TWI439886B - Touch pen and portable electronic device having the same - Google Patents

Description

Stylus and portable electronic device having the same

The invention relates to a stylus and a portable electronic device having the stylus.

Mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are often provided with a stylus, and the touch panel can be used to touch the touch panel or the button of the portable electronic device to input signals, thereby operating the electronic device.

A portable electronic device includes a housing, a touch panel and a stylus; the housing is provided with a receiving slot for receiving the stylus, and the stylus includes a body and a pen head connected to the body, the body is used for Hold, the tip is used to touch the touch panel of the electronic device. When the user wants to operate the touch panel by the stylus, the stylus can be taken out from the receiving slot of the housing to input text or instructions. When the user finishes using the stylus, the stylus can be inserted into the receiving slot of the housing to avoid the stylus being lost.

However, the stylus of the portable electronic device can be accommodated in the receiving slot of the housing, and the length of the stylus must be shortened. However, the stylus that is too short is difficult to hold, which affects the operation and is inconvenient to use. If the length of the stylus is increased, it is difficult to integrate with the electronic device, and it is extremely inconvenient to carry.

In view of the above situation, it is necessary to provide a stylus that is easy to use and carry.

At the same time, it is necessary to provide a portable electronic device having the stylus.

A stylus comprising a body, a first writing head, a first sleeve and a bendable first elastic body, wherein two ends of the first elastic body are respectively connected with the body and the first writing head, and the first sleeve is sleeved The first elastic body is sleeved on the body and the first pen head, and the first sleeve is slidable on the body and the first pen head so that the first elastic body is at least partially exposed outside the first sleeve.

A portable electronic device includes a housing and a stylus coupled to the housing. The outer side wall of the housing is provided with a receiving slot for accommodating the stylus. The stylus includes a body, a first writing head, and a first a sleeve and a bendable first elastic body, wherein two ends of the first elastic body are respectively connected to the body and the first pen head, and the first sleeve is sleeved on the first elastic body and the two ends thereof respectively correspond to the body and the first body The first sleeve is slidable on the body and the first pen head such that the first elastic body is at least partially exposed outside the first sleeve.

The stylus of the portable electronic device can be bent and placed in the accommodating slot to facilitate the stylus to be carried. Moreover, the stylus is not limited by the size of the portable electronic device, and it can be increased in length according to design requirements, and is convenient to use. In addition, the accommodating slot is opened on the outer side wall of the casing, which does not increase the size of the portable electronic device, and facilitates the thinning of the portable electronic device.

The stylus of the present invention and the portable electronic device having the stylus will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The portable electronic device according to the present invention may be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, etc., and the present embodiment is described by taking a mobile phone as an example.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention includes a housing 10 and a stylus pen 20 . The outer side wall of the housing 10 is provided with a stylus pen 20 . The slot 30 is accommodated.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 , the outer sidewall of the housing 10 includes a first sidewall 12 , a second sidewall 14 , and a third sidewall 16 . The first sidewall 12 is connected to the second sidewall 14 and the third sidewall 16 , and the second sidewall is 14 is opposite the third side wall 16.

The stylus pen 20 includes a first pen head 25, a first elastic body 23, a body 22, a second elastic body 26, a second pen tip 28, and a first sleeve sleeved on the main body 22 or the first elastic body 23. 24 and a second sleeve 27 sleeved on the main body 22 or the second elastic body 26. Both the first sleeve 24 and the second sleeve 27 can slide on the body 22.

The body 22 is a columnar body on which a fitting portion 222 is provided. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 222 is a sliding slot that is formed on the side wall of the body 22 and extends along the longitudinal direction of the body 22 . The first elastic body 23 is a bendable rubber tube, and can be restored to its original shape after being bent. A first sliding portion 242 is disposed on an inner wall of the first sleeve 24. The first sliding portion 242 is a rib for mating with the mating portion 222 of the body 22. The first head 25 includes a contact portion 252, a magnet 254, and a first positioning portion 256. The contact portion 252 is semi-cylindrical. The magnet 254 is disposed in the contact portion 252. The first positioning portion 256 is a card slot disposed at an end of the first pen head 25 that is connected to the first elastic body 23 for engaging with the first sliding portion 242 of the first sleeve 24 .

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the second elastic body 26 is the same as the first elastic body 23. The second sleeve 27 is identical to the first sleeve 24, and the inner wall thereof is provided with a second sliding portion 272. The second writing head 28 is identical to the first writing head 25 and includes a contact portion 282, a magnet 284, and a second positioning portion 286. The second positioning portion 286 is a card slot, and is disposed at an end of the second pen head 28 connected to the second elastic body 26 for The second sliding portion 272 of the second sleeve 27 is engaged with the second sliding portion 272.

The accommodating groove 30 includes a first groove 32, a second groove 34 and a third groove 36. The first groove 32 communicates with the second groove 34 and the third groove 36. The first recess 32 is defined in the first sidewall 12 of the housing 10 for receiving the body 22 of the stylus pen 20, the first sleeve 24 and the second sleeve 27. Two elastic hooks 322 are respectively disposed on the opposite side walls of the first recess 32, and the two elastic hooks 322 are oppositely disposed. The second recess 34 is defined in the second side wall 14 of the housing 10 for receiving the first elastic body 23 and the first writing head 25 of the stylus pen 20 . The bottom surface of the second groove 34 away from the end of the first groove 32 is provided with a piece of iron 342. The third recess 36 is defined in the third side wall 16 of the housing 10 for receiving the second elastic body 26 and the second writing head 28 of the stylus pen 20 . The bottom wall of the third recess 36 away from the end of the first recess 32 is provided with an iron piece (not shown).

Referring to FIG. 6 , when the stylus pen 20 is used, the first sleeve 24 is sleeved on the first elastic body 23, so that the first sliding portion 242 of the first sleeve 24 and the first writing head 25 are first. The positioning portion 256 and the engaging portion 222 of the body 22 are respectively engaged, and the second sleeve 27 is sleeved on the second elastic body 26, so that the second sliding portion 272 of the second sleeve 27 and the second writing head 28 are The two positioning portions 286 and the engaging portions 222 of the main body 22 are respectively engaged. At this time, the two ends of the first sleeve 24 are respectively sleeved with the body 22 and the first pen head 25, and the two ends of the second sleeve 27 are respectively sleeved with the body 22 and the second pen head 28 to make the first elastic body 23 and the second elastic body 26 cannot be bent.

When the stylus pen 20 is placed on the housing 10 for carrying, firstly, the first sleeve 24 is slid from the first elastic body 23 along the extending direction of the engaging portion 222 of the body 22 to the body 22, and the second Sleeve 27 from second elastomer 26 is slid on the body 22 along the extending direction of the engaging portion 222 of the body 22, so that the first elastic body 23 is partially exposed outside the first sleeve 24, and the second elastic body 26 is partially exposed outside the second sleeve 27, and A gap is left between the sleeve 24 and the second sleeve 27. Next, the body 22, the first sleeve 24 and the second sleeve 27 are received in the first recess 32 of the receiving slot 30, and the elastic hook 322 of the first recess 32 is clamped to the main body 22. The upper portion is located at a gap between the first sleeve 24 and the second sleeve 27. Finally, the first elastic body 23 and the second elastic body 26 are bent, the first elastic body 23 and the first writing head 25 are received in the second recess 34, and the second elastic body 26 and the second writing head 28 are received. The third groove 36 attracts the magnet 254 of the first pen tip 25 and the iron piece 342 of the second groove 34, and the magnet 284 of the second pen tip 28 and the iron piece of the third groove 36 are attracted together.

The stylus pen 20 of the portable electronic device 100 can be bent and placed in the accommodating slot 30 to facilitate the stylus pen 20 to be carried. Moreover, the stylus 20 is not limited by the size of the portable electronic device 100, which can be increased in length according to design requirements for ease of use. In addition, the accommodating slot 30 is formed on the outer side wall of the casing 10, which does not increase the size of the portable electronic device 100, and facilitates the thinning of the portable electronic device 100.

It can be understood that the first sliding portion 242 of the first sleeve 24 and the second sliding portion 272 of the second sleeve 27 are not limited to the ribs, and the engaging portion 222 of the main body 22 is not limited to the sliding groove, and the first positioning portion of the first writing head 25 is not limited to the first positioning portion The second positioning portion 286 of the 256 and the second writing head 28 is not limited to the card slot, and may be other structures. Only the first sliding portion 242 of the first sleeve 24 and the second sliding portion 272 of the second sleeve 27 may be along The mating portion 222 of the main body 22 slides and is respectively associated with the first writing head 25 The first positioning portion 256 and the second positioning portion 286 of the second writing head 28 may be engaged. For example, the first sliding portion 242 of the first sleeve 24 and the second sliding portion 272 of the second sleeve 27 are sliding grooves, and the engaging portion 222 of the main body 22 is a rib, and the first positioning portion 256 of the first writing head 25 and the first portion The second positioning portions 286 of the two pen heads 28 are all ribs. In addition, the first pen head 25 and the second pen head 28 are not limited to the magnets 254 and 284. The second recess 34 and the third recess 36 of the receiving groove 30 are not limited to the iron piece 342, and may be other structures. The first pen head 25 and the second pen tip 28 are respectively fixed in the second groove 34 and the third groove 36 of the accommodating groove 30. For example, the first pen head 25 and the second pen head 38 are respectively provided with hooks, and the second groove 34 and the third groove 36 of the receiving groove 30 are respectively provided with card slots, and the hooks are engaged with the card slots to make the first The first head 25 and the second pen head 28 are respectively fixed in the second groove 34 and the third groove 36 of the accommodating groove 30. The first sleeve 24 can also slide onto the first pen head 25 such that the first elastic body 23 is completely exposed or partially exposed outside the first sleeve 24, and the second sleeve 27 can also slide onto the second pen head 28 to The second elastomer 26 is completely exposed or partially exposed outside the second sleeve 27. Furthermore, the second elastic body 26 may be different from the first elastic body 23, and the second sleeve 27 may be different from the first sleeve 24, and the second writing head 28 may be different from the first writing head 25. The second elastic body 26, the second sleeve 27, and the second writing head 28 may also be omitted entirely.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

100‧‧‧ portable electronic devices

254, 284‧‧‧ magnets

10‧‧‧shell

256‧‧‧First Positioning Department

12‧‧‧First side wall

26‧‧‧Second elastomer

14‧‧‧ second side wall

27‧‧‧Second sleeve

16‧‧‧ third side wall

272‧‧‧Second sliding part

20‧‧‧ stylus

28‧‧‧second pen

22‧‧‧ Subject

286‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

222‧‧‧Matement Department

30‧‧‧ accommodating slots

23‧‧‧First Elastomer

32‧‧‧First groove

24‧‧‧First sleeve

322‧‧‧Flexible hook

242‧‧‧First sliding part

34‧‧‧second groove

25‧‧‧First pen

342‧‧‧ iron pieces

252, 282‧‧‧ Touching

36‧‧‧ third groove

1 is a schematic view showing a state in which a portable electronic device and a stylus according to an embodiment of the present invention are combined.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a portable electronic device and a stylus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the state of bending of the stylus shown in FIG. 2.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the stylus shown in FIG. 3.

Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device of Figure 1.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the stylus shown in FIG. 2.

100‧‧‧ portable electronic devices

25‧‧‧First pen

10‧‧‧shell

26‧‧‧Second elastomer

12‧‧‧First side wall

27‧‧‧Second sleeve

14‧‧‧ second side wall

28‧‧‧second pen

16‧‧‧ third side wall

32‧‧‧First groove

20‧‧‧ stylus

322‧‧‧Flexible hook

22‧‧‧ Subject

34‧‧‧second groove

23‧‧‧First Elastomer

342‧‧‧ iron pieces

24‧‧‧First sleeve

36‧‧‧ third groove

Claims (12)

A stylus comprising a body and a first pen head, wherein the stylus further comprises a first sleeve and a bendable first elastic body, wherein the two ends of the first elastic body are respectively associated with the body The first sleeve is sleeved on the first elastic body and the two ends of the first sleeve are respectively sleeved with the body and the first writing head, and the first sleeve is disposed on the body and the first writing head Sliding to expose the first elastomer at least partially out of the first sleeve. The stylus of claim 1, wherein the stylus further comprises a second sleeve and a bendable second elastic body, the second elastic body is opposite to the first elastic body and two The second sleeve is sleeved on the second elastic body, and the two ends of the second sleeve are respectively sleeved with the body and the second writing head, and the second sleeve is The body and the first writing head are slid so that the second elastic body is at least partially exposed outside the second sleeve. The stylus of claim 2, wherein the inner wall of the first sleeve is provided with a first sliding portion, and the inner wall of the second sleeve is provided with a second sliding portion, the body is provided with The mating portion cooperates with the first sliding portion and the second sliding portion to allow the first sleeve and the second sleeve to slide relative to the body along the extending direction of the engaging portion. The stylus of the third aspect of the invention, wherein the end of the first pen head connected to the first elastic body is provided with a first positioning portion, and the first positioning portion cooperates with the first sliding portion, So that the first sleeve can be fixedly connected to the first writing head, and the end portion of the second writing head connected to the second elastic body is provided with a second positioning portion, and the second positioning portion is matched with the second sliding portion. So that the second sleeve can be fixedly coupled to the second tip. The stylus according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the first sliding portion and the second sliding portion are ribs, the engaging portion is a sliding groove matched with the rib, the first positioning portion and the second positioning The parts are all the card slots that are engaged with the ribs. A portable electronic device includes a housing and a stylus in combination with the housing of the item. The stylus includes a body and a first writing head. The improvement is that the outer side wall of the housing is provided with an accommodating The stylus further includes a first sleeve and a bendable first elastic body, and two ends of the first elastic body are respectively connected to the body and the first writing head, the first a sleeve is sleeved on the first elastic body and two ends of the sleeve are respectively sleeved with the body and the first tip, and the first sleeve is slidable on the body and the first tip to make the first elasticity The body is at least partially exposed outside the first sleeve. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the stylus further comprises a second sleeve and a bendable second elastic body, the second elastic body is opposite to the first elastic body and two The second sleeve is sleeved on the second elastic body, and the two ends of the second sleeve are respectively sleeved with the body and the second writing head, and the second sleeve is The body and the first writing head are slid so that the second elastic body is at least partially exposed outside the second sleeve. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the inner wall of the first sleeve is provided with a first sliding portion, and the inner wall of the second sleeve is provided with a second sliding portion, and the body is provided with a matching portion , the mating part and the first slip The moving portion and the second sliding portion cooperate such that the first sleeve and the second sleeve can slide relative to the body along the extending direction of the engaging portion. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the accommodating groove comprises a first groove, a second groove and a third groove, the first groove and the second groove and the third concave The first groove receives the body, the first sleeve and the second sleeve, the second groove receives the first elastic body and the first writing head, and the third groove accommodates the first groove Two elastic bodies and a second writing head. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the first groove is provided with an elastic hook for holding the body, and the second groove and the third groove are respectively provided with a piece of iron, the first A magnet attracting the iron piece is provided on both the head and the second tip. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the end portion of the first pen head connected to the first elastic body is provided with a first positioning portion, and the first positioning portion cooperates with the first sliding portion. So that the first sleeve can be fixedly connected to the first pen head, and the end portion of the second pen head connected to the second elastic body is provided with a second positioning portion, and the second positioning portion is matched with the second sliding portion. So that the second sleeve can be fixedly coupled to the second tip. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first sliding portion and the second sliding portion are ribs, the engaging portion is a sliding groove matched with the rib, the first positioning portion and the second positioning The parts are all the card slots that are engaged with the ribs.