Touch key structure and electrical appliance
A touch key structure includes a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel, a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area, and a conductive medium provided between the key area and the sensing electrode.
1. A touch key structure comprising:
a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel;
a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area;
a support provided between the circuit board and the touch panel, the support including:
a convex part protruding towards at least one side; and
a mounting hole penetrating the convex part; and
a conductive medium provided at the support and between the key area and the sensing electrode, the conductive medium including a conductive layer provided at an inner wall of the mounting hole.
2. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the key area is one of a plurality of key areas provided at the front side of the touch panel;
the sensing electrode is one of a plurality of sensing electrodes of the circuit board;
the conductive medium is one of a plurality of conductive media provided between the key areas and the sensing electrodes; and
the key areas, the sensing electrodes, and the conductive media are in a one-to-one correspondence.
3. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the conductive layer is formed through a physical means or a chemical plating means.
4. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein the conductive medium further includes a conductive body provided at the support.
5. The touch key structure of claim 4 , wherein the conductive body is integrally connected with the support through a secondary molding method.
6. The touch key structure of claim 4 , wherein:
the conductive body is mounted in the mounting hole and at least one end of the conductive body is exposed from the mounting hole.
7. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer is further provided at an outer surface of the convex part.
8. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein the conductive medium further includes a conductive body provided at the rear side of the touch panel.
9. The touch key structure of claim 8 , wherein the conductive body is integrally connected with the touch panel through a secondary molding method.
10. The touch key structure of claim 8 , wherein:
the conductive body is in a cylindrical shape with openings at both ends, and one end of the conductive body is connected to the touch panel; or
the conductive body is in a cylindrical shape with an open end and a closed end, and the closed end of the conductive body is connected to the touch panel; or
the conductive body includes a solid conductive body structure, and one end of the conductive body is connected to the touch panel.
11. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein:
a sum of a distance between the conductive medium and the sensing electrode and a distance between the conductive medium and the touch panel is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 2 mm; or
a periphery of the conductive medium exceeds the sensing electrode by an exceeding size less than or equal to 3 mm; or
the conductive medium includes a conductive layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 25 μm; or
a size of the conductive medium in a front-rear direction is less than 15 mm.
12. The touch key structure of claim 1 , wherein the key area includes a key identification.
13. An electrical appliance comprising:
a touch key structure including:
a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel;
a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area;
a support provided between the circuit board and the touch panel, the support including:
a convex part protruding towards at least one side; and
a mounting hole penetrating the convex part; and
a conductive medium provided at the support and between the key area and the sensing electrode, the conductive medium including a conductive layer provided at an inner wall of the mounting hole.
14. A touch key structure comprising:
a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel;
a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area; and
a conductive medium provided between the key area and the sensing electrode, the conductive medium being at a rear side of the touch panel or embedded inside the touch panel, and the conductive medium including a conductive layer provided at the rear side of the touch panel;
wherein the touch key structure further includes:
a pillar protruding on the rear side of the touch panel, the conductive layer being provided on at least one of an outer side or a rear end surface of the pillar; or
a cylindrical body with an opening towards the circuit board and protruding on the rear side of the touch panel, the conductive layer being provided on at least one of an inner side, an outer side, or a rear end surface of the cylindrical body.