TW201416910A - Card type electronic device supporting multiple touch control functions - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a card type electronic device supporting multiple touch control functions and has a body and a touch panel mounted on the body. The body receives a backlight module, a control module and a switching unit inside the body. The backlight module is corresponding to a bottom of the touch panel. The control module is electronically connected to the backlight module, the touch panel and the switching unit. Further, a slot is defined on a side of the body and the side is close to the touch panel. When a card is inserted into the slot, the switching unit is triggered and the card in the slot is located between the backlight module and the touch panel. The card has a unique 3D optical grating pattern (ex: pattern of a keyboard). When one card is inserted in the slot, the switching unit senses its unique 3D optical grating pattern and then sends a notice to the control muddle. Therefore, the control module drives the touch panel or drives the touch panel and the backlight unit simultaneously to execute different touch functions after the control module receives the notice.

Description

Plug-in electronic device supporting composite touch function

The present invention relates to a touch device, and more particularly to a card type electronic device that supports a composite touch function.

Applicants previously considered that there are many different types of computers on the market, and different computers are equipped with different input devices for user input. However, when the user has an integrated demand for the input method, the existing input device cannot The present invention is directed to the invention of claim 101112405, which is an electronic device and a touch device capable of generating 3D virtual control. The touch device includes a touch module, a backlight, and a 3D grating film. An image layer and a control module, the 3D grating film and the image layer are respectively formed on a top surface of the touch module or the backlight board, and the image layer has more than one button image, and the touch module The backlight board is respectively connected to the control module.

In addition to the touch panel function provided by the control module in combination with the touch module, the touch device can also be illuminated by the control module after switching, so that the button image on the image layer is displayed. The stereoscopic effect is generated through the 3D grating film, and the touch function is switched by the control module, and the coordinate function corresponding to each button image on the touch module is given a specific execution function, and when the button image of the coordinate is touched, A corresponding specific function will be executed.

It can be seen from the above that the touch device previously proposed by the applicant has both a touch panel and a 3D virtual keyboard function, and the user can use the touch panel or the virtual keyboard function on the same device according to their own needs. The applicant’s previous motivation to submit the case was mainly to meet the user’s integration needs in the input method. Therefore, if more touch-related function options are available, it will further expand its application range and enhance practical value.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a plug-in type electronic device supporting a composite touch function, which has a built-in touch panel function, and uses a card insertion function for the user to select and use different touch functions to give the electronic device more Meta-input method.

The main technical means for achieving the foregoing object is that the electronic device includes: a body having a surface and a sidewall adjacent to the surface, wherein a sidewall is formed on the sidewall; and a touch panel is disposed on the body a backlight board disposed in the body and opposite to the bottom of the touch panel; a switching unit disposed inside the body and located inside the slot on the sidewall of the body, the switching unit having more than one sensor, The sensor module is connected to the control module; a control module is disposed in the body and electrically connected to the touch panel, the backlight panel and the switching unit respectively; and more than one card is selectively inserted through the sidewall of the body The card is inserted between the touch panel and the backlight panel, and the card is permeable to light, mainly formed on a bottom surface of a 3D lenticular sheet to form a functional image layer; the card has a tested portion, and the tested portion corresponds to The sensor of the switching unit; the electronic device is provided with a touch panel on the body, which can be matched with the control module The group provides a touch pad function; in addition, the card has a card structure, and the user can select a card with a three-dimensional stereoscopic effect and different function images to be connected between the backlight and the touch panel. After the card is inserted, the part under test is sensed by the switching unit, and the control module then switches the execution function. When the user touches the touch panel through the guidance of the function image formed on the card, the control module will touch the touch position. The coordinates of the coordinates generate a corresponding control signal to perform a corresponding function. With the foregoing design, different function images can be provided by the card, and various input functions for executing the corresponding function image are selected, so that the input mode of the electronic device is more flexible and practical.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the electronic device has a main body 10. In this embodiment, the electronic device is a computer keyboard, except for a computer keyboard. In the present embodiment, the body 10 is a keyboard housing having a surface with a center of the surface of the body 10, and includes, but is not limited to, a notebook computer, a keypad, a tablet, a tablet, and the like. And a plurality of buttons 11 are provided at one end. The present invention is a touch panel 20, a backlight 30, a switching unit 40, and a control module 50. The touch panel 20 is disposed at the other end of the surface of the body 10, and the body is Further, a slot 12 is formed on a side wall adjacent to the touch panel 20 for selectively inserting a card 60, 60', 60". With respect to the specific implementation structure of the control module 50, the visual electronic device Different components select different components. If the electronic device is a wireless keyboard, the control module 50 can be used with SONIX TX: SN8P26L38, RX: SN8F2251; if the electronic device If it is a wired keyboard, the control module 50 can use NUC120 of NUVOTON.

A backlight 30 is disposed on the bottom of the body 10 , and the backlight 30 is formed with a gap corresponding to the slot 12 on the sidewall of the body 10 in the same horizontal direction. That is, when the card 60 is inserted through the slot 12 on the side wall of the body 10, it is suitable to be located between the touch panel 20 and the backlight.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the main body 10 is provided with a switching unit 40 inside the slot 12 . In the embodiment, the switching unit 40 is formed by one or more sensors 41 , and each sensor 41 . They are respectively connected to the control module 50 for respectively sensing whether the card 60 is inserted or inserted into the type of the card 60. The sensor 41 can be in the form of mechanical, electronic, photoelectric, magnetic induction or other possible switches, for example: mechanical The sensor 41 can be a micro switch 41' (please refer to FIG. 3), and the micro switch 41' has a protruding switch contact 410, which will touch the micro switch 41' when the card 60 is inserted. The switch contact 410 turns the corresponding micro switch 41' on or off. If the bottom surface of the card 60 is formed with a conductive structure (for example, a gold finger) at a specific portion, the sensor 41 may be a contact sensor, and the contact with the conductive structure of the bottom surface of the card 60 causes the contact to be turned on, thereby generating a sense. Measure (switch) signal. Others, such as optocouplers, are also viable photoelectric sensors. The optical coupler has a light emitter and a light receiver. When the card 60 is inserted, the optical channel between the light emitter and the light receiver is blocked or opened. To generate different sensing signals.

In this embodiment, the sensor 41 of the card 60 that cooperates with the switching unit 40 is formed with a device under test 601, and the device under test 601 is mainly equipped with a device. In the form of the aforementioned sensor 41, in the embodiment, the card 60 has a convex portion extending outwardly on an edge, and the different cards 60', 60" are formed at different positions of the edge thereof. For the identification, the detected portion 601 formed by the convex portion can touch the micro switch or open and close the optical channel of the optical coupler. For the photoelectric sensor, the aforementioned measuring portion 601 can also be A hole or a groove formed at a specific position on the card 60. As described above, the device under test 601 may also be a conductive structure (golden finger) formed by the card 60 at a specific position.

Since the different cards 60, 60', 60" respectively form the measured portion 601 at different positions, when the different cards 60, 60', 60" are respectively inserted into the slots 12 on the body 10, the inside of the slot 12 will be made. A corresponding sensor 41 generates a sensing signal, and the inserted card 60 can be identified.

Referring to FIG. 4, each of the foregoing cards 60, 60', 60" (taking the card 60 as an example) mainly forms different functional image layers 61 on the bottom surface of a 3D lenticular sheet, which is referred to as a 3D lenticular sheet. A diaphragm that produces a 3D visual effect; for example, a plurality of equidistant and regularly arranged columnar strips 62 are formed on the surface to produce a 3D visual effect on the functional image layer 61 below it.

The image portion of the functional image layer 61, for example, is a 3D raster visual software that produces a 3D image or other image that can be used with the 3D lenticular sheet according to the specifications of the 3D lenticular sheet (eg, the number of the columnar strips 62). . The content of the image is designed with additional features that you need to add, such as a keyboard, multimedia control panel, computer, graphics tablet, and more. As for the manner in which the functional image layer 61 is formed on the bottom surface of the 3D grating sheet, for example, it is formed by printing on the bottom surface of the 3D grating sheet by a fluorescent coating.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the embodiment, the work on the card 60 is performed. The image layer 61 has two keypad images, and the two keypad images are respectively composed of a plurality of button images, such as a numeric keypad on the right side of the standard keyboard and a function keyboard. Since the electronic device of the present invention is a computer keyboard in this embodiment, after inserting the card 60 having two keypad images, a complete computer keyboard is formed (as shown in FIG. 6).

As can be seen from the above, the present invention utilizes different cards 60, 60', 60" respectively inserted into the slots 12 of the body 10, so that the touch panel 20 can perform various other functions in addition to the functions of the touch panel. (such as a keyboard, a multimedia control panel, a computer, a tablet, a tablet, etc.), according to the known functions, the touch panel 20 is a projected capacitive touch that supports multi-touch and drag. Control panel.

As described above, the electronic device of the present invention can respectively provide a touch pad (Touch Pad) and various touch-operated input functions. When the user does not insert any card into the slot 12 of the body 10, the user The touch panel 20 on the electronic device can be used as a touch panel, and the control module 50 mainly reads the touch action, the track detection action, or the cursor control action of the user on the touch panel 20... Such as the preset function.

When the user inserts a card 60 into the slot 12 of the body 10 according to his needs, a corresponding sensor 41 on the switching unit 40 will sense the detected portion 601 on the card 60 (as shown in FIG. 7). ), the control module 50 can be notified to switch the operation mode, and simultaneously illuminate the backlight 30 so that the functional image layer 61 on the card 60 is clearly displayed. Taking the keyboard shown in FIG. 6 as an example, when the user touches the button image on the card 60 through the touch panel 20, the control module 50 generates a button input signal according to the touched coordinate of the touch panel 20, thereby providing a key input signal. Keyboard input function. When the user replaces with a tablet When the card is imaged, the control module 50 will scan the user's dragging handwriting on the touch panel 20 to interpret the handwritten glyph.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the electronic device is a notebook computer, and the body 10 ′ is a keyboard host, and the front end surface of the body 10 ′ is adjacent to each other. The front side wall is divided into a touch panel 20 and a slot 12, and the slot 12 is selectively inserted into the card 60 to selectively perform different functions.

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1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a possible structure of a sensor in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic structural view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic view showing the structure of a card according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a further exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the correspondence of components in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of still another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A plug-in type electronic device supporting a composite touch function, comprising: a body having a surface and a side wall adjacent to the surface, wherein a sidewall is formed with a slot; a touch panel is disposed on the body; The backlight unit is disposed in the body and opposite to the bottom of the touch panel; a switching unit is disposed inside the body and located inside the slot on the sidewall of the body, and the switching unit has more than one sensor, the sensing The controller is connected to the control module; a control module is disposed in the body and electrically connected to the touch panel, the backlight panel and the switching unit respectively; and more than one card is selectively inserted through the slot on the sidewall of the body Between the touch panel and the backlight panel, the card is permeable to light, mainly formed on a bottom surface of a 3D lenticular sheet to form a functional image layer; the card has a device under test corresponding to the switching unit Sensor. The plug-in electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to claim 1, wherein the sensor of the switching unit is a micro switch. The plug-in electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to claim 1, wherein the sensor of the switching unit is an optical coupler, and the optical coupler has a light emitter and a light receiver. The card-type electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the card protrudes on an edge to form a convex portion to constitute the measured portion. Card-type electronic device supporting the composite touch function as claimed in claim 1 The sensor of the switching unit is a contact sensor; the tested portion of the card is a conductive structure, and the conductive structure corresponds to the contact sensor. The plug-in electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to claim 4, wherein the system is a computer keyboard shell or a notebook computer keyboard host. The plug-in electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to claim 5, wherein the system is a computer keyboard shell or a notebook computer keyboard host. A plug-in type electronic device supporting a composite touch function, comprising: a body having a surface and a side wall adjacent to the surface, wherein a sidewall is formed with a slot; a touch panel is disposed on the body; The backlight unit is disposed in the body and opposite to the bottom of the touch panel; a switching unit is disposed inside the body and located inside the slot on the sidewall of the body, and the switching unit has more than one sensor, the sensing The device is connected to the control module; a control module is disposed in the body and electrically connected to the touch panel, the backlight panel and the switching unit respectively; wherein: the touch panel and the backlight panel have a gap, the gap corresponding to a slot on the side wall of the body. The plug-in type electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to claim 8, wherein the system is a computer keyboard shell or a notebook computer keyboard host. The plug-in type electronic device supporting the composite touch function according to claim 8, wherein the system is a computer keyboard shell or a notebook computer keyboard host.