TWI780831B - Input module and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An input module includes a shell and an input assembly. The shell has a main body, at least one first elastic structure and at least one second elastic structure. The first elastic structure and the second elastic structure are connected to the main body, and the first elastic structure has an assembling portion. One end of the input assembly is assembled to the assembling portion, another end of the input assembly is movably connected to the main body and leans against the second elastic structure, and the input assembly is adapted to resist elastic forces of the first elastic structure and the second elastic structure to be pressed. In addition, an electronic device having the input module is also provided.

Description

Input modules and electronic devices

The present invention relates to an electronic module and an electronic device, and in particular to an input module and an electronic device with it.

Notebook computers are mostly provided with a touch panel module, which is used to replace the operation function of the mouse, and some touch panel modules can further provide more diversified touch operation functions. In order to enable the touchpad module to be pressed to perform input functions similar to buttons on a mouse, an elastic part is generally formed on the edge of the iron part of the touchpad module, and the elastic part is locked to the body of the notebook computer. The inner surface of the shell is used to realize the pressing operation by virtue of the elastic deformation characteristic of the elastic part. However, in this design mode, a large-area hole needs to be formed in the casing of the notebook computer to expose the iron parts assembled from the inner surface of the casing and the touch panel carried thereon. The structural strength of the shell is reduced. Furthermore, the shell is easily deformed by force at the hole, which affects the iron parts and the touchpad carried thereon, resulting in false triggering of the press input of the touchpad module.

The invention provides an input module and an electronic device, which can make the shell of the device main body have better structural strength, and can avoid falsely triggering the pressing input of the input module.

The input module of the present invention includes a casing and an input component. The casing includes a main body, at least one first elastic structure and at least one second elastic structure. The first elastic structure and the second elastic structure are connected to the main body, and the first elastic structure has an assembly part. One end of the input component is assembled to the assembly part, the other end of the input component is movably connected to the main body and leans against the second elastic structure, and the input component is suitable for being pressed against the elastic forces of the first elastic structure and the second elastic structure.

The electronic device of the present invention includes a device main body and an input module. The device body has a shell. The input module includes a casing and an input component. The shell is a part of the shell and includes a main body, at least one first elastic structure and at least one second elastic structure. The first elastic structure and the second elastic structure are connected to the main body, and the first elastic structure has an assembly part. One end of the input component is assembled to the assembly part, the other end of the input component is movably connected to the main body and leans against the second elastic structure, and the input component is suitable for being pressed against the elastic forces of the first elastic structure and the second elastic structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first elastic structure includes at least one elastic arm, one end of the elastic arm is connected to the main body, and the assembly part is located at the other end of the elastic arm.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second elastic structure includes at least one elastic arm, one end of the elastic arm is connected to the main body, and the input component bears against the other end of the elastic arm.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the above-mentioned at least one first elastic structure is two, the number of the at least one second elastic structure is two, and the two first elastic structures and the two second elastic structures are respectively adjacent to the four corners.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned main body has at least one limiting portion, and the limiting portion limits the movable range of the other end of the input assembly.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the limiting portion includes at least one slot, the input component has at least one protrusion, the protrusion extends into the slot, and the slot limits the movable range of the protrusion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned input component includes a bearing board and a touch panel, the bearing board is assembled in the assembly part and leans against the second elastic structure, and the touch panel is disposed on the bearing board.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned main body has at least one first opening, the carrying plate has at least one second opening, the first opening overlaps the second opening, and an electronic component of the input component corresponds to the first opening and the second opening. Two mouths.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned input component is a touch component.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned main body has a column portion, the input component has a trigger portion, the column portion is opposite to the trigger portion, and when the input component is pressed, the column portion abuts against the trigger portion.

Based on the above, in the input module of the present invention, the elastic structure is formed on the casing (that is, a part of the casing of the device body) instead of the input component, and the input component is located above the casing instead of from the inside of the casing. surface for assembly. Thereby, there is no need to form a large-area hole in the casing to expose the input component, and the casing can have better structural strength. Furthermore, the casing is less likely to be deformed by force at the location of the input component and affect the input component, thereby reducing the probability of falsely triggering the press input of the touch component.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the input module of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the input module in FIG. 2 from another perspective. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the electronic device 100 of this embodiment is, for example, a notebook computer and includes a device main body 110 and an input module 120 . The device main body 110 is, for example, the host of a notebook computer and has a casing 112 . The input module 120 includes a casing 122 and an input component 124 . The casing 122 is a part of the casing 112 . The input component 124 is, for example, a touch component and embedded in a groove 122 a of the casing 122 . In other embodiments, the electronic device 100 can be other types of electronic products, and the input component 124 can be other types of input interfaces, which is not limited in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the input module of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG. 4 . 3 to 5, the housing 122 of this embodiment includes a main body 1221, at least one first elastic structure 1222 (shown as two) and at least one second elastic structure 1223 (shown as two), The two first elastic structures 1222 and the two second elastic structures 1223 are integrally connected to the main body 1221 and adjacent to four corners of the main body 1221 respectively.

Each first elastic structure 1222 is, for example, an elastic arm and has an assembly portion 1222a, one end of the elastic arm is connected to the main body 1221, and the assembly portion 1222a is located at the other end of the elastic arm. Each second elastic structure 1223 is, for example, an elastic arm, and one end of the elastic arm is connected to the main body 1221 . One end of the input component 124 is assembled to the assembly portion 1222a of each first elastic structure 1223 , and the other end of the input component 124 is movably connected to the main body 1221 and leans against the other end of the second elastic structure 1223 (elastic arm). Therefore, the input component 124 is adapted to be pressed against the elastic force of the first elastic structure 1222 and the second elastic structure 1223 to trigger the pressing input of the touch component 124 .

As mentioned above, the first elastic structure 1222 and the second elastic structure 1223 of this embodiment are formed on the casing 1221 (that is, a part of the casing 112 of the device body 110 ) instead of the input component 124 , and the input component 124 is located Assembly is done from above the housing 1221 rather than from the inside surface of the housing 1221 . In this way, it is not necessary to form a large-area hole in the casing 1221 to expose the input component 124 , so that the casing 1221 has better structural strength. Furthermore, the casing 1221 is less likely to be deformed by force at the location of the input component 124 and affect the input component 124 , thereby reducing the probability of falsely triggering the press input of the touch component 124 .

In this embodiment, the input component 124 includes a carrier board 124a and a touch pad 124b as shown in FIG. 4 . The supporting plate 124a is, for example, an iron piece or other metal piece, which is assembled to the assembly portion of each first elastic structure 1222 and leans against each second elastic structure 1223 by screw lock or other suitable means. The touch panel 124b is disposed on the carrier board 124a and has a touch input function.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bearing plate of FIG. 4 . Specifically, the main body 1221 of the housing 122 has at least one first opening 1221a (shown as two) as shown in FIG. ), the first opening 1221a overlaps the second opening 124a1. The input component 124 has at least one electronic component 124b1 (such as an electrical connector, shown in FIG. 3 ) on the back of the touch panel 124b, which corresponds to the first opening 1221a and the second opening 124a1, so that the touch panel 124b is easy to pass through. The electronic components 124b1 and wires are connected to other electronic components in the device main body 110 and transmit signals accordingly. In other embodiments, the touch panel 124b can transmit signals with other electronic components in the device main body 110 through other suitable methods, which is not limited by the present invention.

In addition, in this embodiment, the main body 1221 of the casing 122 has a column portion 1221c as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. , the column portion 1221c passes through the opening 124a3 of the supporting plate 124a and is aligned with the trigger portion 124b2. When the input component 124b is pressed, the pillar portion 1221c abuts against the trigger portion 124b2 to trigger the press input of the touch component 124 . In other embodiments, the pressing input of the touch component 124 may be triggered by other appropriate methods, which is not limited by the present invention. In addition, the casing 1221 can further have a fulcrum portion 1221d, and the fulcrum portion 1221d is passed through the hole portion 124a3 of the supporting plate 124a to serve as a fulcrum of the input assembly 124 .

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG. 5 from another viewing angle. Please refer to FIG. 3 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the main body 1221 of the casing 122 of this embodiment has at least one limiting portion 1221b (two are shown), and each limiting portion 1221b is, for example, a slot. The supporting plate 124a of the input component 124 has at least one protrusion 124a2 (two are shown), and the protrusion 124a2 protrudes into the slot to limit the movable range of the input component 124 through the slot. In other embodiments, the casing 1221 may use other appropriate structures to limit the movable range of the input component 124 , which is not limited by the present invention.

To sum up, in the input module of the present invention, the elastic structure is formed on the casing (that is, a part of the casing of the main body of the device) instead of the input component, and the input component is located above the casing instead of from the casing. assembled on the inside surface. Thereby, there is no need to form a large-area hole in the casing to expose the input component, and the casing can have better structural strength. Furthermore, the casing is less likely to be deformed by force at the location of the input component and affect the input component, thereby reducing the probability of falsely triggering the press input of the touch component.

100: Electronic device 110: Device main body 112: shell 120: input module 122: Shell 1221: subject 1221a: first opening 1221b: limit part 1221c: Column 1221d: fulcrum 1222: The first elastic structure 1222a: Assembly Department 1223: second elastic structure 122a: Groove 124: Input component 124a: carrying plate 124a1: second opening 124a2: convex part 124a3: Hole 124b: Touchpad 124b1: Electronic components 124b2: trigger part

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the input module of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the input module in FIG. 2 from another perspective. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the input module of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG. 4 . FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bearing plate of FIG. 4 . FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG. 5 from another viewing angle.

120: input module

122: Shell

1221: subject

1221a: first opening

1221c: Column

1221d: fulcrum

1222: The first elastic structure

1222a: Assembly Department

1223: second elastic structure

122a: Groove

124: Input component

124a: carrying plate

124a1: second opening

124a2: convex part

124a3: Hole

124b: Touchpad

124b2: trigger part

Claims (16)

An input module, comprising: a casing including a main body, at least one first elastic structure and at least one second elastic structure, wherein the at least one first elastic structure and the at least one second elastic structure are connected to the main body, The at least one first elastic structure has an assembly part; and an input component, one end of the input component is assembled to the assembly part, and the other end of the input component is movably connected to the main body and rests on the at least one second elastic structure. structure, the input component is adapted to be pressed against the elastic force of the at least one first elastic structure and the at least one second elastic structure, wherein the main body has at least one limiting portion, and the at least one limiting portion limits the input component The movable range of the other end, wherein the at least one limiting part includes at least one slot, the input component has at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion extends into the at least one slot, and the at least one slot limits the The movable range of at least one protrusion. The input module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first elastic structure includes at least one elastic arm, one end of the at least one elastic arm is connected to the main body, and the assembly part is located at the other end of the at least one elastic arm. The input module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second elastic structure includes at least one elastic arm, one end of the at least one elastic arm is connected to the main body, and the input component is supported by the other end of the at least one elastic arm one end. The input module as described in claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one first elastic structure is two, the number of the at least one second elastic structure is two, the two first elastic structures and the two second elastic structures The structures are respectively adjacent to the four corners of the main body. The input module as described in claim 1, wherein the input component includes a bearing plate and a touch panel, the bearing plate is assembled in the assembly part and rests on the at least one second elastic structure, and the touch panel is configured on the carrier plate. The input module according to claim 5, wherein the main body has at least one first opening, the carrier plate has at least one second opening, the at least one first opening overlaps the at least one second opening, and the input component An electronic component corresponds to the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening. The input module according to claim 1, wherein the input component is a touch component. The input module as described in claim 1, wherein the main body has a column, the input component has a trigger part, the column is opposite to the trigger part, when the input component is pressed, the column abuts against the trigger part. An electronic device comprising: a device main body having a housing; and an input module comprising: a housing which is a part of the housing and includes a main body, at least one first elastic structure and at least one second elastic structure, Wherein the at least one first elastic structure and the at least one second elastic structure are connected to the main body, the at least one first elastic structure has an assembly part; and An input component, one end of the input component is assembled on the assembly part, the other end of the input component is movably connected to the main body and rests on the at least one second elastic structure, and the input component is suitable for resisting the at least one first The elastic structure and the elastic force of the at least one second elastic structure are pressed, wherein the main body has at least one limiting portion, and the at least one limiting portion limits the movable range of the other end of the input component, wherein the at least one limiting portion The position portion includes at least one slot, the input component has at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion extends into the at least one slot, and the at least one slot limits the movable range of the at least one protrusion. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one first elastic structure includes at least one elastic arm, one end of the at least one elastic arm is connected to the main body, and the assembly part is located at the other end of the at least one elastic arm. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one second elastic structure includes at least one elastic arm, one end of the at least one elastic arm is connected to the main body, and the input component rests on the other end of the at least one elastic arm . The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the number of the at least one first elastic structure is two, the number of the at least one second elastic structure is two, the two first elastic structures and the two second elastic structures adjacent to the four corners of the main body, respectively. The electronic device as claimed in item 9, wherein the input component includes a bearing plate and a touch panel, the bearing plate is assembled in the assembly part and rests on the at least one second elastic structure, and the touch panel is arranged on the carrier board. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the main body has at least one first opening, the carrier board has at least one second opening, the at least one first opening overlaps the at least one second opening, and one of the input components The electronic component corresponds to the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the input component is a touch component. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the main body has a column, the input component has a trigger portion, the column is opposite to the trigger, and when the input component is pressed, the column abuts against the trigger department.

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