CN216561724U

CN216561724U - Touch pad component and electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN216561724U
Application number: CN202123042500.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 龚雄兵; 姜秋月; 曹井一; 王强
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-06
Filing date: 2021-12-06
Publication date: 2022-05-17
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-06

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a touch pad member and an electronic device. The touch panel component comprises a movable component, and the back of the movable component is provided with a touch switch; the linkage assembly comprises a support and a balance rod, the support is arranged on the back of the movable assembly towards the touch switch, the balance rod comprises a rod body, two first clamping parts connected to the end part of the rod body and a second clamping part connected with the tail end of each first clamping part, the rod body and the second clamping parts are arranged along a first direction, the rod body is rotatably connected relative to the support, the second clamping parts protrude out of the support along the first direction, and the second clamping parts are used for movably connecting shells of the electronic equipment; the bottom plate is arranged towards the back of the movable assembly and covers a part of the linkage assembly, and the bottom plate is used for being connected with a shell of the electronic equipment.

Description

Touch pad component and electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a touch panel component and an electronic device.

Background

Electronic equipment such as notebook computers is developing towards the direction of frivolousization, humanization, high-quality use experience, and the touch pad is regarded as a part that frequently carries out interactive operation with the user, uses and experiences and especially pays close attention to for the user, and the left and right deflection of touch pad is not unified when traditional touch pad is pressed, presses and feels inconsistent, uses and experiences the worsening.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present disclosure provides a touch pad member and an electronic device to solve the disadvantages of the related art.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a touch pad member comprising:

the back of the movable component is provided with a touch switch;

the linkage assembly comprises a support and a balance rod, the support is arranged on the back of the movable assembly towards the touch switch, the balance rod comprises a rod body, two first clamping parts connected to the end part of the rod body and a second clamping part connected with the tail end of each first clamping part, the rod body is rotatably connected with the support, and the second clamping parts are movably connected with a shell of the electronic equipment;

the bottom plate is arranged towards the back of the movable assembly and is used for being connected with a shell of the electronic equipment;

when the movable assembly moves in a second direction relative to the base plate to trigger or release the trigger switch, the rod body is driven to rotate around a first direction relative to the support, the second clamping portion moves relative to the shell, the first direction is the length direction of the balance rod, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

Optionally, the first engaging portion is substantially perpendicular to the rod body, and the second engaging portion and the rod body are both disposed along the first direction.

Optionally, an accommodating part is arranged on one side, close to the bottom plate, of the support, the rod body and the first clamping part are accommodated in the accommodating part, and the rod body can rotate relative to the accommodating part.

Optionally, the accommodating part comprises a first groove body arranged in the first direction and two second groove bodies connected to two ends of the first groove body, the rod body is clamped in the first groove body and can rotate relative to the first groove body, the first clamping part is located in the second groove body, and the second groove body is arranged in the direction basically vertical to the first direction.

Optionally, the movable assembly includes:

the touch switch is arranged on the back surface of the circuit board, the support is arranged on the back surface of the circuit board and comprises a trigger part, and two opposite sides of the trigger part are respectively contacted with the touch switch and the bottom plate;

and the touch cover plate is connected to the front surface of the circuit board.

Optionally, the support includes connecting portion, a plurality of bending connection spare and set up in the first logical groove of connecting portion, connecting portion with the laminating of circuit board, each bending connection spare one end with the inner wall connection of first logical groove, the other end is connected trigger part.

Optionally, the movable assembly further includes:

the reinforcing plate, the reinforcing plate set up in the back of circuit board, the reinforcing plate with the support along the third direction set up side by side in the back of circuit board, the first side of bottom plate border region with the reinforcing plate looks block, the second side border region of bottom plate the support block, first side border region with the second side border region is all followed the first direction sets up, the third direction with the first direction with the second direction is all perpendicular.

Optionally, the reinforcing plate includes a protrusion extending toward the bracket along the third direction, and the bracket includes a groove clamped with the protrusion.

Optionally, the reinforcing plate includes the board main part and set up in the board main part orientation a plurality of bosss of bottom plate one side, it is a plurality of the boss is followed first direction sets up, and is a plurality of the boss orientation the first side edge region of bottom plate sets up, the support orientation the second side edge setting of bottom plate, first side edge region and second side edge region set up relatively.

Optionally, the reinforcing plate includes at least one first card interface, a first clamping piece corresponding to the first card interface is disposed in a first side edge region of the bottom plate, and the first clamping piece is clamped with the first card interface corresponding to the first card interface to limit movement of the reinforcing plate and the bottom plate in the third direction.

Optionally, the reinforcing plate includes at least one second card interface, a second engaging piece corresponding to the second card interface is disposed in a first side edge region of the bottom plate, and the second engaging piece is engaged with the second card interface corresponding to the second card interface in position to limit movement of the reinforcing plate and the bottom plate in the first direction.

Optionally, the reinforcing plate includes at least one first buckle, the bottom plate includes at least one second buckle corresponding to the first buckle, and the first buckle and the second buckle are hooked together along the second direction.

Optionally, the bracket includes a third engaging member, the bottom plate is provided with a fourth engaging member corresponding to the third engaging member, and the fourth engaging member is engaged with the third engaging member to limit the movement of the bracket and the bottom plate in the second direction.

Optionally, the support include connecting portion and set up in the second of connecting portion leads to the groove, connecting portion with the circuit board laminating, the third block spare certainly the inner wall court that the second led to the groove the middle part of second logical groove extends, the third block spare includes spacing step, spacing step with the cooperation of fourth block spare is in it is spacing to the second direction.

Optionally, the third engaging member includes a guide surface formed to be inclined from a side facing the bottom plate toward a side away from the bottom plate.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

a housing including a mounting groove and a mounting portion;

as in any one of the above embodiments, the touch pad component is mounted in the mounting groove, the bottom plate is fixedly connected to the housing, and each mounting portion is movably connected to the corresponding second engaging portion.

Optionally, the installation department includes the spout, the extending direction of spout with first direction is perpendicular, second block portion activity set up in the spout.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

according to the embodiment, no matter the left side or the right side of the front face of the movable assembly is pressed, the displacements of the two sides can be synchronized through the action of the balance rod, so that the strokes of the left side and the right side are the same when the touch pad component is pressed, the same pressing hand feeling is achieved, and the user experience is improved; in addition, the second clamping part of the balance bar is connected with the shell, and the shell has the characteristic of higher rigidity relative to the bottom plate, so that the forming errors of the left side and the right side caused by the deformation of the shell can be reduced, and the problem of deformation or warping of the touch pad component can be slightly improved under the condition of long-term use.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a first angled schematic view of a trackpad member shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a second angular view of the touchpad component of FIG. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the touch pad assembly of fig. 1 mated with a housing of an electronic device.

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the touchpad component of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an assembled view of the movable assembly and the linkage assembly of fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the base plate of fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged schematic view at a in fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a partially enlarged schematic view at B in fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is a partially enlarged schematic view at C in fig. 5.

Fig. 11 is a partially enlarged schematic view at D in fig. 5.

Fig. 12 is a partially enlarged schematic view at E in fig. 5.

Fig. 13 is a partially enlarged schematic view at F in fig. 5.

Fig. 14 is an enlarged partial schematic view at G in fig. 5.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Fig. 1 is a first schematic angle view of a touch pad member 100, fig. 2 is a second schematic angle view of the touch pad member 100 in fig. 1, fig. 3 is a schematic view of the touch pad member 100 in fig. 1 being engaged with a housing 200 of an electronic device, and fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of fig. 3. As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the touch pad member 100 may include a movable element 1, a linkage element, and a base plate 2, wherein the base plate 2 and the movable element 1 may be substantially stacked, and a portion of the linkage element may be disposed between the movable element 1 and the base plate 2. Specifically, the touch switch 11 is disposed on the back of the movable assembly 1, and after the touch pad assembly 100 is assembled in the electronic device, when the touch switch 11 is triggered, the function corresponding to the click operation can be implemented.

As shown in fig. 5-7, the linkage assembly may include a bracket 3 and a balance bar 4, the bracket 3 may be disposed on the back of the movable assembly 1 toward the trigger switch 11, for example, the bracket 3 may be fixed to the movable assembly 1 by adhesion or the bracket 3 may be locked to the movable assembly 1 by a locking member, which is not limited in this disclosure. The balance bar 4 may include a bar body 41, two first engaging portions 42 and two second engaging portions 43, wherein any one of the first engaging portions 42 is connected to a distal end of the bar body 41, the second engaging portion 43 is connected to a distal end of the first engaging portion 42 away from the bar body 41, and the first engaging portions 42 and the second engaging portions 43 are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence. The rod 41 and the second engaging portion 43 are disposed along a first direction, the first engaging portion 42 may be substantially perpendicular to the rod 41, that is, the rod 41 and the second engaging portion 43 are disposed along the X direction, the rod 41 may be rotatably connected to the bracket 3, the second engaging portion 43 may protrude from the bracket 3 along the first direction and extend toward the casing 200 of the electronic device, and the second engaging portion 43 may be movably connected to the casing 200, for example, the second engaging portion 43 and the casing 200 may slide relative to each other while rotating relative to each other. The base plate 2 may be disposed toward the back of the movable assembly 1, and the base plate 2 may cover a portion of the movable assembly 1, for example, the base plate 2 may cover a portion of the bracket 3 and a portion of the balance bar 4, respectively, and the base plate 2 may be fixedly connected to the housing 200, so as to fixedly connect the entire touch pad assembly 100 and the electronic device.

Based on this, after the touch pad assembly 100 is assembled to the electronic device, when the user needs to trigger the touch pad assembly 100 to implement a corresponding function, the user can press the front surface of the movable assembly 1, and through a gap existing between the movable assembly 1 and the bottom plate 2 and near one side of the linkage assembly, the movable assembly 1 can tilt relative to the bottom plate 2, so that the movable assembly 1 can generate displacement in the second direction relative to the bottom plate 2 to generate an acting force acting on the touch switch 11 to trigger the touch switch 11. Moreover, during the process of the movement of the movable assembly 1 relative to the base plate 2, the bracket 3 can be driven to displace in the second direction, and since the second engaging portion 43 of the balance bar 4 is connected to the housing 200, the movement in the second direction is limited, so that the rod body 41 of the balance bar 4 rotates relative to the bracket 3, and the second engaging portion 43 moves relative to the housing 200 to adapt to the movement of the bracket 3.

Based on this, as long as the user presses the movable assembly 1 at a position close to the bracket 3, no matter the user presses the left side or the right side of the front surface of the movable assembly 1, the displacements of the two sides can be synchronized through the action of the balance rod 4, so that the strokes of the left side and the right side are the same when the touchpad component 100 is pressed, the same pressing hand feeling is achieved, and the user experience is improved; further, since the second engaging portion 43 of the stabilizer bar 4 is connected to the housing 200, the housing 200 has a strong rigidity with respect to the base plate 2, so that formation errors on the left and right sides due to deformation of the housing 200 can be reduced, and the problem of deformation or warpage of the touch panel member 100 can be reduced when the touch panel member is used for a long period of time. When the user releases the pressing, the user can reset through the action of the touch switch 11, so that the touch switch 11 is released, and in the process of releasing the touch switch 11, the same stroke can be generated through the action of the balance rod 4; the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the second direction is a stacking direction of the movable element 1 and the base plate 2, i.e., a Z direction shown in fig. 5.

In some alternative embodiments, the bracket 3 may be a flexible plastic bracket 3, a receiving portion is provided at a side of the bracket 3 close to the bottom plate 2, the rod 41 and the first engaging portion 42 may be both received in the receiving portion, and the rod 41 may also rotate relative to the receiving portion. With this arrangement, the rod 41 can be engaged in the accommodating portion by the flexibility of the plastic bracket 3, and the rod 41 can rotate therein. In this embodiment, the support 3 is an elongated support 3, the length direction of the support 3 is set along the first direction X, and the portion of the accommodating portion, which is matched with the rod 41, is an elongated groove. So set up, can make the body of rod 41 set up along first direction X to get up the displacement of movable assembly 1 along first direction both sides, trigger the stroke the same when making the positive left and right sides of movable assembly 1 press, can not produce the deformation when clicking.

The accommodating portion includes a first through groove 37 disposed along the first direction X, and two second through grooves 39 connected to both ends of the first through groove 37, the first through groove 37 may have a length direction disposed along the first direction X, and the second through groove 39 may have a length direction disposed substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The rod 41 is engaged in the first through slot 37 and can rotate relative to the first through slot 37, the first engaging portion 42 is located in the second through slot 39 and protrudes out of the bracket 3, the second engaging portion 43 is connected with the first engaging portion 42, and the second engaging portion 43 extends toward the casing 200 along the first direction X. With such an arrangement, when the movable assembly 1 is pressed, the bracket 3 is driven to rotate together in a direction approaching the bottom plate 2 to trigger the trigger switch 11, at this time, the rod body 41 of the balance bar 4 rotates relative to the first through groove 37, and the second engaging portion 43 moves relative to the second through groove 39. The movable component 1 is loosened, and the movable component 1 and the bracket 3 are driven to rotate together in the direction away from the bottom plate 2 through the reset rotation of the balance rod 4 so as to release the touch switch 11. Furthermore, a plurality of groups of spacing clips 33 arranged at intervals are arranged on the first through groove 37 along the first direction X, the spacing clips 33 are plastic parts with circumambulation, and after the rod body 41 is clamped in the accommodating part by the flexible clamping of the spacing clips 33, the spacing clips 33 can limit the balance rod 4 and prevent the rod body 41 from separating from the first through groove 37.

In the above embodiments, the movable assembly 1 may include the circuit board 12 and the touch cover 13, the touch switch 11 may be disposed on the back surface of the circuit board 12, the bracket 3 may be disposed on the back surface of the circuit board 12 toward the touch switch 11, specifically, the bracket 3 may include the trigger portion 34, one side of the trigger portion 34 may be in contact with the touch switch 11, the other opposite side may be in contact with the bottom plate 2, and the touch cover 13 may be connected to the front surface of the circuit board 12. Based on this, the user can press the touch cover 13, so that the touch cover 13, the circuit board 12 and the bracket 3 move together towards the bottom plate 2, and since the bottom plate 2 is limited by the housing 200 of the electronic device, the bottom plate 2 is in a fixed state, and a force acting on the touch switch 11 is generated through the action of the trigger part 34, so as to trigger the touch switch 11. Specifically, the bracket 3 may further include a connecting portion 35, a plurality of bent connecting members 36, and a first through slot 37 disposed on the connecting portion 35, where the connecting portion 35 may be attached to the back surface of the circuit board 12, for example, the connecting portion 35 may be adhered to the back surface of the circuit board 12, and one end of each bent connecting member 36 is connected to the inner wall of the first through slot 37, and the other end is connected to the triggering portion 34. Based on this, the triggering portion 34 can be suspended in the first through slot 37 by the plurality of curved connectors 36, and the flexibility of the triggering portion 34 is improved by the curved connectors 36.

In the above embodiment, the back surface of the movable member 1 may be the back surface of the circuit board 12 in some cases; in another alternative embodiment, such as the embodiment provided by the present disclosure, the movable assembly 1 may further include a reinforcing plate 14, the reinforcing plate 14 is connected to the back surface of the circuit board 12, the reinforcing plate 14 is arranged along a third direction Y perpendicular to both the first direction X and the second direction Z and side by side with the bracket 3, a first edge region (an upper edge region shown in fig. 7) of the bottom plate 2 along the third direction Y is engaged with the reinforcing plate 14, and a second edge region (a lower edge region shown in fig. 7) of the bottom plate 2 along the third direction Y is engaged with the bracket 3. Wherein the extending direction of the first side edge region and the second side edge region is a first direction X, which may be understood as a length direction of the movable member 1 and a third direction Y may be understood as a width direction of the touch pad 20 in the embodiment shown in fig. 7. The reinforcing plate 14 may be a metal plate, and the rigidity of the whole movable assembly 1 may be improved by the reinforcing plate 14, which is beneficial to reduce the deformation of the movable assembly 1 caused by the action of the touch switch 11. In the present embodiment, the reinforcing plate 14 substantially covers the circuit board 12, and leaves a space in which the bracket 3 can be assembled, thereby protecting the circuit board 12 to the maximum extent.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the reinforcing plate 14 may include a protrusion 141 extending toward the bracket 3 along the third direction, and the bracket 3 may include a groove 30 engaged with the protrusion 141, so that the engagement between the reinforcing plate 14 and the bracket 3 and the stability of the connection between the bracket 3 and the movable assembly 1 can be enhanced by the engagement between the protrusion 141 and the groove 30.

In still other alternative embodiments, the reinforcing plate 14 may include a plate main body 142 and a plurality of bosses 143 provided on a side of the plate main body 142 facing the base plate 2, the plurality of bosses 143 being arranged side by side in the first direction Y, and the plurality of bosses 143 being provided toward a first side edge region of the base plate 2, and the bracket 3 being provided toward a second side edge region of the base plate 2, the plurality of bosses 143 may be in contact with the base plate 2. Because of this, since the first side edge region of the base plate 2 is in contact with the plurality of bosses 143, since the bosses 143 have a certain height, a certain gap may exist between the second side edge region of the base plate 2 and the bracket 3, and a small angle of relative rotation may be generated between the base plate 2 and the movable assembly 1, the rotation axis being as shown in fig. 6. When the touch cover 13 is pressed, the movable assembly 1 rotates along the rotation axis, so as to generate displacement in the second direction relative to the bottom plate 2, because the movement of the balance bar 4 in the second direction is limited by the housing 200 of the electronic device, the rod body 41 of the balance bar 4 rotates relatively in the first slot body 31, the first clamping portion 42 generates displacement in the second direction relative to the second slot body 32, the second clamping portion 43 moves relative to the housing 200, and the trigger is completed after the touch switch 11 reaches the set stroke. No matter the right side or the left side of touch cover plate 13 front is pressed to the point, can link the displacement of both sides through balancing pole 4 for touch cover plate 13 triggers the stroke when pressing from left to right the same, can not produce the deformation when pressing from left to right, and the point is pressed to feel unanimous about, and can not be long and hard, and the point is pressed lightly, and the feedback is clear.

In the following embodiments, the connections between the bottom plate 2 and the reinforcing plate 14 and between the bottom plate 2 and the bracket 3 will be exemplified.

In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 9 and 10, the stiffener 14 may include a first clip interface 144 disposed on the plate body 142, and the first side edge region of the bottom plate 2 may be provided with a first clip 21 corresponding to the first clip interface 144, and the first clip 21 is engaged with the first clip interface 144 corresponding to the first clip interface, so as to limit the movement of the stiffener 14 and the bottom plate 2 in the third direction Y. For example, the first engaging member 21 may include a first bending rib bent toward the reinforcing plate 14, and opposite sides of the first bending rib along the third direction Y are respectively abutted against the first engaging opening 144, so as to limit the reinforcing plate 14 and the bottom plate 2 in the third direction Y.

In still other alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 9 and 10, the reinforcing plate 14 may further include a first catch 145 disposed on the plate body 142, the bottom plate 2 may include a second catch 22 corresponding to the position of the first catch 145, and the first catch 145 and the second catch 22 may be hooked along the second direction Z, so as to limit the relative movement between the reinforcing plate 14 and the bottom plate 2 in the second direction Z. Specifically, the first buckle 145 may be a second bending rib formed by extending the reinforcing plate 14 toward the base plate 2, and the second buckle 22 may be a third bending rib formed by extending the base plate 2 toward the reinforcing plate 14, and the third bending rib and the second bending rib are engaged in the third direction Z to limit the relative movement between the base plate 2 and the reinforcing plate 14 in the third direction.

In still other alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 11 and 12, the reinforcing plate 14 includes a second card interface 146 disposed on the plate main body 142, and the first side edge region of the bottom plate 2 is provided with a second engaging member 23 corresponding to the position of the second card interface 146, and the second engaging member 23 can engage with the second card interface 146, so as to limit the relative movement between the reinforcing plate 14 and the bottom plate 2 in the first direction X. For example, the second engaging member 23 may include a fourth bending rib, and opposite sides of the fourth bending rib along the first direction X may respectively abut against the second clamping interface 146, so as to limit the relative movement of the bottom plate 2 and the reinforcing plate 14 in the first direction X. Of course, in order to enhance the stability of the connection between the reinforcing plate 14 and the bottom plate 2, a clamping member clamped with the second clamping member 23 may further extend from the second clamping interface 146, and the hooking between the clamping member and the second clamping member 23 may limit the movement of the bottom plate 2 and the reinforcing plate 14 in the second direction Z.

In the above embodiment, the number of the first card interfaces 144 and the first engaging members 21 that are engaged with each other may be one or more, and when there are multiple sets of the engaged first card interfaces 144 and the first engaging members 21, the multiple sets of the engaged first card interfaces 144 and the engaged first engaging members 21 may be arranged along the first direction X; similarly, the number of the second card interface 146 and the second engaging member 23 that are engaged with each other may be one or multiple sets, and when there are multiple sets of the second card interface 146 and the second engaging member 23 that are engaged with each other, the multiple sets of the second card interface 146 and the second engaging member 23 that are engaged with each other may be arranged along the first direction; similarly, the number of the first hooks 145 and the first hooks 145 engaged with each other may be one or more sets, and when there are a plurality of sets of the engaged first hooks 145 and the first hooks 145, the plurality of sets of the engaged first hooks 145 and the first hooks 145 may be arranged in the first direction. Specifically, the reinforcing plate 14 and the bottom plate 2 may be both made of flexible metal plates, and the above structures are matched with each other by certain deformation during assembly.

Regarding the connection manner between the bracket 3 and the base plate 2, referring to fig. 13 and 14, in some alternative embodiments, the bracket 3 may include a third engaging member 38, and the base plate 2 is provided with a fourth engaging member 24 corresponding to the position of the third engaging member 38, and the fourth engaging member 24 may engage with the third engaging member 38, so as to limit the relative movement between the bracket 3 and the base plate 2 in the second direction Z. Specifically, the bracket 3 may further include a second through groove 39 disposed on the connecting portion 35, the third engaging member 38 may extend from an inner wall of the second through groove 39 toward a middle portion of the second through groove 39, the third engaging member 38 includes a limiting step 381, during the assembly process of the base plate 2, the fourth engaging member 24 may slide into the limiting step 381 through deformation, and the limiting step 381 and the fourth engaging member 24 are matched with each other in the second direction Z to limit the relative movement between the base plate 2 and the bracket 3. Further, the third engaging member 38 may further include a guiding surface 382 formed by inclining from a side facing the bottom plate 2 to a side away from the bottom plate 2, and when the bottom plate 2 is assembled, the fourth engaging member 24 may slide into the limiting step 381 along the guiding surface 382, so as to reduce the amount of deformation of the fourth engaging member 24 and reduce the probability of irreversible deformation of the fourth engaging member 24 during the assembly process of the fourth engaging member 24.

Based on the structure of the touch pad member 100 provided by the present disclosure, the present disclosure also provides an electronic device, a housing 200 of which may include a mounting groove (not shown) to which the touch pad member 100 may be assembled and a mounting portion 201 to which the base plate 2 may be fixedly connected with the housing 200, each mounting portion 201 may be movably connected with the second engaging portion 43 of the balance bar 4. For example, the mounting portion 201 may include a sliding groove 2011, an extending direction of the sliding groove 2011 is perpendicular to the first direction, and the second engaging portion 43 may penetrate through the sliding groove 2011 along the first direction and be movably disposed in the sliding groove 2011. Therefore, when the movable assembly 1 is clicked, the second engaging portion 43 can slide in the sliding groove 2011 along the extending direction of the sliding groove 2011 and can rotate relative to the sliding groove 2011, so that the touch pad component 100 cannot realize the clicking function as a whole due to the fact that the balance bar 4 is locked by movement.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A touchpad component, comprising:

the back of the movable component is provided with a touch switch;

2. The trackpad member of claim 1, wherein the first engaging portion is substantially perpendicular to the shaft, and the second engaging portion and the shaft are both disposed along the first direction.

3. The touchpad component of claim 1, wherein a receiving portion is disposed on a side of the bracket adjacent to the base plate, the lever and the first engaging portion are both received in the receiving portion, and the lever is capable of rotating relative to the receiving portion.

4. The touchpad component as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receiving portion comprises a first slot disposed along the first direction and two second slots connected to two ends of the first slot, the lever is engaged with the first slot and can rotate relative to the first slot, the first engaging portion is disposed in the second slot, and the second slot is disposed along a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

5. The trackpad member of claim 1, wherein the movable assembly comprises:

6. The touchpad component of claim 5, wherein the bracket comprises a connecting portion, a plurality of flex connectors, and a first through slot disposed in the connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion is attached to the circuit board, and wherein one end of each flex connector is connected to an inner wall of the first through slot and the other end is connected to the trigger portion.

7. The trackpad member of claim 5, wherein the movable assembly further comprises:

8. The trackpad member of claim 7, wherein the stiffener includes a protrusion extending in a third direction toward the bracket, and the bracket includes a groove that engages the protrusion.

9. The trackpad member of claim 7, wherein the stiffener includes a plate body and a plurality of bosses provided on a side of the plate body facing the base plate, the plurality of bosses being provided along the first direction, the plurality of bosses being provided toward a first side edge region of the base plate, the bracket being provided toward a second side edge of the base plate, the first side edge region and the second side edge region being disposed opposite to each other.

10. The touchpad component as claimed in claim 7, wherein the stiffener includes at least a first snap interface, and a first engaging member is disposed at a first side edge region of the base plate and engages with the first snap interface to restrict movement of the stiffener and the base plate in the third direction.

11. The touchpad component of claim 7 wherein the stiffener includes at least a second card interface, and wherein the first side edge region of the base plate has a second engaging member corresponding to the second card interface, and the second engaging member engages with the second card interface to restrict movement of the stiffener and the base plate in the first direction.

12. The trackpad member of claim 7, wherein the stiffener includes at least one first tab and the base includes at least one second tab corresponding to the first tab, the first tab and the second tab being engaged in the second direction.

13. The trackpad member of claim 7, wherein the carriage includes a third engaging member, and the base plate has a fourth engaging member corresponding to the third engaging member, the fourth engaging member engaging with the third engaging member to restrict movement of the carriage and the base plate in the second direction.

14. The trackpad member of claim 13, wherein the bracket comprises a connecting portion and a second through slot disposed in the connecting portion, the connecting portion is attached to the circuit board, the third engaging member extends from an inner wall of the second through slot toward a middle of the second through slot, the third engaging member comprises a limiting step, and the limiting step and the fourth engaging member are engaged to limit in the second direction.

15. The trackpad member of claim 14, wherein the third engagement member includes a guide surface formed to be inclined from a side facing the base plate to a side away from the base plate.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a mounting groove and a mounting portion;

the trackpad member of any one of claims 1-15, wherein the trackpad member is mounted to the mounting groove, the base plate is fixedly coupled to the housing, and each mounting portion is movably coupled to the corresponding second engaging portion.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the mounting portion includes a sliding groove, an extending direction of the sliding groove is perpendicular to the first direction, and the second engaging portion is movably disposed on the sliding groove.