Electronic equipment protective sleeve and touch operation key thereof

By designing the touch transmission member and connection member of the touch operation button, the operating touch of the mechanical buttons is provided and the sealing effect is achieved, which solves the problems of poor usage experience and dust protection in the prior art, and improves the use effect of the protective sleeve of the electronic equipment.

CN223093813UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-11SHENZHEN KANGCHENGTAI INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422192314.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-08
Publication Date
2025-07-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-08

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Technical Problem

The touch-operated buttons of the protective cover of existing electronic equipment lack a physical mechanical button structure, resulting in a poor user experience and ineffective preventing dust and foreign objects from entering.

Method used

A touch operation key is designed, including a touch transmission member, a mounting member and a connecting member, which provides the operating touch of the mechanical button through the deformation part, and uses a silicone material connection member to achieve a sealing effect.

Benefits of technology

It enhances the user's experience, provides the operating touch of mechanical buttons, and seals to prevent dust and foreign objects from entering, protecting the surface of the mobile phone.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an electronic equipment protective sleeve and a touch control operation button thereof. The electronic equipment protective sleeve comprises a touch control transmission component used for being attached to a touch control button of a mobile phone, an installation component fixed on a protective sleeve body, and a connection component used for fixing the touch control transmission component on the installation component. A first mounting hole matched with the connecting component is formed in the mounting component corresponding to the connecting component, and a second mounting hole corresponding to the touch transmission component is formed in the connecting component; a deformation part capable of deforming towards the inner side and the outer side is arranged on the connecting component around the touch transmission component; the mobile phone is small in overall structure and convenient to operate, the touch keys of the mobile phone can be indirectly operated by operating the touch transmission component, the mobile phone can adapt to the conventional habitual operation touch feeling of a user, and the use experience feeling of the user is greatly improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of protective cases for electronic devices, and particularly relates to a protective sleeve for an electronic device and a touch operation button thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the technology level, the industry of technology beauty emerges as a new industry. Fashionable IT brands develop diversely along with the diversified market. With the increase of mobile phone brands and functions, mobile phone cases are diversified in texture, including PC cases, leather, silicone, cloth, hard plastic, leather cases, metal tempered glass cases, soft plastic, flannelette, silk, etc. Mobile phone cases not only make the mobile phone more personalized as decorations, but also can better protect the mobile phone from being dropped, scratched, waterproofed and shockproofed.

[0003] For some mobile phones with touch operation buttons, since the buttons do not have a physical mechanical button structure, in order to avoid affecting the user's operation, the current protective sleeves for electronic devices and their touch operation buttons generally adopt the method of directly opening holes on the protective sleeves for electronic devices and their touch operation buttons. However, this simple and crude structural design makes the use experience of the protective sleeves for electronic devices and their touch operation buttons poor. There is no comfortable tactile feeling of the deformation and vibration of the physical mechanical button when touching and pressing. Therefore, it is necessary to design a new protective sleeve for an electronic device and a touch operation button thereof to meet the market demand. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a protective sleeve for an electronic device and a touch operation button thereof aiming at the deficiencies of the prior art, and the protective sleeve for an electronic device and the touch operation button thereof can well solve the above problems.

[0005] To achieve the above requirements, the technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is as follows:

[0006] Provide a touch operation button, including a touch transmission member for fitting with the touch button of the mobile phone, a mounting member fixed on the protective sleeve body, and a connecting member for fixing the touch transmission member on the mounting member; a first mounting hole adapted to the connecting member is provided on the mounting member corresponding to the connecting member, and a second mounting hole corresponding to the touch transmission member is provided on the connecting member; a deformable part that can deform towards the inner and outer sides is provided on the connecting member around the touch transmission member.

[0007] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the touch transmission member includes an insulating seat that fits with the touch button of the mobile phone, and a first conductive member that penetrates through the inner and outer sides of the insulating seat; a plurality of the first conductive members are provided and arranged along the length direction of the touch button of the mobile phone, the touch transmission member further includes an insulating sheet provided on the outer side of the insulating seat, and a second conductive member is provided on the side wall of the insulating sheet facing the insulating seat corresponding to the first conductive member.

[0008] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the first conductive member includes conductive plates respectively provided on the two side walls of the insulating seat, and a conductive connecting member that connects the two conductive plates; the conductive connecting member penetrates through the insulating seat.

[0009] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the insulating seat is provided with a through hole that penetrates through its inner and outer side walls, and the conductive connecting member is provided on the inner wall of the through hole.

[0010] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the second conductive member is conductive glue.

[0011] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the connecting member is made of silica gel material and includes an annular connecting member, a bottom plate member that fits with the inner side wall of the insulating sheet, and a first cylindrical member and a second cylindrical member arranged in sequence from the inside to the outside; the annular connecting member is located at one end of the first cylindrical member and away from the mobile phone; the insulating sheet is located in the inner cavity of the first cylindrical member, the second mounting hole is located on the bottom plate member, the second cylindrical member is connected to the mounting member, and the first cylindrical member, the second cylindrical member and the annular connecting member are integrally provided.

[0012] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein an extension portion is coaxially provided at one end of the outer side wall of the second cylindrical member facing the mobile phone, and a positioning step adapted to the extension portion is recessed on the side wall of the mounting member facing the mobile phone.

[0013] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein a first annular support plate and a second annular support plate are coaxially provided on the side walls of the extension portion and the bottom plate member facing the mobile phone respectively.

[0014] For the touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the mounting member is an annular plate, the connecting member is provided in the inner cavity of the annular plate, and the outer side wall of the annular plate is detachably connected to the protective cover body.

[0015] In addition, the present utility model further provides an electronic device protective cover, which includes the above touch operation button, and further includes a protective cover body that provides protection for the mobile phone, and the touch operation button is provided on the side wall of the protective cover body.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: The overall structure is small and compact, and the operation is convenient. By operating the touch transfer component, the touch keys of the mobile phone can be indirectly operated, which can adapt to the conventional habitual operation touch feeling of users, greatly improving the user experience. In addition, it can also seal the installation holes to prevent dust and foreign objects from entering the inside of the protective cover body and scratching the surface of the mobile phone. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model or the prior art, the following will further illustrate the present utility model in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. The drawings in the following description are only partial embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 is the overall structure diagram of the protective cover for electronic devices and its touch operation keys of the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 is the exploded view of the protective cover for electronic devices and its touch operation keys of the present utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the enlarged view of the partial structure of

[0021] Figure 4 is Figure 3 the view from another angle of

[0022] Figure 5 is the exploded view of the touch transfer component of the touch operation key of the present utility model.

[0023] Figure 6 is Figure 5 the sectional view of the insulating seat in

[0024] Figure 7 is the sectional view when the protective cover for electronic devices and its touch operation keys of the present utility model are assembled.

[0025] Figure 8 is Figure 7 the enlarged view of the partial structure of DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0026] In the description, claims and drawings of the present invention, terms such as "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally further include steps or units not listed, or may optionally further include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0027] Reference to "embodiment" herein means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The phrase appears in various places in the specification and does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art will explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0028] "Plurality" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects and indicates that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0029] Moreover, terms indicating directions such as "upper, lower, left, right, upper end, lower end, longitudinal" etc. are all referenced based on the attitude position of the device or equipment described in this solution during normal use.

[0030] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are partial embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0031] Embodiment 1

[0032] The touch operation button of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model, such as Figures 1-8As shown in the figure, it includes a touch transfer member 10 for fitting with the touch keys of the mobile phone 200, a mounting member 20 fixed on the protective cover body 100, and a connecting member 30 for fixing the touch transfer member 10 on the mounting member 20. The mounting member 20 is made of PC material, and of course it can also be made of metal material, as long as it ensures a material with good structural support strength. In this embodiment, the mounting member 20 can be fixed on the protective cover body 100 through glue dotting, snap or ultrasonic technology. Further, the protective cover body 100 can be a mobile phone protective cover, a tablet protective cover, etc. in the prior art. In addition, a mylar sheet 40 is provided on the side wall of the mounting member 20 to protect the paint surface of the mobile phone. A first mounting hole 21 adapted to the connecting member 30 is provided on the mounting member 20, and a second mounting hole 3a corresponding to the touch transfer member 10 is provided on the connecting member 30. A deformable portion 3b that can deform in the inner and outer directions is provided on the connecting member 30 around the touch transfer member 10.

[0033] The overall structure of this touch operation key is small and convenient to operate. By operating the touch transfer member 10, the touch keys of the mobile phone can be indirectly operated. During the pressing process, the deformable portion 3b can provide a moving stroke for the touch transfer member 10 in the inner and outer directions, which can adapt to the user's conventional habitual operation touch feeling, making the pressing have the operation touch feeling of a mechanical key, greatly improving the user's experience. In addition, it can also seal the mounting holes to prevent dust and foreign objects from entering the protective cover body 100 and scratching the surface of the mobile phone.

[0034] For the touch operation key of the present utility model, the touch transfer member 10 includes an insulating seat 11 that fits with the touch keys of the mobile phone, and a first conductive member 12 that penetrates both the inner and outer sides of the insulating seat 11. There are multiple first conductive members 12 arranged along the length direction of the touch keys of the mobile phone to form a linear capacitive touch matrix. By forming a linear touch matrix, corresponding sliding operations on the touch keys of the mobile phone can be realized during sliding touch. For example, when sliding up and down, the magnification or reduction of the camera shooting screen of the mobile phone can also be controlled, or the adjustment of the volume size can be realized. Further, the touch transfer member 10 further includes an insulating sheet 13 provided on the outer side of the insulating seat 11. A second conductive member 50 is provided on the side wall of the insulating sheet 13 facing the insulating seat 11 corresponding to the first conductive member 12. When assembled in place, there is a capacitive induction gap between the first conductive member 12 and the touch keys of the mobile phone to realize capacitive touch sensing. The setting of the insulating sheet 13 not only enables the finger to form a capacitive trigger with the second conductive member 50, but also provides protection for the second conductive member 50, the first conductive member 12 and the insulating seat 11.

[0035] The touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the first conductive member 12 includes conductive plates 121 respectively provided on two side walls of the insulating seat 11, and a conductive connecting member 122 connecting the two conductive plates 121; wherein, the first conductive member 12 is made of copper or other materials with good electrical conductivity. In this embodiment, it is preferably made of rotary conductive material. Further, the conductive connecting member 122 penetrates through the insulating seat 11. Further, the insulating seat 11 is provided with a through hole 110 penetrating through its inner and outer side walls, and the conductive connecting member 122 is arranged on the inner wall of the through hole 110, so as to facilitate the use of the existing copper foil conduction process on both sides of the circuit board for processing, and avoid cost increase caused by process change.

[0036] The touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the second conductive member 50 is conductive glue, so as to be easily pasted on the inner side wall of the insulating sheet 13.

[0037] The touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the connecting member 30 is made of silica gel and includes an annular connecting member 31, a bottom plate member 32 attached to the inner side wall of the insulating sheet 13, and a first cylindrical member 33 and a second cylindrical member 34 arranged in sequence from inside to outside; the annular connecting member 31 is located at one end of the first cylindrical member 33 away from the mobile phone; the insulating sheet 13 is located inside the cavity of the first cylindrical member 33, the second mounting hole 21 is located on the bottom plate member 32 and is adapted to the outer peripheral contour of the insulating seat 11, and the length and width of the insulating sheet are both greater than the length and width of the second mounting hole 21. The second cylindrical member 34 is connected to the mounting member 20, and the first cylindrical member 33, the second cylindrical member 34 and the annular connecting member 31 are integrally provided; specifically, the width of the second cylindrical member 34 in the inner and outer direction is greater than the width of the first cylindrical member 33, so that both the insulating seat 11 and the insulating sheet 13 are located inside the cavity of the second cylindrical member 34 after installation. Further, after being installed in place, both the connecting member 30 and the touch transmission member 10 are located inside the cavity of the mounting member 20; through the mutual cooperation of the first cylindrical member 33, the second cylindrical member 34 and the annular connecting member 31, when the insulating sheet 13 is pressed, the insulating seat 11 and the second cylindrical member 34 can be deformed inward, thereby realizing the operation mode of a mechanical button, and after pressing, it can automatically reset by using the elasticity of the silica gel.

[0038] The touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein, at one end of the outer side wall of the second cylindrical member 34 facing the mobile phone, an extension portion 341 is coaxially provided. On one side wall of the mounting member 20 facing the mobile phone, a positioning step 23 adapted to the extension portion 341 is recessed. Further, on the side walls of the extension portion 341 and the bottom plate member 32 facing the mobile phone, a first annular support plate 60 and a second annular support plate 70 are respectively coaxially provided. During installation, the extension portion 341 and the second annular support plate 70 are pasted and fixed on the positioning step 23 together. Furthermore, through the second annular support plate 70, it can be ensured that the circumferential parts of the second cylindrical member 34 can deform inwards or outwards synchronously. Among them, the first annular support plate 60 can ensure that when pressing the insulating sheet, the pressure can be evenly transmitted to the circumferential side wall of the first cylindrical member 33, further ensuring the consistency of the overall pressing and moving of the insulating seat 11.

[0039] The touch operation button of the present utility model, wherein the mounting member 20 is an annular plate, the connecting member 30 is arranged in the inner cavity of the annular plate, and the outer side wall of the annular plate is detachably connected with the protective sleeve body 100. Specifically, a positioning groove 24 is provided on the outer circumferential side wall of the annular plate, and thus it is convenient to provide a positioning rib 101 on the protective sleeve body 100 adapted to the positioning groove 24 to facilitate the detachable connection.

[0040] Embodiment 2

[0041] This embodiment is basically the same as Embodiment 1, and the same parts will not be described again. The difference is that an electronic device protective sleeve is also provided, as Figures 1-2 shown in FIGS. 7-8. The electronic device protective sleeve includes the touch operation button of Embodiment 1, and further includes a protective sleeve body 100 for protecting the mobile phone. Among them, the touch operation button is arranged on the side wall of the protective sleeve body 100, specifically on the right side wall of the protective sleeve body 100. The mounting member 20 and the protective sleeve body 100 can be integrally connected or designed to be detachably connected. In this embodiment, the detachable connection method is preferably adopted. Further, an installation window 102 adapted to the mounting member 20 is provided on the side wall of the protective sleeve body 100, and a positioning rib 101 is provided on the inner side wall of the installation window 102. Correspondingly, a positioning groove 24 adapted to the positioning rib 101 is provided on the outer circumferential side wall of the mounting member 20.

[0042] It should be understood that for those of ordinary skill in the art, improvements or changes can be made according to the above description, and all such improvements and changes should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A touch-operated button, characterized in that, It includes a touch transmission member for fitting with the touch keys of a mobile phone, a mounting member fixed on the protective cover body, and a connecting member for fixing the touch transmission member on the mounting member; a first mounting hole adapted to the connecting member is provided on the mounting member corresponding to the connecting member, and a second mounting hole corresponding to the touch transmission member is provided on the connecting member; a deformable portion that can deform towards the inner and outer sides is provided on the connecting member surrounding the touch transmission member.

2. The touch operation button according to claim 1, wherein The touch transmission member includes an insulating seat that fits with the touch keys of the mobile phone, and a first conductive member that penetrates the inner and outer sides of the insulating seat; there are multiple first conductive members arranged along the length direction of the touch keys of the mobile phone, and the touch transmission member further includes an insulating sheet provided on the outer side of the insulating seat, and a second conductive member is provided on a side wall of the insulating sheet facing the insulating seat corresponding to the first conductive member.

3. The touch operation button according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first conductive member includes conductive plates respectively provided on two side walls of the insulating seat, and a conductive connecting member connecting the two conductive plates; the conductive connecting member penetrates the insulating seat.

4. The touch operation button according to claim 3, characterized in that, A through hole penetrating the inner and outer side walls is provided on the insulating seat, and the conductive connecting member is provided on the inner wall of the through hole.

5. The touch operation button according to claim 2, wherein The second conductive member is conductive glue.

6. The touch operation button according to claim 2, wherein The connecting member is made of silicone material and includes an annular connecting member, a bottom plate member that fits with the inner side wall of the insulating sheet, and a first cylindrical member and a second cylindrical member arranged in sequence from the inside to the outside; the annular connecting member is located at one end of the first cylindrical member and away from the mobile phone; the insulating sheet is located in the inner cavity of the first cylindrical member, the second mounting hole is located on the bottom plate member, the second cylindrical member is connected to the mounting member, and the first cylindrical member, the second cylindrical member and the annular connecting member are integrally provided and jointly form the deformable portion.

7. The touch operation button according to claim 6, characterized in that, An extension portion is coaxially provided at one end of the outer side wall of the second cylindrical member facing the mobile phone, and a positioning step adapted to the extension portion is recessed on a side wall of the mounting member facing the mobile phone.

8. The touch operation button according to claim 7, wherein A first annular support plate and a second annular support plate are respectively coaxially provided on the side walls of the extension portion and the bottom plate member facing the mobile phone.

9. The touch operation button according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting member is an annular plate, the connecting member is provided in the inner cavity of the annular plate, and the outer side wall of the annular plate is detachably connected to the protective cover body.

10. An electronic device protective cover, comprising the touch operation button according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, It further includes a protective cover body for protecting the mobile phone, and the touch operation keys are provided on the side wall of the protective cover body.