Mouse device with keys
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsLin-Yun Hong, Hsuan-Chen Chen, Chien-Li Tsai
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Abstract
A mouse device includes a case, a click operating area mounted on the case, a key inputting area mounted on the case, and a key lock moveably attached to the case. The click operating area performs selection and/or scrolling within an active window or graphical user interface. The key inputting area includes a plurality of keys. The key lock is moveable between a first position where the keys are unlocked and a second position where the keys are locked.
Claims19
A mouse device, comprising:
- a lower case;
- a circuit board mounted to the lower case, the circuit board including a plurality of contact switches;
- an intermediate plate mounting a plurality of keys thereon, the keys corresponding to the contact switches, each of the keys comprising a notch;
- a switching plate positioned on the intermediate plate, the switching plate comprising a plurality of through holes for extension of the keys therethrough, the switching plate being moveable on the intermediate plate to enter the notches or escape from the notches to lock or unlock the keys;
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- an upper case coupled to the lower case, the upper case comprising a plurality of holes to allow the keys to extend therethrough.
A mouse device, comprising:
- a case;
- a click operating area mounted on the case, the click operating area performing selection and/or scrolling within an active window or graphical user interface;
- a key input area mounted on the case, the key input area including a plurality of keys;
- a key lock moveably attached to the case, the key lock being movable between a first position where the keys are unlocked and a second position where the keys are locked:
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- a switching plate engaged with the key lock, and the switching plate being moveable together with the key lock when the key lock is moved between the first and second positions to engage with the keys for preventing the keys being pressed or release the keys for inputting information, wherein the keys each comprises a notch for the switching plate to move in the notches to lock the keys.
A mouse device, comprising:
- a case comprising a lower case and an upper case;
- a click operating area disposed at the upper case, the click operating area performing selection and/or scrolling within an active window or graphical user interface;
- a key input area disposed at the upper case and separated from the click operating area, the key input area including a plurality of keys being pressable from outside of the case to input information, each of the keys comprising a notch;
- a switching plate disposed between the upper case and the lower case, the switching plate comprising a plurality of through holes for extension of the keys;
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- a key lock engaged with the switching plate, the key lock having a pushing portion extending to outside of the case and being pressable to move between a first position where the switching plate engages with the notches of the keys to thereby lock the keys and a second position where the switching plate disengages from the notches of the keys to thereby unlock the keys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.