Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is, a kind of electronic input apparatus with physiologic test electrode is provided, can save the space on electronic input apparatus surface and can save the wire rod that is connected to circuit in the electronic input apparatus by physiologic test electrode again, and reduce the complexity of processing and the probability of line maintenance.
To achieve these goals, electronic input apparatus with physiologic test electrode provided by the invention comprises a housing, a control circuit, at least one physiologic test electrode and at least one conductive elastomer, each conductive elastomer is located on the control circuit, and physiologic test electrode is positioned on the surface of housing, the inside that one of each physiologic test electrode faces housing is extended with respectively at least one conductive pole, and each conductive pole is electrically connected respectively the conductive elastomer on the control circuit, and is electrically connected with control circuit in the housing.
When the skin contact physiologic test electrode of a human body, physiologic test electrode is just with the physiological signal that is measured, control circuit through the corresponding conductive pole of this physiologic test electrode, and is passed on the control circuit by conductive elastomer, so that can be processed to received physiological signal.
According to one embodiment of the invention, physiologic test electrode can be made by the material of stainless steel or silver chloride, and conductive pole is arranged on the physiologic test electrode by the mode of welding or cast with being one of the forming, so that the inevitable characteristic that also have conduction of conductive pole.Above-mentioned physiologic test electrode and conductive pole can not had a material of conductive characteristic by plastics etc. yet in addition, make conductive pole and physiological sensing electrode integrally formed in the mode of ejection formation, the skin that conduction is arranged in covering surface again, such as modes such as plating or sputters, make physiologic test electrode and conductive pole all have the characteristic of conduction.In addition, physiologic test electrode can be an inscription plate that is inserted in the mouse apparatus surface, and the inscription plate is the logotype (as: trade mark, intention pattern, ornament etc.) in order to decorate the electronic input apparatus external form.
When the housing of combination electronic input apparatus, each conductive pole of physiologic test electrode can insert respectively or be resisted against on the corresponding conductive elastomer, so, a side of each conductive elastomer just can be electrically connected with the signal input point on the control circuit, and opposite side then is electrically connected with conductive pole.Because the characteristic of conductive elastomer tool softness, so that after each conductive pole inserts respectively or is resisted against conductive elastomer, each conductive elastomer is the position of conductive pole fixedly, avoid being produced because housing is pressed temporary displacement, and reduce displacement and the rear noise that produces that rubs, and each conductive elastomer also can support each conductive pole, slows down the strength that housing puts on conductive pole when touched.
Effect of the present invention is, utilization has the logotype of physiologic test electrode as the function of the physiologic test electrode of tool electrification reaction, so that do not need to establish in addition the electrode of a special use on the electronic input apparatus, not only can simplify the design on the electronic input apparatus, also can save the space on electronic input apparatus surface.In addition, utilize the conductive pole that directly extends on the physiologic test electrode to be electrically connected with control circuit, can save the wire rod that is connected to circuit in the electronic input apparatus by physiologic test electrode, and reduce the complexity of processing and the probability of line maintenance.And the elastic electric conductor between conductive pole and the control circuit can provide the effect of buffering, the noise the when impedance when avoiding conductive pole directly to contact with control circuit occurs with abrasion.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing structural principle of the present invention and principle of work are done concrete description:
Electronic input apparatus of the present invention can be a mouse apparatus, key board unit, joystick device, Trackball device, handwriting board device and network phone device etc., be example and the present invention adopts mouse apparatus below, and the interconnected relationship of its physiological sensing electrode and other assembly is described in detail in detail.
Please refer to first Figure 1 and Figure 2, Figure 1 shows that a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the diagrammatic cross-section of the mouse apparatus of tool physiological sensing electrode, and Figure 2 shows that the stereographic map of this routine mouse apparatus.
Mouse apparatus 1 a minimum housing 10, a control circuit 20, at least one physiologic test electrode 30 and the conductive elastomer 40 (Conductive Elastomer) of comprising.In this example, physiologic test electrode 30 can be skin electricity electrode.Can be upper shell in this routine middle shell 10, the general name that lower house or other side ornamental part combine, and each physiologic test electrode 30 tool conductive characteristic, be located at respectively housing 10 (such as upper shell, lower house, movable left button, right button or other side accessory) surface arbitrary position on, in order to the physiologic test electrode 30 of human body skin contact to be provided, and each physiologic test electrode 30 extends respectively at least one conductive pole 301 towards the one side of housing 10 inside, after each conductive pole 301 stretches into respectively perforation set on the housing 10 104, in housing 10, pass through each conductive elastomer 40 on the control circuit 20, be electrically connected with control circuit 20, so that each conductive elastomer 40 is arranged between conductive pole and the control circuit.
More particularly, each physiologic test electrode 30 in this example can be an inscription plate that is inserted in the mouse apparatus surface, the inscription plate is the logotype (as: trade mark, intention pattern, ornament etc.) in order to decoration mouse device external form, the inscription plate simultaneously has two and protrudes post, can be inserted in housing 10 surfaces, with the usefulness as conductive pole 301.
Control circuit 20 is provided with at least one signal processing unit 202, signal input point 203 and signal output 204 in a circuit board 201, each signal processing unit 202 is electrically connected with each signal input point 203 and signal output 204 respectively, and each signal input point 203 is electrically connected with a conductive pole 301 respectively.More particularly, an end of each conductive pole 301 touches on the signal input point 203 of correspondence, to transmit physiological signal that physiologic test electrode 30 received skins spread out of to control circuit 20.
When the user uses mouse apparatus, its skin contact is at least one physiologic test electrode 30 of housing 10, the physiological signal that this physiologic test electrode 30 just spreads out of user's skin, conductive pole 301 through physiologic test electrode 30 is passed on the signal input point 203 that touches, signal input point 203 is sent to physiological signal control circuit 20 again, so that control circuit 20 can be changed and handling procedure the physiological signal that receives, at last again by wire signal output (RS-232, USB etc.) or wireless signal output (RF, infrared ray etc.), give Host (as: PC, PDA, mobile phone etc.).
What deserves to be explained is at this, above-mentioned physiologic test electrode 30 can be made by the material of stainless steel (stainless) or silver chloride (AgCl), and can be formed on the physiologic test electrode 30 by the mode of welding or cast in one piece by 30 extended conductive poles 301 of physiologic test electrode, to simplify the electrical connection module between physiologic test electrode 30 and the conductive pole 301; Perhaps, physiologic test electrode 30 and conductive pole 301 also can be by the materials of plastics, for example: bubble tygon (Extruded Polyethylene, EPE), Polyvinylchloride (Polyvinyl chloride, PVC), polystyrene (polystyrene, PS), expanded polypropylene (Extrudedpolypropylene, EPP) etc. material, mode by ejection formation, conductive pole 301 is arranged on the physiologic test electrode 30 in one piece, the skin (as: by chromium plating or silver) that conduction is arranged in physiologic test electrode 30 and conductive pole 301 covering surfaces again, even therefore physiologic test electrode 30 and conductive pole 301 are plastic material, also can have the characteristic of conduction.
Generally speaking, be formed at the logotype of crust of the device originally except identification or decoration functions, there is no other additional function, but in the embodiments of the invention logotype combination be can be used as the function of the physiologic test electrode 30 of electrification reaction, so, when physiologic test electrode 30 be one be inserted on the electronic input apparatus 1 logotype the time, the physiologic test electrode 30 that does not need on the electronic input apparatus 1 to establish in addition a special use can be realized the effect that physiological sensing is responded to, not only can simplify the design on the electronic input apparatus 1, also can increase upper available space, electronic input apparatus 1 surface, also can keep better outward appearance.
In addition; because when the conductive pole 301 of above-mentioned physiologic test electrode 30 is resisted against signal input point 203; often can be because housing 10 be pressed; and cause conductive pole 301 and signal input point 203 contacted ends to cause temporary displacement; and the friction that produces physical property; therefore, not only can cause the end of conductive pole 301 to wear and tear to some extent, also so that the physiological signal in the transmission produces noise or loose contact.
Therefore, the embodiment of the invention is better to comprise a plurality of conductive elastomers 40, be arranged on each signal input point 203, buffering as 203 of conductive pole 301 and signal input points, can avoid conductive pole 301 and signal input point 203 after repeatedly rubbing, and the wearing and tearing that produce gradually conductive pole 301, or cause the generation of noise because of friction.
As shown in Figure 1, one side of conductive elastomer 40 is electrically connected wherein mutually with corresponding signal input point 203 respectively, each conductive pole 301 of physiologic test electrode 30 can insert respectively or be resisted against the conductive elastomer 40 on the respective signal input point 203, so, because the characteristic of conductive elastomer 40 tool softnesses, so that after each conductive pole 301 inserts respectively or is resisted against conductive elastomer 40, each conductive elastomer 40 is the position of conductive pole 301 fixedly, avoid because housing 10 is subject to pressing the temporary displacement of generation, and reduce displacement and the rear noise that produces that rubs, and each conductive elastomer 40 also can support each conductive pole 301, slows down housing 10 strength when touched.
Wherein conductive elastomer 40 not only be defined in conductive rubber (Conductive Rubber), conduction sponge (Conductive Foam) or conducting foam (Conductive Foam Gasket) one of them; as long as conductive elastomer 40 can be for conductive pole 301 insertions or against rear; avoid conductive pole 301 temporary displacement to occur and noise reduction; and provide support each conductive pole 301; slow down housing 10 strength when touched, just embodiment institute wish discloses and the direction of protection for this reason.
When the assembling product of reality, then can be after shell have been assembled, again with integrally formed physiologic test electrode 30 and conductive pole 301, from outer direct insertion.Reduce traditional electrode, must in assembling process, advance the actions such as backguy, bonding wire.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; in the situation that do not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make according to the present invention various corresponding changes and distortion, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of the appended claim of the present invention.