WO2012008696A2

WO2012008696A2 - Adaptor kit for a touch screen button

Info

Publication number: WO2012008696A2
Application number: PCT/KR2011/004647
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정영훈
Original assignee: Jeung Young-Hun
Priority date: 2010-07-16
Filing date: 2011-06-27
Publication date: 2012-01-19
Also published as: KR101015711B1; WO2012008696A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to an adaptor kit for a touch screen button. The adaptor kit has a size corresponding to the virtual direction buttons or the keypad button part of a portable device including a touch screen, and comprises: a button adapter body on the upper portion thereof which includes protruding direction buttons or a joystick corresponding to the virtual direction buttons, and a case for efficiently fixing the button adapter body so as to allow for efficient replacement and manipulation of the button adapter body.

Description

Touch Screen Button Adapter Kit

The present invention relates to a button adapter kit (Adopter Kit) for a touch screen, and more particularly, by allowing a virtual steering button displayed on a screen in a device using a touch screen to be touched through a silicone rubber adapter, The present invention relates to a technique for improving the feeling of operation and enabling more accurate control.

Portable MP3 terminals or mobile communication terminals provide various multimedia contents such as text information, games, movies, movies, and the like beyond the stage of delivering only voice information due to the development of the technology.

In particular, among terminals performing the above-mentioned functions, terminals using a touch screen are increasing, and additional services using the same are continuously increasing.

Meanwhile, in order to execute various functions through the terminal using the touch screen, the virtual keypad buttons appearing on the touch screen of the terminal are used.

However, this virtual keypad button has a problem that input is not smooth.

In particular, steering buttons for game operation or buttons for other functions are also used virtually, and these buttons require fast motion recognition and accurate control.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a virtual steering button of a terminal using a touch screen according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, it can be seen that the steering button 20 and the function button 30 indicating a direction are displayed on the touch screen of the portable device 10 using the touch screen.

In the case of the input means as described above, since the user presses the touch screen on a plane directly, it may be difficult for the user to recognize exactly where the user pressed.

In addition, there is a high risk of malfunction in which the touch direction and the moving direction in the screen do not exactly match.

In addition, since there is no guide portion of the button, it is impossible to find an accurate touch point, and when used for a long time, there is a problem that the user's finger, wrist, or the like may be exerted.

Therefore, in order to improve the sensitivity of the touch screen or to improve the control accuracy of the virtual steering button, a lot of research is being conducted such as adding a touch correction program or a touch malfunction prevention program by itself.

However, the software solution as described above has a problem that can be used only limited by limitations such as program driving capability or capacity limitation.

As such, it has not yet been proposed a perfect solution for the use of the steering button for the touch screen.

Technical problem of the present invention by attaching the adapter body portion of the soft silicon material to the touch screen, so that it can be easily applied to any touch screen screen including a capacitive or pressure-sensitive, while the fixing of the adapter body portion, It is to provide a button adapter kit for a touch screen further comprising a case portion for improving steering performance and allowing longer button operation.

The button adapter kit for a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention is to form a step portion on the touch screen of the portable device, the case portion surrounding the portable device, the adapter body portion and the side wall is tightly fixed to the step portion and the It is coupled to the adapter body, characterized in that it comprises a protruding button corresponding to the virtual buttons displayed on the touch screen.

Here, the adapter body portion is characterized in that formed of any one or more of a silicon material, a plastic material and a leather material.

Next, the protruding button includes at least one of a keypad button, a steering button for directional operation, and a function button, and is integrated with the adapter body.

In addition, the protruding button may include a through-hole for contacting the skin of the finger tip and the touch screen to directly contact the finger when the finger is operated, or to transmit pressure or current of the finger tip to the touch screen when the finger is operated. It characterized in that it comprises a conductive pad.

In this case, the conductive pad is one of Ag, Au, Al, Cu, Pt, Ni, and carbon (Carbon-black) in a rubber raw material including at least one of silicone resin, vinyl chloride resin, polyorganosiloxane resin, and polyolefin resin. It characterized in that the conductive filler particles are formed of a material added.

Next, the adapter body portion is connected to each of the protruding buttons in the form of a network, it characterized in that it comprises a button support pad at the bottom, to support the respective protruding buttons.

In this case, the button support pad is characterized in that it is integral with the adapter body portion.

Next, the adapter body portion, characterized in that it comprises a non-slip pad in the lower portion to be in close contact with the touch screen.

At this time, the non-slip pad is characterized in that it is integral with the adapter body portion.

Next, the adapter body portion further comprises a strap connecting portion formed on one side edge portion.

Next, the case portion is formed of any one or more of a silicon material, a plastic material and a leather material, but wraps the whole of the portable device, or only the portion adjacent to the virtual buttons displayed on the touch screen It is characterized by wrapping.

In addition, the case unit is attached to the back of the portable device, characterized in that it comprises a secondary battery pack connected to the portable device through a terminal formed inside the case unit.

Next, a groove is formed in one of the case portion and the adapter body portion, and a protrusion corresponding to the groove is formed in the other, and the adapter body portion is fixed to the stepped portion of the case. .

In addition, the button adapter kit for a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention forms a stepped portion on the upper portion of the touch screen of the portable device, the case portion surrounding the portable device, and the adapter body portion in which the side wall is tightly fixed to the stepped portion And a joystick part included in the adapter body part to manipulate a virtual steering button displayed on the touch screen.

Here, the joystick part is in direct contact with the finger to receive the operation direction input, the stick portion provided to support the head portion and to transmit the force in the input direction and the touch to transfer the received force to the touch screen It is characterized by including a wealth.

Next, the adapter body portion further comprises a protrusion button corresponding to the keypad button or the function button.

The button adapter kit for a touch screen provided by the present invention, by providing a button such as directly operating the keyboard in a soft silicone material, it is possible to control more precisely than to operate a normal touch pad, the user's recognition ability Provides the effect to improve.

In addition, by providing a case portion that can be fixed to the adapter body portion, it is possible to apply the adapter body portion that can be operated in a variety of forms of the button, and to obtain additional effects such as improving the fixing force of the adapter body portion and the use of a secondary battery. Make sure

In addition, by using a rubber adapter body portion, it can act as a cushion when a finger touch, can significantly reduce the fatigue of the wrist than when directly touching the flat touch screen, touch screen is also generated in the human body Provides the effect of preventing the problem of contamination by secretions such as sweat.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a button adapter kit for a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the adapter body portion of the button adapter kit for a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the adapter body of FIG. 3.

5 is a rear view of the adapter body of FIG. 3.

6 is a schematic diagram showing a button adapter kit for a touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a joystick part of a button adapter kit for a touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a schematic view showing a button adapter kit for a touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a schematic diagram showing a case portion of a button adapter kit for a touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a button adapter kit for a touch screen according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments and drawings described below in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, only the embodiments are to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, it is common in the art It is provided to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, which is to be defined only by the scope of the claims.

Referring to FIG. 2, the adapter body 200 is provided in a size corresponding to a virtual steering button portion of a portable device 250 including a touch screen.

At this time, the adapter body 200 as an embodiment according to the present invention is shown as a quadrangle including the strap connecting portion 210, but is not limited thereto. That is, there is no particular restriction on the form of circle, rectangle and other polygons, and the size thereof is not particularly limited.

However, in the present invention, the stepped portion is provided on the upper outer surface of the touch screen by the dedicated case portion 290 covered by the portable device 250, and the adapter body 200 may be fixed by the stepped portion. . Therefore, at least one portion of the adapter body portion 200 is preferably provided in a form corresponding to the step portion.

As described above, the adapter kit main body 200 is usually used as a hand strap accessory of the portable device 250 in the form of being suspended from the strap 280, and may be used in a form fixed to the step portion of the case if necessary.

3, the adapter body 200 according to the present invention is not particularly limited in size. For example, the iPad has a touch screen size of about four times larger than that of Apple's iPhone as a touch screen terminal. And in fact, it is implemented in the iPad about twice the size of the screen implemented in the iPhone (Iphone). Therefore, when the adapter body portion according to the present invention is used for the iPad, it can be formed twice as large as for the iPhone.

Next, the upper portion of the adapter body portion 200 is provided with a projection button 220 in four directions indicating the up / down, left / right. At this time, the present invention shows only the four buttons, but is not limited thereto and may be variously extended and applied to an eight-way button or more buttons.

In addition, although there is no size limitation on the height of the protruding button 220, it is preferable to form to have a 2.5 to 3.5mm. When the height is less than 2.5mm, the pressed key feels deteriorated, so it may not feel a big difference from the flat touch. When the height exceeds 3.5mm, the button press operation may be unnatural and uncomfortable.

In addition, when the protruding button 220 is applied to the capacitive touch screen, in consideration of a characteristic in which the human body and the touch screen are in direct contact, the protruding button 220 has an upper portion of the finger tip when the finger is operated. A touch through hole 255 may be further formed to directly contact the skin and the touch screen.

At this time, the size of the touch through-hole 255 is also not limited, and when the four-way button is provided, it is preferable that each size of each of the touch through-holes 255 formed in the four buttons is provided differently. Therefore, direction discrimination can be made easier, and operation can be made easier.

In addition, a conductive pad may be provided to allow pressure or current of a fingertip to be transmitted to the touch screen in place of the touch through hole 255. In this case, there is an advantage that can be easily applied to the touch screen as well as the capacitive touch screen.

In addition, the bar button 220 is provided with a planar shape to be a pentagonal pyramid, but can be formed in various shapes such as a dome shape, and the through-hole for touch 255 also has various shapes such as arrows or special symbols. It may be formed in the form.

Next, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the adapter body of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 4, the cross-sectional view along the direction AA ′ of FIG. 3 shows a side structure of the protruding button 220. At this time, the protruding button 220 is preferably formed of a thin silicon material or a soft rubber material.

For example, it may be formed of a mixture of one or more of neoprene, butyl, urethane, nitrile, polysulfide, acrylate, silicone, fluorocarbon, polyisoprene, acrylonitrile-butadiene, colooprene and styrene-butadiene rubbers. .

In addition, it may be formed integrally with the steering adapter body portion 200. That is, after manufacturing the mold including the outer line of the steering adapter body portion 200, the protruding button 220, the touch through hole 255 and the strap connecting portion 210, the silicone resin or rubber raw material into the mold By injecting, the integrated adapter body 200 can be manufactured.

In the case of such a non-integral type, the protruding button 220 and the adapter body 200 may be manufactured separately and combined, but it is preferable to manufacture the integral type unless it is a special case.

In the case of manufacturing integrally, mass production can be performed at low cost, and manufacturing cost and product cost can be lowered, and process efficiency can be improved.

The button adapter kit for a touch screen manufactured as described above is operated while being mounted on the touch screen part of a portable device, but a sliding or sliding on the touch screen may cause a malfunction.

Therefore, the present invention is characterized in that the use of the case portion described above, and additionally, the lower portion of the adapter body portion 200 may be further provided with a non-slip pad.

5 is a rear view of the adapter body of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 5, anti-slip pads 230 are provided around outer portions of the protruding buttons 220. At this time, the position and size of the non-slip pad 230 is not limited, but any shape that can prevent the slip, while supporting the entire adapter body portion 200 is not recessed when pressing the protruding button 220. Anything is possible.

In addition, the lower inner portion of the protruding button 220 may be further provided with a button support pad 240 for connecting the respective buttons 220 in a network form and supporting the protruding buttons 220.

At this time, the button support pad 240 is preferably provided in the same form as the non-slip pad 230, but is not always limited thereto.

In addition, the non-slip pad 230 as described above may be basically formed integrally with the adapter body 200, but is not always limited thereto.

In particular, in order to improve the adhesion characteristics with the touch screen, in order to maximize the friction characteristics by sliding, the composition for manufacturing the adapter body portion 200 includes at least one of carbon black, aramid fibers, polyester fibers and nylon fibers By further adding a material, the anti-skid pad 230 can be manufactured.

However, even when the non-slip pad 230 material is used as described above, it is preferable to prevent the integrated appearance with the adapter body 200 from being disturbed, and the button support pad 240 also has a non-slip pad 230 manufacturing process. It is preferable to apply and equip similarly.

As described above, the button adapter kit for a touch screen according to the present invention, the protruding button 220, the non-slip pad 230 and the button support pad 240 are all integrated into the adapter body portion 200 It is preferable to manufacture and to be finally fixed to the mobile device by the case portion.

Here, the protruding button 220 described in the present invention may not only correspond to the virtual steering button unit 260 appearing on the touch screen but also may correspond to the virtual function button unit 270.

It can also be used as a button of more various types, such as a Qwerty keypad button. In this case, the case part is applied in the same manner, but only the adapter body part 200 needs to be replaced according to a function or a form of a button. Thus, the button adapter kit for a touch screen according to the present invention may have more various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 6, when compared with the touch screen button adapter kit of FIG. 2, it can be seen that the case portion 390 is formed on the front side, and the adapter body portion 300 is deformed from vertical to horizontal. Can be.

In this case, the front case 390a and the lower case 390b may protect the front surface of the mobile device except for the touch screen. However, it is not always necessary to cover all of the front surface, and may be formed in a form that can only provide a step portion on the upper outer surface of the touch screen.

In addition, the adapter body portion 300 is provided in a horizontal type, the virtual steering button unit 360 is provided with a joystick-type steering button, the virtual function button unit 370 is provided with a protruding button 355 can see.

In this case, the joystick type steering button is provided in a form including a head part for analog button operation, a stick part provided under the head part, and a drum type touch part connected to the stick part to perform a touch operation. In addition, a cover 325 is formed on an upper portion of the touch unit, and the cover unit 325 is provided to expose only the head to the outside.

Referring to FIG. 7, an example of the joystick structure inside the cover part described with reference to FIG. 6 is provided. A stick part 370 is provided under the head part 320, and a drum type is provided under the stick part 370. The touch unit 380 is provided.

At this time, since the drum-shaped touch unit 380 serves to receive a force applied to the stick unit 370 to make a touch, a lower portion of the touch unit 380 extends with the stick unit 370. A structure in which a touch is made around an axis can be taken.

For example, when the umbrella stand is erected on the ground, the umbrella stand is inclined so that the umbrella is touched like a form in which the umbrella shade touches the ground, but is not always limited thereto.

Accordingly, the touch unit 380 may be an ellipsoid or a sphere instead of a drum type, and in this case, a protruding touch guide unit 385 may be further provided to allow the steering buttons for four directions to be touched more clearly. Can be.

Since the joystick type steering button part is a form in which direct touch is performed by receiving force, it may be advantageous in a voltage type touch method. However, if the head part 320 and the touch part 380 are formed of a conductive material, an analog type operation feeling can be obtained even in a voltage type.

In this case, at least one of Ag, Au, Al, Cu, Pt, Ni, and carbon (carbon-black) in a rubber raw material including at least one of a silicone resin, a vinyl chloride resin, a polyorganosiloxane resin, and a polyolefin resin as a conductive raw material. The conductive filler particles may be added.

Here, since the electrical conductivity may be improved by increasing the addition amount of the conductive filler particles, it is possible to amplify the constant voltage more than the general finger touch.

Therefore, the steering button operation characteristics can be further improved, and the touch sensitivity can be further increased.

In addition, here, in order to ensure the fixing of the adapter body portion 300, a non-slip pad (not shown) may be formed on the rear surface, or a groove or a protrusion may be formed on the side surface.

Referring to FIG. 8, fixing protrusions 475 are formed at both sides of the adapter body 400, and fixing grooves 470 corresponding to the fixing protrusions 475 are formed at the stepped portions of the case part 490. By doing so, it can be seen that the fixing of the adapter body portion 400 is made more firmly.

At this time, the fixed protrusion 475 formed in the adapter body portion 400 may be formed as a fixed groove, in this case, the case portion 490 is formed in the form of a fixed protrusion portion that can be engaged with the adapter body portion and the case portion It may be formed as.

In addition, the fixed protrusion and the fixing groove is not limited in its shape and may be in the form of meshing with each other. For example, the illustrated form is only a rectangular, but may be a variety of forms, such as a triangle, a circle, and can provide a variety of fixing methods such as sawtooth, clip.

As described above, the button adapter kit for a touch screen according to the present invention comprises an adapter body portion including a case portion and buttons.

At this time, the adapter body portion may also be formed in a variety of protruding buttons formed in the horizontal or vertical adapter body portion, it can be made in the form corresponding to the QWERTY keypad type, steering buttons and function buttons.

In addition, the case part may be used in various ways such as a partial cover type and a front cover type. In addition, the case unit may include various accessories that may provide convenience for various decorations and portable devices.

As a representative example, an accessory such as a mirror may be attached, and as an example for improving battery performance of the portable device, an auxiliary battery pack of a type directly connected to the main body of the portable device may be further provided below the case part.

9, it can be seen that the auxiliary battery pack 595 is provided under the partial cover type case part 590.

In the case of mobile devices, the battery capacity is not large, but running the game consumes a lot of battery, so that the game may not last long.

In this case, when the case part 590 having the auxiliary battery pack 595 according to the present invention is used, the above battery consumption problem may be solved. By applying the adapter body part having the various protruding buttons therein, Game operability can also be improved.

As described above, the button adapter kit for a touch screen provided by the present invention, by providing a button such as directly operating the keyboard in a soft silicone or rubber material, it is possible to precise control and to improve the user's recognition ability Can be improved.

In addition, by performing a cushion function can significantly reduce the fatigue of the finger or wrist than when directly touching the flat touch screen, the touch screen can also solve the problem of contamination by secretions such as sweat generated in the human body.

In addition, since it can be applied to devices using all kinds of touch screens, such as capacitive or voltage, it can maximize its utilization.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified in various forms, and having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

Claims

A case portion forming a stepped portion on an upper portion of the touch screen of the portable device and surrounding the portable device;

An adapter body portion having a sidewall fixed to the stepped portion; And

And a protruding button coupled to the adapter body and corresponding to the virtual buttons displayed on the touch screen.
The method of claim 1,

The adapter body portion

Button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that formed of at least one of silicon, plastic and leather.
The method of claim 1,

The protruding button is

Button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises at least one of a keypad button, a steering button for directional operation and a function button.
The method of claim 1,

The protruding button is

Button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that the body integral with the adapter body.
The method of claim 1,

The protruding button is

The button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a through-hole for contacting the skin of the fingertip and the touch screen directly when the finger operation.
The method of claim 1,

The protruding button is

The button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a conductive pad for transmitting the pressure or current of the fingertip to the touch screen when the finger operation.
The method of claim 6,

The conductive pad is

Conductive filler particles of at least one of Ag, Au, Al, Cu, Pt, Ni, and Carbon (black) are added to a rubber material comprising at least one of silicone resin, vinyl chloride resin, polyorganosiloxane resin, and polyolefin resin. Adapter button for a touch screen, characterized in that formed of a material.
The method of claim 1,

The adapter body portion

The button adapter kit for the touch screen, characterized in that for connecting each of the protruding buttons in the form of a network, a button support pad at the bottom to support the protruding buttons.
The method of claim 8,

The button support pad

Button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that the body integral with the adapter body.
The method of claim 1,

The adapter body portion

The button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a non-slip pad in the lower portion to be in close contact with the touch screen.
The method of claim 10,

The non-slip pad

Button adapter kit for a touch screen comprising at least one of carbon black, aramid fibers, polyester fibers and nylon fibers.
The method of claim 10,

The non-slip pad

Button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that the body integral with the adapter body.
The method of claim 1,

The adapter body portion

Strap adapter portion formed on one side edge; button adapter kit for a touch screen further comprises.
The method of claim 1,

The case part

Button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that formed of at least one of silicon, plastic and leather.
The method of claim 1,

The case part

The button adapter kit for the touch screen, characterized in that to wrap around the entire portable device, or only the portion adjacent to the virtual buttons displayed on the touch screen.
The method of claim 1,

The case part

Attached to the back of the portable device, the button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a secondary battery pack connected to the portable device through a terminal formed inside the case.
The method of claim 1,

A groove is formed in one of the case part and the adapter body part, and a protrusion corresponding to the groove is formed in the other part, and the adapter body part is fixed to the stepped part of the case. Adapter Kit.
A case portion forming a stepped portion on an upper portion of the touch screen of the portable device and surrounding the portable device;

An adapter body portion in which sidewalls are tightly fixed to the stepped portions; And

And a joystick part included in the adapter body part and configured to manipulate a virtual steering button displayed on the touch screen.
The method of claim 18,

The joystick part

A head unit in direct contact with a finger to receive an operation direction;

A stick part provided to support the head part and to transmit a force in an input direction; And

And a touch unit for transmitting the received force to the touch screen.
The method of claim 18,

The adapter body portion

The button adapter kit for a touch screen, characterized in that it further comprises a protrusion button corresponding to the keypad button or the function button.