Pressure sensitive pen

• US 20030141119A1
• Filed: 01/28/2002
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wacom Co Limited (Wacom)
• Original Assignee: Aiptek International Incorporated (Aiptek Incorporated)
• Inventors: Chao, Ching-Chuan, Chang, Bor-Sen, Hsu, Chung-Wen
• Granted Patent: US 6,727,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 178/19.01
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/22 with electrically or magnetically activated writing-points
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

A pressure sensitive pen is provided. The pressure sensitive pen comprises a core body, an elastic element, a first magnetic body having one coil formed of at least a wire wound around, a second magnetic body, a sliding member, a hollow cylindrical body with an annular element formed therein and an inductance-capacitance type resonant circuit. The resonant circuit is electrically connected with the first magnetic body having the coil wound around. When a force is upward applied on the core body, the force is further applied on the sliding member through the core body such that the sliding member in conjugation with the second magnetic body move upward and make the elastic element deformed, and changing a predetermined distance between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body, thereby changing an inductance generated by the coil, and the resonance frequency of the resonant circuit is thus changed.

Claims

1. A pressure sensitive pen having a pressure sensitive mechanism, said pressure sensitive mechanism comprising:

a supporting member with one end formed with a first housing;

an elastic element disposed in said first housing;

a hollow cylindrical body with one end being leaned against the end of said supporting member having said first housing, said hollow cylindrical body having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface formed with an annular member for dividing said hollow cylindrical body into a second housing and a third housing, said third housing formed between said annular member and said first housing;

a first magnetic body having a first central through-hole, said first magnetic body with one end being engagely received in said second housing and against said annular member;

a second magnetic body having a second central through-hole, said second magnetic body being movably disposed in said third housing and one end thereof being against said annular member;

a sliding member movably disposed in said third housing, said sliding member having a cylindrical body and an annular element formed around an outer surface of said cylindrical body to divide said sliding member to a first part and a second part, and the length of said first part being a little shorter than that of said second magnetic body, said first part having a fourth housing formed therein, and said first part being engagely passing through said second central through-hole of said second magnetic body such that said sliding member moves upward and downward in conjugation with said second magnetic body, said second part of said sliding member being leaned against said elastic element;

a core body passing through said first central through-hole of said first magnetic body and said annular member and one end thereof being engagely received in said fourth housing; and

one coil formed of at least a wire wound around said first magnetic body;

wherein when a force is upward applied on said core body, said sliding member in conjugation with said second magnetic body move upward away from said annular member, and when there is no force applied on said core body, said elastic element forces said sliding member in conjugation with said second magnetic body against said annular member.

2. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein said first magnetic body is formed with a first ferrite core.

3. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein said second magnetic body is formed with a second ferrite core.

4. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of said annular element formed around said sliding member is engaged with said inner surface of said hollow cylindrical body.

5. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein said hollow cylindrical body and said annular member are formed integrally.

6. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein said cylindrical body and said annular element of said sliding member are formed integrally.

7. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein said elastic element is ball-shaped

8. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 7, wherein said elastic element is a rubber ball.

9. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, wherein said core body is a pen core with a steel-ball pen tip.

10. The pressure sensitive pen of claim 1, further comprising:

an outer casing for receiving said pressure sensitive mechanism; and

a print circuit board disposed on said supporting member, said print circuit board having an inductance-capacitance type resonant circuit being electrically connected with said coil;

which is characterized in that when a force is upward applied on said core body, the force is further applied on said sliding member through said core body such that said sliding member in conjugation with said second magnetic body move upward to make said elastic element deformed and changing a predetermined distance between said second magnetic body and said first magnetic body, thereby changing an inductance generated by said coil and thus changing a resonance frequency of said resonant circuit.