Touch key structure and sounder

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of touch keys, in particular to a touch key structure and a sound box. The touch key structure comprises a translucent piece, a connecting piece, a PCB board, a light-emitting piece and a shell; the connecting piece, the PCB board and the light-emitting piece are arranged in the shell; the shell is provided with an opening, the translucent piece is arranged at the opening; one end of the connecting piece is connected to the inner side of the translucent piece, and the other end is connected to the touch key of the PCB board. The touch key structure connects the translucent piece exposed by the shell and the touch key of the internal PCB board through the connecting piece, triggers the function of the PCB board by touching the translucent piece with fingers, is different from the conventional method of triggering the switch of the touch key by deforming the aluminum sheet with fingers, and solves the problem that the aluminum sheet is too thin and is prone to deformation after fatigue, thereby causing the difficulty in use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of touch buttons, and in particular to a touch button structure and a sound system. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the development of technology, users have higher and higher requirements for speakers, players and other devices that require button control. The touch button function of the device has attracted more and more attention from the public, especially when the button is triggered, the form of light source feedback is becoming more and more popular among the public.

[0003] In the current market, touch illuminated buttons are typically manufactured by thinning a metal casing, such as an aluminum casing, to allow the switch to be triggered by deforming the aluminum sheet with a finger. Laser-engraved apertures are then used to transmit the internal LED light through the micro-holes. However, this method of triggering the switch by deforming the aluminum sheet with a finger has the problem of excessively thin aluminum easily deforming due to fatigue, seriously shortening the lifespan of the button structure and affecting the appearance of the device. Furthermore, this function cannot be achieved at right or sharp angles, significantly reducing the user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to overcome at least one of the defects (shortcomings) of the above-mentioned prior art, the present invention provides a touch key structure and a speaker.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solutions of the present invention are as follows:

[0006] A touch button structure includes a translucent member, a connector, a PCB board, and a housing; the connector and the PCB board are both arranged inside the housing; the housing is provided with an opening, and the translucent member is arranged at the opening; one end of the connector is connected to the inner side of the translucent member, and the other end is connected to the touch button of the PCB board.

[0007] Furthermore, the key structure also includes a light-emitting body, which is arranged close to the connection between the connecting member and the translucent member, and the light-emitting member is connected to the touch key control of the PCB board.

[0008] Furthermore, there are at least two connecting parts, each of which is connected to a corresponding touch button on the PCB board. The number of the luminous parts is adapted to the connecting parts, and the connecting parts and luminous parts are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the translucent part.

[0009] Furthermore, the opening is arranged at a corner of the shell.

[0010] Furthermore, the middle portion of the translucent member is protrudingly arranged at the opening, and both ends of the translucent member are respectively attached to the edges of the shell.

[0011] Furthermore, the housing is made of aluminum.

[0012] Furthermore, the connecting piece is an iron sheet, and the thickness of the iron sheet is 0.1mm-0.4mm.

[0013] Furthermore, the translucent member is translucent plastic.

[0014] The present invention also provides a speaker comprising the above-mentioned touch key structure.

[0015] Furthermore, the audio system includes a volume adjustment module, which is controllably connected to the touch button structure.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] (1) The present invention connects the translucent part exposed by the shell and the touch button of the internal PCB board through a connecting part. The function of the PCB board is triggered by touching the translucent part with a finger. This is different from the conventional touch button method of triggering the switch by deforming the aluminum sheet with a finger. It solves the problem that when triggering the switch through the aluminum sheet shell, the thin aluminum part is easily deformed after fatigue, which makes it difficult to use and affects the appearance.

[0018] (2) The translucent member of the present invention that triggers the PCB is set at a right angle, which solves the problem that touch buttons cannot be set at right angles. At the same time, the translucent member is connected to multiple touch buttons through multiple connectors, which can realize the dynamic adjustment function of the PCB by sliding, such as the volume increase and decrease function of the audio.

[0019] (3) A luminous element is provided on the touch button. When the translucent element is lightly touched to trigger the light, the luminous element emits light through the translucent element to provide feedback, thus avoiding the shielding of the aluminum shell and the occlusion of the finger, greatly increasing the brightness of the light transmittance, and ensuring that the user clearly receives the luminous feedback. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the top structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Among them: 1 translucent part, 2 connecting parts, 3 PCB board, 4 shell, 5 luminous parts. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Example

[0024] Figure 1A front structural diagram of the touch key structure is shown, and the internal structural components of the touch key structure are marked in a perspective form. Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the top view of the touch key structure is shown, wherein the plane structure of the touch key structure is shown in the form of a perspective view.

[0025] A touch key structure, see Figure 1-2 , comprising a translucent member 1, a connector 2, a PCB board 3 and a housing 4, wherein the connector 2 and the PCB board 3 are both arranged inside the housing 4. The housing 4 is provided with an opening, and the translucent member 1 is arranged at the opening of the housing 4, and the translucent member 1 fills the opening of the housing 4. The outer surface of the translucent member 1 exposed to the housing 4 is flush with the surface of the housing 4. Of course, the exposed surface of the translucent member 1 at the opening can also be set to other suitable shapes. One end of the connector 2 is provided on the translucent member 1, and the other end is connected to the touch button of the PCB board 3. During use, when the translucent member 1 is touched, the touch signal is transmitted to the touch button of the PCB board 3 through the connector 2, thereby triggering the touch button of the PCB board 3.

[0026] Specifically, in some embodiments, one end of the connector 2 is sleeved onto the inner side of the opening of the translucent member 1. Simultaneously, the portion of the translucent member 1 inside the housing 4 contacts one side of the connector 2, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the connector 2 and enabling the connector 2 to better transmit touch signals from the translucent member 1. This structure also has the advantage of isolating the connector 2 from the housing 4, preventing contact between the connector 2 and the inner surface of the housing 4, and preventing erroneous transmission of touch signals from the connector 2. It also better secures the position of the connector 2 inside the housing 4.

[0027] In some embodiments, the light-emitting element 5 is connected to the touch button control of the PCB board 3. The light-emitting element 5 is disposed on the PCB board 3 and is in close proximity to the translucent element 1 and the touch button of the PCB board 3. During use, the light-emitting element 5 provides feedback on the touch of the translucent element 1. When the translucent element 1 is touched and the touch button is triggered, the light-emitting element 5 emits light, which is then transmitted through the translucent element 1 to the outside. This solves the problem of the light-emitting element 5 built into conventional touch buttons being easily blocked by the housing 4, resulting in insufficient brightness. In some embodiments, the light-emitting element can be an LED lamp. Of course, any other suitable light source can also be used. In this embodiment, the light-emitting element is an LED lamp.

[0028] The advantage of this structure is that the translucent member 1 exposed by the housing 4 is connected to the touch button of the internal PCB board 3 via a connector 2. The function of the PCB board 3 is triggered by touching the translucent member 1 with a finger, eliminating the need to deform the aluminum sheet with a finger to trigger the touch button. This solves the problem of triggering the switch through the aluminum sheet housing 4, which is prone to deformation due to fatigue, making it difficult to use and affecting the appearance. At the same time, the luminous member 5 provides light feedback through the translucent member 1, avoiding shielding between the housing 4 and the finger, ensuring the brightness of the feedback light, and solving the problem of insufficient brightness caused by the conventional touch button structure where the housing 4 can only be transparent.

[0029] In some embodiments, there are at least two connectors 2, each of which is connected to a corresponding touch button on the PCB board 3. The number of light-emitting components 5 corresponds to the number of connectors 2. The connectors 2 and light-emitting components 5 are evenly distributed inside the housing 4 along the horizontal extension direction of the translucent component 1. That is, the translucent component 1 is provided with multiple connectors 2 in the horizontal direction, which correspond to multiple touch buttons on the PCB board 3. During use, when a preset position of the translucent component 1 is touched, the corresponding touch button is triggered, thereby triggering a function on the PCB board 3, and the corresponding light-emitting component 5 emits light feedback. The user touches and slides the translucent component 1 to trigger and implement function adjustment on the PCB board 3. In this embodiment, the number of connectors 2 is six.

[0030] In some embodiments, the opening of the housing 4 can be located at a corner of the housing 4. Of course, it can also be located at any other suitable location on the housing 4. In this embodiment, the opening of the housing 4 is located at a corner. More specifically, the opening is located at a right angle to the housing 4, and the translucent member 1 protrudes and is located at the opening. The translucent member 1 forms a certain arc to facilitate the user's touch of the start button. The translucent member 1 is located at a right angle or a sharp corner of the housing 4, which can facilitate user touch adjustment and improve the user experience. At the same time, it solves the problem that the touch and slide buttons and LED lighting feedback functions cannot be realized at the right angles of the aluminum housing 4.

[0031] In some embodiments, as Figure 1 As shown, the middle portion of the translucent member 1 protrudes from the opening of the housing 4, with both ends closely attached to the inner surfaces of the housing 4. One end of the translucent member 1 is connected to the connector 2 and the PCB board 3, thereby securing the connector 2 and the PCB board 3 while also ensuring that the translucent member 1 is fixed to the opening. Of course, the translucent member 1 can also be secured to the inside of the housing 4 by other suitable means.

[0032] In some embodiments, the housing 4 may be made of aluminum, or any other suitable material. In this embodiment, the housing 4 is made of aluminum. The connector 2 may be made of an iron sheet or other suitable connector 2. In this embodiment, the connector 2 is made of an iron sheet. Specifically, the thickness of the iron sheet is 0.2 mm.

[0033] In some embodiments, the translucent member 1 can be a translucent plastic member. Of course, other suitable translucent members 1 can also be used. In this embodiment, the translucent member 1 is a translucent plastic member. Furthermore, the translucent member 1 can be in the shape of a rectangular block, and the thickness of the translucent plastic member can be 1.0 mm to 1.5 mm. In this embodiment, the translucent member 1 is in the shape of a rectangular block, and the thickness of the translucent plastic member is 1.3 mm. The length of the translucent member 1 is equal to the length of the opening of the housing 4, and the width of the translucent member 1 is greater than the width of the arc surface of the opening of the housing 4.

[0034] In this embodiment, the connector 2 is connected to the pad of the PCB 3 by welding, thereby connecting to the touch button of the PCB 3. The ground wire of the PCB 3 is connected to the aluminum housing 4.

[0035] During use, the user touches or slides the translucent body, thereby triggering the corresponding touch button through the connector to realize the function of the PCB board.

[0036] In some embodiments, in order to obtain a better control experience, a method for using a touch key structure is also provided. Using the touch key structure described in the above embodiment, the method for using the touch key structure includes:

[0037] S210 , lightly touch the translucent member 1 at the opening of the housing 4 , and the PCB board 3 obtains a touch signal through the connector 2 .

[0038] Specifically, step S210 includes:

[0039] S211 , the translucent member 1 at the opening of the housing 4 slides to trigger the touch buttons of the PCB board 3 corresponding to the multiple connecting members 2 , and the control unit of the PCB board 3 obtains touch signals of the multiple touch buttons.

[0040] S220 , the control unit of the PCB board 3 sends a corresponding instruction to the application unit, and the control unit controls the light-emitting component 5 to emit light for feedback.

[0041] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a speaker, comprising the touch key structure in the above embodiment.

[0042] The speaker includes a volume adjustment module, which is controlled and connected to the touch button structure, and the volume of the speaker is adjusted through the touch button structure.

[0043] Of course, in some embodiments, the speaker can also realize other adjustment functions of the speaker through the touch button structure. In this embodiment, the speaker realizes the volume adjustment of the speaker through the touch button structure.

[0044] Specifically, the touch button structure PCB board 3 is connected to the volume control module of the speaker. When in use, the user slides on the translucent body to trigger the touch buttons. The volume of the speaker is adjusted by the number of buttons triggered. Of course, the volume of the speaker can also be adjusted by triggering the corresponding touch button to output the corresponding volume.

[0045] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for the purpose of clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other variations or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to enumerate all embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A touch key structure, characterized in that: The invention comprises a translucent member (1), a connecting member (2), a PCB board (3) and a shell (4); the connecting member (2) and the PCB board (3) are both arranged inside the shell (4); an opening is arranged at a corner of the shell (4), the middle part of the translucent member (1) is protrudingly arranged at the opening, and the two ends of the translucent member (1) are respectively attached to the edge of the shell (4); the connecting member (2) is an iron sheet, and one end is sleeved and arranged inside the translucent member (1), the part of the translucent member (1) inside the shell (4) contacts one side of the connecting member (2), and the other end of the connecting member (2) is connected to the touch button of the PCB board (3); wherein, when the translucent member (1) is lightly touched and slid, the touch signal is transmitted to the touch button of the PCB board (3) through the connecting member (2), thereby triggering the touch button of the PCB board (3).

2. The touch key structure according to claim 1, wherein: The key structure further comprises a light-emitting component (5), which is arranged close to the connection between the connecting component (2) and the translucent component (1), and the light-emitting component (5) is connected to the touch key control of the PCB board (3).

3. The touch key structure according to claim 2, wherein: There are at least two connecting members (2), each of which is connected to a corresponding touch button on the PCB board (3). The number of the luminous members (5) matches the number of the connecting members (2), and the connecting members (2) and the luminous members (5) are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the translucent member (1).

4. The touch key structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The housing (4) is an aluminum part.

5. The touch key structure according to claim 1, wherein: The thickness of the iron sheet is 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm.

6. The touch key structure according to claim 1, wherein: The translucent component (1) is translucent plastic.

7. A sound system, characterized in that: The touch key structure comprises the touch key structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The sound system according to claim 7, wherein: The audio system includes a volume adjustment module, which is controllably connected to the touch key structure.

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