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CN100456405C
CN100456405C CNB2005100908510A CN200510090851A CN100456405C CN 100456405 C CN100456405 C CN 100456405C CN B2005100908510 A CNB2005100908510 A CN B2005100908510A CN 200510090851 A CN200510090851 A CN 200510090851A CN 100456405 C CN100456405 C CN 100456405C
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The disclosed electronic equipment includes circuit board, base plate, and at least a unit of push button key. The circuit board possesses first surface, and at least one switch positioned on the first surface. The base plate possesses second surface, and third surface faced to the said second surface, and at least one bulge positioned at the second surface. The third surface of the base plate is faced to the first surface of the circuit board, and the bulge is located above the switch. Being fixed on the second surface of the base plate, the unit of push button key possesses opening, and the bulge passes through the opening.

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Electronic installation
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, and be particularly related to a kind of electronic installation relevant for button.
Background technology
In the epoch of information explosion now, the human lives has be unable to do without electronic communication, interpersonal often utilization electronic communication device is transmission information mutually, especially the portable electron device that can carry, for example mobile phone (mobile phone) or have electronic installation of radio communication function etc.Known mobile phone generally includes casing, communication module and man-machine interface, and wherein communication module is arranged within the casing, and man-machine interface (man machine interface MMI) then is arranged on the casing, and is electrically connected to communication module.Man-machine interface for example is key groups, microphone, loud speaker or flat-panel monitor etc.For sight that attracts the consumer and the desire to purchase that excites the consumer, the appearance and modeling of mobile phone all constantly changes.
Though the consumer is when choosing mobile phone; usually will consider the price of mobile phone and function etc.; but increasing consumer is arranged when choosing mobile phone; can relatively pay attention to the appearance and modeling of mobile phone; make the appearance and modeling of mobile phone from the stiff shape of original Founder, be gradually varied to curve or other different novel shape.In order to be applied to the mobile phone of various moulding, the key groups of various different shapings is just constantly weeded out the old and bring forth the new.Yet after the moulding of considering key groups, the sensitivity of pushing of the pressing touch of key groups and key groups also is the emphasis that must consider.
Key groups in the market can roughly be divided into separate type button and gapless button, and wherein Japanese mobile phone uses the separate type button mostly.So-called separate type button is each button as island independently separately, and the advantage of this kind separate type button is the identification height, and just the user is difficult for pressing the wrong button.Yet the required area of this kind separate type button is bigger.In addition, the mobile phone of Nokia (NOKIA) series adopts the gapless button mostly.So-called gapless button is that each button is adjacent one another are, and the advantage of this kind gapless button is for designing maximum button in the area of minimum.Yet the user presses the wrong button sometimes easily.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, purpose of the present invention just provides a kind of electronic installation, and it has the advantage of gapless button and separate type button.
Based on above-mentioned purpose or other purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of electronic installation, and it comprises circuit board, first substrate, at least one push-button unit and second substrate, and wherein circuit board has first surface, is positioned at switch on the first surface with at least one.First substrate have second surface, with respect to the 3rd surface of second surface, at least one protuberance is positioned on the second surface, wherein the 3rd of first substrate the surface and the first surface of circuit board practise physiognomy to, and protuberance is positioned at the switch top.Push-button unit is fixed on the second surface of first substrate, and wherein push-button unit has perforate, and protuberance passes perforate.Second substrate is fixed on the 3rd surface, so that above-mentioned protuberance returns back to the location fast.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the protuberance and first substrate can be integrally formed.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the diameter of perforate can be the diameter greater than protuberance.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the shape of protuberance can be cylindric.
According to the embodiment of the invention, push-button unit can be to be bonded in first substrate.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the material of second substrate can be rubber or plastics.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the material of first substrate can be rubber or plastics.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the material of push-button unit can be metal, rubber or plastics.
Based on above-mentioned, the present invention adopts first substrate with protuberance and the combination with push-button unit of perforate, so the present invention not only has high identification, more can have bigger effective contact area.In other words, the present invention is in conjunction with the advantage of gapless button and separate type button.
State with other purpose, feature and advantage and can become apparent on the present invention for allowing, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the electronic installation of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the exploded view according to the electronic installation of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the profile according to the electronic installation of the embodiment of the invention.
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100: electronic installation
110: circuit board
110a: first surface
112: switch
120: the first substrates
120a: second surface
120b: the 3rd surface
122: protuberance
122a: first end face
130: push-button unit
130a: perforate
130b: second end face
140: the second substrates
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the electronic installation of the embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 is the exploded view according to the electronic installation of the embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 is the profile according to the electronic installation of the embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment is a mobile phone.Yet, the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment also can be other kenel mobile phone, personal digital aid (PDA) (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), palmtop PC (Pocket PC), notebook computer or other have electronic installation of button etc.
Please continue with reference to figure 2 and Fig. 3, more specifically, the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment comprises circuit board 110, first substrate 120 and at least one push-button unit 130 at least, and wherein circuit board 110 has first surface 110a and is positioned at least one switch 112 that first surface 110a goes up.In addition, circuit board 110 can be printed circuit board (PCB) (printed circuit board, PCB) or flexible printed wiring board (flexible printed circuit, FPC), and switch 112 can be push switch or diaphragm type switch.
First substrate 120 is positioned at circuit board 110 tops, and first substrate 120 have second surface 120a, with respect to the 3rd surperficial 120b of second surface 120a be positioned at least one protuberance 122 that second surface 120a goes up, wherein the first surface 110a of the 3rd of first substrate 120 the surperficial 120b and circuit board 110 practise physiognomy to, and protuberance 122 is positioned at switch 112 tops.In addition, first substrate 120 can be one-body molded with protuberance 122, and the material of first substrate 120 can be rubber or plastics.In addition, the shape of protuberance 122 can be cylindric, regular column or irregular column.Moreover the height of protuberance 122 can be greater than 1 millimeter (mm).
Each push-button unit 130 is fixed on the second surface 120a of first substrate 120.For example, these push-button units 130 can be to be bonded on first substrate 120.In addition, the gap that is separated by between each push-button unit 130.In other words, these push-button units 130 are independent respectively.In addition, each push-button unit 130 has perforate 130a, and protuberance 122 passes perforate 130a.In the present embodiment, the diameter of perforate 130a is greater than the diameter of protuberance 122.Moreover the material of push-button unit 130 can be metal, rubber or plastics.More specifically, by the material of the collocation push-button unit 130 and first substrate 120, the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment just can present the abundant shadow color and the variation of sense of touch.
Please continue with reference to figure 3, first distance H 1 of being separated by between first end face 122a of protuberance 122 and the first surface 110a, and the second distance H2 of being separated by between second end face 130b of push-button unit 130 and the first surface 110a, wherein first distance H 1 is greater than second distance H2.When the user pushed protuberance 122, because the material of first substrate 120 is an elastomeric material, therefore first substrate 120 can touch switch 112, so that switch 112 produces signals.Therefore it should be noted that because push-button unit 130 is fixed on first substrate 120 when user's pressing keys unit 130 rather than protuberance 122, first substrate 120 also can touch switch 112, so that switch 112 generation signals.In other words, the user pushes protuberance 122 or push-button unit 130 all can make switch 112 produce signals, therefore compares with known separate type button, and present embodiment has bigger effective contact area, and has bigger button.In addition, compare with known gapless button, because the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment has the design of protuberance 122, so the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment has higher identification.
What deserves to be mentioned is, after the user pushes protuberance 122 or push-button unit 130, in order to make protuberance 122 can return back to the location fast, the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment can also comprise second substrate 140, and it is arranged between first substrate 120 and the circuit board 110.In addition, the material of second substrate 140 can be rubber or plastics.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any person of ordinary skill in the field; without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention; when can doing a little change and improvement, so the present invention's protection range is as the criterion when looking the claim person of defining.

Claims (8)

1. electronic installation is characterized in that comprising:
Circuit board has first surface, is positioned at switch on the above-mentioned first surface with at least one;
First substrate, have second surface, with respect to the 3rd surface of above-mentioned second surface, at least one protuberance is positioned on the above-mentioned second surface, and state on above-mentioned first substrate state on the 3rd surface and the foregoing circuit plate first surface practise physiognomy to, and above-mentioned protuberance is positioned at above-mentioned switch top;
At least one push-button unit be fixed on above-mentioned first substrate and state on the second surface, and above-mentioned push-button unit has perforate, and above-mentioned protuberance passes above-mentioned perforate; And
Second substrate is fixed on above-mentioned the 3rd surface, so that above-mentioned protuberance returns back to the location fast.
2. the electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned protuberance and above-mentioned first substrate are one of the forming.
3. the electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that the diameter of the diameter of above-mentioned perforate greater than above-mentioned protuberance.
4. the electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that being shaped as of above-mentioned protuberance is cylindric.
5. the electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned push-button unit is bonded in above-mentioned first substrate.
6. the electronic installation according to claim 1, the material that it is characterized in that above-mentioned second substrate is rubber or plastics.
7. the electronic installation according to claim 1, the material that it is characterized in that above-mentioned first substrate is rubber or plastics.
8. the electronic installation according to claim 1, the material that it is characterized in that above-mentioned push-button unit is metal, rubber or plastics.
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