1. Field of the Invention
The instant disclosure relates to an active capacitive touch pen, and more particularly to an active capacitive touch pen for providing an adjustable electromagnetic field.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventional touch control devices may be classified into three types: resistive, electromagnetic and capacitive. Operation with a resistive touch control device requires a rigid pen tip to apply a significant force on the resistive touch control device in a very small area to accomplish deformation of the resistive touch sensor, and an electromagnetic touch control device requires a special battery powered pen for input; while the working principle of a capacitive touch control device relies on capacitive coupling, which takes place as soon as the capacitive touch sensor is touched by a conductive object, and the touch position can then be identified according to the variation in capacitance at the touch point. Therefore, a capacitive touch control device does not require an input pen that consumes electricity. Nor is it necessary to subject a capacitive touch sensor to concentrated pressure application for deformation, and thus a capacitive touch control device has a longer service life. Furthermore, mass production of capacitive touch control devices requires lower costs due to its simple construction, less components and higher yield rate.
A capacitive touch control device can be operated in many ways. The most common of all is using a conductor, for example a finger or a pen, to touch or slide on the surface of the capacitive touch control device, for the capacitive touch sensor thereof to generate a response signal. However, as capacitive touch control devices find more and more applications, the lower precision on position detection tends to hinder smoothness of operation where more precise and more efficient detection is required, such as in handheld devices. In order to enable enhanced precision on position detection, many people choose to use pens for capacitive touch input.
One aspect of the instant disclosure relates to an active capacitive touch pen for providing an adjustable electromagnetic field.
One of the embodiments of the instant disclosure provides an active capacitive touch pen for providing an adjustable electromagnetic field, comprising: a casing unit, a circuit unit, a power supply unit, a pen core unit and an electromagnetic unit. The casing unit includes a pen-shaped casing structure. The circuit unit includes a circuit substrate disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure, wherein one part of the pen-shaped casing structure is electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The power supply unit includes at least one power supply element disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The pen core unit includes a pen core structure movably disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, wherein one part of the pen core structure is exposed outside the pen-shaped casing structure. The electromagnetic unit includes a fixed magnetic structure fixed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and disposed around the pen core structure and a movable magnetic structure fixedly disposed around the pen core structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, wherein the movable magnetic structure is adjacent to the fixed magnetic structure and separated from the fixed magnetic structure by a predetermined adjustable distance.
More precisely, the pen-shaped casing structure includes a hollow plastic outer tube, a hollow metal outer tube and a pen tail cover, one lateral side of the hollow metal outer tube and one lateral side of the hollow plastic outer tube are mated with each other, and another lateral side of the hollow metal outer tube and the pen tail cover are mated with each other, wherein the hollow plastic outer tube has at least one retaining hole covered by the hollow metal outer tube, and one part of the pen core structure is exposed outside another lateral side of the hollow plastic outer tube.
More precisely, the active capacitive touch pen further comprises: a support unit including a support structure disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure for supporting the circuit unit, the pen core unit and the electromagnetic unit, wherein the support structure has a cable arrangement groove disposed on the outer surface thereof, and the support structure has a retaining element retained in the retaining hole of the hollow plastic outer tube; a first conductive unit including at least one first conductive element disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the hollow metal outer tube; a second conductive unit including at least one second conductive element disposed between pen core structure and the circuit substrate and electrically connected between pen core structure and the circuit substrate; and an elastic unit including at least one elastic element disposed around the pen core structure and abutted against the support structure.
More precisely, the pen core structure includes a metal pen core passing through the fixed magnetic structure and the movable magnetic structure, a metal pen head connected to a first end portion of the metal pen core, and a plastic protection film covering a first end portion of the metal pen head and partially exposed outside the hollow plastic outer tube, wherein the metal pen core is electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the at least one second conductive element, the metal pen core has a surrounding position limiting portion surroundingly disposed on the metal pen core, and the at least one elastic element is surroundingly disposed on the metal pen core and connected between the surrounding position limiting portion and the support structure.
More precisely, the fixed magnetic structure is fixed inside the support structure, and the metal pen core movably passes through the fixed magnetic structure, wherein the movable magnetic structure includes a hollow electromagnetic body fixedly disposed around the metal pen core and an electromagnetic coil wound around the hollow electromagnetic body and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and the electromagnetic coil has two extending portions pass through and disposed outside the support structure and extended along the cable arrangement groove.
Another one of the embodiments of the instant disclosure provides an active capacitive touch pen for providing an adjustable electromagnetic field, comprising: a casing unit, a circuit unit, a power supply unit, a pen core unit and an electromagnetic unit. The casing unit includes a pen-shaped casing structure, wherein the pen-shaped casing structure includes a hollow plastic outer tube and a hollow metal outer tube connected to the hollow plastic outer tube. The circuit unit includes a circuit substrate disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure, wherein the hollow metal outer tube of the pen-shaped casing structure is electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The power supply unit includes at least one power supply element disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The pen core unit includes a pen core structure movably disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, wherein one part of the pen core structure is exposed outside the hollow plastic outer tube of the pen-shaped casing structure. The electromagnetic unit includes a movable magnetic structure fixedly disposed around the pen core structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate.
Yet another one of the embodiments of the instant disclosure provides an active capacitive touch pen for providing an adjustable electromagnetic field, comprising: a casing unit including a pen-shaped casing structure, wherein the pen-shaped casing structure includes a hollow metal outer tube; a circuit unit including a circuit substrate disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure, wherein the hollow metal outer tube of the pen-shaped casing structure is electrically connected to the circuit substrate; a power supply unit including at least one power supply element disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate; a first conductive unit including at least one first conductive element disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the hollow metal outer tube; a pen core unit including a pen core structure movably disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, wherein one part of the pen core structure is exposed outside the pen-shaped casing structure; a second conductive unit including at least one second conductive element disposed between pen core structure and the circuit substrate and electrically connected between pen core structure and the circuit substrate; an electromagnetic unit including a movable magnetic structure fixedly disposed around the pen core structure and electrically connected to the circuit substrate; a support unit including a support structure disposed inside the pen-shaped casing structure for supporting the circuit unit, the pen core unit and the electromagnetic unit; and an elastic unit including at least one elastic element disposed around the pen core structure and abutted against the support structure.
Therefore, after the hollow plastic outer tube and the hollow metal outer tube are mated with each other, the hollow metal outer tube of the pen-shaped casing structure can be electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the first conductive unit. Hence, the metal pen head, the metal pen core, the second conductive element, the circuit substrate, the first conductive element and the hollow metal outer tube are electrically connected with each other in sequence, thus the active capacitive touch pen can provide a capacitive touch function for user. In addition, when a user uses the active capacitive touch pen on a capacitive touch panel having a built-in electromagnetic induction layer, the pen core structure can press the elastic element through the surrounding position limiting portion for adjusting the predetermined adjustable distance between the movable magnetic structure and the fixed magnetic structure, thus the electromagnetic field between the movable magnetic structure and the fixed magnetic structure are adjustable. Hence, the predetermined adjustable distance between the movable magnetic structure and the fixed magnetic structure can be used to determine the degree of pressure when the user uses the active capacitive touch pen on a capacitive touch panel having a built-in electromagnetic induction layer, thus the active capacitive touch pen can show lines on the capacitive touch panel, and the lines may have different thickness according to the degree of pressure.
To further understand the techniques, means and effects of the instant disclosure applied for achieving the prescribed objectives, the following detailed descriptions and appended drawings are hereby referred, such that, through which, the purposes, features and aspects of the instant disclosure can be thoroughly and concretely appreciated. However, the appended drawings are provided solely for reference and illustration, without any intention to limit the instant disclosure.
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Therefore, when a user uses the active capacitive touch pen Z on a capacitive touch panel (not shown) having a built-in electromagnetic induction layer, the pen core structure 40 can press the elastic element 90 through the surrounding position limiting portion 4010 for adjusting the predetermined adjustable distance d between the movable magnetic structure 52 and the fixed magnetic structure 51, thus the electromagnetic field between the movable magnetic structure 52 and the fixed magnetic structure 51 are adjustable. Hence, the predetermined adjustable distance d between the movable magnetic structure 52 and the fixed magnetic structure 51 can be used to determine the degree of pressure when the user uses the active capacitive touch pen Z on a capacitive touch panel (not shown) having a built-in electromagnetic induction layer, thus the active capacitive touch pen Z can show lines on the capacitive touch panel, and the lines may have different thickness according to the degree of pressure.
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In conclusion, after the hollow plastic outer tube 101 and the hollow metal outer tube 102 are mated with each other, the hollow metal outer tube 102 of the pen-shaped casing structure 10 can be electrically connected to the circuit substrate 20 through the first conductive unit 7. Hence, the metal pen head 402, the metal pen core 401, the second conductive element 80, the circuit substrate 20, the first conductive element 70 and the hollow metal outer tube 102 are electrically connected with each other in sequence, thus the active capacitive touch pen Z can provide a capacitive touch function for user. In addition, when a user uses the active capacitive touch pen Z on a capacitive touch panel (not shown) having a built-in electromagnetic induction layer, the pen core structure 40 can press the elastic element 90 through the surrounding position limiting portion 4010 for adjusting the predetermined adjustable distance d between the movable magnetic structure 52 and the fixed magnetic structure 51, thus the electromagnetic field between the movable magnetic structure 52 and the fixed magnetic structure 51 are adjustable. Hence, the predetermined adjustable distance d between the movable magnetic structure 52 and the fixed magnetic structure 51 can be used to determine the degree of pressure when the user uses the active capacitive touch pen Z on a capacitive touch panel (not shown) having a built-in electromagnetic induction layer, thus the active capacitive touch pen Z can show lines on the capacitive touch panel, and the lines may have different thickness according to the degree of pressure.
The above-mentioned descriptions merely represent the preferred embodiments of the instant disclosure, without any intention or ability to limit the scope of the instant disclosure which is fully described only within the following claims. Various equivalent changes, alterations or modifications based on the claims of instant disclosure are all, consequently, viewed as being embraced by the scope of the instant disclosure.
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103103490 | Jan 2014 | TW | national |