CN203133795U - Thin-type input device - Google Patents

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CN203133795U
CN203133795U CN201220521347.7U CN201220521347U CN203133795U CN 203133795 U CN203133795 U CN 203133795U CN 201220521347 U CN201220521347 U CN 201220521347U CN 203133795 U CN203133795 U CN 203133795U
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张雪珍
韦安琪
陈志隆
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The utility model provides a thin-type input device comprising a touch panel, a light guiding module and an image layer component. The touch panel is touched to generate a touch signal corresponding to the touch and a touch position; the light guiding module is arranged below the touch panel and further comprises one or more optical membrane layer, and optical characteristics of guiding-out light rays are adjusted; and the image layer component is detachably arranged below the touch panel, a plurality of button images are defined on the image layer component and indicate the position, corresponding to each button, of the touch panel, and the light guiding module illuminates the image layer component.

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Slim input media
[technical field]
The utility model is relevant for key board unit, particularly about a kind of slim input media.
[background technology]
The specification of 3C Product makes every computer peripheral apparatus develop towards slimming constantly towards lightening development.
Be example with the keyboard, the thickness of keyboard newly developed also constantly dwindles.Keyboard thickness in the market is approximately between about 1 centimetre.In order to reduce keyboard thickness, several slight keyboard structures have been proposed in the known technology.US Patent No. 7,164,089 has proposed a kind of press-key structure, can reduce the height that button occupies, and shortens button cap necessary operations stroke, thereby reduces keyboard thickness.US 6,700, and 508 have also proposed the press-key structure of another kind of shortening button cap operational stroke.US 6,005, and 209 replace the button cap structure with deformable film, and the linearity that replaces button cap with the slight deformation of film moves.
Yet, in US 7,164,089 and US 6,700,508, button cap still occupies certain thickness, and the triggering structure that is positioned at the button cap bottom also occupies certain thickness, and makes the effect that reduces keyboard thickness be subjected to certain limitation.US 6,005, though 209 removed button cap, trigger structure and still have certain thickness, still make the effect that reduces keyboard thickness be restricted.
U.S. disclosure of the Invention US 2011/0291936 and US 2011/0291938 have proposed different slight keyboards respectively.US 2011/0291936 attaches film and the printing opacity contact panel with button pattern on light guide plate, after being pressed through contact panel, produce the signal of corresponding button image.2011/0291938 of US directly is formed at light guide plate with the button image, and directly attaches the printing opacity contact panel on light guide plate.Aforesaid light guide plate all is to see through side direction to be subjected to light, and then illumination button pattern.If the light guide plate area is when big, then each button image has the inconsistent problem of brightness, and is for example brighter and away from the button dark images of light source near the button image of light source.
[summary of the invention]
Because the slight keyboard thickness in the known technology has reached certain lower limit, the utility model proposes a kind of slim input media, further reduce the thickness of input media.
In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, the utility model proposes a kind of slim input media, comprise a contact panel, a light guide module, an image layer assembly.
Contact panel produce for touching that a correspondence is touched and touch location touch signal.
Light guide module is arranged at the below of contact panel, and light guide module more comprises one or several optical films, adjusts the optical characteristics that derives light.
The image layer assembly is arranged at the below of contact panel, and several button images of definition on the image layer assembly, indicate each corresponding button in the position of contact panel, and light guide module is in order to the illumination image layer assembly.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, contact panel has confession and touches and produce aforesaid first mode of operation of touching signal, reaches second mode of operation that produces the corresponding handwriting input signal that touches continuously for touching continuously.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, slim input media also comprises a pedestal, be fixed thereon for contact panel, image layer assembly and light guide module, and position and coincide mutually, and the upper surface of the upper surface of pedestal with reflection characteristic or pedestal settled the blooming of high reflectance.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, light guide module comprises one or several optical films, adjusts the optical characteristics that derives light.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, the thickness of contact panel is not more than 2.5 millimeters.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, the image layer assembly is light-permeable, and the button image is to be printed in the image layer assembly.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, the image layer assembly comprises several separative elements that interosculates, and each separative element comprises different images or color respectively.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, the coating plural number is planted the colorant of different colours on the image layer assembly, to constitute the button image.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, slim input media also comprises several light sources that suitably distributes, and throws light on throw light to described light guide module with side-light type or penetration.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, light guide module is set up in parallel by several light guide plate and forms, and slim input media more comprises several light sources, and throw light is to each light guide plate respectively.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, the image layer assembly is a printed article, printing button image on it, or an Electronic Paper, the display button image, but and the button image be fixing or dynamic change.
In one or more embodiment of the present utility model, the image layer assembly is for changeing.
In the combinations thereof and need not operational stroke or the distortion part, and therefore the thickness of each part can significantly reduce the thickness of input media also less than the mechanical structure in the conventional keyboard.Light guide module provides the effect of self-illumination, is conducive to use slim input media in underlit place.
In addition, the image layer assembly can extract or the alternate manner dismounting, and is replaced into other image layer assembly, thereby changes the keyboard layout of slim input media rapidly, and changes input function.
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The present invention is further detailed explanation below in conjunction with drawings and embodiments.
Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model first embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view for the utility model second embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model the 3rd embodiment.
Fig. 4 is among the utility model the 4th embodiment, the configuration schematic diagram of light source and light guide module.
Fig. 5 is among the utility model the 5th embodiment, the configuration schematic diagram of light source and light guide module.
Fig. 6 is among the utility model the 6th embodiment, the configuration schematic diagram of light source and light guide module.
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100 slim input media 110 contact panels
111 protective seams, 120 image layer assemblies
120a Electronic Paper 130 light guide modules
130a optical film 131 light guide plate
140 pedestals, 150 light sources
[embodiment]
See also shown in Figure 1ly, the utility model first embodiment discloses a kind of slim input media 100.In the utility model embodiment, slim input media 100 is to be example with the keyboard, but is not limited with keyboard.
Slim input media 100 comprises a contact panel 110, an image layer assembly 120, a light guide module 130 and a pedestal 140.
Contact panel 110 has one first mode of operation and one second mode of operation.Aforesaid first mode of operation and second mode of operation see through a control chip that is connected in contact panel 110 and switch, also the driver that can see through in the data processing equipment (for example main frame) switches, and changes the signal output mode of contact panel 110.
In first mode of operation, contact panel 110 produce for touching that a correspondence is touched and touch location touch signal, thereby input to data processing equipment, produce the operation signal of a corresponding touch location.In second mode of operation, contact panel 110 supplies to touch continuously, and according to the track that touches continuously, produces the corresponding handwriting input signal that touches continuously, and inputs to data processing equipment, and produces handwriting input at data processing equipment.Preferably, contact panel 110 more comprises a protective seam 111, is covered in the top of contact panel 110, thereby avoids contact panel 110 to be worn.First mode of operation and second mode of operation do not need to exist simultaneously, in the demand of most of slim input medias 100, only need have first mode of operation just can satisfy the demands.
Image layer assembly 120 is arranged at the below of contact panel 110, and several button images of definition on the image layer assembly 120, indicates each corresponding key in the position of contact panel 110.When being touched corresponding to the zone of a button image on the contact panel 110, contact panel 110 produces and touches signal, can make data processing equipment produce the operation signal of corresponding aforementioned keys image, thereby produces the operational motion of similar solid button.
In Fig. 1, image layer assembly 120 is single layer structures, but image layer assembly 120 is not limited with single layer structure.In an embodiment, image layer assembly 120 comprises several separative elements that interosculates, and sees through to engage one another or glue together, and constitutes a stratiform structure, and each separative element comprises different images or color respectively, thereby forms the required keyboard layout of user.
Light guide module 130 is arranged at the below of image layer assembly 120, in order to illumination image layer assembly 120.Light guide module 130 uses a thin light guide panel, to reduce the integral thickness of slim input media.In addition, a reflection configuration is located at the below of film shape bottom surface of light guide plate or this film shape light guide plate, thus make projection enter light in the film shape light guide plate through reflection after, externally throwed by the upper surface of film shape light guide plate.
Image layer assembly 120 is light-permeable, and is for example transparent or semitransparent, and to change the effect of light penetration, these button images are to be printed in image layer assembly 120.Aforesaid image layer assembly 120 also can be local light-permeable, button image printing opacity for example, and remainder is light tight, or the button image is light tight, and remainder printing opacity, make the button image can with other zone difference and for user's identification to some extent.Or be coated with the colorant that plural number is planted different colours on the image layer assembly 120, constitute the button image of different color respectively.Simultaneously, contact panel 110 is positioned at the top of image layer assembly 120.Transmission illumination, the user sees through contact panel 110 and sees button image on the image layer assembly 120, and correctly touches the corresponding key image.
Pedestal 140 usefulness are fixed thereon for contact panel 110, image layer assembly 120 and light guide module 130, and position and coincide mutually, and form slim input media 100.The upper surface of pedestal 140 can have reflection characteristic, or the upper surface of pedestal 140 is settled the blooming of high reflectance.In addition, image layer assembly 120 is replaceable, to replace when slim input media 100 is decomposed.
The utility model embodiment replaces the structure of conventional keys cap with the combination of contact panel 110 and image layer assembly 120, and significantly reduces the thickness of slim input media 100.Particularly, in the utility model, the thickness of contact panel 110 is not more than 2.5 millimeters, much smaller than the stroke of pressing of conventional keys cap, and has significantly dwindled the thickness of slim input media 100.
In addition, image layer assembly 120 is replaceable, and the different button image configurations of conversion rapidly, and changes the input function of slim input media 100; For example, see through the displacement of image layer assembly 120, make slim input media 100 can change corresponding input language layout rapidly, for example between QWERTY keyboard layout, qwertz keyboard layout and japanese keyboard layout, change rapidly.
In practical application, the thickness of contact panel 110 serves as best enforcement to be not more than 2.5 millimeters, and this thickness even can be contracted to 0.2 millimeter usually between 1.1 millimeters to 1.5 millimeters.The thickness of light guide module 130 can be contracted to below 0.4 millimeter; The thickness of image layer assembly 120 more can be contracted to below 0.1 millimeter.The thickness apparent intensity of pedestal 140 and material requirements and decide, but also can be contracted to below 0.5 millimeter.Therefore whole combination is got off, and the thickness of slim input media 100 can be contracted to below 2.5 millimeters, much smaller than the thickness of existing key board unit.
See also shown in Figure 2ly, the utility model second embodiment discloses a kind of slim input media 100.In the utility model embodiment, slim input media 100 is to be example with the keyboard, but is not limited with keyboard.
Slim input media 100 comprises a contact panel 110, a protective seam 111, an image layer assembly 120, a light guide module 130 and a pedestal 140.
The main difference of second embodiment and first embodiment is that light guide module 130 is arranged at the below of contact panel 110, and image layer assembly 120 is positioned at the below of light guide module 130.Light by light guide module 130 sends is shone on image layer assembly 120 by lower surface earlier, forms reflective illumination.Light is again via image layer assembly 120 reflected back light guide modules 130, and by the external light of projection of light guide module 130 upper surfaces, passes contact panel 110, but makes light guide module 130 illumination image layer assembly 120 still in the not enough environment of illumination.
The light guide module 130 of second embodiment more can comprise one or several optical films 130a, to adjust the optical characteristics that derives light.Be noted that, though the optical film 130a in the accompanying drawing is optical thin film, be incorporated into light guide module in the attaching mode, but optical film 130a does not get rid of direct forming in the optical microstructures (arranging or the V-Cut structure as the site) on light guide module 130 surfaces, or optical thin film and optical microstructures merging use.
Image layer assembly 120 can be arranged at the below of light guide module 130 with changeing.For example, when light guide module 130 is incorporated into pedestal 140, between light guide module 130 and pedestal 140, can reserve a slit, for the mode fast assembling-disassembling of image layer assembly 120 with the insertion extraction.Or, between light guide module 130 and the pedestal 140 quick-disassembly structure is set, see through the mode of taking pedestal 140 fast apart, make image layer assembly 120 to be changed fast voluntarily by the user.
In second embodiment, image layer assembly 120 can be opaque.For example, image layer assembly 120 can be a printed article, for example the paper through printing, printing button image on it, after the illumination of image layer assembly 120 tops, the user can see through contact panel 110 and light guide module 130 is seen the button image, to operate by light guide module 130.
As shown in Figure 3, the utility model the 3rd embodiment discloses a kind of slim input media 100.The slim input media 100 of the 3rd embodiment is roughly identical with the revealer of second embodiment institute, and its Discrepancy Description is as follows.
In the 3rd embodiment, the image layer assembly is an Electronic Paper 120a, in order to the display button image.See through input video picture signal to Electronic Paper 120a, but the button image that Electronic Paper 120a produces can be fixed or dynamic change, thereby change the input function of slim input media 100 fast, and do not need to disassemble again slim input media 100 with replacement image layer assembly 120a; For example, see through the button image that Electronic Paper 120a conversion shows, make slim input media 100 can change corresponding input language layout rapidly, for example between QWERTY keyboard layout, qwertz keyboard layout and japanese keyboard layout, change rapidly.
The slim input media 100 of each embodiment of the utility model more comprises several light sources 150 that suitably distributes, in order to throw light to light guide module 130.Light sees through the guiding of light guide module 130, and with the mode of penetrating or reflection mode illumination image layer assembly 120.
Below with several embodiment, the configuration mode of light source 150 is described.Light source 150 configuration modes can be applicable in the disclosed slim input media 100 of each embodiment.
See also shown in Figure 4ly, the 4th embodiment discloses a kind of side-light type light source (Edge-light) configuration mode of light source 150.In the 4th embodiment, light guide module 130 is single light guide plate, has several sides.Light source 150 is arranged at one or several sides of light guide module 130, to see through side-light type illumination throw light to light guide module 130.Aforesaid side is not limited to long side or short side, and for example, light source 150 also can be arranged on relative short side, also can be arranged on relative long side, or partly being arranged on long side partly is arranged on short side.Aforementioned configured light sources is to make the upper surface of light guide module 130 or lower surface to throw uniformly.Therefore icon light source 150 positions of drawing only are the position that explanation light source 150 may be furnished, and the ornaments position of light source 150 in non-limiting the utility model.
See also shown in Figure 5ly, the 5th embodiment discloses a kind of light source 150 configuration modes.In the 5th embodiment, light guide module 130 is set up in parallel by several light guide plate 131 and forms, and for example is set up in parallel by two light guide plate 131 to form.Several light sources 150 difference throw lights are to each light guide plate 131.In the 5th embodiment, light source 150 is arranged at the adjacent of two light guide plate 131.Light source 150 is divided into two groups, and two groups of light sources 150 are respectively towards the side throw light of a light guide plate 131, and light is externally throwed by upper surface and the lower surface of each light guide plate 131 again.Light can also can be throwed at the intersection of two light guide plate 131 by the outside projection of light guide module 130.The direction of light source 150 also is not limited in the same way or subtend, also can be interconnected.Light guide plate 131 is not restricted to two, also can be more light guide plate and arranges setting.
See also shown in Figure 6ly, the 6th embodiment discloses a kind of light source 150 configuration modes.These light source 150 configuration modes are mainly used in providing penetration illumination, for example disclosed image layer assembly 120 configuration modes of first embodiment.In the 6th embodiment, several light sources 150 are arranged at the below of light guide module 130, for example be arranged at the upper surface of pedestal 140, thereby provide the penetration illumination by light guide module 130 belows, throw light is to light guide module 130, the diffusion of light penetration light guide module 130(and process light guide module 130), the transmitted image layer assembly 120 again.
Though embodiments of the invention disclose as mentioned above; so be not in order to limit the present invention; anyly have the knack of related art techniques person; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; such as according to the described shape of the present patent application scope, structure, feature and quantity when can doing a little change, therefore scope of patent protection of the present invention must be looked the appended claim person of defining of this instructions and is as the criterion.

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1. a slim input media is characterized in that, described slim input media includes:
One contact panel, produce for touching that a correspondence is touched and touch location touch signal;
One light guide module is arranged at the below of described contact panel, and described light guide module uses a thin light guide panel; And
One image layer assembly is arranged at the below of described contact panel, and several button images of definition on the described image layer assembly, indicates each corresponding button in the position of described contact panel, and the described light guide module described image layer assembly that throws light on.
2. slim input media according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise a pedestal, be fixed thereon for described contact panel, described image layer assembly and described light guide module, and position and coincide mutually, and the upper surface of the upper surface of described pedestal with reflection characteristic or pedestal settled the blooming of high reflectance.
3. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described light guide module comprises one or several optical films, adjusts the optical characteristics that derives light.
4. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the thickness of described contact panel is not more than 2.5 millimeters.
5. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described image layer assembly is light-permeable, and described button image is to be printed in described image layer assembly.
6. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described image layer assembly comprises the separative element that several interosculate, and each separative element comprises different images or color respectively.
7. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises the light source that several suitably distribute, and throws light on throw light to described light guide module with side-light type or penetration.
8. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described light guide module is set up in parallel by several light guide plate and forms, and described slim input media more comprises several light sources, and throw light is to each light guide plate respectively.
9. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described image layer assembly is a printed article, printing button image on it, or an Electronic Paper, the display button image, but and the button image be fixing or dynamic change.
10. slim input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described image layer assembly is for changeing.
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