Attachment system for use in an optical illumination system
AssigneeLogitech, Inc.
InventorsOlivier Theytaz, Pascal Eichenberger, Christian Blandin, Niall White, Baptiste Merminod, Olivier Egloff
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Abstract
A system and method of manufacturing directed to an attachment system for use in an optical device. The attachment system mechanically couples a light source to an illumination lens using an attachment device. The attachment device can be an auto-centering device for reducing positional errors in a light beam emitted from the light source.
Claims14
In a computer mouse, the computer mouse including a housing and providing displacement information to a computing system, the computer mouse comprising:
- a light source for generating a light beam to illuminate an image area;
- an illumination lens for directing the light beam from the light source to the imaged area on a surface, the imaged area of the surface reflecting light;
- a printed circuit board having a photosensor receiving the reflected light, the received reflected light for use in providing the displacement information from the imaged area:
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- a clip mechanism structured to couple the light source and the illumination lens directly together and structured to fixedly align the light source with the illumination lens independent of the printed circuit board and the housing, the clip mechanism and the printed circuit board structured within the housing of the computer mouse.
A computer mouse having a housing and providing displacement information to a computing system, the computer mouse comprising:
- a housing;
- a means for generating a light beam to illuminate an image area;
- an means for directing the light beam from the light source to the imaged area on a surface, the imaged area of the surface reflecting light;
- a printed circuit board having a photosensor receiving the reflected light, the received reflected light for use in providing the displacement information from the imaged area;
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- a means for attaching the light source and the illumination lens and structured to fixedly align the light source with the illumination lens directly together independent of the printed circuit board and the housing, the clip mechanism further structured to couple the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board and the means for attaching structured within the housing of the computer mouse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.