TW200928883A - Stylus and electronic device - Google Patents

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TW200928883A
TW200928883A TW96149937A TW96149937A TW200928883A TW 200928883 A TW200928883 A TW 200928883A TW 96149937 A TW96149937 A TW 96149937A TW 96149937 A TW96149937 A TW 96149937A TW 200928883 A TW200928883 A TW 200928883A
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An electronic device including a body and a stylus is provided. The body has a capacitive touch panel. The stylus has a handle and a head connected to the handle. The handle and the head are conductive. The material of the head is elastic material. A profile of the head is deformed while the head contacts the touch panel.

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200928883 Ϊ 26493twf.doc/d 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明是有關於-種觸控筆(stylus)與應用此觸控筆 的電子裝置,且_是有關於—種應服電容式觸控面板 的觸控筆與應用此觸控筆的電子裝置。 【先前技術】 e ❹ 隨著技術的曰新月異,無論是筆記型電腦、手機或是 可攜式多媒體減H等電子裝置的製造商,时利用觸控 面板土取代傳統鍵盤以做為新—代輸人介面的趨勢。更詳 細而言,目前的觸控面板大致可分為電容式觸控面板以及 電阻式觸控面板。以iphGne為例,iph採用電容式觸控 面板做為輸人介面’因此使用者只需評錢可進行輪入 文字或選取選單等操作動作。 a 然而’為m合㈣者料指’螢幕上觸示的 圖付(咖)必須具有相當的大小,以免使用者在操作上產生 誤觸。其次,在使錢電容式觸控面板的過程+ 的手指常會遮蔽螢幕上的部份區域。此外,傳 然具有較小的筆尖’以便於點選較小的圖符。然二=雖 的 傳統觸控筆健操作電阻式觸控硫,卻無^上=種 電容式觸控面板。 ’ 【發明内容】 本發明提供—顏控筆,以便轉作電容式觸控面 本發明再提供—種電子裝置,其使__操作電容 5 200928883 V 26493twf.doc/d 式觸控面板。 本發明之觸控筆用於操作一電容式觸控面板,具有一 筆身與連接筆身的一筆頭。筆頭與筆身都導電。筆頭的材 質為彈性材料,且筆頭的外觀會受外力而變形。 本發明之電子裝置包括一裝置本體以及一觸控筆。裳 置本體具有一電容式觸控面板。觸控筆具有一筆身與連接 筆身的一筆頭。筆頭與筆身都導電。筆頭的材質為彈性材 料’且筆頭的外觀在接觸電容式觸控面板時會變形。 在此觸控筆與電子裝置的一實施例中,筆頭的材質包 括導電橡膠。 在此觸控筆與電子裝置的一實施例中,筆頭為實心 的。 在此觸控筆與電子裝置的一實施例申,筆頭為空心的 而具有一腔室與一彈性外殼。此外,觸控筆可更包括一彈 性件,配置於筆頭的腔室。另外,彈性件可為彈片或彈簧。 在此觸控筆與電子裝置的一實施例中,筆身完全由導 電材料製成。 在此觸控筆與電子裝置的一實施例中,筆身包括一絕 緣本體與覆蓋於絕緣本體表面的一導電層。 在此電子裝置的一實施例中,電容式觸控面板為電容 式電容式觸控面板或電阻式電容式觸控面板。 綜上所述’本發明之觸控筆具有導電性,且筆頭具有 彈性,因此本發明之觸控筆可加大與電容式觸控面板接觸 面積’以便於操作電容式觸控面板。 6 200928883 V 26493twf.doc/d 為讓本發明之上述和其特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下 文特舉較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,作詳細說明如下。 【實施方式】 圖1為本發明一實施例之觸控筆的示意圖。請參照圖 1,本實施例之觸控筆1〇〇具有相互連接的一筆身110與一 筆頭120。筆頭120與筆身110都導電。筆頭11〇的材質 為彈性材料’故筆頭11〇的外觀會受外力而變形,且筆頭 φ 120的外觀會在外力移除後回復原狀。因此,觸控筆1〇〇 在接觸電容式觸控面板(未繪示)前不會變形,藉此筆頭 120可保持尖端狀的外觀,以避免遮蔽使用者的視線而導 致使用者無法清楚看到電容式觸控面板上的圖符(ic〇n)。而 且’在筆頭120接觸電容式觸控面板後,電容式觸控面板 施加在筆頭120上的力量會使筆頭120變形而增加與電容 式觸控面板的接觸面積,進而提升觸控筆100電容式觸控 面板上的操作成功率。簡單而言,此種觸控筆100與電容 式觸控面板的接觸面積必須達到一定面積,此電容式觸抑 ❹ 面板才能有所反應。換言之,如迴紋針的尖狀導電物接觸 此種電容式觸控面板時’此種電容式觸控面板並不會有所 反應。另外,當觸控筆100離開電容式觸控面板後,筆頭 120的外觀會完全恢復原狀,以確保之後筆頭12〇不會因 變形而避免遮蔽使用者的視線。 在本實施例中,筆頭120的材質可以是導電橡膠或其 他可變形且可回復原狀的導電材質。此外,筆頭12〇可^ 是實心的。或者’如圖2所示,筆頭120也可以具有—脸 7 V 26493twf.doc/d 200928883 室122與一彈性外殼126,藉此增加筆頭12〇可變形的程 度。同時,還可在筆頭120的腔室122中配置一彈性件 124,此彈性件124可為彈片、彈簧或其他適當的彈性件。 彈性件124可增加筆頭120的彈性恢復力,以確保筆頭 的外觀會在離開電容式觸控面板後恢復原狀。另外,筆身 110可以完全由例如金屬或其他導電材料製成。但是,筆 身110也可以由絕緣本體(未繪示)以及覆蓋於絕緣本體 表面的一導電層(未繪示)構成。絕緣本體的材質例如是 塑膠或其他絕緣材質,特別是可選用成本較低的絕緣材 質。導電層的材質可以是金屬或其他適當導電材質,並可 利用電鍍或其他適當方式而覆蓋於絕緣本體的表面。 圖3為本發明一實施例之電子裝置的示意圖。請參照 圖3,本實施例之電子裝置200包括一裝置本體21〇以及 如圖1之觸控筆1〇〇。本實施例之電子裝置2〇〇可以是個 人數位助理(personal digital assistant, PDA)、超級行動電腦 (Ultra Mobile PC,UMPC)、智慧型手機(smart phone)、手持 © 式行動電話或其他具有觸控功能的電子裝置。裝置本體 210具有一電容式觸控面板212。由於觸控筆10〇的筆頭 120與筆身11〇都導電’因此使用者握住筆身11〇時身上 所帶的電荷將經由筆身110與筆頭120傳遞至電容式觸控 面板212,藉以改變電容式觸控面板212上的電場分佈而 使電容式觸控面板212產生反應。為了達到傳遞電荷的目 的,本發明中對於筆頭120與筆身110可導電的定義是, 筆頭120與筆身110可提供電阻值低於人體的導電路徑。 8 V 26493twf.doc/d 200928883 本實施例之電子裝置200中,因採用筆頭11()的外觀可變 形並回復原狀的觸控筆1〇〇,故可增加觸控筆1〇()與電容 式觸控面板212的接觸面積而提升操作成功率。 綜上所述,本發明之觸控筆具有受力變形且不受力時 回復原狀的特性。因此,觸控筆在接觸電容式觸控面板前 不會變形而可避免遮蔽使用者的視線,且觸控筆在接觸電 容式觸控面板時會產生變形而加大接觸面積,進而使得此 電容式觸控面板的電場能夠有明顯變化,以提升使用此觸 ° 控筆之電子裝置的操作成功率。 雖然本發明已以較佳實施例揭露如上’然其並非用以 蚊本發明,任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者,在不 脫離本發明之精神和範圍内,當可作些許之更動與潤飾, 因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者 為準。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1為本發明一實施例之觸控筆的示意圖。 ❹ 圖2為圖1之觸控筆的筆頭的放大示意圖。 圖3為本發明—實施例之電子裝置的示意圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 10〇:觸控筆 110 :筆身 120 z筆頭 :腔室 124 :彈性件 9 V 26493twf.doc/d 200928883 126 :彈性外殼 200 :電子裝置 210 :裝置本體 212 :電容式觸控面板 ❹200928883 Ϊ 26493twf.doc/d IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a stylus and an electronic device using the stylus, and _ is related to The stylus of the capacitive touch panel and the electronic device to which the stylus is applied. [Prior Art] e ❹ With the rapid development of technology, whether it is a manufacturer of notebook computers, mobile phones or portable multimedia devices such as H-substance, the use of touch panel soil to replace traditional keyboards as a new - The trend of the input interface. In more detail, current touch panels can be roughly classified into capacitive touch panels and resistive touch panels. Taking iphGne as an example, iph uses a capacitive touch panel as the input interface. Therefore, users only need to evaluate the money to perform operations such as entering text or selecting menus. a However, the figure for the m-in (four) means that the picture on the screen must be of a considerable size to prevent the user from making a mistake in operation. Secondly, the fingers of the process + that make the capacitive touch panel often mask part of the screen. In addition, there is of course a smaller tip to facilitate the selection of smaller icons. However, although the traditional stylus is operated with a resistive touch sulphur, there is no such thing as a capacitive touch panel. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a color control pen for conversion to a capacitive touch surface. The present invention further provides an electronic device that enables a __operation capacitor 5 200928883 V 26493 twf.doc/d type touch panel. The stylus of the present invention is used for operating a capacitive touch panel, and has a pen body and a head connected to the pen body. Both the pen and the pen are electrically conductive. The material of the tip is elastic and the appearance of the tip is deformed by external force. The electronic device of the present invention includes a device body and a stylus. The body of the skirt has a capacitive touch panel. The stylus has a body and a pair of heads that connect the pen body. Both the pen and the pen are electrically conductive. The material of the pen tip is elastic material' and the appearance of the pen tip is deformed when it contacts the capacitive touch panel. In an embodiment of the stylus and the electronic device, the material of the pen tip comprises a conductive rubber. In an embodiment of the stylus and the electronic device, the tip is solid. In an embodiment of the stylus and the electronic device, the pen tip is hollow and has a chamber and an elastic outer casing. In addition, the stylus may further include an elastic member disposed in the chamber of the pen tip. In addition, the elastic member may be a spring or a spring. In an embodiment of the stylus and the electronic device, the pen body is entirely made of a conductive material. In an embodiment of the stylus and the electronic device, the pen body includes an insulating body and a conductive layer covering the surface of the insulating body. In an embodiment of the electronic device, the capacitive touch panel is a capacitive capacitive touch panel or a resistive capacitive touch panel. In summary, the stylus of the present invention has electrical conductivity, and the tip of the stylus has elasticity. Therefore, the stylus of the present invention can increase the contact area with the capacitive touch panel to facilitate operation of the capacitive touch panel. In order to make the above and other features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in the accompanying drawings. Embodiments FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a stylus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the stylus pen 1 of the present embodiment has a body 110 and a pen tip 120 connected to each other. Both the pen tip 120 and the pen body 110 are electrically conductive. The material of the tip 11〇 is elastic material. Therefore, the appearance of the pen tip 11〇 is deformed by an external force, and the appearance of the pen tip φ 120 is restored to the original state after the external force is removed. Therefore, the stylus pen 1 does not deform before contacting the capacitive touch panel (not shown), so that the pen tip 120 can maintain a pointed appearance to avoid obscuring the user's line of sight and causing the user to see clearly. The icon (ic〇n) on the capacitive touch panel. Moreover, after the pen tip 120 contacts the capacitive touch panel, the force exerted by the capacitive touch panel on the pen tip 120 deforms the pen tip 120 to increase the contact area with the capacitive touch panel, thereby increasing the capacitive performance of the stylus pen 100. The success rate of operation on the touch panel. In short, the contact area between the stylus 100 and the capacitive touch panel must reach a certain area, and the capacitive touch panel can respond. In other words, if the pointed conductive material of the paper clip contacts such a capacitive touch panel, the capacitive touch panel does not respond. In addition, when the stylus pen 100 leaves the capacitive touch panel, the appearance of the pen tip 120 is completely restored to ensure that the pen tip 12 is not deformed to avoid obscuring the user's line of sight. In this embodiment, the material of the pen tip 120 may be conductive rubber or other electrically conductive material that is deformable and reversible. In addition, the pen 12 can be solid. Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 2, the pen tip 120 may also have a face 7 V 26493 twf.doc/d 200928883 chamber 122 and an elastic outer casing 126, thereby increasing the degree to which the pen tip 12 is deformable. At the same time, an elastic member 124 may be disposed in the chamber 122 of the pen tip 120. The elastic member 124 may be a spring piece, a spring or other suitable elastic member. The elastic member 124 can increase the elastic restoring force of the pen tip 120 to ensure that the appearance of the pen tip returns to its original state after leaving the capacitive touch panel. Additionally, the pen body 110 can be made entirely of, for example, metal or other electrically conductive material. However, the pen body 110 can also be composed of an insulative housing (not shown) and a conductive layer (not shown) covering the surface of the insulative housing. The material of the insulating body is, for example, plastic or other insulating material, in particular, a lower cost insulating material can be selected. The material of the conductive layer may be metal or other suitable conductive material and may be applied to the surface of the insulative body by electroplating or other suitable means. 3 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device 200 of the present embodiment includes a device body 21A and a stylus pen 1 of FIG. The electronic device 2 of this embodiment may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), an ultra mobile computer (UMPC), a smart phone, a handheld mobile phone or other touch. Electronic device for controlling functions. The device body 210 has a capacitive touch panel 212. Since the stylus pen 10's pen tip 120 and the pen body 11 导电 are both electrically conductive, the electric charge carried by the user when the user holds the pen body 11 将 will be transmitted to the capacitive touch panel 212 via the pen body 110 and the pen tip 120. The electric field distribution on the capacitive touch panel 212 is changed to cause the capacitive touch panel 212 to react. In order to achieve the purpose of transferring electric charge, in the present invention, the definition of the conductivity of the pen tip 120 and the pen body 110 is that the pen tip 120 and the pen body 110 can provide a conductive path having a lower resistance value than the human body. 8 V 26493 twf.doc/d 200928883 In the electronic device 200 of the embodiment, since the appearance of the pen head 11 () can be deformed and restored to the original stylus 1 〇〇, the stylus 1 〇 () and the capacitance can be increased. The contact area of the touch panel 212 increases the operational success rate. In summary, the stylus of the present invention has the property of being deformed by force and returning to its original state without being subjected to force. Therefore, the stylus does not deform before contacting the capacitive touch panel to avoid obscuring the user's line of sight, and the stylus may deform when contacting the capacitive touch panel to increase the contact area, thereby making the capacitor The electric field of the touch panel can be significantly changed to improve the operational success rate of the electronic device using the touch pen. Although the present invention has been disclosed in its preferred embodiments, as described above, it is not intended to be used in the field of the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a stylus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the tip of the stylus of Figure 1. 3 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 10〇: stylus 110: pen body 120 z pen head: chamber 124: elastic member 9 V 26493twf.doc/d 200928883 126: elastic case 200: electronic device 210: device body 212: capacitive Touch panel❹

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200928883 V 26493twf.doc/d 十、申請專利範圚: 1. 一種觸控筆,用於接&amp; ^ 筆具有-筆雜該筆身控面板,該觸ΐ 身都導1:,接之筆頭,其中該筆頭與該筆 受外力而魏Y 、讀為彈性材料,鱗頭的外觀會 2. 如申請專概圍第4 的材質包括導電橡膠。 心之觸控筆,其中該鞏頌 Ο 為實=申請專利範圍第1項所述之觸控筆,其中該筆頭 且右·ϋ專利㈣帛1項所述之觸控筆,其中該筆頭 具有一腔室與一彈性外殼。 5.如中請專利範圍第4項所述之觸控筆,更包括一彈 ! 生件,配置於該筆頭的該腔室。 株兔2申Μ專㈣11第5項所述之觸控筆,其中該彈怕 件為彈片或彈簧。200928883 V 26493twf.doc/d X. Applying for a patent: 1. A stylus for connecting &amp; ^ pen has a pen-like pen body control panel, the touch body is guided by 1: , where the pen and the pen are subjected to external force and Wei Y, read as elastic material, and the appearance of the scale will be 2. If the application for the fourth material is conductive rubber. The stylus of the heart, wherein the stylus is the stylus according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the stylus of the first and second patents (4) ,1, wherein the stylus has A chamber and an elastic outer casing. 5. The stylus of claim 4, further comprising a bullet, disposed in the chamber of the tip. The stylus according to Item 5 of Item No. 4 (4), wherein the bullet is a shrapnel or a spring. —人L如巾Μ專利關第1項所述之觸控筆,其中該筆身 元全由導電材料製成。 8.如U利㈣第丨項所述之觸控筆,其中該筆身 包括-絕緣本體與覆蓋於該絕緣本體表面的—導電層。 9·—種電子裝置,包括: :裝置本體’具有-電容式觸控面板;以及 觸控筆,用以操作該電容式觸控面板,且該觸控筆 j筆身與該筆身連接之—筆頭,其中該筆頭與該筆身 V電,且該筆頭的材質為彈性材料該筆頭的外觀在接 11 200928883 W 26493twf.doc/d 觸該電容式觸控面板時會變形。 10.如申請專利範圍第9項所述之電子裝置,其中該 頭的材質包括導電橡膠。 11.如申請專利範圍第9項所述之電子裝置,其中誃 頭為實心的。 八 μ 12.如申請專利範圍第9項所述之電子裝置,其中 頭具有一腔室與一彈性外殼。The stylus of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the pen body is made entirely of a conductive material. 8. The stylus of claim 4, wherein the pen body comprises an insulative body and a conductive layer covering the surface of the insulative body. 9. The electronic device comprises: a device body having a capacitive touch panel; and a stylus for operating the capacitive touch panel, wherein the pen pen is connected to the pen body - a pen tip, wherein the pen tip is electrically connected to the pen body V, and the material of the pen tip is an elastic material. The appearance of the pen tip is deformed when the capacitive touch panel is touched by the 2009 29883 W 26493 twf.doc/d. 10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the material of the head comprises a conductive rubber. 11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the hoe is solid. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the head has a chamber and a resilient outer casing. 筆 13·如申請專利範圍帛12項所述之電子裝置, 觸控筆更包括-彈性件,置於該筆頭魄腔室。’、^ Γί顧第13項之電子裝置,其中該 彈性件為彈片或彈簧。 ' Τ ^ 申請專利翻第9項所述之電 身完全由導電材料製成。 U縣 料鄕㈣9項所叙電子裝置,1中該 絕緣本體減蓋賊絕緣本齡_-導^層The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the stylus further comprises an elastic member placed in the chamber of the pen head. </ RTI> The electronic device of item 13, wherein the elastic member is a spring or a spring. ' Τ ^ Patent application The electric body described in item 9 is made entirely of conductive material. U County Material (4) 9 items described in the electronic device, 1 in the insulation body to reduce the thief insulation age _- guide layer 1212
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