Conductive key and mobile phone shell with same
By integrating conductive buttons on the mobile phone case, the electric field changes of the smartphone side touch screen is sensed by using the potential changes of the conductive parts, which solves the problem of blocking the side function of the traditional mobile phone case, and achieves a firm sleeve and good protection effect.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422069956.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-01
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-26
AI Technical Summary
When a traditional mobile phone case is equipped with a touch screen or touchpad on the side of a smartphone, it is easy to block the electric field changes, resulting in the inability to operate the side functions, or the case is not firm and easily fall off in order to avoid blocking.
A conductive button and a mobile phone case are designed. The conductive button includes an insulating member and a conductive member. The first end of the conductive member penetrates one side of the insulating member and the second end penetrates the other side. By touching the first end of the conductive member, the conductive member generates a potential change, and the second end contacts the touch screen to sense the electric field change of the position.
It realizes the function of using the side touch screen or touchpad to operate the side of the smartphone through conductive buttons without blocking the side touch screen or touchpad, and the phone case can be firmly placed on the smartphone, reducing the risk of falling off and providing a good protection effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a mobile phone accessory, in particular to a mobile phone case for a smart phone and its conductive keys. Background Art
[0002] A smart phone is a palm-sized precision electronic device, and its operation interface mostly uses a touch screen. In order to pursue the accuracy and sensitivity of operation, a capacitive touch screen is mostly used at present. The capacitive touch screen can sense the position of the electric field change on its surface. Since a human finger also carries electric charges, once it approaches the touch screen, the electric field at that place will be affected. Therefore, the smart phone can thereby know the position touched by the user.
[0003] Generally speaking, a smart phone is almost designed as a thin plate-shaped cuboid, and one side of the cuboid is a touch screen. However, after rapid development, in order to pursue more interaction areas, some smart phones have gradually started to make the side of the cuboid into a touch screen. For example, function keys such as volume adjustment or camera shutter are set as virtual keys on the touch screen on this side; or for some products without a side touch screen, by adding a touch pad in the form other than a screen on the side of the cuboid, the effect of receiving the user's operation gestures on the side can also be achieved.
[0004] However, such a change has caused trouble in the setting of the mobile phone case. Traditionally, the mobile phone case covers five sides of the cuboid of the smart phone, and only the side of the touch screen is left. In this way, the mobile phone case can be firmly sleeved on the smart phone. However, if the aforementioned mobile phone case is sleeved on a smart phone with a side touch screen or a side touch pad, it will block the side touch screen or the side touch pad, making it unable to sense the electric field change, and thus causing the user to be unable to operate the functions on the side touch screen or the side touch pad. To solve this problem, some manufacturers have made the mobile phone cases they produce not cover the sides of the cuboid, but this has led to problems such as the mobile phone case being easily detached from the smart phone or the structure being weakened resulting in poor protection effect.
[0005] It can be seen that it is necessary to propose a new technical solution to solve the aforementioned problems. Summary of the Utility Model
[0006] The main purpose of the utility model is to propose a conductive key and a mobile phone case with a conductive key, which can be attached to the touch screen or the touch pad, and the user can operate the touch screen through the conductive key.
[0007] To achieve the aforementioned purpose, the utility model proposes a conductive key, which comprises:
[0008] An insulating member, which has:
[0009] a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being opposite surfaces of the insulating member; and
[0010] at least one conductive member disposed on the insulating member, the at least one conductive member having:
[0011] a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being opposite ends of the at least one conductive member, wherein the first end penetrates the first surface and the second end penetrates the second surface.
[0012] To achieve the foregoing object, the present utility model further provides a mobile phone case with a conductive button, which includes:
[0013] a housing that forms an installation area around it, the housing is formed with an installation hole that communicates with the installation area; and
[0014] a conductive button as described above, which is disposed in the installation hole, wherein the second surface faces the installation area and the first surface is away from the installation area.
[0015] Therefore, the advantage of the present utility model is that when the user's finger touches the first end of the conductive member of the conductive button, the conductive member can generate a potential change. Since the second end is in contact with the touch screen of the mobile phone, the touch screen can sense the change in the electric field at the position where the conductive member is in contact and determine that the place is touched. Therefore, when the mobile phone case with a conductive button of the present utility model is set on a smart phone, the housing does not block the use of the touch screen or the touch pad. Therefore, it is not necessary to hollow out the corresponding position of the housing for the touch screen or the touch pad, so that the housing can be firmly combined with the smart phone, reducing the risk of the housing falling off and achieving the best protection effect.
[0016] The conductive button as described above, wherein the end surface of the second end is flush with the adjacent second surface.
[0017] The conductive button as described above, wherein the end surface of the first end is flush with the adjacent first surface.
[0018] The conductive button as described above, wherein the end surface of the second end of the at least one conductive member can be mutually attached to the surface of a mobile phone.
[0019] The conductive button as described above, wherein the number of the at least one conductive member is several, and the conductive members are spaced apart from each other.
[0020] The conductive button as described above, wherein the insulating member has a length direction, and the conductive members are arranged along the length direction.
[0021] The conductive button as described above, wherein the insulating member has a width direction, and the conductive members are arranged along the width direction.
[0022] The mobile phone case with a conductive button as described above, wherein the housing has: a main board and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall surrounds and is connected to the periphery of the main board, and the main board and the peripheral wall jointly enclose the installation area, wherein the installation hole is located on the peripheral wall.
[0023] The mobile phone case with a conductive button as described above, wherein: the housing further has: a first engaging portion disposed within the installation hole; and the insulating member of the conductive button further has: an outer peripheral surface connecting the second surface and the first surface; and a second engaging portion disposed on the outer peripheral surface; wherein the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional external view schematic diagram of the present utility model.
[0025] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the present utility model.
[0026] Figure 3 It is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the present utility model.
[0027] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the present utility model.
[0028] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0029] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0030] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0031] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0032] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0033] Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0034] Figure 11 It is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the conductive button of the present utility model.
[0035] Figure 12 It is a schematic diagram of the present utility model disposed on a mobile phone. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0036] First, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 , the present utility model provides a mobile phone case with conductive buttons, which includes a housing 10 and a conductive button 20. In this embodiment, the mobile phone case has two conductive buttons 20, but it is not limited thereto.
[0037] The housing 10 has a main board 11, a peripheral wall 12, and a first engaging portion 14, and the housing 10 surrounds to form an installation area 101 for setting a mobile phone.
[0038] The peripheral wall 12 surrounds and is connected to the periphery of the main board 11, and the main board 11 and the peripheral wall 12 together surround to form the installation area 101. An installation hole 13 is formed through the housing 10, and the installation hole 13 communicates with the installation area 101. In this embodiment, the installation hole 13 is an elongated hole, and the installation hole 13 is located on the peripheral wall 12, but it is not limited thereto.
[0039] The first engaging portion 14 is disposed in the installation hole 13. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first engaging portion 14 is an annular rib protruding from the inner wall surface of the installation hole 13, but it is not limited thereto. The form of the first engaging portion 14 can be adjusted according to requirements. For example, it can also be a groove or a plurality of protrusions.
[0040] Next, please refer to Figures 2 to 5 , the conductive button 20 is disposed in the installation hole 13, and the conductive button 20 includes an insulating member 21 and at least one conductive member 22.
[0041] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figures 5 to 8 , Figures 5 to 8 is the first embodiment of the conductive button 20 proposed by the present utility model. The insulating member 21 is insulative. The insulating member 21 includes a first surface 211, a second surface 212, an outer peripheral surface 213, and a second engaging portion 214. The first surface 211 and the second surface 212 are opposite surfaces of the insulating member 21. The second surface 212 faces the installation area 101, while the first surface 211 is away from the installation area 101. In this embodiment, the second surface 212 can be mutually attached to the surface of a mobile phone S, preferably mutually attached to the surface of the touch screen of a smart phone S, but it is not limited thereto. The outer peripheral surface 213 connects the second surface 212 and the first surface 211, and the second engaging portion 214 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface 213. The second engaging portion 214 and the first engaging portion 14 can be mutually combined. In this embodiment, the second engaging portion 214 is an annular groove formed by recessing on the outer peripheral surface 213, and the first engaging portion 14 and the second engaging portion 214 can be combined in a mutually fitting manner, but it is not limited thereto. For example, the first engaging portion 14 can be a recessed portion, and the second engaging portion 214 can be a protruding portion. By mutually combining the first engaging portion 14 and the second engaging portion 214, the conductive button 20 can be fixed in the installation hole 13.
[0042] The conductive member 22 is disposed on the insulating member 21, and the conductive member 22 is electrically conductive. In this embodiment, the conductive member 22 is made of metal, but it is not limited thereto, and it may also be made of graphite. In addition, the number of the conductive members 22 in this embodiment is several, and in other embodiments, the number of the conductive members 22 may also be only one.
[0043] The conductive members 22 are spaced apart from each other. Specifically, the insulating member 21 has a length direction L and a width direction W. In this embodiment, a plurality of conductive members 22 are arranged at equal intervals along the length direction L and the width direction W of the insulating member 21 to form an array, but it is not limited thereto. For example, the conductive members 22 may also be distributed on the insulating member 21 in a form with uneven density.
[0044] The opposite ends of each conductive member 22 include a first end 221 and a second end 222. The conductive member 22 in this embodiment is a rod, wherein the first end 221 of each conductive member 22 penetrates the first surface 211, and the end surface of the first end 221 is flush with the adjacent first surface 211; similarly, the second end 222 penetrates the second surface 212, and the end surface of the second end 222 is flush with the adjacent second surface 212, but it is not limited thereto.
[0045] In addition, as Figure 12 shown, the second end 222 of each conductive member 22 contacts the surface of a mobile phone S. Further, the end surface of the second end 222 of each conductive member 22 is in close contact with the surface of the touch screen of the mobile phone S, and the second surface 212 of the insulating member 21 may also be in close contact with the surface of the touch screen of the mobile phone S. In this embodiment, the second surface 212 of the insulating member 21 is a plane, and it may also be matched with the curved side surface of the touch screen of the mobile phone S to form an inwardly concave arc surface for the second surface 212.
[0046] Next, please refer to Figures 9 to 11 , which is the second embodiment of the conductive button 20A proposed by the present invention. It is substantially the same as the first embodiment, and the main difference is that in this embodiment, the shape of the conductive member 22A is plate-shaped, and the end surface area of the first end 221A of the conductive member 22A is larger. In addition, the conductive members 22A are arranged at equal intervals in the length direction L1 of the insulating member 21A to form a one-dimensional array.
[0047] Please refer to Figure 12 , a user can sleave the present invention on a mobile phone S. Specifically, the mobile phone S may be a smart phone with a side touch screen, but it is not limited thereto, and it may also have a touch pad provided on the side. The mobile phone S is disposed in the installation area 101. The side surface of the mobile phone S is in close contact with the second surface 212 of the insulating member 21 of the conductive button 20 of the present invention, and at the same time, the second end 222 of each conductive member 22 also contacts the side surface of the mobile phone S.
[0048] Please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 When the user's finger touches the first surface 211 of the conductive button 20, it will come into contact with the first end 221 of the conductive member 22. Since the conductive member 22 has the property of being conductive, it will conform to the user's finger to generate a change in potential. And since the second end 222 of the conductive member 22 touches the touch screen or touchpad, the touch screen or touchpad can sense the occurrence of an electric field change at the position where the conductive member 22 touches, so it is determined that this place has been touched.
[0049] If there are several conductive members 22 in the conductive button 20, the user's finger can only touch several of the conductive members 22, and only the touched conductive members 22 will change the electric field following the user's finger. Therefore, when the user's finger slides on the first surface 211, since the conductive members 22 touched by the finger change with the position, and only the touched conductive members 22 will be sensed by the touch screen or touchpad, the touch screen or touchpad can sense the sliding of the user's finger, further judge the user's gesture and make corresponding feedback, such as changing the volume of the mobile phone S.
[0050] In the first embodiment, the conductive members 22 of the conductive button 20 are distributed at intervals in the length direction L and width direction W of the insulating member 21 to form a two-dimensional array. Therefore, the conductive button 20 of the first embodiment can transmit two-dimensional gestures to the touch screen and can cooperate with more diverse gesture operations.
[0051] In the second embodiment, the conductive member 22A of the conductive button 20A is a plate body and is arranged along the length direction L1 of the insulating member 21A. Since the end face of the first end 221A of the conductive member 22A in the second embodiment is larger compared with the first embodiment, it can have better sensing sensitivity.
[0052] In addition, in other embodiments, the conductive button 20 of the present invention can be movably passed through the mounting hole 13, whereby the conductive button 20 of the present invention can also achieve the function of a general push-button.
[0053] In summary, the mobile phone case with a conductive button of the present invention can be set on a smart phone with a side touch screen or a side touchpad. Since the user can indirectly control the touch screen or touchpad at the position contacted by the conductive button 20 through the conductive button 20, the peripheral wall 12 of the housing 10 of the present invention will not block the use of the side touch screen or touchpad. The manufacturer does not need to hollow out the position of the housing 10 corresponding to the side touch screen or touchpad, and can firmly sleeve the mobile phone, reducing the risk of the housing 10 falling off, and can also completely wrap the mobile phone to obtain a better protection effect.
[0054] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and do not impose any form of limitation on the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art, within the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model, can make some changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to obtain equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes. However, as long as it does not depart from the technical content of the present utility model, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A conductive key, characterized in that: Include: An insulating member comprising: a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being two opposite surfaces of the insulating member; and At least one conductive member is disposed on the insulating member, and the at least one conductive member has: A first end and a second end are two opposite ends of the at least one conductive element, wherein the first end passes through the first surface, and the second end passes through the second surface.
2. The conductive key according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end surface of the second end is flush with the adjacent second surface.
3. The conductive key according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end surface of the first end is flush with the adjacent first surface.
4. The conductive key according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The end surface of the second end of the at least one conductive element can be attached to the surface of a mobile phone.
5. The conductive key according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The number of the at least one conductive element is plural, and the conductive elements are spaced apart from each other.
6. The conductive key according to claim 5, characterized in that: The insulating element has a length direction, and the conductive elements are arranged along the length direction.
7. The conductive key according to claim 5, characterized in that: The insulating component has a width direction, and the conductive components are arranged along the width direction.
8. A mobile phone case with a conductive button, characterized in that: Include: A shell body, which surrounds and forms a mounting area, and a mounting hole is formed through the shell body, and the mounting hole is communicated with the mounting area; and A conductive button as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, which is arranged in the mounting hole, wherein the second surface faces the mounting area and the first surface is away from the mounting area.
9. The mobile phone case with conductive buttons as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The housing has: A main board and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall surrounds and is connected to the periphery of the main board, and the main board and the peripheral wall surround the installation area together, wherein the installation hole is located on the peripheral wall.
10. The mobile phone case with conductive buttons according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The housing further comprises: a first coupling portion disposed in the mounting hole; and The insulating member of the conductive key further comprises: an outer peripheral surface connecting the second surface and the first surface; and a second joint portion, which is disposed on the outer peripheral surface; Wherein, the first combining portion and the second combining portion are combined with each other.