CN1420630A

CN1420630A - Touch-controlled switchgear

Info

Publication number: CN1420630A
Application number: CN 01134960
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韦景川
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2001-11-20
Filing date: 2001-11-20
Publication date: 2003-05-28

Abstract

A switch controlled by touching and used in the electronic devices such as a private computer, notebook computer or server can make the power supply unit supply or stop the electricity to the electronic device by only using the manner of touching. It consists of the following structural parts as a touch component which is a metal plate or a induction plate formed by metal painting for receiving the body static electricity from the touching by the user, a control module of power supply switch coupled with the touch component. The power supply unit is switched on or off when the touch component receives the body internal resistance.

Description

Touch-controlled switchgear

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of touch-controlled switchgear, more detailed it, be the touch-controlled switchgear of only can the driving power feeding mechanism electronic installation being powered or stopping power supply with touch manner input about in order to allow the user not cost power.

Background technology

General desktop PC or notebook personal computer ... in computer installation, the switching device that the mechanical switch device activates/closes for the power supply of the most normal employing.

Yet, the shortcoming of existing switching device is it owing to be mechanical structure, so comparatively require great effort in the operation, and, frequently easily cause contact wearing and tearing because of user's compression number, so use a period of time just must change new product, but the cost of this kind mechanical switch device is higher, its unit price does not wait about 10 to 90 yuan greatly; In addition, in the process of pushing, easily produce piezoelectricity bounce (bounce), that is this kind mechanical switch device when moving, ON is bound to open and close action fast through one section, just can stably be parked in the ON position, so cause the computer installation misoperation.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of touch-controlled switchgear, the control of its electric power starting applicable to electronic installation/close is in order to allow the user not cost power and interestingly only can the driving power feeding mechanism to be powered or be stopped power supply by electronic installation with the touch manner input.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of touch-controlled switchgear, the control of its electric power starting applicable to electronic installation/close changes by the electronic type touch action mechanical type push action effectively to avoid the piezoelectricity bounce.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of touch-controlled switchgear, and it is applicable to the control of the On/Off of electronic installation, allows the user can be by the mechanical type push action being changed by the electronic type touch action to increase the useful life of switching device.

According to above-described purpose, the present invention promptly provides a kind of touch-controlled switchgear.Touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention, in order to allow the user not cost power and interestingly only can the driving power feeding mechanism to be powered or be stopped power supply by electronic installation with touch manner input, this touch-controlled switchgear comprises with lower member: one touches parts, uses for the user to touch with the internal resistance of induction human body; An and power switch control module, itself and this touch parts couple, if after this power switch control module was connected in series the human body internal resistance of being sensed by these touch parts, promptly the Switching power feeding mechanism for example switched to by powering and stops power supply the power supply state of electronic installation.

In addition, touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention also can be set up many group power switch control modules and touch parts, thereby promotes the accuracy of switch motion, can effectively avoid generation of false action.

The invention provides a kind of touch-controlled switchgear, it is a kind of switching device that replaces mechanical structure with the electronic type structure, allow the user by and not the power of costing push, only need touch gently these touch parts (when for example adopting the structure of Fig. 2 (A)) or up and down, left and right sides paddling touches these touch parts (when for example adopting the structure of Fig. 2 (B)), thereby the user is provided a kind of easy to use and durable switching device.

Description of drawings

For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, will with preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs. describes embodiments of the invention in detail, the content Description of accompanying drawing is as follows:

Fig. 1 is system's block schematic diagram, and it shows the basic system architecture figure of touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention;

Fig. 2 (A) and Fig. 2 (B) are schematic circuit diagram, in order to the circuit hardware organisational chart of the embodiment that shows touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention; And

Fig. 3 is system's block schematic diagram, and it shows the basic system architecture figure of another embodiment of touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention.

Symbol description among the figure:

1 touch-controlled switchgear

2 input detection modules

3 power supply devices

10,100,101 touch parts

11 power switch control modules

110、111、113、114 CMOS4066

A, A ', B, B ', C, C ', D, D ' end

C, C ' electric capacity

S0, S0 ', S1, S1 ' control end

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1, wherein show the basic system architecture figure a when electronic installation uses touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention (part that it is comprised as dashed rectangle 1), among the following embodiment, touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention only can be powered or stop power supply by 2 pairs of electronic installations of driving power feeding mechanism with the touch manner input in order to allow the user not cost power.

This electronic installation for example comprises desktop PC, notebook personal computer, servo host ... Deng, it comprises touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention and power supply device 2.What must note a bit is, this electronic installation also comprises other component parts, but only shows part related to the present invention herein, and these component parts are the existing standard outfit of general electronic installation, therefore, below will its purposes and structure be described in further detail.

The fundamental system assembly of touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention comprises: one touches parts 10 and a power switch control module 11.This touches parts 10, be to spray paint mode and the sensing chip that forms with general conductor metal or metal, use for the user and touch with the internal resistance of induction human body, and make this power switch control module 11 produce switching between On states and Off state according to the human body internal resistance that this is sensed, to cause the power supply state of these power supply device 2 switchings to electronic installation.

See also Fig. 2 (A) and Fig. 2 (B), it is that the circuit hardware that shows an embodiment of touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention is organized the summary Organization Chart, the operating state of touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention when touching in order to the explanation user.

At first, shown in Fig. 2 (A), this power switch control module 11 is an electric circuit construction, and mainly is made up of cmos analog switch, and this cmos analog switch promptly adopts CMOS4066110,111 in the present embodiment.What wherein, must note a bit is that this power switch control module 11 also comprises other component parts, but only show part related to the present invention herein, and this CMOS4066110,111 is an existing integrated circuits formula analog switch, therefore, below will it further not described.

At first introduce actual state, when the user does not touch these touch parts 100, because the control end S0 of a CMOS4066 assembly 110 can sense the voltage that end A is supplied by power end Vcc, making the end A and the end B of a CMOS4066 assembly 110 is the On state, and the control end S1 that makes the 2nd CMOS4066 assembly 111 does not receive the voltage input by power end Vcc, is the Off state and make the end C of the 2nd CMOS4066 assembly 111 and end D; After the user touches these touch parts 100, cause of the internal resistance of the control end S0 serial connection of a CMOS4066 assembly 110 from user itself, make the voltage of being supplied by power end Vcc disappear by user's ground connection, therefore allow the end A and the end B of a CMOS4066 assembly 110 be the Off state, allow the voltage of power end Vcc directly import control end S1 into this moment, and make the end C of the 2nd CMOS4066 assembly 111 and end D switch to the On state, and the power supply state that power supply device 3 is switched electronic installation.

Wherein, because a CMOS4066 has 4 monomers, so in this enforcement, 2 monomers that do not use can be imported for Reset and use.

Then, see also Fig. 2 (B), it shows that touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention uses two groups of hardware circuit Organization Charts that touch parts 100,101.Touch-controlled switchgear 1 of the present invention also uses two groups to touch parts and carry out except above-mentioned mode, increasing the accuracy of its On/Off, and prevents misoperation.As shown in the figure, this is graphic to be according to the CMOS4066 among above-mentioned Fig. 2 (A) 110,111 and to touch parts 100 and set up the identical circuit structure of another group again, that is, have additional CMOS4066 112,113 and touch parts 101.Because the CMOS4066 112,113 among Fig. 2 (B) and to touch the framework of parts 101 identical with the framework of CMOS4066 110,111 among Fig. 2 (A) and touch parts 100, therefore, below will be not to the operation situation repeat specification of Fig. 2 (B) operating state.In this enforcement, if user's desire is opened or when closing the power supply device of closing electronic device, then need touch these touch parts 100,101 respectively.In like manner in above-mentioned, after the user touches these touch parts 100, to make the 2nd CMOS4066 assembly 111 become the On state by the Off state, and then, need to touch these touch parts 101 (not touched these touch parts 100), at this moment, will make the 2nd CMOS4066 assembly 111 become the Off state by the On state, and make the 4th CMOS4066 assembly 114 become the On state by the Off state, and the power supply state (stop power supply or power) that power supply device 3 is switched electronic installation.

As previously mentioned, the touch parts the 100, the 101st of Fig. 2 (B), with up and down or about corresponding relation and placing, therefore, the user only needs with finger gently by 100 strokes of touch parts 101 to the right (or downside) of touch parts (can also mark in the other direction) of the left side (or upside), then the power supply state of switchable power supply feeding mechanism 3.

Moreover, see also Fig. 3, wherein show the basic system architecture figure of another embodiment of touch-controlled switchgear of the present invention, for omitting explanation, part identical with Fig. 1 in the present embodiment is with not repeat specification.As shown in the figure, this input detection module 2 is the preparation power supply (Standby power) of computer-internal, be general known Auxiliary 5v or Sub 5V, wherein, this input detection module 2 is set with a detection time of switching power supply state, and be by the basic input/output of general computer-internal (Basic Input/OutputSystem this detection time; BIOS) preestablish and provide detection between 2 seconds to 10 seconds.

Whether detected Off state that the power switch control module 11 of (being shown in Fig. 2 (A) and Fig. 2 (B)) in the various embodiments described above transmitted by this input detection module 2 switches to the On state and keeps more than 2 seconds and (promptly touch the time of these touch parts), if the time, the power supply state of promptly changeable this power supply device 2.Touch-controlled switchgear 1 more accurate touch control manner of the present invention is provided by this, effectively prevents misoperation.

The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not in order to limit the scope of essence technology contents of the present invention, essence technology contents of the present invention broadly is defined in claims, any technology entity or method that other people are finished, if it is identical with the definien of claims institute, or be the change of same equivalence, the numbering of for example employed CMOS electronic building brick is not defined as CMOS4066, any CMOS electronic building brick that can change original output end signal because of human body touch all will be regarded as being covered by among this patent scope.

Claims

1. touch-controlled switchgear, this touch-controlled switchgear comprises with lower member:

One touches parts, and it is arranged on the electronic installation, uses for the user to touch with the internal resistance of induction human body; And

One power switch control module, itself and this touch parts couple, if after this power switch control module was connected in series the human body internal resistance of being sensed by these touch parts, promptly the Switching power feeding mechanism was to the power supply state of electronic installation.

2. according to the touch-controlled switchgear of claim 1, it is characterized in that: this electronic installation is desktop PC, notebook personal computer or server.

3. according to the touch-controlled switchgear of claim 2, it is characterized in that: this touch-controlled switchgear also comprises an input detection module, in order to detect the serial connection time of this power switch control module serial connection human body internal resistance, with the validity of determining that this power supply switches.

4. according to the touch-controlled switchgear of claim 1, it is characterized in that: these touch parts are the sensing chip that conductor metal or the metal mode of spraying paint form.

5. according to the touch-controlled switchgear of claim 1, it is characterized in that: this power switch control module adopts the CMOS electronic building brick to combine.

6. according to the touch-controlled switchgear of claim 5, it is characterized in that: this CMOS electronic building brick is CMOS4066.

7. according to the touch-controlled switchgear of claim 1, it is characterized in that: when this touch-controlled switchgear has a plurality of touch parts and power switch control module, each touches parts respectively with one the power switch control module is corresponding couples, after touching these touch parts one by one via the user, promptly the switchable power supply feeding mechanism is to the power supply state of electronic installation.