US 12,345,402 B1
Scroll wheel with lighting
Yu Shiang Lai, Hsinchu (TW); Yu-Sen Chen, Hsinchu County (TW); and Anthony Vuillemin, Zhubei (TW)
Assigned to Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed by Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/621,860.
Int. Cl. F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21V 3/06 (2018.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01)
CPC F21V 33/0052 (2013.01) [F21V 3/0625 (2018.02); F21V 23/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scroll wheel module for a mouse, comprising:
a base plate;
a carriage coupled to the base plate, wherein the carriage defines a cradle space comprising a first side wall;
a scroll wheel, wherein the scroll wheel comprises:
a shaft defining a hollow interior;
a wheel rim comprising an outer layer and an inner layer coupled to the outer layer; and
a wheel web peripherally coupled to an inner side of the inner layer of the wheel rim, wherein the shaft axially passes through the wheel web;
a circuit board comprising a first leg and a second leg coupled with each other, wherein the first leg is coupled to the first side wall, and the second leg extends in the hollow interior of the shaft; and
one or more light emitting elements coupled to the second leg of the circuit board.