KR101625445B1 - Mouse for adjusting angle - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a mouse having an adjustable angle. The mouse having an adjustable angle comprises: a lower body which is in contact with a bottom surface; and an upper body which is combined with an upper surface of the lower body so that a user can grab the same. The upper body may have a bellows shape formed on a partial surface connected to the lower body or on a whole surface.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a computer mouse, and more particularly, to a mouse capable of adjusting the tilt of a mouse at a desired angle.

In order to use a mouse with a traditional design and function, it is essential to use the wrist to the left or right side, so that when used for a long time, the ligament of the wrist narrows or causes the carpal tunnel syndrome which causes pain in the wrist due to muscle twisting .

In order to prevent such wrists from being bent, a mouse similar to a joystick used in a state in which the wrist is perpendicular to the floor or in an oblique shape may be used. However, the joystick type mouse can not satisfy the needs of the users who prefer the conventional mouse type, and the rate of use is low due to the inconvenience of using the mouse type that has not been used until now, Mostly.

Korea Patent No. 10-0629167

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an angle-adjustable mouse which can be used by adjusting a tilt of a mouse at an angle desired by a user.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an angle-adjustable mouse includes a lower body contacting a floor surface, and an upper body coupled to an upper surface of the lower body to be held by a user, The upper body may have a corrugated pipe shape on a part or whole surface connected to the lower body.

The angle between the upper body and the lower body can be adjusted according to the degree of expansion of the surface having the corrugated pipe shape.

In a case where only a part of the upper surface of the upper body has a corrugated pipe shape, the surface of the upper body facing the corrugated pipe surface and the portion where the lower body is coupled may be formed of a flexible material.

The lower body further includes at least one of a pressing part extending on the lower body in an outer direction of one end of the upper body and a receiving part extending on the lower body in an outer direction of the other end of the upper body can do.

The angle adjustable mouse includes a first height adjustment unit formed at one end of the upper body in the other end direction and one end connected to the inside of the other end direction of the upper body and inclined toward the upper direction of the lower body, And a second height adjusting means having one end coupled to the other end of the first height adjusting means and the other end protruding to the outside of the upper body, And the other end of the first height adjusting means moves upward and downward to move the upper body upward or downward.

The first height adjusting means may have a plurality of grooves formed on an upper surface thereof.

The angle adjustable mouse includes a first height adjustment unit formed at one end of the upper body in the other end direction and one end connected to the inside of the other end direction of the upper body and inclined toward the upper direction of the lower body, A second height adjusting means having one end coupled to the other end of the first height adjusting means and coupled to an upper portion of the lower body so as to be movable between one end and the other end of the upper body, And a third height, which is coupled to the other end and protrudes to the outside of the upper body, and controls the second height adjusting means to move between one end and the other end of the upper body using the other end protruding outward of the upper body And the second height adjusting means is provided between the one end and the other end of the upper body using the third height adjusting means The other end of the first height adjusting means moves upward and downward to move the upper body upward or downward.

Wherein the third height adjusting means is a rotary screw rotating at the same position and the second height adjusting means is a rotation screw which is moved between one end and the other end of the upper body when the rotary screw is engaged with the upper surface, Screw.

According to the technical idea of the present invention, the angle-adjustable mouse can be used by adjusting the angle of the mouse as desired by the user through a simple operation. Therefore, even when using the conventional shape mouse, It is possible to reduce the fatigue of the wrist joint even if it is used for a long time. In addition, according to the technical idea of the present invention, the angle-adjustable mouse according to the embodiment of the present invention can adjust the angle from 0 degree to 150 degrees or 160 degrees without adjusting the angle, It is very large and has the advantage of satisfying all various needs of users.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited in the description of the invention.
1 is a perspective view of an angle-adjustable mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment in which the angle of the angle-adjustable mouse shown in FIG. 1 is adjusted.
FIGS. 3 to 5 are vertical cross-sectional views of the angle-adjustable mouse shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line AA 'in order to explain a step of adjusting the angle of the angle-adjustable mouse.
FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the angle-adjustable mouse of FIG. 1 cut in the direction BB '.
FIGS. 7 and 8 are horizontal cross-sectional views illustrating an angle-adjustable mouse according to another embodiment of the angle-adjustable mouse of FIG.
9 and 10 are vertical sectional views for explaining the angular adjustable mouse of FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.
FIGS. 11 and 12 are horizontal sectional views illustrating an angle-adjustable mouse according to another embodiment of the angle-adjustable mouse of FIG.
13 and 14 are vertical cross-sectional views for explaining the angular adjustable mouse of Figs. 11 and 12. Fig.

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an angle-adjustable mouse 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an angle- FIG. FIGS. 3 to 5 are vertical cross-sectional views of the angle-adjustable mouse 100 of FIG. 1 cut in the direction AA 'to explain the step of adjusting the angle of the angle-adjustable mouse 100, FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the angle-adjustable mouse 100 of FIG. 1 cut in the BB 'direction.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, an angle-adjustable mouse 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a lower body 310 and an upper body 320. The lower body 310 is a portion contacting the bottom surface and the upper body 320 is coupled to the upper surface of the lower body 310 and can be a part that can be held by the user.

The upper body 320 may have a corrugated pipe shape 330, which is partially or entirely connected to the lower body 310. 1 to 5 illustrate a case where only a part of the upper surface of the upper body 320 and the lower body 310 are connected to each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, The entire surface to which the lower body 310 is connected may have a corrugated pipe shape. The angle between the upper body 320 and the lower body 310 can be adjusted according to the degree of expansion of the surface 330 having the corrugated pipe shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, if the surface 330 having the corrugated pipe shape is folded, it can be used in the same state as that of the mouse used in general. As shown in FIG. 4 or 5, The inclination of the mouse 100 can be adjusted when the mouse 330 is unfolded. Although not shown in the drawing, the angle of the mouse 100 may be adjusted to a state in which the surface 330 having the corrugated pipe shape is completely opened and there is no wrinkle.

When the entire surface to which the upper body 330 and the lower body 310 are connected has a corrugated pipe shape, the angle of the mouse 100 can be adjusted in a desired direction according to whether the user is a left-handed or a right-handed. For example, when the entire surface to which the upper body 330 and the lower body 310 are connected has a corrugated pipe shape, the shape of the left corrugated pipe is used when the right-handed user uses it, Since the shape of the corrugated tube can be expanded and used, it can be used by adjusting the angle in the desired direction.

1 to 5, when only a part of the upper surface of the upper body 320 has a corrugated pipe shape, a portion where the surface opposite to the corrugated pipe surface 330 is coupled with the lower body is made of a flexible material As shown in FIG. For example, the flexible material may be soft plastic or the like. In addition, since the surface 330 having the corrugated pipe shape can be folded or expanded to a desired degree, the corrugated pipe surface 330 may also be made of a flexible material.

As described above, in order to more easily adjust the angle of the angle-adjustable mouse 100 according to the technical idea of the present invention, the lower body 310 is formed on the outer side of one end of the upper body 320 A pushing part 315 may be formed on the lower body 310 in the direction of the arrow. For example, when the user desires to adjust the angle of the mouse 100, the user lifts the upper body 320 in the upward direction while applying pressure to the pushing portion 315 toward the bottom surface, ) Can be easily adjusted. The lower body 310 may further include a receiving portion 317 extending on the lower body 310 in the outer direction of the other end of the upper body 320. The pedestal portion 317 is a portion that can support the user's hand when an angle-controlled mouse is used. The pressing portion 315 or the receiving portion 317 may be selectively formed on the lower body 310 or may be formed integrally with the lower body 310 or may be formed .

7 and 8 are horizontal cross-sectional views illustrating an angle adjustable mouse 100 'according to another embodiment of the angle-adjustable mouse of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are cross- And is a vertical sectional view for explaining an angle adjustable mouse 100 '.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 10, an angle adjustable mouse 100 'according to the embodiment of FIGS. 7 to 10 includes an angle adjustable mouse 100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, And the second height adjusting means 720 are additionally formed. That is, the configuration except for the first height adjusting means 710 and the second height adjusting means 720 is the same as that described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6, and thus duplicate description will be omitted.

The first height adjusting means 710 is formed at one end of the upper body 320 in the other end direction and one end is coupled to the inside of the other end direction of the upper body 320 and is inclined toward the upper direction of the lower body 310 . The second height adjusting means 720 may have one end coupled to the other end of the first height adjusting means 710 and the other end protruding to the outside of the upper body 310. The angle of the mouse 100 'can be adjusted by using the first and second height adjusting means 710 and 720 having the above-described structure. That is, when the other end of the second height adjusting means 720 is moved between one end and the other end of the upper body 310, the other end of the first height adjusting means 710 moves up and down, Or in a downward direction. The second height adjusting means 720 can move one end and the other end in opposite directions about a fixed axis at a predetermined position. For example, when the other end of the second height adjusting means 720 is moved to the left with reference to FIG. 7, one end of the second height adjusting means 720 is moved to the right, and one end of the second height adjusting means 720 7, the other end of the second height adjusting means 720 can be moved to the left.

For example, FIGS. 7 and 9 show a state in which the angle of the mouse 100 'is not adjusted, and FIGS. 8 and 10 show a state in which the angle of the mouse 100' is adjusted. 7 and 9, the second height adjusting means 720 is located at the other end of the upper body 320 (the left direction in FIG. 7) The first height adjusting means 710 connected to one end of the first height adjusting means 710 maintains the angle formed by the first height adjusting means 710 and the bottom body 310 at a minimum angle as shown in FIG. In this state, when the angle of the mouse 100 'is to be adjusted, the other end of the second height adjusting means 720 is moved in the one end direction (the right direction in FIG. 7 or 8) of the upper body 320, The first height adjusting means 710 connected to one end of the height adjusting means 720 moves in the upward direction to move the upper body 320 in the upward direction. When the first height adjusting means 710 continues to move upwardly after the upper body 320 is fastened by the fastening means to the angle adjusting body 330, the angle adjusting body 710 fastened to the upper body 320 330 can move in the upward direction. The upper body 320 is moved upward by using the first height adjusting means 710 and the second height adjusting means 720 so that the upper body 320 is connected to the lower body 310, The upper body 320 can be moved upward while the upper body 330 is extended, so that the angle of the mouse 100 'can be adjusted to a desired angle.

A plurality of grooves may be formed on the upper surface of the first height adjusting means 710, and may be made of a flexible material. When the one end of the first height adjusting means 710 is moved upward, the first height adjusting means 710 is formed of a flexible material having a groove formed on the upper surface of the first height adjusting means 710, The upper body 320 can be moved in the upward direction while the interval between the grooves formed in the upper surface of the upper body 320 is narrowed.

Figs. 11 and 12 are horizontal cross-sectional views for explaining an angle adjustable mouse 100 " according to another embodiment of the angle-adjustable mouse of Fig. 1, Figs. 13 and 14 are cross- Is a vertical sectional view for explaining a mouse 100 "

Referring to Figs. 1 to 14, an angle adjustable mouse 100 '' according to the embodiment of Figs. 11 to 14 includes a mouse 100 capable of being angle-controlled as described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6, The height adjusting means 1110, the second height adjusting means 1120 and the third height adjusting means 1130 are additionally formed. That is, the configuration except for the first to third height adjusting means 1110, 1120, and 1130 is the same as that described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6, and therefore duplicate description will be omitted.

The first height adjusting means 1110 is formed at one end of the upper body 320 in the other end direction and one end is coupled to the inside of the other end direction of the upper body 320 and is inclined toward the upper direction of the lower body 310 . The first height adjusting means 1110 is the same as the first height adjusting means 710 described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, and the following description will be replaced with the description related to FIG. 7 to FIG. The second height adjusting means 1120 may be coupled to the other end of the first height adjusting means 1110 and may be coupled to the upper portion of the lower body 310 so as to be movable between one end and the other end of the upper body 710 have. The third height adjusting means 1130 has one end coupled to the other end of the second height adjusting means 1120 and the other end protruding to the outside of the upper body 320 and the other end The second height adjusting means 1120 can be controlled to move between one end and the other end of the upper body 310. [ For example, the third height adjusting means 1130 may be a rotating screw which rotates at the same position around a predetermined rotation axis, and the second height adjusting means 1120 may be a rotation adjusting mechanism, And may be a moving screw that moves between one end and the other end of the upper body 320 when the screw rotates. The second height adjusting means 1120 can move along the guide rail formed on the upper surface of the lower body 310, although not shown in the drawing.

The angle of the mouse 100 '' may be adjusted by using the first to third height adjusting means 1110, 1120, and 1130 having the above-described structure. That is, when the second height adjusting means 1120 is moved between one end and the other end of the upper body 320 by using the third height adjusting means 1130, the other end of the first height adjusting means 1110 is moved up and down The upper body 320 can be moved upward or downward.

For example, Figs. 11 and 13 show a state in which the angle of the mouse 100 '' is not adjusted, and Figs. 12 and 14 show a state in which the angle of the mouse 100 '' is adjusted . 11 and 13, the second height adjusting means 1120 is disposed such that the overall position is located in one direction of the upper body 320 (right direction in FIG. 11), and the second height adjusting means 1120 The first height adjusting means 1110 connected to one end of the first height adjusting means 1110 maintains the angle formed by the first height adjusting means 1110 and the bottom body 310 at a minimum angle as shown in FIG. In this state, when the angle of the mouse 100 '' is to be adjusted, the second height adjusting means 1120 may be adjusted by the third height adjusting means 1130 in the other direction of the upper body 320 8, the first height adjusting means 1110 connected to one end of the second height adjusting means 1120 moves upward, and the upper body 320 can be moved upward. The upper body 320 is moved upward by using the first to third height adjusting means 1110, 1120 and 1130 so that the upper body 320 and the lower body 310 are connected to each other by a corrugated pipe shape 330 The upper body 320 can be moved upward, and the angle of the mouse 100 'can be adjusted to a desired angle. Since a plurality of grooves may be formed on the upper surface of the first height adjusting means 1110, the first height adjusting means 1110 may be made of a flexible material and is described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, It is omitted.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

Claims (8)

A lower body in contact with the bottom surface;
An upper body coupled to an upper surface of the lower body to be held by a user, the upper body having a part or whole surface connected to the lower body and having a corrugated shape;
A first height adjusting means formed at one end of the upper body in the other end direction and one end connected to the inside of the other end direction of the upper body and inclined toward an upper direction of the lower body; And
And a second height adjusting means having one end coupled to the other end of the first height adjusting means and the other end protruding to the outside of the upper body,
When the other end of the second height adjusting means is moved between one end and the other end of the upper body, the other end of the first height adjusting means moves up and down to move the upper body upward or downward. Angle adjustable mouse. 2. The angle-adjustable mouse according to claim 1,
And an angle between the upper body and the lower body is adjusted according to a degree of expansion of the surface having the corrugated shape. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a surface of the upper body facing the bellows-shaped surface and a portion of the lower body coupled to the upper surface of the upper body are made of a flexible material when only a part of the surface of the upper body has a bellows shape. [2] The apparatus of claim 1,
A pressing part extending on the lower body in an outward direction of one end of the upper body; And
Further comprising at least one of a receiving part extending on the lower body in an outer direction of the other end of the upper body. delete 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first height adjustment means comprises:
And a plurality of grooves are formed on the upper surface. A lower body in contact with the bottom surface;
An upper body coupled to an upper surface of the lower body to be held by a user, the upper body having a part or whole surface connected to the lower body and having a corrugated shape;
A first height adjusting means formed at one end of the upper body in the other end direction and one end connected to the inside of the other end direction of the upper body and inclined toward an upper direction of the lower body;
Second height adjusting means coupled to the other end of the first height adjusting means and coupled to an upper portion of the lower body so as to be movable between one end and the other end of the upper body; And
And the second height adjusting means is provided at one end of the upper body and at the other end of the upper body by using the other end projected to the outside of the upper body, And third height adjusting means for controlling the third height adjusting means to move between the first height adjusting means and the second height adjusting means,
When the second height adjusting means is moved between the one end and the other end of the upper body by using the third height adjusting means, the other end of the first height adjusting means moves up and down to move the upper body upward or downward Wherein the angle is adjustable. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the third height adjustment means comprises:
A rotary screw rotating at the same position,
Wherein the second height adjusting means comprises:
Wherein the screw is a moving screw that moves between one end and the other end of the upper body when the rotary screw is engaged with the upper surface and the rotary screw rotates.

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