TW202213045A - Click pad and an electric module for assembling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A click pad module is a bottom plate assembled on the shell of an electronic device, and a plurality of through holes is arranged on the periphery of the bottom plate. The click pad module comprises: A touch panel with a bottom surface of a touch area on the top surface and a bottom surface of a back area corresponding to the touch area. A plurality of studs is respectively arranged on the edge of the bottom surface, each stud has a screw hole in the column body and the center of the column body, and the studs correspond to and penetrate into the through-hole respectively. A plurality of elastic pads is respectively corresponding to and sheathed on the periphery of the stud, and are respectively butted on the bottom surface and the bottom plate. A plurality of screws with a screw and a screw head larger than the diameter of the screw, the screw is screwed into the screw hole in the corresponding through holes through the bottom plate, and the screw head is against the bottom plate.

Description

Clickable touch panel module and electronic device assembling the same

The present invention relates to a clickable touch panel module and an electronic device for assembling the same, in particular to a touch panel module locking mechanism and a clicked moving travel mechanism arranged on the touch panel module. Touch the touch panel module and electronic device in the area.

Electronic devices, such as notebook computers, are generally equipped with keyboards and touch pads as input interfaces of the electronic devices. The function of the touchpad can replace the function of the mouse of the desktop computer, and generally, left and right buttons are arranged below the touch area to correspond to the functions of the left button and the right button on the mouse.

In order to pursue the trend of thin and light electronic devices, it is necessary to reduce the structure of the aforementioned touch panel and integrate push switches on the touch circuit board to form a newer click pad.

As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. FIG. 1 shows the locking mechanism of the clickable touch panel module of the current mass-produced notebook computer, and FIG. 2 shows the reserved space of the aforementioned locking mechanism. It can be seen from FIG. 1 that the locking mechanism of the conventional clickable touchpad module is attached to the outside of the touch area 1 of the clickable touchpad by means of screws. Therefore, the notebook computer provides the The components of the hand board around the keyboard of the touchpad to be clicked, that is, the size of the C part in the Y-axis direction, need to reserve the screw locking space, which indirectly makes the size of the whole machine unable to be reduced.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a clickable touch panel module, in which the locking mechanism of the clickable touch panel module is arranged on the back surface corresponding to the touch panel area, and the locking mechanism is combined with The support and rebound functions are in the same place to reduce the size occupied by the locking mechanism.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device for assembling the clickable touch panel module, so as to provide the electronic device with the above-mentioned features and reduce the Y dimension of the whole machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a clickable touch panel module, which can be assembled in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a casing, the casing has a bottom plate, and a plurality of through holes are arranged around the bottom plate. , the clickable touch panel module includes: a touch panel with a touch area located on the top surface and a bottom surface located in the back area corresponding to the touch area; a plurality of studs are respectively arranged on At the edge of the bottom surface of the touch area, each stud has a body and a threaded hole disposed in the center of the column, the studs are corresponding to and penetrate into the through holes; a plurality of elastic pads, are respectively corresponding to and sleeved on the periphery of the studs, the top and bottom ends of which are respectively abutted on the bottom surface of the touch panel and the top surface of the bottom plate; and a plurality of screws are provided with a screw rod and are located at the root of the screw rod And the head end of a screw whose diameter is larger than the diameter of the through hole of the casing, the screw rod is screwed into the corresponding screw hole in the through hole through the outside of the base plate.

In some embodiments, the number and position of the through holes of the bottom plate of the casing correspond to the studs of the touch panel, the touch panel may be a rectangle, and the studs are arranged on the bottom surface of the rectangle. One in each of the four corners.

In some embodiments, the elastic pads are made of rubber, which is compressible.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned still another object, the present invention provides an electronic device, comprising: a casing having a recess, the bottom surface of the recess has a bottom plate, the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of through holes penetrating the bottom plate; a touch switch is arranged on the bottom plate of the recess; and a clickable touch panel module as described above, which is arranged in the recess, and the screws are screwed into the screw holes in the through holes from the outside of the bottom plate, so as to The touch panel module is fixed so that the bottom surface of the touch panel contacts the touch switch.

In some embodiments, the recess corresponds to the peripheral shape of the touch panel, and can accommodate the touch panel, the studs and the elastic pads.

In some embodiments, the electronic device is a notebook computer, and the recess is disposed around the keyboard of the notebook computer and the components of the hand board.

In some embodiments, when viewed from a top view, the triggering relationship is located in the center of the area surrounded by the studs.

The features of the present invention are: the present invention moves the mechanism for locking the clickable touch panel module from the outside of the originally designed touch area (for example, reserved on the upper side) to the back surface corresponding to the touch area, so that in this There is no need to reserve a space for screw locking on the electronic device, so as to reduce the Y dimension of the installation area of the electronic device, and the Y dimension of the whole machine of the electronic device can be reduced. On the other hand, the present invention adopts elements such as studs, screws, and elastic pads sleeved on the periphery of the studs to pass through and be embedded on the C-piece, as the actuating mechanism support and rebound of the clickable touch panel module, which can It produces more stable stroke action and recovery in the Z-axis direction, and reduces the difference in rebound displacement due to different pressing positions.

Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail in conjunction with the drawings. The accompanying drawings are mainly simplified schematic diagrams, and only illustrate the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner. Therefore, only the elements related to the present invention are indicated in these drawings. , and the displayed components are not drawn according to the number, shape, size ratio, etc. of the actual implementation. The size of the actual implementation is actually a selective design, and the layout of the components may be more complicated.

The following descriptions of the various embodiments refer to the accompanying drawings to illustrate specific embodiments in accordance with which the invention may be practiced. The directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inside", "outside", "side", etc., are only for reference Additional schema orientation. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to describe and understand the present application, rather than to limit the present application. Additionally, in the specification, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word "comprising" will be understood to mean the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements.

Please refer to Figures 3 to 6. The clickable touch panel module 2 of this embodiment is suitable for being assembled in an electronic device 1 . The electronic device 1 includes a casing 11 , and the casing 11 has a bottom plate 121 , and a plurality of The through hole 1211, the structure of the clickable touch panel module 2 includes: a touch panel 21, a plurality of studs 22, a plurality of elastic pads 23 and a plurality of screws 24;

The touch panel 21 has a touch area 211 on the top surface and a bottom surface 212 on the back area corresponding to the touch area 211 ; the studs 22 are respectively disposed on the touch area 211 and the bottom surface 212 (that is, within the range corresponding to the touch area 211 of the bottom surface 212 ), each stud 22 has a body 221 and a screw hole 222 disposed in the center of the body 221 . 22 respectively correspond to and penetrate into the through holes 1211; the elastic pads 23 correspond respectively and are sleeved on the periphery of the cylinder body 222 of the studs 22, and the top of the elastic pads 23 abuts against the touch The bottom surface 212 of the plate 21, the bottom end of the elastic pad 23 abuts on the top surface of the bottom plate 121; A screw head end 242 with a diameter of 1211, the screw 241 is screwed into the screw hole 222 in the corresponding through hole 1211 through the outside of the bottom plate 121 .

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again. In one embodiment, as in the above-mentioned structure, when the touch panel 21 is not pressed by an external force, the screw head end 242 of each screw 24 abuts against the outer bottom of the bottom plate 121 , and in the When the touchpad 21 is pressed by an external force, the touchpad 21 moves axially with the body 221 of each stud 22 as the central axis and the corresponding through hole 1211 as the shaft hole (as shown in FIG. 7 and The height axis Z shown in FIG. 8 moves the screw head end 242 away from the outer bottom of the bottom plate 121 , and the elastic pads 23 are compressed and deformed to store energy, and the touch panel 21 is pressed by an external force. After the release, the elastic pads 23 push the touchpad 21 back to the original position.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes: a casing 11 , a touch switch 1212 and a clickable touch pad 2 . The casing 11 has a recess 12, and the bottom surface of the recess 12 has a bottom plate 121. The bottom plate 121 is provided with a plurality of through holes 1211 passing through the bottom plate 121; the clickable touch panel module 2 is a Set in the recess 12, and screw the screws 24 into the screw holes 222 in the through holes 1211 from the outside of the bottom plate 121 to fix the clickable touch panel module 2, so that the touch panel 21 The bottom surface 212 contacts the touch switch 1212 .

In some embodiments, the recess corresponds to the outer contour shape of the touch panel, and can accommodate the touch panel, the studs and the elastic pads.

In some embodiments, when viewing the electronic device 1 from a top view, the touch switch 1212 is located in the center of the area surrounded by the studs 22 , so as to provide the touch panel 21 with stable depression and return to the original position. Stroke moves.

The embodiments disclosed above are only illustrative of the principles, features and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Modifications and changes are made to the above-described embodiments. Any equivalent changes and modifications made by using the contents disclosed in the present invention should still be covered by the following claims.

P1:C piece P11: Clickable Touchpad Module P12: Locking mechanism P13: Reserve space 1: Electronic device 10:C piece 11: Shell 12: Recess 121: Bottom plate 1211: Through hole 1212: touch switch 2: Clickable touchpad module 21: Trackpad 211: touch area 212: Underside 22: Studs 221: Pillar body 222: screw hole 23: Elastic pad 24: Screws 241: Screw 242: Screw head end X: horizontal axis Y: vertical axis Z: height axis

[FIG. 1] is a schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the clickable touch panel module of the prior art; [Fig. 2] is a schematic diagram of the reserved lock space of the clickable touch panel module of Fig. 1; [FIG. 3] is a perspective exploded view of the touch panel module and the C component according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a perspective view of the stud arrangement of the touch panel module according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the elastic pad of the touch panel module according to an embodiment of the present invention; 6 is a top view of the locking mechanism of the clickable touch panel module according to an embodiment of the present invention; [ Fig. 7 ] is a front cross-sectional view of the touch panel module according to an embodiment of the present invention in a static state when it is not pressed; and FIG. 8 is a front cross-sectional view of the touch panel module according to an embodiment of the present invention when the touch panel module is pressed.

1: Electronic device

10:C piece

11: Shell

12: Recess

121: Bottom plate

1211: Through hole

1212: touch switch

2: Clickable touchpad module

21: Trackpad

211: touch area

212: Underside

22: Studs

23: Elastic pad

24: Screws

241: Screw

242: Screw head end

Claims (8)

A clickable touch panel module is suitable for being assembled in an electronic device, the electronic device includes a casing, the casing has a bottom plate, a plurality of through holes are arranged around the bottom plate, and the clickable touch pad The mod contains: a touchpad having a touch area on the top surface and a bottom surface on the back area corresponding to the touch area; A plurality of studs are respectively arranged on the edge of the bottom surface of the touch area, each stud has a column body and a screw hole arranged in the center of the column body, the studs are respectively corresponding and penetrate through the inside the through hole; a plurality of elastic pads, respectively corresponding to and sleeved on the periphery of the studs, the top and bottom ends of which are respectively abutted on the bottom surface of the touch panel and the top surface of the bottom plate; and A plurality of screws are provided with a screw rod and a screw head head end located at the root of the screw rod and whose diameter is larger than the diameter of the through hole of the casing, the screw rod is screwed into the corresponding screw hole in the through hole through the outside of the base plate . The clickable touch panel module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch panel is a rectangle, and the studs are arranged at each of the four corners of the bottom surface of the rectangle. The clickable touch panel module according to claim 1, wherein the elastic pads are made of compressible rubber material. The clickable touch panel module of claim 1, wherein the elastic pads are springs with compressibility. An electronic device, comprising: a casing, which has a recess, the bottom surface of the recess has a bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of through holes passing through the bottom plate; a touch switch disposed on the bottom plate of the recess; and The clickable touch panel module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is disposed in the recess, and the screws are screwed into the screw holes in the through holes from the outside of the bottom plate, The clickable touch panel module is fixed so that the bottom surface of the touch panel contacts the touch switch. The clickable touch panel module according to claim 5, wherein the recess corresponds to the outer contour shape of the touch panel, and can accommodate the touch panel, the studs and the elastic pads. The clickable touch panel module of claim 5, wherein the electronic device is a notebook computer, and the recess is disposed around the keyboard of the notebook computer and a component of the hand board. The clickable touch panel module as claimed in claim 5, wherein when viewed from a top view, the touch switch relationship is located in the center of the area surrounded by the studs.

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