CN2862181Y - Touch control structure - Google Patents

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CN2862181Y
CN2862181Y CN 200620003329 CN200620003329U CN2862181Y CN 2862181 Y CN2862181 Y CN 2862181Y CN 200620003329 CN200620003329 CN 200620003329 CN 200620003329 U CN200620003329 U CN 200620003329U CN 2862181 Y CN2862181 Y CN 2862181Y
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The utility model discloses a touch control mechanism providing with a touch control panel and a light source disposed at one side of the touch control panel. The touch control panel is further provided with a reflective coating, a light-guiding coating on the reflective coating, and a lightproof coating attached to the light-guiding coating. The lightproof coating allows indicator patterns to be formed on the light-guiding coating.

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Touch-control structure
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of touch-control structure, particularly relates to a kind of touch-control structure of being located on the electronic installation, having luminous deixis.
Background technology
At present because the popularizing of electronic installation, along with the increase of using the demand of going up, the function of electronic installation also from strength to strength, and operation-interface and the mode of operation shape complexity that heals.In order to make these electronic installations after function increases, can not allow the relative change of volume big simultaneously, even, cube to become littler, and easy to carry, on hardware design, just must more simplify and hommization.Wherein mainly can save the design of space structure, be exactly the generation of touch-control structure.
Be applied in the touch-control structure on the electronic installation now, replaced and taken up space in the past and carry the inconvenient traditional operation interface (operating means that electronic installation extended for example, mouse as mobile computer), add that touch-control structure can make the operation-interface of electronic installation and display device combine, this measure is except reducing the demand of electronic installation to the space, owing to reduce additional extra means, make that the variable volume of electronic installation is little, therefore increased the convenience of electronic installation on manipulating and the mobility of electronic installation (mobility).Portable electronic devices for example: mobile computer, personal digital assistant (PDA:personal digital assistant) or mobile phone or the like, so electronic installation need be had and under different environment, also can bring into play the function of operational convenience.
Because the operating environment of this electronic installation is variation quite, wherein underlit is one of the most normal problem of running into.How to make electronic installation can also can reach the purpose of identification and operation, can effectively improve the operation ease of electronic installation under varying environment at underlit place.
The utility model content
Therefore this novel purpose is to provide a kind of touch-control structure with lighting function, make touch-control structure have the effect of luminous indication, therefore make touch-control structure (as not having illumination environment or low lighting environment) when facing different environments for use, can luminous and easier identification.
Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of touch-control structure that has protective seam on the touch area, more is attached with protective seam so that the touch area is produced protective effect on shading layer.
The luminous touch control structure that provides a kind of power consumption low is provided for this novel another purpose, utilize shading layer attached to photic zone that forms on the exiting surface and resistance light district, only has emitting characteristics to reduce light-emitting area at photic zone, make the light of light emitting source more can concentrate, so can reduce demand to light emitting source, reduce the luminous power consumption of the touch-control system structure of being located at electronic installation simultaneously, prolong the service time of electronic installation (particularly portable electronic devices).
According to above-mentioned purpose of the present utility model, the utility model proposes a kind of touch-control structure, comprise a Trackpad, a light emitting source, a reflection horizon, an optical waveguide layer and a shading layer.One side of Trackpad is provided with light emitting source, above Trackpad, be provided with optical waveguide layer, and between Trackpad and optical waveguide layer, more be provided with the reflection horizon, this reflection horizon is a thin layer, does not therefore influence combining closely of Trackpad and optical waveguide layer, in addition, the optical waveguide layer top is an exiting surface, be attached with shading layer on the exiting surface, forming photic zone and resistance light district on exiting surface, the illumination effect by photic zone makes the touch controllable function of touch-control structure have the effect of luminous indication.
Produce the resistance light action via the shading layer that is provided with, make and to form indicator diagram (photic zone) on the exiting surface of optical waveguide layer, therefore there be not illumination or underlit place, can increase the convenience of this electronic installation on manipulating by luminous indication of touch-control structure of the present utility model and touch controllable function.
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For allowing this novel above-mentioned and other purpose, feature, advantage and embodiment can become apparent appended graphic being described in detail as follows:
Fig. 1 is the sectional exploded view of the touch-control structure of the utility model one preferred embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the exiting surface of touch-control structure of the utility model one preferred embodiment and the schematic top plan view of shading layer;
Fig. 3 is the combination diagrammatic cross-section of the touch-control structure of the utility model one preferred embodiment;
Fig. 4 is touch-control structure and the firm joint device combination diagrammatic cross-section of another embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 5 is the combination synoptic diagram of the touch-control structure of the another embodiment of the utility model.
The main element symbol description:
100: touch-control structure 110: Trackpad
120: light emitting source 130: reflection horizon
140: optical waveguide layer 141: exiting surface
150: shading layer 151: photic zone
152: resistance light district 1511: banded rectangle
1512: horizontal rectangular 15121: left arrow
15122: right arrow 1513: vertical rectangle
15131: upward arrow 15132: following arrow
160: protective seam 170: land
171: pilot hole 200: firm joint device
210: affixed post 300: electronic installation
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, it illustrates the plane decomposing schematic representation according to the touch-control structure of the utility model one preferred embodiment, and touch-control structure 100 wherein comprises Trackpad 110, light emitting source 120, reflection horizon 130, optical waveguide layer 140 and shading layer 150.
Trackpad 110, in have required circuit and function, can produce for the touch controllable function that uses.
Light emitting source 120 in order to produce light source, is located at a side of Trackpad 110; This light emitting source 120 can be light emitting diode (LED; Light emitting diode) or be High Power LED.
Reflection horizon 130 is positioned at the top with Trackpad 110, in order to the light of reflection light emitting source 120, reaches the radiation direction purpose that changes light emitting source 120.Wherein, combine closely with Trackpad 110 in reflection horizon 130, but and reflection horizon 130 be the material of reflection ray, as metal material.
Optical waveguide layer 140 be located at the top in reflection horizon 130, and reflection horizon 130 is between optical waveguide layer 140 and Trackpad 110.The exiting surface 141 of this optical waveguide layer 140 is positioned at the top of this optical waveguide layer 140, and combines closely in the below of optical waveguide layer 140 and reflection horizon 130.In optical waveguide layer 140, utilize refraction that light produces via optical material and effect via reflection horizon 130 reflections, optical waveguide layer 140 penetrates after the light in optical waveguide layer that light emitting source 120 produces and injects 140 and reflection horizon 130 is changed to same direction.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, this optical waveguide layer 140 is a wedge shape, make the optical waveguide layer 140 and the mask of combining closely in reflection horizon 130 that the oblique angle be arranged, with after optical waveguide layer 140 combines, can utilize this oblique angle to be positioned at the light that the light emitting source 120 of Trackpad 110 sides is produced in order to reflection in reflection horizon 130.In addition, this optical waveguide layer 140 can be the light transmissive material of smooth surface and tool high reflectance, for example propylene.
Shading layer 150 passes through in order to stop light, is located at the top of optical waveguide layer 140, combine closely with optical waveguide layer 140, and optical waveguide layer 140 is between shading layer 150 and reflection horizon 130.This shading layer 150 comprises photic zone 151 and resistance light district 152, directly be attached to the formation of dividing on the exiting surface 141 (this resistance luminescent material can be light tight paint vehicle or opaque-plastic material) by the resistance luminescent material, wherein photic zone 151 (please be joined among Fig. 1 for not adhering to the zone that hinders luminescent material, the blank parts that indicates on the shading layer 150), and resistance light district 152 (please refer among Fig. 1 for the accompanying zone of resistance luminescent material, the hatched example areas that indicates on the shading layer 150), thus photic zone 151 directly on exiting surface 141, form touch areas with resistance light district 152 with touch controllable function.
Please refer to Fig. 2, it illustrates the touch area schematic top plan view according to the touch-control structure of an embodiment of the present utility model.Wherein, the photic zone 151 on the shading layer 150 (pattern with luminous deixis) comprises banded rectangle 1511, is positioned at around the exiting surface 141; Horizontal rectangular 1512 is positioned on the exiting surface 141, and left arrow 15121 and right arrow 15122 are located at the left and right side of horizontal rectangular 1512 respectively; And vertical rectangle 1513 is located on the exiting surface 141, and upward arrow 15131 and following arrow 15132 are located at the upper and lower of vertical rectangle 1513 respectively.
Refer again to Fig. 2, by the combinations of patterns in the photic zone 151 of shading layer 150, reach the illumination effect that following arrow 15132 is produced as banded rectangle 1511, horizontal rectangular 1512, left arrow 15121, right arrow 15122, vertical rectangle 1513, upward arrow 15131, can be in order to the different touch controllable function of luminous indication, for example, window picture rotation axis in the mobile computer (window scroll bar), can utilize the combinations of patterns of above-mentioned photic zone 151, in order to these different window picture control function of luminous indication on the touch area.As banded rectangle 1511 can luminous indication window the touch controllable function of open and close; And horizontal rectangular 1512, with and the left arrow 15121 of left and right-hand right arrow 15122 can luminously indicate can be with the touch controllable function of the function of window picture horizontal adjustment; And, vertical rectangle 1513, with and the following arrow 15132 of the upward arrow 15131 of top and below can luminously indicate the touch controllable function that window picture can be adjusted up and down.So, the brightness by photic zone 151 produces makes the touch controllable function on this contactor control device be easy to identification, allows touch-control structure of the present utility model can not influence the convenience of the interface operation of touch-control structure because of environment (as not having illumination or the not good part of illumination).
Refer again to Fig. 1, because the photic zone 151 of shading layer 150 forms the touch area with resistance light district 152 on exiting surface 141, after wherein photic zone (as banded rectangle 151) can utilize reflection horizon 130 and optical waveguide layer 140 with light reflection and refraction, the photic zone 151 that light can be concentrated on the exiting surface 141 penetrates, and then the brightness of increase photic zone 151, further make the function of the luminous indication of photic zone 151 be easy to identification.
The effect of foregoing concentrated light, make light emitting source 120 need not increase light emitting source 120 quantity or improve under the voltage condition, allow photic zone 151 can maintain the state of high brightness, therefore can be than other traditional touch-control structure, more can reduce the whole power consumption requirements of the light emitting source 120 of touch-control structure 100, reach the purpose of high brightness and low power consumption.
Please refer to Fig. 3; it illustrates the combination diagrammatic cross-section according to the touch-control structure of the utility model one preferred embodiment; touch-control structure 100 wherein can more can be attached with protective seam 160 and combine closely with it above shading layer 150; so that this touch area is produced protective effect, and shading layer 150 is between protective seam 160 and optical waveguide layer 140.Protective seam 160 is the light transmissive material or the semi transparent material of film like, and wherein this light transmissive material or semi transparent material all can be plastic material.
Refer again to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, wherein, light emitting source 120 has light sources of different colors when can be, for example when red light-emitting diode, blue light-emitting diode and white light-emitting diodes, can utilize this moment light emitting source 120 to make photic zone 151 on the shading layer 150 can produce the illumination effect of different colours, and make the indicated touch controllable function of photic zone 151 on the touch area more can have obviously immediately honorable identification effect because of the difference of luminous color, produce reminding effect immediately, represent that as redness electric weight will exhaust or electric weight or the like is hanged down in yellow expression.
In addition, when light emitting source 120 only is the light emitting source 120 of monochromatic source, can adhere to other colored materials at the photic zone 151 of shading layer 150; Or, on the photic zone 151 of 160 corresponding shading layers 150 of transparent protective seam, adhere to other colored materials again.Above-mentioned mode all can be in order to producing the effect of hue distinguishes, and aforesaid colored materials can be coloured transparent material or coloured trnaslucent materials.
Please refer to Fig. 4, it illustrates the combination diagrammatic cross-section according to the touch-control structure of another embodiment of the present utility model, touch-control structure 100 wherein more can be provided with land 170 in optical waveguide layer 140 all sides, this land 170 is provided with pilot hole 171, this pilot hole 171 can combine touch-control structure 100 with the affixed post 210 of firm joint device 200, make contactor control device 100 and firm joint device 200 form one.When firm joint device 200 with after touch-control structure 100 combines, more can utilize firm joint device 200 to combine with other electronic installation again.By this firm joint device 200, touch-control structure 100 of the present utility model can be widely used on the different electronic installations.
Please refer to Fig. 5, it illustrates the combination synoptic diagram according to the touch-control structure of another embodiment of the present utility model, comprising touch-control structure 100, firm joint device 200 and electronic installation 300.Wherein, touch-control structure 100 and firm joint device 200 utilizes firm joint device 200 to combine with electronic installation 300 after fixing and combining again.By the luminous indication that touch-control structure of the present utility model had and the function of prompting, make this electronic installation 300 (for example portable electronic devices combination, as mobile computer) can still have operation-interface easily underlit or do not have under the situation of illumination.
By an above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present utility model as can be known, in touch-control structure of the present utility model, accompanying shading layer marks off photic zone and resistance light district on the exiting surface of optical waveguide layer, utilize this photic zone to have the illumination effect of indicator diagram, can make the touch controllable function of touch-control structure, having can luminous deixis.
In addition, at an above-mentioned embodiment of the present utility model as can be known, in touch-control structure of the present utility model, photic zone has the function of luminous indication and prompting, can be because of the demand (for example luminous color prompt facility or luminous pattern deixis etc.) of touch area, design marks off different zone maps, reaches to be easy to identification and to remind the user, creates and uses the interface more easily.In addition, more can produce the effect of protecting to whole touch area, avoid the wearing and tearing that produced because of long-term use by protective seam accompanying on the shading layer (can be light transmissive material).
As above-mentioned another embodiment of the present utility model as can be known, photic zone wherein, the light that can utilize light emitting source to produce, the light of light emitting source is concentrated on this photic zone ejaculation, so can increase the brightness of photic zone, allow touch-control structure of the present utility model using less or, also can reaching the demand of high brightness, reduce the whole power consumption demand of touch-control structure simultaneously than the light emitting source of low power consumption.Therefore touch-control structure of the present utility model has the characteristic of low power consumption.

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1. a touch-control structure is characterized in that, this touch-control structure comprises: a Trackpad; One in order to produce the light emitting source of light source, and this light emitting source is located at a side of this Trackpad; One reflection horizon, this reflection horizon are located on this Trackpad, combine closely with this Trackpad; One optical waveguide layer, this optical waveguide layer place this top, reflection horizon, combine closely with this reflection horizon, and this reflection horizon are between this Trackpad and this optical waveguide layer; And a shading layer, this shading layer is positioned on this optical waveguide layer, combine closely with this optical waveguide layer, and this optical waveguide layer is between this reflection horizon and this shading layer.
2. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this light emitting source is at least one light emitting diode or at least one High Power LED.
3. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the material in this reflection horizon is a metal material.
4. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this optical waveguide layer is a wedge shape optical waveguide layer.
5. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the material of this optical waveguide layer is a light transmissive material.
6. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this light transmissive material is a propylene.
7. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the material of this shading layer comprises a resistance luminescent material.
8. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this resistance luminescent material is a paint vehicle or a plastic material.
9. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the material of this shading layer comprises a light transmissive material.
10. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this light transmissive material is glass material or plastic material.
11. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, more comprises a protective seam, this protective seam is attached on the shading layer, combine closely with this shading layer, and this shading layer is between this optical waveguide layer and this protective seam.
12. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the material of this protective seam is a transparent material or a trnaslucent materials.
13. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, this transparent material is a colored materials.
14. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, this trnaslucent materials is a colored materials.
15. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this touch-control structure combines with a firm joint device.
16. touch-control structure as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, this touch-control structure is with after this firm joint device combines, and combines with an electronic installation.
17 touch-control structures as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, this electronic installation is a mobile computer.
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