Electronic board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10828929-B2
Application number	US-201916449224-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

An electronic board includes a writing board, a sensor sheet including X parallel electrode lines and Y parallel electrode lines, a chassis to which the sensor sheet is bonded, a corner reinforcement plate disposed on the rear side of the chassis and supporting the chassis, and a bezel. The writing board, the sensor sheet, and the chassis are successively disposed in the mentioned order and are fixed together into an integral sensor unit. The corner reinforcement plate includes a top surface portion, a first lateral surface portion, a second lateral surface portion, and a chassis retaining portion. The sensor unit is sandwiched between the chassis retaining portion and the bezel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic board detecting a contact position on a writing board, the electronic board comprising:
the writing board;
a sensor sheet including a plurality of first electrode lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrode lines extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction;
a chassis that fixes the sensor sheet;
at least, one support member disposed on a rear side of the chassis and supporting the chassis; and
a bezel constituting an outer frame of the electronic board,
wherein the writing board, the sensor sheet, and the chassis are successively disposed in mentioned order and are fixed together into an integral unit,
the at least one support member includes a top surface portion disposed to face a rear surface of the chassis with a predetermined interval therebetween, a lateral surface portion extending from the top surface portion toward the rear surface of the chassis and fixedly screwed to the bezel, and a chassis retaining portion extending from the top surface portion toward the rear surface of the chassis and being held in contact with the rear surface of the chassis, and
the writing board, the sensor sheet, and the chassis formed into the integral unit are sandwiched between the chassis retaining portion and the bezel.

2. The electronic board according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a rear cover covering a rear surface of the electronic board; and
an attachment member attaching the rear cover to the electronic board,
wherein the attachment member includes a bottom surface portion inserted through an opening formed in the rear cover and fixedly screwed to the top surface portion of the at least one support member, and a rear cover retaining portion supporting the rear cover, and
the rear cover is sandwiched between the top surface portion of the at least one support member and the rear cover retaining portion.

3. The electronic board according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment member further includes a hanging portion to mount the electronic board to a holding member,
wherein the electronic board, is supported with the hanging portion hanged on the holding member in use.

4. The electronic board according to claim 3 , wherein, in the attachment member, the hanging portion is positioned lower than the bottom surface portion in a vertical direction.

5. The electronic board according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one support member is one of a plurality of support members respectively disposed in a plurality of corner portions of the electronic board, and
each of the plurality of support members includes a first lateral surface portion extending from the top surface portion toward the rear surface of the chassis and fixedly screwed to a first bezel constituting a portion of the bezel, the portion extending in the second direction, and a second lateral surface portion extending from the top surface portion toward the rear surface of the chassis and fixedly screwed to a second bezel constituting a portion of the bezel, the portion extending in the first direction.

6. The electronic board according to claim 1 , wherein a first sensor board to which the plurality of first electrode lines are connected is connected to an end portion of the sensor sheet in the first direction, and a second sensor board to which the plurality of second electrode lines are connected is connected to an end portion of the sensor sheet in the second direction,
the first sensor board is disposed on the rear surface of the chassis with the sensor sheet bent near the end portion of the sensor sheet in the first direction to cover an end portion of the chassis in the first direction,
a buffer material is disposed between the top surface portion of the at least one support member and the chassis, and
the first sensor board is supported on a rear side thereof by the buffer material.

7. The electronic board according to claim 1 , wherein a first sensor board to which the plurality of first electrode lines are connected is connected to an end portion of the sensor sheet in the first direction, and a second sensor board to which the plurality of second electrode lines are connected is connected to an end portion of the sensor sheet in the second direction,
the first sensor board is disposed on the rear surface of the chassis with the sensor sheet bent near the end portion of the sensor sheet in the first direction to cover an end portion of the chassis in the first direction,
the first sensor board, and the second sensor board are disposed between the top surface portion of the at least one support member and the rear surface of the chassis, and
the chassis retaining portion is held in contact with the rear surface of the chassis in a region of the rear surface of the chassis where the first sensor board and the second sensor board are not disposed.

8. An electronic board detecting a contact position on a writing board, the electronic board comprising:
the writing board;
a sensor sheet including a plurality of first electrode lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrode lines extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction;
a chassis that fixes the sensor sheet;
a support member disposed on a rear side of the chassis and supporting the chassis; and
a bezel constituting an outer frame of the electronic board,
wherein the writing board, the sensor sheet, and the chassis are successively disposed in mentioned order and are fixed together into an integral unit,
the support member includes a top surface portion, a lateral surface portion extending from the top surface portion toward a rear surface of the chassis and fixedly screwed to the bezel, and a chassis retaining portion held in contact with the rear surface of the chassis,
the writing board, the sensor sheet, and the chassis formed into the integral unit are sandwiched between the chassis retaining portion and the bezel,
a first sensor board to which the plurality of first electrode lines are connected is connected to an end portion of the sensor sheet in the first direction, and a second sensor board to which the plurality of second electrode lines are connected is connected to an end portion of the sensor sheet in the second direction,
the first sensor board is disposed on the rear surface of the chassis with the sensor sheet bent near the end portion of the sensor sheet in the first direction to cover an end portion of the chassis in the first direction,
a buffer material is disposed between the top surface portion of the support member and the chassis, and
the first sensor board is supported on a rear side thereof by the buffer material.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Yano Hisamitsu
• Ismail Ramadhan

Classifications

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F3/0414

  using force sensing means to determine a position · CPC title

• G06F3/03546

  using a rotatable ball at the tip as position detecting member · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title