Electronic input device e.g. keyboard, for portable computer, has keypad with keys, which define operating plane, and operating unit comprising function plane that is arranged next to keypad, where planes are cut under specified angle

摘要

The device has a keypad (2) comprising a set of operating keys (6), which define an operating plane. A planar operating unit (4) has a function plane that is arranged next to the keypad, where the operating and function planes are cut under an angle between 40 and 70 degrees. The operating unit is a touch pad, and the keypad and the operating unit are arranged in a same housing (5), where the operating plane runs parallel to an upper cover of the housing.