ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH MODULE

• US 20100103129A1
• Filed: 09/28/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Ling, Kuo-Nan, Lin, Po-An, Chen, Yung-Hui
• Application Number:
  US12/567,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20100103129A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, a touch module and a switch module. The housing has an opening and a supporting plate, wherein one side of the supporting plate is connected to the housing. The touch module is disposed over the supporting plate and one side connected to the housing. The switch module is disposed under the supporting plate and corresponding to a side of the touch module, wherein the side of the touch module is bent to turn on the switch module when a force is applied to the side of the touch module.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing, having an opening and a supporting plate, wherein one side of the supporting plate is connected to the housing;

a touch module, disposed over the supporting plate and one side connected to the housing; and

a switch module, disposed under the supporting plate and corresponding to a side of the touch module, wherein the side of the touch module is bent to turn on the switch module when a force is applied to the side of the touch module.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting plate is integrated with the housing.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the touch module comprises:

a touch sensor, disposed on the surface of the supporting plate and is over the supporting plate; and

a top cover, disposed on the touch sensor.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the touch module further comprises:

a first adhesive layer, disposed between the top cover and the touch sensor; and

a second adhesive layer, disposed between the supporting plate and the touch sensor.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has at least a slot under the opening, and the supporting plate has at least an elastic connecting part inserted into the slot and connected to the housing, wherein the elastic connecting part is extended from a first side of the supporting plate and the side of the touch module is opposite to the elastic connecting part.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the touch module comprises:

a touch sensor, disposed on the surface of the supporting plate and is under the supporting plate.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the touch module further comprises:

An adhesive layer, disposed between the supporting plate and the touch sensor.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the supporting plate has an engaged portion, extended from a second side of the supporting plate and contacted with an inner wall of the housing in the opening, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has at least a first pivot portion in the opening and an elastic structure fixed in the opening, and the supporting plate has at least a second pivot portion extended from a first side of the supporting plate and pivoted to the first pivot portion, wherein the side of the touch module is opposite to the second pivot portion, and the supporting plate is supported by the elastic structure.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the touch module comprises:

a touch sensor, disposed on the surface of the supporting plate and is under the supporting plate.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the touch module further comprises:

An adhesive layer, disposed between the supporting plate and the touch sensor.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the supporting plate has an engaged portion, extended from a second side of the top cover and contacted with an inner wall of the housing in the opening, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the elastic structure comprises:

a fixed plate, fixed in the opening; and

at least an elastic element, disposed on the fixed plate.