TWI275984B - Rotatable touch panel structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rotatable touch panel structure, including a touch panel having a surface for user to operate and the other surface connected with a rotary mechanism. One end of the rotary mechanism departing from the touch panel is pivotally disposed on a substrate for the touch panel rotating on the substrate by the rotary mechanism. Moreover, a sensing component is disposed on the substrate. When the touch panel is rotated on the substrate so as to drive the rotary mechanism to rotate, the sensing component can detect a rotation state of the rotary mechanism and further calculate a rotation direction of the touch panel, thereby scrolling up and down to browse web pages and controlling the volume on an electronic device that connected with the touch control panel.

Description

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[Technical Field] The present invention relates to a touch panel, and more particularly to a touch panel that can be rotated on a substrate. [Prior Art] According to the fact that the world's technology is changing with each passing day, more and more sophisticated electronic products are being used by people in order to improve the quality of life of some people. One of the computer systems (eg PC) The research and development of Computer 'PC for short) or notebook computer (N〇teb〇〇k Computer) makes people's life more comfortable and convenient. 'The computer system can be used as a home, factory security control, and distant friends. Connections, engineering mathematics, fashion design and drawing of interiors can also be used to listen to music, watch movies and write reports, etc. 'In the past' with the popularity of desktop computers (Deskt〇p Computer) 'Make keyboards, mouse and other input devices' have been widely accepted and used by the general public. In recent years, various manufacturers and enterprises have continued to research and develop notebook computers for notebooks. The size of the computer is getting smaller and smaller, the weight is getting lighter, the function is getting stronger and stronger, and the price is getting cheaper and cheaper. Tendency to gradually replace desktop PCs, and laptops so that gradually increased in the eyes of the status of the general population, and is widely accepted by the public and use. The structure of a typical notebook computer is pivotally connected to a liquid crystal display at one end of a casing, and the liquid crystal display can be covered with the casing, wherein the casing is provided with a liquid crystal display.

Page 5 1275984 V. Description of the invention (2) The Main Board and a number of electronic components for the notebook to work properly, such as the Central Processing Unit (Central)

a processing unit (CPU), a memory (Memory), a video graphics array card (Video Graphics Array Card), a sound card (Sound Card), and a local network card (LocalArea Network card), etc. The casing faces one another of the liquid crystal display, so that the keyboard can be fixed on the notebook computer, so that the user can conveniently input data into the notebook computer and move the notebook computer while carrying the notebook computer. When you don't need to carry a traditional keyboard, you can reduce the burden on users. 1" The milk system has a mechanical mouse (M echani and ... i fpv, vwiduciu 丄ια 丄iviuube 夕汉光学, Mouse (Optical Mouse) two structural design, the mouse has a shell, A plurality of components for the mouse to work normally, such as a mouse ball (M〇use Ball), a roller (R〇ller), an optical grating (Optical Grating), and an encoder (Enc〇) are provided in the housing. Der), or a light emitting diode (Digital Emitting Diode), an image picker, etc., by the above components, when the user wants to move a cursor on the liquid crystal display (Cursor), the mouse can be The notebook is connected, and after moving the mouse on a plane, the cursor can be moved to a destination, or can be controlled by pressing a control button provided on the mouse , click on one of the targets displayed on the liquid crystal display; ^, on the mechanical mouse or optical mouse described above, = there is no wheel button (Wheel), the wheel button is on the housing After being rotated by the user, it can be easily and quickly browsed the Internet.

1275984 ^_____ _-·_ V. Description of the invention (3) The purpose of changing the volume, changing the volume of the media, and quickly or reversing when playing media video or changing the visual angle of the character in the game. However, the structural design of the mouse has a bulky housing, a complicated external circuit, and is inconvenient to carry, and the use procedure is complicated (for example, one of the mouse cables must be connected to the notebook computer first, The mouse can be connected to the notebook computer and the mobile mouse needs to have a large mobile space. Therefore, the efforts of various manufacturers and enterprises will put the US military into military use. The development of the touchpad, research and improvement, and the development of a touch panel (Touch Panel) widely used in a variety of electronic products in the world. The §£»-type electric 3 is located at an appropriate position adjacent to the keyboard, and the touch panel can be provided to form a unitary body, so that the user does not move while carrying the notebook computer. The traditional mouse is required to be carried, so that the user can act more succinctly; since the touch panel is connected to the notebook computer, the notebook can be directly used without being reset after the notebook is activated. The control panel, in addition, the touch panel can control the movement of the cursor in a limited plane space (such as the surface of the touch panel), and achieve the same function as a conventional mouse. ♦ However, since the casing of the notebook computer and the liquid crystal display can be overlapped with each other, the conventional wheel key cannot be set on the notebook computer, otherwise the casing and the liquid crystal display are covered with each other. When the liquid crystal display is pressed and damaged by the scroll button, the user must pass through the keyboard when the notebook computer is viewing the webpage, watching video, and the like.

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Page 7 1275984 V. INSTRUCTIONS (4) -- To make adjustments, the same function as the scroll button cannot be achieved. Therefore, how to design a rotatable touch panel structure, so that the touch panel can have the same function as the scroll button, is an important issue that cannot be delayed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the fact that the conventional touch panel cannot have the function of a scroll button when actually applied, the inventor has developed and designed the above problem based on years of technical experience and accumulated professional knowledge. A rotatable touch panel structure of the present invention, by means of the present invention, makes it more convenient to operate a computer. An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel, which can be rotated by one side of the touch panel, and can be connected to a rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism can be separated from one end of the touch panel and a substrate. Pivoting together for the touch panel to be on the substrate, rotating by the rotating mechanism, and the sensing element is disposed on the substrate, and the touch panel is rotated on the substrate When the rotation mechanism is rotated, the sensing component can detect the rotation state of the rotation mechanism, and can calculate the rotation direction of the touch panel, thereby achieving the purpose of up-and-down browsing of the webpage and volume control. To further understand and understand the purpose, shape, structure and function of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail as follows:

Page 8 1275984 5, the invention description (5) [Embodiment] The present invention is a rotatable touch panel structure, as shown in FIG. 1 , the structure is provided with a touch panel 2 , the touch panel 2 The touch panel 2 can be connected to a rotating mechanism 3, wherein the rotating mechanism 3 can be dragged onto the substrate 4, so that the touch panel 2 can be Rotating on the substrate 4. Furthermore, at least one sensing component 5 can be disposed on the substrate 4 to detect the rotation state of the rotating mechanism 3 (eg, a rotation angle or a rotation speed, etc.), whereby the touch panel 2 is on the substrate. 4 when the upper portion is rotated, an electronic device 7 (such as a notebook computer (N〇teb〇〇kc〇mputer), etc., which is connected to the substrate 4) can be transmitted, and the τ 件 5 is sensed. The rotation state of the touch panel 2 is calculated, so that the electronic device 7 can reach the upper and lower scroll pages and the volume of the control volume, etc. = this ^ =, please refer to Figure 1, A resilient portion is provided on the substrate 4, and the other portion of the return portion 6 can be fixed by the knot of the return portion 6 = the panel 2 is rotated in one direction, so that the touch surface handle can be restricted. > When the spring is stretched, etc.), in addition to the degree, it can still be buried, and the angle of rotation (for example, the spring can be extended, the total length of the spring of the reply part 6 is loosely applied to the touch panel 2, The back of the touch panel 2 can be returned to the original state, and at the same time, can be driven at the position of the present invention. The mechanism 3 is provided with a dragging example, as shown in Fig. 1, the rotation "31, one end of the shaft 31 is opposite to the touch panel 2

1275984 V. The invention (6) is connected, the other end of the pivot 3 1 is pivotally connected to the substrate 4, and an outer edge of the pivot 3 1 is further provided with an optical grating 32. In the present embodiment, the sensing element 5 can be a photo-interrupter 51 for detecting the rotation state of the grating 32. Thus, when the touch When the control panel 2 is rotated to drive the pivot 31 and the grating 32 to rotate on the substrate 4, the photointerrupter 51 can detect the rotation state of the grating 32, so that the electronic device 7 connected to the substrate 4 is connected. (as shown in Figure 2) just the corresponding action (such as: fast forward when playing video). In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 , the frame shaft 31 is away from one surface of the touch panel 2 , and is provided with a first fastening component 33 (eg, a groove), and the substrate 4 is provided with a hinge. a base 35 of the shaft 31, the base 35 is provided with a second fastening member 34 (such as a stud) that can engage the first fastening member 33, whereby the rotating mechanism 3 is pivotally connected to the base 35 Together, the first fastener 33 is properly pinned with the second fastener 34 such that the base 35 can limit the position of the pivot 31. In another embodiment of the present invention, the foregoing embodiment is applied to a housing 71, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, in the housing 71 (e.g., the user can hold the hand in one hand) The housing, the notebook computer has a plurality of button housings or an external keyboard, and the like, and a slot 72 is provided for mounting the substrate 4/substrate so that the touch panel 2 can be exposed in the slot 72. In addition, in the embodiment, the slot 72 is configured to expose the touch surface, and the surface is circularly open, and the touch panel 2 has a circular plate shape. The touch panel 2 can be smoothly rotated in the slot 72. Xi

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Please refer to the section; [Figure 1 - one of the panel 2 sliding portion 7q J =, the slot 72 is provided with the touch can be mounted in the slot 72 in the column I, such as: ball bearing), The sliding portion of the touch panel 2 facing the rotating mechanism 3 can be in contact with the rotation of the touch panel 2 on the slot 72, whereby when the user slides on the portion 73,俾 'The touch panel 2 can just slide 2 in this. The user can more easily and smoothly rotate the touch panel #9 ^ ^ column, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, since the touch surface of the user is smooth and flat, If the user touches the touch panel 2, the finger is easily slid on the touch panel 2, and the touch panel 2 cannot be smoothly rotated. Therefore, a control unit is disposed on the touch panel 2. 21, after the user rotates the control portion 21, the touch panel 2 can be easily rotated. In the present invention, the control portion 21 can be recessed in the touch panel 2 opposite to the rotating mechanism 3 One of the grooves on one side. According to the above, it is only one of the best embodiments of the present invention, but the structural features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any one skilled in the art can easily change or modify it in the field of the invention. , can be covered in the following patent scope of this case. 1

Page 11 1275984 Brief description of the drawings [Simplified description of the drawings] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the touch panel of the present invention being connected to a substrate by a rotating mechanism, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention. schematic diagram. [Representative symbol of the main part] Touch panel...2 Control section...21 Rotating mechanism...3 Pivot...31st grating... "•32 First fastener...33 Second Fasteners"•34 Base...35 substrates...4Sense components...5 Photointerrupters...51 Responsive...6 Electronic devices...7 Housings...71 Slots... ...72 sliding part... •••73

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Claims (1)

1275984 Sixth, the scope of application for patents 1-touch one control type 7, turn, touch surface control: plate structure, ^ one side of the spin for the user to operate; up, the other end of the disc I can be one end with the touch panel The other side of the substrate is pivotally connected to each other on the substrate, so that the rotating member of the rotating mechanism is disposed on the substrate for the purpose of (4) the second application of the patent application. The structure of the touch panel described in the item, the returning portion of the restoring force, the 'hepatic recovery portion-portion, can be connected to the rotating machine, and the other part of the returning portion can be fixed on the substrate for the touch After the control panel is turned, it can still return to its original position. 3. The touch panel structure of claim 2, wherein the reply portion is a resetting mechanism. 4. The touch panel structure of claim 1, wherein the rotating mechanism comprises: a pivot shaft, one end of which is in contact with the touch panel, and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the board; The sensing element is a light interrupter for detecting the rotation state of the grating. The sensing element is disposed at an outer edge of the pivot. 5. The touch panel structure of claim 4, wherein the pivot is away from a side of the touch panel, and a first fastener is disposed on the substrate, and the substrate is provided with one of the pivots a base on which the base can be fitted Page 13 1275984 VI. Patent Application Scope The second fastener of the first fastener, when the 兮# k is together, 1 the pivoting mechanism is pivotally connected to the base to limit the position of the pivot. a μ first fastener is pinned to each other, so that the bottom cymbal, / is applied for / 7 first, the touch panel structure, wherein ί ί ί ί ί ί ί ί ί ί ί ί The touch panel is exposed outside the slot for the user to operate. The touch panel structure according to the sixth aspect of the patent application, wherein the Ξ2: the surface is in the shape of a circular opening, and the touch panel has a circular plate shape, and the touch panel is smooth. The ground rotates in the slot. The touch panel structure of claim 6, wherein the slot is provided with a sliding portion of the touch panel, and when the touch surface is installed in the slot, the The sliding portion is in contact with one surface of the touch panel facing the rotating mechanism, so that the touch panel can rotate on the sliding portion. 9. The touch panel structure of claim 8, wherein the sliding portion is a ball bearing. The touch panel structure as described in claim 2, wherein the touch panel is adapted to be operated by a user, and a control portion is provided for the user to rotate the control portion. The touch panel is easily rotated on the substrate.