Electronic device employing a touch sensitive transducer
First Claim
1. In an electronic device having various internal parts and which makes use of a touch pad module to implement user input functions, said touch pad module comprising a sensor surface having a length and width for detecting position of an object near or in contact with said sensor surface and control electronics which electrically communicate said position to said electronic device, said electronic device being provided with a case for housing said various internal parts, said case having a side wall for mounting said touch pad module, the improvement comprising providing said side wall with a region of thinner cross section than the remaining case side wall, said region of thinner cross section being of the approximate length and width of said sensor surface and within said region of thinner cross section is provided a through hole in said case for receiving said control electronics, said through hole being of a size substantially smaller than said region of thinner cross section.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided making use of a touch pad module to implement user input functions. The electronic device includes a case having a region of thinner cross section than the remaining case side wall for receiving the touch pad module. The case is further provided with a through hole in the area of its thinner cross section for receiving control electronics of the touch pad module enabling the region of thinner cross section to physically support the touch pad module so that the module can be thinner than what is conventionally believed to be necessary to maintain its physical integrity while in use as an input device.
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- 1. In an electronic device having various internal parts and which makes use of a touch pad module to implement user input functions, said touch pad module comprising a sensor surface having a length and width for detecting position of an object near or in contact with said sensor surface and control electronics which electrically communicate said position to said electronic device, said electronic device being provided with a case for housing said various internal parts, said case having a side wall for mounting said touch pad module, the improvement comprising providing said side wall with a region of thinner cross section than the remaining case side wall, said region of thinner cross section being of the approximate length and width of said sensor surface and within said region of thinner cross section is provided a through hole in said case for receiving said control electronics, said through hole being of a size substantially smaller than said region of thinner cross section.
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