TWI779905B - touch module - Google Patents

Abstract

A touch module includes a touch panel, a plurality of fixed units and a panel. Each fixing unit includes a touch fixing bracket and a panel fixing bracket detachably connected to the touch fixing bracket. The touch fixing bracket has a mounting section with a mounting hole. The panel fixing bracket has a pressing section passing through the mounting hole. The pressing section has a base plate and an elastic part bent and extended from the base plate and whose end abuts against the installation section. The elastic part can be elastically deformed to pass through the installation hole. The panel is limited between the touch panel and the mounting section and the substrate portion of the fixing units. Since the present invention fixes the panel to the touchpad without using screws, the distance between the outer periphery of the panel and the outer periphery of the touchpad can be effectively reduced, thereby achieving the effect of increasing the screen-to-body ratio.

Description

Touch Module

The present invention relates to a touch module, in particular to a touch module applied to a narrow frame.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional touch module 1 includes a touch glass 11, a middle frame 12 bonded to the touch glass 11, a liquid crystal screen 13, and a plurality of touch screens fixed on the touch glass 11 by screws 15. The metal bracket 14 of the middle frame 12. Since the metal brackets 14 are laterally fixed to the middle frame 12 through the screws 15, the length of the aforementioned screws 15 will increase the distance between the outer periphery of the touch glass 11 and the outer periphery of the liquid crystal screen 13, which cannot satisfy the existing requirements. Narrow bezel architecture.

It should be added that if the aforementioned screw 15 is longitudinally fixed to the middle frame 12, the width of the head of the aforementioned screw 15 will also increase the distance between the outer periphery of the touch glass 11 and the outer periphery of the liquid crystal screen 13, and the same It cannot satisfy the existing narrow frame architecture.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a touch module with improved screen-to-body ratio.

Therefore, in some implementation aspects of the present invention, the touch module includes a touch panel, a plurality of fixing units, and a panel.

The touch panel extends along a horizontal direction.

The fixing units are connected to the touch panel. Each fixing unit includes a touch fixing bracket, and a panel fixing bracket detachably connected to the touch fixing bracket. The touch fixing bracket is connected to the touch panel, and has a mounting section extending along a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction and having a mounting hole. The panel fixing bracket has a positioning section leaning against the installation section, and a pressing section vertically connected to the positioning section and passing through the installation hole. The pressing section has a base plate portion, and an elastic piece portion bent and extended from the base plate portion and end abutted against the installation section. The elastic part can be elastically deformed to pass through the installation hole.

The panel is limited between the touch panel and the mounting section and the substrate portion of the fixing units.

In some implementation aspects, each of the touch fixing brackets also has a connecting section vertically connected to the mounting section and connected to the touch panel.

In some implementation aspects, the connecting segment is glued to the touch panel.

In some embodiments, the mounting section of the touch fixing bracket also has an alignment hole spaced from the mounting hole, and the panel fixing bracket also has a The alignment section of the alignment hole of the corresponding touch fixing bracket.

In some implementation aspects, each pressing section further has a U-shaped groove formed on the base plate portion and surrounding the elastic piece portion.

In some implementation aspects, the elastic part and the substrate part form an included angle, and when the elastic part is not deformed, the included angle is between 1 degree and 15 degrees.

In some embodiments, the panel fixing bracket is made of one of metal, plastic and wood.

The present invention has at least the following effects: by setting the pressing section, the elastic part can be elastically deformed to pass through the installation hole, and after passing through the installation hole, the end abuts against the installation section, so that the panel can be prevented from fixing the bracket Detach from the touch fixing bracket, and make the panel limited between the touch panel and the mounting section of the fixing units and the substrate part, because the present invention fixes the panel to the touch panel in a screw-free manner The panel can effectively reduce the distance between the outer periphery of the panel and the outer periphery of the touch panel, thereby achieving the effect of increasing the screen-to-body ratio.

1: Touch module

11: Touch glass

12: Middle frame

13:LCD screen

14: Metal bracket

15: screw

2: Touchpad

21: Long side

22: short side

3: fixed unit

31: Touch fixed bracket

311: connection segment

312: Installation section

313: Mounting hole

314: alignment hole

315: notch

32:Panel fixing bracket

321: positioning segment

322: Compression section

323: substrate part

324: shrapnel department

325: Groove

326: Counterpoint segment

4: panel

X1: the first direction

X2: the second direction

X3: the third direction

θ: included angle

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional touch module; FIG. 2 is an implementation of the touch module of the present invention The three-dimensional view of example; Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view of this embodiment; Fig. 4 ~ Fig. 6 each is the incomplete enlarged partial exploded view of this embodiment; Fig. 7 is the sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is the sectional view similar to Fig. 7, illustrates this embodiment An elastic part of the example is deformed to pass through a mounting hole; and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the touch module of the present invention includes a touch panel 2 , a plurality of fixing units 3 , and a panel 4 .

Before the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail, a first direction X1 , a second direction X2 and a third direction X3 perpendicular to each other are defined, wherein the third direction X3 is parallel to the vertical direction. In addition, the horizontal direction referred to below refers to the first direction X1 or the second direction X2.

The touch panel 2 extends along a plane defined by the first direction X1 and the second direction X2, and has two long sides 21 extending along the first direction X1 and spaced from each other along the second direction X2, and two short side portions 22 connected to the long side portions 21 and extending along the second direction X2.

The fixing units 3 are connected to the touch panel 2 . In this embodiment, the number of the fixing units 3 is ten, each short side 22 and one of the long side 21 are provided with two of the fixing units 3, and the other long side 21 is provided with four of the fixing units 3 Fixed unit 3. the fixed The quantity and setting positions of the fixed units 3 are not limited to the foregoing.

Each fixing unit 3 includes a touch fixing bracket 31 and a panel fixing bracket 32 detachably connected to the touch fixing bracket 31 .

The touch fixing bracket 31 is connected to the touch panel 2 and has a connecting section 311 connected to the touch panel 2 , and a mounting section 312 vertically connected to the connecting section 311 and extending in the third direction X3 .

The mounting section 312 has a mounting hole 313 . In detail, the installation hole 313 of the fixing unit 3 corresponding to the long side 21 extends along the first direction X1, and the installation hole 313 of the fixing unit 3 corresponding to the short side 22 extends along the second direction X1. The direction X2 extends.

The panel fixing bracket 32 has a positioning section 321 leaning against the mounting section 312 , and a pressing section 322 vertically connected to the positioning section 321 and passing through the mounting hole 313 .

The pressing section 322 has a base portion 323 , and two elastic pieces 324 extending from the base portion 323 and abutting against the mounting section 312 .

Each elastic part 324 is elastically deformable to pass through the installation hole 313 .

It should be noted that the number of the elastic parts 324 of the pressing section 322 is not limited to two. Specifically, the pressing section 322 also has two U-shaped grooves 325 formed on the base portion 323 and respectively corresponding to the elastic pieces 324 . One of the forming methods of the elastic parts 324 is to form the grooves 325 before the base part 323, and then apply The force acts on the elastic pieces 324 surrounded by the grooves 325 , so that the elastic pieces 324 are bent to form an angle θ with the base plate 323 .

In this embodiment, when each elastic part is not bent, the included angle θ ranges from 1 degree to 15 degrees.

In this embodiment, the material of each panel fixing bracket 32 is metal. In other variations of this embodiment, the material of each panel fixing bracket 32 can also be plastic or wood, or other elastic The elastic parts 324 are made of deformable material.

Referring to FIG. 4 , when the user wants to install the touch module, the connecting section 311 of the touch fixing brackets 31 is glued to the touch panel 2, and then the panel 4 is positioned on the touch panel 2. There are 31 fixed brackets, as shown in Figure 5.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6-8 , after aligning the pressing section 322 of one of the panel fixing brackets 32 with the installation hole 313, press the elastic parts 324 of the pressing section 322 along the third direction X3 and make deformation, so that the angle θ of these elastic pieces 324 is reduced, and can pass through the corresponding installation hole 313 along the second direction X2 as shown in Figure 8, and then repeat the above actions until each panel fixing bracket 32 is installed on the corresponding The touch fixing bracket 31, and the end of the elastic part 324 of each panel fixing bracket 32 abuts against the installation section 312, and the installation is completed. At this time, since the end of the elastic part 324 of each panel fixing bracket 32 abuts against the installation section 312, each panel fixing bracket 32 will not disengage from the corresponding touch fixing bracket outward along the second direction X2. 31. As for the panel 4, it will The touch panel 2 is limited between the base plate portion 323 of the panel fixing brackets 32 and the installation section 312 of the touch fixing brackets 31 . In this way, since the present invention fixes the panel 4 to the touch panel 2 without using screws, the screen-to-body ratio can be improved. The above only exemplifies the installation method of the panel fixing bracket 32 located at the long side portion 21 , and those in the know can understand the installation method of the panel fixing bracket 32 located at the short side portion 22 according to the above details, so no further description is given here.

In addition, it is supplemented that since the elastic parts 324 of the panel fixing brackets 32 of the fixing units 3 are exposed on the panel 4, the elastic parts 324 of any one of the panel fixing brackets 32 can be pressed to make the The elastic part 324 goes away from the panel 4 and passes through the corresponding installation hole 313 , that is, the panel fixing bracket 32 can be detached from the corresponding touch fixing bracket 31 . In this way, when the panel 4 needs to be replaced, each panel fixing bracket 32 can be detached from the corresponding touch fixing bracket 31 through the aforementioned method, and the old panel 4 can be detached from the touch fixing brackets 31 , and then install the new panel 4 through the aforementioned method. Therefore, the present invention also has the effect of facilitating maintenance.

Referring to FIG. 9, it is supplemented that, in this embodiment, the installation section 312 of each touch fixing bracket 31 also has an alignment hole 314 spaced from the installation hole 313, and an alignment hole 314 formed opposite to the connection The notch 315 on one side of the segment 311 , the panel fixing bracket 32 also has two alignment segments 326 extending from the positioning segment 321 and spaced apart from each other. One of the pair of alignment segments 326 passes through the alignment hole 314 of the corresponding touch fixing bracket 31 along the horizontal direction (in FIG. 9 along the second direction X2), and the other alignment segment 326 abuts against The notch 315 of the corresponding touch fixing bracket 31 can limit the shaking of each panel fixing bracket 32 relative to the corresponding touch fixing bracket 31 . In this way, when each panel fixing bracket 32 is installed on the corresponding touch fixing bracket 31, in addition to abutting against the installation section 312 through the aforementioned elastic part 324 to prevent detachment, through the alignment sections 326 and the pair The design of the positioning hole 314 and the notch 315 further enhances the combination of the touch fixing brackets 31 and the corresponding panel fixing brackets 32 .

In summary, the touch module of the present invention can elastically deform through the mounting hole 313 through the elastic part 324, and after passing through the mounting hole 313, the end of the touch module abuts against the mounting section 312, thereby making the panel 4 The panel 4 is fixed on the touch panel 2 without using screws, so that the touch panel 2 and the mounting section 312 of the fixing units 3 and the base plate 323 are limited, so that the present invention can be achieved. purpose.

But what is described above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

2: Touchpad

21: Long side

3: fixed unit

31: Touch fixed bracket

311: connection segment

312: Installation section

313: Mounting hole

314: alignment hole

315: notch

32:Panel fixing bracket

321: positioning segment

322: Compression section

323: substrate part

324: shrapnel department

325: Groove

326: Counterpoint segment

Claims (7)

A touch module, comprising: a touch panel extending along a horizontal direction; A plurality of fixing units are connected to the touch panel, each fixing unit includes a touch fixing bracket, and a panel fixing bracket detachably connected to the touch fixing bracket, and the touch fixing bracket is connected to the touch fixing bracket plate, and has a mounting section extending along a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction and having a mounting hole, the panel fixing bracket has a positioning section against the mounting section, and a vertically connected to the positioning section and passes through A pressing section that passes through the installation hole, the pressing section has a base plate, and an elastic piece that is bent and extended from the base plate and ends against the installation section, the elastic piece can be elastically deformed to pass through the installation hole; and A panel is limited between the touch panel and the mounting section of the fixing units and the substrate part. The touch module according to claim 1, wherein each of the touch fixing brackets further has a connecting section vertically connected to the installation section and connected to the touch panel. The touch module according to claim 2, wherein the connection section is bonded to the touch panel. The touch module according to claim 2, wherein the mounting section of the touch fixing bracket also has an alignment hole spaced apart from the mounting hole, and the panel fixing bracket also has a positioning hole extending from the positioning section for The alignment section of the alignment hole of the corresponding touch fixing bracket is pierced along the horizontal direction. The touch module according to claim 1, wherein each pressing section further has a U-shaped groove formed on the substrate part and surrounding the elastic part. The touch module according to claim 1, wherein, the elastic part and the substrate part form an included angle, and when the elastic part is not deformed, the included angle is between 1 degree and 15 degrees. The touch module according to claim 1, wherein the panel fixing bracket is made of one of metal, plastic and wood.

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