CN102446015A - Touch device and electronic device employing the same - Google Patents

Touch device and electronic device employing the same Download PDF

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CN102446015A
CN102446015A CN2010105100953A CN201010510095A CN102446015A CN 102446015 A CN102446015 A CN 102446015A CN 2010105100953 A CN2010105100953 A CN 2010105100953A CN 201010510095 A CN201010510095 A CN 201010510095A CN 102446015 A CN102446015 A CN 102446015A
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卓钰祺
林锦昌
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The invention discloses a touch device and an electronic device employing the same. The touch device is arranged on a housing and comprises a touch panel and a supporting component, wherein the supporting element is arranged between the touch panel and the housing, and comprises a base plate and a supporting arm; the base plate supports the touch panel so that the touch panel is located on the housing, while the supporting arm supports the base plate and the touch panel thereabove and inclines with respect to the base plate; the supporting arm is provided with a first end and a second end; and the first end is connected to the base plate, while the second end is connected against the housing.

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Contactor control device and use its electronic installation
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of contactor control device and use its electronic installation, and particularly gain in strength and the contactor control device of elastic force and use its electronic installation relevant for a kind of.
Background technology
Traditionally, the communication interface of people and computing machine or machine is main with keyboard (Keyboard) and mouse (Mouse) mainly.Yet Along with people's makes the touch control type operation interface become the main flow of product design already for the demand of touch control type operation interface.
See also Fig. 1, it is a kind of synoptic diagram of portable electronic devices traditionally.The housing of portable electronic devices 100 is provided with a Trackpad 110 and two function keys 112 and 114.But the dead ahead that Trackpad 110 generally is fixed in the user is near the position of finger touch-control, to make things convenient for the go forward side by side operation of line cursor of user's touch-control.Two function keys 112 and 114 are separately fixed at the lower right and the lower left of Trackpad 110, and its mode of operation is as the left button and the right button of general circumscribed mouse, and the user can choose object or execution command via the operation of function key 112 and 114.
For the application in response to multi-point touch program (Multi-Touch Program), the size of traditional Trackpad 110 has not been applied and has been used, and the substitute is large-sized multipoint touch plate, to make the user easier in operation.Yet though the area of large-sized multipoint touch plate is increasing, weight, thickness are more and more frivolous, make the intensity of multipoint touch plate also because of the thickness thinning weakens, and in operation, lack like the touch-control sense as the button.Therefore, normal to the intensity and the operating function of external force resistance in order to possess multipoint touch plate traditionally, assembly required in assembling is more and comparatively complicated.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is relevant for a kind of contactor control device and use its electronic installation; Utilize the intensity of support member itself to strengthen the bulk strength of contactor control device; Simplifying the complexity of assembling, and Trackpad is possessed like the touch-control sense as the button by elastic force that sway brace provided.
According to an aspect of the present invention, propose a kind of contactor control device, be disposed on the housing, it comprises: a Trackpad and a support member.Support arrangement is between Trackpad and housing.Support member comprises a base plate and a sway brace.The backplanes support Trackpad, so that Trackpad is positioned at a surface of housing, and sway brace supports the base plate and the Trackpad of its top, and with respect to the surface tilt of housing.Sway brace has one first end and one second end, and first end connects base plate, and the second end butt housing.
According to a further aspect in the invention, propose a kind of electronic installation, it comprises: a housing and a contactor control device.Housing has an opening.Contactor control device comprises a Trackpad and a support member.Trackpad is revealed in the opening.Support arrangement is between Trackpad and housing.Support member comprises a base plate and at least one sway brace.The backplanes support Trackpad, so that Trackpad is positioned at a surface of housing, and at least one sway brace supports the base plate and the Trackpad of its top, and with respect to this surface tilt of this housing, this at least one sway brace has one first end and one second end.First end connects base plate, and the second end butt housing.
For there is better understanding above-mentioned and other aspect of the present invention, hereinafter is special lifts preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., elaborates as follows:
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Fig. 1 is a kind of synoptic diagram of portable electronic devices traditionally;
Fig. 2 A and 2B are respectively according to the schematic top plan view of the contactor control device of preferred embodiment of the present invention and the end and look synoptic diagram;
Fig. 3 is the partial schematic diagram according to the electronic installation of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, Reference numeral:
100: portable electronic devices
110: Trackpad
112,114: function key
200: contactor control device
202: Trackpad
202a, 202b: press nip
202c: cursor control zone
204: support member
206: base plate
206a: first side
206b: second side
208: sway brace
208a: first sway brace
208b: second sway brace
210: fluting
210a: first fluting
210b: second fluting
220: electronic installation
222: housing
222a: opening
E1: first end
E2: second end
S1: minor face
L1: long limit
Embodiment
The contactor control device of preferred embodiment of the present invention and use its electronic installation utilizes the intensity of support member itself to strengthen the bulk strength of contactor control device, and make Trackpad by resilient support that sway brace provided on the housing of electronic installation.The contactor control device of following preferred embodiment of the present invention of lifting and use its electronic installation be that example is explained with two sway braces, but the present invention is not limited to this, as long as support member has a sway brace, all is covered by in the scope of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 2 A and 2B, it is respectively according to the schematic top plan view of the contactor control device of preferred embodiment of the present invention and the end and looks synoptic diagram.Contactor control device 200 comprises a Trackpad 202 and a support member 204.Trackpad 202 can be single-point touch plate or multipoint touch plate.Preferably, Trackpad 202 itself is configurable have the emulation mouse button functions two by nip 202a, 202b, lay respectively at the lower right and the lower left of Trackpad 202.In addition, can be used as a cursor control zone 202c by the zone beyond nip 202a, the 202b, so that cursor is operated.When Trackpad 202 was operated with interior multi-point touch program of building, Trackpad 202 can be with moving cursor, choose multiple functions such as object and execution command.
Support member 204 is in order to support Trackpad 202, and its material is preferably metal material or other has high-intensity equivalent base material.Support member 204 comprises a base plate 206 and pair of support arms 208.Shown in Fig. 2 A, Trackpad 202 can be supported on large-sized base plate 206, and the size of base plate 206 is preferably the apparent size more than or equal to Trackpad 202, so that Trackpad 202 can firmly be positioned at the scope that base plate 206 is supported.In addition, base plate 206 is preferably a plane in order to the surface of carrying Trackpad 202, so that Trackpad 202 can be smooth on base plate 206.
Each sway brace 208 in order to support its top base plate 206 and be positioned at the Trackpad 202 on the base plate 206.Shown in Fig. 2 B, the shape of sway brace 208 is preferably strip or other geometric configuration, and it has one first end E1 and one second end E2.Sway brace 208 connects base plate 206 with its first end E1, and extends to the second end E2 along a vergence direction.That is to say that sway brace 208 is a cantilever, its first end E1 is a stiff end, and its second end E2 is a free end.When sway brace 208 is not stressed, sway brace 208 along its vergence direction with respect to base plate 206 angle that tilts, so that the spacing of being separated by between its second end E2 and the base plate 206; And when sway brace 208 and base plate 206 one of them when stressed; The second end E2 is that fulcrum moves with respect to base plate 206 or base plate 206 is that fulcrum moves with respect to the second end E2 with the first end E1 with the first end E1, so that the spacing between its second end E2 and the base plate 206 is dwindled.
Preferably, base plate 206 has a cross-notching 210, and its shape for example is strip or other geometric configuration.Please refer to Fig. 2 B, each fluting 210 has a minor face S1 and a long limit L1.The first end E1 of sway brace 208 is connected in minor face S1, and runs parallel to the second end E2 along the direction of long limit L1.Therefore; When sway brace 208 and base plate 206 one of them when stressed; The second end E2 is that fulcrum moves with respect to base plate 206 or base plate 206 is that fulcrum moves with respect to the second end E2 with the first end E1 with the first end E1; So that sway brace 208 be contained in the fluting 210 in, and sway brace 208 haply with base plate 206 parallel and coplines.The base plate 206 of present embodiment is preferably integrated structure with sway brace 208, so is not limited thereto, and the base plate 206 and the sway brace 208 of present embodiment can also weld, the mode of riveted joint or buckle interconnects visual actual demand adjustment.
Also because the restoring force that sway brace 208 has elastic deformation; So work as support member 204 under the situation that not exerted pressure by external force; Sway brace 208 is supporting baseplate 206 and be positioned at the Trackpad 202 on the base plate 206 obliquely, and makes resilient support that Trackpad 202 provided by sway brace 208 on the housing of electronic installation.
Please with reference to Fig. 3, it is the partial schematic diagram according to the electronic installation of preferred embodiment of the present invention.Electronic installation 220 comprises a housing 222 and a contactor control device 200.Electronic installation 220 can be a portable electronic devices, for example mobile computer, flat computer or game machine etc.Housing 222 has an opening 222a, and Trackpad 202 correspondences are revealed among the opening 222a.Preferably; Trackpad 202 is assembled among the opening 222a with seamless mode; And support member 204 is positioned at opening 222a below, to be supported between Trackpad 202 and the housing 222, so Trackpad 202 can be positioned on the housing 222 by the support member 204 of its below; And provide because of the thickness thinning makes the preferable intensity of Trackpad that intensity own weakens 202, and then strengthen the bulk strength of contactor control device 200 by support member 204 in good time.Simultaneously, in assembling, the designs simplification of support member 204 and easy mounting are so reduced the complexity of contactor control device 200 assemblings.
In addition, for the support member 204 that makes the foregoing description can provide balanced anchorage force, and the function of the similar mousebutton of emulation, support member 204 includes one first sway brace 208a and one second sway brace 208b.Please refer to Fig. 2 A and 2B, the first sway brace 208a is in order to the lower right of supporting baseplate 206, and the second sway brace 208b is in order to the lower left of supporting baseplate 206.When the lower right of base plate 206 was stressed, base plate 206 moved down the sense of touch when pushing with emulation right mouse button downwards with respect to the second end E2 of the first sway brace 208a.In addition, when the lower left of base plate 206 was stressed, base plate 206 moved down the sense of touch when pushing with emulation left mouse button downwards with respect to the second end E2 of the second sway brace 208b.Therefore, the elastic force together support that Trackpad 202 and base plate 206 can be provided by the first sway brace 208a and the second sway brace 208b and has like the touch controllable function as the mousebutton Trackpad 202 on housing 222.
Preferably, base plate 206 has one first fluting 210a and one second fluting 210b.The first fluting 210a for example is positioned at the lower right of base plate 206, and the second fluting 210b for example is positioned at the lower left of base plate 206.When the lower right of base plate 206 is stressed, the first sway brace 208a can be contained in first the fluting 210a in, and the first sway brace 208a haply with base plate 206 parallel and coplines; When the lower left of base plate 206 is stressed, the second sway brace 208b can be contained in second the fluting 210b in, and the second sway brace 208b haply with base plate 206 parallel and coplines.
In addition, base plate 206 has a first side 206a and a second side 206b, and the first fluting 210a and the second fluting 210b are extended toward second side 206b by first side 206a respectively.Shown in Fig. 2 B, first side 206a for example is parallel relative dual-side with second side 206b, and first side 206a can be one first long limit, and second side 206b can be one second long limit.What need explanation is; The first sway brace 208a is connected in base plate 206 near first side 206a place with its first end E1, and extends to the second end E2 obliquely along the first fluting 210a, therefore; The first end E1 of the first sway brace 208a is adjacent to first side 206a with respect to the second end E2; So, the rough zone line that is positioned at first side 206a and second side 206b in the position of the second end E2 can be as intermediate supports point.Same mode, the first end E1 of the second sway brace 208b is adjacent to first side 206a with respect to the second end E2, thus the rough zone line that is positioned at first side 206a and second side 206b in the position of the second end E2, can be as another intermediate supports point.Therefore, base plate 206 can be supported between Trackpad 202 and the housing 222 by the elastic force of two intermediate supports points.
The first sway brace 208a of present embodiment and the second sway brace 208b are disposed at the left and right sides of base plate 206 with identical direction and the mode that is parallel to each other; So be not limited thereto; But the position of the first sway brace 208a and the second sway brace 208b and direction actual demand adjustment; For example: when the first end E1 of the first sway brace 208a is adjacent to first side 206a with respect to the second end E2, and the first end E1 of the second sway brace 208b is when being adjacent to second side 206b with respect to the second end E2, at this moment; The first sway brace 208a and the second sway brace 208b extend respectively in the opposite direction, and are the X type haply.Therefore, in the embodiment that another does not illustrate, first sway brace and second sway brace are disposed at the left and right sides of base plate with cross one another mode.
Hence one can see that; The disclosed contactor control device of the above embodiment of the present invention and use its electronic installation; Utilize the intensity of support member itself to strengthen the bulk strength of contactor control device, and make Trackpad by resilient support that sway brace provided on the housing of electronic installation.In addition, see through the elastic force that a plurality of sway brace provided, can make support member have balanced anchorage force, but and the function of the similar mousebutton of emulation, let Trackpad have like the touch-control sense as the mousebutton.Simultaneously, in assembling, the designs simplification of support member and easy mounting are so reduced the complexity of assembling.
In sum, though the present invention with preferred embodiment openly as above, it is not in order to limit the present invention.Person of ordinary skill in the field of the present invention is not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when doing various changes and retouching.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the accompanying Claim book person of defining.

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1. a contactor control device is disposed on the housing, it is characterized in that, this contactor control device comprises:
One Trackpad; And
One support member is arranged between this Trackpad and this housing, and this support member comprises:
One base plate supports this Trackpad, so that this Trackpad is positioned on this housing; And
At least one sway brace supports this base plate and this Trackpad of its top, and tilts with respect to this base plate, and this at least one sway brace has one first end and one second end, and this first end connects this base plate, and this this housing of second end butt.
2. contactor control device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this base plate has a fluting, and this fluting has a minor face and a long limit, and this first end of this at least one sway brace is connected in this minor face, and extends to this second end along the direction on this length limit.
3. contactor control device as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that; This base plate has one first fluting and one second fluting, and this at least one sway brace comprises one first sway brace and one second sway brace, when this support member stressed between this Trackpad and this housing the time; This first sway brace is contained in this first fluting, and this second sway brace is contained in this second fluting.
4. contactor control device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this first sway brace and this second sway brace extend and the configuration that is parallel to each other in the same way.
5. contactor control device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this first sway brace and this second sway brace are reverse to be extended and mutual cross-over configuration.
6. an electronic installation is characterized in that, comprising:
One housing has an opening; And
One contactor control device comprises:
One Trackpad is revealed in this opening; And
One support member is disposed between this Trackpad and this housing, and this support member comprises a base plate and at least one sway brace; This Trackpad of this backplanes support, so that this Trackpad is positioned on this housing, and this at least one sway brace supports this base plate and this Trackpad of its top; And tilt with respect to this base plate; This at least one sway brace has one first end and one second end, and this first end connects this base plate, and this this housing of second end butt.
7. electronic installation as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this base plate has a fluting, and this fluting has a minor face and a long limit, and this first end of this at least one sway brace is connected in this minor face, and extends to this second end along the direction on this length limit.
8. electronic installation as claimed in claim 6; It is characterized in that; This base plate has one first fluting and one second fluting, and this at least one sway brace comprises one first sway brace and one second sway brace, when this support member stressed between this Trackpad and this housing the time; This first sway brace is contained in this first fluting, and this second sway brace is contained in this second fluting.
9. electronic installation as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this first sway brace and this second sway brace extend and the configuration that is parallel to each other in the same way.
10. electronic installation as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this first sway brace and this second sway brace are reverse to be extended and mutual cross-over configuration.
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