CN101739168B - Touch apparatus and working method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a touch apparatus and a working method thereof. The touch apparatus comprises a touch screen, at least one elastic chamber, a filling driving device and a control module, wherein the touch screen comprises at least one touch point; the at least one elastic chamber is arranged above the touch screen and has a first height in the initial state; the filling driving device is connected with the first elastic chamber in the at least one elastic chamber, and the first elastic chamber corresponds to the first touch point in the at least one touch point of the touch screen; and the control module is respectively connected with the touch screen and the filling driving device and is used for controlling the filling driving device to acquire a filler when the touch screen detects that the first touch point is touched, and conveying the filler to the first elastic chamber to enable the first elastic chamber to have a second height higher than the first height. The invention enables the touch apparatus to provide the touch feeling for users.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to electronics input and output technical field, particularly a kind of touch apparatus and method of work thereof can provide touch feeling to the user.
Background technology
Along with constantly advancing of technology; The increasing use of present electronic equipment touches control, like ATM ATM (Automated Teller Machine), mobile phone, personal digital assistant PDA (PersonalDigital Assistant) and enquiry machine etc.
Existing method of toch control is generally realized through touch-screen, yet existing touch-screen all can't be realized the feedback in user's sense of touch, big limitations its application.
In order to solve the aforesaid drawbacks, industry provides multiple solution, is described below.
Solution one adds pump below touch-screen, utilize pump vibrations monoblock screen that tactile feedback is provided;
Solution two adds lamination layer structure in the middle of touch-screen, utilize this lamination layer structure that the space of compressive strain is provided down.
Yet all there is following shortcoming in above-mentioned dual mode: what the user felt when using touch-screen is a flat board, can't give the real touch feeling of user.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of touch apparatus and method of work thereof, makes the user when using touch-screen, can obtain real touch feeling.
To achieve these goals, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of touch apparatus, comprising:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point,
At least one elastic cavity is fixedly installed on the top of said touch-screen, and said at least one elastic cavity has first height under original state;
Fill drive unit, be connected with first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity, first touch point in said at least one touch point of said first elastic cavity and said touch-screen is corresponding;
Control module; Be connected with said filling drive unit with said touch-screen respectively; Be used for when said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; Control said filling drive unit and obtain filling material, and said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity, said first elastic cavity is had be higher than second height of said first height.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, said filling material is gaseous state filling material or liquid filling material.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, when said filling material was liquid filling material, said touch apparatus also comprised: the storage chamber that is used to store said liquid filling material.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, said filling drive unit specifically comprises:
First hollow pipeline, an end is connected with said first elastic cavity;
Micropump is connected with the other end of said first hollow pipeline, under the control of said control module, obtains said filling material from said storage chamber, and is transported to said first elastic cavity through the said filling material that said first hollow pipeline will obtain.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, said filling drive unit specifically comprises:
Valvular first hollow pipeline is set, and an end is connected with said first elastic cavity;
Micropump; Be connected with the other end of said first hollow pipeline, under the control of said control module, said valve opening; Said micropump obtains said filling material from said storage chamber, and is transported to said first elastic cavity through the said filling material that said first hollow pipeline will obtain.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus wherein, also comprises:
Have the display device of viewing area, be used for display image;
Said touch-screen is arranged at top, said viewing area;
Said at least one elastic cavity is the elasticity transparent chamber.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, the space between the said elastic cavity uses packing material to fill.
To achieve these goals, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of touch apparatus, comprising:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
At least one elastic cavity that constitutes by resilient material; Be fixedly set in said touch-screen top; Said at least one elastic cavity has one first height in the original state that does not receive the external force effect, and first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity is corresponding with first touch point in said at least one touch point;
Wherein, at said first elastic cavity under external force, when being reduced to second height that is different from said first height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; When said first elastic cavity was in second height, said resilient material produced and makes said first elastic cavity return to the elastic force of said original state.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus wherein, also comprises:
The storage chamber is used to store the filling material that is gaseous state or liquid state;
With the hollow pipeline of the corresponding one by one setting of said elastic cavity, an end of each said hollow pipeline connects with corresponding said elastic cavity, and the other end extends in the said filling material in the said storage chamber;
Said elastic cavity is in said second when height, and said resilient material produces elastic force, draws said filling material from said storage chamber, makes said elastic cavity return to said first height.
To achieve these goals, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of touch apparatus, comprising:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
By at least one elastic cavity that resilient material constitutes, be fixedly set in said touch-screen top, said at least one elastic cavity has one first height in the original state that does not receive the external force effect;
Fill drive unit; Be connected with first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity; Said first elastic cavity is corresponding with first touch point in said at least one touch point; Be used to obtain filling material, and said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity, said first elastic cavity is had be higher than second height of said first height;
Wherein, Under the external force effect of the outside surface that puts on said first elastic cavity that is in said second height; Said filling material in said first elastic cavity is discharged; When said first elastic cavity being had be lower than the 3rd height of said second height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, said filling material is gaseous state filling material or liquid filling material.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, when said filling material was liquid filling material, said touch apparatus also comprised: the storage chamber that is used to store said liquid filling material; Said filling drive unit is connected with said storage chamber.
Above-mentioned touch apparatus, wherein, said filling drive unit specifically comprises:
First hollow pipeline, an end is connected with said first elastic cavity;
Micropump, the other end with said storage chamber and said first hollow pipeline is connected respectively.
To achieve these goals; The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of method of work of touch apparatus; Said touch apparatus comprises a touch-screen that at least one touch point, is fixedly set at least one elastic cavity of said touch-screen top, and said method comprises:
First touch point that detects in said at least one touch point is triggered;
Obtain filling material, said filling material is transported to first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity of corresponding setting with said first touch point;
Under the effect of said filling material, said first elastic cavity highly is elevated to second height that is different from said first height from initial first.
Above-mentioned method, wherein, the said filling material that obtains, first elastic cavity that said filling material is transported to corresponding setting with said first touch point specifically comprises:
The control micropump starts, and from storage is the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material, obtains filling material;
Said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity through the hollow pipeline that is connected with said first elastic cavity.
Above-mentioned method, wherein, the said filling material that obtains, first elastic cavity that said filling material is transported to corresponding setting with said first touch point specifically comprises: control micropump starting,, storage obtains filling material from being the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material;
Valve opening on control and the hollow pipeline that said first elastic cavity is connected;
Said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity through the hollow pipeline that said and said first elastic cavity is connected.
The embodiment of the invention has following beneficial effect:
In the touch apparatus and method of work thereof of the embodiment of the invention; Through the elasticity transparent chamber of alterable heightization is set above said touch-screen, and this elasticity transparent chamber is connected with the storage chamber that stores filling material, after the user touches touch-screen; Through variety of way such as active and passive; The height of elasticity transparent chamber is changed, touch feedback, make the user can obtain real touch feeling to the user.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the touch apparatus of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is provided with the synoptic diagram of situation for a kind of correspondence of touch point and elastic cavity;
Fig. 3 is provided with the synoptic diagram of situation for the another kind of correspondence of touch point and elastic cavity;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the touch apparatus of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the touch apparatus of third embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the touch apparatus of fourth embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is respectively Fig. 1,4,5,6 to Figure 10 and is using air as filling material, the counter structure synoptic diagram when not storing the chamber.
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The touch apparatus that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention through the elasticity transparent chamber is set, and gets into the liquid state of elasticity transparent chamber or the filling material of gaseous state through control, controls the height change of elasticity transparent chamber, so that real touch feeling to be provided to the user.
In a kind of touch apparatus in the embodiment of the invention, after the user touched success, it was that height is uprised by low that elastic cavity is given user's impression, and the elastic cavity of height change is relevant with the position that the user touches, and this touch apparatus comprises:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point,
At least one elastic cavity is fixedly installed on the top of said touch-screen, and said at least one elastic cavity has first height under original state;
Fill drive unit, be connected with first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity, first touch point in said at least one touch point of said first elastic cavity and said touch-screen is corresponding;
Control module; Be connected with said filling drive unit with said touch-screen respectively; Be used for when said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; Control said filling drive unit and obtain filling material, and said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity, said first elastic cavity is had be higher than second height of said first height.Touch point, touch point, touch point, touch point
In the another kind of touch apparatus in the embodiment of the invention, when the user touched, the elastic cavity height reduced, and provides one to push stroke to the user, and the elastic cavity of height change is relevant with the position that the user touches, and this touch apparatus comprises:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
At least one elastic cavity that constitutes by resilient material; Be fixedly set in said touch-screen top; Said at least one elastic cavity has one first height in the original state that does not receive the external force effect, and first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity is corresponding with first touch point in said at least one touch point;
Wherein, at said first elastic cavity under external force, when being reduced to second height that is different from said first height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; When said first elastic cavity was in second height, said resilient material produced and makes said first elastic cavity return to the elastic force of said original state.
In the another kind of touch apparatus in the embodiment of the invention, when the user touched, the elastic cavity height reduced, and provides one to push stroke to the user, and the elastic cavity of height change is relevant with the position that the user touches, and this touch apparatus comprises:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
At least one elastic cavity that constitutes by resilient material; Be fixedly set in said touch-screen top; Said at least one elastic cavity has one first height in the original state that does not receive the external force effect, and first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity is corresponding with first touch point in said at least one touch point;
Wherein, at said first elastic cavity under external force, when being reduced to second height that is different from said first height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; When said first elastic cavity was in second height, said resilient material produced and makes said first elastic cavity return to the elastic force of said original state.
In specific embodiment of the present invention, this filling drive unit combines the mode of hollow tube to realize with micropump, but should be appreciated that, can also adopt other modes to realize.
Be further elaborated in the face of above-mentioned various touch apparatus down.
Among the embodiment below, all describe, but when not combining display device, this elastic cavity also can be opaque with the elasticity transparent chamber.
Can find through above-mentioned description; Owing on touch-screen, be provided with one deck elasticity transparent chamber, therefore, the sensitivity of existing touch-screen may be affected; Can also operate as normal for the touch-screen that guarantees to have increased elastic cavity, can take following measure:
1, increases the induction sensitivity of touch-screen; Or
2, the conductor that increases induction is set in the elasticity transparent chamber.
Certainly, also can guarantee the operate as normal of touch-screen, not be described in detail at this through other mode.
< specific embodiment one >
In the touch apparatus that touch feeling can be provided of the specific embodiment of the invention one, after the user touches success, utilize pump to extract filling material and be transported to the elasticity transparent chamber, improve the height of elasticity transparent chamber, real touch feeling is provided to the user from the storage chamber.
In specific embodiment one of the present invention, this can provide the touch apparatus of touch feeling as shown in Figure 1, comprising:
Be provided with the touch-screen (not shown) of at least one touch point; Be used to detect user's touch operation, obtain a testing result, when said testing result shows that said user's touch operation is successful; Comprise in the said touch point first touch point that said user touches in the said testing result;
Certainly, it can be bigger touch-screen that this touch detects, and also can be the little touch-screen that a button only can be set;
Be arranged at the touch-screen top, the elasticity transparent chamber corresponding with said touch point, the cavity of said elasticity transparent chamber has first height at conventional state; Usually, all deformation unit form a flat surfaces at conventional state;
The storage chamber is used to store the filling material that is gaseous state or liquid state;
Be provided with the hollow pipeline (said first hollow pipeline and the corresponding one by one setting of first micropump) of first micropump; With the corresponding one by one setting of said elasticity transparent chamber; One end of each said hollow pipeline connects with corresponding said elasticity transparent chamber, and the other end is connected with said storage chamber;
Said first micropump is used for after startup, through said hollow pipeline said filling material is transported to said elasticity transparent chamber, makes said elasticity transparent chamber highly be increased to second height highly different with said first from said first;
First control module is used for when said testing result shows the success of said user's touch operation, controlling the startup of the 3rd micropump, and said the 3rd micropump be the micropump on the hollow pipeline of the elasticity transparent chamber connection corresponding with said first touch point.
Wherein, being provided with of this elasticity transparent chamber can be following mode.
< elasticity transparent chamber mode one >
With the corresponding one by one setting in touch point, as shown in Figure 2, among Fig. 2, be in the representative transparent elastic chamber that has oblique line of top, and the below is the touch point.
Illustrate as follows.
Suppose the a-quadrant that the user pushes touch-screen with certain strength, at this moment, touch-screen can detect user's touch operation, obtains a testing result, and this testing result shows the success of user's touch operation, and the touch point is touch point A1, A2 and A3.
At this moment; After first control module receives testing result; Judge touch point wherein, find that the touch point is touch point A1, A2 and A3, and touch point A1, A2 and A3 are connected with B3 with elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 respectively; At this moment, first control module can control with elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 and hollow pipeline that B3 is connected on micropump C1, C2 and C3 start;
After micropump C1, C2 and C3 start, extract gas or liquid in the storage chamber respectively, and be transported to respectively and elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 and B3 through said hollow pipeline.
Because elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 and B3 have elasticity, after being poured gas or liquid, can protrude in original surface, give feedback of user.
After a period of time, liquid or gas can be pushed back the storage chamber under the pressure of flexible cavity, reply even curface.
< elasticity transparent chamber mode two >
An elasticity transparent chamber is corresponding to a plurality of touch points, and is as shown in Figure 3, among Fig. 3, be in the representative transparent elastic chamber that has oblique line of top, and the below is touch point (a transparent elastic chamber only is shown among Fig. 3).Illustrate as follows.
Suppose that touch-screen can import 26 English alphabets, the corresponding zone of each English alphabet, with alphabetical H be the example explanation as follows.
Input area at alphabetical H is provided with a plurality of touch points, touches any touch point and all can cause identical result, shows that the user thinks input alphabet H.
This moment, the input area at alphabetical H was provided with an elasticity transparent chamber; The surface of this elasticity transparent chamber is the H shape, and this moment, the user pushed touch-screen input H zone with certain strength, at this moment; Touch-screen can detect user's touch operation; Obtain a testing result, this testing result shows the success of user's touch operation, and the touch point is the touch point in H zone.
At this moment; After first control module receives testing result, judge touch point wherein, find that the touch point is that the touch point is the touch point in H zone; And all touch points in H zone are all corresponding with an elasticity transparent chamber, thus can start with hollow pipeline that this elasticity transparent chamber is connected on micropump;
After miniature horse starts, extract gas or liquid in the storage chamber, and lay respectively at the elasticity transparent chamber that is shaped as H in H zone through said hollow pipeline.
Because the elasticity transparent chamber has elasticity, after being poured gas or liquid, can protrude in original surface, simultaneously, form the shape of H, give feedback of user.
After a period of time, liquid or gas can be pushed back the storage chamber under the pressure of flexible cavity, reply even curface.
Certainly, in concrete applied environment, increasing touch control is to show with image to combine that therefore, the device of the embodiment of the invention also comprises:
Have the display device of viewing area, be used for display image;
Said touch-screen is arranged at top, said viewing area.
Down in the face of the description of giving an example of the mechanism of the device of first embodiment.
Suppose on the viewing area of current LCD, to have shown a figure or literal button at 60 pixels * 60 pixels; Like the graphic button of a browser IE or the literal button of display text, the deformation unit that constitutes of 3600 the transparent elastic cavitys (can certainly be a transparent elastic cavity) on these 3600 liquid crystal displays and the viewing area that is arranged at this 60 pixel * 60 pixels is corresponding simultaneously.
When user's finger was clicked touch-screen realization touch control, micropump extracted said gas or liquid under the control of control module; And gas that extracts or liquid is transported to the corresponding said transparent elastic cavity in touch point, and this cavity is expanded, protrude in the surface that former transparent elastic cavity constitutes; So the user not only can visually see this button; Because the transparent elastic cavity on the zone corresponding with this button expands gradually, be higher than other regional transparent elastic cavity, therefore simultaneously; The user can also feel this button from sense of touch, can give the real touch feeling of user.
In above-mentioned description; Variation has taken place in the height of the corresponding deformation of the button unit that shows with display device; Therefore the user can feel, but in order further to improve user's impression, can control the working time of micropump or the opening time of valve respectively by control module; The gas of the different amounts of corresponding transmission or liquid are to the transparent elastic cavity, and the shape and the said button that form after the height correspondence of 3600 transparent elastic cavitys changes are consistent.
Suppose that the literal button is capitalization " H "; Change the height of deformation unit to the inflation of the pairing deformation of liquid crystal display unit or the topping up that constitute letter " H " this moment, forms capitalization " H "; At this moment, the user can obtain more vivid touch feeling.
The touch apparatus that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention can be widely used in various vending machines, electronic equipment, like ATM, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, enquiry machine etc.
Being example below with the vending machine is elaborated to the use of the electronic equipment that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention.
Using the embodiment of the invention can provide the vending machine (input equipment) of the touch apparatus of touch feeling can on display screen, show the extensive stock that can sell; Literal icon or graphic icons like commodity such as coffee, cola, mineral waters; And after corresponding touch screen zone is touched by the user above the literal icon of commodity such as coffee that display screen showed, cola, mineral water or the graphic icons; Corresponding flexible cavity can be given prominence to original surface, at this moment under the filling of gas or liquid; The user can find that this zone exceeds other zone, therefore can obtain touch feeling.And through the gas of the corresponding flexible cavity of control or the loading of liquid, this flexible cavity combination can produce specific physical form, and like the figure of coffee cup, mineral water bottle, this moment, the user can obtain real more touch feeling.< specific embodiment two >
In specific embodiment one of the present invention, need corresponding each elasticity transparent chamber that micropump is set, in specific embodiment two of the present invention, a micropump only is set.
In specific embodiment two of the present invention, this can provide the touch apparatus of touch feeling, and is as shown in Figure 4, comprising:
Be provided with the touch-screen (not shown) of at least one touch point; Be used to detect user's touch operation, obtain a testing result, when said testing result shows that said user's touch operation is successful; Comprise in the said touch point first touch point that said user touches in the said testing result;
Certainly, it can be bigger touch-screen that this touch detects, and also can be the little touch-screen that a button only can be set;
Be arranged at the touch-screen top, the elasticity transparent chamber corresponding with said touch point, the cavity of said elasticity transparent chamber has first height at conventional state; Usually, flexible transparent chamber forms a flat surfaces at conventional state;
The storage chamber is used to be gaseous state or liquid filling material;
Second micropump;
Valvular hollow pipeline is set, and with the corresponding one by one setting of said elasticity transparent chamber, an end of each said hollow pipeline connects with corresponding said elasticity transparent chamber, and the other end is connected with said storage chamber through said second micropump;
Said second micropump is used for after startup, and said filling material is transported to each said hollow pipeline;
Second control module; Be used for when said testing result shows that said user's touch operation is successful; Control the unlatching of first valve; And close all valves outside said first valve, said first valve is the valve on the hollow pipeline that connects of the elasticity transparent chamber corresponding with said first touch point;
Behind said first valve opening, the said elasticity transparent chamber that said hollow pipeline connected at said first valve place is filled thing and fills, and highly is increased to second height highly different with said first from said first.
Wherein, being provided with of this elasticity transparent chamber can be following mode.
< elasticity transparent chamber set-up mode one >
With the corresponding one by one setting in touch point, illustrate as follows.
Suppose the a-quadrant that the user pushes touch-screen with certain strength, at this moment, touch-screen can detect user's touch operation, obtains a testing result, and this testing result shows the success of user's touch operation, and the touch point is touch point A1, A2 and A3.
At this moment; After first control module receives testing result, judge touch point wherein, find that the touch point is touch point A1, A2 and A3; And touch point A1, A2 and A3 are connected with B3 with elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 respectively; At this moment, first control module can control pump starts, and valve C1, C2 and C3 unlatching on control simultaneously and elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 and the hollow pipeline that B3 is connected;
After micropump starts, extract gas or liquid in the storage chamber respectively, carry to all hollow pipelines; But owing to only have valve C1, C2 and C3 to open; All only elasticity transparent chamber B1, B2 and B3 be poured gas or liquid, protrude in original surface, give feedback of user.
After a period of time, liquid or gas can be pushed back the storage chamber under the pressure of flexible cavity, reply even curface.
< elasticity transparent chamber mode two >
An elasticity transparent chamber illustrates as follows corresponding to a plurality of touch points.
Suppose that touch-screen can import 26 English alphabets, the corresponding zone of each English alphabet, with alphabetical H be the example explanation as follows.
Input area at alphabetical H is provided with a plurality of touch points, touches any touch point and all can cause identical result, shows that the user thinks input alphabet H.
This moment, the input area at alphabetical H was provided with an elasticity transparent chamber; The surface of this elasticity transparent chamber is the H shape, and this moment, the user pushed touch-screen input H zone with certain strength, at this moment; Touch-screen can detect user's touch operation; Obtain a testing result, this testing result shows the success of user's touch operation, and the touch point is the touch point in H zone.
At this moment; After first control module receives testing result, judge touch point wherein, find that the touch point is that the touch point is the touch point in H zone; And all touch points in H zone are all corresponding with an elasticity transparent chamber, thus can start with hollow pipeline that this elasticity transparent chamber is connected on micropump;
After miniature horse starts, extract gas or liquid in the storage chamber, and lay respectively at the elasticity transparent chamber that is shaped as H in H zone through said hollow pipeline.
Because the elasticity transparent chamber has elasticity, after being poured gas or liquid, can protrude in original surface, simultaneously, form the shape of H, give feedback of user.
After a period of time, liquid or gas can be pushed back the storage chamber under the pressure of flexible cavity, reply even curface.
Certainly, in concrete applied environment, increasing touch control is to show with image to combine that therefore, the device of the embodiment of the invention also comprises:
Have the display device of viewing area, be used for display image;
Said touch-screen is arranged at top, said viewing area.
Down in the face of the description of giving an example of the mechanism of the device of the foregoing description two.
Suppose on the viewing area of current LCD, to have shown a figure or literal button at 60 pixels * 60 pixels; Like the graphic button of a browser IE or the literal button of display text, the deformation unit that constitutes of 3600 the transparent elastic cavitys (can certainly be a transparent elastic cavity) on these 3600 liquid crystal displays and the viewing area that is arranged at this 60 pixel * 60 pixels is corresponding simultaneously.
When user's finger was clicked touch-screen realization touch control, micropump and valve extracted said gas or liquid under the control of control module; And with the gas that extracts or the liquid pipeline transportation through valve open to said transparent elastic cavity, this cavity is expanded, protrude in the surface that former transparent elastic cavity constitutes; So the user not only can visually see this button; Because the transparent elastic cavity on the zone corresponding with this button expands gradually, be higher than other regional transparent elastic cavity, therefore simultaneously; The user can also feel this button from sense of touch, can give the real touch feeling of user.
In above-mentioned description; Variation has taken place in the height of the corresponding deformation of the button unit that shows with display device; Therefore the user can feel, but in order further to improve user's impression, can control the working time of micropump or the opening time of valve respectively by control module; The gas of the different amounts of corresponding transmission or liquid are to the transparent elastic cavity, and the shape and the said button that form after the height correspondence of 3600 transparent elastic cavitys changes are consistent.
Suppose that the literal button is capitalization " H "; Change the height of deformation unit to the inflation of the pairing deformation of liquid crystal display unit or the topping up that constitute letter " H " this moment, forms capitalization " H "; At this moment, the user can obtain more vivid touch feeling.
The touch apparatus that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention can be widely used in various vending machines, electronic equipment, like ATM, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, enquiry machine etc.
Being example below with the vending machine is elaborated to the use of the electronic equipment that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention.
Using the embodiment of the invention can provide the vending machine (input equipment) of the touch apparatus of touch feeling can on display screen, show the extensive stock that can sell; Literal icon or graphic icons like commodity such as coffee, cola, mineral waters; And after corresponding touch screen zone is touched by the user above the literal icon of commodity such as coffee that display screen showed, cola, mineral water or the graphic icons; Corresponding flexible cavity can be given prominence to original surface, at this moment under the filling of gas or liquid; The user can find that this zone exceeds other zone, therefore can obtain touch feeling.And through the gas of the corresponding flexible cavity of control or the loading of liquid, this flexible cavity combination can produce specific physical form, and like the figure of coffee cup, mineral water bottle, this moment, the user can obtain real more touch feeling.
< specific embodiment three >
In two above-mentioned embodiment; Be to touch the back with the user to produce; Flexible cavity from first highly be increased to second the height change in shape be the explanation that example is carried out, the back embodiment in, reducing this change in shape with the flexible cavity height is that the explanation that example is carried out describes.
In specific embodiment three of the present invention, this can provide the touch apparatus of touch feeling, and is as shown in Figure 5, comprising:
Comprise the touch-screen (not shown) of at least one touch point, be used for the user and realize touch operation;
Certainly, it can be bigger touch-screen that this touch detects, and also can be the little touch-screen that a button only can be set;
Be arranged at the elasticity transparent chamber of touch-screen top;
The storage chamber is used to store the filling material that is gaseous state or liquid state;
Be in the 3rd micropump of starting state;
With the hollow pipeline of the corresponding one by one setting of said elasticity transparent chamber, an end of each said hollow pipeline connects with corresponding said elasticity transparent chamber, and the other end is connected with said the 3rd micropump;
Said the 3rd micropump is transported to each said hollow pipeline with said filling material after startup;
Said elasticity transparent chamber under external force or said micropump highly be reduced to first height from second when closing.
Wherein, Under the external force effect of the outside surface that puts on said first elastic cavity that is in said second height; Said filling material in said first elastic cavity is discharged; When said first elastic cavity being had be lower than the 3rd height of said second height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered.
Make said touch-screen only when elastic cavity is in the 3rd height, detect said first touch point and be triggered, also can realize, illustrate as follows through the sensitivity that touch-screen is set.
Suppose that the elastic cavity original height is A1, under the micropump effect, be in height A 2 greater than A1; At this moment, when user's finger (or felt pen) is in the elastic cavity surface, owing to the reason of touch screen induction sensitivity; Can not cause touching successfully this moment, only pushes the elastic cavity surface at user's finger (or felt pen), makes the A3 that highly is reduced to less than A2; Because furthering of distance, this moment, touch-screen can detect touch operation, and corresponding touch point is triggered.
Wherein, the setting of this elasticity transparent chamber no longer specifies.
Said touch-screen is arranged at top, said viewing area.
Suppose on the viewing area of current LCD, to have shown a figure or literal button at 60 pixels * 60 pixels; Like the graphic button of a browser IE or the literal button of display text, the deformation unit that constitutes of 3600 the transparent elastic cavitys (can certainly be a transparent elastic cavity) on these 3600 liquid crystal displays and the viewing area that is arranged at this 60 pixel * 60 pixels is corresponding simultaneously.
Because micropump is carried liquid or gas to the transparent elastic cavity always, therefore, the transparent elastic cavity all has higher height; When user's finger was clicked touch-screen realization touch control, the effect of being under pressure of transparent elastic cavity pushed back storage pool with liquid or gas; Highly reduce, so the user not only can visually see this button, simultaneously owing to the transparent elastic cavity on the zone corresponding with this button is forced down; Simultaneously, pressure is passed to touch-screen, has realized touching control; Therefore, the user can also feel this button from sense of touch, can give the real touch feeling of user.
In above-mentioned description, variation has taken place in the height of the corresponding deformation of the button unit that shows with display device, so the user can feel, but in order further to improve user's impression, the shape of transparent elastic cavity can be consistent with said button.
The touch apparatus that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention can be widely used in various vending machines, electronic equipment, like ATM, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, enquiry machine etc.
Being example below with the vending machine is elaborated to the use of the electronic equipment that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention.
Using the embodiment of the invention can provide the vending machine (input equipment) of the touch apparatus of touch feeling can on display screen, show the extensive stock that can sell; Like the literal icon or the graphic icons of commodity such as coffee, cola, mineral water, and corresponding transparent elastic cavity is filled by liquid or gas above the literal icon of commodity such as coffee that display screen showed, cola, mineral water or graphic icons, presents the figure of coffee cup, mineral water bottle; After the user pushes; The liquid of transparent elastic cavity or gas backstreaming highly descend, and simultaneously; Pressure is passed to touch-screen; Not only give user's touch feeling, also realized touching control, realized pressing down stroke simultaneously.
Simultaneously, after the user left, because the continuous action of micropump, under the filling of gas or liquid, down, this elastic cavity cognition returned to original state.
Will be appreciated that the 3rd pump can be one, carry filling material to all hollow pipelines simultaneously, perhaps each hollow pipeline is provided with one, carries filling material to hollow pipeline separately.
< specific embodiment four >
In specific embodiment four of the present invention, this can provide the touch apparatus of touch feeling to need not power and provide, and is as shown in Figure 6, comprising:
The touch-screen (not shown) is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
Certainly, it can be bigger touch-screen that this touch detects, and also can be the little touch-screen that a button only can be set;
Be arranged at the elasticity transparent chamber of touch-screen top, the cavity of said elasticity transparent chamber has first height at conventional state;
The storage chamber is used to store gas or liquid;
Hollow pipeline, with the corresponding one by one setting of said elasticity transparent chamber, an end of each said hollow pipeline connects with corresponding said elasticity transparent chamber, and the other end is connected with said storage chamber;
Said elasticity transparent chamber highly is reduced to the 3rd height from first under external force; Said gas or liquid are pushed back said storage chamber; Said touch-screen detects first touch point and is triggered; When said external force disappeared, said elasticity transparent chamber was drawn said gas or liquid from said storage chamber, highly returned to said first height from the said the 3rd.
Through this setting that triggers height, can prevent false triggering.
Wherein, Under the external force effect of the outside surface that puts on said first elastic cavity that is in said first height; Said filling material in said first elastic cavity is discharged, and when first elastic cavity being had be lower than the 3rd height of said first height, said touch-screen detects first touch point and is triggered.
Make said touch-screen only when elastic cavity is in the 3rd height, detect said first touch point and be triggered, also can realize, illustrate as follows through the sensitivity that touch-screen is set.
Suppose that the elastic cavity original height is A1, at this moment, when user's finger (or felt pen) is in the elastic cavity surface; Because touch screen induction sensitivity, can not cause touching successfully this moment, only pushes the elastic cavity surface at user's finger (or felt pen); Make the A2 that highly is reduced to less than A1; Because furthering of distance, this moment, touch-screen can detect touch operation, and corresponding touch point is triggered.
Wherein, the setting of this elasticity transparent chamber no longer specifies.
Certainly, in concrete applied environment, increasing touch control is to show with image to combine that therefore, the input equipment of the embodiment of the invention also comprises:
Have the display device of viewing area, be used for display image;
Said touch-screen is arranged at top, said viewing area.
Suppose on the viewing area of current LCD, to have shown a figure or literal button at 60 pixels * 60 pixels; Like the graphic button of a browser IE or the literal button of display text, the deformation unit that constitutes of 3600 the transparent elastic cavitys (can certainly be a transparent elastic cavity) on these 3600 liquid crystal displays and the viewing area that is arranged at this 60 pixel * 60 pixels is corresponding simultaneously.
When user's finger was clicked touch-screen realization touch control, the effect of being under pressure of transparent elastic cavity pushed back storage pool with liquid or gas; Highly reduce, so the user not only can visually see this button, simultaneously owing to the transparent elastic cavity on the zone corresponding with this button is forced down; Simultaneously, pressure is passed to touch-screen, has realized touching control; Therefore, the user can also feel this button from sense of touch, can give the real touch feeling of user.
In above-mentioned description, variation has taken place in the height of the corresponding deformation of the button unit that shows with display device, so the user can feel, but in order further to improve user's impression, the shape of transparent elastic cavity can be consistent with said button.
Simultaneously, after the user leaves,,, return to original state so can absorb gas or liquid from the storage chamber because the transparent elastic cavity needs to restore to the original state.
The touch apparatus that touch feeling can be provided of the embodiment of the invention can be widely used in various vending machines, electronic equipment, like ATM, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, enquiry machine etc.
Certainly, in order to limit the deformation direction in transparent elastic chamber, in the equipment of the embodiment of the invention, the space between all transparent elastic chambeies is filled with immobilization material; Two benefits are arranged like this, at first, in original state; Whole face is fully smooth, and when inflation/liquid, the deformation direction is fixed.
In the method for work of the touch apparatus of the embodiment of the invention; Said touch apparatus comprises a touch-screen that is provided with the touch point, is fixedly set in said touch-screen top; At least one elastic cavity corresponding with said touch point; And with first hollow pipeline of the corresponding one by one setting of said elastic cavity, said method comprises:
Detect the user through the touch input that said elastic cavity carries out, obtain first touch point;
Control micropump starting is the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material from storage, and the hollow pipeline of said filling material through the first elastic cavity connection corresponding with said first touch point is transported to said first elastic cavity;
Said first elastic cavity highly is elevated to second height highly different with first from first under the effect of said filling material.
Simultaneously, the starting of described control micropump is the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material from storage, the hollow pipeline of said filling material through the first elastic cavity connection corresponding with said first touch point is transported to said first elastic cavity is specially:
Control the starting of first micropump; Be the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material from storage; Said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity through the hollow pipeline that first elastic cavity corresponding with said first touch point connects; Said first micropump is the micropump corresponding with second hollow pipeline, and said second hollow pipeline is in said first hollow pipeline, the hollow pipeline that the elastic cavity corresponding with said first touch point connects; Or
Control the starting of second micropump; And control the valve opening on second hollow pipeline; Be the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material from storage; Said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity through the hollow pipeline that first elastic cavity corresponding with said first touch point connects, and said second micropump is second micropump that is connected with the other end of each said first hollow pipeline, and said second hollow pipeline is the hollow pipeline that the elastic cavity corresponding with said first touch point connects.
In the above embodiments, this filling material can be gaseous state or liquid state, but when filling material is gaseous state; This storage chamber can not need, and for the embodiment of the invention, exists the difference of storing the chamber and not storing the chamber to be only to be the source of filling material; When having the storage chamber, the gaseous state filling material is between storage chamber and elastic cavity, to carry out the filling material exchange, that is to say; Filling material is from the gas of storage in advance in the storage chamber, and when not storing the chamber, the gaseous state filling material carries out the filling material exchange between atmosphere and elastic cavity; That is to say; Filling material is exactly atmosphere (air just), and the difference that other the course of work, principle of work have no, so the mode of not storing the chamber is not elaborated at this.
And Fig. 7 is respectively Fig. 1,4,5 and 6 corresponding structural representation when not storing the chamber to Figure 10.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; Should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; Can also make some improvement and retouching, these improvement and retouching also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a touch apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point;
At least one elastic cavity is fixedly installed on the top of said touch-screen, and said at least one elastic cavity has first height under original state;
Fill drive unit, be connected with first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity, first touch point in said at least one touch point of said first elastic cavity and said touch-screen is corresponding;
Control module; Be connected with said filling drive unit with said touch-screen respectively; Be used for when said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; Control said filling drive unit and obtain filling material, and said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity, said first elastic cavity is had be higher than second height of said first height.
2. touch apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said filling material is gaseous state filling material or liquid filling material.
3. touch apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that, when said filling material was liquid filling material, said touch apparatus also comprised: the storage chamber that is used to store said liquid filling material.
4. touch apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, said filling drive unit specifically comprises:
First hollow pipeline, an end is connected with said first elastic cavity;
Micropump is connected with the other end of said first hollow pipeline, under the control of said control module, obtains said filling material from said storage chamber, and is transported to said first elastic cavity through the said filling material that said first hollow pipeline will obtain.
5. touch apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, said filling drive unit specifically comprises:
Valvular first hollow pipeline is set, and an end is connected with said first elastic cavity;
Micropump; Be connected with the other end of said first hollow pipeline, under the control of said control module, said valve opening; Said micropump obtains said filling material from said storage chamber, and is transported to said first elastic cavity through the said filling material that said first hollow pipeline will obtain.
6. according to any described touch apparatus in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Have the display device of viewing area, be used for display image;
Said touch-screen is arranged at top, said viewing area;
Said at least one elastic cavity is the elasticity transparent chamber.
7. according to any described touch apparatus in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that the space between the said elastic cavity uses packing material to fill.
8. a touch apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
At least one elastic cavity that constitutes by resilient material; Be fixedly set in said touch-screen top; Said at least one elastic cavity has one first height in the original state that does not receive the external force effect, and first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity is corresponding with first touch point in said at least one touch point;
Wherein, at said first elastic cavity under external force, when being reduced to second height that is different from said first height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered; When said first elastic cavity was in second height, said resilient material produced and makes said first elastic cavity return to the elastic force of said original state;
Described touch apparatus also comprises:
The storage chamber is used to store the filling material that is gaseous state or liquid state;
With the hollow pipeline of the corresponding one by one setting of said elastic cavity, an end of each said hollow pipeline connects with corresponding said elastic cavity, and the other end extends in the said filling material in the said storage chamber;
Said elastic cavity is in said second when height, and said resilient material produces elastic force, draws said filling material from said storage chamber, makes said elastic cavity return to said first height.
9. a touch apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
The touch-screen that comprises at least one touch point is used for the user and realizes touch operation;
By at least one elastic cavity that resilient material constitutes, be fixedly set in said touch-screen top, said at least one elastic cavity has one first height in the original state that does not receive the external force effect;
Fill drive unit; Be connected with first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity; Said first elastic cavity is corresponding with first touch point in said at least one touch point; Be used to obtain filling material, and said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity, said first elastic cavity is had be higher than second height of said first height;
Wherein, Under the external force effect of the outside surface that puts on said first elastic cavity that is in said second height; Said filling material in said first elastic cavity is discharged; When said first elastic cavity being had be lower than the 3rd height of said second height, said touch-screen detects said first touch point and is triggered.
10. touch apparatus according to claim 9 is characterized in that, said filling material is gaseous state filling material or liquid filling material.
11. touch apparatus according to claim 10 is characterized in that, when said filling material was liquid filling material, said touch apparatus also comprised: the storage chamber that is used to store said liquid filling material; Said filling drive unit is connected with said storage chamber.
12. touch apparatus according to claim 11 is characterized in that, said filling drive unit specifically comprises:
First hollow pipeline, an end is connected with said first elastic cavity;
Micropump, the other end with said storage chamber and said first hollow pipeline is connected respectively.
13. the method for work of a touch apparatus is characterized in that, said touch apparatus comprises a touch-screen that at least one touch point, is fixedly set at least one elastic cavity of said touch-screen top, and said method comprises:
First touch point that detects in said at least one touch point is triggered;
Obtain filling material, said filling material is transported to first elastic cavity in said at least one elastic cavity of corresponding setting with said first touch point;
Under the effect of said filling material, said first elastic cavity highly is elevated to second height that is different from said first height from initial first.
14. method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, the said filling material that obtains, and first elastic cavity that said filling material is transported in said at least one elastic cavity of corresponding setting with said first touch point specifically comprises:
The control micropump starts, and from storage is the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material, obtains filling material;
Said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity through the hollow pipeline that is connected with said first elastic cavity.
15. method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, the said filling material that obtains, and first elastic cavity that said filling material is transported in said at least one elastic cavity of corresponding setting with said first touch point specifically comprises:
Control micropump starting is obtained filling material from storage is the storage chamber of gaseous state or liquid filling material;
Valve opening on control and the hollow pipeline that said first elastic cavity is connected;
Said filling material is transported to said first elastic cavity through the hollow pipeline that said and said first elastic cavity is connected.
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