POINTING DEVICE

• US 20140152911A1
• Filed: 07/29/2013
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YU, ZHONG-HE, LIANG, WEI-KUANG, ZHANG, PENG
• Application Number:
  US13/953,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20140152911A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/12
• 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 pointing device includes a mounting panel and a touch panel. The mounting panel includes a panel body. The panel body defines an opening. The mounting panel further includes a bottom portion extending from an edge of the opening and a first positioning arm slanted and extending from the bottom portion. The touch panel is received in the opening and contacts the first positioning arm. The first positioning arm is pressed by the touch panel to be deformed when the touch panel is pressed down and rebounds to drive the touch panel to move back to an original position when the touch panel is free.

Claims

1. A pointing device, comprising:

a mounting panel, the mounting panel comprises a panel body;

the panel body defines an opening; and

the mounting panel further comprises a bottom portion extending from a first edge of the opening and a first positioning arm slanted and extending from the bottom portion; and

a touch panel, the touch panel is received in the opening and contacts the first positioning arm;

wherein the first positioning arm is configured to be pressed by the touch panel to be deformed when the touch panel is pressed down and to rebound to drive the touch panel to move back to an original position when the touch panel is free.

2. The pointing device of claim 1, wherein the mounting panel further comprises a first resisting tab extending inward from a second edge of the opening, and the first resisting tab is configured to resist the touch panel when the touch panel moves down to a position.

3. The pointing device of claim 2, wherein the mounting panel further comprises a second resisting tab extending inward from a third edge of the opening;

the first resisting tab and the second resisting tab are located on opposite side of the opening; and

the first positioning arm is located between the first resisting tab and the second resisting tab.

4. The pointing device of claim 2, wherein the first resisting tab is substantially parallel to the panel body.

5. The pointing device of claim 4, wherein the first resisting tab is L-shaped.

6. The pointing device of claim 3, wherein the mounting panel further comprises a second positioning arm slanted and extending from the bottom portion, and the second positioning arm is located between the first resisting tab and the second resisting tab.

7. The pointing device of claim 1, wherein the first positioning arm comprises an arm body slanted and extending from the bottom portion and a positioning flange extending from the arm body;

and the positioning flange resists the touch panel to prevent the touch panel from moving along a direction substantially parallel to the panel body.

8. The pointing device of claim 7, wherein the touch panel comprises an outer panel and an inner panel attached to the outer panel, and the inner panel is placed on the bottom portion to enable the outer panel to be in the same plane with the panel body.

9. The pointing device of claim 8, wherein the inner panel defines a side edge substantially perpendicular to the panel body, and the positioning flange resist the side edge to prevent the touch panel from moving a direction substantially parallel to the panel body and substantially perpendicular to the side edge.

10. The pointing device of claim 8, wherein the mounting panel further comprises an associating tab extending a second edge of the opening;

the inner panel comprises a main body and a sensor mounted to the main body; and

the sensor is configured to contact the associating tab when the touch panel is in the position.

11. A pointing device, comprising:

a mounting panel, the mounting panel comprises a panel body;

the panel body defines an opening; and

the mounting panel further comprises a bottom portion extending from a first edge of the opening and a first positioning arm slanted and extending from the bottom portion; and

a touch panel, the touch panel is received in the opening to be prevented from moving along a first direction substantially parallel to the panel body; and

the touch panel contacts the first positioning arm;

wherein the touch panel is configured to be pressed, along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the panel body, to resist the first positioning arm be deformed, and the first positioning arm is configure to rebound to drive the touch panel to move back along a third direction substantially opposite to the second direction.

12. The pointing device of claim 11, wherein the mounting panel further comprises a first resisting tab extending inward from a second edge of the opening, and the first resisting tab is configured to resist the touch panel when the touch panel moves down to a position.

13. The pointing device of claim 12, wherein the mounting panel further comprises a second resisting tab extending inward from a third edge of the opening;

the first resisting tab and the second resisting tab are located on opposite side of the opening; and

the first positioning arm is located between the first resisting tab and the second resisting tab.

14. The pointing device of claim 12, wherein the first resisting tab is substantially parallel to the panel body.

15. The pointing device of claim 14, wherein the first resisting tab is L-shaped.

16. The pointing device of claim 13, wherein the mounting panel further comprises a second positioning arm slanted and extending from the bottom portion, and the second positioning arm is located between the first resisting tab and the second resisting tab.

17. The pointing device of claim 11, wherein the first positioning arm comprises an arm body slanted and extending from the bottom portion and a positioning flange extending from the arm body;

and the positioning flange resists the touch panel to prevent the touch panel from moving along a direction substantially parallel to the panel body.

18. The pointing device of claim 17, wherein the touch panel comprises an outer panel and an inner panel attached to the outer panel, and the inner panel is placed on the bottom portion to enable the outer panel to be in the same plane with the panel body.

19. The pointing device of claim 18, wherein the inner panel defines a side edge substantially perpendicular to the panel body, and the positioning flange resist the side edge to prevent the touch panel from moving a direction substantially parallel to the panel body and substantially perpendicular to the side edge.

20. The pointing device of claim 18, wherein the mounting panel further comprises an associating tab extending a second edge of the opening;

the inner panel comprises a main body and a sensor mounted to the main body; and

the sensor is configured to contact the associating tab when the touch panel is in the position.