STYLUS FOR USE WITH CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL

• US 20150109239A1
• Filed: 05/02/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wacom Co Limited (Wacom)
• Original Assignee: Waltop International Corp.
• Inventors: MAO, CHUNG FUU, Yeh, Chia Jui, Lien, Chien Chia
• Granted Patent: US 9,158,394 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

A stylus provided in the present invention is utilized to input accompanying with a capacitive touch panel. The stylus includes a housing, a magnetic core and a pen tip. The magnetic core is disposed inside the housing. The magnetic core has an axial through hole which defines a bore diameter. The pen tip is disposed at an end of the housing, and the pen tip is made of conductor. The pen tip has a rod portion and a contacting portion. The rod portion is inserted into the axial through hole, and the contacting portion protrudes from the pen shell. The contacting portion has a cylindrical surface and a part spherical surface. The cylindrical surface defines a first diameter; the part spherical surface defines a second diameter. The first diameter is less than the second diameter, and the first diameter is greater than or equal to the bore diameter.

Claims

1. A stylus for use with a capacitive touch panel, comprising:

a housing;

a magnetic core disposed inside the housing, the magnetic core having an axial through hole which defines a bore diameter; and

a pen tip disposed at an end of the housing, the pen tip being made of conductor, the pen tip having a rod portion and a contacting portion, wherein the rod portion is inserted into the axial through hole, and the contacting portion protrudes from the pen shell, and wherein the contacting portion has a cylindrical surface and a part spherical surface, the cylindrical surface defining a first diameter, the part spherical surface defining a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is less than the second diameter, and the first diameter is greater than or equal to the bore diameter, and wherein the part spherical surface defines a radian which is between π

/2 and 2 π

/3.

2. The stylus of claim 1, wherein the contacting portion of the pen tip has a coating thereon.

3. The stylus of claim 2, wherein the coating is made of conductor or non-conductor.

4. The stylus of claim 2, wherein the coating is made of conductive plastic.

5. The stylus of claim 1, wherein the radian corresponds to a maximum angle of inclination of the stylus which is capable of being written.

6. The stylus of claim 5, wherein the maximum angle of inclination corresponding to the radian of π

/2 is 45 degrees, and the maximum angle of inclination corresponding to the radian of 2 π

/3 is 60 degrees.

7. The stylus of claim 1, further comprising an induction coil which is disposed inside the housing and disposed around the magnetic core.

8. The stylus of claim 7, wherein the induction coil is utilized to emit an electromagnetic signal.

9. The stylus of claim 8, wherein the electromagnetic signal corresponds to a pressure on the pen tip while writing.