Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the utility model embodiment, the technical scheme in embodiment of the present utility model is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the present utility model, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skills obtain under the prerequisite of not making creative work every other embodiment, belong to the scope that the utility model is protected.
Fig. 2 shows the structural representation according to touch-screen of the present utility model.With reference to figure 2, in order to carry out better the gesture identification of touch-screen frame near zone, such as near the finger that slides frame, can carry out to the left or to the right page turn over operation etc. outside frame, according to the position near frame on the touch panel 105 of touch-screen of the present utility model, has certain buffer zone 106, this buffer zone 106 can touch detection, but on display, do not show the touch information in this buffer zone 106, in order to carry out better near the touch operation frame.Like this, by buffer zone 106 is set, can improves user's touch and experience.
Fig. 3 shows the side view according to the frame of touch-screen of the present utility model; Fig. 4 shows the index path according to touch-screen of the present utility model; Fig. 5 shows the partial enlarged drawing according to the frame shown in Fig. 3 of the first embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 6 shows the partial enlarged drawing according to the frame shown in Fig. 3 of the second embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 7 shows the partial enlarged drawing according to the frame shown in Fig. 3 of another embodiment of the present utility model.
Touch-screen for Fig. 2, in order to realize the touch-screen of super narrow frame, the utility model provides a kind of touch-screen, with reference to figure 3 to Fig. 7, this touch-screen comprises touch panel 105, optical transceiver cell 101 and circuit board 103, on described circuit board 103, be provided with other electronic devices and components 104 except optical transceiver cell 101, described optical transceiver cell 101 and described touch panel 105 are positioned at the same side of described circuit board 103, it is characterized in that, described circuit board 103 at least a portion and described touch panel 105 are overlapping, this touch-screen also comprises light path converting element 102, described optical transceiver cell 101 is towards described light path converting element 102, described light path converting element 102 is be used to changing the direction of propagation of light, make optical transceiver cell 101 send the also light of the described light path converting element 102 of directive and change over the surface propagation along described touch panel 105, and make along the direction of propagating on the surface of touch panel 105 and the light of the described light path converting element 102 of directive changes over directive optical transceiver cell 101 and propagate.
According to optical transceiver cell 101 of the present utility model, the infrared receiving/transmission element can be, also other monochromatic transmit-receive cells can be.This optical transceiver cell 101 can adopt surface mount elements, also can adopt the direct insertion element with pin, such as SMD light-emitting tube and direct insertion light-emitting tube etc.Preferably, described optical transceiver cell 101 comprises infrared emission component and infrared receiver component.
Touch-screen of the present utility model uses the zone of buffer zone 106, make circuit board 103 at least a portion and described touch panel 105 overlapping, circuit board 103 is arranged to the below of buffer zone 106, only optical transceiver cell 101 is arranged to touch panel 105 outsides, makes the border width minimum of touch-screen.Wherein, described touch panel 105 can be fixed on display, and this touch panel 105 can be glass, also can be for being used for other transparent materials of touch-screen.Circuit board 103 can arrange around touch panel 105, and it can be comprised of with four circuit boards that surround rectangle frame end to end, can be also the integrative-structure of rectangle.In order to touch detection, need to make infrared ray that photocell sends on the plane of touch panel 105, above touch panel 105, to form the scan light net, according to touch-screen of the present utility model, be provided with light path converting element 102, the light that photocell sends can change the direction of propagation by light path converting element 102, so that light is propagated along the surface of touch panel 105, and after along the surface of touch panel 105, spreading into light path converting element 102, again change the direction of propagation and enter light receiving element, thereby can be received by light receiving element, as shown in Figure 4.By light path converting element 102 is set, change the direction of light transmition, photocell and light receiving element just do not need directly to arrange Face to face.Like this, optical transceiver cell 101 can be arranged on the plane at touch panel place, but can be arranged side by side with touch panel 105, perhaps lower than the plane at touch panel place, as long as optical transceiver cell 101 is towards described light path converting element 102 emissions or receive Infrared, just can above touch panel 105, form the scan light net, successfully carry out the identification of touch objects, so, can farthest reduce the height of touch-screen.
Optical transceiver cell 101 can be set directly at along the outward flange of described circuit board 103 on described circuit board 103, for example can directly be welded on circuit board 103.Can on circuit board 103, backing plate be set, optical transceiver cell 101 is not set directly on circuit board 103 yet, but is electrically connected on circuit board 103 by backing plate, like this can optical transceiver cell 101 is padded.
With reference to the first embodiment shown in Figure 5, described light path converting element 102 can be the optical filtering frame of the setting of the periphery around described touch panel 105, described light path converting element 102 optical filtering frames have teat 1021 and body 1022, described teat 1021 is between described optical transceiver cell 101 and described touch panel 105, described body 1022 covers on described optical transceiver cell 101, described body 1022 is trapezoidal along the cross section of the direction of vertical described touch panel 105, described trapezoidal going to the bottom is overlapped on described optical transceiver cell 101, described trapezoidal waist and the described out of plumb of going to the bottom in the outer part, described trapezoidal waist in the outer part has reflector layer.
Wherein, described light path converting element 102 can be integrally formed as the optical filtering frame arranged around the periphery of described touch panel 105.Described light path converting element 102 can be not integrally formed yet, for example, can separately be arranged at least one limit of frame of touch-screen.
The teat 1021 of light path converting element 102 can be fixedly connected with circuit board 103 by modes such as welding, bonding or screws.Described teat 1021 can be integrally formed with body 1022, also can be fixedly connected with by the mode such as bonding.
Preferably, the body 1022 of described printing opacity frame also covers on the edge of described touch panel 105.Because the teat 1021 of optical filtering frame is fixed on circuit board 103, body 1022 can be pushed down touch panel 105, thereby touch panel 105 can be fixed on circuit board 103, so just can prevent that touch panel 105 is from landing on circuit board 103, can prevent conversely speaking, that perhaps circuit board 103 is from landing on touch panel 105.
The second embodiment with reference to figure 6, described light path converting element 102 has body 1022, described body 1022 covers on described touch panel 105 and described optical transceiver cell 101, described body 1022 is trapezoidal along the cross section of the direction of vertical described touch panel 105, described trapezoidal going to the bottom is fixedly connected with described touch panel 105, described trapezoidal waist and the described out of plumb of going to the bottom in the outer part, described waist in the outer part has reflector layer.
Similar with the first embodiment, described light path converting element 102 is preferably the optical filtering frame arranged around the periphery of described touch panel 105.
The main difference part of the second embodiment and the first embodiment is, in the second embodiment, light path converting element 102 does not have teat 1021, the body 1022 of light path converting element 102 can be fixedly connected with touch panel 105 by modes such as bonding or screws, and optical transceiver cell 101 can further reduce the border width of touch-screen directly by the edge setting of touch panel 105.
According to Fig. 5 and embodiment shown in Figure 6, the body 1022 of light path converting element 102 can be made by light transmissive material.In the situation that optical transceiver cell 101 is the infrared receiving/transmission element, described light path converting element 102 is made by the light transmissive material that can see through Infrared, and preferably, this light path converting element 102 can also elimination other light except Infrared.
The waist in the outer part of optical filtering frame has reflector layer, for changing the direction of propagation of light, to from photocell, sending the also light of directive optical filtering frame, reflect, it is propagated on the surface of touch panel 105, and reflect on the surface along touch panel 105, propagating the also light of the described light path converting element 102 of directive, make its directive light receiving element.
Preferably, described optical transceiver cell can vertically be arranged on described circuit board 103, described trapezoidal waist in the outer part and the described miter angle of going to the bottom into.Be appreciated that, optical transceiver cell 101 also can become with circuit board the direction of non-an angle of 90 degrees that the also body 1022 of object light path conversion element 102 is installed, the waist in the outer part of body 1022 can be adjusted according to the installation direction of optical transceiver cell 101 with described angle of going to the bottom, as long as the light that photocell can be sent is along the surface reflection of touch panel and will towards light receiving element, launch along the light that propagate on the surface of touch panel.
In order to prevent as much as possible weakening of light intensity, make light receiving element can receive the well lighted that signal is stronger, the reflector layer at described trapezoidal waist place in the outer part is preferably total reflection layer, thus the infrared light that photocell can be sent is all launched.
Preferably, described trapezoidal upper base has light shield layer.Like this, can prevent the loss of light in the printing opacity frame.
Described trapezoidal waist in the inner part preferably with described go to the bottom vertical, thereby can be so that the frame of touch-screen be more attractive in appearance.
According to the third embodiment, described light path converting element 102 also can be transmitting mirror, this catoptron is fixed on described touch panel 105 or circuit board 103, the reflective surface of described catoptron acutangulates setting towards described touch panel 105 and with described touch panel 105, and described optical transceiver cell 101 is towards the reflective surface of described catoptron.
Preferably, described optical transceiver cell 101 vertically is arranged on described circuit board 103,105 one-tenth miter angles of described reflective mirror and described touch panel.
Be appreciated that, described light path converting element 102 is not limited to above-mentioned concrete embodiment, also can adopt other forms, as long as can change the direction of propagation of light, make photocell send and the light of the described light path converting element 102 of directive changes over along the surface of described touch panel 105 and propagates, and make along the direction of propagating on the surface of touch panel 105 and the light of the described light path converting element 102 of directive changes over the directive light receiving element and propagate.
According to touch-screen of the present utility model, described other electronic devices and components 104 can be positioned at sides different from described touch panel on described circuit board, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.Described other electronic devices and components 104 also can be positioned at a side identical with described touch panel 105 on described circuit board 103.Can groove be set at the touch panel edge, be used to holding described other electronic devices and components 104, like this, integral thickness is thinner, as shown in Figure 7.
With reference to figure 2, because the position near frame on touch panel 105 has certain buffer zone 106, this buffer zone 106 can touch detection again, but on display, does not show the touch information in this buffer zone 106.Thus, the viewing area of described touch panel 105 can be less than effective touch area of described touch panel 105, in order to carry out better near the touch operation frame, improves user's touch and experiences.Effective touch area of touch panel 105 can comprise viewing area and 106 two zones of the buffer zone outside viewing area at touch panel middle part.Can for example,, by the position of the buffer zone 106 on touch panel 105, covering the opaque silk-screen of one deck (black silk-screen), distinguish the buffer zone 106 outside viewing area and viewing area.
The touch-screen that utilizes the utility model to provide, at least a portion of circuit board is placed in to the below of touch panel, only by the arranged outside of optical transceiver cell along touch panel, make like this border width minimum of touch-screen, by the light path converting element, change again the direction of propagation of light, and do not need to make the surface level of optical transceiver cell higher than the touch panel place, thereby can be so that the frame height minimum of touch-screen, and, by embodiment of the present utility model, can near frame, form certain " buffer zone ", in order to carry out better near the touch operation frame, the touch that has greatly strengthened the user is experienced.Thus, can be in the situation that satisfied higher touch demand for experience realizes the ultra-thin super narrow of touch-screen frame.
The above; it is only embodiment of the present utility model; but protection domain of the present utility model is not limited to this; the technician of any skilled is in the disclosed technical scope of the utility model; the variation that can expect easily or replacement, within all should being encompassed in protection domain of the present utility model.Therefore, protection domain of the present utility model should be as the criterion with the protection domain of described claim.