TWM606103U - Touch device - Google Patents

Abstract

A touch device includes a body, a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a liquid spraying unit. The body has a touch surface. The body carries the sensing unit. The body carries the processing unit, and the processing unit is connected to the sensing unit. The processing unit controls the sensing unit to detect a user's action instruction. The body carries the liquid spraying unit, and the liquid spraying unit is connected to the processing unit. The processing unit controls the liquid spraying unit to spray a cleaning liquid to the touch surface according to the action instruction.

Description

Touch device

The model relates to a touch device, in particular to a touch device with a cleaning function.

With the rapid development and popularization of touch technology, touch devices have gradually become an indispensable part in various fields, and related applications have become diversified.

In some fields, touch devices must be placed in public areas in order to serve the public (for example, common automated teller machines). However, the touch device needs to be continuously used by different publics, and related hygiene problems will arise accordingly (for example, viruses or bacteria spread through the touch surface). In addition, it is necessary to continuously dispatch cleaning staff to clean the touch device or sterilize, which will increase the cost of the enterprise.

Therefore, how to propose a touch device that can solve the above problems is one of the problems that the industry urgently wants to invest in research and development resources to solve.

In view of this, one purpose of the present invention is to provide a touch device that can solve the above-mentioned problems, which includes a main body, a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a liquid spraying unit. The body has a touch surface. The sensing unit is located in the body. The processing unit is located in the main body and connected to the sensing unit, and the processing unit controls the sensing unit to detect the user's action instruction. The liquid spraying unit is located in the body and connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit controls the liquid spraying unit to spray cleaning liquid on the touch surface according to the action instruction.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the touch device further includes an output unit connected to a processing unit, wherein when the sensing unit detects that the user is approaching, the output unit prompts the description content corresponding to the action instruction.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the sensing unit includes an infrared sensor, and the infrared sensor is used to sense the position of the user.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the liquid spraying unit includes at least one nozzle and a pump body. The nozzle is used to spray cleaning liquid. The pump body is connected to the nozzle via the liquid flow channel, and the pump body is used to deliver the cleaning liquid inside to the nozzle.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the liquid spraying unit further includes a solenoid valve arranged in the liquid flow channel.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the touch device further includes a communication unit connected to the processing unit, and the liquid spraying unit further includes a monitor that detects the cleaning liquid inside the pump body. When set, the communication unit transmits reminder messages to external devices.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the main body further includes a housing covering the periphery of the touch surface, and the housing shields the nozzle at least in an axis perpendicular to the touch surface.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the touch device includes two nozzles, and the two nozzles are respectively disposed on two corresponding sides of the touch plane.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the touch device further includes a power supply unit electrically connected to the sensing unit, the processing unit or the liquid spraying unit.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the sensing unit includes an image sensor to capture the action instruction, and the processing unit controls the liquid spraying unit to spray the cleaning liquid according to the result of analyzing the action instruction.

To sum up, the touch device of the present invention uses the sensing unit to detect the user's action instructions, and the user can control the liquid spray unit to spray cleaning liquid on the touch surface without touching the touch device through the action instructions. , Without touching the touch surface. Since the touch device can be instructed to disinfect before touching the touch device, it can avoid touching the virus or bacteria remaining on the touch surface of the previous user, thereby improving the hygiene problem of viruses or bacteria transmitted through contact. In addition, the liquid spraying unit also includes a monitor to detect the cleaning liquid inside. When the cleaning liquid inside the pump body is lower than a preset value, the communication unit of the touch device transmits a reminder message to the external device to remind the staff Replenish cleaning fluid.

The above descriptions are only used to illustrate the problems to be solved by the present invention, the technical means to solve the problems, and the effects they produce, etc. The specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.

Hereinafter, multiple implementations of the present invention will be disclosed in diagrams. For clear description, many practical details will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the invention. That is to say, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some conventionally used structures and elements will be shown in a simple schematic manner in the drawings.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 at the same time. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the touch device 100 in an embodiment of the new type. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the touch device 100. First, the touch device 100 includes a main body 110, wherein the main body 110 is a mechanical device that carries a touch interface or a touch button and has a touch indication function or a press indication function. Therefore, the main body 110 has at least a touch control for the user to operate. Surface 111. Even in the present invention, the body 110 is not limited to a single mechanical device, but can also refer to a plurality of mechanical devices connected to each other. In addition, the touch device 100 further includes a sensing unit 120, a processing unit 130 and a liquid spraying unit 150 carried on the main body 110, and the processing unit 130 is connected to the sensing unit 120 and the liquid spraying unit 150.

In this embodiment, the processing unit 130 may control the sensing unit 120 to detect an action instruction of the user in front of the touch device 100, and then the processing unit 130 controls the liquid spray unit 150 to spray the cleaning liquid on the touch surface 111 according to the action instruction. Using the preset action instructions, the user can instruct the liquid spraying unit 150 to clean the touch surface 111 without touching the touch surface 111, so that the touch device 100 can achieve the hygienic management effect of preventing germs from spreading through hands.

The action instruction in the present invention can be a continuous action (for example, nodding and shaking the head) or a static posture performed by the user using the limbs, and the present invention is not limited to this. The processing unit 130 controls the liquid spraying unit 150 to spray the cleaning liquid according to the preset cleaning function after recognizing the action instruction. For example, the user's head nodding action can be preset to indicate the instruction to spray the cleaning liquid or shaking the head to represent the instruction not to spray the cleaning liquid. When the sensing unit 120 detects the nodding movement of the user, the processing unit 130 further controls the liquid spray unit 150 to spray the cleaning liquid toward the touch surface 111.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the sensing unit 120 includes an image sensor to capture the user's action instruction, and the processing unit 130 controls the liquid spraying unit 150 to spray the cleaning liquid according to the result of analyzing the action instruction. Specifically, the touch surface 111 may be an operating surface of a touch panel, or a pressing surface of a key input device, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The sensing unit 120 may use a photosensitive coupling device (Charge-Coupled Device, CCD) or a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) to sense the movement or distance of the user to capture the user The action instructions or the position, but the new model is not limited to this. The touch device 100 may further be equipped with an infrared light emitting diode, and the sensing unit 120 may include an infrared sensor, for example, a position-sensitive detector (PSD) is used to sense the position of the user. New models are not limited to this.

The processing unit 130 can be a central processing unit (CPU; Central Processing Unit), a controller, or other computing devices with computing functions, and can be used with software, firmware, or other hardware to assist computing and the actions captured by the sensing unit 120 The image or video of the instruction is recognized to determine the user's action instruction, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the liquid spraying unit 150 includes at least one nozzle 151 and a pump body 155. The pump body 155 is connected to the nozzle 151 via a liquid flow channel 154, wherein the pump body 155 is used to deliver the cleaning liquid inside to the nozzle 151 so that the nozzle 151 can spray the cleaning liquid.

Specifically, the nozzle 151 may be, for example, an atomizing nozzle to spray cleaning liquid on a large area. The pump body 155 can pressurize the cleaning liquid contained therein, and then deliver the cleaning liquid to the nozzle 151. The liquid flow channel 154 may include a channel path or a pipe path for conveying liquid, and is not limited to a physical pipe structure. In addition, the liquid flow channel 154 may be a plastic pipe or a metal pipe, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Specifically, the pump body 155 can be an alcohol pump, and the contained cleaning liquid is alcohol. Therefore, the alcohol pump can pressurize the contained alcohol and deliver the alcohol to the nozzle 151 through the liquid flow channel 154, and the nozzle 151 in turn sprays alcohol on the touch surface 111 for disinfection.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the liquid spraying unit 150 further includes a solenoid valve 153 disposed between the nozzle 151 and the pump body 155 and located in the liquid flow channel 154. The solenoid valve 153 can control the flow of the cleaning liquid between the nozzle 151 and the pump body 155, and even completely block the flow of the cleaning liquid to the nozzle 151, so as to quickly prevent the liquid from flowing out in an emergency.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the body 110 includes a casing 113 covering the peripheral area of the touch surface 111, and the casing 113 shields the nozzle 151 at least in an axis perpendicular to the touch surface 111. Therefore, when the user faces and operates on the touch surface 111, it is difficult to find the existence of the nozzle 151 from the appearance, thereby maintaining the beauty of the touch device 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the touch device 100 includes two nozzles 151 respectively disposed on two corresponding sides of the touch surface 111. Specifically, the two nozzles 151 are of equal height and are configured to spray the cleaning liquid toward the center of the touch surface 111 to evenly spray the cleaning liquid on the touch surface 111, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the touch device 100 further includes a communication unit 170 connected to the processing unit 130, and the liquid spraying unit 150 further includes a monitor 157 for detecting the cleaning liquid inside the pump body 155. When the cleaning liquid is lower than the preset value, the processing unit 130 controls the communication unit 170 to transmit a reminder message to the external device, and then reminds the staff to replenish the cleaning liquid.

Specifically, the communication unit 170 may include a Bluetooth transmitter or a wireless network transmitter to facilitate remote transmission of reminder messages. The monitor 157 may be a weight sensor or a pressure sensor to detect the weight change or hydraulic pressure change of the cleaning liquid in the pump body 155. The external device can be, for example, a smart phone, a desktop computer, or a notebook computer, etc. The present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, the user can preset the weight threshold or hydraulic threshold first. When the monitor 157 detects that the weight or pressure of the cleaning fluid is lower than the preset weight or hydraulic threshold, the processing unit 130 controls the communication unit 170 to send a reminder Message to the external device to remind the staff to replenish the cleaning fluid. In addition, the reminder message may be, for example, a text reminder message, a voice reminder message or an image reminder message to remind the staff to replenish the cleaning liquid.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the touch device 100 further includes an output unit 180 connected to the processing unit 130, wherein when the sensing unit 120 detects that the user is approaching the touch device 100, the output unit 180 can prompt corresponding to the action instruction And issue an inquiry about cleaning the touch surface 111.

Specifically, the output unit 180 may include a display panel (for example, a display panel with touch function) or a loudspeaker (for example, a speaker). Therefore, when the touch device 100 detects that the user is approaching, the output unit 180 can prompt the user with text, image or voice to indicate the content of the preset action instruction and the corresponding cleaning function, so as to facilitate Users quickly understand and operate.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the touch device 100 further includes a power supply unit 190 that is electrically connected to the sensing unit 120, the processing unit 130 or the liquid spraying unit 150, and then to the sensing unit 120, the processing unit 130 or the liquid spraying unit. 150 provides electricity. In addition, the power supply unit 190 can also be electrically connected to the output unit 180 and the communication unit 170 to provide power. Specifically, the power supply unit 190 may be a battery assembly carried on the main body 110, but the power supply unit 190 may also include wires and plugs to electrically connect to an external power source, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Please also refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a control method 200 when the touch device 100 is operating in some embodiments of the new type. The control method 200 includes steps S210 to S250. The control method 200 starts at step S210, in which the processing unit 130 controls the sensing unit 120 to continuously detect whether a user is approaching in front of the touch device 100. When the sensing unit 120 detects that the user approaches the touch device 100, the control method 200 proceeds to step S220. Among them, the sensing unit 120 and the processing unit 130 have been described in detail in the previous paragraphs, and will not be repeated here.

In step S220, the output unit 180 prompts the explanation content corresponding to the action instruction, and sends out the inquiry content of cleaning the touch surface. As mentioned above, the output unit 180 may include a display panel or a loudspeaker, and then prompt the pre-set action instructions and the corresponding cleaning function description content in text, image or voice, so that the user can quickly Understand and operate the touch device 100. For example, when the user instructs the sensing unit 120 to spray cleaning liquid with an action instruction (for example, nodding), the control method 200 proceeds to step S230. When the user uses an action instruction (for example, shaking his head) to instruct the sensing unit 120 not to spray the cleaning liquid, the control method 200 ends in step S220.

In step S230, the liquid spraying unit 150 sprays the cleaning liquid to the touch surface 111. The touch surface 111 and the liquid spraying unit 150 are described in detail in the previous paragraph, and will not be repeated here. When step S230 ends, it can optionally proceed to step S240. In some embodiments of the present invention, when step S230 ends, the output unit 180 sends out prompt information, for example, prompt information of paper towel extraction, to remind the user to wipe the touch surface 111 with the paper towel. The output unit 180 is described in detail in the previous paragraph, and will not be repeated here.

In step S240, the monitor 157 equipped with the liquid spray unit 150 detects the cleaning liquid contained in the liquid spray unit 150. The monitor 157 is described in detail in the previous paragraph and will not be repeated here. When the monitor 157 detects that the weight or pressure of the cleaning liquid is lower than the preset weight threshold or hydraulic pressure threshold, proceed to step S250.

In S250, the processing unit 130 controls the communication unit 170 to send a reminder message to the external device to remind the staff to replenish the cleaning liquid to the liquid spraying unit 150. The communication unit 170 or the external device has been described in detail in the previous paragraph, and will not be repeated here.

To sum up, the touch device of the present invention uses the sensing unit to detect the user's action instructions, and the user can control the liquid spray unit to spray cleaning liquid on the touch surface without touching the touch device through the action instructions. , Without touching the touch surface. Since the touch device can be instructed to disinfect before touching the touch device, it can avoid touching the virus or bacteria remaining on the touch surface of the previous user, thereby improving the hygiene problem of viruses or bacteria transmitted through contact. In addition, the liquid spraying unit also includes a monitor to detect the cleaning liquid inside. When the cleaning liquid inside the pump body is lower than a preset value, the communication unit of the touch device transmits a reminder message to the external device to remind the staff Replenish cleaning fluid.

In the context of the present invention, the terms in the specification have ordinary meanings in the technical field in the specific context used. Specific terms are used to explain the specific content of this manual, and it is convenient to guide the general knowledge of the new model to read this manual. For ease of explanation, certain terms are specifically marked, such as using italics and/or quotation marks. This special marking does not affect the meaning or scope of the terms, that is to say, regardless of whether certain terms are specifically marked, it does not affect the meaning or scope of these terms. It should be understood that the same elements can be described in different ways. Therefore, any terms discussed here can be replaced with alternative terms or synonyms, and there is no special meaning for the terms described or discussed in this article. One or more of the exemplified terms does not exclude other synonyms. The exemplified terms in this specification are only used for explanation and do not limit the meaning or scope of the present invention. Similarly, the present invention is not limited by the implementation in the specification.

100: Touch device 110: body 111: Touch surface 113: Shell 120: sensing unit 130: processing unit 150: Liquid spraying unit 151: Nozzle 153: Solenoid valve 154: Liquid Flow Channel 155: Pump body 157: Monitor 170: communication unit 180: output unit 190: power supply unit 200: control method S210, S220, S230, S240, S250: steps

In order to achieve the above advantages and features, the principles briefly described above will be explained in more detail with reference to the embodiments, and the specific embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. These drawings only exemplarily describe the invention, and therefore do not limit the scope of the invention. The principle of the present invention will be clearly explained through the drawings, and additional features and details will be fully described, among which: Figure 1 is a schematic front view of the touch device in one or more embodiments of the new type; Figure 2 shows a functional block diagram of the touch device in one or more embodiments of the new type; and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the control method when the touch device is operating in one or more embodiments of the new type.

100: Touch device

110: body

111: Touch surface

113: Shell

120: sensing unit

130: processing unit

150: Liquid spraying unit

151: Nozzle

153: Solenoid valve

154: Liquid Flow Channel

155: Pump body

180: output unit

190: power supply unit

Claims (10)

A touch device includes: The main body has a touch surface; The sensing unit is located in the body; A processing unit located in the main body and connected to the sensing unit, the processing unit controlling the sensing unit to detect the user's action instruction; and The liquid spraying unit is located in the body and connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit controls the liquid spraying unit to spray cleaning liquid on the touch surface according to the action instruction. The touch device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit connected to the processing unit, wherein when the sensing unit detects that the user is approaching, the output unit prompts the explanation content corresponding to the action instruction. The touch device according to claim 2, wherein the sensing unit includes an infrared sensor for sensing the position of the user. The touch device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid spraying unit includes: At least one nozzle for spraying cleaning liquid; and The pump body is connected to the nozzle via a liquid flow channel, wherein the pump body is used to deliver the cleaning liquid inside to the nozzle. The touch device according to claim 4, wherein the liquid spraying unit further includes a solenoid valve arranged in the liquid flow channel. The touch device according to claim 4, wherein the touch device further includes a communication unit connected to the processing unit, and the liquid spraying unit further includes a monitor to detect the cleaning liquid inside the pump body, when When the cleaning fluid is lower than the preset value, the communication unit transmits a reminder message to the external device. The touch device according to claim 4, wherein the body further includes a casing covering the periphery of the touch surface and shielding the nozzle. The touch device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one nozzle includes two nozzles, and the two nozzles are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the touch plane. The touch device according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply unit electrically connected to the sensing unit, the processing unit or the liquid spraying unit. The touch device according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit includes an image sensor for capturing the action instruction, and the processing unit controls the liquid spraying unit to spray the cleaning liquid according to the result of analyzing the action instruction.

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