Electronic device
By designing a slidable touchpad module and light-transmitting cover on the laptop, combined with light emitting parts and magnetic positioning, the problem of fixed touchpad position is solved, and flexible adjustment of touchpad position is achieved and operating elasticity is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202410019613.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-08
AI Technical Summary
The touchpad module of existing laptops is fixed in position, which cannot meet the operating needs of users of different idiotic hands and lacks operational flexibility.
A slidable touch panel module is designed, combining light emitting parts and light-transmitting covers to display the floating touch area through light, allowing users to adjust the touch panel position in real time, use magnetic parts and guides to achieve positioning, and manually adjust it in combination with toggles.
The positional adjustability of the touchpad module is realized, which meets different operating needs and improves the user's operating flexibility and convenience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a floating touchpad module. Background Art
[0002] Common laptops are provided with physical input devices or physical operating devices such as a keyboard and a touchpad module on the body. However, the position of the touchpad module on the body is fixed, which not only fails to meet the operating needs of users with different dominant hands, but also lacks flexibility in operation. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The present invention is directed to an electronic device with excellent operating flexibility.
[0004] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes a first body, a keyboard, a touchpad module, a light-transmitting cover plate, and a second body. The first body has a first area and a second area arranged in parallel. The keyboard is disposed in the first area. The touchpad module is slidably disposed in the second area and includes a touchpad and at least one light-emitting member disposed around the touchpad. The light-transmitting cover plate is disposed on the second area and covers the touchpad module. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body.
[0005] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes a first body, a keyboard, a light-emitting touchpad module, a light-transmitting cover plate, and a second body. The first body has a first area and a second area arranged in parallel. The keyboard is disposed in the first area. The light-emitting touchpad module is slidably disposed in the second area. The light-transmitting cover plate is disposed on the second area and covers the light-emitting touchpad module. The light-emitting touchpad module displays a floating touch control area on the light-transmitting cover plate. The second body is pivotally connected to the first body.
[0006] Based on the above, in the electronic device of the present invention, the user can adjust the position of the touchpad module in real time according to the operation requirements, so it has excellent operating flexibility. Brief Description of the Drawings
[0007] Figure 1A and Figure 1B are respectively top view schematic diagrams of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention in different operation modes;
[0008] Figure 2A is Figure 1A a partial schematic diagram of the internal structure of the first body of
[0009] Figure 2B is Figure 1B a partial schematic diagram of the internal structure of the first body of
[0010] Figure 3 is Figure 1A a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram along line A-A;
[0011] Figure 4 is Figure 2A a partial enlarged schematic view of the region R. Detailed implementation manners
[0012] Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Whenever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
[0013] Figure 1A and Figure 1B are respectively top views of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention in different operation modes. Figure 2A is Figure 1A a partial schematic view of the internal structure of the first body. Figure 2B is Figure 1B a partial schematic view of the internal structure of the first body. In Figure 2A and Figure 2B the light-transmitting cover plate 14 covering above the touchpad module 100 is removed to present the structural configuration within the second region 11b. Please refer to Figures 1A to 2B In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 may be a notebook computer, and includes a first body 11, a second body 12, a keyboard 13, a light-transmitting cover plate 14, and a touchpad module 100. The first body 11 may be a host with logical operation capabilities, and the second body 12 may be a display pivotally connected to the first body 11.
[0014] Specifically, the first body 11 has a first region 11a and a second region 11b juxtaposed to the first region 11a, wherein the keyboard 13 is disposed within the first region 11a, and the touchpad module 100 is disposed within the second region 11b. The touchpad module 100 may be a light-emitting touchpad module and is covered by the light-transmitting cover plate 14 disposed on the second region 11b. Therefore, the light emitted by the touchpad module 100 can penetrate the light-transmitting cover plate 14 and display or define a floating touch area 101 on the light-transmitting cover plate 14. By displaying or defining the floating touch area 101 on the light-transmitting cover plate 14, a user can quickly identify the position of the touchpad module 100 within the second region 11b and intuitively perform operations such as sliding or touching within the floating touch area 101 with a finger or other auxiliary tools.
[0015] As Figures 1A to 2B shown, the touchpad module 100 is floatingly disposed on the first body 110 and is adapted to reciprocally slide within the second region 11b along a predetermined sliding direction SD, so as to allow the user to adjust the position of the touchpad module 100 in real time, thereby meeting different operation requirements. For the user, the electronic device 100 has excellent operation flexibility.
[0016] In this embodiment, the touchpad module 100 includes a touchpad 110 and at least one light-emitting member 120 disposed around the touchpad 110. The area of the light-transmitting cover plate 14 is larger than the area of the touchpad 110 and covers the touchpad 110. On the other hand, the light emitted by the light-emitting component 120 can penetrate the light-transmitting cover plate 14, and a floating touch area 101 surrounding the touchpad 110 is displayed or defined on the light-transmitting cover plate 14 for the user to quickly identify the position of the touchpad 110 within the second area 11b.
[0017] As Figure 1A And Figure 2A Shown or as Figure 1B And Figure 2B Shown, the number of the light-emitting members 120 can be two, and they are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the touchpad 110. Specifically, each light-emitting member 120 includes a light source 121 and a light guide body 122 optically coupled to the light source 121, and the light guide body 122 can be an optical fiber. On the other hand, the two light guide bodies 122 of the two light-emitting members 120 extend on opposite sides of the touchpad 110 respectively to receive the light from the two light sources 121 and form two light bands on opposite sides of the touchpad 110.
[0018] In this embodiment, the touchpad module 100 further includes a carrier 130. The touchpad 110 and the two light-emitting members 120 are disposed on the carrier 130, and the touchpad 110 is located between the two light-emitting members 120. Specifically, the carrier 130 has a first side 130a and a second side 130b opposite to the first side 130a, and the sliding direction SD is perpendicular to the first side 130a and the second side 130b. On the other hand, the two light guide bodies 122 of the two light-emitting members 120 extend along the first side 130a and the second side 130b respectively to receive the light from the two light sources 121 and form two light bands on opposite sides of the touchpad 110.
[0019] In other embodiments, the number of the light-emitting members 120 can be appropriately increased or decreased. Taking one light-emitting member 120 as an example, the light guide body 122 can extend along the periphery of the touchpad 110 on the carrier 130, for example, surround the touchpad 110 to form a semi-closed or fully closed annular light band around the touchpad 110.
[0020] Figure 3 Is Figure 1A A partial cross-sectional schematic view along line A-A. Please refer to Figure 2A , Figure 2B And Figure 3, in this embodiment, the carrier 130 includes a first positioning hook 131a protruding from the first side 130a and a second positioning hook 131b protruding from the second side 130b, and the first positioning hook 131a and the second positioning hook 131b can be two elastic arm hooks. On the other hand, the first body 11 is provided with a plurality of positioning slots 15a and a plurality of positioning ribs 15b arranged along the sliding direction SD in the second area 11b, and a positioning slot 15a is formed between any two adjacent positioning ribs 15b.
[0021] A part of the plurality of positioning slots 15a is located on the movement path of the first positioning hook 131a. When the touchpad module 100 slides in the second area 11b along the sliding direction SD, the first positioning hook 131a disengages from the originally engaged positioning slot 15a and engages with another positioning slot 15a to fix the position of the touchpad module 100 in the second area 11b. On the other hand, another part of the plurality of positioning slots 15a is located on the movement path of the second positioning hook 131b. When the touchpad module 100 slides in the second area 11b along the sliding direction SD, the second positioning hook 131b disengages from the originally engaged positioning slot 15a and engages with another positioning slot 15a to fix the position of the touchpad module 100 in the second area 11b.
[0022] In other embodiments, the first positioning hook 131a and the second positioning hook 131b can be selectively configured.
[0023] Please refer to Figure 2A and Figure 2B , in this embodiment, the touchpad module 100 further includes two pairs of first magnetic members 140a and two pairs of second magnetic members 140b arranged in pairs. The two pairs of first magnetic members 140a and the two pairs of second magnetic members 140b are arranged on the carrier 130 and are respectively located on opposite sides of the first positioning hook 131a or the second positioning hook 131b. For example, the two pairs of first magnetic members 140a and the two pairs of second magnetic members 140b can be distributed at the four corners of the carrier 130.
[0024] The connection line between the two first magnetic members 140a is parallel to the connection line between the two second magnetic members 140b and is parallel to the connection line between the first positioning hook 131a and the second positioning hook 131b. In addition, the connection line between the two first magnetic members 140a, the connection line between the two second magnetic members 140b, and the connection line between the first positioning hook 131a and the second positioning hook 131b are parallel to the sliding direction SD.
[0025] Please refer to Figure 2A and Figure 2B, in this embodiment, the first body 11 is provided with a first magnetic guide rail 16a and a second magnetic guide rail 16b extending along the sliding direction SD in the second region 11b, and a plurality of positioning slots 15a are arranged between the first magnetic guide rail 16a and the second magnetic guide rail 16b along the sliding direction SD. Specifically, two first magnetic members 140a overlap the first magnetic guide rail 16a and are magnetically attracted to the first magnetic guide rail 16a to generate a magnetic attraction force for positioning the touchpad module 100 during sliding or after stopping. In addition, two second magnetic members 140b overlap the second magnetic guide rail 16b and are magnetically attracted to the second magnetic guide rail 16b to generate a magnetic attraction force for positioning the touchpad module 100 during sliding or after stopping.
[0026] In other embodiments, the first magnetic guide rail 16a and the second magnetic guide rail 16b can be selectively configured. Taking the configuration of the first magnetic guide rail 16a as an example, the carrier 130 can be provided with at least one first magnetic member 140a. Taking the configuration of the second magnetic guide rail 16b as an example, the carrier 130 can be provided with at least one second magnetic member 140b.
[0027] Figure 4 Yes Figure 2A Partial enlarged schematic diagram of the region R. Please refer to Figure 2A , Figure 2B and Figure 4 , in this embodiment, the touchpad module 100 further includes a toggle member 150 connected to the carrier 130, and the side 11c of the body 11 has a slot 11d extending along the sliding direction SD. Specifically, the toggle member 150 passes through the slot 11d and protrudes from the side 11c, and the user can push and pull the toggle member 150 to move the position of the touchpad module 100 in the second area 11b. That is to say, the user can manually adjust the position of the touchpad module 100 in the second area 11b in real time according to the operation requirements.
[0028] In other embodiments, the user can first remove the light-transmitting cover plate 14 and then manually adjust the position of the touchpad module 100 in the second area 11b.
[0029] In summary, in the electronic device of the present invention, the touchpad module is floatingly arranged on the first body and is adapted to reciprocate along a predetermined sliding direction for the user to manually adjust the position of the touchpad module in real time, thereby meeting different operation requirements. For the user, the electronic device of the present invention has excellent operation flexibility.
[0030] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.
Claims
1. An electronic device, characterized in that, Comprising: A first body having a first region and a second region arranged side by side; A keyboard disposed within the first region; A touchpad module slidably disposed within the second region, wherein the touchpad module includes: A touchpad; and At least one light-emitting member disposed around the touchpad; A light-transmitting cover plate disposed on the second region and covering the touchpad module; and A second body pivotally connected to the first body.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein The touchpad module further includes a carrier, and the touchpad and the at least one light-emitting member are disposed on the carrier. The carrier is adapted to slide within the second region along a sliding direction and includes at least one positioning hook. The first body is provided with a plurality of positioning slots arranged along the sliding direction within the second region, and the at least one positioning hook is engaged with any one of the positioning slots.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein The touchpad module further includes at least one magnetic member disposed on the carrier, and the first body is provided with at least one magnetic guide rail extending along the sliding direction within the second region. The at least one magnetic member overlaps the at least one magnetic guide rail and is magnetically attracted to the at least one magnetic guide rail.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein The number of the at least one magnetic guide rail is two, and the plurality of positioning slots are arranged between the two magnetic guide rails along the sliding direction. The number of the at least one magnetic member is four, and the four magnetic members are respectively disposed at four corners of the carrier. Two of the four magnetic members overlap and are magnetically attracted to one of the two magnetic guide rails, and the other two of the four magnetic members overlap and are magnetically attracted to the other of the two magnetic guide rails.
5. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein The carrier has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the first side and the second side. The number of the at least one positioning hook is two, and the two positioning hooks respectively protrude from the first side and the second side.
6. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein The at least one light-emitting member includes a light source and a light guide body optically coupled to the light source, and the light guide body extends along at least one side of the carrier.
7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein The carrier has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the first side and the second side. The number of the at least one light-emitting member is two, and the two light guide bodies of the two light-emitting members respectively extend along the first side and the second side.
8. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein The touchpad module further includes a toggling member connected to the carrier, and a slot extending along the sliding direction is provided on a side of the body. The toggling member passes through the slot to protrude from the side.
9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein The number of the at least one light-emitting member is two, and the two light-emitting members are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the touchpad.
10. An electronic device, characterized in that, Comprising: A first body having a first region and a second region arranged side by side; A keyboard disposed within the first region; A light-emitting touchpad module slidably disposed within the second region; A light-transmitting cover plate disposed on the second region and covering the light-emitting touchpad module. The light-emitting touchpad module displays a floating touch area on the light-transmitting cover plate; and A second body pivotally connected to the first body.