TWM464733U - Input device - Google Patents

Description

Input device

An input device, especially an input device that is easy to carry and use.

With the development of touch panel technology in recent years, portable electronic devices with display functions, such as smart phones, tablet computers, and MP5s, have adopted touch panels instead of traditional mechanical buttons that occupy space.

Buttons, smart phones and portable electronic devices or televisions tend to be oriented with handwriting and touch input. Users can easily touch by finger or stylus, but the phone is quite convenient. Or the tablet and the portable electronic device have a small screen, which is inconvenient for handwriting or inputting, so the industry reverses back to the mini and/or thin keyboard that previously developed a portable mechanical button. And/or thin keyboards are connected to mobile phones or tablets and portable electronic devices via USB or Bluetooth wireless signals. Although they can be easily input, mini and/or thin keyboards still have a certain space. , resulting in the disadvantage of being inconvenient to carry.

In addition, more manufacturers have developed modular and folding keyboards, but like the mini keyboard, the same is not convenient for users to carry, so it cannot be an essential item for easy carrying.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above disadvantages of the prior art, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide an input device that is easy to carry and use.

The present invention provides an input device comprising: a flexible body, a sensing electrode layer, and a protective layer; the flexible body has a first side and a second side; The electrode layer has a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode, and the first and second sensing electrodes are correspondingly arranged and are not connected The sensing electrode layer is disposed on the second side of the flexible body; the protective layer is disposed on the second side of the flexible body and covers the sensing electrode layer.

The input device through the creation can make the user easy to carry and operate, and improve the disadvantages of the conventional inconvenience of carrying.

1‧‧‧Input device

11‧‧‧Flexible ontology

111‧‧‧ first side

112‧‧‧ second side

113‧‧‧ touch area

114‧‧‧ Non-touch area

12‧‧‧Induction electrode layer

121‧‧‧First sensing electrode

122‧‧‧Second sensing electrode

13‧‧‧Protective layer

2‧‧‧Soft circuit board

3‧‧‧Wireless signal transmitting device

4‧‧‧Anti-interference layer

5‧‧‧Graphic layer

6‧‧‧Switch unit

7‧‧‧Power supply

8‧‧‧Knitted fabric

1 is a perspective exploded view of a first embodiment of an input device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective assembled view of a first embodiment of the input device of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is an input device of the present invention 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the input device of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the input device of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is an input of the present creation Figure 7 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the input device of the present invention; Figure 8 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the input device of the present invention; A perspective view of a seventh embodiment of the input device; and a tenth view of the eighth embodiment of the input device of the present invention.

The above object of the present invention, as well as its structural and functional features, will be described in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , which are perspective exploded and combined views of the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the input device 1 includes a flexible body 11 and a sensing electrode. a layer 12, a protective layer 13; the flexible body 11 has a first side 111 and a second side 112, the sensing electrode layer 12 is a transparent or transparent indium tin oxide film (Indium Tin Oxide; ITO) and a nano-silver and a metal paste having a first sensing electrode 121 and a second sensing electrode 122. The first and second sensing electrodes 121 and 122 are correspondingly disposed and are not in contact with each other. The electrode layer 12 is disposed on the second side 112 of the flexible body 11 . The protective layer 13 is disposed on the second side 112 of the flexible body 11 and covers the sensing electrode layer 12 .

The flexible body 11 defines a touch area 113 and a non-touch area 114. The non-touch area 114 is disposed on a peripheral side of the touch area 113, and the first of the sensing electrode layers 12 is Second induction The first and second sensing electrodes 121 and 122 extend to the non-touch area 114, and the first and second sensing electrodes 121 and 122 correspond to each other but do not mutually Contact and overlap.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 for a perspective view of the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present embodiment has the same structure as that of the foregoing first embodiment, and therefore will not be described herein again, but the implementation is not described herein. The difference from the first embodiment is that there is a flexible circuit substrate 2, and the flexible substrate 2 can be optionally disposed on the long end of the flexible body 11 (as shown in FIG. 3) or the short end ( As shown in FIG. 4, the flexible circuit board 2 is electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes 121 and 122, and the flexible circuit board 2 allows the input device 1 to be connected to other electronic devices. Alternatively, power can be obtained by connecting to the external power supply device (such as a mobile power source) through the flexible circuit board 2.

Please refer to FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the embodiment is identical to the foregoing first embodiment, and therefore will not be described again, but the embodiment and the present embodiment The difference between the foregoing first embodiment is that a wireless signal transmitting device 3 is electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes 121 and 122. The wireless signal transmitting device 3 is selected as an infrared emitter and a Bluetooth. The transmitter and the RF signal transmitter and the Near Field Communication (NFC), and the wireless signal transmitting device 3 can be used to connect the input device 1 to other electronic devices, or through wireless The electromagnetic waves in the signal acquire power for use.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present embodiment is identical to the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described again, but the present embodiment and The difference between the foregoing first embodiment is that the protective layer 13 is opposite to the other side of the second side 112 of the flexible body 11 and is provided with an anti-interference layer 4, which is an anti-EMI layer. It can further prevent the input signal of the input device 1 from being affected by interference and noise.

Please refer to FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the embodiment is identical to the foregoing first embodiment, and therefore will not be described again, but the embodiment and the present embodiment The difference between the foregoing first embodiment is that there is a pattern layer 5 which is selectively formed on the first side 111 of the flexible body 11 and the protective layer 13 by printing or imprinting or embossing. In this embodiment, the graphic layer 5 is disposed on the first side 111 of the flexible body 11 as an illustration, but is not limited thereto. The graphic layer 5 can cause the first side 111 to be virtualized. It The effect of a button or graphic text.

The flexible body 11 of the input device 1 in the above embodiments is made of a polymer material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyethylene, and poly. Any of vinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate and cyclic olefin copolymers, because of its flexibility and light weight, makes it easy to carry.

The input device of each of the above embodiments has an input function of a keyboard and a tablet, and can be provided by the user to freely select a keyboard or a tablet as an input by providing a switching unit 6 (as shown in FIG. 8). The switching unit 6 is selected as one of a physical button or a sliding switch. The eighth figure is illustrated by a physical button, but is not limited thereto, and the switching unit 6 is electrically connected to the sensing electrode layer 12. Sexual connection.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the seventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the embodiment is identical to the foregoing first embodiment, and therefore will not be described again, but the embodiment and the present embodiment The difference between the foregoing first embodiment is that the input device 1 is provided with a power source 7 in the non-touch area 114 of the flexible body 11 and electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes 121 and 122. The power source 7 can be electrically connected. Used for charging and replaceable and solar and bioenergy batteries to provide wireless input for power usage.

10 is a perspective view of the eighth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the embodiment is identical to the previous embodiment, and therefore will not be described again, but the embodiment and the present embodiment The difference between the foregoing first embodiment is that the input device 1 can also be combined with the woven fabric 8, or the flexible body 11 can be directly formed on the woven fabric 8 by a polymer, and the woven fabric 8 can be For clothing or other accessories, the wearer can directly input through the input device 1 on the garment.

1‧‧‧Input device

11‧‧‧Flexible ontology

111‧‧‧ first side

112‧‧‧ second side

12‧‧‧Induction electrode layer

121‧‧‧First sensing electrode

122‧‧‧Second sensing electrode

13‧‧‧Protective layer

Claims (10)

An input device includes: a flexible body having a first side and a second side; a sensing electrode layer having a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode, the first and second sensing electrodes The sensing electrode layer is disposed on the second side of the flexible body, and a protective layer is disposed on the second side of the flexible body and covers the sensing electrode layer. The input device of claim 1, wherein the flexible body defines a touch area and a non-touch area, and the non-touch area is disposed on a peripheral side of the touch area. The first and second sensing electrodes of the sensing electrode layer are disposed in the touch area, and the first and second sensing electrode portions extend to the non-touch area. The input device of claim 1, wherein the sensing electrode layer is a transparent or light transmissive Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) film and any of nano silver and metal paste. The input device of claim 1, wherein a flexible circuit substrate is further disposed, and the flexible circuit substrate is electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes. The input device of claim 1, wherein a wireless signal transmitting device is electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes, and the wireless signal transmitting device is selected as an infrared emitter and a Bluetooth transmitting device. And RF RF transmitters and Near-Field Communication (NFC). The input device of claim 1, wherein the protective layer is provided with an anti-interference layer on the other side of the second side opposite to the flexible body. The input device of claim 1, further comprising a graphic layer, wherein the graphic layer is optionally disposed on one of the first side of the flexible body and one of the protective layers. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible system is made of a polymer material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polycarbonate. Polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate and cyclic olefin copolymer. The input device of claim 1, wherein there is further a switching unit, wherein the switching unit is selected as one of a physical button or a slide switch. The input device of claim 1, wherein a power source is disposed in the non-touch area of the flexible body, and is electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes.