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US 12,693,748 B2Granted
Touchpad device having bracket of integral dual-layered one-piece structure
AssigneeDarfon Electronics Corp.
InventorsChun-Yuan Wang, Ting-Yi Chu, Hui-Chun Wu
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Abstract
A touchpad device includes a touchpad and a bracket disposed below the touchpad and configured to support the touchpad. The touchpad is configured to sense a touch operation thereon. The bracket has a plurality sets of limiting structures, and each set of limiting structure includes two interfering members. The two interfering members separately extend from the bracket, so that in the stacking direction of the touchpad and the bracket, the two interfering members at least partially overlap with each other.
Claims20
A touchpad device, comprising:
- a touchpad configured to sense a touch operation thereon;
- and
- a bracket disposed below the touchpad and configured to support the touchpad,
- wherein the bracket is a one-piece structure with a high layer and a low layer;
- the bracket has a plurality sets of limiting structures;
- each set of limiting structure comprises two interfering members;
- the two interfering members separately extend from the high layer and the low layer of the bracket, so that in a stacking direction of the touchpad and the bracket, the two interfering members at least partially overlap with each other.
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A touchpad device, comprising:
- a touchpad configured to sense a touch operation thereon;
- and
- a bracket disposed below the touchpad and configured to support the touchpad,
- wherein the bracket is a one-piece structure with a high layer and a low layer;
- the bracket comprises a frame as the low layer, a wing portion as the high layer, and a flexible arm;
- the flexible arm connects the wing portion with the frame;
- a top surface of the wing portion is closer to the touchpad than a top surface of the frame;
- the bracket is combined with the touchpad by the top surface of the wing portion.
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A touchpad device, comprising:
- a touchpad configured to sense a touch operation thereon;
- and
- a bracket disposed below the touchpad and configured to support the touchpad,
- wherein the bracket is a one-piece structure with a high layer and a low layer;
- the bracket comprises a frame as the low layer, a wing portion as the high layer, and a flexible arm;
- the flexible arm connects the wing portion with the frame to support the wing portion to move relative to the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.