Touch panel installation structure, touch module and electronic equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, specifically to a touch panel mounting structure, a touch module and an electronic device, wherein the touch panel mounting structure includes a mounting member, including a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, wherein a pressing gap is provided between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate; at least one connecting member, through which the first side of the first mounting plate and the first side of the second mounting plate are connected; the second side of the first mounting plate opposite to the first side of the first mounting plate and the second side of the second mounting plate are movably connected and / or abutted; an elastic arm assembly, which is arranged in the pressing gap, and the elastic arm assembly abuts against the lower surface of the first mounting plate, and can undergo elastic deformation when the first mounting plate is pressed downward, and rebound when the pressing is cancelled to push the first mounting plate back to its original position. The technical content provided by the present invention has the effects of simple and light structure, fast assembly and sensitive pressing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and in particular to a touch panel installation structure, a touch module and an electronic equipment. Background Art

[0002] Laptops are increasingly used by people for intelligent operations such as office work, entertainment, and learning. They are equipped with touchpads and touchpad mounting structures, and the touchpad is used to control the laptop. The common touchpad mounting structure is a stamped iron part, with an elastic iron sheet welded on the top of the stamped iron part. The elastic iron sheet is fixed on the top of the stamped iron part with 3 to 4 screws. The bending of the elastic iron sheet provides a pressing function for the touchpad, and an anti-warping structure is provided under the stamped iron part to prevent the touchpad from warping on the pressing plate.

[0003] However, the existing stamped iron parts and related components are heavy, and the overall weight of the laptop is affected by the weight of the stamped iron parts, which makes it difficult to make the laptop thin and light; when the screws are fixed, the metal burrs have the risk of puncturing and burning the battery above the touch module, and 3 to 4 screws are required to fix the touchpad, which takes a long assembly cycle; the touch of the touchpad is only controlled by the bending angle of the elastic iron sheet, but during the production and transportation of the elastic iron sheet, the bending of the elastic iron sheet is easily affected by external forces, which makes the touchpad partially or as a whole insensitive to pressure.

[0004] In summary, existing touch panels and touch panel mounting structures have the problems of being heavy, having a long assembly cycle, and being insensitive when pressed. Summary of the invention

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel mounting structure, a touch module and an electronic device, which can effectively solve the problems of traditional touch panels and touch panel mounting structures being heavy, having a long assembly cycle and being insensitive to pressing.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, in a first aspect, a touch panel installation structure is provided, comprising:

[0007] The mounting member comprises a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, wherein a pressing gap is provided between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate;

[0008] at least one connecting member, through which the first side of the first mounting plate and the first side of the second mounting plate are connected; and the second side of the first mounting plate opposite to the first side of the first mounting plate and the second side of the second mounting plate are movably connected and / or abutted against each other;

[0009] The elastic arm assembly is arranged in the pressing gap, and the elastic arm assembly abuts against the lower surface of the first mounting plate. When the first mounting plate is pressed downward, it can undergo elastic deformation, and rebound when the pressing is cancelled to push the first mounting plate back to its original position.

[0010] Optionally, the elastic arm assembly includes at least one first elastic sheet and two second elastic sheets;

[0011] The two second elastic sheets are symmetrically arranged on the second side of the second mounting plate;

[0012] The first elastic sheet includes: a first connecting end connected to the first side of the second mounting plate and a first free end extending from the first connecting end to the second side of the second mounting plate;

[0013] The second elastic piece includes: a second connecting end connected to one end of the second side of the second mounting plate and a second free end extending from the second connecting end to the other end of the second side of the second mounting plate.

[0014] Optionally, the elastic arm assembly further comprises an elastic arm protrusion provided on the bottom surface of the second side of the first mounting plate and corresponding to the two second free ends, and the two elastic arm protrusions abut against the two second free ends respectively.

[0015] Optionally, the touchpad mounting structure further includes at least one anti-warping member arranged on the second side of the mounting member; the anti-warping member includes an anti-warping clamp arranged on the first mounting plate and an anti-warping groove arranged on the second mounting plate, and the anti-warping clamp is hooked in the anti-warping groove.

[0016] Optionally, the connecting member includes a slot provided on the first mounting plate, a groove integrally connected to the edge of the slot, and a hook head provided on the second mounting plate; after the hook head passes through the slot, the free end of the hook head is hooked on the upper surface of the groove, so that the sum of the overall thickness of the hook head and the groove after overlapping does not exceed the sum of the overall thickness of the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate after overlapping.

[0017] Optionally, the touch pad mounting structure also includes at least one assembly guide; the assembly guide includes a guide slot opening provided on the first side of the second mounting plate, and the connecting end of the hook head portion is integrally connected to the edge of the guide slot opening; after the free end of the hook head portion is hooked on the upper surface of the groove, the groove is penetrated into the guide slot opening.

[0018] Optionally, the touchpad mounting structure also includes at least one positioning structure arranged on the first side of the mounting member; the positioning structure includes a column hole arranged on the first mounting plate and a positioning hole arranged on the second mounting plate, and the outer diameter of the column hole is not less than the inner diameter of the positioning hole; after the column hole is penetrated into the positioning hole, the horizontal plane on the lower side of the column hole is higher than the horizontal plane on the lower side of the positioning hole.

[0019] Optionally, the first mounting plate is a hard part, and the first mounting plate includes a plastic material, a resin material and a glass fiber material; the second mounting plate is a flexible part, and the second mounting plate includes a plastic material and a resin material.

[0020] In a second aspect, a touch module is provided, including a pressing plate, a touch panel and the above-mentioned touch panel mounting structure, wherein the pressing plate is mounted on the front side of the touch panel, and the touch panel mounting structure is mounted on the back side.

[0021] According to a third aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising a housing, a stopper, a battery and the touch module according to claim 9, wherein the housing is provided with an opening, and the shape of the opening in a top view is the same as the shape of the touch module in a top view; the stopper is provided on both sides of the touch module, the stopper stops the touch module in the opening, and the upper surface of the touch module is flush with the upper surface of the housing; the battery is provided on one side of the touch module.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: first, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate have a simple and light structure; second, the first side of the first mounting plate and the first side of the second mounting plate are connected by the connecting piece, and the second side of the first mounting plate opposite to the first side of the first mounting plate and the second side of the second mounting plate are movably connected and / or abutted against each other, so that the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate can be quickly assembled; finally, a pressing gap is provided between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate, and the elastic arm assembly is arranged in the pressing gap, and the elastic arm assembly abuts against the lower surface of the first mounting plate, and can undergo elastic deformation when the first mounting plate is pressed downward, and rebound when the pressing is cancelled to push the first mounting plate back to its original position, thereby making the touch pad mounting structure press-sensitive. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0024] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment;

[0025] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the touch panel installation structure provided in the embodiment;

[0026] Figure 3 An exploded view of a touch panel installation structure provided in an embodiment;

[0027] Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of the second spring piece provided in the embodiment;

[0028] Figure 5 An assembly diagram of a second elastic sheet and an elastic arm protrusion in an elastic arm assembly provided in an embodiment;

[0029] Figure 6 A partial enlarged view of the anti-warping clamp and the elastic arm protrusion on the lower surface of the first mounting plate provided in the embodiment;

[0030] Figure 7 An assembly diagram of the anti-tilting member provided in the embodiment;

[0031] Figure 8 An assembly diagram of a connector and an assembly guide provided for an embodiment;

[0032] Fig. 9 A partial enlarged view of the groove and the slot provided in the embodiment;

[0033] Fig.10 A partial enlarged view of the hook head provided in the embodiment;

[0034] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the structure of an assembly guide member provided in an embodiment;

[0035] Fig.12 An assembly diagram of a positioning structure provided in an embodiment.

[0036] In the figure:

[0037] 1. Electronic equipment;

[0038] 2. Mounting member; 201. First mounting plate; 202. Second mounting plate;

[0039] 3. Connecting piece; 301. Slot; 302. Hook head; 303. Groove;

[0040] 4. Elastic arm assembly; 401. first elastic piece; 402. second elastic piece; 403. elastic arm convex body;

[0041] 5. Anti-warping piece; 501. Anti-warping clamp; 502. Anti-warping notch;

[0042] 6. Assemble guide piece; 601. Guide groove;

[0043] 7. Positioning structure; 701. column hole; 702. positioning hole;

[0044] 8. A. first side; B. second side. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] In order to make the purpose, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0046] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that when a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a centrally disposed component. When a component is considered to be "disposed on" another component, it may be directly disposed on the other component or there may be a centrally disposed component.

[0047] In addition, terms such as "long", "short", "inside" and "outside" indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only used to facilitate the description of the present invention. They do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have this specific direction or operate with a specific direction structure, and should not be understood as a limitation of the present invention.

[0048] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

[0049] See also Figure 1 , this embodiment provides an electronic device 1, including a shell, a stopper, a battery and a touch module, the shell is provided with an opening, and the shape of the opening in a top view is the same as the shape of the touch module in a top view; the stopper is arranged on both sides of the touch module, the stopper stops the touch module in the opening, and the upper surface of the touch module is flush with the upper surface of the shell. When the upper surface of the touch module is pressed, the touch function of the electronic device 1 can be controlled by the touch film group, and the operation is simple, convenient and sensitive. In addition, the battery is arranged on one side of the touch module, specifically, it can be arranged on the front, back, left, right and bottom of the touch module. In this embodiment, for the convenience of description, the electronic device 1 is taken as a laptop computer as an example for explanation.

[0050] The above-mentioned touch control module includes a pressing plate, a touch control panel and a touch control panel mounting structure. The pressing plate is mounted on the front of the touch control panel, and the touch control panel mounting structure is mounted on the back. In this embodiment, the pressing plate can push the touch control panel mounting structure to undergo elastic deformation when pressed downward, and the touch control panel mounting structure rebounds to its original position when the pressing on the pressing plate is cancelled. The above-mentioned touch control module has a simple structure and a sensitive pressing function.

[0051] See also Figure 2 to Figure 12The touch panel mounting structure provided in this embodiment includes a mounting member 2, at least one connecting member 3 and an elastic arm assembly 4; firstly, the mounting member 2 includes a first mounting plate 201 and a second mounting plate 202, and the structure is simple and light; secondly, the first side A of the first mounting plate 201 and the first side A of the second mounting plate 202 are connected by the connecting member 3, and the second side B of the first mounting plate 201 opposite to the first side A of the first mounting plate 201 and the second side B of the second mounting plate 202 are movably connected and / or abutted, so that the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 can be quickly assembled; finally, there is a pressing gap between the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202, and the elastic arm assembly 4 is arranged in the pressing gap, and the elastic arm assembly 4 abuts against the lower surface of the first mounting plate 201, and can be elastically deformed when the first mounting plate 201 is pressed downward, and rebound when the pressing is cancelled to push the first mounting plate 201 back to the original position, so that the pressing function of the touch panel mounting structure is sensitive.

[0052] Specifically, see Figure 2-6 As shown, the elastic arm assembly 4 includes at least one first elastic sheet 401 and two second elastic sheets 402; the two second elastic sheets 402 are symmetrically arranged on the second side B of the second mounting plate 202; the first elastic sheet 401 includes: a first connection end connected to the first side A of the second mounting plate 202 and a first free end formed by extending from the first connection end to the second side B of the second mounting plate 202; the second elastic sheet 402 includes: a second connection end connected to one end of the second side B of the second mounting plate 202 and a second free end formed by extending from the second connection end to the other end of the second side B of the second mounting plate 202. The elastic arm assembly 4 also includes an elastic arm protrusion 403 arranged on the bottom surface of the second side B of the first mounting plate 201 and corresponding to the two second free ends, and the two elastic arm protrusions 403 and the two second free ends are respectively abutted. When the first mounting plate 201 is pressed downward, at least one of the first free ends undergoes elastic deformation to achieve a first pressing stroke, and the two elastic arm protrusions 403 push the two second free ends to undergo elastic deformation to achieve a second pressing stroke; when the pressing on the first mounting plate 201 is canceled, at least one of the first free ends and the two second free ends rebound to push the mounting plate back to the original position. The number of the first spring pieces 401 is not limited, and can be one, two, or three. In order to achieve a more efficient sensitivity of the touch panel installed on the touch panel mounting structure, three first spring pieces 401 are preferably used in this embodiment.

[0053] Alternatively, see Figure 2 and 7As shown, the touchpad mounting structure also includes at least one anti-warping member 5, each of which is arranged on the second side B of the mounting member 2; the anti-warping member 5 includes an anti-warping clamp 501 arranged on the first mounting plate 201 and an anti-warping groove 502 arranged on the second mounting plate 202, and the anti-warping clamp 501 is hooked in the anti-warping groove 502. When the first mounting plate 201 is pressed downward, the anti-warping clamp 501 and the anti-warping groove 502 of the anti-warping member 5 are displaced downward to varying degrees. When the first mounting plate 201 is released from being pressed, at least one of the first free ends and two of the second free ends push the first mounting plate 201 to rebound. At this time, the elastic arm assembly 4 may cause the first mounting plate 201 to rebound and tilt to its original position. Therefore, to avoid the aforementioned situation, the anti-warping clamp 501 is hooked in the anti-warping groove 502 after rebounding, so that the first mounting plate 201 accurately rebounds to its original position, thereby allowing the touchpad mounting structure to maintain its pressing sensitivity and prevent the touchpad mounting structure from losing its elastic function after being pressed multiple times. The number of the anti-tilting members 5 is not limited, and can be one group, two groups, three groups or four groups. In this embodiment, four groups of the anti-tilting members 5 are preferably provided on the symmetric axes of the two second spring sheets 402, so as to realize that the elastic arm assembly 4 rebounds after deformation so that the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 always maintain their original relative positions. In addition, the four groups of the anti-tilting members 5 are provided on the same straight line so that after the first mounting plate 201 is tilted 45°, the anti-tilting clamp 501 is first inserted into the anti-tilting notch 502, and then the first side A of the first mounting plate 201 is pressed to realize quick assembly of the mounting member 2.

[0054] Specifically, see Figure 2 , 8As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the connector 3 includes a slot 301 provided on the first mounting plate 201, a groove 303 integrally connected to the edge of the slot 301, and a hook head 302 provided on the second mounting plate 202. After the hook head 302 passes through the slot 301, the free end of the hook head 302 is hooked on the upper surface of the groove 303, so that the sum of the overall thickness of the hook head 302 and the groove 303 after overlapping does not exceed the sum of the overall thickness of the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 after overlapping, thereby achieving a thin and light touch panel installation structure. The number of connectors 3 is not limited, and can be one group, two groups, three groups or four groups. In this embodiment, four groups of connectors 3 are preferred to prevent the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 from being more or less relatively misaligned, resulting in the touch panel installation structure being insensitive to pressing. Furthermore, a plurality of the connecting members 3 are arranged on the same straight line of the first side A of the mounting member 2 . This structural arrangement facilitates the rapid and accurate assembly of the touch panel mounting structure.

[0055] See also Fig.11 As shown, the touch panel mounting structure further includes at least one assembly guide 6, the assembly guide 6 includes a guide slot 601 provided on the first side A of the second mounting plate 202, and the connecting end of the hook head 302 is integrally connected to the edge of the guide slot 601; after the free end of the hook head 302 is hooked on the upper surface of the groove 303, the groove 303 is penetrated in the guide slot 601, thereby preventing the groove 303 from causing a gap to form between the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202, resulting in an increase in the thickness of the touch panel mounting structure. The number of the assembly guides 6 is not limited, and can be one, two, three or four groups. In this example, the number of the connectors 3 is preferably four groups.

[0056] See also Fig.12As shown, the touch panel mounting structure also includes at least one positioning structure 7 provided on the first side A of the mounting member 2; the positioning structure 7 includes a column hole 701 provided on the first mounting plate 201 and a positioning hole 702 provided on the second mounting plate 202, the outer diameter of the column hole 701 is not less than the inner diameter of the positioning hole 702; after the column hole 701 is inserted into the positioning hole 702, the horizontal plane of the lower side of the column hole 701 is higher than the horizontal plane of the lower side of the positioning hole 702. The aforementioned positioning structure 7 is set so that the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 are fixedly connected, and the risk of puncturing the battery and burning due to the traditional screw fixing connection is avoided. The number of the positioning structures 7 in this embodiment is not limited, and can be one group, two groups, three groups or four groups. In order to avoid the possibility of displacement between the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 when the first mounting plate 201 is pressed, four groups of positioning structures 7 are preferably used in this embodiment. Furthermore, the positioning structure 7 is arranged on the same straight line of the first side A of the mounting member 2 to facilitate quick alignment and assembly.

[0057] In addition, the first mounting plate 201 is a hard component, and the first mounting plate 201 includes a plastic material, a resin material, and a glass fiber material; the second mounting plate 202 is a flexible component, and the second mounting plate 202 includes a plastic material and a resin material. The above material design not only helps to reduce the weight of the touch panel mounting structure, but also improves the pressing sensitivity of the touch panel mounting structure.

[0058] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A touch panel installation structure, characterized in that: include: The mounting member comprises a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, wherein a pressing gap is provided between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate; at least one connecting member, through which the first side of the first mounting plate and the first side of the second mounting plate are connected; and the second side of the first mounting plate opposite to the first side of the first mounting plate and the second side of the second mounting plate are movably connected and / or abutted against each other; an elastic arm assembly, arranged in the pressing gap, the elastic arm assembly abutting against the lower surface of the first mounting plate, being able to elastically deform when the first mounting plate is pressed downward, and rebounding to push the first mounting plate back to its original position when the pressing is cancelled; The elastic arm assembly includes at least one first elastic sheet and two second elastic sheets; The two second elastic sheets are symmetrically arranged on the second side of the second mounting plate; The first elastic sheet includes: a first connecting end connected to the first side of the second mounting plate and a first free end extending from the first connecting end to the second side of the second mounting plate; The second elastic piece includes: a second connecting end connected to one end of the second side of the second mounting plate and a second free end extending from the second connecting end to the other end of the second side of the second mounting plate.

2. The touch panel installation structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic arm assembly also includes an elastic arm protrusion disposed on the bottom surface of the second side of the first mounting plate and corresponding to the two second free ends, and the two elastic arm protrusions are respectively abutted against the two second free ends.

3. The touch panel installation structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch panel mounting structure further comprises at least one anti-tilting member each disposed on a second side of the mounting member; The anti-warping component includes an anti-warping clamp head provided on the first mounting plate and an anti-warping notch provided on the second mounting plate, and the anti-warping clamp head is hooked in the anti-warping notch.

4. The touch panel installation structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting member comprises a slot provided on the first mounting plate, a groove integrally connected to the edge of the slot, and a hook portion provided on the second mounting plate; After the hook head passes through the slot, the free end of the hook head is hooked on the upper surface of the groove, so that the sum of the overall thickness of the hook head and the groove after overlapping does not exceed the sum of the overall thickness of the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate after overlapping.

5. The touch panel installation structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The touch panel mounting structure further comprises at least one assembly guide; The assembly guide member includes a guide slot provided on the first side of the second mounting plate, and the connecting end of the hook head is integrally connected to the edge of the guide slot; After the free end of the hook head is hooked on the upper surface of the groove, the groove is penetrated in the guide slot.

6. The touch panel installation structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch panel mounting structure further includes at least one positioning structure disposed on a first side of the mounting member; The positioning structure comprises a column hole provided on the first mounting plate and a positioning hole provided on the second mounting plate, and the outer diameter of the column hole is not less than the inner diameter of the positioning hole; After the column hole is penetrated into the positioning hole, the horizontal plane of the lower side of the column hole is higher than the horizontal plane of the lower side of the positioning hole.

7. The touch panel installation structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first mounting plate is a hard part, and the first mounting plate includes a plastic material, a resin material, and a glass fiber material; The second mounting plate is a flexible member, and the second mounting plate includes a plastic material and a resin material.

8. A touch module, characterized in that: The invention comprises a pressing plate, a touch panel and the touch panel mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the pressing plate is mounted on the front side of the touch panel and the touch panel mounting structure is mounted on the back side.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: It comprises a housing, a stopper, a battery and the touch module according to claim 8, wherein the housing is provided with an opening, and the shape of the opening in a top view is the same as the shape of the touch module in a top view; The stoppers are arranged on both sides of the touch module, the stoppers stop the touch module in the opening, and the upper surface of the touch module is flush with the upper surface of the housing; The battery is arranged on one side of the touch module.

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