Touchpad device
AssigneeChicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChia-Hsin Chen, Mitsuo Horiuchi
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Abstract
A touchpad device is used to connect a first fixing portion of a housing. The touchpad device includes a hinge structure and a circuit board. The hinge structure includes a main body and an elastic arm. The main body is located above the first fixing portion. The elastic arm is connected to the main body and includes a second fixing portion. The second fixing portion is fixed to the first fixing portion of the housing. A bottom surface of the circuit board is attached to a top surface of the main body.
Claims14
A touchpad device used to connect a first fixing portion of a housing, the touchpad device comprising:
- a hinge structure, comprising:
- a main body located above the first fixing portion;
- and
- an elastic arm connected to the main body and comprising a second fixing portion, the second fixing portion being fixed to the first fixing portion of the housing;
- and
- a circuit board, wherein a bottom surface of the circuit board is attached to a top surface of the main body, so that the circuit board can swing relative to the housing by actions of the hinge structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.