CN205081964U - Touch panel and have this touch panel's speaker - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of terminals. In order to solve the problem in the prior art that the control buttons on the terminal occupy too much area on the outer surface of the terminal and the operation is inconvenient, a touch panel and a speaker with the touch panel are provided. Wherein the touch panel includes a panel surface layer, a touchpad under the panel surface layer, and a circuit board connected to the touchpad, wherein the touchpad includes a plurality of touch areas, and the touchpad will be collected from multiple The touch information of the touch area is transmitted to the circuit board, and the circuit board transmits the touch information. A speaker using the touch panel is also provided, through the above-mentioned embodiments of the utility model, various controls can be realized with a small area on the outer surface of the speaker whose volume is getting smaller and smaller, and the display mode of the control is very simple It is clear, which simplifies the user's learning and operation process, and improves the user's experience.

Description

A kind of touch panel and speaker with the touch panel

technical field

The utility model relates to the technical field of terminals, in particular to a touch panel and a loudspeaker with the touch panel.

Background technique

There are many control buttons on the existing speaker, and each control button has realized a certain independent function, such as functions such as volume adjustment, fast forward/rewind, power on and off, or pause playback. It occupies a relatively large area to arrange these control buttons. However, the current development direction of speakers such as speakers and earphones is miniaturization. It has become more and more difficult to arrange many control buttons on the outer surface of a speaker with limited volume. . On the other hand, physical control buttons are likely to cause failures of control buttons due to rubber aging or material fatigue, and multiple control buttons increase the frequency of such failures a lot. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a control panel capable of achieving multiple control purposes while occupying a small area on the outer surface of the speaker and a speaker with such a control panel.

Utility model content

The technical problem solved by the utility model is that the number of existing control keys is relatively large and the volume is relatively large, which makes it difficult to arrange these control keys on small devices. A touch panel and a touch panel with the same are proposed The loudspeaker realizes the integration and miniaturization of the control keys through the touch panel, and improves the user experience.

The utility model provides a touch panel, comprising:

The surface layer of the panel, the touchpad under the surface layer of the panel, and the circuit board connected to the touchpad, wherein the touchpad includes a plurality of touch areas, and the touch panel collects touch signals from the plurality of touch areas. The control information is transmitted to the circuit board, and the circuit board transmits the touch information.

According to a further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a light source, located between the touch panel and the circuit board, and connected to the circuit board. After the touch panel collects the touch information, The light source emits light according to control.

According to yet another aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present utility model, the light source includes a light emitting diode.

According to another further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, the light source corresponds to the plurality of touch areas.

According to another further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present utility model, the arrangement of the touch area and the light source includes that the touch area and the light source are arranged in the same geometric shape.

According to another further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a light guide plate located between the touch panel and the surface layer of the panel.

According to another further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, the surface layer of the panel further includes a light-transmitting area and a non-light-transmitting area, and the light-transmitting area is formed in a predetermined pattern.

According to another further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board is a backlight PCB board.

Another further aspect of the touch panel according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a vibration motor connected to the circuit board.

According to another further aspect of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present utility model, there are multiple vibration motors corresponding to the touch areas of the touch panel.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides a speaker with a touch panel, including a touch panel, a main control board speaker and a casing;

The touch panel, the main control board and the speaker are all located in the housing, wherein,

The touch panel specifically includes a surface layer of the panel, a touchpad under the surface layer of the panel, a circuit board connected to the touchpad, the touchpad includes a plurality of touch areas, and the touchpad will be collected from multiple The touch information of each touch area is transmitted to the circuit board, and the circuit board transmits the touch information to the processor;

The processor controls the speaker according to the touch information.

From the above, it can be seen that through the above-mentioned touch panel and the speaker with the touch panel in the embodiment of the present utility model, various controls can be realized in a small area on the outer surface of the speaker that is getting smaller and smaller, and the display mode of the control It is very simple and clear, which simplifies the user's learning and operation process and improves the user's experience.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some implementations of the present invention. For example, those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings on the premise of not paying creative efforts. In the attached picture:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows the structural representation of the touch panel in the embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 4 shows the schematic circuit diagram of the touch panel in the utility model embodiment;

Fig. 5 shows the structural representation of the utility model embodiment circuit board;

Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment in which a circuit board of the present invention is combined with a touch panel;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a loudspeaker using the above-mentioned touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiment of the utility model clearer, the embodiment of the utility model will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Here, the exemplary embodiment of the utility model and its description are used to explain the utility model, but not as a limitation to the utility model.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. The touch panel in this figure can realize multiple controls with a very small area, and the touch area can be collected by dividing the touch area into multiple areas. Multiple control commands continuously input by the user on the touch panel, such as drawing a circle on the touch panel or sliding in a certain direction, or defining control commands for different touch areas, for example, a touch area is a playback control command The other touch area is the shutdown control command. The touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention can realize the input of various control commands with a small input area, and the user's experience can be improved through the sliding operation of the finger.

This figure specifically includes a panel surface layer 101, a touch panel (TouchFPC) 102 under the panel surface layer 101, and a circuit board 103 connected to the touch panel 102, wherein the touch panel 102 includes a plurality of touch areas, the The touch panel 102 transmits the touch information collected from multiple touch areas to the circuit board 103 , and the circuit board 103 transmits the touch information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it also includes a light source 104, which is located between the touch panel 102 and the circuit board 103 and connected to the circuit board 103. After the touch panel 102 collects the touch information, the The light source emits light according to the control.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the light source 104 includes a light emitting diode (LED). In other embodiments, the light source can also be implemented in other ways in the prior art, which will not be described again.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the light source 104 corresponds to the plurality of touch areas. A hole is opened in the position corresponding to the light source in the touch area, so that the light of the light source can pass through the hole to the surface layer 101 of the panel. Of course, a transparent or translucent As for the touch panel, the touch area thereof is transparent or translucent to facilitate the passage of light.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement of the touch area and the light source may include that the touch area and the light source are arranged in the same geometric shape, wherein the geometric shape arrangement may include a straight line arrangement, or Curved arrangement, or arrangement in any shape, for example, the touch area and the light source are arranged in a circle, or the touch area and the light source are arranged in a circle, or the touch area and the light source are arranged in a square , or the touch area and the light source are arranged in line segments. When the touch area and the light source are in a certain geometric shape, such as a circular arrangement, the user can input a specific control command by sliding and touching the circular touch area, and the light source follows the user's The sliding touch can also form a circle around the switch from bright to dark; when arranged as a line segment, the user can slide and touch the touch area within a straight line, input a control command to increase the volume, and the light source will also follow The touch area touched by the user switches from bright to dark, forming a line segment.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a light guide plate 105 is further included, located between the touchpad 102 and the panel surface 101 , to transmit the light passing through the touchpad 102 to the panel surface 101 .

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the panel surface 101 further includes a light-transmitting area and a non-light-transmitting area, and the light-transmitting area is formed in a predetermined pattern, so that light from the light source can be scattered on the surface of the panel by scattering light from the light guide plate. A pattern such as a triangle for play, a square for stop, etc. The predetermined pattern may be a hidden pattern, that is, no pattern can be seen in the absence of light, and the predetermined pattern may be displayed when the light from the light source scattered by the light guide plate enters the light-transmitting area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board 103 is a backlight PCB, so that the light from the light source 104 can better pass through the touch panel 102 and project onto the light guide plate 105 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a vibration motor 106 is further included, which is connected with the circuit board 103 to provide vibration feedback when the user touches the touch panel 102 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there are multiple vibration motors 106 corresponding to touch areas of the touch panel 102 to provide users with vibration feedback of different touch areas.

As shown in Figure 2, it is an exploded schematic view of the touch panel of the embodiment of the present utility model, which includes a panel surface 201, a light guide plate 202, a touch panel 203, a housing 204, an LED light source 205, a circuit board 206, and a connector 207 .

In this figure, the panel surface 201 is made of translucent plastic material, which is engaged with the casing 204 or connected with the casing 204 by double-sided tape or other means. There is a light guide plate 202 under the panel surface 201, which can be transparent or The light of the translucent touch panel 203 is diffused and displayed to the user through the panel surface 201 . Touch panel 203 is used for collecting user's touch input signal, and the structure of concrete touch panel 203 can be as shown in Figure 3, and Figure 3 is the structural representation of the utility model touch panel, can find out in this figure, between touch panel 203 There are a plurality of touch areas 301, a touch controller (not shown) and an interface 302. In this embodiment, a plurality of touch areas 301 are arranged in a circle (there is another touch area in the middle), each Each touch area can collect the user's touch operation in this area. When the user's sliding input is several consecutive touch areas, it will be recognized as continuous input. The continuous input can be identified by the pre-established recognition rules. For a certain specific control command, when the user only touches a certain touch area 301, it is recognized as a certain specific control command, and the collected capacitance is collected in the touch panel 203 through the circuit of the embodiment shown in Figure 4 The value is transmitted to the circuit board 206, and the circuit described in Fig. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of a touch panel, in which a circular copper electrode 401 is used to represent the special-shaped touch area 301 in Fig. 3 (for the convenience of calligraphy and painting, the number does not correspond to ), each electrode 401 can be used as a function button, such as system configuration function, play function, pause function, etc., when the user’s finger touches the electrode 401, a flat plate capacitance will be formed, resulting in an increase in the capacitance value on the electrode, touch control The controller 402 detects whether these electrodes are touched by judging the capacitance value of the electrode 401, wherein the touch controller 402 can be integrated in the touch panel 203, when the user touches the electrode 401, the capacitance value of the electrode 401 will change, touch The controller 402 will record which electrodes 401 are touched in the register, and then send an interrupt signal to the circuit board 206 through the interface 302 shown in FIG. 3 .

In FIG. 4 , the touch controller 402 is connected to the backlight PCB 501 through the interface 302 , for example, through connecting fingers. The backlight PCB board 501 connects the touch information to the main control board 702 (as shown in FIG. 7 ) through the connector 207 of the FFC (Flexible Flat Cable), and the main control board 702 will pass through the above-mentioned connector 207 And the interface 302 reads the record of which electrodes 401 are touched from the register of the touch controller 402, so as to realize the identification of the user's input. Described circuit board 206 can refer to shown in accompanying drawing 5, and accompanying drawing 5 is the structural representation of circuit board of the embodiment of the present utility model, has included backlight PCB board 501, motor 502, the interface 302 that is connected with touch panel in this figure, connector 207 . After the touch information collected by the touch panel is received through the interface 302, the touch information is, for example, continuously input sliding touch information, which is a volume control signal, and when a certain touch area is clicked, it is a playback control signal. The motor 502 receives the control of the main control board 702 to generate vibration feedback, and the backlight PCB board 501 will receive the control signal of the main control board 702 through the connector 207, and drive the motor 502 in Figure 5 or Figure 2 according to the control signal. In the LED light source 205, the main control board 702 may be the control part of any device. For example, when the touch panel of this embodiment is applied in a speaker, the main control board 702 is the control part of the speaker. Through the backlight PCB board 501 The touch information of the touch panel 203 is transmitted to the main control board 702, and the main control board 702 controls the speaker according to the touch information, and then transmits the control signal fed back by the main control board 702 to the corresponding motor 502 through the backlight PCB 501 As for the LED light source 205, when the touch panel in this embodiment is applied to other electrical appliances, the above embodiments can also be referred to.

The above-mentioned main control board 702 recognizes the touch information as a control signal. Specifically, when the user continuously touches 4 touch areas (or other numbers) in the touch area 301 of the touch panel 203 in a clockwise direction, then the The touch information is recognized as a control signal to increase the volume, and the main control board 702 also controls the LED light source 205 to light up in the order of touching the touch areas 301, and turns off when the user's sliding touch leaves a certain touch area 301 The LED light source 205 under the corresponding touch area 301; when the user continuously touches 4 touch areas (or other numbers) in the touch area 301 of the touch panel 203 in a counterclockwise direction, the touch information is identified as decreasing At the same time, the main control board 702 also controls the LED light source 205 to light up in the order of touching the touch area 301. When the user's sliding touch leaves a certain touch area 301, it turns off the corresponding touch area 301. LED light source 205 .

As shown in Figure 6, it is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the combination of the circuit board and the touch panel of the present invention. In this figure, all LED light sources 205 are located between the circuit board 206 and the touch panel 203, and each of the LED light sources 205 corresponds to Each touch area 301 of the touch panel 203 is also arranged in a circle. In this embodiment, the touch panel 203 can be made of a transparent or translucent material, or a hole is opened in the touch area 301 to transmit light from the LED light source 205 .

Through the above-mentioned touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to realize the input of various control commands in a small area, and the operation is simple to improve the user experience.

As shown in Fig. 7, it is a schematic structural diagram of a loudspeaker using the above-mentioned touch panel according to an embodiment of the utility model, and the embodiment shown in the figure includes:

The touch panel 701 , the main control board 702 , the speaker 703 , and the casing 704 are as described in the above-mentioned embodiments.

The touch panel 701, the main control board 702 and the speaker 703 are all located in the housing 704, wherein,

The touch panel 701 specifically includes a panel surface, a touch panel (TouchFPC) under the panel surface, and a circuit board connected to the touch panel, wherein the touch panel includes a plurality of touch areas, the The touch panel transmits the touch information collected from multiple touch areas to the circuit board, and the circuit board transmits the touch information to the main control board 702;

The main control board 702 controls the speaker 703 according to the touch information.

In this embodiment, the main control board 702 is the main control unit of the speaker, which may include multiple control parts, and may be a set of functional circuits as shown in the figure.

In a further embodiment, the loudspeaker of the present invention can also include more components, such as USB interface, power supply unit, battery, multiple speakers (tweeter, woofer, etc.), bluetooth unit, memory card interface, etc., I won't repeat them here.

The touch panel of the loudspeaker of the present invention can also have all the features of the aforementioned touch panel in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , which will not be repeated here.

Through the loudspeaker of the embodiment of the utility model, various controls can be realized with a small area on the outer surface of the increasingly smaller loudspeaker, and the display mode of the control is very simple and clear, which simplifies the learning and operation process of the user and improves the user experience.

The specific embodiments described above further describe the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present utility model in detail. Within the protection scope of the utility model, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims (11)

1. A touch panel, characterized in that it comprises, The surface layer of the panel, the touchpad under the surface layer of the panel, and the circuit board connected to the touchpad, wherein the touchpad includes a plurality of touch areas, and the touch panel collects touch signals from the plurality of touch areas. The control information is transmitted to the circuit board, and the circuit board transmits the touch information. 2. The touch panel according to claim 1, further comprising a light source, located between the touch panel and the circuit board, connected to the circuit board, when the touch panel collects touch information Afterwards, the light source emits light according to the control. 3. The touch panel according to claim 2, wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode. 4. The touch panel according to claim 2, wherein the light source corresponds to the plurality of touch areas. 5. The touch panel according to claim 4, wherein the arrangement of the touch area and the light source comprises that the touch area and the light source are arranged in the same geometric shape. 6. The touch panel according to claim 2, further comprising a light guide plate located between the touch panel and the surface layer of the panel. 7. The touch panel according to claim 2, wherein the surface layer of the panel further comprises a light-transmitting area and a non-light-transmitting area, and the light-transmitting area is formed in a predetermined pattern. 8. The touch panel according to claim 2, wherein the circuit board is a backlight PCB. 9. The touch panel according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a vibration motor connected to the circuit board. 10 . The touch panel according to claim 9 , wherein there are a plurality of vibration motors corresponding to touch areas of the touch panel. 11 . 11. A speaker with a touch panel, characterized in that it includes a touch panel, a main control board speaker and a shell; The touch panel, the main control board and the speaker are all located in the housing, wherein, The touch panel specifically includes a surface layer of the panel, a touchpad under the surface layer of the panel, a circuit board connected to the touchpad, the touchpad includes a plurality of touch areas, and the touchpad will be collected from multiple The touch information of each touch area is transmitted to the circuit board, and the circuit board transmits the touch information to the main control board; The main control board controls the speaker according to the touch information.