# US 2016/0259367 A1 · Touch module, fabricating method thereof, and smart watch

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- Number: US 2016/0259367 A1
- Document ID: US20160259367A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/684,417
- Filed: 2015-04-12
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-04
- Assignees: Acer Incorporated
- Applicants: Acer Incorporated
- Inventors: Yu-Cheng Huang; Chun-Hsien Chen; Hui-Ping Sun; Yen-Chou Chueh; Chun-Hung Wen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160259367A1

## CPC

- G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt}
- G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)}
- G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing}
- G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A touch module includes a housing, a cover, a connecting element, and a touch element. The cover includes a main body portion and a step portion located at a periphery of the main body portion, and a thickness of the main body portion is greater than a thickness of the step portion. The connecting element is located between the step portion and the housing. The touch element is located at a side of the cover and at the inside of the housing. A fabricating method of the touch module and a smart watch having the touch module are also provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A touch module, comprising:
a housing;
a cover, comprising a main body portion and a step portion located at a periphery of the main body portion, a thickness of the main body portion being greater than a thickness of the step portion;
a connecting element, located between the step portion and the housing; and
a touch element, located at a side of the cover and at an inside of the housing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A touch module of claim 1, wherein
the touch element comprises:
a first optical film, a first sensor film, a second optical film, a second sensor film, and a third optical film stacked sequentially.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The touch module of claim 1, wherein
the housing comprises an opening, and
the main body portion is lodged in the opening in an inside-out manner from the inside of the housing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The touch module of claim 1, wherein
the housing has a horizontal extension portion and a vertical extension portion, and
the connecting element is located between the step portion and the horizontal extension portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The touch module of claim 1, further comprising:
a shielding layer, arranged on a bottom surface of the cover.

### Claim 6

A fabricating method of a touch module, comprising:
providing a housing;
providing a cover, the cover comprising a main body portion and a step portion located at a periphery of the main body portion, a thickness of the main body portion being greater than a thickness of the step portion;
providing a connecting element, the connecting element being located between the step portion and the housing;
providing a touch element, the touch element being located at a side of the cover and at an inside of the housing; and
assembling the housing, the cover, the connecting element, and the touch element.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The fabricating method of claim 6, wherein
the touch element comprises:
a first optical film, a first sensor film, a second optical film, a second sensor film, and a third optical film stacked sequentially.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The fabricating method of claim 6, wherein
the housing comprises an opening, and
the main body portion is lodged in the opening in an inside-out manner from the inside of the housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The fabricating method of claim 6, wherein
the housing has a horizontal extension portion and a vertical extension portion, and
the connecting element is located between the step portion and the horizontal extension portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The fabricating method of claim 6, further comprising:
forming a shielding layer on a bottom surface of the cover.

### Claim 11

A smart watch, comprising:
a touch module, comprising:
a housing;
a cover, comprising a main body portion and a step portion located at a periphery of the main body portion, a thickness of the main body portion being greater than a thickness of the step portion;
a connecting element, located between the step portion and the housing;
a touch element, located at a side of the cover and at an inside of the housing; and
a display element, located at a side of the touch element.