TWI464628B - Touch pen and portable electronic device using same - Google Patents

Description

Stylus and portable electronic device with the stylus

The present invention relates to a stylus pen, and more particularly to a stylus pen for use in a portable electronic device.

With the continuous development of technology, mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) have been widely used in people's daily lives. At present, most portable electronic devices implement their touch functions by means of a stylus.

Please refer to the stylus structure of the stylus integrated game joystick shown in FIG. 1. The personal digital assistant 20 includes a main body 21 and a stylus pen 23. The main body 21 is provided with a direction control unit 211 which is in the form of a conventional trackball which is freely rotatable. A first joint portion 213 is recessed in the direction control portion 211. One end of the stylus pen 23 has a second engaging portion 231. By engaging the first engaging portion 213 with the second engaging portion 231, swinging the stylus pen 23 can rotate the direction control portion 211 accordingly, so that the stylus pen 23 can be used as a rocker to manipulate the direction. The control unit 211 can facilitate user operations when executing the game software.

However, the above stylus integrates the stylus structure of the joystick of the game, and in order to realize the direction control during the execution of the game operation, a directional control unit is specially added to the portable electronic device, thereby adding a portable electronic device. Complexity and manufacturing costs.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a stylus that can be used as a joystick and can reduce manufacturing costs.

It is also necessary to provide a portable electronic device having the stylus.

A stylus pen includes a pen and a rocker assembly. The rocker assembly is mounted on one end of the pen, and includes a main body and a connecting member. The two ends of the body are respectively connected to the pen holder and the connecting member. One end of the main body connecting the connecting member is further provided with a plurality of abutting arms. When the rocker is used as a rocker, the main body can be swung around the connecting member to drive the plurality of resisting arms to perform a pressing operation. The connecting member is detachably mounted. Provided on the main body, and the connecting member is detachably mounted on the other end of the pen holder relative to the rocker assembly.

A portable electronic device includes a body and a stylus, the body includes a plurality of direction keys, the stylus includes a pen and a rocker assembly, and the rocker assembly is mounted on the One end of the pen holder includes a main body and a connecting member, and the two ends of the main body are respectively connected to the pen piece and the connecting piece, and one end of the main body and the connecting piece is further provided with a plurality of abutting arms for use as a rocker The main body can be swayed around the connecting member to drive the plurality of resisting walls to correspondingly resist the plurality of direction keys, so that the stylus can be used as a rocker to manipulate the plurality of direction keys, and the connecting member can be The connector is detachably mounted on the main body, and the connecting member is detachably mounted on the other end of the pen holder relative to the rocker assembly.

Compared with the prior art, the stylus pen is held by the plurality of directional arms by the plurality of directional arms, and the stylus is oscillated in different directions to facilitate the body of the pen or the rocker assembly. Press the purpose of the direction key corresponding to the direction of the swing. In this way, it is possible to avoid adding a trackball with a control direction to the body, which saves the manufacturing cost of the portable electronic device; and at the same time, presses by using the plurality of resisting arms. At present, almost all portable electronic devices have a directional key, thereby enhancing the versatility of the stylus as a rocker.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

10‧‧‧ stylus

11‧‧‧ nib

111‧‧‧Connecting column

113‧‧‧ Touch Department

1131‧‧‧ Groove

1133‧‧‧ Touch end

13‧‧‧ pen

131‧‧‧First connection hole

133‧‧‧second connection hole

15‧‧‧Joystick assembly

151‧‧‧ Subject

1511‧‧‧Assembled column

1513‧‧‧ accommodating slots

1515‧‧‧Assemble

1517‧‧‧Slot side

1519‧‧‧Assembly holes

153‧‧‧Resistance arm

1531‧‧‧Responsible Department

1533‧‧‧ side

1534‧‧‧

1535‧‧‧Connecting block

1537‧‧‧Spinning column

1539‧‧‧Resistance

155‧‧‧Connected plug

1551‧‧‧ activity slot

20‧‧‧ Personal Digital Assistant

21‧‧‧ Subject

211‧‧‧Direction Control Department

213‧‧‧First joint

23‧‧‧ stylus

231‧‧‧Second joint

30‧‧‧ body

31‧‧‧ display screen

33‧‧‧ arrow keys

35‧‧‧ accommodating holes

FIG. 1 is an assembled, isometric view of a portable electronic device having a stylus that can be used as a joystick.

2 is a partially exploded view of a portable electronic device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state of use of a stylus as a game stick according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a stylus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an assembled, isometric view of the stylus shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an assembled, isometric view of another state of the stylus of FIG. 4. FIG.

7 is a side elevational view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 3.

Referring to the preferred embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the portable electronic device 100 includes a stylus 10 and a body 30 . The body 30 includes a receiving slot (not shown) and a four-way key 33. When the stylus 10 is not in use, it can be stored in the receiving slot. The stylus pen 10 can also cooperate with the four direction keys 33 of the body 30 to be used as a game rocker.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the stylus 10 includes a tip 11 , a pen 13 and a rocker assembly 15 . The pen tip 11 and the rocker assembly 15 are respectively disposed at two ends of the pen holder 13 . When the stylus 10 is used as a touch function, the touch screen of the body 30 is touched by the pen tip 11; when the stylus 10 is used as a game rocker, the pen tip 11 can be used for the rocker assembly 15 is connected to the body 30.

The pen tip 11 is made of an elastic material, and includes a connecting post 111 and a touch portion 113 connected to one end of the connecting post 111. The connecting post 111 has a cylindrical shape for mounting the nib 11 on the pen holder 13. The connecting post 111 can also be used to mount the nib 11 on the body 30. The nib 11 and the rocker The assembly 15 cooperates to make the stylus 10 function as a joystick. The touch portion 113 has a substantially conical shape, and a larger end thereof is connected to the connecting post 111. A concave portion 1131 is defined in a substantially central portion of the conical surface of the touch portion 113, and a touch end 1133 is formed on a side of the recess 1131 facing away from the connecting post 111. The groove 1131 is for mating with the rocker assembly 15 to assemble a game rocker. The pen holder 13 has a cylindrical shape, and a first connecting hole 131 is recessed at one end thereof, and a second connecting hole 133 is defined at the other end. The first connecting hole 131 has a shape and a size substantially corresponding to the connecting post 111. The connecting hole 131 is configured to receive the connecting post 111 and has an interference fit with the connecting post 111 to connect and fix the pen tip 11. The second connection hole 133 is for connecting the rocker assembly 15.

When the stylus 10 is used as a game rocker, the rocker assembly 15 is used to effect the operation of the direction. The rocker assembly 15 includes a main body 151, four abutting arms 153, and a connecting plug 155. The main body 151 has a cylindrical shape, and a mounting post 1511 is protruded from a central portion of one end thereof. The mounting post 1511 is substantially cylindrical and has a shape and a size corresponding to the second connecting hole 133. The mounting post 1511 is received in the second connecting hole 133 for connecting the rocker assembly 15 . On the pen holder 13. An accommodating groove 1513 is defined in the middle of the main body 151 with respect to the other end of the mounting post 1511. The receiving groove 1513 has a circular groove shape for receiving and fixing the connecting plug 155. The other end of the main body 151 is recessed with four mounting grooves 1515 at equal intervals, and the four abutting arms 153 are respectively disposed correspondingly. Each of the mounting slots 1515 includes opposing slot sides 1517. A fitting hole 1519 is recessed in each of the groove side portions 1517. The fitting hole 1519 is for fitting engagement with the abutting arm 153.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 together, the four abutting arms 153 cooperate with each other to form a cylinder. Each of the abutting arms 153 includes a resisting portion 1531 and a side portion 1533, and the abutting portion 1531 and the side portion 1533 are vertically connected to each other to form a cutout groove 1534. The abutting portion 1531 has a fan shape, and a resisting end 1539 is formed away from one side of the side portion 1533. The side portion 1533 is vertically connected to the curved edge of the abutting portion 1531. The side portion 1533 is curved, and a connecting block 1535 extends from a middle portion of one end of the abutting portion 1531. A rotating column 1537 is respectively protruded from two sides of the connecting block 1535. The spin column 1537 has a cylindrical shape and is shaped and sized to correspond to the mounting hole 1519. The rotating post 1537 is interference fit into the mounting hole 1519 and is free to rotate within the mounting hole 1519 to rotate the resisting arm 153 relative to the body 151 to protrude from the body 151.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , the connection plug 155 is made of an elastic material, and has a shape and a size substantially corresponding to the accommodating groove 1513 . The connection plug 155 is received in the accommodating groove 1513 . The connecting plug 155 is recessed from an end of the main body 151 to define a movable slot 1551. The movable slot 1551 is substantially in the shape of a circular groove for receiving the touch end 1133 of the touch portion 113, and the volume of the movable slot 1551 is slightly larger than the volume of the touch end 1133. The groove edge of the movable slot 1551 can be elastically held in the recess 1131, and the touch end 1133 can swing freely in the movable slot 1551.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the body 30 further includes a display screen 31 , and the four-directional key 33 is located below the display screen 33 . The four-direction key 33 is a direction key in a general portable device, and controls the movement of the cursor in the display screen 31 in the up, down, left, and right directions, respectively. The body 30 has a receiving hole 35 corresponding to the recess 1513. The shape and size of the receiving hole 35 are substantially equivalent to the connecting post 111 of the pen tip 11. When the stylus 10 is used as a game rocker, the accommodating hole 35 is configured to hold the connecting post 111 of the pen tip 11 to fix the pen tip 11 to the body 30, thereby connecting the rocker Rod assembly 15 to form a game rocker.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, when the stylus 10 is assembled, the connection plug 155 is firstly elastically held in the accommodating groove 1513, and the movable slot 1551 is away from the accommodating groove 1513; Next, the four abutting arms 153 are rotatably mounted in the four mounting slots 1515 of the main body 151; then the mounting post 1511 of the main body 151 is received and fixed to the mounting hole 131 of the pen holder 13 One end; finally, the connecting post 111 of the pen tip 11 is mounted on the other end of the mounting hole 131, that is, the assembly of the stylus pen 10 is completed.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the stylus 10 is to be used as a game rocker, the pen tip 11 is first removed from the pen holder 13 and the connecting post 111 of the pen tip 11 is inserted into the receiving hole of the body 30. The pen tip 11 is fixed to the body 30; then the resisting arms 153 are outwardly rotated 90 degrees relative to the main body 151, so that the resisting wall 153 is exposed to the main body 151 and the connecting plug is exposed. The touch end 1133 of the pen tip 11 is inserted into the movable slot 1551 of the connecting plug 155, and the slot edge of the movable slot 1551 is elastically held in the recess 1131 of the pen tip 11 while the The abutting ends 1539 of the four abutting arms 153 are respectively aligned with the four direction keys 33 of the body 30, that is, the assembly of the stylus pen 10 as a game rocker is completed.

Alternatively, the pen holder 13 can be removed from the main body 151 to make the main body 151 a shorter game rocker.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 , when the stylus 10 is used as the game rocker, the arrow 13 or the main body 151 can be swung in different directions, and the direction key 33 corresponding to the swing direction can be pressed. The movement of the cursor of the display screen 31 toward the swinging direction of the pen holder or the main body 151 realizes a convenient operation of the direction key 33.

It can be understood that the rocker assembly 15 can also include a connecting member (not shown). The connecting member is connected to the main body 151 facing away from one end of the mounting post 1511. The connecting member can replace the pen tip 11 to replace the rocker. The assembly 15 is coupled to the body 30 for use of the stylus 10 as a game rocker.

The stylus pen 10 of the present invention connects the rocker assembly 15 to the body 30 by the pen tip 11 and is held by the four abutting arms 153 against the four direction keys. 33. By swinging the pen holder 13 or the main body 151 of the rocker assembly 15 in different directions, the purpose of conveniently pressing the direction key 33 corresponding to the swing direction is achieved. In this way, a trackball with a control direction is additionally added to the body 30, which saves the manufacturing cost of the portable electronic device; and at the same time, almost all portable electronic devices are pressed by using the four resisting arms 153. The direction key 33 is provided to enhance the versatility of the stylus 10 for use as a rocker.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned embodiments are only the embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be equivalently modified or changed in the spirit of the invention. It is included in the scope of the following patent application.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

10‧‧‧ stylus

30‧‧‧ body

Claims (11)

A stylus pen comprising a pen and a modification thereof, wherein the stylus further comprises a rocker assembly, the rocker assembly is mounted on one end of the pen, the rocker assembly comprises a main body and a connecting member, the two ends of the main body are respectively connected to the pen holder and the connecting member, and one end of the main body connecting the connecting member is further provided with a plurality of abutting arms, and the main body can be shaken around the connecting member when used as a rocker. The connecting member is detachably mounted on the main body, and the connecting member is detachably mounted on the other end of the pen holder relative to the rocker assembly. The stylus of claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a tip, the pen tip includes a connecting post, the connecting post has a cylindrical shape, and the first end of the pen holder is recessed with a first connecting hole. The connecting post is received in the first connecting hole to detachably connect the pen tip to the pen holder. The stylus of the second aspect of the invention, wherein the main body has a mounting post protruding from a central portion of the resisting arm, and a second connecting hole is recessed from the end of the first connecting hole. An assembly post retaining member is disposed in the second connecting hole to detachably connect the rocker assembly to the pen holder. A portable electronic device includes a body and a stylus, the body includes a plurality of direction keys, and the stylus includes a pen. The improvement is that the stylus further includes a a rocker assembly, the rocker assembly is mounted on one end of the pen, the rocker assembly includes a main body and a connecting member, the two ends of the main body are respectively connected to the pen and the connecting member, and the main body is connected to the connecting member The stylus is further provided with a plurality of abutting arms, and the body can be swayed around the connecting member to drive the plurality of resisting walls to correspondingly resist the plurality of directional keys, so that the stylus can be Actuating the plurality of directional keys as a rocker, the connecting member is detachably mounted on the main body, and the connecting member is detachably mounted on the stylus relative to the rocker set The other end of the piece. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of resisting arms collectively form a cylindrical structure, and each of the resisting arms forms a resisting portion at one end, and the resisting portion includes a The abutting end abuts the direction key. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the main body has a plurality of mounting grooves at equal intervals on one end of the main body, and each of the mounting grooves is oppositely provided with two mounting holes, each of which is A connecting block is protruded from an end of the holding portion, and a rotating column is respectively protruded from opposite sides of the connecting block, and the two rotating columns are respectively mounted in the two mounting holes, so that the resisting arm is opposite to the supporting arm The body rotates to protrude from the body. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the connecting member is a tip, the pen tip includes a connecting post, the connecting post has a cylindrical shape, and the first end of the pen holder is recessed with a first connection. a hole, the connecting column is elastically resisted in the first connecting hole, so that the pen tip is detachably coupled to the pen holder. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the connecting member is a tip, the pen tip further includes a touch portion, the touch portion is connected to one end of the connecting post, and the touch portion is a central recess is provided with a recess, the rocker assembly further includes a connecting plug, the connecting plug is recessed with an active slot at one end, the touch portion is movably received in the movable slot and the slot edge of the movable slot is latched In the groove. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the main body is adjacent to one end of the mounting groove and has a receiving groove for receiving the connecting plug. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the main body has a mounting post protruding from a middle end of the resisting arm, and the pen holder is recessed from a side of the first connecting hole to provide a second connection. a hole, the mounting post is received in the second connecting hole, so that the rocker assembly is detachably coupled to the pen. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the body is in the plurality a receiving hole is formed in the middle portion of the direction key, and the receiving hole has a shape and a size substantially corresponding to the connecting post. The connecting post is received in the receiving hole to fix the nib to the nib. On the body.