Signaling pen
AssigneeIngenico Canada Ltd.
InventorsKi Yuen, Xiaoyu Zhou, Jonathan Liberty
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Abstract
A signaling pen of improved construction includes an actuator that functions generally independent of a bias and stop arrangement. Preferably an antenna is fixed to a PCB board secured within a body. This provides an efficient signal communication path. Preferably the PCB board is secured within an inner casing that also houses the ON/OFF actuator. An extension of the displaceable pen tip extends into said casing and controls the ON/OFF actuator.
Claims25
An electronic signaling pen comprising an antenna,
- a pen tip movable relative to a casing between an OFF position and an ON position with a spring bias urging said pen tip to said OFF position, said casing including a PCB board secured therein,
- said pen tip including an actuator that cooperates with an actuation point of a circuit of said PCB board and changes the state of said circuit dependent upon the ON/OFF position of said pen tip, said actuator in said ON position causing said circuit to conduct and in said OFF position, causing said circuit to be open;
- and wherein said pen tip includes a separate stop arrangement that determines the ON position of said pen tip.
An electronic pen comprising a pen body, an electronic circuit secured in said pen body and said electronic circuit includes a stationary part of an ON/OFF actuator, a movable pen tip secured at one end of said body that is spring biased to an extended position relative to said pen body and is movable to an actuating position partially telescoped within said pen body, said pen tip including a moving part of said ON/OFF actuator, said moving part including an electrical conducting member that forms an electrical connection with said stationary part turning said actuator ON when said pen tip is in said actuating position, said moving part breaking any electrical connection with said stationary part as said pen tip moves from said actuating position to said extended position and thereby turning said actuator OFF when said pen tip is in said extended position, and wherein said electronic circuit includes an antenna having a fixed connection with said electronic circuit.
An electronic pen comprising a pen body, an electronic circuit secured in said body and said electronic circuit including a stationary part of an ON/OFF actuator, a movable pen tip secured at one end of said body that is spring biased to an extended position relative to said pen body and is movable to an actuating position partially telescoped within said pen body, said pen tip including an moving part of said ON/OFF actuator, said moving part including an electrical conducting member that forms a first electrical state with said stationary part turning said actuator ON when said pen tip is in said actuating position, said moving part changing said first state to a second electrical state turning said actuator OFF as said pen tip moves from said actuating position to said extended position, and wherein said electronic circuit includes an antenna having a fixed connection with said electronic circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.