Side mounting optical navigation module
US8704153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0354
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical navigation module for receiving control from an object disposed on an operation plane is provided. The optical navigation module includes a substrate defining a base plane that is perpendicular to the operation plane; a light source installed on the base plane of the substrate and configured to emit light to a side of the substrate; an optical structure installed at the side of the substrate; a light sensor installed on the base plane of the substrate; a light shield installed on the base plane of the substrate spatially separating the light source and the light sensor so that light emitted by the light source is not directly shed on the light sensor, the light shield having an aperture formed thereon; and a tactile switch for executing a command installed at a side of the light source that is opposite to the side facing the operation plane. The optical structure is configured to guide the light emitted from the light source to the object so that at least a portion of the light scattered by the object passes to the light sensor through the aperture on the light shield and forms a light intensity pattern on the light sensor.
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