TW201408236A - Touch control pendant - Google Patents

Abstract

A touch control pendant includes a main body, which is a nonconductive, hollow and styling element, in which the main body has a channel penetrating through the main body, the channel has a front opening and a rear opening; a touch control unit with conductivity, in which the touch control unit is inserted into the main body via the front opening of the channel for combining with the main body, the touch control has a touch control head exposed from one end of the main body for touch control operations; and a sling with conductivity, in which one end of the sling is connected with the touch control unit, and the other end of the sling is exposed from the main body. In another embodiment, a protection cover is further provided for covering the touch control head as a part of the whole styling together with the main body. Thereby a portable or mobile phone pendant is provided.

Description

Touch charm

The invention relates to a carry-on accessory, in particular to a touch charm which can be used as a portable or mobile phone charm and can be used for operating a touch-type electronic device.

No matter which kind of culture or culture, humans have already begun to wear some small ornaments on their bodies, such as ancient Chinese jade and Chinese knots.

With the rapid development of the electronics industry, 3C products are getting faster and faster, especially the touch-based interface has become the trend and mainstream of current new products. The touch-based operation interface is basically realized by a touch panel combined with a graphical operation interface of an operation system, and the touch panel can be divided into a resistive touch panel and a capacitive touch panel according to the principle of the sensing. There are several types of optical touch panels, electromagnetic touch panels and ultrasonic touch panels.

Thanks to Apple’s mobile phones and tablets, the capacitive touch panel and multi-touch support capabilities, combined with a smooth graphical user interface, have generated a wide range of consumer responses and led more 3C information products have begun to adopt capacitive touch panels; in general, users are directly operating capacitive touch panels with their fingers, but it is still not as convenient to use stylus when making handwriting input, due to capacitive touch The sensing mode of the control panel is different from other types of touch panels. The stylus used in the capacitive touch panel must be grounded or formed into a circuit with the human body.

In modern times, due to the rapid development of the electronic communication industry and technology, mobile phones (Mobile Phones) are not only the communication devices commonly used by modern people, but also a fashion and popular portable products. Therefore, the Japanese have long started in mobile phones. Hanging a small ornament called a mobile phone charm. There are many types and shapes of mobile phone accessories, and there are many creative and ingenious ideas. Whether it is a general portable charm or a well-known mobile phone charm, the main function of the two has no other functions except decoration. In addition to the decorative effect and the function of the stylus, it is believed to be convenient and practical for users holding capacitive touch phones.

Based on the problem that the conventional portable charm and the mobile phone charm have only decorative use in use, the present invention proposes a touch charm which can be used as a portable or mobile phone charm and has a stylus function, as long as it is held by a finger. The body of the touch sling has a long length of the conductive sling, and only needs to maintain a distance from the finger, and the grounding circuit of the capacitive stylus can be formed by the electrostatic action and the conductive touch unit 20 without contact. It is used to operate capacitive touch devices, such as capacitive touch phones or capacitive touch tablets (tablet PC).

An embodiment of the touch charm according to the present invention comprises: a body, a non-conducting body, and an inner hollow and shaped component, the body having a passage through the body, the passage having a front end opening and a a touch-control unit is coupled to the body and is coupled to the body by the front end opening of the channel. The touch unit has a touch head exposed at one end of the body. For performing a touch operation; and a sling, which is electrically conductive, one end of the sling is connected to the touch unit, and the other end is protruded from the rear end opening of the channel.

In a preferred embodiment, wherein the body is selected from the group consisting of plastic, wood, non-conductive cloth, glass, ceramic, leather, jade or non-conductive foam, or a combination thereof Made of conductive materials.

In a preferred embodiment, the touch unit is made of conductive rubber or conductive plastic. One of the soft components made of materials.

In a preferred embodiment, the touch unit includes: a touch head and a conductive post, the touch head is a soft component made of one of conductive rubber or conductive plastic, and the conductive pillar is composed of a conductive member made of a conductive metal or a conductive rubber or a conductive plastic, the conductive post being inserted into the body and the body by the front end opening of the channel, the touch head being exposed at one end of the body for performing a touch operation .

In a preferred embodiment, the sling is an annular structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the sling can be any of a linear structure and a flat ribbon structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the sling can be made of a conductive cord or a cord mixed with a wire.

In a preferred embodiment, the cover further includes a cover that is detached from or removed from the touch head in a tight fit relationship for protecting the touch head and can be used with the cover The body is part of the overall shape of the touch charm.

In a preferred embodiment, the adjustment mechanism is disposed inside the channel of the body, and the conductive column of the touch unit is also provided with a corresponding adjustment mechanism, so that the touch unit moves back and forth in the channel of the body to touch The head is hidden in the body or protrudes outside the body.

In a preferred embodiment, the sling is formed by connecting a plurality of lengths of rope.

It can be understood from the foregoing description that the touch charm of the present invention can be used as a portable or mobile phone charm, and also has the function of a capacitive stylus, and the body of the touch charm can be touched only by fingers. The touch head of the control unit operates the capacitive touch device; in addition to the grounding function of the capacitive stylus, the sling can also be placed on the wrist.

Other technical features, advantages and effects of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the drawings.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a configuration of an embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, comprising: a body 10 , which is a non-conducting body, is hollow inside and has a shaped component, and the body 10 has a passage through the body. The channel has a front end opening 110 and a rear end opening 111. The touch unit 20 has a conductivity. The touch unit 20 has a touch head 20 and a conductive post 22, and the conductive column 22 is formed by the channel 11. The front end opening 110 is inserted into the body 10 and the body 10 is combined, the touch head 21 is exposed at one end of the body 10 for performing a touch operation; and a sling 30 is electrically conductive, and one end of the sling 30 is provided by the passage 11 The rear end opening 111 penetrates into the body 10 and is connected to the touch unit 20, and the other end is exposed outside the body 10.

The shape of the body 10 shown in the "Fig. 1" is only an example, and is not intended to limit the shape of the touch charm of the present invention. The material used for the body 10 can be selected according to the shape of the body 10 to select a suitable non-conductive material. , for example, plastic, wood, non-conductive cloth, glass, jade, leather, non-conductive foam, cotton or ceramic, or any combination thereof; the body 10 of the touch charm shown in the figure is A rocket shape, the body 10 can also be a puppet or other soft doll.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the touch unit 20 is a soft component made of one of conductive rubber or conductive plastic. Since the conductive rubber is elastic and soft, the capacitive touch panel is not easily worn. The touch unit 20 can be an internal hollow structure. The conductive column 22 of the touch unit 20 is inserted into the body 10 and the body 10 by the front end opening 110 of the channel 11 to be tightly coupled, so that the touch head 21 is exposed on the body. 10, one end of the sling 30 The connection means 31 is fixed after being punctured by a through hole at the bottom end of the touch unit 20 (see "Fig. 2"); another embodiment of the touch unit 20 may be a solid structure, the touch unit One end of the conductive column 22 is inserted into the body 10 and the body 10 by the front end opening 110 of the channel 11 to be tightly coupled. One end of the sling 30 is coupled to the bottom end of the touch unit 20 by a connecting means 31 (see "The 9"), the connecting means 31 can be a bolt, a bolt, a copper bolt or other equivalent element.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sling 30 is a ring structure (see "Fig. 1") and can be hung on a garment, a mobile phone or a wrist (see "10th-11th"). Another embodiment of the sling 30 also has a strap 32 (see "Fig. 11") which provides a comfortable feel when the strap 32 of the sling 30 is placed over the wrist. Another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the sling 30 is a linear structure (see "Fig. 3"), and has a spigot 33 at the end of the sling 30, which can be inserted into the earphone hole of the electronic product. It is dust-proof and prevents the touch charm from falling (see "Fig. 13"). It can also be a flat ribbon structure (see "5"), which can be wrapped around objects or wrists.

According to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the sling 30 has electrical conductivity, the conductive sling can be made of a metal rope or a conductive rope or a rope mixed with a metal wire, and can be electrically conductive. Unit 20 constitutes the ground loop of the capacitive stylus. In addition, even if the sling 30 is not placed on the wrist or contacts the hand, the user can hold the body 10 of the touch sling with a finger, and can form a capacitive type with the conductive touch unit 20 due to the action of static electricity. The grounding circuit of the stylus is used to operate the capacitive touch device (see "Figure 12").

In another embodiment of the touch pendant of the present invention, another embodiment of the touch unit 20 (see FIG. 4) includes: a touch head 21 and a conductive post 22', the touch head 21 is a kind A flexible member made of one of conductive rubber or conductive plastic, the conductive post 22' is a conductive member made of a conductive metal, and the conductive post 22' is inserted into the body 10 and the body 10 by the front end opening 110 of the passage 11 in a tight fit manner. In combination, the touch head 21 is exposed at one end of the body 10 for performing a touch operation; the conductive metal used for the conductive post 22' is, for example, ferrous metal, copper or alloy thereof, aluminum, conductive rubber, conductive plastic or The alloy is a commonly used conductive metal material, wherein the front end 221 of the conductive post 22 can be exposed at the front end opening 110 of the body 10, and the touch head 21 is mounted on the front end of the body 10 and is in contact with the conductive post 22 to make the conductive The touch head 21 can form a conductive loop through the conductive post 22 and the body 10.

A possible implementation of the touch head 21 mounted on the front end of the body 10 is as shown in FIG. 9 and is directly coupled to the head end 221 of the conductive post 22 by a tight fit, wherein the head end 221 of the conductive post 22 is The peripheral edge has a flange 222 protruding toward the radial direction, and a corresponding coupling hole 211 is formed at the bottom of the touch head 21. The touch head 21 can be mounted and fixed to the head end 221 of the conductive post 22 by the coupling hole 211. There are many possible implementations for mounting the touch head 21 on the front end of the body 10. The embodiment disclosed in the "Fig. 9" is only one of them, and is not limited thereto, for example, the touch head 21 is directly fitted. At the end of the body 10, and the touch head 21 can be electrically contacted with the head end 221 of the conductive post 22, the same effect can be obtained, and other available mounting combinations include a threaded structure or a snap-fit structure. The way to achieve this, those who are familiar with this field of technology should be able to freely change and implement it after understanding the above examples.

In another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, a cover 40 (see FIG. 5) is included, and the cover 40 is sleeved or unloaded from the touch head 21 in a tight fit relationship. In the following, the touch head 21 is protected and the body 10 can be used as a part of the overall shape of the touch charm. For example, if the touch charm of the present invention is changed to a humanoid shape such as a character, a doll or a robot, the main body 10 The shape can be designed as a human torso and limbs, and the cover 40 can be designed as a head shape to match each other into a complete human touch charm. The cover 40 is sleeved on the other embodiment of the touch head 21. As shown in FIG. 7, the outer periphery of the body 10 has a flange 12 protruding toward the radial direction at a position close to the front end opening 110. The inner side wall of the cover 40 also has a groove 41 matching the flange 12. By the tight fit of the flange 12 and the groove 41, the cover 40 can be placed on the touch head 21 or from the touch. The head 21 is removed; in addition to the above manner, the cover 40 can be attached to the front end of the body 10 by using a threaded structure, and the cover 40 can be placed on or detached from the touch head 21, which is familiar to the first one. Those skilled in the art should be able to freely change and implement them after understanding the above examples. Through the sling 30, it can be hung in the clothes or inserted into the earphone hole of the mobile phone P or other electronic products by using the spigot 33, which is dustproof and prevents the touch sling from falling (as shown in "Fig. 13").

As shown in Fig. 6, the sling 30 can be formed by connecting a plurality of ropes 34 in series, and is not limited to a single rope.

The adjustment mechanism 13 is disposed in the channel 11 of the body 10, and the conductive column 22' of the touch unit 20 is also provided with a corresponding adjustment mechanism 23, so that the touch unit 20 can be Moving forward and backward in the channel 11 of the body 10 to hide the touch head 21 in the body 11 or to protrude outside the body 10, and other structures are the same as those in FIG. 4, and details are not described herein again.

In addition, the adjusting mechanisms 13 and 23 can be male and female threads or other mechanisms that can move the touch unit 20 up and down, and are not limited herein.

While the present invention has been described above by way of example, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the requirements attached to this specification. The definition is subject to change.

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ channel

110‧‧‧ front opening

111‧‧‧Back end opening

12‧‧‧Front

13‧‧‧Adjustment agency

20‧‧‧Touch unit

21‧‧‧ Touch head

211‧‧‧bond hole

22‧‧‧conductive column

22’‧‧‧conductive column

23‧‧‧Adjustment agency

30‧‧‧ sling

31‧‧‧Link means

32‧‧‧Strip

33‧‧‧ 插插

34‧‧‧rope

40‧‧‧ Cover

41‧‧‧ trench

P‧‧‧Mobile

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a touch charm of the present invention, showing an exploded structure of the touch charm.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the touch charm assembly of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing an exploded structure of the touch charm, wherein the sling is a linear structure.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing an exploded structure of the touch charm, wherein the touch unit includes a touch head and a conductive post.

FIG. 5 is a view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing an exploded structure of the touch charm, and further comprising a cover.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing a structure of the touch charm.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing an exploded structure of the touch charm, and further comprising a cover.

8A and B are views showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing a structural sectional view of the touch charm.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, showing a sectional structural view of the touch charm.

FIG. 10 is another schematic view of the use of the touch charm of the present invention, showing a case where the sling is placed on the wrist and the touch head is used for the touch operation.

Figure 11 is a view showing another embodiment of the touch charm of the present invention, wherein the sling has a strip portion.

FIG. 12 is another schematic view of the use of the touch charm of the present invention, showing a situation in which the touch head can be used for the touch operation by holding the body with a finger but not touching the sling.

FIG. 13 is another schematic view of the use of the touch charm of the present invention, showing the case where the touch charm is attached to the mobile phone by using a sling.

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ channel

110‧‧‧ front opening

111‧‧‧Back end opening

20‧‧‧Touch unit

21‧‧‧ Touch head

22‧‧‧conductive column

30‧‧‧ sling

31‧‧‧ Connection means

Claims (10)

A touch pendant includes: a body, a non-conducting body, and an inner hollow and shaped component, the body having a passage through the body, the passage having a front end opening and a rear end opening; The unit is electrically conductive, and the touch unit is inserted into the body and the body by the front end opening of the channel. The touch unit has a touch head exposed at one end of the body for performing a touch operation; A sling is electrically conductive, and one end of the sling is connected to the touch unit, and the other end is protruded from the rear end opening of the passage. The touch pendant according to claim 1, wherein the body is selected from the group consisting of plastic, wood, non-conductive cloth, glass, ceramic, leather, jade or non-conductive foam. Any one or combination of non-conductive materials. The touch pendant according to claim 1, wherein the touch unit is a soft component made of one of conductive rubber or conductive plastic. The touch pendant of claim 1, wherein the touch unit comprises: a touch head and a conductive post, the touch head being soft made of one of conductive rubber or conductive plastic. An electrically conductive component made of a conductive metal or a conductive rubber or a conductive plastic, the conductive post being inserted into the body and the body by the front end opening of the channel, the touch head being exposed on the body One end is used for touch operation. The touch pendant according to claim 1, wherein the sling is a ring structure. The touch pendant according to claim 1, wherein the sling can be any one of a linear structure and a flat ribbon structure. The touch pendant according to claim 1, wherein the sling can be made of a conductive rope or a rope mixed with a wire. The touch pendant of claim 1, further comprising a cover that covers or is detached from the touch head in a tight fit relationship for protecting the The touch head can be used with the body as part of the overall shape of the touch charm. The touch pendant according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the adjustment mechanism is disposed inside the channel of the body, and the conductive column of the touch unit is also provided with a corresponding adjustment mechanism, so that the touch unit is in the channel of the body Move back and forth to hide the touch head in the body or to protrude outside the body. The touch pendant according to claim 1, wherein the sling is formed by connecting a plurality of ropes in series.