IP Library Granted Patent US 8,847,921
Granted Patent B2
US 8,847,921 · App. 13/584,838 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Electronic device with invisible light touch panel

Inventors: Sheng-Shan Huang (New Taipei, TW); Shih-Wang Kao (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Wistron Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,847,921
App. No.
13/584,838
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device with an invisible light touch panel is disclosed in the present invention. The electronic device includes a circuit board, a visible light source, a light guiding plate, a panel and a cover. The circuit board includes a plurality of invisible light emitters and receivers. The light guiding plate includes an active area and an inactive area. The invisible light outputted from the invisible light emitter transmits to the invisible light receiver via the active area, and the visible light outputted from the visible light source can transmit to the inactive area. The cover is disposed above the light guiding plate. A hole is formed on a surface of the cover, and a position of the hole corresponds to the inactive area on the light guiding plate, so the visible light outputted from the visible light source passes through the cover via the inactive area and the hole.

Claims (19)

1. An electronic device with an invisible light touch panel, the electronic device comprising:

a circuit board, the circuit board comprising a plurality of invisible light emitters and a plurality of invisible light receivers;

a visible light source disposed on the circuit board and located between the invisible light emitters and the invisible light receivers;

a light guiding plate disposed on the circuit board, the light guiding plate comprising an active area and an inactive area, invisible light outputted from the invisible light emitter transmitting to the corresponding invisible light receiver via the active area, and visible light outputted from the visible light source transmitting to the inactive area;

a panel disposed between the circuit board and the light guiding plate;

a cover disposed above the light guiding plate, a hole being formed on a surface of the cover, and a position of the hole corresponding to the inactive area on the light guiding plate, so that the visible light outputted from the visible light source is transmitted out of the cover via the inactive area and the hole; and

a light guiding pillar connected to the light guiding plate, the light guiding pillar guiding the visible light to an indicating button.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a base whereon the circuit board is disposed, the cover being connected to the base for covering the circuit board, the light guiding plate and the panel.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a display area on the panel corresponds to the active area on the light guiding plate.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a network is formed by the plurality of invisible light emitters and the plurality of invisible light receivers, and the network crosses over the active area and the inactive area on the light guiding plate.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein a dimension of the network is substantially greater than a display area on the panel.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of invisible light emitters is disposed on a first side and a second side of the circuit board, and the plurality of invisible light receivers is disposed on a third side and a fourth side of the circuit board.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first side is adjacent to the second side, the third side is adjacent to the fourth side, and the first side is opposite to the third side.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a transection of the light guiding plate is a U-shaped structure, the U-shaped structure includes a body and two lateral portions, and the two lateral portions are respectively connected to two edges of the body.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the visible light source is disposed under the panel, the visible light outputted from the visible light source is transmitted to the inactive area on the light guiding plate through a curved portion of the light guiding plate, and the inactive area on the light guiding plate is above the panel.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the curved portion is the lateral portion of the U-shaped structure.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the invisible light emitter is covered by dyeing resin, and the light guiding plate is a transparent light guiding plate.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light guiding pillar is integrated with the light guiding plate monolithically.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2012
From: HUANG, SHENG-SHAN; KAO, SHIH-WANG
To: WISTRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028779/0016 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 101109315 A · Mar 19, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130241880A1 · Sep 19, 2013