Touch circuit, structure and equipment
Through touch circuit detection and identification of user touch methods, the problem that traditional massagers cannot respond to immediate needs is solved, and the rapid and accurate adjustment and personalized customization of massagers are realized, improving the user experience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422441446.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-09
AI Technical Summary
Traditional adult massagers cannot quickly respond to changes in users' immediate needs, lack intelligent sensing technology, and cannot automatically identify and adapt to the nuances of different parts of the human body and different pressure tolerances, resulting in cumbersome operation and the inability to achieve personalized customization.
The touch control circuit is adopted, including a detection module and a control module. By detecting the user's touch sensing contacts, the touch mode is identified (touch, slide, long press, use contact), and the corresponding control signal is output to the actuator to achieve rapid and precise adjustment of the massage mode.
It realizes that the massager can quickly respond to user needs, automatically adjust the massage intensity, angle or mode, and provide personalized and customized massage effects.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the field of touch technology, and in particular to a touch circuit, structure, and device. Background Art
[0002] Traditional adult massagers still face numerous limitations in terms of user experience. Most massagers on the market rely on traditional button-based controls to switch massage modes or adjust intensity. This approach is not only cumbersome but often fails to quickly respond to changes in user needs. Finding the optimal massage intensity and mode often requires multiple attempts and adjustments, which is both time-consuming and can diminish the user experience.
[0003] More critically, these massagers generally lack intelligent sensing technology, making them unable to automatically recognize and adapt to the nuances of different body parts and pressure tolerances. Everyone's body contours, muscle tone, and preferences vary, and most existing massagers only offer preset, fixed massage plans, failing to achieve true customization. Furthermore, the lack of position detection means the massager cannot determine its relative position to the body, and thus cannot automatically adjust the massage force, angle, or pattern to achieve the optimal effect. Utility Model Content
[0004] The main purpose of this application is to provide a touch circuit, structure and device, aiming to solve the technical problem that traditional massagers cannot respond to the user's immediate needs and adjust the massage mode.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present application proposes a touch circuit, which includes: a detection module and a control module; the detection module is connected to the control module; the detection module is used to detect the user's touch sensing contact and output a touch signal to the control module; the control module is used to confirm the user's touch method after receiving the touch signal, and the touch methods include point touch, slide, long press and use contact; the control module is also used to confirm the user's touch method and output a control signal of the working mode corresponding to the touch method to the actuator.
[0006] In one embodiment, the control module is further used to confirm that the user's touch mode is a single touch when a single touch signal is received once; the control module is used to confirm that the user's touch mode is multiple touches when the same touch signal is received multiple times; the control module is also used to confirm that the user's touch mode is a sliding when multiple different touch signals are received in sequence.
[0007] In one embodiment, the control module is also used to obtain the reception duration of the touch signal; the control module is also used to confirm that the user's touch method is a long press when the reception duration of a single touch signal exceeds a first preset time; the control module is also used to confirm that the user's touch method is use contact when the reception duration of multiple different touch signals received at the same time exceeds the first preset time.
[0008] In one embodiment, the detection module includes: a sensing unit and an identification unit; the sensing unit is respectively arranged in a plurality of sensing contacts and connected to the identification unit; the identification unit is connected to the control module; the sensing unit is used to generate a strain signal after the user touches it; the identification unit is used to identify the strain signal and output the touch signal corresponding to the strain signal to the control module.
[0009] In one embodiment, the sensing unit includes: multiple capacitive sensors; each of the capacitive sensors is respectively arranged in multiple sensing contacts and is respectively connected to the identification unit; each of the capacitive sensors is used to generate a capacitive strain signal after the user touches the sensing contact.
[0010] In one embodiment, the identification unit includes: multiple capacitance identification sub-units; each of the capacitance identification sub-units is connected to each of the capacitance sensors in a one-to-one matching manner, and is also connected to the control module respectively; each of the capacitance identification sub-units is used to identify the capacitance strain signal and output a corresponding touch signal to the control module based on the capacitance strain signal.
[0011] In one embodiment, the control module includes: a microcontroller; the microcontroller is connected to the detection module; the microcontroller is used to output a control signal of the working mode corresponding to the touch signal to the actuator after receiving the touch signal.
[0012] In one embodiment, the touch circuit further includes: an indication module; the indication module is connected to the control module; the control module is further configured to output a control signal to the indication module; and the indication module is configured to indicate an operating mode corresponding to the control signal after receiving the control signal.
[0013] In addition, to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application also proposes a touch structure, which includes: a first protective layer, a sensing layer, a second protective layer and a support layer; the first protective layer, the sensing layer, the second protective layer and the support layer are arranged in sequence from the outside to the inside; the sensing layer is used to set a detection unit of the touch circuit to detect user touch.
[0014] In addition, to achieve the above objectives, the present application also proposes a touch device, which includes the touch circuit and the touch structure as described above; the detection unit of the touch circuit is arranged in the sensing layer of the touch structure.
[0015] One or more technical solutions proposed in this application have at least the following technical effects:
[0016] The detection module detects the user's touch sensing contacts, and the control module determines the user's touch method and touch area. Different adjustment working modes are adjusted based on the touch method and touch area to achieve fast and accurate gear adjustment and automatically respond to user needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application.
[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.
[0019] Figure 1 A structural block diagram of an embodiment of the touch control circuit of the present application is provided;
[0020] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of sensing contacts provided in an embodiment of the touch control circuit of the present application;
[0021] Figure 3 A structural block diagram of an implementation scheme provided for a touch control circuit embodiment of the present application;
[0022] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the touch structure of this application.
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[0026] The purpose, features and advantages of this application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely used to explain the technical solutions of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.
[0028] In order to better understand the technical solution of the present application, a detailed description will be given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.
[0029] Traditional adult massagers still face numerous limitations in terms of user experience. Most massagers on the market rely on traditional button controls to switch massage modes or adjust intensity, a cumbersome operation that often fails to quickly respond to changes in user needs.
[0030] Therefore, in order to solve the technical problem that traditional massagers cannot respond to the user's immediate needs and adjust the massage mode, this application proposes a touch circuit, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a structural block diagram of the touch circuit embodiment of the present application.
[0031] In this embodiment, the touch control circuit includes: a detection module 10 and a control module 20; the detection module 10 is connected to the control module 20. In addition, the detection module 10 is also connected to the sensing contact, and the control module 20 is also connected to the actuator.
[0032] The detection module 10 is used to detect whether the user has touched the sensing contact and convert this touch behavior into an electrical signal, which is the touch signal. Specifically, in this application, the touch signal does not only represent the touch behavior, but also can represent the behavior of pressing the body of the user touching the sensing contact.
[0033] It is understood that the detection module 10 may include a variety of sensor technologies, such as capacitive, resistive, infrared, or surface acoustic wave sensors, which can sense the user's body contact with the sensing contacts. Therefore, the detection module 10 detects the user touching the sensing contacts and outputs a touch signal to the control module 20 so that the control module 20 can analyze the user's behavior.
[0034] It should be noted that when the control module 20 receives a touch signal from the detection module 10, it first analyzes the signal to confirm the user's touch mode. These touch modes include but are not limited to point touch, slide, long press, and continuous operation of the device during use, i.e., touch.
[0035] Among them, for a touch, the control module may recognize it as a single selection or activation operation, such as switching massage modes, selecting intensity levels, etc. Sliding operations may be used to navigate between multiple options or adjust certain continuously changing parameters, such as gradually increasing massage intensity. A long press may indicate that the user wants to perform an operation that requires confirmation or is continuous, such as starting or pausing a massage program. The "use contact" touch method may be used to monitor the user's interaction status with the device in real time to ensure that the device can adjust its working status based on the user's real-time feedback.
[0036] It will be appreciated that once the user's touch pattern is determined, the control module 20 will output corresponding control signals to the actuators according to pre-set logic or programming. Actuators are components responsible for implementing specific physical actions or functional changes, such as the massager's motor, heating element, or vibration motor. The control signals instruct the actuators on how and when to start or stop operating, thereby achieving the user's desired massage effect.
[0037] Therefore, the control module 20 is used to confirm the user's touch mode after receiving the touch signal, and the touch mode includes tapping, sliding, long pressing and using contact; the control module 20 is also used to output the control signal of the working mode corresponding to the touch mode to the actuator after confirming the user's touch mode.
[0038] In a feasible implementation, an example of how to determine the user's touch mode is given, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 A schematic diagram of sensing contacts provided by an embodiment of the touch circuit of the present application. In the figure, circles represent sensing contacts, and rectangles represent touch ranges. It can be seen that multiple sensing contacts are evenly distributed in the rectangular touch range.
[0039] It is understandable that when only a single sensing contact is touched, only a single touch signal is output to the control module 20 at a time, and the control module confirms that the user's touch mode is a single touch.
[0040] It is understandable that when only a single sensing contact is touched multiple times, a single touch signal is output multiple times to the control module 20, and the control module determines that the user's touch mode is multiple touches.
[0041] It is understandable that when multiple sensing contacts are touched in sequence, each touch signal will be output to the control module 20 in sequence. At this time, the control module 20 confirms that the user's touch mode is sliding.
[0042] Furthermore, the control module 20 is further configured to obtain the duration of touch signal reception, which is the time period from when the detection module 10 detects the touch signal to when the signal ends or the user stops touching. The control module 20 analyzes this duration information according to preset rules to further determine the user's touch method.
[0043] It is understandable that when only a single sensing contact is touched, only a single touch signal will be output to the control module 20 at a time. When the reception time of the touch signal exceeds the first preset time, the control module 20 confirms that the user's touch method is a long press.
[0044] It is understandable that when multiple sensing contacts are touched at the same time, such as Figure 2 The gray part shown will output multiple touch signals to the control module 20 at the same time. The control module 20 is also used to confirm that the user's touch method is contact when the reception duration of multiple different touch signals received at the same time exceeds a first preset time.
[0045] Furthermore, the gray area mentioned above represents the contact area between the sensing contacts and the human body. The less gray area, the smaller the contact area. The contact area also refers to the number of sensing contacts that are triggered simultaneously, which in turn determines the relative position of the massager and the body. Therefore, we can control the actuator based on this area. For example, the fewer sensing contacts that are triggered simultaneously, the smaller the contact area. In this case, the control module adjusts the actuator's operating intensity according to preset or user-defined rules, thus achieving stepless adjustment.
[0046] In this embodiment, it is defined how to determine the working mode to be executed based on the touch signal generated by the user's touch behavior, thereby achieving rapid selection according to user needs and providing an adjustment basis for stepless adjustment.
[0047] In another possible embodiment, referring to Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a block diagram of an embodiment of the touch control circuit of the present application. The detection module 10 includes a sensing unit 11 and an identification unit 12. The sensing unit 11 is disposed within a plurality of sensing contacts and connected to the identification unit 12; the identification unit 12 is connected to the control module 20.
[0048] It should be noted that the sensing unit 11 is respectively arranged in a plurality of sensing contacts, which are distributed on the surface of the device for user touch. The sensing unit 11 is connected to the identification unit 12 in some way (such as a wire, a bus, etc.) so as to transmit the generated strain signal to the identification unit. When the user touches any of the sensing contacts, the sensing unit 11 detects this action and generates a corresponding strain signal. The strain signal here may be a signal in various forms such as physical deformation, resistance change, capacitance change, magnetic field change, etc., depending on the implementation method of the sensing unit. Therefore, the sensing unit 11 is used to generate a strain signal after the user touches it.
[0049] It is understood that the primary task of the recognition unit 12 is to identify the strain signal from the sensing unit 11. This typically involves signal amplification, filtering, decoding, and other processing steps to ensure signal accuracy and reliability. Once a valid touch operation is identified, the recognition unit 12 generates a corresponding touch signal and sends it to the control module 20. Therefore, the recognition unit 12 is configured to identify the strain signal and output a touch signal corresponding to the strain signal to the control module.
[0050] In this embodiment, taking capacitance change as an example, the sensing unit 11 includes: multiple capacitance sensors; each of the capacitance sensors is respectively arranged in multiple sensing contacts and is respectively connected to the identification unit 12; each of the capacitance sensors is used to generate a capacitance strain signal after the user touches the sensing contact.
[0051] It should be noted that when a user touches a sensing point, the proximity of the human body, acting as a conductor, to the capacitive sensor changes the electric field distribution around the sensor, causing a change in capacitance. This change in capacitance is the capacitive strain signal, which reflects the occurrence and location of the user's touch.
[0052] Furthermore, the identification unit 12 includes: multiple capacitance identification sub-units; each of the capacitance identification sub-units is matched and connected to each of the capacitance sensors one-to-one, and is also connected to the control module 20 respectively; each of the capacitance identification sub-units is used to identify the capacitance strain signal and output the corresponding touch signal to the control module 20 based on the capacitance strain signal.
[0053] It is understandable that each capacitance identification subunit is connected to a capacitance sensor in a one-to-one matching manner. This connection ensures that the capacitance strain signal generated by each capacitance sensor can be received and processed by the corresponding capacitance identification subunit.
[0054] It is understood that the capacitance recognition subunit receives the capacitance strain signal from the capacitance sensor and recognizes it. This typically includes signal amplification, filtering, analog-to-digital conversion (if necessary), and decoding to ensure signal accuracy and reliability. Specifically, a capacitive sensing chip, such as the TTP223E chip, can be selected, which reduces the requirements for the control module selection.
[0055] In addition, the control module 20 includes: a microcontroller; the microcontroller is connected to the detection module 10; the microcontroller is used to output a control signal of the working mode corresponding to the touch signal to the actuator after receiving the touch signal.
[0056] It should be noted that the microcontroller receives touch signals from the detection module 10 through a specific interface. These signals represent the position and needs of the user through touch. After receiving the touch signal, the microcontroller will process it. This includes signal decoding, de-jittering to eliminate misjudgments due to unstable touch, and judging the user's intentions according to preset program logic. Based on the processed touch signal, the microcontroller will generate corresponding control signals and send them to the actuator through the output pin. These control signals may include start, stop, adjustment and other instructions, which are used to control the actuator to perform corresponding actions. Specifically, if the microcontroller includes a capacitive strain recognition function, the recognition unit can be omitted accordingly.
[0057] In addition, the touch circuit also includes: an indication module; the indication module is connected to the control module; the control module is also used to output a control signal to the indication module; the indication module is used to indicate the working mode corresponding to the control signal after receiving the control signal.
[0058] It's important to note that the indicator module communicates with the control module via control signals. These control signals contain information about the current operating mode or status. Upon receiving the control signals, the indicator module responds accordingly. For example, an LED can light up or flash to indicate different operating modes; an LCD can display text or graphics to provide detailed status information; a buzzer can emit sounds of varying frequencies or tones to alert the user; and a vibration motor can generate vibrations to attract the user's attention.
[0059] In this embodiment, specific selections of the detection module 10 and the control module 20 are given, and an indication module is proposed to indicate the working status. The working principle of the touch circuit is specifically explained, which improves the circuit readability and is convenient for users.
[0060] In this embodiment, the detection module detects the user's touch sensing contact points, and the control module determines the user's touch method and touch area. Different adjustment working modes are implemented based on the touch method and touch area to achieve fast and accurate adjustment of the gear position and automatically respond to user needs.
[0061] This application also proposes a touch structure, please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 The structure diagram of the touch structure embodiment of the present application is provided. In this embodiment, the touch structure includes: a first protective layer 1, a sensing layer 2, a second protective layer 3 and a support layer 4.
[0062] It should be noted that the first protective layer 1, the sensing layer 2, the second protective layer 3 and the supporting layer 4 are arranged in sequence from the outside to the inside; the sensing layer 2 is used to set the detection unit of the touch circuit to detect user touch.
[0063] It is understood that the first protective layer 1 is located at the outermost layer and directly contacts the user, and is used to protect the internal sensing layer 2 from external physical damage (such as scratches, impacts) and chemical corrosion, while providing a comfortable touch.
[0064] It is understood that the second protective layer 3 is located within the sensing layer to further protect the sensing layer 2 from damage, increase the overall durability of the touch structure, and prevent the internal circuit from being affected by the external environment. The second protective layer 3 can also be omitted.
[0065] It is understood that the support layer 4 is the innermost layer and forms the foundation of the entire touch control structure. It supports the shape of the touch control structure and ensures the relative position stability of the various layers. It also provides space for mounting other components of the touch control circuit (such as the identification unit, control module, etc.) and the actuator.
[0066] Specifically, for example, sensing layer 2 is a capacitor layer. The capacitor layer can be a flexible circuit board, a rigid board, or a wire wound layer. The first and second protective layers 1 and 3 protect the capacitor layer in between. They can be made of either soft plastic or hard plastic, with a thickness between 0.4 mm and 5 mm, and preferably between 1.5 mm and 3 mm.
[0067] In this embodiment, the touch structure utilizes a layered design to combine protection, sensing, and support functions, achieving efficient and reliable touch control. During design, the materials and thicknesses of each layer must be appropriately selected based on the specific application scenario and performance requirements to ensure the overall performance and user experience of the touch structure. Furthermore, the layout of the touch circuitry and the mounting location of the actuators must be considered to achieve optimal touch performance and system integration.
[0068] In addition, this application also provides a touch device, comprising the touch circuit and the touch structure described above; the detection unit of the touch circuit is disposed in the sensing layer of the touch structure. Because the touch device utilizes all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, and will not be detailed here.
[0069] The above description is only part of the embodiments of the present application and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. All equivalent structural transformations made by using the contents of the present application specification and drawings under the technical concept of the present application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A touch circuit, characterized in that: The touch control circuit includes: a detection module and a control module; The detection module is connected to the control module; The detection module is used to detect the user's touch sensing contact point and output a touch signal to the control module; The control module is configured to confirm the user's touch mode after receiving the touch signal, wherein the touch mode includes point touch, slide, long press and use contact; The control module is further configured to output a control signal of the working mode corresponding to the touch mode to the actuator after confirming the user's touch mode.
2. The touch control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: The control module is further configured to confirm that the user's touch mode is a single touch when a single touch signal is received at a time; The control module is further configured to confirm that the user's touch mode is multiple touches when receiving the same touch signal multiple times; The control module is further configured to confirm that the user's touch mode is sliding when receiving a plurality of different touch signals in sequence.
3. The touch control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: The control module is further configured to obtain a reception duration of the touch signal; The control module is further configured to confirm that the user's touch mode is a long press when the reception duration of a single touch signal exceeds a first preset time; The control module is further configured to confirm that the user's touch mode is contact when a plurality of different touch signals received at the same time have a reception duration exceeding a first preset time.
4. The touch control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: The detection module includes: a sensing unit and an identification unit; The sensing units are respectively arranged in a plurality of sensing contacts and connected to the identification unit; The identification unit is connected to the control module; The sensing unit is used to generate a strain signal after being touched by a user; The identification unit is used to identify the strain signal and output a touch signal corresponding to the strain signal to the control module.
5. The touch control circuit according to claim 4, wherein: The sensing unit includes: a plurality of capacitive sensors; Each of the capacitive sensors is respectively arranged in a plurality of sensing contacts and is respectively connected to the identification unit; Each of the capacitive sensors is used to generate a capacitive strain signal after a user touches the sensing contact point.
6. The touch control circuit according to claim 5, wherein: The identification unit includes: a plurality of capacitance identification sub-units; Each of the capacitance identification subunits is connected to each of the capacitance sensors in a one-to-one matching manner and is also connected to the control module respectively; Each of the capacitance recognition sub-units is configured to recognize the capacitance strain signal and output a corresponding touch signal to the control module based on the capacitance strain signal.
7. The touch control circuit according to claim 1 or 6, wherein: The control module includes: a microcontroller; The microcontroller is connected to the detection module; The microcontroller is used to output a control signal of the working mode corresponding to the touch signal to the actuator after receiving the touch signal.
8. The touch control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: The touch control circuit further includes: an indication module; The indication module is connected to the control module; The control module is further configured to output a control signal to the indication module; The indication module is configured to indicate the operating mode corresponding to the control signal after receiving the control signal.
9. A touch structure, characterized in that: The touch structure includes: a first protective layer, a sensing layer, a second protective layer and a supporting layer; The first protective layer, the sensing layer, the second protective layer and the supporting layer are arranged in sequence from the outside to the inside; The sensing layer is used to set a detection unit of a touch circuit to detect user touch.
10. A touch device, characterized in that: The touch device comprises the touch circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and the touch structure according to claim 9; The detection unit of the touch circuit is arranged on the sensing layer of the touch structure.