Notebook Computer with Hidden Touch Sensitive Unit

• US 20110134065A1
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Hsu, Kuo-Jung
• Application Number:
  US13/018,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20110134065A1
• 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

Abstract

A notebook computer includes a main portion, a display, and a touch sensitive unit. The main portion includes a housing has a first identifying portion formed on an external surface and a second identifying portion formed on an internal surface that corresponding to each other. The second identifying portion is identifiably served, and the touch sensitive unit is disposed in the second identifying portion. With such manner, the touch sensitive unit is thus unexposed, and assembling of the touch sensitive unit is facilitated.

Claims

1. A notebook computer, comprising:

a display;

a main portion connected with the display and including a housing, wherein the housing has a first surface and a second surface, a first identifying portion formed on the first surface and not exposed to the second surface and a second identifying portion corresponding to the first identifying portion formed on the second surface and not exposed to the first surface; and

a touch sensitive unit located in the second identifying portion.

2. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second identifying portion is a concave structure formed on the second surface.

3. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, further has at least one holding protrusion formed on the second surface adjacent to the second identifying portion and engaging the touch sensitive unit.

4. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identifying portion includes a plurality of identifying dots that formed on the first surface of the housing and corresponding to the second identifying portion.

5. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a part of the first identifying portion is made of a thermochromic material.

6. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identifying portion is surrounded by a flange.

7. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 6, wherein the position of the flange corresponds to the periphery of the second identifying portion.

8. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing further have a mark formed on the first surface that adjacent to first identifying portion.

9. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 8, wherein the mark is a strip and be located in any two sides of the first identifying portion.

10. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of illumination element disposed on the second surface.

11. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 10, the housing corresponding to the illumination elements form thereon is thinned for the light to pass through the housing.

12. A notebook computer, comprising:

a display;

a main portion connected with the display and including a housing, wherein the housing has a first surface, a second surface, a first identifying portion formed on the first surface, a second identifying portion corresponding to the first identifying portion formed on the second surface, and a plurality of through holes communicating the first identifying portion and the second identifying portion;

a touch sensitive unit disposed in the second identifying portion; and

an interface member disposed on the second surface and couple with the touch sensitive unit, and part of the interface member exposed through the through holes.

13. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 12, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged in lines or matrix.

14. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 12, further has at least one holding protrusion formed on the second surface adjacent to the second identifying portion and engaging the touch sensitive unit.

15. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first identifying portion is made of a thermochromic material.

16. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 12, wherein the housing further have a mark formed on the first surface that adjacent to first identifying portion.

17. The notebook computer as claimed in claim 16, wherein the mark is a strip.