body 111 and four mounting structures 112. The structural body 111 is attached to the base body 10, with the four mounting structures 112 extending from one side of the structural body 111. The two movable buttons 12 are each movably connected to the base body 10 and each has a printed structure 121 on its inner surface. The inner surface of each movable button 12 is the side of the movable button 12 facin