CN115079841B - Touch pad module and electronic computer with same - Google Patents
Touch pad module and electronic computer with sameInfo
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Abstract
The invention provides a touch pad module and an electronic computer, the touch panel module comprises a substrate, a touch pressing plate, a switch, an elastic element, a first supporting piece and a second supporting piece. The substrate includes a trigger portion. The touch pressing plate is arranged above the substrate. The switch is arranged on the touch plate and corresponds to the triggering part. The elastic element is arranged below the substrate and comprises a fixing part, a first swinging part and a second swinging part. The fixing portion is fixed to the substrate. The first swinging part and the second swinging part respectively comprise a first abutting part and a second abutting part which are abutted against the substrate. The first support piece and the second support piece are used for supporting the touch pressing plate. According to external force touch pressure, the touch pressure plate swings towards the direction close to the substrate by taking the first supporting piece as a fulcrum and drives the second supporting piece to abut against the second swinging part, so that the second swinging part swings towards the direction far away from the substrate and drives the second abutting part to be separated from the abutting substrate.
Description
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to input devices, and particularly to an input device with a touch function.
Background
With the technological change, electronic devices are becoming more convenient for human life, so it is an important task to make the operation of the electronic devices more humanized. For example, electronic devices commonly used in daily life are notebook computers, mobile phones, satellite navigation devices, etc., and the functions of the electronic devices are becoming increasingly powerful and complex due to the greatly improved storage capacity and the operation performance of the processor. In order to operate these electronic devices efficiently, manufacturers of electronic devices use touch pads as input devices to operate the electronic devices.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional notebook computer and a touch pad module thereof. The touch pad module 1 is disposed in the housing 21 of the notebook computer 2 and is at least partially exposed to the outside for a user to touch to operate the notebook computer 2, for example, the user can touch the touch pad module 1 by a finger and slide on the touch pad module 1 to move the cursor 23 on the screen 22, and can press the touch pad module 1 to make the notebook computer 2 execute a specific function, so that the touch pad module 1 can replace a mouse, and the user does not need to carry or install the mouse additionally.
Referring to fig. 2 to fig. 3, fig. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 1 when not touched, and fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 2 after pressed. The housing 21 of the notebook computer 2 has an inwardly recessed frame 24, the touch pad module 1 is disposed in the frame 24, the touch pad module 1 includes a supporting structure 11 and a triggering portion 12 disposed on opposite sides of the frame 24, and a touch pad 13, and the touch pad 13 of the touch pad module 1 is connected to the supporting structure 11, so that the touch pad 13 of the touch pad module 1 can swing relative to the triggering portion 12 with the supporting structure 11 as a fulcrum. In addition, the touch pad module 1 includes a switch 14, and the switch 14 is located below the touch pad 13 and corresponds to the triggering portion 12.
When the user touches the touch panel 13, the touch panel 13 swings downward with respect to the triggering portion 12 about the supporting structure 11 until the switch 14 of the touch panel module 1 abuts against the triggering portion 12 on the frame 24, so that the switch 14 is triggered to output a switch signal to the notebook computer 2, thereby enabling the notebook computer 2 to perform a corresponding function. When the user no longer touches the touch panel 13, the touch panel 13 swings upward relative to the trigger 12 according to the elastic force of the supporting structure 11, so that the touch panel 13 returns to its original position.
The supporting structure 11 of the touch pad module 1 mainly connects the upper and lower components with an iron or plastic structure (e.g. sponge), and the touch pad 13 can swing up and down through deformation of the iron or plastic structure, however, the existing touch pad module 1 has the disadvantage that the area where the supporting structure 11 is located cannot be pushed down, and only the area where the non-supporting structure 11 is located can be pushed down. That is, the touch pad 13 of the touch pad module 1 can be pushed down only locally, and cannot be pushed down over the whole surface. Therefore, how to improve the above problems is a focus of attention of those skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a touch pad module, which has a structural design that all the areas of the touch pad can be pressed down for actuation, so as to effectively solve the problem that the touch pad of the conventional touch pad module can be pressed down only locally.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic computer, wherein the touch pad module has a structure that the entire area of the touch pad can be pressed down, so as to effectively solve the problem that the touch pad of the conventional touch pad module can be pressed down only locally.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be further appreciated from the technical features disclosed in the present invention.
In order to achieve one or a part or all of the above objects or other objects, the present invention provides a touch pad module for an electronic computer, wherein the touch pad module is disposed in a frame of the electronic computer, and the touch pad module includes a substrate, a touch pad, a switch, an elastic element, a first support member and a second support member. The substrate includes a trigger portion. The touch pressing plate is arranged above the substrate. The switch is arranged on the touch plate and corresponds to the triggering part. The elastic element is arranged below the substrate. The elastic element comprises a fixing part, a first swinging part and a second swinging part. The fixing part is fixed on the substrate and is adjacent to the space between the first swinging part and the second swinging part. The first swinging part comprises a first abutting part, the second swinging part comprises a second abutting part, and the first abutting part and the second abutting part respectively extend in a direction away from each other to abut against the substrate. The first supporting piece is arranged between the touch pressing plate and the first swinging part. The second supporting piece is arranged between the touch pressing plate and the second swinging part. The first area of the touch pressing plate swings towards the direction close to the substrate by taking the first supporting piece as a fulcrum to enable the switch to touch the triggering part according to the touch pressing of external force, and meanwhile drives the second supporting piece to press the second swinging part, so that the second swinging part swings towards the direction far away from the substrate and drives the second abutting part to be separated from the abutting substrate.
In an embodiment of the invention, according to the external force, the second area of the touch pad swings with the second supporting member as a fulcrum in a direction approaching to the substrate to make the switch contact the triggering portion, and drives the first supporting member to press the first swinging portion, so that the first swinging portion swings in a direction away from the substrate and drives the first abutting portion to separate from and abut against the substrate, and the second area and the first area are respectively located at two opposite sides of the touch pad.
In an embodiment of the invention, the third area of the touch pad moves in a direction approaching to the substrate according to the touch of the external force to make the switch touch the trigger portion, and simultaneously drives the first support member and the second support member to respectively press the first swing portion and the second swing portion, so that the first swing portion and the second swing portion swing in a direction away from the substrate, respectively, and drive the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion to separate from the abutting substrate, and the third area is located between the first area and the second area.
In an embodiment of the invention, the substrate includes a frame, a first hollow area and a second hollow area, the first hollow area and the second hollow area are disposed on the frame, the trigger portion is disposed on the frame, the first support member passes through the first hollow area and contacts the first swinging portion of the elastic element, and the second support member passes through the second hollow area and contacts the second swinging portion of the elastic element.
In an embodiment of the invention, the number of the first abutting portions of the first swinging portion is at least two, the number of the second abutting portions of the second swinging portion is at least two, the frame of the substrate is rectangular, and the first abutting portions and the second abutting portions are respectively located below four corners of the rectangle.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first swinging portion of the elastic element further includes a third hollow area, the second swinging portion further includes a fourth hollow area, the fixing portion is located between the third hollow area and the fourth hollow area, the third hollow area is communicated with the first hollow area of the substrate, the fourth hollow area is communicated with the second hollow area, and the fixing portion is fixed on the frame body between the first hollow area and the second hollow area.
In an embodiment of the invention, the touch pad includes a circuit board and an upper cover board, the upper cover board is disposed above the circuit board, and the switch is disposed on the circuit board.
In an embodiment of the invention, the touch pad module further includes at least one locking member, and the substrate is locked to the frame by the at least one locking member.
In order to achieve one or a part or all of the above objects or other objects, the present invention also provides a touch pad module for an electronic computer, wherein the touch pad module is disposed in a frame of the electronic computer, and the touch pad module includes a substrate, a touch pad, a switch, an elastic element, a first limiting member and a second limiting member. The touch pressing plate is arranged above the substrate. The switch is arranged on the touch pressing plate. The elastic element is arranged between the base plate and the touch pressing plate and comprises a fixing part, a first swinging part, a second swinging part and a triggering part. The fixing part is fixed on the substrate and is adjacent to the space between the first swinging part and the second swinging part. The first swing portion includes a first support protrusion, and the second swing portion includes a second support protrusion. The first supporting convex part and the second supporting convex part are respectively used for supporting the touch pressing plate, and the first supporting convex part and the second supporting convex part respectively extend towards the direction away from each other to be exposed on the touch pressing plate, and the triggering part is a fixed part and corresponds to the switch. The first limiting piece is arranged on one side of the substrate, and the first supporting convex part exposed from the touch pressing plate is abutted against the first limiting piece. The second limiting piece is arranged on the opposite side of the substrate, and the second supporting convex part exposed from the touch pressing plate is abutted against the second limiting piece. The first area of the touch pressing plate swings towards the direction close to the substrate by taking the first supporting convex part as a fulcrum according to the touch pressing of the external force, so that the switch contacts the triggering part and simultaneously abuts against the second supporting convex part, the second swinging part swings towards the direction close to the substrate, and the second supporting convex part is separated from abutting against the second limiting piece.
In an embodiment of the invention, according to the pressing of the external force, the second area of the pressing plate swings around the second supporting protrusion as a fulcrum in a direction approaching to the substrate to make the switch contact the triggering portion, and simultaneously presses against the first supporting protrusion, so that the first swinging portion swings in a direction approaching to the substrate, and the first supporting protrusion is separated from and abuts against the first limiting member, and the second area and the first area are respectively located at two opposite sides of the pressing plate.
In an embodiment of the invention, the third area of the touch pad moves towards the direction approaching to the substrate according to the touch of the external force to make the switch touch the trigger portion, and simultaneously presses the first supporting protrusion of the first swinging portion and the second supporting protrusion of the second swinging portion, so that the first swinging portion and the second swinging portion swing towards the direction approaching to the substrate, and the first supporting protrusion and the second supporting protrusion are separated from and abutted against the first limiting member and the second limiting member, respectively, and the third area is located between the first area and the second area.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first supporting protrusion of the first swinging portion protrudes toward a direction close to the touch panel, so that the first surface of the first supporting protrusion contacts the touch panel, the second supporting protrusion of the second swinging portion protrudes toward a direction close to the touch panel, so that the second surface of the second supporting protrusion contacts the touch panel, the fixing portion has a third surface facing the touch panel, the first surface and the third surface are respectively located on different horizontal planes, and the second surface and the third surface are respectively located on different horizontal planes.
In an embodiment of the invention, the substrate includes a frame, a first hollow area and a second hollow area, the first hollow area and the second hollow area are disposed on the frame, the trigger portion is disposed on the frame, the first swing portion of the elastic element is located in a forward projection area of the first hollow area towards the first swing portion, the second swing portion is located in a forward projection area of the second hollow area towards the first swing portion, and the fixing portion is fixed on the frame between the first hollow area and the second hollow area.
In an embodiment of the invention, the number of the first supporting protrusions of the first swinging portion is at least two, the number of the second supporting protrusions of the second swinging portion is at least two, the frame of the substrate is rectangular, and the first supporting protrusions and the second supporting protrusions are adjacent to four corners of the rectangle respectively.
In an embodiment of the invention, the number of the first limiting members is at least two, the number of the second limiting members is at least two, and the first limiting members and the second limiting members are respectively disposed at four corners of the rectangle.
In order to achieve one or a part or all of the above objects or other objects, the present invention also provides an electronic computer, including a housing, a processor, and a touch pad module. The housing has an inwardly recessed frame. The processor is disposed within the housing. The touch pad module is arranged in the frame and electrically connected with the processor, and comprises a substrate, a touch pad, a switch, an elastic element, a first supporting piece and a second supporting piece. The substrate includes a trigger portion. The touch pressing plate is arranged above the substrate. The switch is arranged on the touch plate and corresponds to the triggering part. The elastic element is arranged below the substrate. The elastic element comprises a fixing part, a first swinging part and a second swinging part. The fixing part is fixed on the substrate and is adjacent to the space between the first swinging part and the second swinging part. The first swinging part comprises a first abutting part, the second swinging part comprises a second abutting part, and the first abutting part and the second abutting part respectively extend in a direction away from each other to abut against the substrate. The first supporting piece is arranged between the touch pressing plate and the first swinging part. The second supporting piece is arranged between the touch pressing plate and the second swinging part. The first area of the touch pressing plate swings towards the direction close to the substrate by taking the first supporting piece as a fulcrum to enable the switch to touch the triggering part according to the touch pressing of external force, and meanwhile drives the second supporting piece to press the second swinging part, so that the second swinging part swings towards the direction far away from the substrate and drives the second abutting part to be separated from the abutting substrate.
In order to achieve one or a part or all of the above objects or other objects, the present invention also provides an electronic computer, including a housing, a processor, and a touch pad module. The housing has an inwardly recessed frame. The processor is disposed within the housing. The touch pad module is arranged in the frame and electrically connected with the processor, and comprises a substrate, a touch pad, a switch, an elastic element, a first limiting piece and a second limiting piece. The touch pressing plate is arranged above the substrate. The switch is arranged on the touch pressing plate. The elastic element is arranged between the base plate and the touch pressing plate and comprises a fixing part, a first swinging part, a second swinging part and a triggering part. The fixing part is fixed on the substrate and is adjacent to the space between the first swinging part and the second swinging part. The first swing portion includes a first support protrusion, and the second swing portion includes a second support protrusion. The first supporting convex part and the second supporting convex part are respectively used for supporting the touch pressing plate, and the first supporting convex part and the second supporting convex part respectively extend towards the direction away from each other to be exposed on the touch pressing plate, and the triggering part is a fixed part and corresponds to the switch. The first limiting piece is arranged on one side of the substrate, and the first supporting convex part exposed out of the touch pressing plate is propped against the first limiting piece. The second limiting piece is arranged on the opposite side of the substrate, and the second supporting convex part exposed from the touch pressing plate is abutted against the second limiting piece. The first area of the touch pressing plate swings towards the direction close to the substrate by taking the first supporting convex part as a fulcrum according to the touch pressing of the external force, so that the switch contacts the triggering part and simultaneously abuts against the second supporting convex part, the second swinging part swings towards the direction close to the substrate, and the second supporting convex part is separated from abutting against the second limiting piece.
The touch pad module provided by the embodiment of the invention has the structural design that all areas of the touch pad can be pressed down to actuate, and the problem that the touch pad of the traditional touch pad module can only be partially pressed down to actuate is effectively solved. In addition, the touch control plate module provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of simple structural design and effective reduction of manufacturing cost and overall weight.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional notebook computer and a touch pad module thereof.
Fig. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 1 when not touched.
Fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the touch pad module shown in fig. 2 after being pressed.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an external structure of an electronic computer and a touch pad module thereof according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a portion of the touch pad module shown in fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5.
Fig. 8 is a schematic side view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5 when the first area is touched.
Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of the third area of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5 when touched.
Fig. 10 is a schematic side view of a portion of a touch pad module according to another embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 11 is an exploded view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 12 is a schematic top view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 13 is a bottom view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 14 is a schematic side view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10 when a first area is touched.
Fig. 15 is a schematic side view of the third area of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10 when touched.
The reference numerals are explained as follows:
1.3, 3a touch pad module
2 Notebook computer
11 Supporting structure
12 Trigger part
13 Contact pressure plate
14 Switch
21 Casing
22 Screen
23 Cursor
24. 44 Frame
31 Substrate
32 Touch pressure plate
33 Switch
34. 34A elastic element
35 First support
36 Second support
37 First locking piece
38 Second locking member
310 Frame body
311, First hollow-out area
312 Second hollowed-out area
321 Upper cover plate
322 Circuit board
323. 39 Adhesive layer
340. 340A fixing portion
341. 341A first swing portion
342. 342A second swinging part
440 Accommodating space
3410 First abutting part
3411 Third hollow region
3412 First support protrusion
3420 Second abutting part
3421 Fourth hollow region
3422 Second supporting protrusion
3100. 3400 Trigger section
D1 first direction
D2, second direction
F1 first surface
F2 second surface
F3 third surface
L1 first spacing piece
L2:second spacing piece
R1 first region
R2-second region
R3-third region
Detailed Description
Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing an appearance structure of an electronic computer and a touch pad module thereof according to an embodiment of the invention. The electronic computer 4 is, for example, but not limited to, a notebook computer, and includes a housing 41, a screen 42, a processor 45 and a touch pad module 3, wherein the processor 45 is disposed in the housing 41 and is used for processing electronic signals of the electronic computer 4, and the housing 41 has an inwardly recessed frame 44 (as shown in fig. 5), wherein the touch pad module 3 can be disposed in the frame 44 and electrically connected with the processor 45, and at least part of the touch pad module 3 is exposed to the outside for a user to touch to operate the electronic computer 4, for example, the user can touch the touch pad module 3 with a finger and slide on the touch pad module 3 to move a cursor 43 on the screen 42, and can also press the touch pad module 3 to make the electronic computer 4 perform a specific function.
The following further describes other detailed configurations of the touch pad module 3 according to the embodiments of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 5 to 9, fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a portion of the touch pad module shown in fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a schematic side view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5 when the first area is touched. Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of the third area of the touch pad module shown in fig. 5 when touched.
As shown in fig. 5,6 and 7, the touch pad module 3 of the present embodiment is disposed in the accommodating space 440 of the frame 44, and the touch pad module 3 includes a substrate 31, a touch pad 32, a switch 33, an elastic element 34, a first supporting member 35 and a second supporting member 36. The substrate 31 includes a trigger portion 3100. The touch panel 32 is disposed above the substrate 31. The switch 33 is disposed on the touch panel 32 and corresponds to the touch portion 3100 of the substrate 31. The elastic element 34 is disposed below the substrate 31, and the elastic element 34 includes a fixing portion 340, a first swinging portion 341, and a second swinging portion 342. The fixing portion 340 of the elastic element 34 is fixed to the substrate 31 and is adjacent between the first swing portion 341 and the second swing portion 342, and in this embodiment, the fixing portion 340, the first swing portion 341 and the second swing portion 342 are integrally formed, but the invention is not limited thereto. The first swinging portion 341 of the elastic element 34 includes a first abutting portion 3410, the second swinging portion 342 includes a second abutting portion 3420, and the first abutting portion 3410 and the second abutting portion 3420 respectively extend in a direction away from each other to abut against the substrate 31. The first support 35 is disposed between the touch pad 32 and the first swing portion 341 of the elastic member 34. The second support 36 is disposed between the touch pad 32 and the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34.
As shown in fig. 5,6 and 7, the substrate 31 of the present embodiment includes a frame 310, and a first hollow area 311 and a second hollow area 312 formed on the frame 310. Specifically, the trigger portion 3100 of the substrate 31 is disposed on the frame 310, and the trigger portion 3100 is disposed on the frame 310 between the first hollow region 311 and the second hollow region 312. In the present embodiment, the first supporting member 35 passes through the first hollow region 311 of the substrate 31 and contacts the first swinging portion 341 of the elastic element 34, and the second supporting member 36 passes through the second hollow region 312 of the substrate 31 and contacts the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34. In the present embodiment, the material of the substrate 31 is, for example, a metal material, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, the touch panel 32 of the present embodiment includes an upper cover 321 and a circuit board 322. The upper cover plate 321 is disposed above the circuit board 322, and the upper cover plate 321 and the circuit board 322 are glued to each other by an adhesive layer 323. The switch 33 is disposed on a surface of the circuit board 322 facing the substrate 31. In the embodiment, the material of the upper cover 321 is, for example, glass, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the material of the upper cover 321 can be replaced by a desired material according to the actual situation, and the adhesive layer 323 is, for example, pressure sensitive adhesive (Pressure SENSITIVE ADHESIVE, PSA), but the invention is not limited to the material of the adhesive layer 323, and the switch 33 is, for example, a metal dome elastomer (metal dome).
As shown in fig. 5,6 and 7, the first swinging portion 341 of the elastic element 34 of the present embodiment further includes a third hollow area 3411, and the second swinging portion 342 further includes a fourth hollow area 3421. The fixing portion 340 of the elastic element 34 is located between the third hollow region 3411 and the fourth hollow region 3421, and the third hollow region 3411 of the elastic element 34 and the first hollow region 311 of the substrate 31 are in communication with each other, and the fourth hollow region 3421 of the elastic element 34 and the second hollow region 312 of the substrate 31 are in communication with each other, in addition, the fixing portion 340 of the elastic element 34 is fixed on the frame 310 between the first hollow region 311 and the second hollow region 312, specifically, the fixing portion 340 of the elastic element 34 is glued and fixed on the frame 310 between the first hollow region 311 and the second hollow region 312 by the adhesive layer 39, and the adhesive layer 39 is, for example, a Pressure sensitive adhesive (Pressure SENSITIVE ADHESIVE, PSA), but the invention is not limited to the material of the adhesive layer 39.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the area of the orthographic projection of the third hollow area 3411 on the horizontal plane and the area of the orthographic projection of the fourth hollow area 3421 on the horizontal plane are both larger than the area of the orthographic projection of the fixing portion 340 on the horizontal plane, and in such a structural design, the elastic element 34 with the large-area hollow area can not only greatly reduce the weight of the touch pad module 3, but also improve the pressing feel of the touch pad module 3, that is, the user can press the touch pad 32 with a smaller pressing force, so as to trigger the switch 33.
As shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, the number of the first abutting portions 3410 of the first swinging portion 341 is two, and the number of the second abutting portions 3420 of the second swinging portion 342 is two, but the present invention is not limited to the number of the first abutting portions 3410 and the second abutting portions 3420, and in other embodiments, the number of the first abutting portions 3410 and the second abutting portions 3420 may be increased or decreased according to the actual requirement. In the present embodiment, the frame 310 of the substrate 31 has a substantially rectangular shape, but the present invention does not limit the appearance of the frame 310, that is, the frame 310 of the substrate 31 has four corners, and two first abutting portions 3410 of the first swinging portion 341 are respectively located below two corners on the right side of the frame 310, and two second abutting portions 3420 of the second swinging portion 342 are respectively located below two corners on the left side of the frame 310, that is, the first abutting portions 3410 of the first swinging portion 341 and the second abutting portions 3420 of the second swinging portion 342 are respectively abutted against four different corners of the frame 3410.
As shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, the touch pad module 3 of the present embodiment further includes at least one locking member, in this embodiment, the number of locking members is illustrated by two, that is, the touch pad module 3 includes a first locking member 37 and a second locking member 38, and the substrate 31 is locked on the frame 44 of the electronic computer 4 through the first locking member 37 and the second locking member 38, but the invention is not limited to the number of locking members, and the number of locking members can be increased or decreased according to the actual situation.
The operation of the touch panel module 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention is further described below.
As shown in fig. 7 and 8, when the first region R1 of the pressing plate 32 is pressed by an external force, the pressing plate 32 swings in the first direction D1 with the first supporting member 35 as a fulcrum, that is, the pressing plate 32 swings in the direction approaching the substrate 31, so that the switch 33 on the pressing plate 32 contacts the triggering portion 3100 on the substrate 31, at this time, the pressing plate 32 simultaneously drives the second supporting member 36 to press the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34, so that the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34 swings in the direction away from the substrate 31 (the first direction D1) with the fixing portion 340 as a fulcrum, and the second swinging portion 342 simultaneously drives the second abutting portion 3420 shown in fig. 7 to separate from the abutting substrate 31. It should be noted that, when the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34 swings in a direction away from the substrate 31 (the first direction D1) with the fixing portion 340 as a fulcrum, a force towards the second direction D2 is generated and applied to the first swinging portion 341 at the same time, so that the first swinging portion 341 drives the first abutting portion 3410 shown in fig. 7 to abut against the substrate 31 more tightly, thereby providing a stop and limit effect.
Similarly, when the second region R2 of the pressing plate 32 is pressed by an external force, the second region R2 and the first region R1 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the pressing plate 32, so the pressing plate 32 is similar to the manner of fig. 8, in which the other side of the pressing plate 32 swings, that is, the pressing plate 32 swings towards the first direction D1 with the second support 36 as a pivot point, so that the switch 33 located on the pressing plate 32 contacts the triggering portion 3100 located on the substrate 31, at this time, the pressing plate 32 simultaneously drives the first support 35 to press the first swinging portion 341 of the elastic element 34, so that the first swinging portion 341 of the elastic element 34 swings towards a direction (the first direction D1) away from the substrate 31 with the fixing portion 340 as a pivot point, and the first swinging portion 341 simultaneously drives the first abutting portion 3410 shown in fig. 7 to separate from the abutting substrate 31. It should be noted that, when the first swinging portion 341 of the elastic element 34 swings in a direction away from the substrate 31 (the first direction D1) with the fixing portion 340 as a fulcrum, a force towards the second direction D2 is generated and applied to the second swinging portion 342 at the same time, so that the second swinging portion 342 drives the second abutting portion 3420 shown in fig. 7 to abut against the substrate 31 more tightly, thereby providing a stop and limit effect.
As shown in fig. 7 and 9, when the third region R3 of the pressing plate 32 is pressed by an external force, the third region R3 is located between the first region R1 and the second region R2, the pressing plate 32 moves in a direction approaching the substrate 31 (i.e. moves in the first direction D1) to make the switch 33 located on the pressing plate 32 contact the triggering portion 3100 located on the substrate 31, at this time, the pressing plate 32 drives the first supporting member 35 and the second supporting member 36 to respectively press the first swinging portion 341 and the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34, such that the first swinging portion 341 and the second swinging portion 342 of the elastic element 34 swing in a direction away from the substrate 31 (the first direction) with the fixing portion 340 as a fulcrum, and the first swinging portion 341 and the second swinging portion 342 respectively drive the first abutting portion 3410 and the second abutting portion 3420 shown in fig. 7 to separate from the abutting substrate 310.
Referring to fig. 10 to 15, fig. 10 is a schematic side view of a portion of a touch pad module according to another embodiment of the invention. Fig. 11 is an exploded view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 12 is a schematic top view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10. Fig. 13 is a bottom view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10. Fig. 14 is a schematic side view of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10 when a first area is touched. Fig. 15 is a schematic side view of the third area of the touch pad module shown in fig. 10 when touched.
As shown in fig. 10, 11, 12 and 13, the touch pad module 3a of the present embodiment is disposed in the accommodating space 440 of the frame 44, and the touch pad module 3a of the present embodiment is similar to the touch pad module 3 shown in fig. 5 to 9, except that the touch pad module 3a of the present embodiment includes a substrate 31, a touch pad 32, a switch 33, an elastic element 34a, a first limiting member L1 and a second limiting member L2. The elastic element 34a is disposed between the substrate 31 and the touch panel 32, and the elastic element 34a includes a fixing portion 340a, a first swing portion 341a, a second swing portion 342a, and a trigger portion 3400. The fixing portion 340a of the elastic element 34a is fixed to the substrate 31 and is adjacent between the first swing portion 341a and the second swing portion 342a, and in this embodiment, the fixing portion 340a, the first swing portion 341a and the second swing portion 342a are integrally formed, but the invention is not limited thereto. The first swinging portion 341a of the elastic element 34a includes a first supporting protrusion 3412, the second swinging portion 342a includes a second supporting protrusion 3422, the first supporting protrusion 3412 and the second supporting protrusion 3422 are respectively used for supporting the touch plate 32, and the first supporting protrusion 3412 and the second supporting protrusion 3422 respectively extend in a direction away from each other and are exposed to the touch plate 32. The trigger portion 3400 is located at the fixing portion 340a and corresponds to the switch 33. The first stopper L1 is disposed on one side of the substrate 31, and the first support protrusion 3412 exposed from the contact plate 32 abuts against the first stopper L1. The second stopper L2 is disposed on the opposite side of the substrate, and the second supporting protrusion 3422 exposed from the contact plate 32 abuts against the second stopper L2.
As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the first supporting protrusion 3412 of the first swinging portion 341a of the present embodiment protrudes toward the direction approaching the touch panel 32, so that the first surface F1 of the first supporting protrusion 3412 contacts the touch panel 32. The second supporting convex portion 3422 of the second swing portion 342a is convex toward the direction approaching the pressing plate 32 so that the second surface F2 of the second supporting convex portion 3422 contacts the pressing plate 32. The fixing portion 340a has a third surface F3 facing the touch panel 32. In the present embodiment, the first surface F1 of the first supporting protrusion 3412 and the third surface F3 of the fixing portion 340a are respectively located on different horizontal planes, and the second surface F2 of the second supporting protrusion 3422 and the third surface F3 of the fixing portion 340a are respectively located on different horizontal planes.
As shown in fig. 11, 12 and 13, the first swinging portion 341a of the elastic element 34a of the present embodiment is located in the forward projection area of the first hollowed-out area 311 of the substrate 31 toward the first swinging portion 341 a. The second swinging portion 342a of the elastic element 34a is located in the forward projection area of the second hollowed-out area 312 of the substrate 31 facing the second swinging portion 342 a. In addition, the number of the first supporting protrusions 3412 of the first swinging portion 341a is two, the number of the second supporting protrusions 3422 of the second swinging portion 342a is two, and the number of the first stoppers L1 and the number of the second stoppers L2 are at least two in the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the number of the first supporting protrusions 3412, the second supporting protrusions 3422, the first stoppers L1 and the second stoppers L2. In the present embodiment, the two first supporting protrusions 3412 of the first swinging portion 341a are adjacent to the two corners on the right side of the frame 310, respectively, and the two second supporting protrusions 3422 of the second swinging portion 342a are adjacent to the two corners on the left side of the frame 310, respectively. The two first stoppers L1 are disposed at two corners on the right side of the frame 310 and cover the corresponding first supporting protrusions 3412, and the two second stoppers L2 are disposed at two corners on the left side of the frame 310 and cover the corresponding second supporting protrusions 3422.
As shown in fig. 12, 13 and 14, when the first region R1 of the pressing plate 32 is pressed by an external force, the pressing plate 32 swings in the first direction D1 with the first supporting protrusion 3412 as a fulcrum, that is, the pressing plate 32 swings in the direction approaching the substrate 31, so that the switch 33 on the pressing plate 32 contacts the triggering portion 3400 on the fixing portion 340a of the elastic element 34a, at this time, the pressing plate 32 simultaneously presses the second supporting protrusion 3422, so that the second swinging portion 342a of the elastic element 34a swings in the direction approaching the substrate 31 (the first direction D1) with the fixing portion 340a as a fulcrum, and the second supporting protrusion 3422 of the second swinging portion 342a is separated from the second limiting member L2 as shown in fig. 12 and 13. It should be noted that, when the second swinging portion 342a of the elastic element 34a swings in the direction approaching the substrate 31 (the first direction D1) with the fixing portion 340a as a pivot, a force in the second direction D2 is generated and applied to the first swinging portion 341a, so that the first swinging portion 341a drives the first supporting protrusion 3412 to abut against the first limiting member L1 more tightly, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, and further provides a stopping and limiting effect.
Similarly, when the second region R2 of the pressing plate 32 is pressed by an external force, the second region R2 and the first region R1 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the pressing plate 32, so the pressing plate 32 operates in a similar manner to that of fig. 8, in which the pressing plate 32 swings in the first direction D1 with the second supporting protrusion 3422 as a fulcrum, so that the switch 33 on the pressing plate 32 contacts the triggering portion 3400 of the fixing portion 340a of the elastic element 34a, and at this time, the pressing plate 32 simultaneously presses the first supporting protrusion 3412, so that the first swinging portion 341a of the elastic element 34a swings in a direction (the first direction D1) approaching the substrate 31 with the fixing portion 340a as a fulcrum, and the first supporting protrusion 3412 of the first swinging portion 341a is separated from the first limiting element L1 as shown in fig. 12 and 13. It should be noted that, when the first swinging portion 341a of the elastic element 34a swings in the direction approaching the substrate 31 (the first direction D1) with the fixing portion 340a as a pivot, a force in the second direction D2 is generated and applied to the second swinging portion 342a, so that the second swinging portion 342a drives the second supporting protrusion 3422 to more tightly abut against the second limiting member L2 as shown in fig. 12 and 13, thereby providing a stop limiting effect.
As shown in fig. 12, 13 and 15, when the third region R3 of the pressing plate 32 is pressed by an external force, the third region R3 is located between the first region R1 and the second region R2, the pressing plate 32 moves in a direction approaching the substrate 31 (i.e. moves in the first direction D1) to make the switch 33 located on the pressing plate 32 contact the trigger portion 3400 located on the fixed portion 340a of the elastic element 34a, and at this time, the pressing plate 32 simultaneously presses the first supporting protrusion 3412 and the second supporting protrusion 3422 of the first swinging portion 341a and the second swinging portion 342a, so that the first swinging portion 341a and the second swinging portion 342a of the elastic element 34a swing in a direction approaching the substrate 31 (the first direction) with the fixed portion 340a as a fulcrum, and the first supporting protrusion 3412 and the second supporting protrusion 3422 are separated from the first limiting member L1 and the second limiting member L2 as shown in fig. 12 and 13, respectively.
In summary, the touch pad module according to the embodiment of the invention has the structural design that all the areas of the touch pad can be pressed down for actuation, so that the problem that the touch pad of the conventional touch pad module can only be partially pressed down for actuation is effectively solved. In addition, the touch control plate module provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of simple structural design and effective reduction of manufacturing cost and overall weight.
However, the above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, but rather is defined by the appended claims and their description. Furthermore, not all of the objects, advantages, or features of the present disclosure are required to be achieved by any one embodiment or claim of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the abstract sections and headings are for use only in assisting patent document searching and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. Furthermore, references to "first," "second," etc. in this specification or in the claims are only intended to name or distinguish between different embodiments or ranges of the element, and are not intended to limit the upper or lower limit on the number of the element.
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