Touch pad and electronic device having the same
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1. A touch pad, comprising:
- a cover comprising a plurality of function icons;
a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame comprising a plurality of light guide hollows; and
a board engaged with the cover frame and comprising touch sensors and light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the touch sensors and within the light guide hollows to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors and LEDs being respectively mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons,wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively.
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Abstract
A touch pad with a simple structure to enable an electronic device to be manufactured more slimly and with low manufacturing costs. The touch pad includes a cover having a plurality of function icons a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame including a plurality of light guide hollows, and a board, which is engaged with the cover frame and includes touch sensors and luminous elements to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors and luminous elements being respectively mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons.
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24 Claims
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1. A touch pad, comprising:
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a cover comprising a plurality of function icons; a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame comprising a plurality of light guide hollows; and a board engaged with the cover frame and comprising touch sensors and light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the touch sensors and within the light guide hollows to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors and LEDs being respectively mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons, wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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a main body; and an input device placed on one side of an upper surface or a side surface of the main body, comprising; a touch pad, comprising; a cover comprising a plurality of function icons; a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame comprising a plurality of light guide hollows; and a board engaged with the cover frame and comprising touch sensors and light emitting diodes (LEDs) to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors being mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons and the LEDs mounted on the touch sensors to align with respective center regions of the touch sensors and function icons, wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively.
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first body; a second body pivotably mounted on the first body and capable of being opened and closed about the first body; and a touch pad, as an input device, which is placed on one side of an upper surface of the second body, comprising a cover comprising a plurality of function icons; a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame comprising a plurality of light guide hollows; and a board engaged with the cover frame and comprising touch sensors and light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the touch sensors and within the light guide hollows to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors and LEDs being respectively mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons, wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively.
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9. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a first body housing a feeding unit, a developing unit and a fixing unit; a second body pivotably mounted on the first body and capable of being opened and closed about the first body, the second body comprising an exposure unit and a scanning unit; a cover unit mounted on the second body to cover the scanning unit; and an input device placed on one side of an upper surface of the second body, wherein the input device comprises a touch pad comprising; a cover comprising a plurality of function icons; a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame comprising a plurality of light guide hollows; and a board engaged with the cover frame and comprising touch sensors and light emitting diodes (LEDs) to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors being mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons and the LEDs mounted on the touch sensors to align with respective center regions of the touch sensors and function icons, wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A touch pad, comprising:
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a cover including a plurality of icons; and a circuit board to connect to the cover, the circuit board comprising; a plurality of capacitance-detection touch sensors corresponding to the plurality of icons; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted at center regions of the touch sensors to illuminate the icons; and a cover frame mounted between the cover and the circuit board, the cover frame comprising; a plurality of light guide hollows corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 21)
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18. An image forming apparatus to perform various image forming operations, the image forming apparatus comprising:
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a casing; an image forming unit to form an electrostatic latent image on a printing medium; a developing unit to apply toner to the printing medium to correspond to the electrostatic latent image; a fixing unit to fix the toner onto the printing medium; and an input unit coupled to the casing to input specific commands corresponding to the various image forming operations of the image forming apparatus, the input unit including a touch pad, comprising; a cover comprising a plurality of icons, a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame comprising a plurality of light guide hollows, and a circuit board to connect to the cover, the circuit board comprising; a plurality of pressure sensing touch sensors corresponding to the plurality of icons; and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted at center regions of the touch sensors to illuminate the icons, wherein the touch sensors are disposed directly below the LEDs and the light guide hollows, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (19, 22, 23, 24)
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