TW201523204A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first case, a touch panel, a second case and a conductive sheet. The touch panel is disposed on the first case. The touch panel is disposed above the second case. The second case and the touch panel are kept by an interval. The conductive sheet has a fixed end and a free end opposite to the fixed end. The fixed end attaches to the second case. The touch panel pushes against the free end so that the free end is elastic deformed. The free end of the conductive sheet is electrically contacted with the touch panel by elastic deformation.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, particularly an electronic device having conductive elastic sheets.

With the development of technology, electronic components installed in electronic devices are becoming more and more sophisticated. In the case of a notebook computer, since various electronic components are disposed in a narrow space of the notebook computer, if current flows into the notebook computer, the electronic components are liable to be broken or damaged by electrostatic discharge. For example, since the human body is electrostatically charged due to friction with an object, when the user touches the touch panel of the notebook computer, the current generated by the static electricity flows from the touch panel into the notebook computer, resulting in a notebook type. The electronic components inside the computer are malfunctioning or damaged. Therefore, how to prevent the user from touching the notebook computer, the current generated by the static electricity is concentrated in the notebook computer, causing the electronic component to malfunction or be damaged, which becomes a problem that the researcher needs to solve.

In view of the above problems, the present invention relates to an electronic device for solving the problem that the current generated by static electricity is concentrated in the notebook computer when the user touches the notebook computer in the prior art, causing the electronic component to malfunction or be damaged.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first case member, a touch panel, a second case member and a conductive elastic piece. The touch panel is disposed on the first shell member. The touch panel is located above the second shell member, and the second shell member is spaced apart from the touch panel. Conductive shrapnel has opposite A fixed end and a free end. The fixed end is attached to the second shell member. The touch panel is pushed against the free end to be elastically deformed. The free end of the conductive elastic piece is electrically connected to the touch panel by elastic deformation.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention, the fixed end of the conductive elastic piece is attached to the second case member, and the free end is electrically contacted to the touch panel. Therefore, when the user touches the touch panel and the static electricity flows on the user's body, the static electricity is sequentially dispersed through the touch panel and the conductive elastic piece to the second cover member, and does not concentrate into the electronic device. . Therefore, the problem that the current generated by the static electricity concentrates into the notebook computer and the electronic component malfunctions or is damaged when the user touches the notebook computer in the prior art is solved.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

11‧‧‧First shell

110‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧Touch panel

121‧‧‧lower surface

13‧‧‧Second shell

130‧‧‧ hole

131‧‧‧ first side

132‧‧‧ second side

14‧‧‧Electrical shrapnel

141‧‧‧ fixed end

142‧‧‧Free end

143‧‧‧Bend

15‧‧‧ Carrying shell parts

D1‧‧‧ spacing

D2‧‧‧ distance

H‧‧‧ Height

FIG. 1A is a partial structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1B is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1A.

Figure 1C is a bottom view of a portion of the structure of Figure 1A.

Fig. 1D is a side view showing a part of the structure of Fig. 1A.

FIG. 1E is a side view showing a partial structure of the first casing, the touch panel, the second casing, and the conductive elastic piece of the electronic device of FIG. 1A.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are set forth in the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention. Anyone familiar with the relevant art can easily understand this Objects and advantages associated with the invention. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but do not limit the scope of the invention in any way.

First, please refer to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1D. FIG. 1A is a partial structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is an exploded view of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a first FIG. A partial bottom view of the structure, and FIG. 1D is a side view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1A. In the following description, the electronic device 10 is exemplified by a notebook computer, but is not limited thereto. As shown in the figure, the electronic device 10 of the present invention comprises a first shell member 11, a touch panel 12, a second shell member 13, and a conductive elastic sheet 14. In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the electronic device 10 further includes a carrier member 15. However, the electronic device 10 includes the carrier member 15 and is not intended to limit the present invention.

The first case member 11 is, for example but not limited to, an upper case member (C piece) which is an input case of the notebook computer. The touch panel 12 is disposed on the first case member 11 . In detail, the first case member 11 of the embodiment has an opening 110, and the opening 110 exposes the touch panel 12. Thereby, the user can operate the electronic device 10 through the touch panel 12 .

The touch panel 12 is located above the second case member 13. That is, the touch panel 12 is located between the first case member 11 and the second case member 13 in the direction Z. The second shell member 13 is spaced apart from the touch panel 12 by a distance D1. That is, the second case member 13 is not in direct contact with the touch panel 12. The distance D1 refers to the distance between the lower surface 121 of one of the touch panels 12 and the first surface 131 of the second shell member 13.

The conductive elastic piece 14 has an opposite fixed end 141 and a free end 142. The fixed end 141 is attached to the second case member 13. The touch panel 12 is pushed against the free end 142 to elastically deform the free end 142, and the free end 142 of the conductive elastic piece 14 is electrically connected to the touch panel 12 by elastic deformation. In this embodiment, the free end 142 of the conductive elastic piece 14 is located at the center of the opening 110, thereby dispersing the touch. The control panel 12 applies a force to the conductive dome 14.

One height H of the conductive elastic piece 14 corresponds to a distance D2 between the second case member 13 and the touch panel 12. The distance D2 refers to the distance between the lower surface 121 of the touch panel 12 and the second surface 132 of the second shell member 13. Please refer to FIG. 1D and FIG. 1E together. FIG. 1E is a side view showing a partial structure of the first casing, the touch panel, the second casing, and the conductive elastic piece of the electronic device of FIG. 1A. The conductive elastic piece 14 has a height H before the elastic deformation (as shown in FIG. 1E ), and the height H is greater than the distance D2 between the second case member 13 and the touch panel 12 . Therefore, when the touch panel 12 presses the conductive elastic piece 14, the free end 142 of the conductive elastic piece 14 is elastically deformed and can be normally pressed against the touch panel 12. In this way, it is ensured that the touch panel 12 and the conductive elastic piece 14 are in a state of being in normal electrical contact.

The carrier case 15 is, for example but not limited to, a lower case member (D piece) that is an input case of a notebook computer. The second shell member 13 is sandwiched between the first shell member 11 and the carrier shell member 15. The first case member 11 and the carrier case member 15 have an accommodation space and can be used to set various electronic components.

In this embodiment, the conductive elastic piece 14 , the touch panel 12 , and the second cover 13 are made of metal. Therefore, the touch panel 12 is electrically connected to the second cover 13 through the conductive elastic piece 14 .

As described above, the conductive elastic sheets 14 of the present embodiment are electrically connected to the touch panel 12 and the second housing member 13, respectively. Therefore, when the user touches the touch panel 12 and the static electricity on the user's body flows into the touch panel 12, the static electricity is sequentially dispersed through the touch panel 12 and the conductive elastic sheet 14 to the second shell member 13.

In the present embodiment, the second case member 13 has a hole 130, and the second case member 13 has an opposite first face 131 and a second face 132. The first face 131 faces the first case member 11 and the second face 132 is located on the opposite side of the first face 131. In detail, the first side 131 faces the first case member 11, and the first The two sides 132 are facing away from the first shell member 11. The fixed end 141 of the conductive elastic piece 14 is attached to the second surface 132 of the second case member 13 , and the free end 142 passes through the hole 130 to abut against the touch panel 12 .

In the embodiment, the free end 142 of the conductive elastic piece 14 further has a bent portion 143. The conductive elastic piece 14 is pressed against the touch panel 12 through the bent portion 143. The height of the bent portion 143 before the elastic deformation (as shown in FIG. 1E) is the height H, and the height H is greater than the distance D2 between the second case member 13 and the touch panel 12. Therefore, when the touch panel 12 presses the conductive elastic piece 14, the bent portion 143 of the conductive elastic piece 14 is elastically deformed and can be normally pressed against the touch panel 12. In this way, it can be further ensured that the touch panel 12 and the conductive elastic piece 14 are in a state of being in normal electrical contact.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention, the fixed end of the conductive elastic piece is attached to the second case member, and the free end is electrically contacted to the touch panel. Therefore, when the user touches the touch panel and the static electricity flows on the user's body, the static electricity is sequentially dispersed through the touch panel and the conductive elastic piece to the second cover member, and does not concentrate into the electronic device. . Therefore, the problem that the current generated by the static electricity concentrates into the notebook computer and the electronic component malfunctions or is damaged when the user touches the notebook computer in the prior art is solved.

In addition, in some embodiments of the present invention, the height of the conductive elastic piece (bending portion) before the elastic deformation is greater than the distance between the second cover member and the touch panel. Therefore, when the touch panel presses the conductive elastic piece (bending portion), the free end (bending portion) of the conductive elastic piece is elastically deformed and can be normally pressed against the touch panel. In this way, it is ensured that the touch panel and the conductive elastic piece are normally in electrical contact state.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the spirit can make some changes, so the patent protection model of the present invention The scope is defined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

11‧‧‧First shell

110‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧Touch panel

13‧‧‧Second shell

130‧‧‧ hole

14‧‧‧Electrical shrapnel

15‧‧‧ Carrying shell parts

Claims (10)

An electronic device includes: a first shell member; a touch panel disposed on the first shell member; a second shell member, the touch panel is located above the second shell member, and the second shell member Separating a distance from the touch panel; and a conductive elastic piece having a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end is attached to the second cover, and the touch panel is pushed against the free end The elastic end of the conductive elastic piece is electrically deformed to electrically contact the touch panel. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second housing member has an opposite first surface and a second surface, the first surface is located below the first housing member, and the second surface is located at the first Below the face, the fixed end is attached to the second side of the second case member. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second shell member has a hole, and the free end of the conductive elastic piece passes through the hole to abut the touch panel. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first case member further has an opening that exposes the touch panel. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the free end of the conductive dome is located at a center of the opening. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a carrier shell member, the second shell member being sandwiched between the first shell member and the carrier shell member. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive elastic piece, the touch panel and the second cover are made of metal, and the touch panel is electrically connected to the second cover through the conductive elastic piece. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive elastic piece has a height before the elastic deformation, the height being greater than a distance between the second cover member and the touch panel. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the free end of the conductive elastic piece has a bent portion that abuts against the touch panel. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the bent portion of the conductive elastic piece has a height before the elastic deformation, the height being greater than a distance between the second cover member and the touch panel.