laptop computer

By integrating keyboard and touchpad functions onto the motherboard, combined with capacitive touch sensing circuitry and Mylar decorative panels, the problem of reducing laptop thickness and weight was solved, achieving a thinner and lighter laptop and simplified assembly.

CN115599171BActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10HEFEI ZHUOYI HENGTONG INFORMATION SECURITY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-10-19
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Existing laptops are difficult to further reduce in thickness and weight, especially due to the combined design of the motherboard, keyboard, and touchpad, which makes it difficult to further reduce their size and weight.

Method used

The design features a keyboard and mouse touch area on one side of the motherboard, combined with capacitive touch sensing circuitry and a touch chip to achieve the functions of a keyboard and touchpad. The assembly process is simplified by covering the touchpad with a Mylar decorative sheet.

Benefits of technology

This resulted in a 4.8mm reduction in laptop thickness and a 300g reduction in weight, while also simplifying the assembly process and improving the user experience.

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Abstract

The application provides a notebook computer, which comprises a shell, a mainboard installed in the shell, and a decorative sheet installed on the shell and covering the mainboard; one side of the mainboard facing the decorative sheet is provided with a keyboard touch area and a mouse touch area located on one side of the keyboard touch area, and the other side of the mainboard is provided with a central processing unit and a touch chip electrically connected with the central processing unit; the keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are respectively provided with a first capacitive touch sensing circuit and a second capacitive touch sensing circuit, and the first capacitive touch sensing circuit and the second capacitive touch sensing circuit are respectively electrically connected with the touch chip to realize touch operation. The keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are arranged on one side of the mainboard to realize the functions of the keyboard and the touchpad, the structure layout of the integrated design of the mainboard, the keyboard and the touchpad can reduce the thickness and weight of the notebook computer, and the assembly of the notebook computer is simplified.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of notebook computer, in particular to a mainboard, keyboard and touchpad integrated notebook computer. BACKGROUND

[0002] The notebook computer has the characteristics of small size, light weight and convenient carrying, and can be carried around for work or travel, which is very convenient and is widely used in people's daily life.

[0003] The existing notebook computer mainly comprises a shell, a mainboard, a display screen, a keyboard and a touchpad. Usually, the keyboard is an independent mechanical keyboard installed above the mainboard, and the touchpad is also independently installed above the mainboard.

[0004] With the increasing demand for portable notebook computers, lighter and thinner has become the development trend of notebook computers. How to reduce the thickness and weight is a long-standing problem in the notebook computer industry, and the thickness and weight of the mainboard, keyboard and touchpad have not been further reduced for a long time. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a notebook computer, which sets a keyboard touch area and a mouse touch area on one side of the mainboard to realize the functions of the keyboard and the touchpad, reduces the thickness and weight of the notebook computer through the integrated design of the mainboard, keyboard and touchpad, and simplifies the assembly of the notebook computer.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a notebook computer, comprising a shell, a mainboard installed in the shell, and a decorative sheet installed on the shell and covering the mainboard; one side of the mainboard facing the decorative sheet is provided with a keyboard touch area and a mouse touch area located on one side of the keyboard touch area, and the other side of the mainboard is provided with a central processing unit and a touch chip electrically connected with the central processing unit;

[0007] The keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are respectively provided with a first capacitive touch sensing circuit and a second capacitive touch sensing circuit, and the first capacitive touch sensing circuit and the second capacitive touch sensing circuit are respectively electrically connected with the touch chip to realize touch operation.

[0008] The decorative sheet is provided with a keyboard identification area corresponding to the keyboard touch area and a touchpad identification area corresponding to the mouse touch area.

[0009] The keyboard identification area is provided with key identification of the keyboard to indicate that touching the key identification can realize the corresponding key input of the keyboard.

[0010] The key identification is formed by silk printing process.

[0011] The decorative sheet is a melamine decorative sheet.

[0012] The thickness of the decorative sheet is 0.4-0.6 mm.

[0013] The material of the decorative sheet is polycarbonate.

[0014] The shell comprises a base and a face shell rotatably connected with the base, the upper surface of the base is provided with a downwardly recessed mounting groove, and the main board is mounted in the mounting groove.

[0015] The side of the main board facing the decorative sheet is flush with the upper surface of the base, and the decorative sheet is attached to the main board and the base.

[0016] The decorative sheet is attached to the main board and the base by the back adhesive.

[0017] The notebook computer further comprises a display screen mounted on the face shell and a camera mounted on the face shell and located on the side of the display screen away from the base.

[0018] The notebook computer of the present application comprises a shell, a main board mounted in the shell, and a decorative sheet mounted on the shell and covering the main board; the side of the main board facing the decorative sheet is provided with a keyboard touch area and a mouse touch area located on one side of the keyboard touch area, and the other side of the main board is provided with a central processing unit and a touch chip electrically connected with the central processing unit; the keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are respectively provided with a first capacitive touch sensing circuit and a second capacitive touch sensing circuit, and the first capacitive touch sensing circuit and the second capacitive touch sensing circuit are respectively electrically connected with the touch chip to realize touch operation. The keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are arranged on one side of the main board to realize the functions of the keyboard and the touchpad, and through the structural layout of the integrated design of the main board, the keyboard and the touchpad, the thickness and weight of the notebook computer can be reduced, and the assembly of the notebook computer is simplified. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] For a further understanding of the features and technical contents of the present application, please refer to the following detailed description of the present application and the accompanying drawings, which are provided for reference and illustration only, and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0020] In the drawings,

[0021] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the notebook computer of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 is an exploded view of the notebook computer of the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 is a perspective view of the main board of the notebook computer of the present application;

[0024] Figure 4 Another perspective view of the mainboard of the notebook computer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to further clarify the technical means adopted by the present application and its effects, the following describes in detail the preferred embodiments of the present application and its accompanying drawings.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The present application provides a notebook computer, which comprises a shell 2, a mainboard 4 installed in the shell 2, and a decorative sheet 6 installed on the shell 2 and covering the mainboard 4. One side of the mainboard 4 facing the decorative sheet 6 is provided with a keyboard touch area 42 and a mouse touch area 44 located at one side of the keyboard touch area 42, and the other side of the mainboard 4 is provided with a central processing unit 46 and a touch chip 48 electrically connected with the central processing unit 46.

[0027] The decorative sheet 6 is provided with a keyboard identification area 62 corresponding to the keyboard touch area 42 and a touchpad identification area 64 corresponding to the mouse touch area 44. The keyboard identification area 62 is provided with a key identification 620 of the keyboard to indicate that touching the key identification 620 can realize the input of the corresponding key of the keyboard. The key identification 620 is formed by silk printing process.

[0028] The decorative sheet 6 is a mylar decorative sheet, which has flexibility to improve the touch operation feeling and can make the touch surface flat, and can also be of different colors according to the needs to play a decorative role and meet the individualized requirements of users. The thickness of the decorative sheet 6 is 0.4-0.6 mm, and the material of the decorative sheet 6 is polycarbonate (PC).

[0029] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4 The keyboard touch area 42 and the mouse touch area 44 are respectively provided with a first capacitive touch sensing circuit 420 and a second capacitive touch sensing circuit 440, and the first capacitive touch sensing circuit 420 and the second capacitive touch sensing circuit 440 are respectively electrically connected with the touch chip 48 to realize the touch operation.

[0030] The principle of realizing the touch operation of the present application is as follows:

[0031] 1. When the user touches the keyboard identification area 62 of the decorative sheet 6, the touch chip 48 obtains the position coordinates of the touch position according to the change of the capacitance value of the first capacitive touch sensing circuit 420 at the corresponding keyboard touch area 42, identifies the corresponding preset input key according to the position coordinates, and transmits the identification result to the central processing unit 46 to realize the key input operation of the keyboard.

[0032] 2、When the user touches the touch panel identification area 64 of the decorative sheet 6, the touch chip 48 obtains touch information (such as cursor movement or confirmation click key information) at the touched position according to the change of the capacitance value at the second capacitive touch sensing circuit 440 at the corresponding mouse touch area 44, and transmits the touch information to the central processing unit 46 to realize mouse operation.

[0033] Specifically, the shell 2 comprises a base 21 and a face shell 22 rotatably connected with the base 21, and the upper surface of the base 21 is provided with a downwardly recessed mounting groove 212, and the main board 4 is mounted in the mounting groove 212.

[0034] Specifically, one side of the main board 4 facing the decorative sheet 6 is flush with the upper surface of the base 21, and the decorative sheet 6 is attached to the main board 4 and the base 21.

[0035] Preferably, the decorative sheet 6 is attached to the main board 4 and the base 21 by back adhesive. When attached, a layer of back adhesive can be coated on the side of the decorative sheet 6 close to the main board 4, and then the decorative sheet 6 is attached to the main board 4 and the base 21.

[0036] Specifically, the notebook computer further comprises a display screen 7 mounted on the face shell 22 and a camera 8 mounted on the face shell 22 and located on the side of the display screen 7 away from the base 21.

[0037] It should be noted that in the prior art, the thickness of the keyboard located above the main board is generally 4.35 mm, and the reasonable gap (Gap) and the up limit (Up limit) between the keyboard and the main board are 0.35 mm and 0.50 mm respectively, i.e. the thickness above the main board is 4.35 mm+0.35 mm+0.50 mm=5.2 mm. In the present application, the thickness above the main board is the thickness of the mylar sheet, which is 0.4 mm for example. Compared with the prior art, the thickness of the present application is reduced by 5.2-0.4=4.8 mm. In the prior art, the mass of the keyboard is about 300 grams, and the mass of the mylar sheet can be ignored. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the mass of the present application can be reduced by about 300 grams.

[0038] The notebook computer comprises a shell, a mainboard installed in the shell, and a decorative sheet installed on the shell and covering the mainboard; one side of the mainboard facing the decorative sheet is provided with a keyboard touch area and a mouse touch area on one side of the keyboard touch area, and the other side of the mainboard is provided with a central processing unit and a touch chip electrically connected with the central processing unit; the keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are respectively provided with a first capacitive touch sensing circuit and a second capacitive touch sensing circuit, and the first capacitive touch sensing circuit and the second capacitive touch sensing circuit are electrically connected with the touch chip to realize touch operation. The keyboard touch area and the mouse touch area are arranged on one side of the mainboard to realize the functions of the keyboard and the touchpad, the structure layout of the integrated design of the mainboard, the keyboard and the touchpad can reduce the thickness and weight of the notebook computer, and the assembly of the notebook computer is simplified.

[0039] The above description is for the ordinary skilled in the art, and various corresponding changes and modifications can be made according to the technical solutions and technical concepts of the present application, and all these changes and modifications shall belong to the protection scope of the appended claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A notebook computer, characterized by comprising: The application relates to a computer, which comprises a shell (2), a mainboard (4) installed in the shell (2), and a decorative sheet (6) installed on the shell (2) and covering the mainboard (4); one side of the mainboard (4) is provided with a keyboard touch area (42) and a mouse touch area (44) located on one side of the keyboard touch area (42), and the other side of the mainboard (4) is provided with a central processing unit (46) and a touch chip (48) electrically connected with the central processing unit (46); The keyboard touch area (42) and the mouse touch area (44) are respectively provided with a first capacitive touch sensing circuit (420) and a second capacitive touch sensing circuit (440), the first capacitive touch sensing circuit (420) and the second capacitive touch sensing circuit (440) are electrically connected with the touch chip (48) to realize touch operation; The decorative sheet (6) is provided with a keyboard identification area (62) corresponding to the keyboard touch area (42) and a touchpad identification area (64) corresponding to the mouse touch area (44); The shell (2) comprises a base (21) and a face shell (22) rotatably connected with the base (21), the upper surface of the base (21) is provided with a downwardly recessed mounting groove (212), and the mainboard (4) is installed in the mounting groove (212); One side of the mainboard (4) is flush with the upper surface of the base (21), and the decorative sheet (6) is attached to the mainboard (4) and the base (21).

2. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein, The keyboard identification area (62) is provided with key identification (620) of the keyboard to indicate that touch of the key identification (620) can realize corresponding key input of the keyboard.

3. The notebook computer of claim 2, wherein, The key identification (620) is formed by silk printing process.

4. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein, The decorative sheet (6) is a melamine decorative sheet.

5. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein, The thickness of the decorative sheet (6) is 0.4-0.6 mm.

6. The notebook computer of claim 4, wherein, The material of the decorative sheet (6) is polycarbonate.

7. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein, The decorative sheet (6) is attached to the mainboard (4) and the base (21) through back glue.

8. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein, The computer further comprises a display screen (7) installed on the face shell (22) and a camera (8) installed on the face shell (22) and located on the side, away from the base (21), of the display screen (7).

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