CN101355354A - Equipment, touch sensor for the equipment and method for manufacturing the sensor - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a device, a touch sensor for the device and a method for producing the sensor. The touch sensor module for the device may comprise a touch sensor panel having a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sensor regions on the touch sensor panel. Each sensor region has electric field confined by the electrode and ground wire around the electrode. A processor may be configured to monitor the electric field, and a user is confirmed to be touching the region when the electric field in relation to the sensor region of the touch sensor panel is altered.
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Technical field
Present invention relates in general to equipment, be used for the touch sensor of equipment and make the method for described transducer.The method of the touch sensor of meter when the touch sensor of meter and manufacturing are used for when more particularly, the present invention relates to be used for.
Background technology
During traditional simulation when meter and numeral meter typically have the some buttons that are positioned at device side or device top.For example, the setting of meter in the time of can using these buttons to change.In some when tradition meter, the button transducer that has been touched substitutes.Using touch sensor to can be the designer provides the bigger degree of freedom to establish the shell of chronoscope.And, because touch sensor does not comprise mobile part, so they can be convenient to carry out waterproofing design.
By using some traditional touch sensor designs, the lens (or glass) of meter shell were gone up to carry out touch-sensing when electrode was placed on.These traditional touch sensors are expensive, and owing to be difficult on lens shape cutting lens (or glass) by different electrodes, so be difficult between erecting stage, handle.
Expectation provides a kind of simple and economic touch sensor design.Expectation provides a kind of and can easily form the desired different size and the touch sensor of shape.
Summary of the invention
Aspect different, the present invention relates to a kind of touch sensor module that is used for equipment.The touch sensor module can comprise touch sensor panel with a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sensor regions on touch sensor panel.Each sensor region all has by the electric field that ground wire limited around electrode and the electrode.Processor can be configured to monitor electric field, and determines that when the electric field relevant with the sensor region of touch sensor panel is changed the user is touching this zone.
Aspect different, equipment can comprise touch sensor panel with a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sensor regions on described touch sensor panel.Each sensor region all has by the electric field that ground wire limited around electrode and the electrode.Processor can be configured to monitor electric field, and determines that when the electric field relevant with the sensor region of touch sensor panel is changed the user is touching this zone.
Aspect different, the present invention relates to make the method for the touch sensor panel that is used for equipment.Described method can comprise: plating a plurality of electrodes on the described touch sensor panel to limit a plurality of sensor regions on described touch sensor panel.Each sensor region all has by the electric field that ground wire limited around electrode and the electrode.Described method can comprise: command processor monitoring electric field, and command processor determines that the user is touching this zone when the electric field relevant with the sensor region of touch sensor panel is changed.
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The decomposition side view of meter when Fig. 1 shows according to the present invention various aspects exemplary.
Fig. 2 A is the exemplary vertical view that touches quick capacitance sensor of the various aspects according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 B is the exemplary side cross-sectional, view of touching quick capacitance sensor of the various aspects according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows the decomposition diagram of the exemplary touch sensor module of various aspects according to the present invention.
Fig. 4 A-4E shows the vertical view of the touch sensor panel of the exemplary configurations with sensor region of various aspects according to the present invention.
The decomposition side view of meter when Fig. 5 shows according to the present invention various aspects exemplary.
Fig. 6 A is the exemplary vertical view that touches quick capacitance sensor of the various aspects according to the present invention.
Fig. 6 B is the exemplary side cross-sectional, view of touching quick capacitance sensor of the various aspects according to the present invention.
Fig. 7 shows the decomposition diagram of the exemplary touch sensor module of various aspects according to the present invention.
Fig. 8 A-8D shows the vertical view of the touch sensor panel of the exemplary configurations with sensor region of various aspects according to the present invention.
Embodiment
Illustrated among Fig. 1 according to the present invention various aspects the time meter 10 exemplary embodiment.
Although meter when various aspects of the present invention have related to should be appreciated that, described various aspects also are fit to other electronic installation, such as wrist strap electronic installation, hand-held device and mancarried device etc.These devices can comprise audio player, video player, monitor etc.
With reference to Fig. 2 A and 2B, show the exemplary vertical view and the side cross-sectional, view of touching quick capacitance sensor 20 of various aspects according to the present invention.Fig. 2 A and 2B show the quick capacitance sensor 20 that touches of constructing on printed circuit board (PCB) or plastics touch sensor panel 16.Around transducer 20 can comprise is the middle part sensor pads 22 and the ground wire of peripheral sensor pad 24.For example, ground wire can comprise the printed circuit board (PCB) of the negative terminal that is connected to battery or the copper tracing wire on the plastics.Shown in Fig. 2 B, permission capacitive electric field 26 leaks into the zone on sensor pads 22 and 24.When the user will point near regional on the capacitance sensor 20, electric field 26 was disturbed, makes resulting electric capacity change.Time meter 10 can comprise microcontroller (MCU) 50 (Fig. 1), and it is ordered the electric capacity of monitoring capacitance sensor to change, thereby determines that when transducer 20 is by finger touch.Microcontroller 50 can comprise can be programmed any electronic circuit that is used for special duty.
With reference to Fig. 3, the exploded view of the exemplary touch sensor module 14 of various aspects according to the present invention is shown.Module 14 can comprise that touch sensor panel 16 is as top layer.As mentioned above, for example touch sensor panel 16 can comprise plastics or the printed circuit board (PCB) that is coated with electrode on it.Touch sensor panel 16 can comprise one or more touch sensors zone 30.Each touch sensor zone 30 all can comprise touches quick capacitance sensor, as above-mentioned transducer 20 etc.
In operation, the user is placed on finger near the zone on one or more touch sensors zone 30.Each regional electric field 26 of placing finger is disturbed, makes the resulting electric capacity in this zone change.The change of the electric capacity in microcontroller 50 monitoring touch sensor zones 30, thus determine when finger has touched one or more sensor regions 30.According to some aspect, can order MCU 50 that the touch in each zone 30 is interpreted as single button and be pressed.According to various aspects, can order MCU 50 will be interpreted as providing the matrix of rolling function to a plurality of touches of regional 30.
With reference to Fig. 4 A-4E, show each touch sensor panel of the exemplary configurations with sensor region of various aspects according to the present invention.Fig. 4 A shows the circular touch sensor panel 16 that is roughly with four touch sensor zones 30, the push-botton operation that touch sensor zone 30 can be used as four buttons that separate and/or provides clockwise circumference rolling and/or counterclockwise circumference to roll.Fig. 4 B shows the circular touch sensor panel 116 that is roughly with eight touch sensor zones 130, the push-botton operation that touch sensor zone 130 can be used as eight buttons that separate and/or provides clockwise circumference rolling and/or counterclockwise circumference to roll.
Fig. 4 C illustrates has the square touch sensor panel of being roughly of four touch sensor zones 230 216, the push-botton operation that touch sensor zone 230 can be used as four buttons that separate and/or provides clockwise circumference rolling and/or counterclockwise circumference to roll.Fig. 4 C shows has the square touch sensor panel of being roughly of nine touch sensor zones 330 316, the push-botton operation that touch sensor zone 330 can be used as nine buttons that separate and/or provides clockwise circumference rolling and/or counterclockwise circumference to roll.Fig. 4 E shows has the rectangular touch sensor panel 416 of being roughly of five touch sensor zones 430, and touch sensor zone 430 can be used as five buttons that separate and/or the push-botton operation of straight-line rolling is provided.
Another exemplary embodiment of meter 100 when according to the present invention various aspects exemplary has been shown among Fig. 5.Although meter should be appreciated that various aspects also can be fit to other electronic installation, such as wrist strap electronic installation, hand-held device and mancarried device etc. when various aspects of the present invention related to.These devices can comprise audio player, video player, monitor etc.
Fig. 5 shows the exploded view of example electronic device 100, and exemplary electronic device 100 comprises shell 120 and touch sensor module 140.Touch sensor module 140 comprises touch panel 160.According to various aspects, for example, touch panel 160 can comprise metal forming or the printed circuit board (PCB) with metal forming.Metal forming or the printed circuit board (PCB) with metal forming can be used as electrode.Touch panel 160 is installed to touch sensor module 140, and is installed in the shell 120.Metal forming or the printed circuit board (PCB) with metal forming touch panel 160 can be easy to form each desired size and shape.According to these aspects, touch panel 160 can comprise one or more sides touch controller 162.One or more sides touch controller 162 can comprise metal forming or the printed circuit board (PCB) with metal forming.
With reference to Fig. 6 A and 6B, show the exemplary vertical view and the side cross-sectional, view of touching quick capacitance sensor 200 of various aspects according to the present invention.Fig. 6 A and 6B show and touch quick capacitance sensor 200, touch quick capacitance sensor 200 and comprise the metal forming touch sensor panel 160 that links with ground wire 202.Ground wire can comprise printed circuit board (PCB) or plastics 204 and ground plate 206.Shown in Fig. 6 B, metal forming touch sensor panel 160 can be separated and coupled by hard contact or spring 244 and ground wire 202.Permission capacitive electric field 260 leaks into the zone on proximity transducer panel 160 and the ground wire 202.When the user will point near regional on the capacitance sensor 200, electric field 260 was disturbed, makes resulting electric capacity change.Time meter 100 can comprise microcontroller (MCU) 500 (Fig. 5), and it is ordered the electric capacity of monitoring capacitance sensor to change, thereby determines that when transducer 200 is by finger touch.Microcontroller 500 can comprise, can be programmed any electronic circuit that is used for special duty.
With reference to Fig. 7, show the exploded view of the exemplary touch sensor module 140 of various aspects according to the present invention.Module 140 can comprise the one or more touch sensor panels 160 that are positioned at top layer.As mentioned above, for example, touch sensor panel 160 can comprise transparent plastic or the printed circuit board (PCB) that is coated with electrode on it.Each touch sensor panel 160 all can limit touch sensor zone 300.Each touch sensor zone 300 all can comprise touches quick capacitance sensor, such as the sensor 200.Each transducer 200 all can comprise spring or hard contact 244 and ground wire 202.
In operation, the user is placed on finger near the zone on one or more touch sensors zone 300.Each regional electric field 260 of placing finger is disturbed, makes the resulting electric capacity in this zone change.The change of the electric capacity in microcontroller 500 monitoring touch sensor zones 300, thus determine when finger has touched one or more sensor regions 300.According to some aspect, can order MCU 500 that the touch in each zone 300 is interpreted as single button and be pressed.According to various aspects, can order MCU 500 will be interpreted as providing the matrix of rolling function to a plurality of touches of regional 300.
With reference to Fig. 8 A-8D, show each touch sensor panel of the exemplary configurations with sensor region of various aspects according to the present invention.Fig. 8 A shows the circular equipment 810 that is roughly that has roughly by the touch sensor panel 160 of circular arrangement, the push-botton operation that 300, four touch sensor zones 300, four touch sensor zones can be used as four buttons that separate and/or provide clockwise circumference rolling and/or counterclockwise circumference to roll is provided touch sensor panel 160.Fig. 8 B shows the rectangular equipment 810 that is roughly that has roughly by the touch sensor panel 160 of linear array, touch sensor panel 160 defines four touch sensor zones 300, touch sensor zone 300 can be used as four buttons that separate and/or provide such as up and down or about the push-botton operation that rolls of two-way linear rolling.Fig. 8 C and 8D show the equipment that is roughly rectangle 820,830 with side touch sensor panel 160, touch sensor panel 160 defines touch sensor zone 300, touch sensor zone 300 can be used as button separately and/or provide such as up and down or about the push-botton operation that rolls of two-way linear rolling.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that and to carry out various changes and distortion to equipment of the present invention, touch sensor and method without departing from the scope of the invention.Consider that from specification of the present invention disclosed herein and practice other embodiments of the invention are tangible for a person skilled in the art.Specification and example only are considered to exemplary at this in the present invention.
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1. touch sensor module that is used for equipment comprises:
Touch sensor panel comprises a plurality of electrodes;
A plurality of sensor regions on the described touch sensor panel, each sensor region all have by the electric field that ground wire limited around described a plurality of electrodes and the described a plurality of electrode; And
Processor, it is configured to monitor described electric field, and when the electric field relevant with the sensor region of described touch sensor panel is changed, determines that described zone is touched.
2. touch sensor module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described touch sensor panel comprises at least one in metal forming, printed circuit board (PCB) and the plastics.
3. touch sensor module as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described plastics comprise transparent plastic.
4. touch sensor module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described touch sensor panel comprises the metal forming that separates with printed circuit board (PCB).
5. touch sensor module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described touch sensor panel is couple to described printed circuit board (PCB) by one of hard contact and spring.
6. touch sensor module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described processor is ordered to be determined the touch of sensor region is comprised that single button is pressed.
7. touch sensor module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described processor is ordered to be determined the touch of a plurality of sensor regions is comprised rolling function.
8. a time meter comprises touch sensor module as claimed in claim 1.
9. a manufacturing is used for the method for the touch sensor panel of equipment, comprising:
A plurality of electrodes are plated on the touch sensor panel, and to limit a plurality of sensor regions on described touch sensor panel, each sensor region all has by the electric field that ground wire limited around described a plurality of electrodes and the described a plurality of electrode; And
Command processor is monitored described electric field; And
When the electric field relevant with the sensor region of described touch sensor panel is changed, order described processor to determine that described zone is touched.
10. method as claimed in claim 9 also comprises: order described processor to determine the touch of sensor region is comprised that single button is pressed, and determine the touch of a plurality of sensor regions is comprised rolling function.
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