CN201741098U - Key module and portable electronic device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a key module and a portable electronic device and aims at providing the key module. The key module comprises a touch-control assembly, a plurality of direction keys and a control assembly, wherein the touch-control assembly is provided with a touch-control surface used for contacting an object, and when the object comes in contact with the touch-control assembly, the touch-control assembly generates a contact signal according to the contact of the object. The plurality of direction keys are circularly arranged around the touch-control assembly. The control assembly is respectively and electrically connected with the touch-control assembly and the direction keys so as to receive the contact signal from the touch-control assembly and then judge the position, frequency or the time duration of the object coming in contact with the touch-control assembly according to the touch signal.
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[technical field]
The utility model is about a kind of key-press module and have the portable electron device of this key-press module, and especially, the utility model is about a kind of portable electron device that has the key-press module of touch controllable function and have this key-press module.
[background technology]
Social now, people generally have the electronic product of at least one hand-held (portable), for example: mobile phone, individual action assistant, digital camera etc.In order to help the communication of people and electronic product, also various input media is applied in this electronic product, for example: miniature keyboard, button or Touch Screen etc.
With present common on the market touch-control mobile phone is example, and the user can utilize pointer or the utilization finger tip directly clicks the every function that is shown on the screen, and the pressing keys that need not see through is repeatedly chosen, and goes up suitable facility in using.Yet because the screen of mobile phone is less; in order to relative also smaller and more exquisite of the functional graphic (or textBox) of Presentation Function; when the user used finger tip to click a function, finger tip takes place in regular meeting put simultaneously and chooses multinomial functional graphic, and mobile phone also thereby carry out non-user and want the function carried out.In addition, also must usually do the action of correction, just can guarantee the correct running of Touch Screen.When even if the user uses pointer to come point selection function, though because the contact area of touch-control nib and Touch Screen is less, make the correctness height next of point selection function with respect to finger tip, but the user must hold the touch-control mobile phone on the other hand, another is holding pointer, and is very not convenient for using upward.
Yet, if when only utilizing physical button to come the hand-held electronic product of operating handset and so on, just like preceding described, see through the button of pushing repeatedly on the mobile phone often, choose or carry out required function by this, though choose higher that the correctness of function comes compared to Touch Screen, need to expend the more time.
[utility model content]
Therefore, a purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of novel key-press module to solve the problem in the prior art.
Key-press module of the present utility model comprises touch control component, a plurality of directionkeys, and Control Component.Touch control component has touch surface, and in order to contact with object, when object contact touch control component, touch control component produces the contact signal according to the contact of object.And a plurality of directionkeys around be arranged at touch control component around.Control Component then electrically connects with touch control component and directionkeys respectively, and Control Component receives the contact signal from touch control component, and judges position, number of times or the duration of object contact touch surface according to the contact signal.
Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of portable electron device, to solve the problem in the prior art.
Portable electron device of the present utility model comprises housing and key-press module.Key-press module comprises touch control component, a plurality of directionkeys, and Control Component.Touch control component is arranged on the housing and has touch surface, and touch surface is in order to contacting with object, and when object contact touch surface, touch control component produces the contact signal according to the contact of object.And a plurality of directionkeys are positioned at also exposing for housing of touch control component on every side around being arranged on the housing.Control Component is arranged in the housing and electrically connects with touch control component and a plurality of directionkeys respectively, and Control Component receives the contact signal from touch control component, and can judge position, number of times or the duration of object contact touch surface according to the contact signal.In addition, Control Component can further become numerical data with described position, number of times or duration data-switching.
Comprehensive, the benefit of key-press module of the present utility model and portable electron device is to possess a plurality of directionkeys and touch control component, the user can see through the function that these a plurality of directionkeys and touch control component are carried out portable electron device, and compared to prior art, key-press module of the present utility model not only possesses the advantage that directionkeys can accurately be chosen the functional graphic (textBox) of desire execution, the user can also see through the touch control component in the object contact key-press module, and then the operation portable electron device, it possesses the advantage of button and touch-control simultaneously.
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The key-press module that Figure 1A is illustrated according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model.
Figure 1B is according to key-press module that another specific embodiment of the present utility model illustrated.
Fig. 1 C is according to key-press module that another specific embodiment of the present utility model illustrated.
The portable electron device that Fig. 2 A is illustrated according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 B illustrates the portable electron device of Fig. 2 A with picture.
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The utility model provides a kind of key-press module, and the portable electron device that uses this key-press module.
See also Figure 1A, the key-press module 1 that Figure 1A is illustrated according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model.Shown in Figure 1A, key-press module 1 of the present utility model comprises touch control component 10, a plurality of directionkeys 12, and Control Component (not being illustrated among the figure).Touch control component 10 has touch surface 100 for object (as: finger tip) touch surface 100 contacts therewith.Wherein, a plurality of directionkeys 12 around ground be arranged at touch control component 10 around, it lays respectively at right-hand, left, top and the below of touch control component 10.Control Component then electrically connects with touch control component 10 and a plurality of directionkeys 12 respectively.In addition, key-press module 1 also comprises the block switch (not being illustrated among the figure) that is arranged at touch control component 10 rears.
On the Yu Shizuo, touch control component 10 can comprise a plurality of capacitance type sensings unit (not being plotted among the figure), a plurality of resistance-type sensing cell (not being plotted among the figure) or both combinations, in order to sensed object.When object touches the touch surface 100 of touch control component 10, sensing component in the touch control component 10 can be according to the contact condition of object and touch surface 100, produce corresponding contact signal, and will contact signal from touch control component 10, and judge position, number of times or the duration of the touch surface 100 of object contact touch control component 10 according to the contact signal with the Control Component of touch control component 10 electric connections.
For instance: if sensing cell is the capacitance type sensing unit, then sensing cell also comprises a plurality of electrodes, because human body is conductor, when the user sees through the touch surface 100 of finger tip contact touch control component 10, will takes away the electric charge of part and then change the current value of sensing cell zones of different.At this moment, sensing component has produced the contact signal that comprises these different current value information, and is sent in the Control Component that electrically connects with touch control component 10.Control Component goes out position, the number of times that finger tip (conductive object) contacts touch surface 100 according to the change calculations of zones of different current value, and the time that continues, and these data-switching are become numerical data.
If sensing cell is the resistance-type sensing cell, when the user sees through the touch surface 100 of finger tip (or other object) contact touch control component 10, to change the magnitude of voltage of sensing cell, and corresponding generation contact signal, the contact signal is sent to the Control Component that is electrically connected with touch control component 10.Control Component goes out position, the number of times that finger tip (object) contacts touch surface 100 according to the change calculations of voltage, and the time that continues, and these data-switching are become numerical data.Certainly sensing cell is not defined as capacitance type sensing unit or resistance-type sensing cell, and it also can be infrared-type sensing cell, optical sensing unit, fluctuation formula sensing cell etc.On the other hand, when object started the block switch that is positioned at thereafter the side via contact touch control component 10, according to the number of times that switch is activated, block switch can the corresponding different switch signal of generation, and the switch signal that is produced also is sent in the Control Component.In addition, when seeing through object or finger tip and push a plurality of directionkeys 12, also generation signal that can be corresponding and being sent in the Control Component.
In practical application, key-press module 1 of the present utility model is not limited to the shape shown in Figure 1A, and its outward appearance also can be various geometric figure.See also Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C, Figure 1B is according to the key-press module 3 that another specific embodiment of the present utility model illustrated, and Fig. 1 C is according to key-press module 5 that another specific embodiment of the present utility model illustrated.Shown in Figure 1B, key-press module 3 comprises touch control component 30, a plurality of directionkeys 32, Control Component (not being plotted among the figure), and block switch (not being plotted among the figure).Wherein, touch control component 30 also comprises touch surface 300 for the object contact.Shown in Fig. 1 C, key-press module 5 comprises touch control component 50, a plurality of directionkeys 52, Control Component (not being plotted among the figure), and block switch (not being plotted among the figure), and wherein, touch control component 50 also comprises touch surface 500, for the object contact.Its function of the key-press module of Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C is identical with the key-press module 1 shown in Figure 1A, difference to some extent in appearance only, and its detailed explanation please see above.
Another purpose of the present utility model sees also Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B for a kind of portable electron device is provided.Fig. 2 A illustrates the portable electron device 7 that is illustrated according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model, and Fig. 2 B illustrates the portable electron device 7 of Fig. 2 A with picture.Shown in Fig. 2 A, portable electron device 7 of the present utility model comprises housing 70, screen 72, touch control component 74, a plurality of directionkeys 76, numerical key module 78, and Control Component (not being plotted among the figure) and block switch (not being plotted among the figure).
Control Component is arranged in the housing 70 and electrically connects with touch control component 74, a plurality of directionkeys 76, block switch respectively.When object (as: finger tip, pointer) contacts with touch surface 740, sensing cell in the touch control component 74 is according to the contact condition of object, produce the contact signal, and Control Component receives the contact signal from touch control component 74, and judges position, number of times or the duration of object contact touch surface 740 to carry out default function according to the contact signal.In addition, when seeing through object or finger tip and push a plurality of directionkeys 12, also generation signal that can be corresponding and being sent in the Control Component.And when object contacts with the startup block switch via touch control component 74, according to the number of times that switch is activated, the corresponding different switch signal of generation of block switch meeting, the switch signal that is produced also is sent in the Control Component.
In practical application, portable electron device 7 of the present utility model can be carried out many difference in functionalitys, for example: photograph, news in brief transmission, communication, online or the like ...Choose different functions for the convenience of the users, can show on the screen 72 of portable electron device 7 that the functional graphic of representing difference in functionality or textBox are just like shown in Fig. 2 B.In order to carry out shown function on the screen 72, at first the user can allow objects such as finger tip or pointer slide on the touch surface 740 of touch control component 74, when finger tip is mobile on touch surface 740, the current value or the magnitude of voltage of sensing cell are changed, and corresponding generation contact signal, the contact signal is sent in the Control Component.And Control Component calculates the position of object contact touch surface 740 and the direction of slip according to the contact signal, and control moving of 72 cursors 720 on the screen according to the direction of the position of object contact touch surface 740 and slip, make that cursor 720 moving directions, distance and finger tip or pointer 740 glide direction on touch surface is identical, distance becomes a ratio.Also identical based on cursor 720 moving directions, distance and finger tip or pointer 740 glide direction on touch surface, distance becomes a ratio, and the user is seen through touch surface 740 and comes controlling cursor 720 to move to the functional graphic location of desire execution by this.
In addition, because Control Component except the position that can judge object contact touch surface 740, can also be judged the number of times of object contact touch surface 740, and can carry out different preset functions according to different frequency of exposure.Therefore when cursor 720 moves to the functional graphic location that desire carries out, the user can repeatedly click this functional graphic to carry out a certain function that should the item functional graphic in the short time.For instance, the predetermined condition that starts certain functional graphic can be: to control cursor 720 double when clicking pairing figure of certain function or textBox in the short time when the user sees through touch surface 740, and this function promptly is unlocked.Shown in Fig. 2 B, camera is pointed in the position of cursor 720, and this moment, continuous contacted touch surface 740 twice unlatching camera functions with object as if user's (cursor 720 does not slide) on same position.These supplementary notes be, the condition that starts a certain preset function is not limited to above-mentioned, but also Continuous Contact touch surface 740 3 times.Entry condition can be set by the deviser of user or portable electron device 7.In addition, also can set the local time that is positioned at NOT-function figure or NOT-function square when cursor 720, continuous if the user is on touch surface 740 same positions (not sliding) with object contact touch surface 740 twice, then open a certain specific function, as primary option menu.
The Control Component decapacitation is judged outside the position of object contact touch surface 740, the number of times according to contacting signal, also can judge the duration of object contact touch surface 740.Therefore can set when the time of same position on the object contact touch surface 740 surpasses a predetermined value (as 5 seconds), then carry out a specific preset function by Control Component control portable electron device 7.For instance: shown in Fig. 2 B, camera is pointed in the position of cursor 720, if user's (cursor 720 does not slide) on same position, what continue contacts touch surface 740 with finger tip or object, make that cursor 720 continues click this functional graphic of camera the time, then open the recording function of camera.Certainly carry out the mode of preset function and the project of execution preset function, do not exceed with this example.
The user can also see through a plurality of directionkeys 76 and link up except can linking up through touch control component 74 and portable electron device 7.With Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B is example, the user can push this a plurality of directionkeys 76, different directionkeys 76 can move toward different directions by control cursor 720, the directionkeys 76 that is positioned at touch control component 74 tops can move toward screen 72 tops by control cursor 720, and the left that is positioned at the directionkeys 76 meeting control cursors 720 past screens 72 of touch control component 74 lefts moves, by that analogy.What directionkeys 76 and touch control component 74 were different is, when utilization directionkeys 76 was chosen functional graphic, cursor 720 can move with a certain preset distance, and this distance can be the distance between the congenerous figure neither.With Fig. 2 B is example, cursor 720 these functional graphic of former pointing camera, and when pressing the directionkeys 76 that is positioned at touch control component 74 lefts, cursor 720 can move towards left, directly moves to the call function figure.
When utilizing directionkeys 76 to choose function certainly, also can not need the auxiliary of vernier 720, only need the selected functional graphic of getting is presented with anti-white picture, be selected to allow the user understand this functional graphic.In addition, directionkeys 76 is not limited to and only is used to control moving of cursor 720, also directionkeys 76 can be set at the switch of opening or closing a certain function.For instance, when display frame is standby picture, the user can set when triggering is positioned at the directionkeys 76 of touch control component 74 tops, open other functions such as blue bud device or playing back music, and be the function of closing blue bud device or playing back music when triggering the directionkeys 76 be positioned at touch control component 74 belows, also can set as regulating volume, user's needs are looked in its setting, do not exceed with this example.
In addition, the user also can utilize the block switch that is arranged at touch control component 74 rears to start the default function of portable electron device 7.When the user started block switch, according to the number of times that switch is activated, block switch was understood the corresponding different switch signal of generation, and signal is sent in the Control Component, and Control Component is carried out different preset functions according to received switch signal.For instance: when certain functional graphic that cursor 720 points to, can set the function that continuous startup block switch secondary is promptly carried out the functional graphic representative, start block switch continuously and then move for three times for stopping to carry out.Its design changes according to user's demand, does not exceed with this example.
Comprehensive, key-press module of the present utility model and portable electron device possess a plurality of directionkeys and touch control component, and the user can utilize these a plurality of directionkeys and touch control component to carry out moving of different functions and cursor.Compared to prior art, key-press module of the present utility model not only possesses the advantage that button can accurately click the functional graphic (function square, textBox) of desire execution, and be arranged at the directionkeys of diverse location, and can change the direction of choosing functional graphic, save many operational times.Moreover, the touch control component that the user can also see through in the finger tip contact key-press module is operated, when the user operates portable electron device of the present utility model through finger tip, do not need with other aid (as pointer), the user uses one-handed performance to operate, increased operational convenience, key-press module of the present utility model and portable electron device possess the advantage of button and touch-control simultaneously.
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1. key-press module is characterized in that comprising:
Touch control component has a touch surface, and this touch surface is in order to contact with at least one object, and wherein when this object contacted this touch surface, this touch control component produced the contact signal according to the contact of this object;
A plurality of directionkeys, these directionkeys around be arranged at this touch control component around; And
Control Component electrically connects with this touch control component and this a plurality of directionkeys respectively, and this Control Component receives this contact signal from this touch control component, and can judge position, number of times or the duration that this object contacts this touch surface according to this contact signal.
2. key-press module according to claim 1 is characterized in that this touch control component further comprises sensing cell, and this sensing cell is in order to this object of sensing.
3. key-press module according to claim 2 is characterized in that this sensing cell is capacitance type sensing unit or resistance-type sensing cell.
4. key-press module according to claim 1 is characterized in that these a plurality of directionkeys lay respectively at right-hand, the left of this touch control component, top and below.
5. key-press module according to claim 1 is characterized in that comprising block switch, is arranged at this touch control component rear, and wherein when this object contacted this touch control component and starts this block switch, this block switch produced a switch signal.
6. portable electron device is characterized in that comprising:
Housing;
Key-press module according to claim 1, this touch control component and these a plurality of directionkeys are arranged on this housing, and this Control Component is arranged in this housing.
7. portable electron device according to claim 6 is characterized in that comprising screen, is arranged on this housing, in order to show a picture and cursor.
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