CN105302356B - Input unit and electronic equipment - Google Patents
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The present invention provides the input unit that can improve the operability on touch tablet and the electronic equipment for having the input unit.Input unit (10) has：Touch tablet (22) is set to the upper surface of the main body framework (14) of electronic equipment (12), receives touch operation；It is capable of the bearing part (32) of elastic displacement, is that can swing by touch tablet (22) bearing；And detection switch (34), it is respectively arranged at the back side with the one end of the swaying direction for the touch tablet (22) that bearing part (32) is oscillation center axle (O) and another side, detects the push of above-mentioned touch tablet (22).The input unit (10) is can be with TrackPoint (20) the associated input mechanism for the main body framework (14) for being set to electronic equipment (12).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the input unit for having the touch tablet that can carry out touch operation and push and have
The electronic equipment of the input unit.
Background technology
In notebook personal computer (notebook type PC), in addition to key board unit, it is additionally provided with as mouse
The various input units such as the touch tablet or TrackPoint of substitute.Touch tablet receives the touch operation of finger tip, pen tip, aobvious to being shown in
The cursor of showing device is operated.
About the input unit for having this touch tablet, the applicant proposes in patent document 1 to be touched
The structure of operation and push.In this configuration, multiple doubtful button areas are set in the touch surface of touch tablet, passed through
It touches each doubtful button area and push is carried out to touch tablet, the input corresponding to each doubtful button area can be carried out
Operation.
In addition, Patent Document 2 discloses the lever structures that can be swung touch tablet bearing using shaft member
Input unit.In this configuration, can centered on shaft member the touch tablet of side or another side to lever structure at one end
Push is carried out, to which the operability of the push of touch tablet further increases.
Patent document 1：Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2013-25422 bulletins
Patent document 2：No. 2011/0018816 specification of U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
However, in the touch tablet of lever structure disclosed in above patent document 2, inserted in the central part of touch tablet
There is shaft member.Therefore, it is impossible near to shaft member, the immediate vicinity in the front-back direction of touch tablet can not specifically be carried out by
Lower operation, operability are low.Finger tip is especially set to carry out the same of touch operation in the state of having carried out push to touch tablet
Shi Yidong come in the case of carrying out drag operation, there are finger tip can not carry out it is de- from touch tablet near the shaft member of push
From the problem of.
Invention content
The present invention is to consider the project of the above-mentioned prior art and complete, and its purpose is to provide can improve on touch tablet
Operability input unit and have the electronic equipment of the input unit.
The input unit of the present invention is characterized in that having：Touch tablet receives touch operation；It is capable of elastic displacement
The bearing of above-mentioned touch tablet is that can swing by bearing part；And detection switch, it is respectively arranged at above-mentioned bearing part
For the one end of the swaying direction of the above-mentioned touch tablet of oscillation center axle and the back side of another side, above-mentioned touch tablet is detected
Push.
According to this structure, can make to receive the touch tablet of touch operation using bearing part as oscillation center axle is swung and into
Row push connects detection switch.Also, due to the bearing part as oscillation center axle can elastic displacement, so i.e.
Make in the case where pressing near the oscillation center axle, can also connect detection switch to touch tablet progress push, because
This can improve the operability of touch tablet.
Can also have axis side motion limiting member, which is respectively arranged at above-mentioned oscillation center axle
Axial one end and another side, limit above-mentioned touch tablet to the displacement with the side of pressing in the opposite direction.In this way,
Even if in the case where the axial one end of above-mentioned oscillation center has carried out push to touch tablet, due to opposite side
Another side is constrained by axis side motion limiting member and displacement is limited, thus can prevent that the another side of touch tablet from floating and
It falls off from the main body framework of the electronic equipment carried.
Can also have switch-side motion limiting member, which is respectively arranged at above-mentioned touch tablet
Swaying direction one end and another side, limit above-mentioned touch tablet to the displacement with the side of pressing in the opposite direction.
It is another due to opposite side in this way, even if in the case where the one end of the swaying direction to touch tablet has carried out push
End side is switched on and off the constraint of side motion limiting member and displacement is limited, thus can prevent that the another side of touch tablet from floating and from
The main body framework of the electronic equipment carried falls off.
It can also be configured to, have base plate, the back side of the base plate and above-mentioned touch tablet is arranged opposite, and in the base
There is above-mentioned bearing part and above-mentioned detection switch, above-mentioned touch tablet to have between seat board and the back side of above-mentioned touch tablet：Outside
Coverboard can be swung on the top of said base plate by the bearing of above-mentioned bearing part；Substrate is laminated in above-mentioned Shell Plate
Top, detect above-mentioned touch operation；And cover board, it is laminated in the top of aforesaid substrate, receives above-mentioned touch operation.
In this case, above-mentioned Shell Plate can also at least have in the part Chong Die with above-mentioned detection switch than other portions
The thin thinner wall section of wall thickness of position.That is, in the input unit, need to make bearing part pressure when carrying out push to touch tablet
Compression deformation and then pressing detection switch, need pressing force to a certain degree.For this purpose, by Shell Plate include and detection switch
Thinner wall section is set in the range of the part of overlapping, since in the thinner wall section, how much Shell Plate is easily bent, so ratio can be passed through
Lighter pressing force connects detection switch, to which operability improves.
Above-mentioned bearing part can also be the plate spring component being located between said base plate and above-mentioned Shell Plate.
In this case, above-mentioned bearing part can also be to cut a part for said base plate and erect and formed
's.
Above-mentioned bearing part can also be the sponge-like member being located between said base plate and above-mentioned Shell Plate.
The electronic equipment of the present invention is characterized in that having：The input unit of above structure；Key board unit；And display
Device, the input based on above-mentioned input unit and above-mentioned key board unit are operated and are shown.
In this case, if having with the associated TrackPoint of above-mentioned input unit, can will have can utilize pendulum
The input unit of the dynamic touch tablet for carrying out push, utilizes as the operation button used when TrackPoint, so operational
It is high.
According to the present invention, push is carried out since the touch tablet for receiving touch operation can be made to swing, and can also
It is enough that push is carried out to whole face, so the operability of touch tablet can be improved.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the electronic equipment for the input unit for having an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of an example of the doubtful button area for indicating to be set in input unit.
Fig. 3 is the structure chart of the input unit of present embodiment, and Fig. 3 (A) is left side view, and Fig. 3 (B) is vertical view, Fig. 3
(C) it is the sectional view splitted along the IIIC-IIIC lines in Fig. 3 (B).
Fig. 4 is to have carried out the side view of the state of push for illustrating to make touch tablet to swing.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view for the state that whole face for illustrating to touch tablet has carried out push.
Fig. 6 is the structure chart of the input unit of variation, and Fig. 6 (A) is left side view, and Fig. 6 (B) is vertical view, Fig. 6 (C)
It is the sectional view splitted along the VIC-VIC lines in Fig. 6 (B).
Fig. 7 is the structure chart of the input unit of other variations, and Fig. 7 (A) is vertical view, and Fig. 7 (B) is along Fig. 7 (A)
In the sectional view splitted of VIIB-VIIB lines.
Fig. 8 is the figure for the fastener structure for indicating variation.
Fig. 9 is the figure for the fastener structure for indicating other variations.
Reference sign：
10,60,70 ... input unit；12 ... electronic equipments；14 ... main body frameworks；16 ... key board units；18 ... display dresses
It sets；20 ... TrackPoints；22 ... touch tablets；24~28 ... doubtful button areas；30 ... base plates；32,62,72 ... bearing part；
34 ... detection switch；36 ... Shell Plates；36b ... thinner wall sections；38 ... substrates；40 ... cover boards；42,86 ... pins；44 ... hooks；46 ... gold
Belong to barred body；48 ... protrusions；50,90 ... stop holes；52 ... hooking sheets；56 ... bolsters；80 ... overshooting shape components；82a ... is engaged
Recess portion.
Specific implementation mode
Hereinafter, for the input unit of the present invention, enumerated according to the relationship with the electronic equipment for having the input unit excellent
The embodiment of choosing, is described in detail with reference to attached drawing.
Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the electronic equipment 12 for the input unit 10 for having an embodiment of the invention.In this reality
It applies in mode, although the exemplified structure that input unit 10 is equipped on to the electronic equipment 12 as notebook type PC,
Input unit 10 can also be equipped on the key board unit etc. for the monomer being connect with Desktop PC etc..
Hereinafter, will nearby on the basis of the occupation mode in electronic equipment 12 shown in Fig. 1 for input unit 10
Side is known as front side (front), and inboard is known as rear side (rear), the thickness direction of main body framework 14 is known as upper and lower directions, will be wide
Degree direction is known as right and left and always illustrates.
As shown in Figure 1, electronic equipment 12 has：Main body framework 14, with key board unit 16；And display device 18,
It is with the display units such as liquid crystal display 18a.Display device 18 is linked using pair of right and left hinge 19 relative to main body framework 14
For that can be opened and closed.
It is accommodated with base plate, arithmetic processing apparatus, hard disk device and storage (not shown) in the inside of main body framework 14
The various electronic units such as device.The upper surface of main body framework 14 is provided with key board unit 16.In the substantial middle of key board unit 16
It is provided with TrackPoint 20, input unit 10 is provided in front of the center of key board unit 16.
TrackPoint 20 is the component for operating the cursor (pointer) for being shown in display unit 18a, is the replacement as mouse
The input mechanism that product are operated.
The input unit 10 of present embodiment, which has, to be received by the close of finger tip etc. or contacts carried out touch operation
Touch tablet 22, and be the touch tablet (click plate) for the click type for also receiving the push to touch tablet 22.
As shown in Fig. 2, the touch surface on the surface as touch tablet 22, be set with doubtful button area 24,25,26,27,
28.Doubtful button area 24~28 is made of being defined by each region in coordinate pair touch surface, can not vision distinguish
Recognize.If carrying out push to touch tablet 22 in the state of any one in making the doubtful button area of finger tip contacts 24~28,
Then carry out processing corresponding with the doubtful button area 24~28 or display.
For example, being carried out with by TrackPoint 20 in the rear side of touch tablet 22 three doubtful button areas 24~26 arranged side by side
The region that cursor operations function with being related, respectively with left button, centre button, the right button pair in existing mouse
It answers.In addition, for example, the two doubtful button areas 27,28 arranged side by side in the front side of touch tablet 22 are carried out with by touch tablet 22
The region that cursor operations function with being related, it is corresponding with left button, the right button in existing mouse respectively.
Next, being illustrated to the concrete structure of input unit 10.
Fig. 3 is the structure chart of the input unit 10 of present embodiment, and Fig. 3 (A) is left side view, and Fig. 3 (B) is vertical view,
Fig. 3 (C) is the sectional view splitted along the IIIC-IIIC lines in Fig. 3 (B).
As shown in Fig. 3 (A)~Fig. 3 (C), input unit 10 has touch tablet 22, base plate 30, pair of right and left supporting part
Part 32,32 and front and back a pair of of detection switch 34,34.
The input unit 10 of present embodiment can carry out：To the touch operation of touch tablet 22, by the whole face of touch tablet 22
The push pressed and to be set in the center in the front-back direction of touch tablet 22 or the oscillation center axle O of approximate centre
On the basis of press to make it to carry out the push of lever action in front end side or rear end side the touch tablet 22.
Touch tablet 22 is three-layer structure (with reference to Fig. 3 (A) and Fig. 3 (C)), is had：It is supported on the top of base plate 30
Component 32 supports to be the Shell Plate 36 that can be swung, is laminated in the upper surface of Shell Plate 36 and detects touching to the touch tablet 22
It touches the substrate 38 of operation and is laminated in the top of substrate 38 and becomes the cover board for the touch surface for actually receiving touch operation
40。
Substrate 38 is the base plate of rectangle under overlook observation, is the sensor for detecting the touch operation to cover board 40.Base
Plate 38 is connected to the base plate in main body framework 14 by wiring (not shown).Cover board 40 is the glass of rectangle under overlook observation
Plate or resin plate.
Shell Plate 36 is the resin plate of rectangle under overlook observation, and has inclined surface inclined downward in its back-end
36a (with reference to Fig. 3 (A)).The inner surface (lower surface) of Shell Plate 36 is provided with pair of right and left pin 42,42 and front and back a pair
Hook 44,44.
Each pin 42 is respectively arranged at center in the front-back direction or the left and right end portions of approximate centre of Shell Plate 36, and divides
It is not directed towards outside cylindrical member outstanding in the horizontal direction (with reference to Fig. 3 (B) and Fig. 3 (C)).
Each hook 44 is respectively arranged at the center of the left and right directions of Shell Plate 36 or the front and back end side of approximate centre, and divides
It Ju You not pair of right and left claw 44a, 44b.Claw 44a, 44b by across be arranged in a manner of detection switch 34 (with reference to Fig. 3 (B) with
And Fig. 3 (C)).Above-mentioned claw 44a, 44b are to be respectively facing outside along level after being protruded downwards from the following table of Shell Plate 36
Direction plate component outstanding.
In the center of the left and right directions of Shell Plate 36, it is provided with the band-like thinner wall section 36b (ginsengs extended along anteroposterior direction
According to Fig. 3 (B) and Fig. 3 (C)).Thinner wall section 36b is compared with other positions of Shell Plate 36 by wall thickness is lightening and low rigidity
The part of change is set to the range Chong Die with each detection switch 34.
In the front end and rear end of Shell Plate 36, respectively inserted with the metal barred body 46 extended along left and right directions.Metal
The bending of touch tablet 22 when barred body 46 inhibits diagonal section to carry out push is for can reliably pressing detection switch
34 strengthening part, such as use the metal bar such as stainless steel.
Each bearing part 32 is the plate spring component that V shape is shaped generally as under the overlook observation shown in Fig. 3 (A).Bearing
Component 32 be formed into the metallic plates such as band-like stainless steel both ends and center be formed by bending to make it have elasticity
Structure, and can swing touch tablet 22 (outer housing 36) bearing and being capable of elastic displacement on the top of base plate 30.
For bearing part 32, mounting portion 32a, the 32a at both ends are fixed in the state of the lower surface of Shell Plate 36
The valley 32b in center lands in the upper surface of base plate 30.Each bearing part 32 is Chong Die with oscillation center axle O in valley 32b
Position extends along anteroposterior direction.Each bearing part 32 by be respectively arranged at touch tablet 22 left and right ends side, become each
The position in the inside of pin 42 and outside as detection switch 34, to balanced and steadily support touch tablet 22.Bearing part
32 can only be arranged one at the center of touch tablet 22, can also arrange three or more along oscillation center axle O.
Detection switch 34 is disposed on the lower surface of Shell Plate 36 and downwardly convex switch, has metal dome structure
It makes.It can when each detection switch 34 to carry out wobbling action forward and backward centered on touch tablet 22 is by oscillation center axle O
By the mode of ground on-off, it is configured at the position respectively close to front and back end across oscillation center axle O.With each detection switch 34
The upper surface of opposed base plate 30 is provided with protrusion 48.In this case, in the vertex of protrusion 48 and detection
Between switch 34, gap is formed in the state of not applying external force in touch tablet 22.
Therefore, front end or the rear end of touch tablet 22 are pressed under the supporting role of bearing part 32 to make its pendulum
It is dynamic, or the entire of touch tablet 22 is being pressed, detection switch 34 is pressed and connected by the protrusion 48 of base plate 30,
To send defined detection signal.
Base plate 30 is the metallic plate of rectangle under overlook observation, by formation such as stainless steels.In the inner surface of base plate 30
(upper surface) is provided with pair of right and left stop hole 50,50 and front and back a pair of of hooking sheet 52,52.
Each stop hole 50 is formed at the slot hole of the upper and lower directions of arch portion 54, and arch portion 54 therein is from base plate 30
Center in the front-back direction or the left and right end portions of approximate centre prominent upward respectively formed.The lower end of stop hole 50 and pedestal
The notch 30a integrations of plate 30 (with reference to Fig. 3 (C)).The pin 42 of Shell Plate 36 in a manner of upper and lower displacement can be inserted in card
Only hole 50 utilize displacement (reference Fig. 3 (A) and Fig. 3 for moving upwards direction of the upper limb banking pin 42 of the stop hole 50
(B))。
Each hooking sheet 52 is respectively arranged at the center of the left and right directions of base plate 30 or the front and back end side of approximate centre, and
And it is respectively provided with pair of right and left locking claw 52a, 52b.Each locking claw 52a, 52b can engage the hook 44 of 36 side of Shell Plate
Claw 44a, 44b, to restrict hook 44 move upwards direction displacement (with reference to Fig. 3 (C)).Above-mentioned claw 52a, 52b are
Inside plate component outstanding in the horizontal direction is respectively facing after being protruded upward from the upper surface of base plate 30.In addition, outside
The lower surface of coverboard 36 is provided with the recess portion 36c for being inserted into hooking sheet 52.Using recess portion 36c, can avoid in touch tablet
The lower surface of 22 Shell Plates 36 when being carried out push is contacted with hooking sheet 52 (with reference to Fig. 5).
In the position of base plate 30 being clipped between each hooking sheet 52 and each bearing part 32, it is formed with the trapezoidal shape of section
Protrusion 30b.Protrusion 30b is the component for the rigidity for improving base plate 30.In the following table opposed with protrusion 30b of Shell Plate 36
Face is formed with the recess portion 36d for being inserted into protrusion 30b.Raised part 30b and recess portion 36d is carried out in touch tablet 22 to be pressed
Engage when operation, so that the position offset of the touch tablet 22 for the state being pressed can also be prevented (with reference to Fig. 5).
Position in the outside as each protrusion 48 of base plate 30, is provided with bolster 56.Bolster 56 is, for example, rubber
The elastomer with dome-like conformation of glue.The spring constant of bolster 56 is smaller than the spring constant of bearing part 32, is soft
Spring.Bolster 56 is located between the upper surface of base plate 30 and the lower surface of Shell Plate 36, and is configured to approach inspection
Slowdown monitoring switch 34.By setting bolster 56, it can prevent touch tablet 22 from becoming unstable in the peripheral portion of detection switch 34, and
And such as mistakenly push detection switch 34 in touch operation can be prevented.
Next, being illustrated to an example of the action of input unit 10.
First, in input unit 10, such as when the rear end side to touch tablet 22 has carried out push, touch tablet 22
It is swung in such a way that rear end sinks on the basis of oscillation center axle O.
Specifically, if the rear end side of touch tablet 22 is pressed, as shown in Figure 4, on oscillation center axle O
The valley 32b of each bearing part 32 is swing pivot (oscillation center axle O), and the rear end side of touch tablet 22 is swung to sinking direction.
At this point, although not shown, but in the rear end side being pressed, hook 44 is locked piece 52 and guides and move down, and bolster 56 is pressed
Contracting.The detection switch 34 of rear side is connected to protrusion 48 and is switched on as a result, so detecting signal as defined in sending.That is, due to touching
Template 22 is smoothly swung with bearing part 32 for swing pivot (oscillation center axle O), so operability when push is high.
Further, since the spring constant compared with bearing part 32 of bolster 56 is small, so can fully be pressed using small pressing force
Contracting, will not interfere push.In addition, by being provided with bolster 56, it can prevent from being switched on the detection switch of operation 34 weeks
Side generates shaking.
If in this push with finger of dropping back out, recovery of the touch tablet 22 because of bolster 56 and bearing part 32
Power and the flat-hand position for being back to script.At this point, the locking effect using hook 44 and hooking sheet 52 and guiding function, make touch
Plate 22 is steadily returned to specified position.Therefore, it forms desirable gap again between detection switch 34 and protrusion 48, touches
Template 22 will not generate shaking.
Next, having carried out pressing behaviour in input unit 10, such as to the immediate vicinity in the front-back direction of touch tablet 22
When making, 22 whole face of touch tablet is sunk.
If specifically, press the immediate vicinity in the front-back direction of touch tablet 22,32 flexible deformation of each bearing part, such as
22 whole face of touch tablet is sunk as shown in Figure 5.Each detection switch 34 is connected to protrusion 48 and is switched on as a result, so sending rule
Fixed detection signal.That is, in input unit 10, due to being configured to carry out pressing behaviour based on lever structure as described above
Make and can become 32 elastic displacement of bearing part of oscillation center axle O, so being carried out by pressing the bearing part 32
Compression can carry out push, to high operability to 22 whole face of touch tablet.
If in this push with finger of dropping back out, touch tablet 22 is back to original because of the recuperability of bearing part 32
This flat-hand position.At this point, the locking effect using pin 42 and stop hole 52 and guiding function, are steadily returned to predetermined bits
It sets.Therefore, desirable gap is formed again between detection switch 34 and protrusion 48, touch tablet 22 will not generate shaking.
As shown in Fig. 6 (A)~Fig. 6 (C), input unit 10 can also replace bearing part 32 and be configured to have base
A part for seat board 30 cuts standing and the input unit 60 of the bearing part 62 of formation.Bearing part 62 be with oscillation center
Base plate 30 is cut the plate spring component erected as en plaque by the position of axis O overlappings, has work(identical with bearing part 32
Energy.Due to the bearing part 62 need not be other as bearing part 32 component, so number of components can be reduced, from
And it can also realize lightness.
As shown in Fig. 7 (A) and Fig. 7 (B), input unit 10 can also replace bearing part 32 and be configured in pedestal
The upper surface of plate 30 has the input unit 70 of spongiform bearing part 72.Bearing part 72 is heavy with oscillation center axle O
Folded position is set to the flexible sponge-like member of the lower surface of Shell Plate 36, has identical as bearing part 32,62
Function.
As described above, the input unit 10 (60,70) of present embodiment has：Touch tablet 22, receives touch operation；Energy
The bearing of touch tablet 22 is that can swing by the bearing part 32 (62,72) of enough elastic displacements；And detection switch 34, point
It is not set to the one end of swaying direction of touch tablet 22 that bearing part 32 (62,72) is oscillation center axle O and another
The back side of end side detects the push of the touch tablet 22.
Therefore, in input unit 10 (60,70), the touch tablet 22 for receiving touch operation can be made with bearing part 32
(62,72) carry out push to connect detection switch 34 for oscillation center axle O swings.Also, due to becoming in swing
The bearing part 32 (62,72) of mandrel O can elastic displacement, so even if pressing oscillation center axle O near situation
Under, push can be also carried out to touch tablet 22 to connect detection switch 34.Therefore, the operability of touch tablet 22 improves.
At this point, in the case where the immediate vicinity to touch tablet 22 carries out push, the supporting part of compression whole is needed
Two detection switch 34 of part 32 (62,72) and then pressing.That is, since the immediate vicinity for being configured to for touch tablet 22 presses behaviour
Pressing force to a certain degree is needed, so can avoid when carrying out touch operation to immediate vicinity unintentionally to touch tablet 22
Push is carried out, to which operability further increases.In addition, in the present embodiment, in the left and right directions of Shell Plate 36
Central part is provided with thinner wall section 36b.Therefore, when carrying out push to thinner wall section 36b ranges, since Shell Plate 36 is how many
It is easily bent, so detection switch 34 can be connected by comparing light pressing force, so as to realize and above-mentioned touch operation
When maloperation prevent construction between balance.
Have pin 42 and stop hole 50 in input unit 10 (60,70), above-mentioned pin 42 and stop hole 50 are set respectively
Be placed in the axial one end and another side of oscillation center axle O, and as limitation touch tablet 22 to press direction
The axis side motion limiting member of the displacement in opposite direction.Thus, for example even if being pressed in the left part to touch tablet 22
In the case of lower operation, the right part of opposite side inhibits bouncing for touch tablet 22 due to the locking of pin 42 and stop hole 52 acts on.
Prevent touch tablet 22 from floating or falling off from the upper surface of main body framework 14 as a result,.
In addition, pin 42 and the structure of stop hole 50 can be changed suitably.Such as in the example shown in Fig. 8, substitution pin
42 and be configured to, be provided with prominent upward from base plate 30 and there is the overshooting shape component 80 of head 80a in upper end, substitution
Stop hole 50 and be configured to, be provided with for overshooting shape component from the inside of a pair of of the arm 82,82 outstanding downwards of Shell Plate 36
The engaging portion 82a of 80 head 80a engagings.In addition, in the example shown in Fig. 9, replacing pin 42 and being configured to, by pin 86
From mode outstanding is arranged pedestal 84 outstanding in the horizontal direction upward from base plate 30, replaces stop hole 50 and is configured to,
In the stop hole 90 from the inside setting insertion of supply and marketing 86 of arch portion 88 outstanding downwards of Shell Plate 36.
Have hook 44 and hooking sheet 52 in input unit 10 (60,70), above-mentioned hook 44 and hooking sheet 52 are set respectively
Be placed in the one end and another side of the swaying direction of above-mentioned touch tablet 22, and as limitation touch tablet 22 to by lower section
The switch-side displacement restriction poriton of displacement in the opposite direction.Thus, for example even if being carried out in the rear end to touch tablet 22
In the case of push, the front end of opposite side is acted on using hook 44 and the locking of hooking sheet 52, inhibits the bullet of touch tablet 22
It rises.Prevent touch tablet 22 from floating or falling off from the upper surface of main body framework 14 as a result,.
In addition, in electronic equipment 12, since the touch tablet 22 for carrying out push can will be swung with that can utilize
Input unit 10 (60,70), utilized as the operation button (such as doubtful button area 24~26) when using TrackPoint 20,
So operability is high.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, it certainly can be in the range for the purport for not departing from the present invention
It is interior to carry out free change.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, as swinging mounting touch tablet 22 and it is capable of the bearing part of elastic displacement, though
It instantiates as the bearing part 32,62 of plate spring component and as the bearing part 72 of sponge-like member, but bearing part is worked as
So or other are constructed.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of input unit, which is characterized in that have：
Touch tablet receives touch operation；
It is capable of the bearing part of elastic displacement, is that can swing by touch tablet bearing；And
Detection switch is respectively arranged at one using the bearing part as the swaying direction of the touch tablet of oscillation center axle
The back side of end side and another side detects the push of the touch tablet；
Wherein,
Has axis side motion limiting member, which is respectively arranged at the oscillation center axial one
End side and another side, limit the touch tablet to the displacement with the side of pressing in the opposite direction, to prevent touch tablet
Another side floats and falls off from the main body framework of the electronic equipment carried；
Wherein,
Has switch-side motion limiting member, which is respectively arranged at the swaying direction of the touch tablet
One end and another side, limit the touch tablet to the displacement with the side of pressing in the opposite direction, to prevent from touching
The another side of plate floats and falls off from the main body framework of the electronic equipment carried.
2. input unit according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
Has base plate, the back side of the base plate and the touch tablet is arranged opposite, and in the base plate and the touch tablet
The back side between have the bearing part and the detection switch,
The touch tablet has：Shell Plate supports to be that can swing on the top of the base plate by the bearing part；Base
Plate is laminated in the top of the Shell Plate, detects the touch operation；And cover board, it is laminated in the top of the substrate,
Receive the touch operation.
3. input unit according to claim 2, which is characterized in that
The Shell Plate at least has the thinner wall section thinner than the wall thickness at other positions in the part Chong Die with the detection switch.
4. input unit according to claim 2 or 3, which is characterized in that
The bearing part is the plate spring component being located between the base plate and the Shell Plate.
5. input unit according to claim 4, which is characterized in that
The bearing part is to cut a part for the base plate and erect and formed.
6. input unit according to claim 2 or 3, which is characterized in that
The bearing part is the sponge-like member being located between the base plate and the Shell Plate.
7. a kind of electronic equipment, which is characterized in that have：
Input unit described in any one of claim 1 ~ 6；
Key board unit；And
Display device, the input based on the input unit and the key board unit are operated and are shown.
8. electronic equipment according to claim 7, which is characterized in that
Have and is switched with the associated indication of the input unit.
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