CN109585204A - Keyboard structure - Google Patents
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/84—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by ergonomic functions, e.g. for miniature keyboards; characterised by operational sensory functions, e.g. sound feedback
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kind of keyboard structure, including keycap, transparent thin film layer and elastic element.Transparent thin film layer is set to the lower section of keycap comprising: the first opening corresponding to keycap；There is ganoine thin film layer extension to be formed in the first aperture inner edge；And wall, it is set under ganoine thin film layer, to form gap；Elastic element is set between keycap and transparent thin film layer, and is had and pressed portion；Wherein, when pressed by external force keycap, elastic element, which generates deformation, to be made the portion of pressing to bottom offset and compresses extension, extension is set to generate Bending Deformation in gap, when external force release, elastic element elastic recovery makes the portion of pressing far from extension, and extension elastic recovery simultaneously generates the sound.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of structure of input unit more particularly to a kind of keyboards and its backing structure.
Background technique
Now in society, the use of electronic product has become indispensable a part in life, all foods, clothing, firmly,
It goes, educate, find pleasure in, every sample is all related with electronic product.In order to allow electronic product to be more convenient to carry or use, the design of electronic product
More become frivolous.Usual electronic product is equipped with keyboard, when such as the structure of keyboard being mechanical, usually all with keyboard bearing
Setting, and the type of keyboard bearing would generally be distinguished with cyan, red, black, the dark brown and colors such as green, different colours
Keyboard bearing can also generate different percussion sound and pressing power in pressing, thus can form different percussions and feel, and
Percussion sound appropriate and pressing power can also allow user to maintain good typing rhythm.
And in order to make electronic product more frivolous, in general, it can all try to simplify the support construction in keyboard structure
Or the configuration of elastic construction, or reduce the height of support construction and achieve the effect that integral keyboard volume reduction.Therefore, lightening
Keyboard structure in keyboard does not often have the design of keyboard bearing, causes keyboard to be difficult to generate percussion sound appropriate, such as
This, which may cause user, can not immediately confirm whether the pressing of keyboard has been completed, even generate uncomfortable pressing hand
Sense, and user is allowed to be unable to maintain that original good typing rhythm.
Therefore, it how in the case where keyboard structure simplifies and designs, remains to that keyboard is allowed to generate percussion sound appropriate, for this
Invent the technical task to be solved.
Summary of the invention
The main object of the present invention is to provide a kind of keyboard structure that can produce appropriate percussion sound.
For up to purpose above-mentioned, the present invention provides a kind of keyboard structure comprising including keycap, transparent thin film layer and elasticity
Element.Transparent thin film layer is set to the lower section of keycap comprising: the first opening corresponds to keycap；Ganoine thin film layer has extremely
A few extension, extension are formed in the first aperture inner edge；And wall, it is set under ganoine thin film layer, to be formed
Gap；Elastic element is set between keycap and transparent thin film layer, and is had and pressed portion；Wherein, when pressed by external force keycap, bullet
Property element generate deformation make the portion of pressing to bottom offset and compress extension, make extension in gap generate Bending Deformation, work as external force
When release, elastic element elastic recovery makes the portion of pressing far from extension, and extension elastic recovery simultaneously generates the sound.
In above-mentioned better embodiment, elastic element includes flexible support portion and supports with what the portion of pressing was oppositely arranged
Socket part, abutting part are fixed on ganoine thin film layer and give keycap to provide elastic-restoring force to abut keycap, flexible support portion.
In above-mentioned better embodiment comprising the thin film switch layer being set under transparent thin film layer, thin film switch
Layer is switched with correspond to the first opening at least one, and is switched with light open-work.
In above-mentioned better embodiment, wherein the portion of pressing protrudes into the touching of the first opening parallel connection and opens when pressed by external force keycap
It closes, to generate keyboard signal.
In above-mentioned better embodiment comprising the flexible circuit board being set under thin film switch layer, flexible circuit
Plate includes that light-emitting component and the second opening corresponding to switch, light-emitting component are set to the lower surface of flexible circuit board and correspond to
Second opening.
In above-mentioned better embodiment, wherein light-emitting component sequentially passes through the second opening, light to generate light, light
Line open-work and the first opening, and keycap is diffused to by transparent thin film layer.
In above-mentioned better embodiment comprising the support plate being set under flexible circuit board, support plate have the
Three openings, third are open to accommodate light-emitting component.
In above-mentioned better embodiment, wherein light-emitting component is light-emitting diodes module or electroluminescence module.
In above-mentioned better embodiment, the wherein material of transparent thin film layer are as follows: polyethylene terephthalate or poly- carbon
Acid esters.
Detailed description of the invention
Figure 1A is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of keyboard structure of the present invention；
Figure 1B is the sectional view of keyboard structure of the present invention；
Fig. 2A to 2B is the schematic diagram of keyboard actuation of the present invention；
Fig. 3 A is the schematic top plan view of the first embodiment of the extension of ganoine thin film layer；And
Fig. 3 B is the schematic top plan view of the second embodiment of the extension of ganoine thin film layer.
[symbol description]
The gap G
10 keyboard structures
11 keycaps
12 elastic elements
121 abutting parts
122 flexible support portions
123 press portion
13 transparent thin film layers
131 ganoine thin film layers
131a, 131b extension
132 walls
133 first openings
14 thin film switch layers
141 switches
1411 light open-works
15 flexible circuit boards
151 second openings
16 support plates
161 thirds opening
17 light-emitting components
18 support components
Specific embodiment
Advantages of the present invention and feature and reach its method will be carried out referring to illustrative examples and drawings it is more detailed
It describes and is easier to understand.However, the present invention can realize in different forms and not it is understood that being only limitted to set forth herein
Embodiment.On the contrary, these provided embodiments will make the disclosure more thorough for skilled artisan
With convey scope of the invention comprehensively and completely.
Firstly, please referring to shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1A is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of keyboard structure of the present invention.In Figure 1A, the present invention
Keyboard structure 10 include: keycap 11, elastic element 12, transparent thin film layer 13, thin film switch layer 14, flexible circuit board 15, branch
Fagging 16, light-emitting component 17 and support component 18.And transparent thin film layer 13, thin film switch layer 14 and flexible circuit board 15 by upper and
Under be sequentially arranged at the top of support plate 16, and support plate 16 is then to support entire keyboard structure 10.
Then, it please refers to shown in Figure 1B, Figure 1B is the sectional view of keyboard structure of the present invention.In Figure 1B, the film
Switching layer 14, which has, corresponds at least switch 141 that keycap 11 is arranged, and the center of switch 141 for light with passing through
Light open-work 1411, in this present embodiment, the shape of light open-work 1411 are circle, but in practical application, light open-work
1411 shape also can be cross or other geometries.
The transparent thin film layer 13 is then set on thin film switch layer 14, can be used as the transfer medium of keyboard back light,
Make light that can diffuse to the surface of keycap 11 by transparent thin film layer 13.Wherein, transparent thin film layer 13 has ganoine thin film layer
131, wall 132, and the first opening 133 being arranged corresponding to switch 141.In this present embodiment, ganoine thin film layer 131 can
Extend an extension 131a in the inner edge of the first opening 133, and the thickness of the extension 131a then thickness with ganoine thin film layer 131
It spends identical；Wall 132 is then set under ganoine thin film layer 131, and to separate ganoine thin film layer 131 and thin film switch layer
14, it allows between ganoine thin film layer 131 and thin film switch layer 14 and generates clearance G.In addition, the material of transparent thin film layer 13 can be poly- pair
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyethylene terephthalate, PET) or polycarbonate (Polycarbonate, PC).
Please continue to refer to Figure 1B, the lower section of keycap 11 is then arranged in the elastic element 12, i.e., between keycap 11 with it is transparent
Between film layer 14, and correspond to the position of the first opening 133.And elastic element 12 includes: abutting part 121, flexible support portion
122 and press portion 123.Wherein, the top that portion 123 is set to the inner space of dome-type flexible support portion 122 is pressed, and
Position corresponding to switch 141；Abutting part 121 is then disposed relative to the other end in the portion of pressing 123, and to abut keycap
11；Elastic element 12 is fixed on the ganoine thin film layer of transparent thin film layer 13 by the mode that flexible support portion 122 can then bond
On 133, and keycap 11 is given to provide elastic-restoring force.In one embodiment of the present invention, elastic element 12 can be by having
Have made by rubber material or the silica gel material of translucent effect.
The flexible circuit board 15 is set under thin film switch layer 14, i.e., between thin film switch layer 14 and support plate 16 it
Between.The second opening 151 that flexible circuit board 15 has light-emitting component 17 and is arranged corresponding to switch 141.Wherein, light-emitting component 17
It is set to the lower surface of flexible circuit board 15 and corresponds to the position of the second opening 151, so that light caused by light-emitting component 17
Line can sequentially pass through the second opening 151, the light open-work 1411 of switch 141 and the first opening 133, can then pass through transparent membrane
Layer 13 or have translucent effect elastic element 12, light is diffused into keycap 11, allow keycap 11 surface or character symbol area
(being not shown in the drawing) generates luminous visual effect.And being set to the support plate 16 under flexible circuit board 15 then has to hold
Set the third opening 161 of light-emitting component 17.On the other hand, flexible circuit board 15 also to provide electric power give thin film switch layer 14 and
Light-emitting component 17, and light-emitting component 17 can are as follows: light-emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED) module is electrically excited
Light (Electro Luminescence, EL) module.
The support component 18 is then set between keycap 11 and support plate 16, and support component 18 can be respectively pivoted to
(being not shown in the drawing) keycap 11 and support plate 16 carry out upper and lower movement relative to support plate 16 with thus guide keycap 10.In
In the present embodiment, support component 18 can be scissor leg structure, but in practical application, support component 18 also can for V-type, A type or
Two parallel link mechanisms.
Fig. 2A to 2B is please referred to, Fig. 2A to 2B is the schematic diagram of keyboard actuation of the present invention.In Fig. 2A, when pressed by external force key
When cap 11, the lower surface of keycap 11 can compress the abutting part 121 of elastic element 12, and allow the flexible support portion of elastic element 12
122 generate deformation, portion 123 are pressed at this time then to bottom offset, and compress extension 131a, so that extension 131a is in wall
132 are formed by clearance G and generate Bending Deformation.And press portion 123 and then continue to protrude into the first opening 133 and contact-making switch 141,
Switch 141 is set to be toggled and generate corresponding keyboard signal.
Then, Fig. 2 B is please referred to, when external force release, elastic element 12 then provides keycap 11 upward elastic-restoring force,
And then it pushes keycap 11 to rise and makes its reset.The portion 123 that presses of elastic element 12 also shifts up at this time, and far from extension
131a.And when extension 131a is no longer influenced by when compressing of the portion of pressing 123, extension 131a then carries out elastic recovery and produces simultaneously
The raw sound.In this way, can be by extension 131a elastic recovery when the produced sound so that the sound that keyboard taps is more clear
It is crisp, it allows user when using keyboard is thinned, can still maintain good typing rhythm.
Please refer to the schematic top plan view of the first embodiment for the extension that Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, Fig. 3 A are ganoine thin film layer；Figure
3B is the schematic top plan view of the second embodiment of the extension of ganoine thin film layer.In Fig. 3 A, by 131 (such as Fig. 1 of ganoine thin film layer
It is shown) the extension 131a that is extended is formed in the inner edge of the first opening 133, and its one end position extended is in the portion of pressing 123
Displacement path on.In the present invention, its elastic recovery when institute can be adjusted by adjusting the thickness or length of extension 131a
Generate the tone of the sound.Wherein, when the thickness of extension 131a is thinner or length more in short-term, when elastic recovery the produced sound
Tone it is higher；And when the thickness of extension 131a is thicker or length is longer, when elastic recovery the produced sound tone
It is lower.
In Fig. 3 B, ganoine thin film layer 131 also can extend another extension from the opposite other side extension 131a
131b, in this way, can be by two extension 131a and 131b elastic recoverys when the produced sound, increase keyboard knock sound
Volume.Though the inner edge that the present invention is only set forth in the first opening 133 forms an extension and opposite two sides form two and prolong
The embodiment of extending portion, but in practical application, with can any position according to demand in the inner edge of the first opening 133 formed it is more
A extension, without being limited with embodiment proposed by the invention.
Compared to the prior art, produced sound when keyboard structure provided by the present invention can be by extension elastic recovery
It rings, keyboard is allowed to generate percussion sound appropriate, so that the sound that keyboard taps is more clear and melodious.And allow user in using slim
When changing keyboard, good typing rhythm can be still maintained.On the other hand, opening accommodating flexible circuit board is formed by with support plate
The set-up mode of light-emitting component also can effectively reduce the thickness of integral keyboard build stack；A therefore the present invention actually great industry
The creation of value.
The present invention appointed as those skilled in the art apply craftsman think and be it is all as modify, it is so neither de- as attached claim is intended to
Protection.
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