PORTABLE TOUCH ELECTRONIC OBJECT

• US 20150301507A1
• Filed: 11/26/2013
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Montres Rado S.A.
• Original Assignee: Montres Rado S.A.
• Inventors: KLOPFENSTEIN, Francois, ROTA, Sergio, MATTHEY, Gerald
• Granted Patent: US 10,095,192 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/06 Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/962 Capacitive touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2017/9602 characterised by the type or shape of the sensing electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/960755 Constructional details of capacitive touch and proximity switches

Abstract

A portable electronic object including a case including at least a first part made of insulating materials, at least one electronic module providing at least one piece of information to a display, and a controller allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A portable electronic object comprising:

a case comprising at least a first part made of insulating materials;

at least one electronic module providing at least one piece of information to a display means;

control means allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module,

wherein the control means includes at least touch control means including at least one electrode system arranged in the at least one first part, the at least one electrode system including a support made of insulating materials on which at least one electrode is arranged, the electrode system further including securing means for securing the support to the electronic movement and electrically connecting the at least one electrode to the electronic module.

19. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the at least one electrode is a sheet made of electrically conductive material secured on the support.

20. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the at least one electrode is made directly on the support.

21. The portable electronic electrode according to claim 18, wherein the securing means includes at least one mounting flange made of conductive materials secured to the electronic module to the support, permitting electrical conduction between the electronic module and the at least one electrode.

22. The portable electronic electrode according to claim 19, wherein the securing means includes at least one mounting flange made of conductive materials secured to the electronic module and to the support, permitting electrical conduction between the electronic module and the at least one electrode.

23. The portable electronic electrode according to claim 20, wherein the securing means includes at least one mounting flange made of conductive materials secured to the electronic module and to the support, permitting electrical conduction between the electronic module and the at least one electrode.

24. The portable electronic module according to claim 18, wherein the at least one electrode system includes a plurality of electrodes arranged on a same support.

25. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the case is made entirely of insulating materials.

26. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the insulating material is a ceramic.

27. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the electrode system is arranged in proximity to an inner face of the first part.

28. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the electrode system is in contact with an inner face of the first part.

29. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the case is formed of a case middle closed by a glass and a back cover.

30. The portable electronic object according to claim 18, wherein the portable object is a timepiece.

31. A portable electronic object comprising:

a case comprising

at least one first part made of insulating materials;

at least one electronic module providing at least one piece of information to a display means;

control means allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module,

wherein the control means include at least touch control means including at least one electrode system and arranged in the at least one first part.

32. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the at least one electrode system includes at least one structure made of metallic materials forming an electrode and directly electrically connected to the electronic module.

33. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the at least one electrode system includes at least one flexible printed circuit forming an electrode and directly electrically connected to the electronic module.

34. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the at least one electrode system includes at least one electrode arranged on an inner face of the first part and electrically connected to the electronic module by connecting means.

35. The portable electronic object according to claim 34, wherein the at least one electrode is a sheet made of electrically conductive materials secured to the inner face of the first part.

36. The portable electronic object according to claim 34, wherein the at least one electrode is a layer of electrically conductive materials deposited on the inner face of the first part.

37. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the case is made entirely of insulating materials.

38. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the insulating material is a ceramic.

39. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the electrode system is arranged in proximity to an inner face of the first part.

40. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the electrode system is in contact with an inner face of the first part.

41. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the case is formed of a case middle closed by a glass and a back cover.

42. The portable electronic object according to claim 31, wherein the portable object is a timepiece.