CN101312100A - Press key module group - Google Patents

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CN101312100A
CN101312100A CNA2007101052145A CN200710105214A CN101312100A CN 101312100 A CN101312100 A CN 101312100A CN A2007101052145 A CNA2007101052145 A CN A2007101052145A CN 200710105214 A CN200710105214 A CN 200710105214A CN 101312100 A CN101312100 A CN 101312100A
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张静如
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The invention relates to a key module, which comprises a circuit board, a key and an elastic element. The circuit board is provided with a conducting elastic sheet which is arranged on one surface of the circuit board, the key is arranged opposite to the conducting elastic sheet, the elastic element is arranged between the key and the circuit board, the elastic element is provided with a body and a contact projection, the contact projection is connected with the body and is arranged opposite to the conducting elastic sheet, and the body is equipped with a plurality of bending portions, wherein at least four bending portions enable the body to provide a hollow space, and the hollow space is used to contain the contact projection.

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The button module
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of button module, particularly relate to a kind of button module of slimming.
Background technology
Along with development of science and technology, the also a feast for the eyes appearance of many electronic installations to the world, as personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), Smartphone (Smart Phone) or media playing apparatus or the like.These electronic installations are convenient people's life not only, also plays the part of role indispensable in the life.Wherein, these electronic installations are to have a button module, are available for users to push also as operation, input interface.
Please refer to shown in Figure 1ly, a kind of known button module 1 is to comprise a circuit board 11, button 12 and a flexible member 13.Wherein, circuit board 11 is to have a metal clips (metal dome) 111 to be arranged at surface thereof, and button 12 is that relative metal clips 111 is provided with, and flexible member 13 is to be arranged between button 12 and the circuit board 11.In addition, flexible member 13 is to have a body 131, a linking part 132, two support portions 133 and to press portion 134.Wherein, linking part 132 is sides that are arranged at body 131, and links with button 12, support portion 133 and to press portion 134 are the opposite sides that are arranged at body 131, and to press portion 134 be between two support portions 133.Wherein, support portion 133 is contact circuit boards 11, and pressing portion 134 is in order to press metal clips 111.When user's pressing keys 12, the portion that presses 134 of flexible member 13 can press metal clips 111 and produce an operation signal to control electronic installation.
Please refer to shown in Figure 2ly, it is the profile for button module 1.As shown in Figure 2, button module 1 is to be a three-decker, and its thickness comprises linking part 132, body 131 and support portion 133; Yet for the user, except general normal operational function, light, thin, short, little also is the important need of electronic installation.So, if can under the situation that does not undermine structural strength,, can promote competitiveness of product greatly in fact with button module 1 slimming of three-decker.
In view of this, how to provide a kind of button module of thin typeization, real is one of important topic now.
Because the defective that above-mentioned existing button module exists, the inventor is based on being engaged in this type of product design manufacturing abundant for many years practical experience and professional knowledge, and the utilization of cooperation scientific principle, actively studied innovation, in the hope of founding a kind of button module of new structure, can improve general existing button module, make it have more practicality.Through constantly research, design, and, create the present invention who has practical value finally through after studying sample and improvement repeatedly.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is, overcomes the defective that existing button module exists, and is to make its slimming with the lifting product competitiveness and a kind of button module of new structure, technical problem to be solved are provided, thereby is suitable for practicality more.
The object of the invention to solve the technical problems realizes by the following technical solutions.According to a kind of button module that the present invention proposes, comprise: a circuit board is to have an electroconductive elastic sheet to be arranged at surface thereof; One button is this electroconductive elastic sheet setting relatively; An and flexible member, be to be arranged between this button and this circuit board, this flexible member is to have a body and to press projection, this presses projection is to be linked to this body and this electroconductive elastic sheet setting relatively, this body is to have a plurality of curved portions of tearing open, wherein at least four kinks make this body that one dented space is provided, and this dented space is to hold this to press projection.
The object of the invention to solve the technical problems also can be applied to the following technical measures to achieve further.
Aforesaid button module, the thickness of wherein said body come down to be homogeneous.
Aforesaid button module, the wherein said projection that presses is to be extended by the surface of this body near this electroconductive elastic sheet.
Aforesaid button module, the wherein said kink that waits is the border of this dented space of definition.
Aforesaid button module, wherein said two kinks are sides that are arranged at this dented space, and two kinks are the opposite sides that are arranged at this dented space in addition.
Aforesaid button module is one side wherein said this kink of part is to contact with this circuit board.
Aforesaid button module, wherein said kink are that bending is an angle or bending is an arc.
Aforesaid button module, the material of wherein said flexible member are to be rubber.
The present invention compared with prior art has tangible advantage and beneficial effect.As known from the above, in order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a kind of button module and comprise a circuit board, a button and a flexible member.Circuit board is to have an electroconductive elastic sheet to be arranged at surface thereof.Button is relative electroconductive elastic sheet setting.Flexible member is to be arranged between button and the circuit board, flexible member is to have a body and to press projection, pressing projection is to be linked to body and electroconductive elastic sheet setting relatively, body is to have a plurality of kinks, wherein at least four kinks make body that one dented space is provided, and dented space is to hold to press projection.
By technique scheme, button module of the present invention has following advantage at least:
From the above, the flexible member of a kind of button module of the present invention is to utilize a plurality of kinks and make body form a dented space, and dented space is in order to hold the projection that presses of flexible member.Compare with known techniques, the present invention is not that a side by body extends two support portions and and presses portion; Hold self to produce dented space and press projection but form a plurality of kinks by body, in other words, the thickness that the present invention makes full use of known body and connecting portion forms dented space and holds for pressing projection, therefore can save in the known techniques, support portion that extends by a side of body and the thickness that presses portion, and reach slimming, and then promote product competitiveness.
In sum, the present invention has above-mentioned plurality of advantages and practical value, no matter it all has bigger improvement on product structure or function, obvious improvement is arranged technically, and produced handy and practical effect, and more existing button module has the outstanding effect of enhancement, thus be suitable for practicality more, and have the extensive value of industry, really be a new and innovative, progressive, practical new design.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding technological means of the present invention, and can be implemented according to the content of specification, and for above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, below especially exemplified by preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., be described in detail as follows.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic diagram of known button module;
Fig. 2 is a kind of profile of known button module;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram according to the button module of preferred embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 4 is the profile according to the button module of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
1,2: button module 11,21: circuit board
111: metal clips 12,22: button
13,23: flexible member 131,231: body
132: linking part 133: support portion
134: press portion 211: electroconductive elastic sheet
2311: kink 2312: dented space
2313: end face 2314: sidewall
232: press projection
Embodiment
Reach technological means and the effect that predetermined goal of the invention is taked for further setting forth the present invention, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, to its embodiment of button module, structure, feature and the effect thereof that foundation the present invention proposes, describe in detail as after.
Please refer to shown in Figure 3ly, a kind of button module 2 of preferred embodiment of the present invention is to comprise a circuit board 21, a button 22 and a flexible member 23.Wherein, circuit board 21 is to have an electroconductive elastic sheet 211 to be arranged at surface thereof, and button 22 is that relative electroconductive elastic sheet 211 is provided with, and flexible member 23 is to be arranged between button 22 and the circuit board 21.Wherein, the material of button 22 is to can be metal or plastic cement, and the material of flexible member 23 is to can be rubber.
In addition, flexible member 23 is to have a body 231 and to press projection 232.Wherein, pressing projection 232 is to be linked to body 231, and is extended by the surface of body 231 near electroconductive elastic sheet 211, and electroconductive elastic sheet 211 is provided with relatively, and a side of body 231 close buttons 22 is and button 22 links.Body 231 is to have a plurality of kinks 2311, and wherein at least four kinks 2311 make body 231 that a dented space 2312 is provided, and dented space 2312 is to hold to press projection 232.When user's pressing keys 22, flexible member 23 press projection 232 can press electroconductive elastic sheet 211 and produce one the operation signal to control electronic installation.
In the present embodiment, four kinks 2311 are borders of definition dented space 2312, in four kinks 2311, wherein each two kink 2311 is two sides that are arranged at dented space 2312, promptly wherein two kinks 2311 are sides that are arranged at dented space 2312, two kinks 2311 are the opposite sides that are arranged at dented space 2312 in addition, as shown in Figure 3, body 231 is that arch founds formation dented space 2312 and is a hat-shaped structure, be that body 231 forms an end face 2313 and two sidewalls 2314, end face 2313 is to link button 22, and these sidewalls 2314 are the relative both sides that link end face 2313.In addition, one side wherein two be as the supporting surface that contacts with circuit board 21 near the kink 2311 of circuit boards 21.In the present embodiment, kink 2311 is a bent angle or arcs of being.Wherein this angle is to can be right angle, acute angle or obtuse angle.
Please refer to shown in Figure 4ly, it is the profile for the button module 2 of present embodiment.In the present embodiment, the thickness of body 231 comes down to be homogeneous, and promptly the upright thickness that forms the body 231 of dented space 2312 of arch is to be homogeneous.As shown in Figure 4, the integral thickness of button module 2 only comprises the thickness of body 231.Please comparison diagram 2 and Fig. 4, with regard to outward appearance, the flexible member 23 of present embodiment is save the setting of flexible member 13 2 support portions 133 of known techniques, and utilize the untapped thickness of part in body 131 and the connecting portion 132 to form a dented space and hold press electroconductive elastic sheet 211 press projection 232.So the flexible member 23 of present embodiment is not only thinner, also lighter, reaches the purpose that makes the electronic installation thin typeization.In addition, the upright body 231 that forms dented space 2312 of arch, to make that the strength of user's pressing keys 22 does not need too big except thinning structure, and have outside the preferable sense of touch, cap-shaped structure also provides the effect of compensator or trimmer pressure, promptly when user's pressing keys 22, puts on button 22 and the pressure that conducts to the top of flexible member 23 can disperse by two side 2314, and make button module 2 have preferable structural elasticity, avoid it to cause damage because of pressure is excessive.
In sum, the flexible member of a kind of button module of the present invention is to utilize a plurality of kinks and make body form a dented space, and dented space is in order to hold the projection that presses of flexible member.Compare with known techniques, the present invention is not that a side by body extends two support portions and and presses portion; Hold self to produce a dented space and press projection but form a plurality of kinks by body, in other words, the thickness that the present invention makes full use of known body and connecting portion forms dented space and holds for pressing projection, therefore can save in the known techniques, support portion that extends by a side of body and the thickness that presses portion, and reach slimming, and then promote product competitiveness.
The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not that the present invention is done any pro forma restriction, though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, yet be not in order to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, in not breaking away from the technical solution of the present invention scope, when the technology contents that can utilize above-mentioned announcement is made a little change or is modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations, in every case be the content that does not break away from technical solution of the present invention, according to technical spirit of the present invention to any simple modification that above embodiment did, equivalent variations and modification all still belong in the scope of technical solution of the present invention.

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1. button module is characterized in that comprising:
One circuit board is to have an electroconductive elastic sheet to be arranged at surface thereof;
One button is this electroconductive elastic sheet setting relatively; And
One flexible member, be to be arranged between this button and this circuit board, this flexible member is to have a body and to press projection, this presses projection is to be linked to this body and this electroconductive elastic sheet setting relatively, this body is to have a plurality of kinks, wherein at least four kinks make this body that one dented space is provided, and this dented space is to hold this to press projection.
2. button module according to claim 1 is characterized in that the thickness of described body comes down to be homogeneous.
3. button module according to claim 1 is characterized in that the described projection that presses is to be extended by the surface of this body near this electroconductive elastic sheet.
4. button module according to claim 1 is characterized in that described kink is the border of this dented space of definition.
5. button module according to claim 4 is characterized in that described two kinks are sides that are arranged at this dented space, and two kinks are the opposite sides that are arranged at this dented space in addition.
6. button module according to claim 1 is one side what it is characterized in that described this kink of part is to contact with this circuit board.
7. button module according to claim 1 is characterized in that described kink is that bending is an angle or bending is an arc.
8. button module according to claim 1, the material that it is characterized in that described flexible member are to be rubber.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102479631A (en) * 2010-11-24 2012-05-30 英业达股份有限公司 Key module
CN106254631A (en) * 2016-07-22 2016-12-21 歌尔股份有限公司 A kind of button module and mobile phone

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102479631A (en) * 2010-11-24 2012-05-30 英业达股份有限公司 Key module
CN106254631A (en) * 2016-07-22 2016-12-21 歌尔股份有限公司 A kind of button module and mobile phone

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