TW201530362A - Active stylus and tip components thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is an active stylus and tip components thereof. The tip components comprise an electrode, an insulating tip, a transmission unit, and a conductive clip. The electrode is covered in the insulating tip, and one end of the electrode extends out of the insulating tip. The transmission unit is mounted around the insulating tip. The conductive clip is mounted through the transmission unit with one end extending out of the transmission unit, and clips the electrode such that the conductive clip and the electrode are electrically connected. Therefore, as the electrode is positioned via clipping by the conductive clip, the electrode and the insulating tip can be pulled out of or inserted into the conductive clip. When the electrode and the insulating tip are damaged, the electrode and the insulating tip can be easily replaced.

Description

Active stylus and its pen assembly

The invention relates to an active stylus and a pen assembly thereof, and more particularly to a pen tip replaceable active stylus and a pen assembly thereof.

Among the consumer electronic products on the market, electronic products with touch panels are becoming more and more popular. Among the existing touch panels, one of them is a capacitive touch panel, which utilizes the characteristics of human body conduction and static electricity when used. When the touch area of the touch panel is touched, the capacitance value of the position touched by the user changes, and the touch panel can determine the position selected by the user according to the position of the change of the capacitance value to achieve the touch. purpose.

However, when a user uses a finger to write on a touch panel or select an object, the range of finger contact is too large, and the touch panel cannot accurately identify the exact position. Therefore, a passive stylus is available, and the pen tip is used. The touch panel has a small contact area to improve the recognition accuracy of the touch panel, and the passive stylus has conductive characteristics, so that the static electricity of the human body can be transmitted to the touch by the stylus The panel is used to change the capacitance value of the touch panel, so that the touch panel can be controlled instead of the human body.

However, the prior art further designs another active stylus, which uses an electrode to transmit a wireless driving signal and a control signal. When the power of the active stylus is turned on, the driving signal is sent, and the driving panel is applied to the touch panel. Receiving the driving signal, confirming the position of the writing head of the active stylus according to the transmitting point of the driving signal, and using the pressure sensing unit to sense, when the active stylus tip contacts the touch panel, issuing a control signal So that the touch panel knows that the active stylus has been in contact to achieve the purpose of touch. However, the electrode of the active stylus of the prior art is fixedly soldered to the tip of the active stylus to further electrically connect with the circuit board of the active stylus to obtain the driving signal and the control signal. . The circuit board has a driving circuit. When the tip of the active stylus contacts the touch panel, the pressure sensing unit senses the pressure generated by the contact and drives the driving circuit on the circuit board to generate the control signal. And emitted to the touch panel through the electrode.

However, the tip and the electrode of the prior art active stylus may be bent or broken due to prolonged use and compression. Once the pen tip and the electrode are bent or broken, the active stylus cannot continue normal. And accurately transmit the wireless signal to the touch panel. When the pen and the electrode are bent or broken, the entire active stylus must be replaced. Therefore, it is necessary to spend more money to purchase a new active stylus. Therefore, the prior art active stylus needs to be further improved.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an active stylus pen and a tip assembly thereof when the tip and the electrode are broken or When bending, you can directly replace the pen and the electrode without having to re-purchase the entire active stylus.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical means adopted by the present invention is such that the pen tip assembly of the active stylus comprises: an electrode; an insulating pen tip covering the electrode, and one end of the electrode extends outside the insulating pen tip a transmission member is sleeved outside the insulating tip; and a conductive clamping member is disposed in the transmission member and extends from the transmission member at one end, and clamps the electrode and is electrically connected to the electrode.

The insulating tip and the electrode are clamped by the conductive clip, and are not fixed or soldered, so that the insulating tip and the electrode can be easily removed by inserting and inserting the insulating tip and the electrode into the conductive clip. .

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention also employs another technical means for the active stylus to include a tube, a driving circuit board disposed in the barrel, and a first electrical connection with the driving circuit board. The pressure sensing component, a battery pack and a pen assembly disposed in the pen tube are characterized in that the pen tip assembly comprises: an electrode; an insulating pen tip, one end of which extends out of the pen tube and is covered The electrode has one end extending from the other end of the insulating tip; a transmission member is sleeved outside the insulating tip and one end is connected to the pressure sensing element; and a conductive clamping member is worn The transmission member extends from one end of the transmission member and clamps the electrode and is electrically connected to the electrode.

The conductive clip of the tip assembly extends out of one end of the transmission member and is electrically connected to the circuit board. When the active stylus of the present invention is used, the driving circuit board obtains electric energy from the battery pack, and the driving circuit board receives electric energy to emit a driving signal, and the driving signal is transmitted to the driving clip through the conductive clamping member. The electrode is emitted from the electrode. When a touch panel receives the driving signal from the electrode, the position of the active stylus tip can be known according to the sending point of the driving signal. When the touch end of the insulating tip is in contact with the touch panel, the pressure generated when the insulating tip is in contact with the touch panel is transmitted to the pressure sensing element through the transmission member, and the pressure sensing element is When the pressure change is sensed, a pressure signal is sent to the driving circuit board to know that the active stylus has clicked on the touch panel, and the driving circuit immediately sends a control signal and transmits through the same path. The electrode is emitted to the touch panel, so that the touch panel knows that the active stylus is selected from the touch panel to achieve the purpose of touch.

When the tip and the electrode of the active stylus are broken or bent for a long time or accidentally, only a new insulated tip and electrode are purchased, and the broken insulating tip and electrode are removed from the active stylus. The pen tip is pulled out, and a new pen tip and electrode are inserted into the pen tip, the electrode is inserted into the conductive clip, and the electrode is clamped by the conductive clip to further electrically connect to the drive in the active stylus The board is used to obtain drive signals and control signals. Therefore, when the writing head and the electrode are broken or bent, the invention does not need to re-purchase the whole new active stylus, and only needs to change the writing head and the electrode, and can continue to use, thereby saving the maintenance cost.

The technical means adopted by the present invention for achieving the intended purpose are further explained below in conjunction with the drawings and preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the active stylus of the present invention comprises a tube 10, a head assembly 20, a driving circuit board 30, a pressure sensing element 40, a conducting spring 50 and a battery. Group 60. The structural composition of these components is described in further detail below.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, the pen tube 10 is hollow, and in the preferred embodiment, the pen tube 10 is formed by combining a separable head 11 and a tail 12 .

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the pen head assembly 20 is disposed in the pen head 11 and has an electrode 21 , an insulating pen tip 22 , a transmission member 23 and a conductive clamping member 24 . The insulating tip 22 has a connecting end 221 and a touch end 222. The connecting end 221 is hollow to receive and cover one end of the electrode 21. The other end of the electrode 21 extends out of the connecting end 221. The touch end 222 is disposed outside the pen head 11 of the pen tube 10 . The transmission member 23 has a receiving end 233 and a driving end 234. The receiving end 233 is hollow to have an accommodating space. The accommodating space has at least one opening 231 and at least one through hole 232. The conductive clip 24 is fixed in the accommodating space and away from the at least one opening 231 , and has a clamping portion 241 and a connecting portion 242 . When the connecting end 221 of the insulating tip 22 and the protruding electrode 21 are inserted into the opening 231 of the receiving end 233, the connecting end 221 is tightly fitted into the accommodating space, and the protruding end of the electrode 21 is a homeopathic The clamping portion 241 of the conductive clip 24 is inserted to be electrically connected to the electrode 21. The connecting portion 242 is a through hole 232 of the accommodating space. In the preferred embodiment, the accommodating space has an opening 231 and two through holes 232, and the two through holes 232 are disposed on opposite sides of the accommodating space, and the opening 231 is disposed on the two through holes. 232 adjacent one side.

The drive circuit board 30 is disposed in the pen tube 10. The pressure sensing element 40 is disposed in the pen head 11 and is in contact with the driving end 234 of the transmission member 23 of the pen tip assembly 20 and is electrically connected to the driving circuit board 30. One end of the conductive spring 50 is sleeved outside the receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23, and is electrically connected to the conductive clamping member 24 of the writing head assembly 20, and the other end extends to the driving circuit board 30 and is fixed to the driving circuit board 30. The drive circuit board 30 is electrically connected thereto. The battery pack 60 is disposed within the tail portion 12 and is electrically connected to the drive circuit board 30 to provide its electrical energy.

The above is a detailed structural description of a preferred embodiment of the active stylus of the present invention. The use of the active stylus and the phase structure action relationship will be further described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

Since the present invention is an active stylus, when the driving circuit board 30 obtains electric energy, a driving signal can be output, and the driving signal is transmitted to the electrode 21 via the conducting spring 50 and the conductive clamping member 24. The driving signal is wirelessly emitted by the electrode 21, so that a touch panel can receive the driving signal, and the position of the active stylus tip is obtained according to the position of receiving the driving signal. When the touch end 222 of the insulating tip 22 contacts the touch panel, the pressure generated when the insulating tip 22 contacts the touch panel is transmitted to the pressure sensing element 40 through the transmission member 23, because The transmission end 234 of the transmission member 23 is connected to the pressure sensing element 40, and the insulating tip 22 is interposed on the receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23, so that the insulating pen head 22 contacts the touch panel. Pressure can be transmitted to the pressure sensing element 40 through the transmission member 23. When the pressure sensing component 40 senses the pressure change, the pressure sensing device 40 sends a pressure signal to the driving circuit board 30 to learn that the active stylus clicks the touch panel and sends a control signal, and Through the same path, the conductive spring 50 and the conductive clip 24 are transmitted to the electrode 21, and the electrode 21 can wirelessly emit the control signal to the touch panel, so that the touch panel knows the initiative. The insulating pen head 22 of the stylus has been selected with a touch panel to achieve the purpose of touch.

When the active stylus of the present invention is used for a long time, the insulating tip 22 and the electrode 21 are bent or broken, because the insulating tip 22 and the electrode 21 are inserted together from the receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23, Therefore, the damaged insulating tip 22 can be pulled out together with the electrode 21 from the opening 231 of the receiving end 233, and the new insulating tip 22 and the electrode 21 can be easily inserted into the clamping portion 241 of the conductive holding member 24. Replace the new insulated tip 22 with the electrode 21.

In addition to the above-mentioned main components, the active stylus of the present invention further includes other structural designs. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the tip assembly 20 further includes a conductive ring 25 and an auxiliary spring 26 . The conductive ring 25 is sleeved outside the receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23 and disposed opposite the through hole 232 such that the inner wall surface thereof is electrically connected to the connecting portion 242 of the conductive clip 24 passing through the through hole 232. The outer wall surface of the conductive ring 25 is welded to the conduction spring 50. The auxiliary spring 26 is sleeved outside the driving end 234 of the transmission member 23 and is in contact with one end of the conducting spring 50 disposed outside the receiving end 233. In the preferred embodiment, the inner side of the conductive clamping member 24 has two barbs or two metal springs to form a clamping portion 241 of the conductive clamping member 24 for clamping and electrically connecting the electrode 21. The outer sleeve passes through the through hole 232 and is in contact with the conductive ring 25 for conducting a signal; further, the conductive clamping member 24 can be a C-shaped buckle, wherein the conductive clip is formed at the opening of the C-shaped buckle. The clamping portion 241 of the holding member 24, and the two sides adjacent to the opening pass through the through hole 232 to form the connecting portion 242 of the conductive clamping member 24, but not limited to the C-shaped buckle.

One end of the conductive spring 50 is soldered to the outside of the conductive ring 25 by the arrangement of the conductive ring 25, so that the conductive spring 50 can be firmly connected to the conductive ring 25, and the conductive ring 25 is sleeved on the conductive ring 25 The receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23 is aligned with the through hole 232, as shown in FIG. 3, to be in contact with the connecting portion 242 of the conductive holding member 24 passing through the through hole 232 for electrical connection. In this way, the signal is transmitted from the driving circuit board 30 to the conducting spring 50, the conductive ring 25 and the conductive clamping member 24, and further transmitted to the electrode 21, so that the electrode 21 can receive the driving circuit board 30. The driving signal and the control signal are sent out, and the driving signal and the control signal are sent by wireless transmission.

In addition, the outer wall surface of the connecting end 221 of the insulating tip 22 further has at least one flange 223, so that the inner wall surface of the receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23 is more tightly fitted into the connecting end 221 of the insulating tip 22. The inner wall surface of the pen head 11 of the pen tube 10 is further provided with a metal layer to cover the pen head assembly. In the preferred embodiment, the pen tube 10 is made of a metal material, or the pen head 11 can also be a metal pen tip, so that the inner wall surface of the pen head 11 does not need to be provided with the metal layer.

By the arrangement of the metal layer, the wireless signal emitted by the electrode 21 does not arbitrarily diverge, because the metal layer or the metal tip forms a wireless signal shielding, except that the electrode 21 penetrates the insulating tip 22 and is exposed to the pen tube. At one end of the 10, the wireless signals emitted by the remaining positions of the electrode 21 are shielded by the metal layer, so that the signal does not diverge arbitrarily, and the touch panel cannot accurately determine the position of the pen tip. In this way, only the partial electrode 21 leaking out of the pen tube 10 can transmit a signal to the touch panel, thereby improving the accuracy of the touch panel to recognize the position of the pen tip.

When the insulating tip 22 of the active stylus and the electrode 21 are broken or bent accidentally for a long time, it is only necessary to purchase a new insulating tip 22 and the electrode 21, and the broken insulating tip 22 and the electrode 21 are removed. Pulling out the tip of the active stylus, and then inserting the new insulating tip 22 and the electrode 21 into the pen tip, and inserting the electrode 21 into the clamping portion 241 of the conductive clip 24, when the electrode 21 is clamped thereto The conductive clip 24 is electrically connected to the driving circuit board 30 of the active stylus to obtain a transmission signal, and the outer wall surface of the connecting end of the insulating tip 22 has the flange 223, so that the insulating tip 22 The connecting end 221 can be more stably clamped to the receiving end 233 of the transmission member 23. Therefore, when the writing head and the electrode are broken or bent, the invention does not need to re-purchase the entire new active stylus, and only needs to change the writing head and the electrode to continue using.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is generally Those skilled in the art can make some modifications or modifications to equivalent embodiments using the above-disclosed technical contents without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, but the present invention does not deviate from the technical solution of the present invention. Technical Substantials Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments are still within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ pen tube
11‧‧‧ pen head
12‧‧‧ pen tail
20‧‧‧ pen head assembly
21‧‧‧ electrodes
22‧‧‧Insulation pen
221‧‧‧Connected end
222‧‧‧ Touch end
223‧‧‧Flange
23‧‧‧ Transmission parts
231‧‧‧ openings
232‧‧‧Perforation
233‧‧‧ 容 端
234‧‧‧Drive end
24‧‧‧ Conductive clamps
241‧‧‧ gripping department
242‧‧‧Connecting Department
25‧‧‧ Conductive ring
26‧‧‧Auxiliary spring
30‧‧‧Drive Circuit Board
40‧‧‧ Pressure sensing components
50‧‧‧Transitive spring
60‧‧‧Battery Pack

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the components of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the portion of the pen tip of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the components of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ pen tube

11‧‧‧ pen head

12‧‧‧ pen tail

20‧‧‧ pen head assembly

21‧‧‧ electrodes

22‧‧‧Insulation pen

221‧‧‧Flange

23‧‧‧ Transmission parts

231‧‧‧ openings

232‧‧‧Perforation

24‧‧‧ Conductive clamps

25‧‧‧ Conductive ring

26‧‧‧Auxiliary spring

30‧‧‧Drive Circuit Board

40‧‧‧ Pressure sensing components

50‧‧‧Transitive spring

60‧‧‧Battery Pack

Claims (17)

An active stylus pen tip assembly includes: an electrode; an insulating pen tip covering the electrode, and one end of the electrode extends outside the insulating pen tip; and a transmission member is sleeved outside the insulating pen tip And a conductive clamping member is disposed in the transmission member and extends from the transmission member at one end, and clamps the electrode and is electrically connected to the electrode. The tip of the active stylus according to claim 1, wherein the insulating tip further has a connecting end and a touch end, the connecting end is hollow to receive and cover one end of the electrode and the electrode The other end extends out of the connection end. The tip assembly of the active stylus according to claim 2, wherein the outer wall surface of the connecting end of the insulating tip further comprises at least one flange. The stylus of the active stylus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission member further has a receiving end and a driving end, the receiving end is hollow to have an accommodating space, the accommodating space The opening end of the insulating tip passes through the opening and is sleeved in the receiving space. The tip assembly of the active stylus according to claim 4, wherein the transmission member further comprises a conductive ring sleeved outside the transmission member and aligned with the conductive holder to The conductive clips are electrically connected. The pen tip assembly of the active stylus according to claim 1, wherein the conductive clip is disposed in the accommodating space of the transmission member, and has a clamping portion and a connecting portion, the clamping The end portion of the insulating pen tip extends from the portion of the electrode, and the connecting portion extends through the through hole of the receiving space of the transmission member. The pen tip assembly of the active stylus according to claim 6, wherein the conductive clip is a C-shaped buckle or a metal piece with a double barb on the inner side. An active stylus includes a tube, a driving circuit board disposed in the barrel, a pressure sensing component electrically connected to the driving circuit board, a battery pack, and a battery pack disposed therein The pen tip assembly is characterized in that: the pen tip assembly comprises: an electrode; an insulating pen tip, one end of which extends outside the pen tube and covers the electrode, and one end of the electrode extends out of the insulating pen tip One end portion; a transmission member sleeved outside the insulating tip and one end is connected to the pressure sensing element; and a conductive clamping member is disposed in the transmission member and one end extends out of the transmission member and The circuit board is electrically connected and holds the electrode and is electrically connected to the electrode. The active stylus according to claim 8, wherein the insulating tip of the writing head assembly further has a connecting end and a touch end, the connecting end is hollow to receive and cover one end of the electrode and the electrode The other end extends out of the connection end. The tip assembly of the active stylus according to claim 8, wherein the outer wall surface of the connecting end of the insulating tip further comprises at least one flange. The stylus of the active stylus according to claim 8, wherein the transmission member of the stylus assembly further has a receiving end and a driving end, the receiving end is hollow to have an accommodating space, the capacity The space has an opening and at least one through hole, and the connecting end of the insulating pen is disposed in the opening and is sleeved in the receiving space. The active stylus according to claim 7, wherein the writing head assembly further comprises a conductive spring sleeved outside the transmission member of the writing head assembly, and one end of which is coupled to the conductive clip of the writing head assembly The holder is electrically connected and the other end is electrically connected to the drive circuit board. The active stylus of claim 12, wherein the conductive clip of the pen head assembly is disposed in the accommodating space of the transmission member, and has a clamping portion and a connecting portion, the clamping portion One end of the insulating pen that extends from the electrode is inserted, and the connecting portion extends through a through hole of the receiving space of the transmitting member to be electrically connected to the conducting spring. The active stylus according to claim 12, wherein the writing head assembly further comprises a conductive ring sleeved outside the transmission member and aligned with the conductive clamping member to engage the conductive clip The holder is electrically connected and welded to the conductive spring. The active stylus according to claim 8, wherein the conductive clip is a C-shaped buckle or a metal sheet with a double barb on the inner side. The active stylus according to claim 8, wherein the pen tube is made of a metal material. The active stylus of claim 16, wherein the inner wall of the pen tube is provided with a metal layer at the tip assembly.