TOUCHPAD SUPPORTING DEVICE

• US 20160154427A1
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Inventors: Sun, Wei-Chen, Li, Chun-Sheng
• Granted Patent: US 9,740,246 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• 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

The touchpad supporting device includes a frame and a supporting body. The frame has an upper surface, a lower surface and a first opening defined through the upper surface and the lower surface. The supporting body is provided for supporting the touch pad, and the supporting body has a connecting end and a distal end opposite to each other. The supporting body is extended obliquely from an inner sidewall at one side of the first opening and close to the lower surface toward an inner sidewall at another side of the first opening and close to the upper surface. The connecting end connects to the inner sidewall at one side of the first opening of the frame. The distal end is not coplanar with the lower surface.

Claims

1. A touchpad supporting device for supporting a touch pad, comprising:

a frame having an upper surface, a lower surface and a first opening defined through the upper surface and the lower surface; and

a supporting body for supporting the touch pad, the supporting body having a connecting end and a distal end opposite to each other, the supporting body being extended obliquely from an inner sidewall at one side of the first opening and close to the lower surface toward an inner sidewall at another side of the first opening and close to the upper surface, the connecting end connecting to the inner sidewall at one side of the first opening of the frame, the distal end being not coplanar with the lower surface of the frame.

2. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the touch pad is set on a top surface of the supporting body, the supporting body includes a plurality of sustaining portions, and the sustaining portions are extended outwardly and respectively from two opposite sides of the distal end, the touchpad supporting device further comprises:

a case for covering on the upper surface of the frame, a second opening being formed on the case, the second opening being corresponding to the first opening, and the sustaining portions of the supporting body sustaining against a bottom surface of the case.

3. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 2, wherein a protrusion is formed on a top surface of each sustaining portion, and the protrusion sustains against the bottom surface of the case.

4. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 1, wherein a stopper is set in the first opening of the frame, the stopper is extended sideward from the lower surface of the frame into the first opening, and the stopper and the supporting body are set apart and are not overlapping.

5. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 3, wherein a stopper is set in the first opening of the frame, the stopper is extended sideward from the lower surface of the frame into the first opening, and the stopper and the supporting body are set apart and are not overlapping.

6. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the angle between the supporting body and the lower surface of the frame is larger than 3.5 degrees.

7. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 3, wherein the angle between the supporting body and the lower surface of the frame is larger than 3.5 degrees.

8. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting body and the frame are integrally formed to be a member.

9. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 3, wherein the supporting body and the frame are integrally formed to be a member.

10. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 4, wherein the supporting body and the frame are integrally formed to be a member.

11. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting body and the frame are made of plastic material.

12. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 3, wherein the supporting body and the frame are made of plastic material.

13. The touchpad supporting device according to claim 4, wherein the supporting body and the frame are made of plastic material.