US 12,405,677 B2
Method of assembling and sustainable system for a user-repairable mouse
Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Austin, TX (US); Weijong Sheu, Austin, TX (US); and Peng Lip Goh, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/386,417.
Prior Publication US 2025/0147600 A1, May 8, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/03543 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user-repairable mouse for an information handling system comprising:
a board-to-board connector comprising a first connector side on a sensor printed circuit board (PCB) bridged to a second connector side on a mouse main PCB, wherein the board-to-board connector is detachable for removal and replacement of the sensor PCB;
a user-replaceable mouse bottom cover with releasable fastener and replaceable mouse sensor aperture, where the user replaceable mouse bottom cover is a surface interface during mouse operation;
a user-replaceable mouse scroll wheel for operative coupling within a scroll wheel assembly cradle and to a scroll wheel encoder, wherein the scroll wheel assembly cradle and scroll wheel encoder are mounted to the mouse main PCB also including a mouse controller within the user-replaceable mouse bottom cover;
a user-replaceable mouse sensor assembly inserted within the replaceable mouse sensor aperture of the user-replaceable mouse bottom cover, wherein
the user-replaceable mouse sensor assembly includes an optical sensor operatively coupled to a sensor PCB;
the sensor PCB includes the first connector side with contacts for removable coupling to the second connector side of the mouse main PCB via the board-to-board connector; and
a user-replaceable mouse top cover operatively coupled with the user-replaceable mouse bottom cover to enclose the board-to-board connector, the mouse main PCB, the sensor PCB when inserted with the user replaceable mouse sensor assembly, and the user-replaceable mouse sensor assembly.