CN107315484A - Keyboard with key storage function - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a keyboard with a key storage function, which comprises a keyboard base, a plurality of keys and a movable rolling screen, wherein the movable rolling screen and the keys are adjacently arranged on the keyboard base. The movable scroll screen comprises a screen surface and a free end part which is connected and arranged at one side of the screen surface. Each key has a first matching surface, and the free end has a second matching surface. When the movable scroll screen is unfolded, the second matching surface of the free end portion sequentially abuts against the first matching surfaces of the keys, so that the first matching surfaces bear a downward vertical component force from the second matching surface and are pressed downwards, the screen panel is unfolded above the keys, and the space occupied by the keys is reduced.

Description

Keyboard with key storage function

technical field

The invention relates to a keyboard, in particular to a keyboard with a key storage function.

Background technique

A keyboard is an indispensable device for modern people to use a computer. There are many keys on the keyboard for users to press to input commands. Conventional keyboards have many key designs that generate key signals. For example, a mechanical key uses a conductive pin to trigger a circuit switch to generate a key trigger signal, while an optical key design generates a key trigger signal through changes in light reception or blocking.

However, no matter whether it is a mechanical key or an optical key, since its pressing structure is bound to be designed with a pressing stroke, before the mechanical/optical key is pressed, the key is pressed upwards and protrudes from the keyboard surface, in other words , the traditional keyboard has a certain thickness. If a notebook computer is equipped with such a keyboard, after the screen of the notebook computer is closed, the thickness of the notebook computer is the thickness of the traditional keyboard plus the thickness of the screen, which cannot achieve thinning. Therefore, existing keyboards still need to be improved.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a keyboard with button storage function, by actuating an active scrolling screen to abut against the buttons on the keyboard in order to push down the buttons on the keyboard to reduce the height of the buttons. To achieve the effect of storage.

A preferred implementation concept of the present invention is to provide a keyboard with key storage function, including a keyboard base, a plurality of keys and an active scrolling screen; the keyboard base has a key setting area and an active scrolling screen setting area , the button setting area is adjacent to the active scrolling screen setting area; a plurality of buttons are arranged in the button setting area, wherein each of the keys has a keycap, and the top edge of each of the keycaps has a first matching surface; the movable scrolling screen includes a connecting end, a free end and a screen; the connecting end is located in the setting area of the movable scrolling screen and pivotally arranged on the keyboard base; the free end has a second matching surface ; The screen is disposed between the connecting end and the free end;

Wherein, when the free end advances from the movable screen setting area to the key setting area, the second matching surface of the free end is sequentially abutted against the first matching surface of each keycap, so that Each of the first matching surfaces bears a downward vertical component force from the second matching surface and is pressed down, so that the screen is developed above the plurality of keys.

In a preferred embodiment, the first matching surface is an inclined surface or an angled surface, and the second matching surface is an inclined surface or an angled surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the keyboard with key storage function further includes a positioning element, the connecting end of the movable scroll screen is located on one side of the key setting area, and the positioning element is located on the opposite side of the key setting area the other side of the

In a preferred embodiment, the positioning element has a first magnetic element, and the free end has a second magnetic element. When the free end is close to the positioning element, the second magnetic element attracts the first magnetic element. element.

In a preferred embodiment, the positioning element has a first hook element, and the free end has a second hook element. When the free end is close to the positioning element, the second magnetic element hooks the first magnetic element.

In a preferred embodiment, the keyboard with button storage function also includes two slide grooves, which are arranged on the front and rear sides of the button setting area, and the free end moves from the movable scroll screen setting area to the side along the two slide grooves. The button setting area slides left and right.

In a preferred embodiment, the screen is a drawing tablet, a handwriting tablet, a touch panel, a wireless charging panel or a combination thereof.

In a preferred embodiment, the keyboard with key storage function also includes a display screen, which is pivotally mounted on the keyboard base, wherein the screen is unfolded to press down a plurality of keys for the When the display screen is folded toward the keyboard base, the display screen is adjacent to the keyboard base.

As can be seen from the foregoing technical solutions, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are:

The keyboard with key storage function of the present invention presses the keys toward the keyboard base and maintains the depressed state through the movable scroll screen, so that the keys are stored in the keyboard base, and the display screen can be close to the keyboard base.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a keyboard with key storage function in the present invention when a plurality of keys are not stored.

FIG. 2 is a partial side view of a keyboard with a key storage function when a key is not pressed according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the key of the keyboard with the key storage function of the present invention when the key is pressed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a keyboard with key storage function when multiple keys are stored according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the display screen of the keyboard with key storage function being combined with the keyboard base according to the present invention.

【Symbol Description】

1 Keyboard with key storage function 11 Keyboard base

11a Key setting area 11b Activity scrolling setting area

12 keys 122 keycaps

122a first matching surface 13 active scrolling screen

131 Connection end 132 Free end

132a second mating surface 132b second magnetic element

133 Screen 14 Positioning element

141 1st magnetic 15 chute

16 display screen

detailed description

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a keyboard with key storage function in the present invention when a plurality of keys are not stored. The keyboard 1 with button storage function of the present invention includes a keyboard base 11 , a plurality of buttons 12 and a movable scroll screen 13 . The buttons 12 and the scrolling screen 13 are both disposed on the keyboard base 11 for a user to operate. The keyboard base body 11 has a button setting area 11a and an active scrolling screen setting area 11b, and the key setting area 11a is adjacent to the active scrolling screen setting area 11b, wherein the key 12 is arranged in the key setting area 11a, and the active scrolling screen 13 is set in the active scrolling screen setting area 11b, that is, the active scrolling screen 13 is adjacently set next to the plurality of buttons 12.

Further, the movable scrolling screen 13 includes a connecting end 131, a free end 132 and a screen 133, and the left and right sides of the screen 133 are respectively connected with the connecting end 131 and the free end 132, and the screen 133 It is stretched along with the movement of the free end 132 . The connecting end 131 is pivotally arranged in the movable screen setting area 11b of the keyboard base body 11, and the free end 132 can be driven by an external force to move toward the plurality of keys 12 in the key setting area 11a, and at the same time, the screen surface 133 follows the free end 132 The movement is stretched.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 together. Figure 2 is a partial side view of a keyboard with a key storage function of the present invention when a key is not pressed, and Figure 3 is a side view of a key of the keyboard with a key storage function of the present invention when the key is pressed. Side view. In detail, in order to enable the buttons 12 of the present invention to be pressed down by the movable scroll screen 13, a keycap 122 of each button 12 has a first matching surface 122a, and the first matching surface 122a is formed on the top edge of the keycap 122 , the free end 132 of the movable scroll screen 13 has a second matching surface 132a. When the free end 132 approaches the key setting area 11a (that is, towards the key 12) from the movable scroll screen setting area 11b, the second matching surface 132a will first abut against the first matching surface 122a (as shown in FIG. 2 ), and then As the free end portion 132 continues to move, the first mating surface 122a bears a downward vertical component force from the second mating surface 132a to push down the button 12 (as shown in FIG. 3 ). Following this action, the free end 132 continues to move to the right and presses down the remaining buttons 12 one by one, so that the screen 133 is developed above the buttons 12 to achieve the effect of storing the buttons 12 .

Herein, the first mating surface 122a of the keycap 122 of the present invention and the second mating surface 132a of the free end 132 are specifically described here. In order to make the keycap 122 be forced downward when the free end 132 abuts, the present invention is more A preferred embodiment is that the first matching surface 122a is a slope facing upwards, and the second matching surface 132a is a slope facing downwards, so that when the second matching surface 132a abuts against the first matching surface 122a, The second matching surface 132a can apply a downward force component to the first matching surface 122a. Alternatively, the setting can be changed to a configuration in which the first matching surface 122 a and the second matching surface 132 a are chamfered surfaces. Alternatively, the first matching surface 122a and the second matching surface 132a are respectively a matching combination of an inclined surface and a chamfered surface. As long as the first matching surface 122a and the second matching surface 132a are in contact with each other so that the first matching surface 122a is forced to be pressed down, it falls within the applicable category of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 in combination. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic view of a keyboard with key storage function of the present invention when a plurality of keys are stored. The keyboard 1 with button storage function of the present invention further includes a positioning element 14, and the connecting end 131 of the positioning element 14 and the movable scroll screen 13 is respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the button setting area 11a. The purpose of setting the positioning element 14 is to position the screen 133 by engaging with the positioning element 14 through the free end 132 when the screen 133 is deployed above the keys 12 . For example, the way of engagement is that the positioning element 14 has a first magnetic element 141, and the free end 132 has a second magnetic element 132b. When the free end 132 approaches the positioning element 14, the second magnetic element 132b is immediately attracted. on the first magnetic element 141 . In addition, replacing the magnetic element with hook elements is also a feasible structural arrangement.

On the other hand, in order to enable the screen surface 133 of the movable scrolling screen 13 of the present invention to expand laterally along a predetermined horizontal height, the keyboard 1 with the button storage function further includes two sliding slots 15, which are arranged on the front and rear sides of the button setting area 11a , for the free end 132 and the screen 133 to slide from left to right along the two sliding grooves 15 and the screen 133 to unfold.

In addition, the unfolded screen 133 is also a functional screen itself except that the button 12 is pressed down. The purpose is that when the user does not need the button 12 for the time being, the function screen can be expanded to allow the user to apply more diverse functions. For example, the functional screen is a drawing pad, a handwriting pad, a touch pad, a wireless charging pad or a combination thereof, so that the keyboard with key storage function of the present invention can be multi-functional.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 together. FIG. 5 shows that the display screen of the keyboard with key storage function of the present invention is combined with the keyboard base. If the keyboard 1 with key storage function of the present invention is applied to the concept of a notebook computer, the keyboard 1 with key storage function of the present invention further includes a display screen 16 , and the display screen 16 is pivotally mounted on the keyboard base 11 . Since the plurality of keys 12 arranged on the keyboard base 11 can be pressed down by the movable scroll screen 13, a part of the space occupied by the plurality of keys 12 is vacated, so a display on the display screen 16 faces the keyboard base 11 When folded, the display screen 16 can be further moved to the part of the space originally occupied by the buttons 12, thereby achieving an effective spatial configuration and making the entire device thinner.

To sum up, the keyboard with key storage function of the present invention presses the keys toward the keyboard base and maintains the pressed state through the movable scroll screen, so that the keys are stored in the keyboard base, and the display screen can be close to the keyboard base. Hehe. Moreover, the movable scrolling screen itself also has functionality, so that the keyboard with the button storage function of the present invention has more operability.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only for illustrating the principles and effects of the present invention, as well as explaining the technical features of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any change or equivalent arrangement that can be easily accomplished by any person skilled in the art without violating the technical principle and spirit of the present invention falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be listed in the following claims.

Claims (8)

1. A keyboard with key storage function, comprising: A keyboard base with a button setting area and an active scrolling screen setting area, the key setting area is adjacent to the active scrolling screen setting area; A plurality of keys are arranged in the key setting area, wherein each of the keys has a key cap, and the top edge of each of the key caps has a first matching surface; and An active scroll screen, including: a connecting end, located in the movable screen setting area, and pivotally arranged on the keyboard base; a free end having a second mating surface; and a screen disposed between the connection end and the free end; Wherein, when the free end advances from the movable screen setting area to the key setting area, the second matching surface of the free end is sequentially abutted against the first matching surface of each keycap, so that Each of the first matching surfaces bears a downward vertical component force from the second matching surface and is pressed down, so that the screen is developed above the plurality of keys. 2 . The keyboard with key storage function according to claim 1 , wherein the first matching surface is an inclined surface or an angled surface, and the second matching surface is an inclined surface or an angled surface. 3. The keyboard with key storage function according to claim 2, further comprising a positioning element, the connecting end of the movable scroll screen is located on one side of the key setting area, and the positioning element is located opposite to the key setting area. the other side of the side. 4. The keyboard with key storage function as claimed in claim 3, wherein the positioning element has a first magnetic element, and the free end has a second magnetic element, when the free end is close to the positioning element, the The second magnetic element absorbs the first magnetic element. 5. The keyboard with key storage function as claimed in claim 4, wherein the positioning element has a first hook element, and the free end has a second hook element, when the free end is close to the positioning element , the second magnetic element hooks the first magnetic element. 6. The keyboard with button storage function as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two chutes, arranged on the front and rear sides of the button setting area, and the free end moves from the movable scroll screen setting area along the two chutes Slide left and right toward the button setting area. 7. The keyboard with key storage function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screen is a drawing tablet, a handwriting tablet, a touch panel, a wireless charging panel or a combination thereof. 8. The keyboard with key storage function as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a display screen, the display screen is pivotally mounted on the keyboard base, wherein the screen is unfolded to press down a plurality of the keys, for When the display screen is folded toward the keyboard base, a display surface of the display screen is adjacent to the keyboard base.