CN114077317B - Touch control plate module and electronic computer thereof - Google Patents

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CN114077317B
CN114077317B CN202010830335.1A CN202010830335A CN114077317B CN 114077317 B CN114077317 B CN 114077317B CN 202010830335 A CN202010830335 A CN 202010830335A CN 114077317 B CN114077317 B CN 114077317B
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Abstract

The invention provides a touch pad module and an electronic computer thereof, wherein the touch pad module comprises a bracket, a touch pad assembly and a supporting plate, and the supporting plate is arranged between the bracket and the touch pad assembly and is used for enabling one end of the touch pad assembly to swing relative to the bracket when the one end of the touch pad assembly is touched; the support plate comprises a plate body, at least one support part and a swinging part, and the plate body, the support part and the swinging part are integrally formed. In addition, the invention also provides an electronic computer with the touch pad module.

Description

Touch control plate module and electronic computer thereof
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of input devices, and more particularly, to an input device with a touch function.
Background
With the technological change, electronic devices are becoming more convenient for human life, so it is an important task to make the operation of the electronic devices more humanized. For example, electronic devices commonly used in daily life are notebook computers, mobile phones, satellite navigation devices, etc., and the functions of the electronic devices are becoming increasingly powerful and complex due to the greatly improved storage capacity and processor operation performance of the electronic devices. In order to efficiently operate a plurality of electronic devices, manufacturers of electronic devices use a touch pad as an input device to operate the plurality of electronic devices.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional notebook computer and a touch pad module thereof. The touch pad module 1 is disposed in the housing 21 of the notebook computer 2 and is at least partially exposed to the outside for a user to touch to operate the notebook computer 2, for example, the user can touch the touch pad module 1 by a finger and slide on the touch pad module 1 to move the cursor 23 on the screen 22, and can press the touch pad module 1 to make the notebook computer 2 execute a specific function, so that the touch pad module 1 can replace the mouse function, and the user does not need to carry or install the mouse additionally.
Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3 in synchronization, fig. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 1 when not touched, and fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 2 after pressed. The touch pad module 1 includes a touch pad assembly 11, a bracket 12 and a supporting component 13, wherein a switch 113 is disposed below a first end 111 of the touch pad assembly 11, the bracket 12 is disposed below the touch pad assembly 11 and is locked in a receiving space (not shown) of the housing 21 by a locking element (not shown) such as a screw, and the supporting component 13 is disposed between a second end 112 of the touch pad assembly 11 and the bracket 12 and is used as a fulcrum for swinging the first end 111 of the touch pad assembly 11.
Furthermore, the supporting component 13 includes a metal supporting block 131 and a thin metal spring 132, the thin metal spring 132 is located between the metal supporting block 131 and the touch pad component 11 and partially protrudes out of the metal supporting block 131, wherein the metal supporting block 131 is used as a supporting structure for supporting the thin metal spring 132 and the touch pad component 13, when the first end 111 of the touch pad component 11 is pressed, the thin metal spring 132 protruding out of the metal supporting block 131 deforms and enables the first end 131 of the touch pad component 13 to swing downward relative to the bracket 12 to trigger the switch 113, as shown in fig. 3, and when the first end 111 of the touch pad component 11 is not pressed any more, the first end 111 of the touch pad component 11 can swing upward to restore to the original position according to the elastic force generated after the deformation of the thin metal spring 132.
However, the disadvantage of the conventional touch pad module 1 is that the number of components of the supporting component 13 is large, such that the stacking tolerance is not easy to control and the components are easy to separate from each other, and the metal supporting blocks 131 are disposed, such that the touch pad module 1 is not easy to be light, thin and has high cost and unit price. Therefore, the conventional touch pad module and the electronic computer having the same have room for improvement.
Disclosure of Invention
An objective of the present invention is to provide a touch panel module with a support plate integrally formed, so as to reduce the number of material parts, assembly process and tolerance in the process, and further reduce the weight and cost of the touch panel module.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic computer having the above touch pad module.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a touch pad module, including a bracket, a touch pad assembly and a support plate. A switch is arranged below a first end of the touch control plate component; the support plate comprises a plate body, at least one support part and a swinging part, and the plate body, the at least one support part and the swinging part are integrally formed; the plate body is arranged between a second end of the touch plate component and the bracket, the at least one supporting part extends from the plate body to the direction of the bracket to form a protruding structure, and the swinging part extends outwards from at least part of side edges of the plate body, so that the first end of the touch plate component can swing relative to the bracket when the first end of the touch plate component is touched, and the switch is triggered.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention also provides an electronic computer including a housing, a processor, and a touch pad module. A shell with an inward concave containing space; a processor disposed in the housing; and a touch pad module disposed in the accommodating space and electrically connected to the processor, comprising: a bracket; a switch is arranged below a first end of the touch control plate assembly; the support plate comprises a plate body, at least one support part and a swinging part, and the plate body, the at least one support part and the swinging part are integrally formed; the plate body is arranged between a second end of the touch plate component and the bracket, the at least one supporting part extends from the plate body to the direction of the bracket to form a protruding structure, and the swinging part extends outwards from at least part of side edges of the plate body, so that the first end of the touch plate component can swing relative to the bracket when the first end of the touch plate component is touched, and the switch is triggered.
The invention has the beneficial effects that the supporting plate for supporting the touch control plate component and enabling the touch control plate component to swing relative to the bracket is integrally formed in the touch control plate module, so that the number of materials, assembly procedures and tolerance in the process can be reduced, the touch control plate module can be thinned, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional notebook computer and a touch pad module thereof.
Fig. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 1 when not touched.
Fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 2 after being pressed.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an external structure of an electronic computer and a touch pad module according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of the touch pad module of the electronic computer shown in fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the supporting plate of the touch pad module shown in fig. 6 at another view angle.
Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application of the touch pad module according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.
The reference numerals are as follows:
1. touch panel module
2. Notebook computer
3. Touch panel module
3' touch pad module
4. Electronic computer
5. Signal transmission means
6. Desktop computer
11. Touch control panel assembly
12. Bracket support
13. Support assembly
21. Outer casing
22. Screen panel
23. Cursor
24. Frame
31. Touch control panel assembly
32. Bracket support
33. Supporting plate
34. Shell body
41. Shell body
42. Screen panel
43. Processor and method for controlling the same
44. Cursor
111. First end of touch control plate assembly
112. Second end of touch control plate assembly
113. Switch
131. Metal supporting block
132. Thin metal spring plate
311. First end of touch control plate assembly
312. Second end of touch control plate assembly
313. Upper cover plate
314. Circuit board
315. Colloid
316. Switch
317. Pressure sensitive adhesive
331. Board body
332. Swing part
333. Support part
334. Strip-shaped hollowed-out part
D1 Distance of separation
D2 Spacing of
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Embodiments of the present invention will be further illustrated by the following description in conjunction with the associated drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts. In the drawings, the shape and thickness may be exaggerated for simplicity and convenience. It will be appreciated that elements not specifically shown in the drawings or described in the specification are in a form known to those skilled in the art. Many variations and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art in light of the disclosure herein.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing an appearance structure of a touch pad module of the electronic computer according to the present invention in a preferred embodiment. The electronic computer 4 is a notebook computer, but not limited to, and includes a housing 41, a screen 42, a processor 43 and a touch pad module 3, wherein the housing 41 has an inward concave accommodating space for the touch pad module 3 to be disposed therein and electrically connected with the processor 43, and at least a portion of the touch pad module 3 is exposed to the outside for a user to touch to operate the electronic computer 4, for example, the user can touch the touch pad module 3 with a finger and slide on the touch pad module 3 to move a cursor 44 on the screen 42, or can click (touch) the touch pad module 3 to make the electronic computer 4 execute a specific function.
Referring to fig. 5 and 6, fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a touch pad module of the electronic computer shown in fig. 4, and fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5. The touch pad module 3 includes a touch pad assembly 31, a bracket 32, and a supporting plate 33, the bracket 32 is disposed below the touch pad assembly 31 and is locked in the housing 41 by a locking element (not shown) such as a screw, and the supporting plate 33 is disposed between the second end 312 of the touch pad assembly 31 and the bracket 32 for supporting the touch pad assembly 31 and for the first end 311 of the touch pad assembly 31 to swing up and down relative to the bracket 32.
In the preferred embodiment, the touch pad assembly 31 includes an upper cover 313, a circuit board 314 disposed below the upper cover 313, and a switch 316 disposed below the circuit board 314, wherein the upper cover 311 is combined with the circuit board 314 via a glue 315, the upper surface of the upper cover is exposed to the touch and operation of a user, and the circuit board 314 senses the touch and operation of the user on the upper cover 311 to output corresponding electronic signals to the processor 43 of the electronic computer 4, so that the electronic computer 4 executes corresponding instructions. In the preferred embodiment, the upper cover 311 may be a glass cover or a plastic cover, and the glue 315 is a pressure sensitive glue (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive, PSA), but not limited thereto.
Furthermore, please refer to fig. 7, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the supporting plate of the touch pad module shown in fig. 6 at another view angle. The support plate 33 includes a plate body 331, a swinging portion 332, and a plurality of support portions 333 arranged at intervals, and the plate body 331, the swinging portion 332, and the plurality of support portions 333 are integrally formed; the plate 331 is disposed between the second end 312 of the touch pad assembly 31 and the bracket 32, and each supporting portion 333 extends from the plate 331 toward the bracket 32 to form a protruding structure, and the swinging portion 332 extends outward from a portion of the side edge of the plate 331.
In the preferred embodiment, the supporting plate 33 is made of metal, such as iron, the swinging portion 332 is in a strip structure, the plate body 331 is connected to the circuit board 314 of the touch pad assembly 31 via the pressure sensitive adhesive (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive, PSA) 317, and at least part of the supporting portion 333 is connected to the bracket 32 by laser welding, but the material of the supporting plate 33, the shape of the swinging portion 332 of the supporting plate 33, and the connection manner of the supporting plate 33 and the touch pad assembly 31 and the bracket 32 are not limited to the above.
Next, the operation of the touch panel module 3 will be described. When the first end 311 of the touch pad assembly 31 is pressed, the supporting portion 333 of the supporting plate 33 is used for supporting the plate 331 and the swinging portion 332, and the swinging portion 332 swings downward relative to the plate 331 according to the driving of the touch pad assembly 31, so that the first end 311 of the touch pad assembly 31 can swing downward with the supporting plate 33 as a fulcrum until the switch 316 abuts against the bracket 32, and as a result, the switch 316 is triggered, so that the circuit board 314 electrically connected with the switch 316 outputs a corresponding electronic signal to the processor 43 of the electronic computer, and the electronic computer 4 performs a corresponding function. When the first end 311 of the touch pad assembly 31 is not touched, the swinging portion 332 of the supporting plate 33 can drive the first end 311 of the touch pad assembly 31 to swing upwards according to the elastic force generated after the deformation thereof, so as to restore the original position.
Preferably, but not limited to, a bar-shaped hollow portion 334 is further disposed between the swinging portion 332 and the plate body 331 of the supporting plate 33 of the touch panel module 3, and any end of the bar-shaped hollow portion 334 has a spacing distance D1 from a corresponding end of the swinging portion 332 having a bar-shaped structure, wherein the spacing distance D1, the spacing D2 between two ends of the swinging portion 332, and the thickness of the supporting plate 33 can affect the minimum touch pressure channel (i.e. the force channel of the minimum triggerable switch 316) of the touch panel assembly 31, that is, the minimum touch pressure channel of the touch panel assembly 31 can be changed by properly designing the spacing distance D1, the spacing D2 between two ends of the swinging portion 332, and the thickness of the supporting plate 33.
According to the above description, the touch pad module 3 of the present invention is designed to support the touch pad assembly 31 and make the support plate 33 of the touch pad assembly 31 capable of swinging relative to the bracket 32 integrally formed, so as to reduce the number of materials, assembly procedures and tolerances in the process, and reduce the manufacturing cost.
In addition, the touch pad module of the present invention is not limited to be disposed in an electronic computer. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application of the touch pad module according to another preferred embodiment of the invention. The touch pad module 3' shown in fig. 8 is an input device independent of the electronic computer and can be connected to the desktop computer 6 through a signal transmission means 5, such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB). Further, the touch pad module 3 'of the present preferred embodiment may be the touch pad module 3 described in the foregoing preferred embodiment, and the difference is that the touch pad module 3' further includes a housing 34 for accommodating the touch pad assembly 31, the bracket 32 and the support plate 33.
The above description is for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention as claimed, and all other equivalent changes and modifications that may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention disclosed herein are intended to be included in the claims of the present invention.

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1. A touch pad module, comprising:
a bracket;
a switch is arranged below a first end of the touch control plate assembly; and
the support plate comprises a plate body, at least one support part and a swinging part, and the plate body, the at least one support part and the swinging part are integrally formed; the plate body is arranged between a second end of the touch plate component and the bracket, the at least one supporting part extends from the plate body to the direction of the bracket to form a convex structure, and the swinging part extends outwards from at least part of side edges of the plate body, so that the first end of the touch plate component can swing relative to the bracket when the first end of the touch plate component is touched, and the switch is triggered; the swinging part is in a strip-shaped structure, a minimum touch pressure channel of the touch control plate assembly is changed at least according to the different distances between two ends of the strip-shaped structure, a strip-shaped hollowed part is arranged between the swinging part and the plate body, and a spacing distance is arranged between one end of the strip-shaped hollowed part and a corresponding end of the strip-shaped structure; the minimum touch pressure channel of the touch pad assembly is changed at least according to the difference of the interval distance.
2. The touch pad module of claim 1, wherein the at least one supporting portion comprises a plurality of supporting portions, and the plurality of supporting portions are arranged at intervals.
3. The touch pad module of claim 1, wherein the at least one support portion is connected to the bracket by laser welding.
4. The touch pad module of claim 1, wherein the pad body is connected to the touch pad assembly via a pressure sensitive adhesive.
5. The touch pad module of claim 1, wherein the touch pad assembly comprises an upper cover plate and a circuit board, wherein the upper cover plate is disposed above the circuit board and at least partially exposed outside a housing, and the switch is disposed on a lower surface of the circuit board.
6. The touch pad module of claim 5, wherein the upper cover is a glass cover or a plastic cover, and the upper cover is glued to the circuit board by a glue.
7. The touch pad module of claim 5, wherein the housing is located on an electronic computer or the touch pad module comprises the housing.
8. An electronic computer, comprising:
a shell with an inward concave containing space;
a processor disposed in the housing; and
the touch control plate module is arranged in the accommodating space and is electrically connected with the processor, and comprises:
a bracket;
a switch is arranged below a first end of the touch control plate assembly; and
the support plate comprises a plate body, at least one support part and a swinging part, and the plate body, the at least one support part and the swinging part are integrally formed; the plate body is arranged between a second end of the touch plate component and the bracket, the at least one supporting part extends from the plate body to the direction of the bracket to form a protruding structure, the swinging part extends outwards from at least part of side edges of the plate body and is used for enabling the first end of the touch plate component to swing relative to the bracket when the first end of the touch plate component is touched, so that the switch is triggered, the swinging part is in a strip-shaped structure, a minimum touch pressure channel of the touch plate component is changed at least according to different intervals of two ends of the strip-shaped structure, a strip-shaped hollowed-out part is arranged between the swinging part and the plate body, and a spacing distance is reserved between one end of the strip-shaped hollowed-out part and a corresponding end of the strip-shaped structure; the minimum touch pressure channel of the touch pad assembly is changed at least according to the difference of the interval distance.
9. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the at least one supporting portion comprises a plurality of supporting portions, and the plurality of supporting portions are arranged at intervals.
10. The computer of claim 8, wherein the at least one support portion is connected to the bracket by laser welding.
11. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the board body is connected to the touch pad assembly via a pressure sensitive adhesive.
12. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the touch pad assembly comprises an upper cover plate and a circuit board, wherein the upper cover plate is arranged above the circuit board and at least partially exposed outside a housing, and the switch is arranged on the lower surface of the circuit board.
13. The electronic computer of claim 12, wherein the upper cover is a glass cover or a plastic cover, and the upper cover is glued to the circuit board by a glue.
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