Electronic device

• US 10,635,176 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2018
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: Schreurs, Jozef Egidius Maria, Notermans, Jef, Hekstra, Gerben Johan
• Primary Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Afroza
• Application Number:
  US16/027,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20190187796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 663 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04103 Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

An electronic device includes a touch panel, a housing, a moving element and an elastic plate. The moving element is connected to the touch panel. The elastic plate includes a first portion connected to the touch panel, a second portion connected to the moving element, and a third portion connected to the housing.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touch panel;

a housing;

an actuator connected to the touch panel and comprising a first component and a second component; and

an elastic plate having a hollow portion and comprising a first portion connected to the touch panel, a second portion connected to the actuator, and a third portion connected to the housing;

wherein the second component is located correspondingly in the hollow portion of the elastic plate, the first component is disposed between the touch panel and the second component, and a gap is between the first component and the second component.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic plate further comprises a first elastic member connected between the first portion and the third portion, and a second elastic member connected between the second portion and the third portion.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first elastic member and the second elastic member are formed of leaf springs.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is an electromagnetic actuator.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first component is connected to the touch panel.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the elastic plate is connected to the second component.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the second component of the actuator has a recess for receiving the second portion of the elastic plate.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the hollow portion is surrounded by the third portion.