CN1945509A - Portable computer and its touch control board - Google Patents
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Abstract
A Touchpad is used in a portable computer which has an opening and at least a functional control component. It consists of touch area and function area. The touch area senses contact to generate a signal, and the function area touches the control component under pressure. The two areas form a plane which shows an opening, and provide the functions of orientation and key-press for the touchpad.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of Trackpad, relate in particular to a kind of Trackpad of portable computer.
Background technology
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 illustrates the top view of conventional portable computer.In portable computer 100, comprising: a keyboard 130, a Trackpad 107 and a plurality of panel feature key 116.Present Trackpad and panel feature key 116 utilize unlike material respectively, and are distributed in the middle of the different zones.The user is by the cursor direction of moveable finger with the control screen, and function key 116 has difference in functionalitys such as the input of execution or shortcut, and the user passes through pressing function key 116 to carry out specific function.
Yet, this practice that Trackpad and panel feature key are separated inconsistent on external form and more not attractive in appearance, utilize in addition and be easy between Trackpad and panel feature key because the difference of material, and the holes of function key (joint) is more, thereby causes the touch pad structure undercapacity and produce destruction.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of portable computer and Trackpad thereof exactly, to increase Trackpad and portable computer integrality attractive in appearance, increases the intensity of structure between Trackpad and function key simultaneously, to prevent destruction.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of Trackpad is proposed, be disposed at a portable computer, portable computer is offered an opening and is had at least one function Control Component.Trackpad comprises: a Touch Zone and functional areas.Touch Zone induction contact is to produce a touching signals.The functional areas pressurized is to touch the function Control Component.Touch Zone and functional areas form a flat surface, and flat surface exposes opening.Make Trackpad that the function of location and button is provided by Touch Zone and functional areas.
According to purpose of the present invention, reintroduce a kind of portable computer, portable computer comprises: a screen, a pedestal, a control module and a Trackpad.Pedestal has an opening.Control module comprises: a cursor Control Component and a function Control Component.The cursor Control Component is in order to receive the position of a touching signals with positioning cursor.Control Component is in order to control at least one specific function.Trackpad is disposed at the control module top.Trackpad comprises: a Touch Zone and functional areas.The Touch Zone connects the cursor Control Component, and Touch Zone induction contact is to produce touching signals to be conveyed to the cursor Control Component.Functional areas are in order to open and close function Control Component, and the functional areas pressurized is to touch the function Control Component.Touch Zone and functional areas form a smooth plane.Appear in opening on this smooth plane.
Portable computer of the present invention and Trackpad thereof are integrated the practice of Touch Zone and functional areas by Trackpad, make the user can be in enterprising line cursor control of Trackpad and the function of pushing protuberance.Not only seem more attractive in appearance and succinct in appearance, avoided the traditional function key to expose the holes that institute must increase simultaneously, thereby improved the intensity of structure, the ruined chance of minimizing function key.
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For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below:
Fig. 1 illustrates the conventional portable computer top view.
Fig. 2 A illustrates the exploded view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 B illustrates the end face stereographic map of Trackpad.
Fig. 2 C illustrates the user and uses portable computer 200 synoptic diagram.
Fig. 2 D illustrates Trackpad and gum synoptic diagram.
Fig. 3 illustrates the sectional view of Trackpad.
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 2 A, it illustrates the exploded view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Portable computer 200 comprises: a screen 204 (being illustrated in Fig. 2 C), a pedestal 201, a control module 208 and a Trackpad 207.Pedestal 201 has an opening 209.The area of Trackpad 207 equals the area of opening 209 in fact.Trackpad 207 is disposed at the top of opening 209 and control module 208 removably.Control module 208 comprises cursor Control Component 208a and function Control Component 208b.Screen 204 is in order to the display highlighting position.Cursor Control Component 208a is in order to receive the position of a touching signals with positioning cursor.Function Control Component 208b is then in order to control at least one specific function.
Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, Fig. 2 B illustrates the end face stereographic map of Trackpad 207.Trackpad 207 has a Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214, Touch Zone 212 is in order to the position of control portable computer 200 cursors, functional areas 214 are in order to open and close function Control Component 208b, when functional areas 214 pressurizeds just can touch function Control Component 208b.For the end face of Trackpad 207, Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214 whole formation one flat surfaces, and touch Trackpad 207 that can be level and smooth when the user is used is appeared in opening 209 on this smooth plane.And between Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214, having a separator bar 213, these separator bar 213 usefulness are so that the user can distinguish Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214 when operation.Please refer to Fig. 2 C, Fig. 2 C illustrates the user and uses portable computer 200 synoptic diagram.As shown in the figure, user's right hand can be in the Touch Zone 212 moves, and this moment, the cursor of portable computer 200 also can and then move, when moving to the user and prefer bit position, utilize left hand pressing function district 214, can carry out the function of the button in corresponding function district 214.Therefore in use, the user does not need to see function Control Component 208b, and Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214 being it seems is an integral body, and Trackpad 207 seems succinct with more for attractive in appearance going up.
Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 D, Fig. 2 D illustrates Trackpad and gum synoptic diagram.The back side of Trackpad 207 has Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214 too, and in the present embodiment, it for example is the first protuberance 216a and the second protuberance 216b that the back side of functional areas 214 has two protuberances.The first protuberance 216a and the second protuberance 216b are inserted in two the hole 211a and the 211b of pedestal 201 in order to correspondence.And be fixed in the back side of Trackpad 207 by gum 220, Trackpad 207 is fixed in the pedestal 201.Simultaneously, for Touch Zone 212 and functional areas 214, both bottom thickness are inequality, such benefit is when pushing the first protuberance 216a and the second protuberance 216b, because Touch Zone 212 has propped up the cursor Control Component of pedestal 201, can push stably when therefore pushing the first protuberance 216a or the second protuberance 216b, and can not cause Touch Zone 212 to produce the phenomenon of warpage.
Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 illustrates the sectional view of Trackpad 207.End face at Trackpad 207 can be provided with an insulation spacer 222, and can be coated with insulating resin 224 (Mylar) on the insulation spacer 222.By cursor Control Component 208a under the Trackpad 207 and function Control Component 208b, transmit signals to microprocessor to carry out subsequent operation.
Portable computer that the above embodiment of the present invention disclosed and Trackpad thereof are integrated the practice of Touch Zone and functional areas by Trackpad, make the user can be in enterprising line cursor control of Trackpad and the function of pushing protuberance.Not only seem more attractive in appearance and succinct in appearance, avoided the traditional function key to expose the holes that institute must increase simultaneously, thereby improved the intensity of structure, the ruined chance of minimizing function key.
In sum; though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any those of ordinary skills; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; should do various changes and modification, so protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion with appended claim.
Claims (16)
1. a Trackpad is disposed at a portable computer, and described portable computer is offered an opening and had at least one function Control Component, comprising:
One Touch Zone, the induction contact is to produce a touching signals; And
One functional areas, in order to the described function Control Component of open and close, described functional areas pressurized is to touch described function Control Component, and described Touch Zone and described functional areas form a flat surface, and described flat surface is exposed to described opening.Make described Trackpad that the function of location and button is provided by described Touch Zone and described functional areas.
2. Trackpad as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described functional areas comprise that also at least one protuberance is arranged at the below of described flat surface, and the corresponding described protuberance of described portable computer is provided with at least one hole, and described protuberance is embedded at described described hole accordingly.
3. Trackpad as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described Touch Zone and described functional areas also comprise a separator bar, to separate described Touch Zone and described functional areas.
4. Trackpad as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described Trackpad also comprises an insulation spacer, is arranged on the described Trackpad.
5. Trackpad as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, an insulating resin also is set on the described insulation spacer.
6. Trackpad as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described functional areas also comprise one first function key and one second function key, and described first function key and described second function key are respectively finished different functions.
7. Trackpad as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the thickness of described Touch Zone and described functional areas is inequality.
8. Trackpad as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described bottom surface also attaches a gum.
9. portable computer comprises:
One screen can show a cursor;
One pedestal has an opening;
One control module comprises:
One cursor Control Component is in order to receive a touching signals to locate the position of described cursor;
One function Control Component is in order to control at least one specific function;
One Trackpad is disposed at described control module top, comprising:
One Touch Zone is connected in described cursor Control Component, and the induction contact of described Touch Zone is to produce described touching signals to be conveyed to described cursor Control Component; And
One functional areas, in order to the described function Control Component of open and close, described functional areas pressurized is to touch described function Control Component, and described Touch Zone and described functional areas form a flat surface, and described flat surface is exposed to described opening.
10. portable computer as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, comprise that also at least one protuberance is arranged at described flat surface below, the corresponding described protuberance of described portable computer is provided with at least one hole, and described protuberance is embedded at described hole accordingly.
11. portable computer as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described Touch Zone and described functional areas also comprise a separator bar, to separate described Touch Zone and described functional areas.
12. portable computer as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described portable computer also comprises an insulation spacer, is arranged on the described Trackpad.
13. portable computer as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, an insulating resin also is set on the described insulation spacer.
14. portable computer as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described functional areas also comprise one first function key and one second function key, and described first function key and described second function key are respectively taken charge of different functions.
15. portable computer as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the described Touch Zone of described Trackpad and the thickness of described functional areas are inequality.
16. portable computer as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described bottom surface also attaches a gum.
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