Mounting structure of flexible touch panel with vibration function

By introducing a vibration motor and metal spring mounting structure into the flexible touch panel, the problem of lack of vibration feedback in the flexible touch panel is solved, resulting in more accurate operation confirmation and an improved user experience.

CN223850433UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-30WUXI AIDIAN TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520260813.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-19
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-19

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Technical Problem

Flexible touch panels in car interiors only provide sound feedback and lack the vibration feedback of traditional physical buttons, leading to accidental touches and a poor user experience.

Method used

Design a flexible touch panel mounting structure with vibration function, including a flexible touch layer, a vibration motor, a metal spring and an outer kit. The vibration motor is controlled by an electrical signal to provide vibration feedback, and the metal spring is used to enhance the vibration effect and prevent the vibration from being transmitted to the external structure.

Benefits of technology

It enhances the user's sense of confirmation in operation, reduces misoperation, and improves the accuracy of operation and interactive experience.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an installation structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function, which comprises a flexible touch layer and an outer decoration frame arranged on the outer side of the flexible touch layer, a touch panel is arranged below the flexible touch layer, a wrapping frame is arranged below the touch panel, a vibration motor is arranged at the bottom of the touch panel, and the outer decoration frame is arranged on the outer side of the flexible touch layer. Metal elastic pieces are arranged on the two sides of the bottom of the touch panel respectively, an outer layer sleeve piece is arranged on the outer side of the wrapping frame, through the arrangement of the flexible touch panel installation structure, when a user conducts touch operation on the flexible touch layer, the vibration feedback effect of the flexible touch panel during touch can be achieved through the vibration motor, and the user experience is improved. According to the method and the device, the user can clearly know that the user performs effective operation, misoperation caused by careless touch is reduced, the interactive experience of the user and the device is enhanced, the user can confirm the operation of the user, and the method and the device are helpful to improve the accuracy.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the related technical field of flexible touch panel, concretely relates to a kind of installation structure of flexible touch panel with vibration function. BACKGROUND

[0002] Flexible touch panel is a kind of touch screen technology that can be bent and folded, usually made of flexible materials such as plastic or film. This kind of touch panel combines touch function and high flexibility. Compared with traditional glass touch screen, flexible touch panel is lighter and thinner, and is easy to integrate into various devices, such as smartphones, wearable devices, automotive interiors, home appliances and other products. With the development of OLED, touch sensor and other related technologies, the performance and application range of flexible touch panel are continuously expanding.

[0003] However, most of the flexible touch panels in the automotive interior currently only have sound feedback, which cannot provide direct vibration control feedback similar to traditional physical buttons for the operator, resulting in possible false touch of the flexible touch panel by the user and poor control experience. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing an installation structure of flexible touch panel with vibration function to solve the problem of sound feedback only for most flexible touch panels in the automotive interior currently, which cannot provide direct vibration control feedback similar to traditional physical buttons for the operator, resulting in possible false touch of the flexible touch panel by the user and poor control experience.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: an installation structure of flexible touch panel with vibration function, comprising a flexible touch layer and an exterior frame arranged outside the flexible touch layer.

[0006] A touch panel is arranged below the flexible touch layer, a wrapping frame is arranged below the touch panel, a vibration motor is arranged at the bottom of the touch panel, metal springs are arranged on both sides of the bottom of the touch panel, an outer sleeve is arranged outside the wrapping frame, a plurality of clamping grooves are arranged outside the outer sleeve, a bottom shell is arranged outside the outer sleeve, a circuit board is arranged inside the bottom shell, and a plurality of buckles are arranged on the inner wall of the bottom shell.

[0007] Preferably, the flexible touch layer is adhesively fixed with the touch panel, the exterior frame is clamped with the touch panel, and the wrapping frame is integrally formed with the touch panel.

[0008] Preferably, the vibration motor is fixedly connected with the touch panel by screws, and the vibration motor can provide vibration feedback for the touch panel and the flexible touch layer.

[0009] Preferably, the outer layer kit is sleeved with a wrapping frame, the clamping groove on the wrapping frame can be clamped with the buckle on the bottom shell, and the metal elastic sheet is fixedly installed with the touch panel and the outer layer kit through screws.

[0010] Preferably, the metal elastic sheet mainly comprises an upper elastic sheet, a middle elastic sheet and a lower elastic sheet, a curved connecting portion is arranged between the upper elastic sheet and the middle elastic sheet, and a curved connecting portion is arranged between the middle elastic sheet and the lower elastic sheet, and the curved connecting portions are integrally formed with the upper elastic sheet, the middle elastic sheet and the lower elastic sheet respectively.

[0011] Preferably, a planar fixing plate is arranged on the upper elastic sheet, the planar fixing plate is integrally formed with the upper elastic sheet, a plurality of limiting holes are arranged on the planar fixing plate, and the upper elastic sheet is fixedly installed with the touch panel through the limiting holes on the planar fixing plate.

[0012] Preferably, a vertical fixing plate is vertically arranged on the lower elastic sheet, a curved connecting portion is arranged between the vertical fixing plate and the lower elastic sheet, and the vertical fixing plate is integrally formed with the lower elastic sheet.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of limiting holes are arranged on the vertical fixing plate, and the vertical fixing plate can be fixedly installed with the outer layer kit through the limiting holes and screws.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the installation structure of the flexible touch panel with the vibration function has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. When a user performs a touch operation on the flexible touch layer, the flexible touch layer can transmit an electric signal to a circuit board through induction, a vibration motor control module on the circuit board controls the vibration motor, and finally the vibration motor realizes vibration feedback of the flexible touch panel during touch, so that the user can more clearly know that he has performed an effective operation, reduces the misoperation caused by accidental light touch, enhances the interactive experience of the user and the equipment, can make the user confirm their operation, and helps to improve accuracy.

[0016] 2. When the vibration motor vibrates the touch panel, the vibration effect of the touch panel can be effectively enhanced through the elastic effect of the metal elastic sheet, and meanwhile, the vibration of the vibration motor to the touch panel can be prevented from being transmitted to the external structure through the periphery, so that the vibration feedback of the flexible touch panel is weakened. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Fig. 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall installation structure of the utility model.

[0018] Fig. 2 The utility model discloses a split structure schematic view.

[0019] Fig. 3 The utility model discloses a metal elastic sheet structure schematic view.

[0020] In the figure: 1, outer decorative frame;2, flexible touch layer;3, touch panel;4, clamping groove;5, wrapping frame;6, vibration motor;7, metal elastic sheet;8, outer layer kit;9, circuit board;10, buckle;11, bottom shell;12, plane fixed plate;13, curved surface connecting portion;14, upper elastic sheet;15, middle layer elastic sheet;16, lower elastic sheet;17, vertical fixed plate;18, limiting hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0022] The utility model provides a kind of mounting structure of flexible touch panel with vibration function as shown in Figs. 1-3 Including flexible touch layer 2 and the outer decorative frame 1 being set in the outer side of flexible touch layer 2;

[0023] Flexible touch layer 2 below is provided with touch panel 3, touch panel 3 below is provided with wrapping frame 5, touch panel 3 bottom is provided with vibration motor 6, touch panel 3 bottom two sides are provided with metal elastic sheet 7, wrapping frame 5 outer side is provided with outer layer kit 8, outer layer kit 8 outer side is provided with multiple clamping grooves 4, outer layer kit 8 outer side is provided with bottom shell 11, bottom shell 11 inside is provided with circuit board 9, bottom shell 11 inner wall is provided with multiple buckles 10.

[0024] In this embodiment, the flexible touch panel is a kind of touch screen technology that can be bent and folded, usually made of flexible materials such as plastic or film, which combines touch function and high flexibility. Compared with traditional glass touch screen, flexible touch panel is lighter, thinner and easier to integrate into various devices. Flexible touch panel usually uses capacitive sensing, which identifies the touch position by sensing the small electric field changes between the finger and the panel surface. The contact of the finger changes the distribution of the electric field on the panel, so that the sensor can detect the touch position. The use method is as follows: the user performs operation by touching the icon or button on the flexible touch layer 2, and through the induction of the touch panel 3, the electric signal can be transmitted to the circuit board 9, and then the circuit board 9 processes the electric signal to control the external device to run.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 2 The flexible touch layer 2 is adhered and fixed with the touch panel 3, the outer frame 1 is clamped with the touch panel 3, the wrapping frame 5 is integrally formed with the touch panel 3, the vibration motor 6 is fixedly connected with the touch panel 3 through screws, the vibration motor 6 can provide vibration feedback for the touch panel 3 and the flexible touch layer 2, the outer sleeve 8 is sleeved with the wrapping frame 5, the clamping groove 4 on the wrapping frame 5 can be clamped with the clamping buckle 10 on the bottom shell 11, and the metal elastic sheet 7 is fixedly installed with the touch panel 3 and the outer sleeve 8 through screws.

[0026] Preferably, through the setting of the vibration motor 6, the metal elastic sheet 7, the touch panel 3 and the outer sleeve 8, when the user performs touch operation on the flexible touch layer 2, the flexible touch layer 2 can transmit the electric signal to the circuit board 9 through induction, and then the module of the circuit board 9 controls the vibration motor 6 to realize the control of the vibration motor 6, finally realizes the vibration feedback effect of the flexible touch panel when touching through the vibration motor 6, so that the user can know more clearly that he has performed effective operation, reduces the misoperation caused by accidental touch, enhances the interactive experience of the user and the device, can let the user confirm their operation, and helps to improve the accuracy.

[0027] As shown in Fig. 3As shown, the metal spring 7 is mainly composed of the upper spring 14, the middle layer spring 15 and the lower spring 16, the curved connecting part 13 is arranged between the upper spring 14 and the middle layer spring 15, the curved connecting part 13 is also arranged between the middle layer spring 15 and the lower spring 16, the curved connecting part 13 is integrally formed with the upper spring 14, the middle layer spring 15 and the lower spring 16 respectively, the planar fixing plate 12 is arranged on the upper spring 14, the planar fixing plate 12 is integrally formed with the upper spring 14, a plurality of limiting holes 18 are arranged on the planar fixing plate 12, the upper spring 14 is fixedly installed with the touch panel 3 through the limiting holes 18 on the planar fixing plate 12, the vertical fixing plate 17 is vertically arranged on the lower spring 16, the curved connecting part 13 is also arranged between the vertical fixing plate 17 and the lower spring 16, the vertical fixing plate 17 is integrally formed with the lower spring 16, a plurality of limiting holes 18 are also arranged on the vertical fixing plate 17, and the vertical fixing plate 17 can be fixedly installed with the outer sleeve 8 through the limiting holes 18 and screws.

[0028] Preferably, through the arrangement of the upper spring 14, the lower spring 16, the middle layer spring 15, the curved connecting part 13, the planar fixing plate 12, the vertical fixing plate 17 and the limiting hole 18, the metal spring 7 can be fixedly connected with the touch panel 3 and the outer sleeve 8 through the limiting hole 18, when the vibration motor 6 generates vibration to the touch panel 3, the vibration can be transmitted to the upper spring 14, and then transmitted to the lower spring 16 through the curved connecting part 13 and the middle layer spring 15, and repeatedly transmitted between the upper spring 14, the middle layer spring 15 and the lower spring 16, through the elastic effect of the metal spring 7 itself, the vibration effect of the touch panel 3 can be effectively strengthened, and the vibration of the vibration motor 6 to the touch panel 3 can also be better prevented, which is transmitted to the external structure through the four sides, so as to weaken the vibration feedback of the flexible touch panel.

[0029] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and not for limiting the present application, although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it still can be modified to the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent replacement of part of the technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application, should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An installation structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function, comprising a flexible touch layer (2) and an outer frame (1) arranged outside the flexible touch layer (2); characterized in that A touch panel (3) is arranged below the flexible touch layer (2), a wrapping frame (5) is arranged below the touch panel (3), a vibration motor (6) is arranged at the bottom of the touch panel (3), metal springs (7) are arranged at both sides of the bottom of the touch panel (3), an outer sleeve (8) is arranged outside the wrapping frame (5), a plurality of clamping grooves (4) are arranged outside the outer sleeve (8), a bottom shell (11) is arranged outside the outer sleeve (8), a circuit board (9) is arranged inside the bottom shell (11), and a plurality of buckles (10) are arranged on the inner wall of the bottom shell (11).

2. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flexible touch layer (2) is adhesively fixed with the touch panel (3), the outer frame (1) is clamped with the touch panel (3), and the wrapping frame (5) is integrally formed with the touch panel (3).

3. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The vibration motor (6) is fixedly connected with the touch panel (3) through screws, and can provide vibration feedback for the touch panel (3) and the flexible touch layer (2).

4. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer sleeve (8) is sleeved with the wrapping frame (5), the clamping grooves (4) on the wrapping frame (5) can be clamped with the buckles (10) on the bottom shell (11), and the metal springs (7) are fixedly installed with the touch panel (3) and the outer sleeve (8) through screws.

5. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The metal spring (7) is mainly composed of an upper spring (14), a middle spring (15) and a lower spring (16), a curved connecting part (13) is arranged between the upper spring (14) and the middle spring (15), and a curved connecting part (13) is arranged between the middle spring (15) and the lower spring (16), and the curved connecting part (13) is integrally formed with the upper spring (14), the middle spring (15) and the lower spring (16).

6. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 5, characterized in that: A flat fixing plate (12) is arranged on the upper spring (14), the flat fixing plate (12) is integrally formed with the upper spring (14), a plurality of limiting holes (18) are arranged on the flat fixing plate (12), and the upper spring (14) is fixedly installed with the touch panel (3) through the limiting holes (18) on the flat fixing plate (12).

7. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 6, characterized in that: A vertical fixing plate (17) is vertically arranged on the lower spring (16), a curved connecting part (13) is arranged between the vertical fixing plate (17) and the lower spring (16), and the vertical fixing plate (17) is integrally formed with the lower spring (16).

8. The mounting structure of a flexible touch panel with a vibration function according to claim 7, characterized in that: A plurality of limiting holes (18) are also arranged on the vertical fixing plate (17), and the vertical fixing plate (17) can be fixedly installed with the outer sleeve (8) through the limiting holes (18) and screws.