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US 8,803,852 B2Granted
Touch input device and electronic device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsChung-Hsuan Tsai, Chun-Chung Chen
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Abstract
A touch input device includes a touch pad and a switch. The touch pad has a floating side. The switch is positioned on the touch pad. The floating side is permitted to move down to enable the switch to generate input commands when a pressure is exerted on the floating side.
Claims20
A touch input device comprising:
- a touch pad with a floating side;
- an actuating member being a metallic strip comprising two lower end portions and a raised middle portion and a protrusion positioned in the middle of the raised middle portion;
- and
- a switch positioned on the touch pad corresponding to the protrusion, wherein the floating side is permitted to move to enable the switch to generate input commands when a pressure is exerted on the floating side.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining an opening;
- a touch pad mounted to the housing, and the upper surface of the touch pad protruding out of the housing via the opening, the touch pad comprising:
- a fixing side secured to the housing;
- a floating side opposite to the fixing side;
- an actuating member being a metallic strip comprising two lower end portions and a raised middle portion and a protrusion positioned in the middle of the raised middle portion;
- and
- a switch positioned at the touch pad, wherein the floating side is capable of operably being moved down to enable the switch to generate input commands.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.