Input device with reduced friction
    1.
    发明授权
    Input device with reduced friction 有权
    减少摩擦的输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US08188974B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-29

    申请号:US11440291

    申请日:2006-05-24

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033

    CPC分类号: G06F3/03543

    摘要: A system and method for controlling friction between a mouse and the surface upon which it is placed. Reduction of friction can be accomplished in several ways, including: making the feet of the mouse from various different materials, creating layers of air between the mouse and the surface, creating beveled edges for the feet of mouse, etc. In one embodiment, the feet of the mouse are made of a piezo-electric layer bonded to another layer made of a different material. Exciting the piezo-electric layer at certain frequencies makes the two layers shrink and expand differently, thus creating oscillations of the feet. In yet another embodiment, portions of the mouse feet are made of different materials with different coefficients of friction. These different portions of the feet can be pressed down onto the surface with varying amounts of pressure, thus altering the friction.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制鼠标与其放置的表面之间的摩擦的系统和方法。 可以通过多种方式实现摩擦的减少,其中包括:使鼠标的脚从各种不同的材料制成,在鼠标和表面之间产生空气层,为鼠标的脚等创建斜面。在一个实施例中, 鼠标的脚由与不同材料制成的另一层结合的压电层制成。 在某些频率下激发压电层使两层收缩和膨胀不同,从而产生脚的振荡。 在另一个实施例中,鼠标脚的部分由具有不同摩擦系数的不同材料制成。 脚的这些不同部分可以以不同的压力压下到表面上,从而改变摩擦力。

    Input device with reduced friction
    2.
    发明申请
    Input device with reduced friction 有权
    减少摩擦的输入装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070069088A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-29

    申请号:US11440291

    申请日:2006-05-24

    IPC分类号: A47B91/00

    CPC分类号: G06F3/03543

    摘要: A system and method for controlling friction between a mouse and the surface upon which it is placed. Reduction of friction can be accomplished in several ways, including: making the feet of the mouse from various different materials, creating layers of air between the mouse and the surface, creating beveled edges for the feet of mouse, etc. In one embodiment, the feet of the mouse are made of a piezo-electric layer bonded to another layer made of a different material. Exciting the piezo-electric layer at certain frequencies makes the two layers shrink and expand differently, thus creating oscillations of the feet. In yet another embodiment, portions of the mouse feet are made of different materials with different coefficients of friction. These different portions of the feet can be pressed down onto the surface with varying amounts of pressure, thus altering the friction.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制鼠标与其放置的表面之间的摩擦的系统和方法。 减少摩擦可以以几种方式实现,包括:使鼠标的脚从各种不同的材料制成,从而在鼠标和表面之间产生空气层,为鼠标的脚等创建斜面。在一个实施例中, 鼠标的脚由与不同材料制成的另一层结合的压电层制成。 在某些频率下激发压电层使两层收缩和膨胀不同,从而产生脚的振荡。 在另一个实施例中,鼠标脚的部分由具有不同摩擦系数的不同材料制成。 脚的这些不同部分可以以不同的压力压下到表面上,从而改变摩擦力。

    Electromagnetic pointing device using varying overlap of coils and conductive elements
    3.
    发明授权
    Electromagnetic pointing device using varying overlap of coils and conductive elements 有权
    使用线圈和导电元件的变化重叠的电磁定点装置

    公开(公告)号:US06248018B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-19

    申请号:US09153567

    申请日:1998-09-15

    IPC分类号: A63F922

    摘要: A micro-stick in which the movement of the micro-stick is detected inductively. The micro-stick is connected to an actuator element which varies interaction between an electromagnetic element and a number of conductive coils. In one embodiment, the coils are mounted on a printed circuit board mounted beneath the micro-stick. The micro-stick is mounted on a plate having a number of pins extending through the circuit board. On the other side of the circuit board is a flexible metal sheet which is contacted by the pins, and moved away from the coils in a direction in which the micro-stick is tilted. This increased separation of the metal sheet from the coils can then be detected.

    摘要翻译: 感应地检测微棒的移动的微棒。 微棒连接到致动器元件,该致动器元件改变电磁元件和多个导电线圈之间的相互作用。 在一个实施例中,线圈安装在安装在微棒下方的印刷电路板上。 微棒安装在具有延伸穿过电路板的多个引脚的板上。 在电路板的另一侧是与销接触的柔性金属片,并沿着微棒倾斜的方向远离线圈移动。 然后可以检测到金属片与线圈的增加的分离。

    Electromagnetic joystick using varying overlap of coils and conductive
elements
    7.
    发明授权
    Electromagnetic joystick using varying overlap of coils and conductive elements 失效
    电磁操纵杆使用线圈和导电元件的不同重叠

    公开(公告)号:US5911627A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-15

    申请号:US956840

    申请日:1997-10-23

    IPC分类号: G05G9/047 A63F9/22

    摘要: A joystick having an electromagnetic element coupled to a movable stick, with at least a pair of orthogonal coils on an underlying substrate. Alternately, the coils and electromagnetic elements can be reversed. The movement of the stick is detected by the amount of overlap of the electromagnetic element and the coils in each direction. The quality factor of the coil changes as more or less of the coil is overlapped, which can be measured by an electric circuit to determine the direction of movement and the amount of movement of the joystick. The electromagnetic element could be, for instance, a conductive steel plate, or a piece of another metal or of another conductive material, or ferrite particles. The coil could be wound (preferably on air only or, if needed to reach a higher value of inductance, on a magnetic core, provided this is small enough to not hide the effect of the mobile electromagnetic element). Or the coils could be made from traces on a printed circuit board (PCB), provided the use of a high enough (greater than 1 MHz) driving frequency, eliminating the need for a large, expensive wound coil.

    摘要翻译: 具有耦合到可移动棒的电磁元件的操纵杆,在下面的衬底上具有至少一对正交线圈。 或者,线圈和电磁元件可以相反。 棒的移动通过电磁元件和线圈在每个方向上的重叠量来检测。 线圈的质量因素随着线圈的多或少重叠而变化,这可以通过电路来测量以确定操纵杆的运动方向和移动量。 电磁元件可以是例如导电钢板,或另一种金属或其它导电材料的片,或铁氧体颗粒。 线圈可以被卷绕(优选仅在空气上,或者如果需要达到较高的电感值,则在磁芯上,只要这足够小以至不能隐藏移动电磁元件的影响)。 或者线圈可以由印刷电路板(PCB)上的迹线制成,只要使用足够高(大于1 MHz)的驱动频率,就不需要大型,昂贵的绕线线圈。

    Computer keyboard
    8.
    发明授权
    Computer keyboard 有权
    电脑键盘

    公开(公告)号:US07815381B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-19

    申请号:US11497800

    申请日:2006-08-01

    IPC分类号: B41J5/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer keyboard having user-manipulable components for multi-media applications and additional computer interface and control purposes that are desirably designed for ease of manufacturing and cost effectiveness. A preformed roller module has a small top cover and base forming an enclosure to hold the entire roller mechanism, including the electronic components. The roller module is then attached to the keyboard. A volume control dial is provided for audio volume control. The dial desirably is also preformed and then attached to the keyboard. Keyboard feet may be provided on the rear edge of the keyboard for tilting the keyboard without taking up space at the bottom of the keyboard, so that the keyboard height profile can be kept low. An opaque keyboard frame may be placed over the key mechanisms of the keys to hide them from sight, and a translucent top case may be placed over the opaque keyboard frame. The keys protrude through openings of the opaque keyboard frame and the translucent top case.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及具有用于多媒体应用的用户可操纵组件的计算机键盘以及期望地设计成便于制造和成本效益的附加的计算机接口和控制目的。 预成型辊组件具有小的顶盖和底座,形成一个外壳,用于保持包括电子部件在内的整个滚子机构。 然后将滚筒模块连接到键盘。 提供音量控制拨盘用于音频音量控制。 表盘也是预先形成的,然后连接到键盘。 可以在键盘的后边缘设置键盘脚,用于倾斜键盘,而不占用键盘底部的空间,从而可以将键盘的高度分布保持为低。 不透明键盘框架可以放置在钥匙的键机构上方以将它们隐藏起来,并且半透明顶部壳体可以放置在不透明键盘框架上方。 键突出穿过不透明键盘框架和半透明顶盖的开口。

    Computer keyboard
    9.
    发明申请
    Computer keyboard 审中-公开
    电脑键盘

    公开(公告)号:US20050052832A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10766690

    申请日:2004-01-27

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer keyboard having user-manipulable components for multi-media applications and additional computer interface and control purposes that are desirably designed for ease of manufacturing and cost effectiveness. A preformed roller module has a small top cover and base forming an enclosure to hold the entire roller mechanism, including the electronic components. The roller module is then attached to the keyboard. A volume control dial is provided for audio volume control. The dial desirably is also preformed and then attached to the keyboard. Keyboard feet may be provided on the rear edge of the keyboard for tilting the keyboard without taking up space at the bottom of the keyboard, so that the keyboard height profile can be kept low. An opaque keyboard frame may be placed over the key mechanisms of the keys to hide them from sight, and a translucent top case may be placed over the opaque keyboard frame. The keys protrude through openings of the opaque keyboard frame and the translucent top case.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及具有用于多媒体应用的用户可操纵组件的计算机键盘以及期望地设计成便于制造和成本效益的附加计算机接口和控制目的。 预成型辊组件具有小的顶盖和底座,形成一个外壳,用于保持包括电子部件在内的整个滚子机构。 然后将滚筒模块连接到键盘。 提供音量控制拨盘用于音频音量控制。 表盘也是预先形成的,然后连接到键盘。 可以在键盘的后边缘设置键盘脚,用于倾斜键盘,而不占用键盘底部的空间,从而可以将键盘的高度分布保持为低。 不透明键盘框架可以放置在钥匙的键机构上方以将它们隐藏起来,并且半透明顶部壳体可以放置在不透明键盘框架上方。 键突出穿过不透明键盘框架和半透明顶盖的开口。