IP Library Granted Patent US 10,955,944
Granted Patent B2
US 10,955,944 · App. 16/580,102 · Granted Mar 23, 2021

Touch-control electronic apparatus and touch pad device thereof

Inventor: Cheng-Chi Hsu (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,955,944
App. No.
16/580,102
Granted
Mar 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A touch pad device applied to a touch-control electronic apparatus which has a case including an opening is disclosed. The touch pad device includes a touch pad, a supporting unit and a pressing unit. The touch pad includes a circuit board which has a circuit board main body and a plurality of circuit board coupling parts. The circuit board main body is exposed at the opening. The circuit board coupling parts are symmetrically disposed at the edge of the circuit board main body, and the circuit board coupling parts are coupled to the case. The supporting unit is disposed under and supports the touch pad. The pressing unit is located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit.

Claims (38)

1. A touch pad device adapted to be installed on a touch-control electronic apparatus, wherein the touch-control electronic apparatus comprises a case and the case comprises an opening, the touch pad device comprising:

a touch pad, comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a circuit board main body and a plurality of circuit board coupling parts, the circuit board main body is exposed at the opening, the circuit board coupling parts are symmetrically disposed on an edge of the circuit board main body, and the circuit board coupling parts are coupled to the case;

a supporting unit, located under the touch pad and supporting the touch pad, wherein the supporting unit comprises a supporting unit main body and at least one elastic part, the supporting unit main body is located under the circuit board main body, the at least one elastic part is connected between the supporting unit main body and the circuit board main body, and the supporting unit main body and the at least one elastic part are one-piece formed; and

a pressing unit, located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit;

wherein when a pressing position on the circuit board main body is pressed, at least one of the circuit board coupling parts abuts against an edge of the opening such that the circuit board tilts with the at least one circuit board coupling part as a pivot point.

2. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one positioning connector, wherein the at least one positioning connector is located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit and connected to the circuit board main body and the supporting unit.

3. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the touch pad further comprises a protection board and the protection board covers the circuit board main body.

4. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of circuit board coupling parts are coupled to at least one case combining part of the case, and the at least one case combining part is disposed at an inner edge of the opening.

5. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the circuit board coupling parts is a protruding dot, and the at least one case combining part is a recess.

6. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a number of the at least one case combining part is plural, and the plurality of case combining parts are symmetrically disposed at the inner edge of the opening.

7. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each of the case combining parts is a protruding dot and each of the circuit board coupling parts is a recess.

8. A touch pad device adapted to be installed on a touch-control electronic apparatus, wherein the touch-control electronic apparatus comprises a case and the case comprises an opening, the touch pad device comprising:

a touch pad, comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a circuit board main body and a circuit board coupling part, the circuit board main body is exposed at the opening, the circuit board coupling part surrounds an edge of the circuit board main body, and the circuit board coupling part is coupled to the case;

a supporting unit, located under the touch pad and supporting the touch pad, wherein the supporting unit comprises a supporting unit main body and at least one elastic part, the supporting unit main body is located under the circuit board main body, the at least one elastic part is connected between the supporting unit main body and the circuit board main body, and the supporting unit main body and the at least one elastic part are one-piece formed; and

a pressing unit, located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit;

wherein when a pressing position on the circuit board main body is pressed, at least one area of the circuit board coupling part abuts against an edge of the opening such that the circuit board tilts with the at least one area of the circuit board coupling part as a pivot point.

9. The touch pad device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the circuit board coupling part is coupled to a case combining part of the case, the case combining part is disposed at an inner edge of the opening, the case combining part is an annular recess, and the circuit board coupling part is an annular plate.

10. A touch-control electronic apparatus, comprising:

a case, comprising an opening; and

a touch pad device, comprising:

a touch pad, comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a circuit board main body and a plurality of circuit board coupling parts, the circuit board main body is exposed at the opening, the circuit board coupling parts are symmetrically disposed at an edge of the circuit board main body, and the circuit board coupling parts are coupled to the case;

a supporting unit, located under the touch pad and supporting the touch pad, wherein the supporting unit comprises a supporting unit main body and at least one elastic part, the supporting unit main body is located under the circuit board main body, the at least one elastic part is connected between the supporting unit main body and the circuit board main body, and the supporting unit main body and the at least one elastic part are one-piece formed; and

a pressing unit, located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit;

wherein when a pressing position on the circuit board main body is pressed, at least one of the circuit board coupling parts abuts against an edge of the opening such that the circuit board tilts with the at least one circuit board coupling part as a pivot point.

11. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the touch pad device further comprises at least one positioning connector, and the at least one positioning connector is located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit and connected to the circuit board main body and the supporting unit.

12. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the touch pad further comprises a protection board and the protection board covers the circuit board main body.

13. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the plurality of circuit board coupling parts are coupled to at least one case combining part of the case, and the at least one case combining part is disposed at an inner edge of the opening.

14. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein each of the circuit board coupling parts is a protruding dot and the at least one case combining part is a recess.

15. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a number of the at least one case combining part is plural; the plurality of case combining parts are symmetrically disposed at the inner edge of the opening.

16. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein each of the case combining parts is a protruding dot and each of the circuit board coupling parts is a recess.

17. A touch-control electronic apparatus, comprising:

a case, comprising an opening; and

a touch pad device, comprising:

a touch pad, comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a circuit board main body and a circuit board coupling part, the circuit board main body is exposed at the opening, the circuit board coupling part surrounds an edge of the circuit board main body, and the circuit board coupling part is coupled to the case;

a supporting unit, located under the touch pad and supporting the touch pad, wherein the supporting unit comprises a supporting unit main body and at least one elastic part, the supporting unit main body is located under the circuit board main body, the at least one elastic part is connected between the supporting unit main body and the circuit board main body, and the supporting unit main body and the at least one elastic part are one-piece formed; and

a pressing unit, located between the circuit board main body and the supporting unit;

wherein when a pressing position on the circuit board main body is pressed, at least one area of the circuit board coupling part abuts against an edge of the opening such that the circuit board tilts with the least one area of the circuit board coupling part as a pivot point.

18. The touch-control electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the circuit board coupling part is coupled to a case combining part of the case, the case combining part is disposed at an inner edge of the opening, the case combining part is an annular recess, and the circuit board coupling part is an annular plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2019
From: HSU, CHENG-CHI
To: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 108106825 · Feb 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200272258A1 · Aug 27, 2020
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