WO2019195968A1

WO2019195968A1 - Input device and touch piece

Info

Publication number: WO2019195968A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/082224
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨帆; 翦婷; 李铭海
Original assignee: 深圳市柔宇科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-04-08
Filing date: 2018-04-08
Publication date: 2019-10-17
Also published as: CN112041918A

Abstract

An input device, comprising: a support member, and a touch piece movably connected to the support member. The touch piece for the support member is used to be movably connected to the support member. As the touch piece is movably connected to the support member, a user can, according to actual needs, adjust the position of the touch piece relative to the support member, such that the input device can be used more widely.

Description

Input device and touch device

Technical field

The present invention relates to an input device and a touch device, and more particularly to a tablet.

Background technique

Existing writing boards are usually composed of a touch screen and a bottom plate, and the touch screen is fixed on the bottom plate. When writing is required, the bottom plate serves as a support plate for the touch screen, and the user inputs it through a stylus pen or directly on the touch screen.

However, the existing touch screen and the bottom plate are generally of an integrated structure, and the use range is limited, and cannot meet the needs of more application scenarios.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides an input device and a touch device which can meet the application requirements of different occasions.

An input device includes a support member and a touch member movably coupled to the support member.

A touch member for a support member for movably attaching to a support member.

Since the touch member is movably connected to the support member, the user can adjust the position of the touch member relative to the support member according to actual needs, thereby adapting to application scenarios in various occasions.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other obvious deformation methods according to these drawings without exerting creative labor.

1 is a perspective view of an input device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partial exploded view of the input device of FIG. 1.

3 is a developed view of the input device of FIG. 1.

4 is a view showing a separated state of a support member and a touch member of the input device of FIG. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a state in which the input device of Fig. 1 and a notebook are combined.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a state of use of the input device of Fig. 3 for a notebook.

Fig. 7 is a view showing a state of use of the input device of Fig. 4 for a notebook.

Fig. 8 is a view showing a state of use of the touch member of Fig. 4 for a single sheet of paper.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of an input device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a view showing a state of use of the input device of Fig. 10 for a single sheet of paper.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1-4 are schematic diagrams of an input device according to an embodiment of the invention. The input device includes a support member 10 and a touch member 20 movably coupled to the support member 10.

Since the touch member 20 is movably connected to the support member 10, the user can adjust the position of the touch member 20 relative to the support member 10 according to actual needs during use, so that the use process is more flexible and can meet the needs of various application scenarios.

In this embodiment, the touch member 20 is rotatably coupled to the support member 10. It will be understood that the movable connection of the present invention may also include a movably connected connection, a twistably connected connection, a slidable connection, a translatable connection, a detachable connection, a detachable connection, etc., as long as they have relative positions. The relationship can change.

In this embodiment, the support member 10 includes a protective cover for protecting the touch member 20. The protective cover is a reversible structure, and includes a substrate 12, a cover plate 14 and a connecting plate 16 connecting the substrate 12 and the cover plate 14. The web 16 is made of a bendable material such as leather, plastic, rubber, and the like. Of course, the substrate 12, the cover plate 14 and the connecting plate 16 can also be made of the same material, such as leather or plastic, or can be made of different materials, depending on actual needs. By bending the web 16, the cover 14 can be flipped relative to the substrate 12, thereby positioning the support 10 in different states. For example, the bottom surface of the cover plate 14 shown in FIG. 1 is disposed in a first state facing the top surface of the substrate 12, and the cover plate 14 shown in FIG. 2 is perpendicular to the third state of the substrate 12, and the cover plate 14 shown in FIG. The top surface faces the second state of the bottom surface of the substrate 12, and the like.

In the first state shown in FIG. 1, the bottom surface of the cover plate 14 is spaced from the top surface of the substrate 12 by a distance to place other components, such as the touch member 20, therebetween. The connecting plate 16 is curved, and the cover plate 14 and the substrate 12 are parallel to each other.

In the third state shown in Fig. 2, the cover plate 14 is opened relative to the substrate 12, which are perpendicular to each other.

In the second state shown in FIG. 3, the top surface of the cover plate 14 and the bottom surface of the substrate 12 are also separated by a distance, but preferably smaller than between the bottom surface of the cover plate 14 and the top surface of the substrate 12 in the first state. distance. The cover plate 14 is parallel to the substrate 12, and the connecting plate 16 is also curved.

Further, the support member 10 further includes a retaining member 18 for limiting the support member 10 to the first state. In this embodiment, the holder 18 is movably coupled to the protective cover, which is rotatable relative to the protective cover. Specifically, the holding member 18 is annular, and is integrally sleeved on the outer contour of the protective cover. The bottom of the holding member 18 is fixed to the bottom surface of the substrate 12, and the top of the holding member 18 is detachably supported against the top surface of the cover plate 14. The opposite sides of the holding member 18 can detachably resist the relative faces of the cover plate 14 and the substrate 12. On both sides. The holder 18 can be made of an elastic material such as rubber, plastic, or the like. In the first state, the holding member 18 is in a tension state, and the cover plate 14, the substrate 12 and the touch member 20 are sleeved to apply pressure to the cover plate 14 to the substrate 12 so that the cover plate 14 has a movement toward the substrate 12. trend. The holder 18 can also be flipped about the substrate 12 to a position entirely below the substrate 12 to release the cover 14 such that the cover 14 can be flipped relative to the substrate 12. In the second state, the holder 18 after the flipping can also be sleeved and resisted by the flip-up cover 14 to further maintain the holding action.

The touch member 20 is movably coupled to the substrate 12 and spaced apart from the cover plate 14. The distance between the touch member 20 and the substrate 12 is smaller than the distance between the touch member 20 and the cover plate 14. In the first state to the third state, the touch members 20 are all substantially parallel to the substrate 12. The touch member 20 may be directly connected to the substrate 12 or may be indirectly connected to the substrate 12 by other components. In the embodiment, the touch member 20 is connected to the substrate 12 through the bonding member 22. The engaging member 22 is made of a bendable material that can be bent under the action of an external force to move the touch member 20 relative to the substrate 12.

The touch member 20 includes a touch screen 24 and a control module 26 for controlling the touch screen 24. The touch screen 24 can receive external input such as text, graphics, symbols, letters, numbers, and the like input by a finger or a stylus. Control module 26 can identify external inputs sensed by touch screen 24. Control module 26 may include electronics such as a processor, a signal input interface, a power supply, and the like. It can be understood that the control module 26 can include a transmission module for transmitting the recognized external input to other electronic devices, such as a mobile phone or a tablet, to display the input content in real time through other electronic devices. Control module 26 may also include a storage module for storing the identified external input.

The control module 26 is elongated and extends along the width direction of the touch screen 24. The width of the control module 26 is less than the length of the touch screen 24, preferably much less than the length of the touch screen 24, and is preferably less than one tenth of the length of the touch screen 24.

The touch screen 24 can be a capacitive touch screen, a resistive touch screen, an electromagnetic touch screen, an infrared touch screen, a photoelectric touch screen, an ultrasonic touch screen, etc., depending on actual needs. In this embodiment, the touch screen 24 is a flexible touch screen, which can be bent, wound, or even folded to meet the application requirements of different scenes. Of course, in other optional embodiments, the touch screen 24 can also be a hard touch screen.

Since the touch screen 24 and the engaging member 22 are both flexible, the touch screen 24 and the engaging member 22 can be made of the same material. In other words, the engagement member 22 can also be part of the touch screen 24, ie, the two are integrally formed. In this case, the touch screen 24 includes a touch receiving area 240, a fixed area 242, and a joint area 244. The touch receiving area 240 is for receiving input from the outside, the fixed area 242 is for connecting and fixing with the control module 26, and the joint area 244 is the engaging member 22. Of course, in other embodiments, the touch screen 24 and the joint member 22 can also be two independent components. The touch screen 24 includes only the touch receiving area 240 and the fixed area 242. The joint member 22 is bonded, clamped, screwed, etc. The manner is fixed to the fixed area 242 of the touch screen 24 or the control module 26.

The touch receiving area 240 and the engaging member 22 are respectively located on opposite sides of the control module 26, and the fixed area 242 is fixed to the lower surface of the control module 26. The area of the touch receiving area 240 is larger than the area of the engaging member 22. A conductive component is disposed on the fixed area 242 for electrical connection with the control module 26. In other embodiments, the fixed area 242 can also be inserted into the control module 26 from one side of the control module 26, and can also function as an electrical connection. In this case, the engaging members 22 may be fixed to the fixing portion 242 and passed out from the other opposite side of the control module 26, or may be directly fixed to the other opposite side of the control module 26.

Since the control module 26 is a hard component, it is not bendable by itself. To prevent the control module 26 from affecting the bending performance of the touch screen 24, the control module 26 is disposed at the end of the touch screen 24 or near the end, so that the touch screen 24 can be free. It is used in various scenes.

The end of the engaging member 22 is coupled to the end of the substrate 12 to engage the touch member 20 with the support 10. The end of the engaging member 22 and the end of the substrate 12 may be connected by a fixed manner such as bonding, screwing, hot pressing, or the like. In an alternative embodiment, the engagement member 22 may even be integrally formed with the substrate 12, i.e., the engagement member 22 may now be considered to be part of the substrate 12. In other embodiments, the touch member 20 may also be free of the bonding member 22 and directly connected to the end of the substrate 12 through the control module 26. The connection of the control module 26 to the end of the substrate 12 can also be a fixed connection, such as bonding, screwing, clamping, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 5, in use, the input device can directly receive external input through its touch screen 24, such as input from a finger or a stylus, or indirectly receive external input. Specifically, the touch panel 20 of the input device can be placed on the touch panel 24, and the paper 30 covers the touch screen 24. When the physical handwriting is written on the paper 30 by the stylus, the touch screen 24 receives the writing trajectory data of the stylus, thereby generating a physical handwriting. The same data track. There may be a plurality of sheets 30 covering the touch screen 24, that is, the touch screen 24 may receive the handwriting pen stylus data from the plurality of sheets 30.

A plurality of sheets of paper 30 can be combined to form a notepad and then placed in an input device. Specifically, the notepad can be sandwiched between the cover 14 of the support member 10 and the substrate 12 and held by the holder 18. In this way, the notebook is integrated with the input device and can be conveniently carried. When it is desired to use, the holder 18 is flipped under the substrate 12, and the cover 14 is flipped relative to the substrate 12 into the insertion holder 18. Thereafter, the notebook is taken out, and the paper 30 of the notebook is turned to the desired number of pages, and then the touch screen 24 is placed under the number of sheets 30 to perform writing.

Referring to FIG. 6, further, in order to fix the paper 30 during writing, to prevent it from being displaced, the paper fixing structure 40 is also designed in this embodiment. The paper fixing structure 40 may include a magnetic fixing structure, a snap fixing structure, a pasting fixing structure, a Velcro fixing structure, and the like. The paper holding structure 40 includes a first member 42 on the touch screen 24 and a second member 44 on the substrate 12, which cooperate to sandwich and hold the paper 30 between the touch screen 24 and the substrate 12. In the present embodiment, the paper fixing structure 40 is a magnetic fixing structure that fixes the paper 30 by magnetic attraction between the touch screen 24 and the substrate 12. In particular, the first component 42 of the touch screen 24 can include a first magnetic element and the second component 44 of the substrate 12 can include a second magnetic element. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are attracted to fix the touch screen 24 and the substrate 12. The first magnetic element includes two magnets disposed on the touch screen 24, and the second magnetic element includes two steel sheets disposed on the substrate 12. The magnet can generate a magnetic force that adsorbs the two steel sheets. Of course, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element may also have other structures and shapes. For example, the first magnetic element may be a strip of steel, the second magnetic element is a strip magnet, or the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element. The components are all magnets or the like as long as the positions between the two correspond to each other and can generate magnetic forces that attract each other. It should be understood that the magnetic element/magnetic device referred to in the present invention does not require the element/device itself to be magnetic, and it is considered to be a magnetic element/device as long as it can be magnetically adsorbed. The first magnetic element is located at one end of the touch screen 24 away from the control module 26, and the second magnetic element is located at one end of the substrate 12 adjacent to the connection board 16. In use, one end of the touch screen 24 is first separated from the end of the substrate 12, the next sheet of paper 30 of the paper 30 to be written is inserted between the touch screen 24 and the substrate 12, and then one end of the touch screen 24 is brought close to one end of the substrate 12. The touch screen 24 is fixed to the substrate 12 under mutual attraction of the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element, thereby firmly fixing the next sheet of paper 30 to the input device. By this fixing method, the paper is not displaced or tilted when writing on the paper 30, and the writing quality can be effectively ensured. Also, since the touch screen 24 is flexible, the touch screen 24 can be bent when the paper 30 is inserted between the touch screen 24 and the substrate 12, making the insertion process of the paper 30 easier.

As shown in FIG. 7, in an alternative embodiment, the touch member 20 can also be detachably coupled to the support 10. When the touch member 20 includes the engaging member 22, it is detachably coupled to the substrate 12 by the engaging member 22; when the touch member 20 does not include the engaging member 22, it is detachably coupled to the substrate 12 through the control module 26 or the touch screen 24. The detachably connected manner of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a snap connection, a snap connection, a magnetic connection, a Velcro connection, and the like. In the present embodiment, the touch member 20 is detachably connected to the substrate 12 by the joint member 22. A third magnetic element is disposed on the engaging member 22, and a fourth magnetic member is disposed at one end of the substrate 12 corresponding to the engaging member 22, and the two are fixed by magnetic attraction. Since the touch member 20 can be detached from the support member 10 for independent use, it is more convenient to carry. Further, it is only necessary to place the touch member 20 under the paper 30 to be written at the time of use, and the use is simpler.

Referring to FIGS. 8-11, in the foregoing embodiment, since at least two sheets of paper 30 are required to ensure the stability of writing, that is, one sheet of paper 30 is written, and the other sheet of paper 30 is held by the touch panel 24 and the substrate 12. Fixed between. When there is only a single sheet of paper 30, it cannot be effectively fixed, and the writing experience is lowered. Therefore, in order to enable stable writing on a single sheet of paper 30, the present invention also designs a sheet holding structure 50.

8-9 are paper holding structures 50 of an embodiment. The paper holding structure 50 includes the aforementioned engaging member 22. That is, in the embodiment, the paper fixing structure 40 and the paper holding structure 50 are respectively located at opposite ends of the touch screen 24 and are away from each other. After the touch member 20 is detached from the support member 10, the sheet of paper 30 is placed on the touch screen 24, and then the joint member 22 is bent such that the joint member 22 bypasses the control module 26 upward (i.e., toward the side where the control module 26 is located). It is then abutted on the upper surface of the paper 30. At this time, the end of the engaging member 22 remote from the control module 26 and the touch receiving area 240 of the touch screen 24 are adjacent to the end of the control module 26, and the paper 30 is clamped between the engaging member 22 and the touch screen 24, thereby facilitating Positioning role. Further, in order to prevent the paper 30 clamped between the engaging member 22 and the touch screen 24 from being displaced or tilted, the paper holding structure 50 may further include a magnetic fixing structure, a snap fixing structure, a pasting fixing structure, and a Velcro fixing. Structure, etc. The paper holding structure 50 can include a third device 52 on the engagement member 22 and a fourth device 54 on the touch screen 24. In this embodiment, the third device 53 and the fourth device 54 of the paper holding structure 50 respectively include a first magnetic device and a second magnetic device. The first magnetic device is secured to the engagement member 22 and the second magnetic device is secured to the touch screen 24. Specifically, the first magnetic device is located at the end of the joint 22 away from the control module 26, and the second magnetic device is located at the end of the touch receiving area 240 of the touch screen 24 near the control module 26. Thus, when the engaging member 22 is bent upward, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member attract each other, thereby clamping and fixing the end of the sheet 30 between the engaging member 22 and the touch screen 24. When it is not necessary to clamp the paper 30, the engaging member is bent downward (i.e., away from the side of the control module 26) to be coupled to the substrate 12, at which time the first magnetic device and the second magnetic device may also attract each other to engage the engaging member 22. Positioned relative to the touch screen 24. It can be understood that the first magnetic device can be the aforementioned third magnetic element, that is, it can be adsorbed simultaneously with the second magnetic device and the fourth magnetic element.

With such a paper holding structure 50, the single sheet of paper 30 can be effectively fixed for convenient use in more occasions. Of course, the paper holding structure 50 is not limited to the single sheet of paper 30, and the plurality of stacked sheets of paper 30 can also be fixed by the sheet fixing structure 50 in the same manner as the sheet of paper 30.

10-11 are paper holding structures 50 of another embodiment. The paper holding structure 50 and the paper fixing structure 40 of the present embodiment are located at the same end of the touch screen 24 and are close to each other. The paper holding structure 50 is rotatably coupled to the substrate 12. The paper holding structure 50 is a pen holder, and a top surface thereof is provided with a groove 52 for holding the stylus pen 60 when the paper 30 is not fixed. When it is necessary to fix the sheet 30, the sheet holding structure 50 is rotated above the touch screen 24 such that one end of the sheet holding structure 50 is pressed against the upper surface of the sheet 30, so that the sheet 30 is clamped and fixed to the sheet holding structure. 50 is between the touch screen 24. When it is not necessary to fix the sheet 30, the sheet holding structure 50 is rotated outside the range of the touch screen 24 to separate the sheet holding structure 50 from the sheet 30. The paper holding structure 50 of the embodiment can also function as a pen holder at the same time, and thus has a wider application range. Likewise, the paper holding structure 50 of the present embodiment can also be applied to a plurality of sheets of paper 30.

The touch screen 24 of the input device of the present invention has flexibility so that it can be flexibly inserted between a plurality of sheets of paper 30. The paper fixing structure 40 and the paper holding structure 50 of the present invention can effectively fix the paper 30, making the writing process more stable. The touch device 20 of the input device of the present invention is detachably designed from the support member 10, so that the combination can be used in combination or independently according to actual needs, and the process is more flexible. The input device of the present invention can also be integrated with the notebook to facilitate portability.

Claims

An input device comprising: a support member and a touch member movably coupled to the support member.
The input device of claim 1 wherein the touch member is rotatably coupled to the support member.
The input device of claim 2 wherein the touch member is detachably coupled to the support member.
The input device of claim 1 wherein the touch member comprises a touch screen and a control module affixed to the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 4, wherein the touch screen is a flexible touch screen, and the control module is fixed to one end of the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 5, wherein the control module is in the form of a strip, and the length direction of the control module is parallel to the width direction of the touch screen.
The input device of claim 4 wherein the control module is located at or near the end of the touch screen.
The input device of claim 4 wherein the touch member further comprises a joint for attachment to the support.
The input device according to claim 8, wherein the touch receiving area and the engaging member of the touch screen are respectively located on opposite sides of the control module.
The input device of claim 9 wherein the engagement member is fabricated from a bendable material.
The input device of claim 9 wherein the touch screen extends beyond an end of the control module to form a joint.
The input device of claim 9, wherein the touch screen comprises a fixed area fixed to the control module, the fixed area being located between the engaging member and the touch receiving area.
The input device according to claim 9, wherein when the engaging member is separated from the supporting member, the engaging member is bent toward a side where the control module is located for holding the sheet together with the touch screen.
The input device of claim 13 wherein the engagement member bypasses the control module when facing the side of the control module and faces the end of the touch receiving area of the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 13, wherein when the engaging member is separated from the supporting member, the engaging member is magnetically attracted away from the end of the control module and the touch receiving region of the touch screen near the end of the control module.
The input device according to claim 9, wherein when the engaging member is coupled to the supporting member, the engaging member is bent toward a side away from the control module to be coupled to the supporting member.
The input device according to claim 4, wherein the touch screen is used for holding the paper between the touch screen and the support member by magnetic attraction away from the end of the control module and the region of the support member remote from the control module.
The input device according to claim 8, further comprising a paper fixing structure for fixing the paper, the paper fixing structure for fixing the paper under the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 18, further comprising a paper holding structure for holding the paper, the paper holding structure for fixing the paper above the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 19, wherein the paper fixing structure and the paper holding structure are respectively located at opposite ends of the touch screen and away from each other.
The input device according to claim 19, wherein the paper fixing structure and the paper holding structure are located at the same end of the touch screen and are close to each other.
The input device according to claim 18, wherein the sheet fixing structure comprises a first member respectively located on the touch screen and a second member on the support member, the first member and the second member cooperating for the paper The clamping is fixed between the touch screen and the support.
The input device according to claim 22, wherein the first member and the second member are magnetic members that are attracted to each other.
The input device according to claim 19, wherein the paper holding structure comprises a third member respectively located on the engaging member and a fourth member on the touch screen, the third member and the fourth member cooperating for the paper The clamp is fixed between the joint and the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 24, wherein the third member and the fourth member are magnetic members that are attracted to each other.
The input device according to claim 19, wherein the paper holding structure is rotatably coupled to the support member, and the end of the paper holding structure is configured to rotate relative to the support member to the top of the touch screen to abut the paper placed on the touch screen.
The input device according to claim 26, wherein the paper holding structure defines a groove for receiving the stylus, and the end of the paper holding structure is configured to receive the stylus with respect to the support member rotating outside the touch screen.
The input device according to any one of claims 8 to 27, wherein the support member comprises a substrate, a cover plate that can be inverted relative to the substrate, and a connection plate connecting the substrate and the cover plate, and the substrate is movably connected to the joint member.
The input device according to claim 28, wherein in the first state, the top surface of the substrate is disposed opposite to the bottom surface of the cover plate; and in the second state, the bottom surface of the substrate is disposed opposite to the top surface of the cover plate.
The input device according to claim 29, wherein in the first state, a sheet is interposed between the top surface of the substrate and the bottom surface of the cover.
The input device according to claim 29, wherein the support member further comprises a holding member reversibly fixed to the bottom surface of the substrate, wherein in the first state, the holding member is sleeved with the touch screen, the cover plate and the substrate; When the holder is turned over to the bottom of the substrate and the cover is sleeved.
A touch member for a support member, characterized in that the touch member is for movably connecting to the support member.
A touch device according to claim 32, wherein the touch member comprises a flexible touch screen and a control module at or near one end of the touch screen.
The touch device of claim 33, wherein the touch member further comprises a flexible engagement member for connecting to the support member, the touch receiving area and the engagement member of the touch screen being respectively located on opposite sides of the control module.
The touch device according to claim 34, wherein the engaging member is used for fixing the holding paper by magnetic attraction from the end of the control module and the end of the touch receiving region of the touch screen.