Patent ID: 6717572
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
A modular rolling axis apparatus for installing in a computer peripheral device including a keyboard, a mouse device, a joystick, a remote controller, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, or a handheld computer, comprising:a circuit board having a plurality of switches located thereon; two support elements mounted to the circuit board and located on two sides of the switches; and a rolling axis including an axle pivotally engaging with the two support elements, two elastic elements coupling with the axle, and a sleeve member housing the axle and the elastic elements, the sleeve member having an opening formed in the center thereof to engage with the axle, two housing spaces located at two sides adjacent to the elastic elements, and two exterior tapered ends formed respectively a compression section; wherein when the rolling axis is driven, one of the support elements outputs a coding signal for controlling function selection or switching on a window, and when the rolling axis is depressed to compress the switch located in the middle or two sides, a signal for processing execution or opening of the selected function is output to process the execution or opening of the selected function.