CN100433217C - Electronic device with double-adjustment type touch switch and use method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device with a double-adjustment type touch switch and a using method thereof.A touch switch component and another adjustment type touch switch component are respectively arranged on two sides of at least one pivot which is pivoted with a host body and a liquid crystal display screen on the electronic device, and are respectively provided with a touch switch and another touch switch; when the other touch switch is adjusted to an angle and is touched, a signal can be transmitted to the picture control unit to switch the current picture on the liquid crystal display screen into a minimized mode, so that the data on the liquid crystal display screen operated by a user can be prevented from being stolen and seen by a conscious person, and the requirements of the user can be met.

Description

Electronic device with dual adjustable touch switch and method of use thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch-press switch and its application method, especially to a device with at least one angle-adjustable touch-press switch component mounted on the main body of an electronic device (such as a notebook computer) The pivotal joint with the display screen makes it possible to set the angle of the touch switch on it, and only need to make the display screen close to the main body at a small angle to touch the touch switch, and then the The turned on backlight on the display screen is turned off to enter a power saving mode, or the data screen displayed on the display screen is converted to a minimized mode to prevent leakage of data.

Background technique

With the rapid advancement of science and technology, the types of electronic devices on the market are becoming more and more perfect, such as: various styles of notebook computers, mobile phones, etc., their functions and shapes are becoming more and more powerful and exquisite, and the competition among various manufacturers is also becoming increasingly fierce. Taking notebook computers as an example, in terms of weight and volume, the body developed by it not only focuses on light, thin, short, and small designs, but also continues to focus on all-in-one designs. As the main goal of research and development, all-round models have become a general term for portable computers at present, and the intensity of sales competition is indescribable. Therefore, various manufacturers have higher and higher requirements for the quality of their products.

However, no matter what type of notebook computer it is, it is a basic structure composed of a main body and a liquid crystal display screen, and the corresponding direction between the main body and the liquid crystal display screen is through at least one pivot. Pivot connection, so that the liquid crystal display screen can be rotated through the pivot joint to cover the main body when not in use; and can be raised at an appropriate angle for the user to visually operate when in use In addition, when the liquid crystal display screen is in use, the backlight (back light) on it is in an open state, and often when the liquid crystal display screen is covered on the main body, the backlight on it will be in a closed state, Thereby, the internal hardware power supply system of the notebook computer will stop supplying power at the same time, so as to save the power of the notebook computer.

For this reason, in order to effectively save the power of the notebook computer, a conventional notebook computer is usually provided with a touch switch between the corresponding surfaces of the host body and the liquid crystal display screen, so that when the liquid crystal display screen is closed When the touch switch is touched (usually the liquid crystal display screen is covered on the host body, that is, when the surface of the liquid crystal display screen and the surface of the host body are at about 0 degrees), the liquid crystal display screen will The backlight of the computer is turned off, so as to save power; however, sometimes when the user suddenly encounters something during the use of the computer and must temporarily leave the computer being operated, he often closes the LCD screen. , thinking that the backlight has been turned off, but in fact it is not completely closed until the touch switch is pressed and then left. This negligence leads to a waste of power.

In addition, when the general user is operating the computer, he often encounters that when someone walks in, he is often worried that the confidential information on the display screen of his computer will be seen by others, but he cannot cover the display screen with the surface of the host body in real time. This scruple is to worry that others will think that the user has done something wrong.

Therefore, it can be seen that the power-saving design of traditional notebook computers does not seem to be so humanized and perfect. This has caused a lot of trouble and inconvenience to users, not to mention that it cannot To meet and meet the needs of the times, it leads the industry to promote the development and creativity of this multi-functional double-adjustable touch switch, so as to provide more complete and powerful functions to meet the needs of users.

In view of the above-mentioned in-depth introduction, it is not difficult to know that in order to effectively save the power of the notebook computer, a touch switch is usually provided between the host body and the LCD screen. In terms of design considerations, the touch switch is not so humanized and perfect, which causes a lot of trouble and inconvenience to users in use. Therefore, based on the actual needs of the market and users, and in order to solve the above problems, The inventor has been engaged in this industry for many years, and through long-term research and experiments, he finally developed and designed an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch of the present invention and its use method, in order to use the ingenuity of the present invention, Can meet the needs of users.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch and its use method. The backlight of the liquid crystal display screen can be turned off in a power-saving mode without being fully closed until the touch switch is pressed, effectively avoiding power waste.

The technical solution of the present invention is: an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch, which is composed of a main body and a liquid crystal display screen, and the corresponding surfaces of the main body and the liquid crystal display screen pass through at least one pivot Pivoted to each other; wherein an adjustable touch switch member is provided on one side of the at least one pivot, including: a turntable, a shaft is provided in the center of one side of the turntable toward the pivot, and a shaft protrudes from the shaft. Touch switch, the touch switch is connected with a power-saving control unit in the host body through a conductive wire, when the touch switch is pressed, a signal can be sent to the power-saving control unit to turn off the liquid crystal display The backlight on the screen is in a power-saving mode; a fixed seat, which is fixed on the main body and pivotally connected to the end of the shaft that is not provided with a turntable, and the turntable can be rotated at the pivot end; a shaft cover , which is wrapped on the shaft, and the shaft cover is provided with a through hole corresponding to the touch switch, so that the touch switch protrudes outside.

The present invention also proposes a method for using an electronic device with double adjustable touch switches, the method comprising: pivoting a touch switch on an adjustable touch switch component to one side of at least one pivot of an electronic device When a liquid crystal display screen of the electronic device is closed and pressed to the angle set by the touch switch, the touch switch will send a power-saving control unit in the electronic device to turn off the liquid crystal display screen. The backlight of the liquid crystal display screen is a power-saving mode signal; the power-saving control unit sends a shutdown signal to the liquid crystal display screen to turn off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen after receiving the power-saving mode signal. Power-saving mode; another touch switch on another adjustable touch switch member is pivoted on the other side of at least one pivot of the electronic device; the liquid crystal display screen is pressed to the touch switch when the cover is closed At the set angle, the other touch switch will send a picture switch to a minimized mode signal to a picture control unit in the electronic device; the picture control unit will switch to a minimized mode signal after receiving the switch Afterwards, a control signal is sent to the liquid crystal display screen to switch the current screen on it to a minimized mode.

The features and advantages of the present invention are: in the present invention, on the two sides of at least one pivot where the host body and the liquid crystal display screen of an electronic device are pivotally connected to each other, an adjustable touch switch component and another adjustable touch switch component are respectively provided. The switch components each have a touch switch and another touch switch, and the touch switch is connected to a power-saving control unit in the host body through a conductive wire. When the touch switch is adjusted to an angle (60 degrees to 0 degrees) and when pressed, a signal can be sent to the power-saving control unit to turn off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen in a power-saving mode; when the other touch switch is adjusted to an angle ( between 80 degrees and 60 degrees) and is pressed, a signal can be sent to the screen control unit to switch the current screen on the liquid crystal display screen to a minimized mode, so that the user's operation can be avoided The information on the liquid crystal display screen was peeped by interested people. The electronic device and method of the dual-adjustable touch switch provided by the present invention, wherein the switching function of the touch switch and another touch switch is turned on/off, and the user can choose whether to turn on or turn off this function through an application program This function is to provide users with timely needs.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial appearance schematic diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of the adjustable touch switch component of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of another adjustable touch switch component of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the action of the liquid crystal display screen being closed and pressed to the other touch switch in the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the control blocks when the user uses the electronic device of the present invention.

Explanation of reference numbers:

1. Electronic device 10. Host body 20. LCD screen

11. Keyboard 21. Pivot 30. Adjustable touch switch component

31. Turntable 32. Shaft 33. Touch switch

34. Conductive wire 101. Power-saving control unit 35. Fixing seat

36. Shaft cover 361. Through hole 40. Another adjustable touch switch component

41. Another turntable 42. Another shaft 43. Another touch switch

44. Another conductive wire 102. Screen control unit 45. Another fixed seat

46. Another shaft cover 461. Another through hole

Detailed ways

For the convenience of having a further understanding and understanding of the technical means and the operation process of the present invention, the embodiments are given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and the detailed description is as follows:

The present invention proposes an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch and its usage method, as shown in FIG. In a preferred embodiment, the electronic device 1 is a notebook computer, and its main body 10 has a keyboard 11 and a touch panel (not shown in the figure). The surfaces are pivoted to each other through at least one pivot 21, so that the liquid crystal display screen 20 can be rotated through the pivot 21 when not in use to cover the host body 10, and When in use, an appropriate angle can be raised for the user to visually operate.

With the above-mentioned basic structure, the technology of the present invention can be implemented as follows. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. Press the switch member 30, the adjustable touch switch member 30 includes a turntable 31, the center of one side of the turntable 31 is provided with a shaft 32 facing the pivot 21, and a touch switch 33 is protruded on the shaft 32, The touch switch 33 is connected with a power-saving control unit 101 in the host body 10 through a conductive wire 34 (as shown in FIG. 5 ), so that when the touch switch 33 is pressed, a signal can be transmitted to The power saving control unit 101 is in a power saving mode by turning off the backlight on the LCD screen 20 .

In addition, the end of the shaft 32 without the turntable 31 is pivotally connected to a fixing seat 35 fixed on the main body 10 (as shown in FIG. 2 ), so that the adjustable touch switch member 30 can be fixed on the On the host body 10, the turntable 31 can be rotated at the pivot joint end of the fixed seat 35 and the shaft 32; and the adjustable touch switch member 30 is covered with a shaft cover 36 on the shaft 32. The shaft cover 36 is provided with a through hole 361 corresponding to the touch switch 33, so that the touch switch 33 protrudes outside, and an adjustment angle of the power saving mode is marked on the shaft cover 36. In this embodiment , the adjustment angle is 60 degrees to 0 degrees, whereby the user only needs to adjust the turntable 31 to move the touch switch 33 to the specified angle (between 60 degrees and 0 degrees, the liquid crystal display screen 20 After the touch switch 33 is closed and pressed to the angle, it will be automatically turned off to be in the power saving mode.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, on the other side of at least one pivot 21 of the host body 10 and the liquid crystal display screen 20, another adjustable touch switch member 40 can be provided. The switch member 40 has the same member as the above-mentioned touch switch member 30, and also includes another turntable 41, and the center of one side of the other turntable 41 is provided with another shaft 42 toward the pivot 21. Another touch switch 43 protrudes from a shaft 42, and the other touch switch 43 is connected with a picture control unit 102 in the host body 10 through another conductive wire 44 (as shown in FIG. 5 ). So that when the other touch switch 43 is pressed, a signal can be transmitted to the picture control unit 102 to switch the current picture on the liquid crystal display screen 20 into a minimized mode.

In addition, one end of the other shaft 42 that is not provided with another turntable 41 is pivotally connected with another fixed seat 45 fixed on the main body 10 (as shown in FIG. 3 ), so that the other adjustable touch The pressure switch member 40 can be fixed on the main body 10, and the other turntable 41 can be rotated at the pivot joint end of the other fixed base 45 and the other shaft 42; The switch member 40 is covered with another shaft cover 46 on the other shaft rod 42, and the other shaft cover 46 is provided with another through hole 461 corresponding to the other touch switch 43, so as to make the other touch switch 43 The switch 43 protrudes outside, and the adjustment angle of a picture control mode is marked on the other shaft cover 46. In this embodiment, the adjustment angle is 80 degrees to 60 degrees, whereby the user only needs to adjust the other shaft cover 46. When a turntable 41 makes the other touch switch 43 move to its specified angle (between 80 degrees and 60 degrees), the liquid crystal display screen 20 will touch the angle of the other touch switch 43 after it is covered. , the screen can be switched to a minimized mode. In addition, when the liquid crystal display screen 20 is opened less than 80 degrees, it cannot be seen clearly. The information was peeped by interested people.

In this way, when the user is using the electronic device 1 (notebook computer) with the double adjustable touch switch member 30, 40, and has another touch switch on the other adjustable touch switch member 40 43 When adjusting to the specified angle (for example: between 80 degrees and 60 degrees), please refer to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, and the operation and processing therebetween are as follows:

Firstly, when the liquid crystal display screen 20 is closed and pressed to the angle set by the other touch switch 43, the other touch switch 43 will send a picture switch to the picture control unit 102 to be a minimized mode. signal;

Next, the screen control unit 102 sends a control signal to the liquid crystal display screen 20 to switch the current screen to a minimized mode after receiving the signal for switching to the minimized mode.

In this way, the screen switching mode can be minimized, so as to prevent the data on the liquid crystal display screen 20 operated by the user from being peeped by interested persons.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the user is using the electronic device 1 (notebook computer) with the dual adjustable touch switch components 30, 40, and has already pressed the touch button on the adjustable touch switch component 30 When the switch 33 is adjusted to the specified angle (for example: between 60 degrees and 0 degrees), please refer to shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, and the operation and processing therebetween are as follows:

Firstly, when the liquid crystal display screen 20 is closed and pressed to the angle set by the touch switch 33, the touch switch 33 will send a message to the power saving control unit 101 to turn off the backlight of the liquid crystal display screen 20 and display a power saving mode signal;

Then, the power saving control unit 101 sends a shutdown signal to the liquid crystal display screen 20 to turn off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen 20 to become a power saving mode after receiving the signal of turning off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen 20 to become a power saving mode .

In addition, the switching function of the touch switch 33 and the other touch switch 43 can be turned on/off, and the user can choose whether to turn on or turn off the function through an application program, so that the user's needs can be effectively met.

Although the present invention has been disclosed with specific embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make replacements of equivalent components without departing from the concept and scope of the present invention, or replace them according to the present invention. The equivalent changes and modifications made in the scope of patent protection shall still fall within the scope of this patent.

Claims (6)

1. An electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch, which is composed of a main body and a liquid crystal display screen, and the corresponding surfaces of the main body and the liquid crystal display screen are pivotally connected to each other through at least one pivot; its features in: One side of the at least one pivot is provided with an adjustable touch switch member, including: A turntable, the center of one side of the turntable is provided with a shaft facing the direction of the pivot, and a touch switch is protruded from the shaft, and the touch switch is connected to a power-saving control unit in the host body through a conductive wire , when the touch switch is pressed, a signal can be transmitted to the power-saving control unit to turn off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen to be in power-saving mode; A fixed seat, which is fixed on the main body and pivotally connected to the end of the shaft rod without a turntable, and the turntable can be rotated at the pivot end; A shaft cover covers the shaft rod, and the shaft cover is provided with a through hole corresponding to the pressure touch switch to make the pressure touch switch protrude outside. 2. The electronic device with dual adjustable touch switches as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shaft cover is marked with an adjustment angle for the power saving mode. 3. The electronic device with double adjustable touch switches according to claim 1, characterized in that: another adjustable touch switch component can be provided on the other side of the at least one pivot, comprising: Another turntable, the center of one side of the other turntable is provided with another shaft towards the direction of the pivot, and another touch switch is protruded from the other shaft, and the other touch switch is connected with another conductive wire. A picture control unit in the host body is connected, and when the other touch switch is pressed, a signal can be sent to the picture control unit to switch the current picture on the liquid crystal display screen into a minimized mode; Another fixing seat, which is fixed on the main body and is pivotally connected to one end of the other shaft not provided with another turntable, and the other turntable can be rotated at the pivoted end; Another shaft cover covers the other shaft rod, and the other shaft cover is provided with another through hole corresponding to the other touch switch, so that the other touch switch protrudes outside. 4. The electronic device with double-adjustable touch switches as claimed in claim 3, wherein the other shaft cover is marked with an adjustment angle of a picture control mode. 5. A method of using an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch, the method comprising: pivoting a touch switch on an adjustable touch switch member on one side of at least one pivot of an electronic device; When a liquid crystal display screen of the electronic device is covered and pressed to the angle set by the touch switch, the touch switch will send a power saving control unit in the electronic device to turn off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen presents a power saving mode signal; The power-saving control unit sends a shutdown signal to the liquid crystal display screen to turn off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen to become a power-saving mode after receiving the signal of turning off the backlight on the liquid crystal display screen; pivoting another touch switch on another adjustable touch switch member on the other side of at least one pivot of the electronic device; When the liquid crystal display screen is covered and pressed to the angle set by the touch switch, the other touch switch will send a picture switch to a minimized mode signal to a picture control unit in the electronic device; The picture control unit sends a control signal to the liquid crystal display screen to switch the current picture on it to a minimized mode after receiving the signal for switching to a minimized mode. 6. The method of using an electronic device with a double-adjustable touch switch as claimed in claim 5, wherein the switching function between the touch switch and another touch switch can be turned on/off by an application program. The user chooses whether to enable or disable this function.

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