Intelligent glasses and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses intelligent glasses and electronic equipment, a flexible substrate is arranged in the intelligent glasses, a touch sensing layer is arranged on the surface of one side of the flexible substrate, and the touch sensing layer comprises a first touch electrode and a first touch wire; the first touch electrodes extend in the first direction, and the first touch wires are electrically connected with the first touch electrodes; a plurality of second touch control electrodes and a plurality of second touch control wires, wherein each second touch control electrode is correspondingly and electrically connected with one second touch control wire; the plurality of second touch electrodes are arranged along the first direction, and each second touch electrode extends along the second direction; the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are arranged in an insulated mode, and the first direction intersects with the second direction. The cost can be reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to a smart glasses and electronic equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Smart glasses refers to wearable glasses equipment with independent operation device like smart phones, which can realize various functions through software installation. The smart glasses has the characteristics of simple use and small size, and is internally configured with power supply, computing processor, sensor and other electronic devices.

[0003] Therefore, in order to realize the touch function of the smart glasses, a touch panel is generally arranged in the smart glasses. This solution requires separate installation of the touch panel, which results in high production cost.

[0004] Therefore, the current technology needs to be improved and improved. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The present application provides a smart glasses and electronic equipment, which can reduce the cost.

[0006] The present application provides a smart glasses, which is provided with a flexible substrate, and a touch sensing layer is arranged on one side surface of the flexible substrate.

[0007] The touch sensing layer comprises:

[0008] A first touch electrode and a first touch trace; the first touch electrode extends along a first direction, and the first touch trace is electrically connected with the first touch electrode.

[0009] A plurality of second touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch traces; each second touch electrode is electrically connected with a second touch trace; the plurality of second touch electrodes are arranged along the first direction, and each second touch electrode extends along a second direction; the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are insulatively arranged, and the first direction intersects with the second direction.

[0010] In some embodiments of the smart glasses, the first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first electrode blocks arranged along the first direction, and adjacent first electrode blocks are connected through a first connection trace.

[0011] In some embodiments of the smart glasses, the second touch electrode comprises at least two second electrode blocks arranged along the second direction, and the flexible substrate is provided with a plurality of vias same in number with the second electrode blocks.

[0012] Between the adjacent two second electrode blocks in the second touch electrode, the corresponding via and the first connection trace located on the other side surface of the flexible substrate are connected.

[0013] In some embodiments, the smart glasses, the other side surface of the flexible substrate is provided with a transmission line layer, and the transmission line layer is configured to provide a reference voltage for the touch sensing layer.

[0014] In some embodiments, the smart glasses, the transmission line layer is in a grid shape.

[0015] In some embodiments, the smart glasses, the side of the flexible substrate, which is located at the touch sensing layer, is provided with a first insulating layer to cover the touch sensing layer.

[0016] In some embodiments, the smart glasses, the other side surface of the flexible substrate, which is located at the transmission line layer, is provided with a second insulating layer to cover the transmission line layer.

[0017] In some embodiments, the smart glasses, the smart glasses include a frame and a leg, and the frame and the leg are rotatably connected; the flexible substrate is arranged near the rotatable connection between the frame and the leg and is arranged in the leg or the frame.

[0018] In some embodiments, the smart glasses, the smart glasses include a frame and a leg, and the frame and the leg are rotatably connected; the flexible substrate is arranged near the rotatable connection between the frame and the leg and is arranged in the leg or the frame.

[0019] The flexible substrate includes a first area located in the leg, a second area located in the frame, and a connection area connecting the first area and the second area.

[0020] The touch sensing layer and the transmission line layer are located in the first area or the second area.

[0021] Alternatively, the touch sensing layer includes a first part located in the first area and a second part located in the second area, and the first part and the second part are connected by a second connection trace located in the connection area; the transmission line layer is arranged across the first area and the second area.

[0022] The embodiments of the present application also provide an electronic device including the smart glasses.

[0023] The smart glasses and the electronic device provided by the present application, wherein the smart glasses integrate the touch sensing layer and the transmission line layer in the flexible substrate to form a touch FPC, which can reduce the setting of the touch panel and save the cost, while meeting the touch function of the smart glasses. At the same time, the flexible substrate of the smart glasses is provided with the control circuit required by the smart glasses, and the control circuit and the touch function are integrated in the same flexible substrate, which can simplify the production process of the product and reduce the overall cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The technical solutions and other beneficial effects of the present application will be apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present application, combined with the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 A structure schematic diagram of the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 2 A position schematic diagram of the flexible circuit board in the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Figure 3 A first structure schematic diagram of the touch sensing layer in the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Figure 4 A structure schematic diagram of the transmission line layer in the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure 5 A structure schematic diagram of the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 A partial schematic diagram of the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Figure 6 A layer structure schematic diagram of the flexible substrate, the touch sensing layer, the transmission line layer, the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer in the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Figure 7 A second structure schematic diagram of the touch sensing layer in the smart glasses provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Reference signs:

[0033] 1, smart glasses; 101, glasses leg; 102, glasses frame; 2, flexible circuit board;

[0034] 11, flexible substrate; 12, touch sensing layer; 13, transmission line layer; 14, first insulating layer; 15, second insulating layer; 111, via hole; 112, first connection trace; 113, second connection trace;

[0035] 31, first touch electrode; 32, first touch trace; 41, second touch electrode; 42, second touch trace; 311, first electrode block; 411, second electrode block;

[0036] 121, first part; 122, second part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features, so that the features with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more features, and in the description of the utility model, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more than two, unless there is a clear specific limitation.

[0039] The intelligent glasses include but are not limited to the AI glasses, the photograph glasses, the XR glasses, the audio glasses, the Bluetooth glasses and the like commonly seen on the market at present. The intelligent glasses have the morphology of ordinary glasses, are composed of a frame and a leg, are provided with power supply, computing processor, sensor and the like electronic devices, can be built-in in the glasses shell, and a circuit board is correspondingly arranged in the intelligent glasses to adapt to the electrical connection of the electronic devices. In order to adapt to the bending requirement in the intelligent glasses, such as the leg of the intelligent glasses is generally bent to adapt to the head shape of different people, the corresponding circuit board is FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit, flexible printed circuit board). The FPC is a printed circuit board made of polyimide or polyester film as a substrate, which has high reliability and excellent flexibility, can be freely bent and folded, is light in weight, has good heat dissipation performance and is convenient to install.

[0040] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the utility model provides a kind of intelligent glasses 1, and flexible circuit board 2 is arranged in intelligent glasses 1, and the flexible circuit board 2 includes flexible substrate 11, and one side of flexible substrate 11 is provided with touch sensing layer 12, and touch sensing layer 12 is used to sense touch operation and transmit electric signal.

[0041] Specifically, touch sensing layer 12 includes first touch electrode 31, first touch trace 32, a plurality of second touch electrodes 41 and a plurality of second touch traces 42, the number of first touch electrode 31 and second touch trace 42 is same, that is, each second touch electrode 41 is electrically connected with one second touch trace 42, and first touch electrode 31 is electrically connected with first touch trace 32.

[0042] Wherein, first touch electrode 31 extends along first direction, a plurality of second touch electrodes 41 are arranged along first direction, and each second touch electrode 41 extends along second direction, first touch electrode 31 and second touch electrode 41 are insulated, and first direction and second direction intersect.

[0043] In the embodiment, the flexible circuit board 2 in the smart glasses 1 is provided with a touch sensing layer 12 on one side surface of the flexible substrate 11 to form a touch sensing area. When the touch sensing area is contacted, a capacitance change is generated, and the touch operation is determined by detecting the capacitance change, thereby realizing the touch sensing function. Compared with the touch module formed by separately arranging the touch plate, the structure of the touch plate can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced. At the same time, the flexible substrate 11 of the smart glasses 1 is provided with a control circuit required by the smart glasses 1, and the control circuit and the touch function are integrated in the same flexible substrate 11, so that the production process of the product can be simplified, and the overall cost can be reduced.

[0044] In some embodiments, the first touch electrode 31 includes a plurality of first electrode blocks 311 arranged along a first direction, and adjacent first electrode blocks 311 are electrically connected. The first electrode block 311 is a copper foil electrode, and adjacent first electrode blocks 311 are electrically connected by copper traces. One first electrode block 311 at the end is connected to the touch chip through the first touch trace 32.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the second touch electrode 41 includes at least two second electrode blocks 411 arranged along a second direction, and the flexible substrate 11 is provided with a plurality of vias 111 same in number as the second electrode blocks 411; adjacent two second electrode blocks 411 in the second touch electrode 41 are connected through corresponding vias 111 and first connection traces 112 on the other side surface of the flexible substrate 11. The second touch electrode 41 is also a copper foil electrode. The flexible substrate 11 is provided with one via 111 for each second electrode block 411, and each second electrode block 411 is electrically connected to the corresponding via 111. On the other side surface of the flexible substrate 11, the two vias 111 corresponding to two adjacent second electrode blocks 411 are connected by the first connection trace 112, thereby realizing the electrical connection between the second electrode blocks 411. Each second touch electrode 41 is connected to the touch chip through the corresponding second touch trace 42.

[0046] In order to reduce the length of the first connection trace 112, the two vias 111 of the adjacent two second electrode blocks 411 are arranged as close as possible.

[0047] The flexible substrate 11 in the embodiment can be provided in a strip shape, and the touch chip can be arranged at one end of the flexible substrate 11.

[0048] In this embodiment, two second electrode blocks 411 are arranged in each second touch electrode 41. The first electrode blocks 311 are arranged along the first direction, the second touch electrodes 41 are arranged along the first direction, and the two second electrode blocks 411 in the second touch electrode 41 are arranged along the second direction. The first electrode blocks 311 are arranged in a diamond shape, and the two first electrode blocks 311 are connected through the corners of the diamond. Therefore, there is a vacancy area between the two first electrode blocks 311. The two second electrode blocks 411 in the second touch electrode 41 are arranged in the vacancy area, and the first touch electrodes 31 and the second touch electrodes 41 are arranged in a cross shape.

[0049] The second electrode blocks 411 can also be arranged in a triangular shape, which is complementary to the shape of the vacancy area between the first electrode blocks 311. On the one hand, the space on the flexible substrate 11 can be fully utilized. On the other hand, by arranging the first touch electrodes 31 and the second touch electrodes 41 in a cross shape and arranging the positions of the first electrode blocks 311 and the second electrode blocks 411, the uniformity and sensitivity of touch control can be improved. Of course, in other embodiments, the shapes of the first electrode blocks 311 and the second electrode blocks 411 can also be arranged in other shapes, which are not limited in the present application.

[0050] The plurality of first electrode blocks 311 and the plurality of second electrode blocks 411 arranged on the flexible substrate 11 can increase the number of copper foil electrodes, thereby improving the resolution and accuracy of touch control.

[0051] Please continue to refer to Figure 4 In some embodiments, the other side surface of the flexible substrate 11 is provided with a transmission line layer 13, and the transmission line layer 13 is used to provide a reference voltage for the touch sensing layer 12. Of course, the transmission line layer 13 can also be used to transmit electrical signals.

[0052] The transmission line layer 13 is a copper wire, and the transmission line layer 13 is in a grid shape. The design of the grid copper can effectively reduce the sensing capacitance of the touch electrode, thereby improving the sensitivity. At the same time, the grid copper has better bending performance, thereby improving the reliability.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 6 In some embodiments, the side of the flexible substrate 11 located on the touch sensing layer 12 is provided with a first insulating layer 14, and the first insulating layer 14 covers the touch sensing layer 12. The other side surface of the flexible substrate 11 located on the transmission line layer 13 is provided with a second insulating layer 15, and the second insulating layer 15 covers the transmission line layer 13.

[0054] In the present application, the flexible substrate 11 in the smart glasses 1 is used as the basis, the touch sensing layer 12 and the transmission line layer 13 are integrated in the flexible substrate 11 to form a touch FPC. While meeting the touch function of the smart glasses 1, compared with the relative arrangement of the independent touch panel to form the touch module, the setting of the touch panel can be reduced, and the cost can be saved. At the same time, the flexible substrate 11 in the smart glasses 1 is provided with the control circuit required by the smart glasses 1 originally. Integrating the control circuit and the touch function in the same flexible substrate 11 can simplify the production process of the product and reduce the overall cost.

[0055] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 In some embodiments, the smart glasses 1 include a temple 101 and a frame 102, and the frame 102 and the temple 101 are rotatably connected. The flexible substrate 11 is arranged in the temple 101 or the frame 102 near the rotatable connection between the frame 102 and the temple 101, that is, the flexible substrate 11 in the present embodiment can be completely arranged in the temple 101 or the frame 102. The flexible substrate 11 is arranged near the rotatable connection between the frame 102 and the temple 101, and the touch sensing layer 12 is integrated on the flexible substrate 11 at the rotatable connection, so as to accurately find the touch position through the rotatable connection crease.

[0056] In some embodiments, the flexible substrate 11 can be connected between the temple 101 and the frame 102. Correspondingly, the flexible substrate 11 includes a first area located in the temple 101, a second area located in the frame 102, and a connection area connecting the first area and the second area. The connection area is located at the bending part of the temple 101 and the frame 102. At this time, the flexible substrate 11 can be provided with a wiring to realize the electrical connection between the electronic devices located in the temple 101 and the electronic devices located in the frame 102. Correspondingly, the touch sensing layer 12 and the transmission line layer 13 can be arranged only in the first area, or the touch sensing layer 12 and the transmission line layer 13 can be arranged only in the second area.

[0057] Please refer to Figure 7 In some embodiments, the touch sensing layer 12 can be distributed in the first area and the second area, that is, the touch sensing layer 12 includes a first part 121 located in the first area and a second part 122 located in the second area, and the first part 121 and the second part 122 are connected by a second connection wiring 113 located in the connection area. The transmission line layer 13 is also distributed in the first area and the second area, that is, the transmission line layer 13 is arranged across the first area and the second area. At this time, the temple 101 and the frame 102 both form a touch area, and the two touch areas can define different functions. For example, the touch area located in the temple 101 can be defined as a conventional selection or confirmation function, and the touch area located in the frame 102 can be defined as a shortcut key, such as a block shooting touch key of the smart glasses.

[0058] The embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, which comprises the smart glasses described above. Since the smart glasses are described in detail above, details are not repeated here.

[0059] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. The parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to the relevant description of other embodiments.

[0060] The smart glasses provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail above. The principles and implementation manners of the present application are described by applying specific examples. The above embodiment descriptions are only used to help understand the technical solutions and core ideas of the present application. Those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments can be modified, or some technical features can be replaced equivalently. The modifications or replacements do not change the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A smart glass, characterized by, The smart glasses are provided with a flexible substrate, one side surface of the flexible substrate is provided with a touch sensing layer; The touch sensing layer comprises: a first touch electrode and a first touch trace, the first touch electrode extends along a first direction, and the first touch trace is electrically connected with the first touch electrode; a plurality of second touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch traces, each second touch electrode is electrically connected with a second touch trace, the plurality of second touch electrodes are arranged along the first direction, and each second touch electrode extends along a second direction; the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are insulatively arranged, and the first direction intersects with the second direction.

2. The smart glasses of claim 1, wherein, The first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first electrode blocks arranged along the first direction, and adjacent first electrode blocks are electrically connected.

3. The smart glasses of claim 2, wherein, The second touch electrode comprises at least two second electrode blocks arranged along the second direction, and the flexible substrate is provided with a plurality of vias same in number as the second electrode blocks; Two adjacent second electrode blocks in the second touch electrode are connected through a corresponding via and a first connection trace located on the other side surface of the flexible substrate.

4. The smart glasses of claim 3, wherein, The other side surface of the flexible substrate is provided with a transmission line layer, and the transmission line layer is used for providing a reference voltage for the touch sensing layer.

5. The smart glasses of claim 4, wherein, The trace of the transmission line layer is in a grid shape.

6. The smart glasses of any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The flexible substrate is provided with a first insulating layer on one side of the touch sensing layer to cover the touch sensing layer.

7. The smart glasses of claim 4, wherein, The flexible substrate is provided with a second insulating layer on the other side of the transmission line layer to cover the transmission line layer.

8. The smart glasses of claim 7, wherein, The smart glasses comprise a frame and a leg, the frame and the leg are rotationally connected, the flexible substrate is close to the rotationally connected part of the frame and the leg and is arranged in the leg or the frame.

9. The smart glasses of claim 7, wherein, The smart glasses comprise a frame and a leg, the frame and the leg are rotationally connected, and the flexible substrate is arranged between the frame and the leg. The flexible substrate comprises a first area located in the leg, a second area located in the frame, and a connection area connecting the first area and the second area; The touch sensing layer and the transmission line layer are located in the first area or the second area; Or, the touch sensing layer comprises a first part located in the first area and a second part located in the second area, the first part and the second part are connected through a second connection trace located in the connection area, and the transmission line layer is arranged between the first area and the second area.

10. An electronic device, comprising: The electronic device comprises the smart glasses according to any one of claims 1-9.

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