CN101782816A - Touch panel with press touch feel and electronic device applying same - Google Patents

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CN101782816A
CN101782816A CN200910009870A CN200910009870A CN101782816A CN 101782816 A CN101782816 A CN 101782816A CN 200910009870 A CN200910009870 A CN 200910009870A CN 200910009870 A CN200910009870 A CN 200910009870A CN 101782816 A CN101782816 A CN 101782816A
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杨贸雄
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The invention relates to a touch panel with press touch feel and an electronic device applying the same. The touch panel with the press touch feel comprises a transparent baseplate, a conducting film layer, a key and a flexible film; the transparent baseplate is arranged corresponding to a circuit board of the electronic device, wherein the transparent baseplate is provided with a first opening and arranged corresponding to a switch element of the circuit board; the conducting film layer is arranged on the transparent baseplate and is provided with a touch region and a second opening which are separately arranged, wherein the second opening corresponds to the first opening; the touch region is used for providing a touch function; the key is arranged in the first opening and the second opening so as to correspond to the switch element; the flexible film is arranged on the conducting film layer and covers the second opening and the key; and therefore, when the flexible film and the key are pressed and deformed, the switch element can be triggered through the key.

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Touch panel and the electronic installation of using it with pressing touch
Technical field
The relevant a kind of touch panel of the present invention, and particularly about a kind of electronic installation that has the touch panel of pressing touch and use it.
Background technology
The field that touch panel is used very extensively, especially the application on consumer electronic product is more common.General communication handset, notebook computer, the carry-on playing device of multimedia (as MP3, MP4 etc.), personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), Global Positioning System (GPS) (global positioningsystem, GPS) (ultra mobile personal computer UMPC) waits all visible its trace in the product for device, super mini computer.
Simultaneously, since iPhone came out, touch panel was subjected to gazing at of each tame manufacturer especially.Transfer the research of the iSuppli of company to estimate according to the city, the touch panel in the whole world will increase fast in the occupation rate of mobile phone market, estimate 2012 and will reach 4,400,000,000 dollars.Therefore, how under the condition precedents such as operating performance of considering cost, usefulness and user, to weed out the old and bring forth the new, this real for each tame manufacturer actively research and develop touch panel with and the emphasis of Related product.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of touch panel and the electronic installation of using it with pressing touch, utilize the configuration collocation of whole pliability film and the design of button, allow the user when pressing keys, but therefore moving up and down of sense of reality button can produce the excellent haptic effect of pushing.
The present invention proposes a kind of touch panel with pressing touch, and it can be installed in the electronic installation, and comprises a transparency carrier, a conductive membrane layer, a button and a pliability film.One circuit board setting of the corresponding electronic installation of transparency carrier, wherein, transparency carrier has one first opening, the on-off element setting on the corresponding circuits plate.Conductive membrane layer is arranged on the transparency carrier, and has a Touch Zone and one second opening of separating setting, wherein, corresponding first opening of second opening, the Touch Zone is then in order to provide a touch controllable function.Button is arranged in first opening and second opening, with the position of corresponding on-off element.The pliability film is arranged on the conductive membrane layer, and covers second opening and button, by this, when pushing pliability film and button and make its compressive deformation, can remove the trigger switch element by button.
The present invention also proposes a kind of electronic installation, comprises a circuit board and a touch panel.Touch panel comprises a transparency carrier, a conductive membrane layer, a button and a pliability film.Transparency carrier corresponding circuits plate is provided with, and transparency carrier has one first opening, the on-off element setting on the corresponding circuits plate.Conductive membrane layer is arranged on the transparency carrier, and has a Touch Zone and one second opening of separating setting, wherein, corresponding first opening of second opening, the Touch Zone is then in order to provide a touch controllable function.Button is arranged in first opening and second opening, with the position of corresponding on-off element.The pliability film is arranged on the conductive membrane layer, and covers second opening and button, by this, when pushing pliability film and button and make its compressive deformation, can remove the trigger switch element by button.
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For foregoing of the present invention can be become apparent, below conjunction with figs. is elaborated to preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a kind of exploded perspective view with touch panel of pressing touch according to preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the electronic installation of application drawing 1 touch panel.
Fig. 3 A is the front elevation of the touch panel of Fig. 2.
Fig. 3 B is the rear view of the touch panel of Fig. 2.
Fig. 3 C is the sectional view of the touch panel of Fig. 3 A along 3C-3C ' tangent line.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram that button has the hard keycap.
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 1 is a kind of exploded perspective view with touch panel of pressing touch according to preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the electronic installation of application drawing 1 touch panel.As shown in Figure 1, the touch panel 100 with pressing touch comprises a transparency carrier 110, a conductive membrane layer 120 and button 131,133 and 135 (seeing Fig. 3 B).One circuit board 210 of transparency carrier 110 corresponding electronic installation 200 (see figure 2)s is provided with, and has first opening 112,114 and 116 (seeing Fig. 3 C), in order to the ccontaining button 131,133 and 135 of difference.First opening 112,114 and 116 and each corresponding circuits plate 210 on on-off element 212,214 settings such as (see Fig. 2,, only show two on-off elements) because of visual angle relation.
The material of transparency carrier 110 can be glass, polymethylmethacrylate (Polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA, be commonly called as and be acryl) or polyethylene terephthalate (polyethylene terephthalate, PET, be commonly called as be resin) etc. material.Wherein, because the intensity of glass and acryl is stronger, can make touch panel 100 have higher support structure intensity.
Conductive membrane layer 120 is arranged on the transparency carrier 110, and has a Touch Zone 122, in order to the user to be provided a touch controllable function.Touch Zone 122 is that a display panel 220 of corresponding electronic installation 200 is provided with, and the position of detected object is gone in the display frame of display panel 220 (see figure 2)s of can arranging in pairs or groups, to produce control signal corresponding.For instance, the effect of virtual key (or option) is produced in the display panel 220 different display frames of can arranging in pairs or groups in Touch Zone 122, thus, the user also can be directly virtual key (or option) by Touch Zone 122 go operating electronic devices 200.
Conductive membrane layer 120 also has a plurality of second openings 124,126 (because of the visual angle relation outside Touch Zone 122, only show two second openings) etc., wherein, one first opening setting of the corresponding transparency carrier 110 of one second opening of conductive membrane layer 120, for example: second opening, 124 corresponding first openings 112, and second opening, 126 corresponding first openings 114.
The material of conductive membrane layer 120 comprises transparent conductive material, its for example be tin indium oxide (indium tinoxide, ITO).The touch panel 100 of present embodiment can be the contact panel of an electric resistance touch-control panel, a capacitance type touch-control panel or other kind, and therefore, according to different contact panel kinds, the formation of conductive membrane layer 120 is different.In addition, its metal routing that transmits signals of conductive membrane layer 120 can the position outside Touch Zone 122, to avoid having influence on the display frame of display panel 220.
About the configuration of button 131,133 and 135, be example with button 131, it is arranged in first opening 112 and second opening 124, with the position of corresponding on-off element 212 simultaneously.Preferably, first opening, second opening are identical with the shape of its corresponding button, and size is close, can not produce the situation of rocking except button is positioned in first opening, second opening more accurately, also can keep the integrity degree of touch panel 100 exterior contours and attractive in appearance.
As shown in Figure 1, touch panel 100 also comprises a pliability film 140 and a signal transmssion line 150.Signal transmssion line 150 is in order to connect conductive membrane layer 120 to circuit board 210 (see figure 2)s.Pliability film 140 is arranged on the conductive membrane layer 120, and covers second opening 124,126 etc. and button 131,133 and 135 (seeing Fig. 3 B).Preferably, button 131,133 and 135 is to be soft button, and it can be made by rubber, and the material of pliability film 140 can comprise polyethylene terephthalate (PET).Therefore, by the material behavior of pliability film 140 with button 131,133 and 135, when pliability film 140 is removed to push in the position of corresponding button 131,133 and 135, by the slight distortion of pliability film 140 and the conduction of button 131,133 and 135, can trigger the on-off element 212,214 of its adjacent side etc.
In addition, pliability film 140 have a plurality of photic zones 142,144,146 and 148 and can not photic zone 149.Wherein, photic zone 142 is corresponding Touch Zone 122 and display panel 220 (see figure 2)s, photic zone 144,146 and 148 each corresponding second openings 124,126 etc., photic zone 144,146 is preferably identical with button 131,133 and 135 (seeing Fig. 3 B) with 148 shape.Can not photic zone 149 be in order to cover metal routing in the touch panel 100 and other circuit component etc., and color configuration that can be by can not photic zone 140 or pattern design etc., make touch panel 100 outward appearances present different tones, to give visual effects such as touch panel 100 is more pure and fresh or bright-coloured.In addition, button 131,133 and 135 color and pliability film 140 can not photic zone 149 color can be identical or inequality.
Transparency carrier 110, conductive membrane layer 120 and pliability film 140 be assembled into after the one structure as shown in Figure 2.And please refer to Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C, and Fig. 3 A is the front elevation of the touch panel of Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 B is the rear view of the touch panel of Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 C is its sectional view along 3C-3C ' tangent line of touch panel of Fig. 3 A.Shown in Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B, because pliability film 140 is touch panel 100 outermost structures, and be to make in the mode of whole covering, therefore, even touch panel 100 has the design of button 131,133 and 135 in clear area 144,146 and 148, the outside surface of touch panel 100 is still the structural plane of no any seam, and functions such as dustproof, waterproof can be provided effectively.
Moreover pliability film 140 also can prevent that conductive membrane layer 120 (see figure 1)s are by scratch.In addition, shown in Fig. 3 C, button 131,133 and 135 upper surface are preferably and paste together with pliability film 140, therefore can keep touch panel 100 its appearance flatness.
Shown in Fig. 3 B, Fig. 3 C, button 131 for example has contacting pad 1311,1312, button 133 has contacting pad 1331 to 1334, and button 135 has contacting pad 1351,1352, these contacting pads are in order to when button 131,133 and 135 is pressed, and contact with on-off element 212,214 on circuit board 210 (see figure 2)s etc.Preferably, also can on button, design raised line, for example: the button 131 of button 133 2 sides also has raised line 1313, and button 135 also has raised line 1353, and the thickness of raised line is greater than the thickness of contacting pad, not only can keep between contacting pad and the circuit board 210 every, to avoid taking place between contacting pad and on-off element the situation of false touch, produce the effect of pushing that is similar to seesaw when button is pressed again by this.In addition, the on-off element 212,214 on the circuit board 210 etc. can be made by single thin film circuit or multilayer film circuit, and therefore, also visual demand is provided with electric conductor on 131,133 and 135 other contacting pads of button.
Above-mentioned button 131,133 and 135 is to be that example explains with soft button, yet the present invention please refer to Fig. 4 not as qualification, and it is the synoptic diagram that button has the hard keycap.As shown in Figure 4, button 131 ' comprises hard keycap 131a ' and soft pad 131b ', button 133 ' comprises hard keycap 133a ' and soft pad 133b ', button 135 ' then comprises hard keycap 135a ' and soft pad 135b ', wherein, hard keycap 131a ', 133a ' and 135a ' position are in a side of pliability film 140 (seeing Fig. 3 C), and soft pad 131b ', 133b ' and 135b ' be a side in (see figure 2)s such as on-off elements 212,214 then.Hard keycap 131a ', 133a ' and 135a ' not only make button 131 ', 133 ' and 135 ' surface strength increase, and the seesaw can make button 131 ', 133 ' and 135 ' pressurized the time to push effect more obvious.
Though above-mentioned explanation be with three buttons 131,133 and 135 (or 131 ', 133 ' and 135 ') be that example explains, yet the present invention is not limited thereto, also can only install single button or more a plurality of button in the touch panel.If touch panel or electronic installation have enough volumes or surface area, even can install a small-sized numeric keypad or a computor-keyboard (as qwerty keyboard) etc.
The disclosed touch panel and the electronic installation of using it of the above embodiment of the present invention with pressing touch, outermost surface at touch panel is to be made of a pliability film, and button is set in touch panel, is preferably soft button or deformable button and goes to arrange in pairs or groups with the pliability film.Allow the user pass through pliability film and the deformable characteristic of button, when pressing keys, can actually experience the effect that button moves up and down.In addition, the pliability film makes touch panel form the surface of no any seam, and, good waterproof effect dustproof except having also allow button and touch panel present preferable integraty.
In addition, in the electronic installation, mostly touch panel and button are to complete individually at present, fit together again, therefore must make the other die sinking of the componentry of button, make that mould development, assembly cost and cost of parts are higher.Yet, the disclosed touch panel and the electronic installation of using it of the above embodiment of the present invention with pressing touch, be directly to be incorporated into button in the touch panel, also can directly go to make by existing technology and equipment, therefore can reduce the cost on its mould development of button, and assembling and cost of parts.
In sum, though the present invention with the preferred embodiment exposure as above, yet it is not in order to limit the present invention.The persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when making various changes that are equal to or replacement.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is when looking accompanying being as the criterion that the application's claim scope defined.

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1. touch panel with pressing touch, in order to be installed in the electronic installation, wherein, this circuit board has an on-off element, and this touch panel comprises:
One transparency carrier, to a circuit board setting that should electronic installation, wherein, this transparency carrier have one first opening its to should on-off element;
One conductive membrane layer is arranged on this transparency carrier, and has a Touch Zone and one second opening that separate to be provided with, and wherein, this second opening is to should first opening, and this Touch Zone is in order to a touch controllable function to be provided;
One button is arranged in this first opening and this second opening, with to position that should on-off element; And
One pliability film is arranged on this conductive membrane layer, and covers this second opening and this button, and by this, this pliability film of this button and correspondence thereof is in order to the distortion that is pressed, to trigger this on-off element.
2. touch panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this button is a soft button.
3. touch panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this button comprises a hard keycap and a soft pad, and this hard keycap position is in a side of this pliability film, and this soft pad is a side at this on-off element then.
4. touch panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this pliability film has one first photic zone and one second photic zone, and this first photic zone is to should the Touch Zone, and this second photic zone is to should second opening.
5. touch panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this first opening, this second opening are identical with the shape of this button.
6. touch panel according to claim 1 is characterized in that described touch panel is an electric resistance touch-control panel or a capacitance type touch-control panel.
7. electronic installation comprises:
One circuit board has an on-off element; And
One touch panel comprises:
One transparency carrier, to should the circuit board setting, wherein, it be to should on-off element that this transparency carrier has one first opening;
One conductive membrane layer is arranged on this transparency carrier, and has a Touch Zone and one second opening that separate to be provided with, and wherein, this second opening is to should first opening, and this Touch Zone is in order to a touch controllable function to be provided;
One button is arranged in this first opening and this second opening, with to position that should on-off element; And
One pliability film is arranged on this conductive membrane layer, and covers this second opening and this button, and by this, this pliability film of this button and correspondence thereof is in order to the distortion that is pressed, to trigger this on-off element.
8. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises a display panel, and this Touch Zone that should conductive membrane layer is provided with.
9. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that this touch panel also comprises a signal transmssion line, connects this conductive membrane layer to this circuit board.
10. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this button is a soft button.
11. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this button comprises a hard keycap and a soft pad, and this hard keycap position is in a side of this pliability film, and this soft pad is a side at this on-off element then.
12. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this pliability film has one first photic zone and one second photic zone, and this first photic zone is to should the Touch Zone, and this second photic zone is to should second opening.
13. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this first opening, this second opening are identical with the shape of this button.
14. electronic installation according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this touch panel is an electric resistance touch-control panel or a capacitance type touch-control panel.
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