COMPUTER MOUSE

• US 20110037697A1
• Filed: 10/22/2009
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: MAO, TE-CHUAN
• Granted Patent: US 8,120,582 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A computer mouse includes a lower shell, an upper shell mounted to the lower shell, a resilient member, and a converting unit. The upper shell includes two rotating portions rotatably mounted to the lower shell. A resisting post extends from each rotating portion, and resists against the resilient member. The rotating portion can be slidably clamped via the converting unit, and then the rotating portions are prevented from rotating away from each other. The rotating portions can be rotated towards each other, and the elasticity of the resilient member drives the rotating portions away from each other.

Claims

1. A computer mouse comprising:

a lower shell;

an upper shell comprising two rotating portions rotatably mounted to the lower shell, a resisting post extending from each rotating portion, wherein the rotating portions can be rotated towards each other;

a resilient member resisting against the resisting posts of the two rotating portions, and the elasticity of the resilient member driving the rotating portions to rotate away from each other; and

a converting unit slidably configured to retain the resisting posts of the rotating portions, to prevent the rotating portions from rotating away from each other.

2. The computer mouse of claim 1, further comprising two positioning members, wherein the positioning members are fixed to the lower shell, and opposite to each other, the resilient member are located between the positioning members, and a circumference of the resilient member resists against the positioning members.

3. The computer mouse of claim 2, wherein the resilient member comprises two fixing feet, each fixing foot resists against a corresponding resisting post.

4. The computer mouse of claim 1, further comprising a fixing member defining two pivot holes, wherein a fixing post extends from each rotating portion, parallel to the corresponding resisting post, each fixing post axially defines a fixing hole, the lower shell defines two step holes, the fixing posts are rotatably passed through the corresponding pivot holes, two fastening members are rotatably passed through the step holes, and then fixedly inserted into the fixing holes, respectively.

5. The computer mouse of claim 4, further comprising two positioning members, wherein the fixing member defines two opposite fixing slots, the positioning members are passed through and clamped in the fixing slots, respectively.

6. The computer mouse of claim 5, wherein the positioning members are fixed to the lower shell, a resisting portion extends from each positioning member, the resilient member is located on the resisting portions, the fixing member is situated between the resisting portions and the lower shell.

7. The computer mouse of claim 5, wherein each positioning member has a cambered cross-section, the resilient member are located between the positioning members, and a circumference of the resilient member resists against intradoses of the positioning members.

8. The computer mouse of claim 7, wherein the resilient member comprises two fixing feet, each fixing foot resists against the corresponding resisting post.

9. The computer mouse of claim 4, wherein the converting unit comprises a latching member, the latching member comprises a clamping portion defining two fixing holes situated in opposite ends of the clamping portion, each resisting post defines a cutout in a circumference of each resisting post, an edge bounding each fixing hole is operable to be clamped in the corresponding cutout.

10. The computer mouse of claim 9, wherein the converting unit further comprises a pressing member, the latching member further comprises a fixing portion perpendicularly extending from the clamping portion, the fixing member defines a through hole, the fixing portion is slidably passed through the through hole, and fixed to the pressing member.

11. The computer mouse of claim 10, wherein the converting unit still further comprises an elastic member, the pressing member comprises a head portion, and a connecting portion extending from the head portion and fixed to a distal end of the fixing portion of the latching member, the elastic member is fitted about the connecting portion, opposite ends of the elastic member resist against the fixing member and the head portion.

12. The computer mouse of claim 10, wherein the lower shell defines a receiving hole aligned with the head portion of the pressing member, for depressing the head portion.