Patent ID: 7545360

Claim:
An optical pointing device comprising: a case having an opening portion formed at a bottom surface thereof; a light source installed in the case; an illuminating member for reflecting or directing light emitted from the light source to the exterior of the case through the opening portion of the case, the illuminating member being installed beneath the light source along a path of the light; a light shielding plate shielding a portion of beams of the light reflected from a floor beneath the case and entering into the interior of the case, the light shielding plate being installed beneath the illuminating member along the path of the light in the case; a lens member installed above the light shielding plate to collect the remaining portion of the beams of the light, wherein both sides of the lens member are covered by a lens fixing member, opposite portions of the lens member are exposed by the lens fixing member, the lens fixing member is spaced away from the opening portion of the case and the lens fixing member is installed above the light shielding plate; a masking member installed closely to the lens member and the lens fixing member and exposing one of the opposite portions of the lens member, the masking member being installed above the light shielding plate and the masking member transmitting the remaining portion of the beams of the light; and an image sensor installed above the masking member to overlap the one of the opposite portions of the lens member through the masking member and receive the remaining portion of the beams of the light, wherein the lens fixing member and the masking member are confined to be adjacent to the opening portion of the case.