CN102110542A - Keyboard with back-lighted ultra-durable keys - Google Patents
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The application case refers to a keyboard with back-lighted ultra-durable keys. A key for a keyboard includes a keycap having a top surface configured to be contacted for pressing the key down, and having a bottom. The keycap is substantially transparent. An intermediate layer is coupled to the bottom of the keycap. The intermediate layer is translucent and includes a top and a bottom. The top of the intermediate layer faces the bottom of the keycap. A character layer is positioned between the bottom of the keycap and the top of the intermediate layer. A resilient member is coupled to the bottom of the intermediate layer. The resilient member is translucent and is configured to direct light through the intermediate layer, through the character layer, and out from the keycap. The character layer is configured to be lighted for viewing through the keycap.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the peripheral unit of computer system.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of keyboard with the super durable key of back-illuminated type.
Background technology
The use of computer is full of everywhere, and it is more and more general just to become in worldwide.Numerous computers follows peripheral unit to be used for multi-user environment together with it, for example Internet bar, school, institute etc.Especially in multi-user environment (wherein computer and follow peripheral unit to be used by the user who does not have it), the use of peripheral unit (for example keyboard and mouse) can be quite frequent and be rough to described device.Therefore, peripheral unit and in particular for example the input unit of keyboard stand significant wearing and tearing.Specific " weight " user can make the wearing and tearing aggravation, for example can damage for example game player of the peripheral unit of keyboard very fast.
Instantiation to the damage of keyboard comprises: (i) after the very short time (for example, only several weeks), the key lettering often partly or wholly is wiped free of; (ii) dust or other foreign material (for example, food particle, cigarette ash, liquid or the like) enter between the key in the keyboard, thereby often cause functional fault; Reach (iii) after the short time (for example, only several weeks), key switch is destroyed.
Keyboard limitation in view of preamble is discussed needs new keyboard and similar device, and the key of wherein said keyboard is a back-illuminated type, durable, and the key lettering can not be wiped free of along with the use of rough and prolongation.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to be used for the peripheral unit of computer system.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of keyboard with the super durable key of back-illuminated type.
According to one embodiment of present invention, a kind of key that is used for keyboard comprises keycap, described keycap have be configured to through the contact be used for pushing the top surface of described key downwards and have the bottom.Described keycap is roughly transparent.The described bottom of described keycap is coupled in the intermediate layer.Described intermediate layer is translucent and comprises top and bottom.The described top surface in described intermediate layer is to the described bottom of described keycap.Character layer is positioned between the described top in the described bottom of described keycap and described intermediate layer.Elastomeric element is coupled to the described bottom in described intermediate layer.Described elastomeric element is translucent and is configured to direct light and passes described intermediate layer, pass described character layer and from the outside described light of guiding of described keycap.Described character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.
According to a specific embodiment of described key, described elastomeric element is coupled to the photoconduction with diffuse component.Described diffuse component be coupled to described elastomeric element with optical mode and be configured to light from described optical guide guides light to described elastomeric element.Described diffuse component comprises lens or rough surface.Described photoconduction is coupled to optical mode and is configured to light is sent to light generating device in the described photoconduction.Described light generating device can comprise one group of light-emitting diode.
Another specific embodiment according to described key, the described bottom of described keycap comprises corresponding to the core of described character layer and one group of side part, and the described side of described keycap partly comprises the one group of protuberance that is configured to described intermediate layer mechanically is coupled to described keycap.Described character layer can be positioned on the described top in described intermediate layer or be positioned on the described bottom of described keycap.Described character layer comprises dope layer, is formed with character in the described dope layer.Described character can form by laser-induced thermal etching.According to an embodiment, described character layer comprises first dope layer and second dope layer, and described first dope layer and described second dope layer have the contrast color.
According to another specific embodiment of described key, described intermediate layer comprises the light dispersion.Described smooth dispersion can comprise titanium oxide, nano particle or bubble.The described top in described intermediate layer can be the coarse light to disperse to distribute from described top.
According to an embodiment, the intermediate layer that a kind of key that is used for keyboard comprises keycap and is coupled to described keycap.Character layer is positioned between described keycap and the described intermediate layer.Elastomeric element is coupled to described intermediate layer and is configured to and promote described intermediate layer under the situation of described elastomeric element distortion.Described elastomeric element is configured to direct light and passes described intermediate layer, passes described character layer and outwards guide described light from described keycap.Described character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.
According to an embodiment, a kind of keyboard comprises a plurality of keys.Each key comprises: i) keycap; Ii) intermediate layer, it is coupled to described keycap; Iii) character layer, it is positioned between described keycap and the described intermediate layer; Reach iv) elastomeric element, it is coupled to described intermediate layer and is configured to and promote described intermediate layer under the situation of described elastomeric element distortion.Described keyboard further comprises the photoconduction with a plurality of diffuse components.Described a plurality of diffuse component is coupled to a plurality of elastomeric elements with optical mode respectively.Described diffuse component is configured to carry out following operation: i) with light from described optical guide guides light to described elastomeric element, ii) guide described light to pass described intermediate layer, iii) guide described light to pass described character layer and iv) from the outside described light of guiding of described keycap.Described character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.
According to an embodiment, a kind of key that is used for keyboard comprises top plate, and it is for roughly transparent and be configured to through contact to be used for pushing described key downwards.The bottom of described top plate is coupled in the intermediate layer.Described intermediate layer is translucent and comprises top and bottom.The described top surface in described intermediate layer is to the described bottom of described top plate.The side part of described key is around the side part of described top plate and the side at least a portion partly in described intermediate layer.Character layer is positioned between the described top in the described bottom of described top plate and described intermediate layer.Elastomeric element is coupled to the described bottom in described intermediate layer.Described elastomeric element is translucent and is configured to direct light and passes described intermediate layer, pass described character layer and from the outside described light of guiding of described top plate.Described character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.According to a specific embodiment, described top plate comprises hyaline layer that is placed in described character layer top and the translucent dope layer that is placed in described character layer below.Described top plate can comprise the glue-line that is placed between described character layer and the described intermediate layer, and described glue-line can be configured to described top plate is coupled to described intermediate layer.Perhaps, described top plate is configured and mechanically is coupled to intermediate plate.
According to an embodiment, a kind of keyboard comprises a plurality of keys, and wherein each key comprises the character layer that is coupled to it.Photoconduction is placed in described key below.Described photoconduction is configured to be directed to light in the described key and guides described light to pass described character layer watched by the user being used for to illuminate described character layer.Described photoconduction comprise towards the top surface of described key and back to the bottom table of described key and.A plurality of ring structures are placed on the described lower surface and from described lower surface and extend.Each ring structure is placed in below one in the described key.According to a specific embodiment, described a plurality of ring structures and described photoconduction are whole to be formed.According to alternate embodiment, described a plurality of ring structures are dope layer.Each ring structure can have curved surface, and described curve can be parabola.
The described top surface that in the described ring structure each is configured to upwards to be directed to the body of described photoconduction from the bottom of described photoconduction light and passes described photoconduction outwards the described light of guiding to shine described key.Some a plurality of surface characteristics can be placed on the described lower surface and from described lower surface extends.In the described ring feature each is around one in described some a plurality of surface characteristics.In the described surface characteristics each has the shaped form surface, and described shaped form surface can be parabola.
In conjunction with following text and accompanying drawing these and other embodiment of the present invention is described in more detail.
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Fig. 1 is the rough schematic view of key according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A is the simplification view of lower surface that does not have the keycap of any coating on the lower surface;
Fig. 2 B is the simplification view that is formed with the lower surface of first dope layer on the lower surface;
Fig. 2 C wherein forms the simplification view that (for example, by laser-induced thermal etching) has the lower surface of character (for example, character " A ") in first dope layer;
Fig. 2 D is the incident that forms the temporal order of first dope layer 110 and second dope layer 110 on the lower surface a of keycap to Fig. 2 F;
Fig. 3 is the decomposition view of key according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the rough schematic view of key according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the simplification cross-sectional view of key according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is another detailed maps of top plate according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the simplification cross-sectional view of the part of keyboard according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the perspective view that is placed in a plurality of surface characteristics of key below according to an embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 9 be photoconduction a part extended view and show the surface characteristics of several key positions.
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The invention provides a kind of peripheral unit that is used for computer system.More particularly, the invention provides a kind of keyboard with super durable key.
One aspect of the present invention relates to the lettering maintenance on the key that makes keyboard and does not grind off.Lettering on the described key comprises character, symbol and the text of the information of the function of carrying out when being pushed by the user about key is provided.In one embodiment, this realizes in the following manner: do not make user's finger directly touch the lettering on the conventional keyboard but have guard cover between lettering and part that the finger by the user of key contacts.Described guard cover can be transparent or translucent, makes the user to see lettering on the key by described guard cover.According to an embodiment, described lettering is that back-illuminated type makes the character in the lettering can be visible in low luminous environment.
Fig. 1 is the rough schematic view of key 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.Key 100 can be configured for use in keyboard or similar device and use.Key 100 comprises keycap 105, and wherein user's finger can't directly touch character layer 110, makes that the print character in the described character layer will can be along with being wiped free of with user's the repeating to contact of finger.More particularly, key 100 comprises keycap 105, character layer 110, intermediate layer 115, elastomeric element 120, diffusing layer 125, photoconduction 130 and is configured to light is sent to light source 135 (for example, one group of light-emitting diode) in the described photoconduction.One group mentioned herein comprises one or more elements.
Keycap 105 forms the top part of described key and can be transparent or roughly translucent.Keycap 105 can be formed by plastics or similar material etc.According to an embodiment, character layer 110 can be placed on the D score surface 105a of described keycap.Character layer 110 can comprise at least the first dope layer and second dope layer.Described first dope layer can be can spray, print (for example, bat printing) by the time on the lower surface 105a of key 105 he the look dope layer.According to an embodiment, described first dope layer can be through etching (for example passing through laser) to form character in described first dope layer.Described character can be any character that is present in usually on the key of keyboard.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that described photoconduction can extend and light is provided to described key below several keys on the keyboard.
Fig. 2 A is to form the incident that the first dope layer 110a reaches the temporal order of formation character 110b in described first dope layer on the keycap 105 to Fig. 2 C.More particularly, Fig. 2 A is the simplification upward view that does not have the keycap 105 of coating on lower surface 105a.Fig. 2 B is the simplification upward view that is formed with the keycap 105 of the first dope layer 110a on lower surface 105a.Fig. 2 C is the simplification upward view that wherein is formed with the keycap 105 of character 110b (for example, character " A ") in first dope layer.Can form described character by laser-induced thermal etching or similar techniques.According to a specific embodiment, described second dope layer is the whitewash layer that is formed at described first dope layer top.Can be above described first dope layer, to spray after the described character of etching in described first dope layer described second dope layer.
Fig. 2 D is the incident that forms the temporal order of the first dope layer 110a and the second dope layer 110c on the lower surface 105a of keycap 105 to Fig. 2 F.Fig. 2 D each in Fig. 2 F comprises the vertical view and the upward view of described keycap.The top graph picture (towards the top of the page) of the keycap in Fig. 2 D each in Fig. 2 F is the upward view of described keycap, and the bottom diagram picture (towards the bottom of the page) in Fig. 2 D each in Fig. 2 F is the vertical view of described keycap.More particularly, Fig. 2 D shows the first dope layer 110a on the lower surface that is formed at keycap.Fig. 2 E shows the character 110b that is formed in first dope layer.Fig. 2 F shows the second dope layer 110c that is formed at first dope layer 110A top.At least form described second dope layer above the character in being formed at described first dope layer.
Refer again to Fig. 1, intermediate layer 115 can be coupled to described keycap with the lower surface 105a that described character layer is encapsulated in described keycap and described intermediate layer " on " between the surperficial 115a.Cry by glue, ultrasonic bonding or similar techniques and engage keycap 105 and intermediate layer 115.According to a specific embodiment, keycap 105 comprises one group of brace 145 on the side 105b that is placed in keycap 105.Brace 145 can be general rectangular in shape, and can be configured to keycap 105 mechanically is coupled in intermediate layer 115.
According to alternate embodiment, described second dope layer (for example, whitewash layer) can be sprayed on the upper surface 115a in intermediate layer 115.According to another alternate embodiment, can above described second dope layer first dope layer (for example, he look dope layer) sprayed on the upper surface 115a in intermediate layer 115.After this.But described first dope layer of etching is to form character in described first dope layer.According to this embodiment, whole character layer 110 can be formed on the upper surface in described intermediate layer.
According to another alternate embodiment, character layer 110 comprises first dope layer on the upper surface that is sprayed directly into the intermediate layer.But described first dope layer of etching is to form character in described dope layer.The color of described first dope layer can form contrast with the color at the top in described intermediate layer.
According to an embodiment, elastomeric element 120 is formed by rubber or similar material and for roughly translucent.The top part of described elastomeric element is coupled to the lower surface 115b in intermediate layer 115, and the bottom part of described elastomeric element is coupled to photoconduction 130 at diffusing layer 125 places.Described elastomeric element is configured to push downwards that distortion makes described cap to move down under the situation of described keycap.Resilience upwards back promotes described keycap after pushing described keycap thereby described elastomeric element can be configured to.
Diffusing layer 125 is configured to light upwards is directed to the described elastomeric element from described photoconduction.Diffusing layer 125 can comprise coarse (through sand milling, through spot corrosion etc.) surface or analog of lens, described photoconduction.Described elastomeric element is translucent and is configured to light upwards is directed to the described intermediate layer from described diffusing layer that described intermediate layer also is translucent.Described intermediate layer is configured to upwards to guide from the light that described elastomeric element receives passes upper surface 115a.According to an embodiment, upper surface 115a can be that rough surface is to strengthen the dispersion of light at described upper surface place.According to second dope layer (for example, the whitewash layer) wherein is the specific embodiment that is formed on the upper surface 115a in described intermediate layer, and described second dope layer also can be configured to disperse the light from described intermediate layer.Dispersion from the light in described intermediate layer is used for roughly shining equably the character that is formed at described first dope layer.
According to another embodiment, described intermediate layer can comprise light dispersion (not shown).Described intermediate layer can be formed and can be comprised described smooth dispersion by plastics or similar material.Described smooth dispersion can comprise titanium oxide, particle matter (for example, nano particle), bubble (for example, microbubble) or analog.Described smooth dispersion is configured to scattered light in described intermediate layer, make pass upper surface 115a and penetrate described intermediate layer widely cause irradiation equably and be formed at character in described first dope layer.Outwards transmit the image that the light that passes described keycap forms described character from described first dope layer, it can be seen by the user who watches key.Because described keycap is roughly transparent, therefore described light passes described character and outwards transmits from described keycap.Whereby, described character can be visible through illuminating character in low luminous environment (for example dark room).
Fig. 3 is the decomposition view of key 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 3 is roughly the top perspective of key 300.Use above at the employed identical numbering plan of Fig. 1 and discern identical or roughly the same element among Fig. 3.Key 300 is similar to key 100 as described above, but comprises scissor support 305 with the different keys 300 that are of key 100, and it can be installed to plate 310 and be coupled to intermediate layer 115.Plate 310 can be the part of the extension board that extends in whole keyboard.Plate 310 can be metal and can comprise various structures (for example, hook structure) 310a in order to the base that is coupled to described scissor support.Photoconduction 130 (not showing among Fig. 3) and diffusing layer 125 (not showing among Fig. 3) can be placed in plate 310 belows.According to an embodiment, thereby elastomeric element 120 is coupled to described photoconduction at described diffusing layer place and is configured to extend through described scissor support contact intermediate layer 115.Intermediate layer 115 can comprise various mounting structure 115c to be coupled to described scissor support on lower surface 115b.Intermediate layer 115 also can comprise structure 115d (for example, star structure) so that described elastomeric element is coupled to described intermediate layer on lower surface 115b.Described star structure can be assemblied among the opening 120a at the place, top that is formed at described elastomeric element.Note, among Fig. 3 intermediate layer 115 is shown as and sees through, make and to see mounting structure 115c from the vertical view in described intermediate layer.Thereby scissor support 305 is configured to be coupled to intermediate plate and generally perpendicularly guides keycap 105 and intermediate layer 115 up and down when pushing and discharge described keycap.Except described elastomeric element, described scissor support also can provide spring force to promote described intermediate plate and keycap after pushing and discharging described keycap to described intermediate plate and keycap.In others, key 300 functional roughly is similar to key 100 as described above.
Fig. 4 is the decomposition view of key 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Use above at Fig. 1 and the employed identical numbering plan of Fig. 3 and discern identical or roughly the same element among Fig. 4.Key 400 is similar to key 300 as described above, but comprises the colour film 405 that is placed on the intermediate layer 115 with the different keys 400 that are of key 300.Described colour film can be translucent and can be the color that is different from the plastics (or similar material) that form the intermediate layer.Described colour film can be installed on the upper surface 115a in described intermediate layer.When light upwards transmits and passes described intermediate layer and described colour film, described intermediate layer with first color (for example is configured to, white) irradiation first character (for example, " F3 "), and described colour film with second color (for example is configured to, orange) irradiation second character (for example, rectangular area).Although shown key 400 comprises a colour film 405 among Fig. 4, described key can comprise an above colour film, makes those colors of available described colour film shine the character of described key.In others, key 400 functional roughly is similar to key 100 as described above.
Fig. 5 is the simplification cross-sectional view of key 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Key 500 roughly is similar to key as described above, and only key 500 comprises the top plate 505 that is coupled to intermediate layer 115 and is coupled to described top plate and both side parts 510 of described intermediate layer.Side part 510 can mechanically be coupled to described intermediate layer by clip or analog as described above.The side part 510 of key 500 forms the exterior section of the side of described key.Side part 510 is around at least a portion of the side in the side of described top plate and described intermediate layer.According to an embodiment, side part 510 comprises the shelf 515 that extends with respect to the top cross of described key.Shelf 515 be coupled to described top plate and intermediate layer 115 both.Side part 510 can be as shown in Figure 5 be approximately perpendicular to described top plate like that and extend downwards or tiltable.
Fig. 6 is another detailed maps of top plate 505 according to an embodiment of the invention.Top plate 505 comprises hyaline layer 520, character layer 110, translucent dope layer 525 and glue-line 530.Hyaline layer 520 can be shaped plastics film (for example a, polymer film).Described hyaline layer can be about 1 millimeters thick or less than 1 millimeters thick.Described hyaline layer can be glued to described intermediate layer by described glue-line.Character layer 110 can have each in the feature as described above.For instance, character layer 110 can print (for example, bat printing) to hyaline layer 520.Described character can be have white background black character or by black lettering roughly around white characters.According to alternate embodiment, but described character layer can be that dope layer and described character etching (for example, laser-induced thermal etching) are in described dope layer.
According to an embodiment, described translucent dope layer can be whitewash layer or similar layer.The width of the comparable described character of described translucent dope layer and highly wide or than the width of the background of described character and highly wide.Described glue-line can be roughly transparent.According to an embodiment, be configured to advance from the light of photoconduction 130 and pass diffusing layer 125, pass elastomeric element 120, pass intermediate layer 115, pass and be formed at the character in the character layer 110 and pass outwards through the hyaline layer 520 that wherein said character can be seen by the user.
Fig. 7 is the simplification cross-sectional view of the part of keyboard 700 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Keyboard 700 comprises a plurality of keys, shows a key 705 in described a plurality of keys among Fig. 7.The mode that in the key that is comprised in the keyboard 700 each can be similar to key 705 disposes.Key 705 can be any one among the key embodiment as described above.According to an embodiment, photoconduction 130 is surrounded by reflector 720 on lower surface 710 and side surface 715.Reflector 720 can be white films (for example, white plastic, whitewash etc.), metal film or similar film.The light that described reflector is configured to escape from the lower surface and the side surface of described photoconduction leads back to the body of described photoconduction.
According to an embodiment, photoconduction 130 comprises outward extending a plurality of surface characteristics 725 from the bottom of described photoconduction.Fig. 8 is the perspective view that can be placed in a plurality of surface characteristics 725 of key 705 belows.Notice that Fig. 8 shows the upward view of described photoconduction.Fig. 9 be photoconduction a part extended view and show the surface characteristics 725 of several key positions.
Described surface characteristics is configured to pass the top surface 730 outside direct light of described photoconduction and passes described key and outwards guides described light to illuminate the character in the character layer that is formed at described key.Described surface characteristics can be configured to upwards reverberation and the light that is reflected is focused on.According to an embodiment, the light that focuses on from described surface characteristics is mapped to given angle on the top surface of waveguide, and described given angle can be less than the critical angle in described top surface place experiences total internal reflection.
It maybe can be general planar that in the described surface characteristics each can have shaped form surface as shown in Figure 8.For instance, each surface characteristics can have parabolic shape or analogous shape.Described surface characteristics can be cylindrical.According to an embodiment, described a plurality of surface characteristics and described photoconduction are whole to be formed.According to alternate embodiment, described surface characteristics is formed on the described lower surface and can sprays or be printed on the described lower surface.Perhaps, described surface characteristics can be the coarse section of the lower surface of described photoconduction.The part around described coarse section of described photoconduction compare with described coarse section can be relative level and smooth.Fig. 9 is the image with photoconduction of some a plurality of surface characteristics 725, wherein each a plurality of surface characteristics position of approaching a key.According to the specific embodiment of photoconduction shown among Fig. 9, described surface characteristics spraying or be printed onto on the lower surface of photoconduction and can be general planar.
According to another embodiment, photoconduction 130 comprises ring feature 735.Ring feature 735 is extended from the bottom of described photoconduction.Described ring feature can maybe can be applied to the lower surface of described photoconduction with the whole formation of described photoconduction by spraying, printing or similar approach.The top surface 730 that ring feature 735 is configured to upwards to be directed to photoconduction body from the bottom of described photoconduction light and passes described photoconduction outwards the described light of guiding with the irradiation key.Described ring feature can have circular surface.According to an embodiment, described circular surface can be parabola (in the cross-sectional view of described ring feature).Perhaps, if described ring feature (and/or surface characteristics) be spraying or printing, encircle feature (and/or surface characteristics) so and can be roughly two dimension.According to an embodiment, to compare with a plurality of surface characteristics 725, described ring feature is configured to provide extra irradiation at the side place of key.Provide extra irradiation by side place, can roughly shine any character that is formed in the character layer equably at key.Described ring feature can be roughly square as shown or can have other favourable shape, for example rectangle, circle or analogous shape.Have the shaped form profile although described ring feature is shown as, described ring feature can have other profile, for example rectangle or similar profile.
Although graphic extension and described specific embodiment of the present invention and application should be understood that the present invention is not limited to accurate structure and assembly disclosed herein.Under the prerequisite that does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention that defines as above claims and scope, can on layout, operation and the details of present invention disclosed herein method and apparatus, make various other modifications, change and version, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these modifications, change and version.
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1. key that is used for keyboard, it comprises:
Keycap, its have be configured to through the contact be used for pushing the top surface of described key downwards and have the bottom, wherein said keycap is roughly transparent;
The intermediate layer, it is coupled to the described bottom of described keycap, and wherein said intermediate layer is translucent and comprises top and bottom, and the described top surface in wherein said intermediate layer is to the described bottom of described keycap;
Character layer, it is positioned between the described top in the described bottom of described keycap and described intermediate layer; And
Elastomeric element, it is coupled to the described bottom in described intermediate layer, wherein:
Described elastomeric element is translucent and is configured to direct light and passes described intermediate layer, pass described character layer and from the outside described light of guiding of described keycap, and
Described character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.
2. key according to claim 1, wherein:
Described elastomeric element is coupled to the photoconduction with diffuse component, and
Described diffuse component be coupled to described elastomeric element with optical mode and be configured to light from described optical guide guides light to described elastomeric element.
3. key according to claim 2, wherein said diffuse component comprises lens.
4. key according to claim 2, wherein said diffuse component comprises rough surface.
5. key according to claim 2, wherein said photoconduction are coupled to optical mode and are configured to light is sent to light generating device in the described photoconduction.
6. key according to claim 5, wherein said light generating device comprise one group of light-emitting diode.
7. key according to claim 1, wherein:
The described bottom of described keycap comprises corresponding to the core of described character layer and one group of side part, and
The described side of described keycap partly comprises the one group of protuberance that is configured to described intermediate layer mechanically is coupled to described keycap.
8. key according to claim 1, wherein said character layer are positioned on the described top in described intermediate layer.
9. key according to claim 1, wherein said character layer are positioned on the described bottom of described keycap.
10. key according to claim 1, wherein said character layer comprises dope layer, is formed with character in the described dope layer.
11. key according to claim 1, wherein said character forms by laser-induced thermal etching.
12. key according to claim 1, wherein:
Described character layer comprises first dope layer and second dope layer, and
Described first dope layer and described second dope layer have the contrast color.
13. key according to claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer comprises the light dispersion.
14. key according to claim 1, wherein said smooth dispersion is titanium oxide, nano particle or bubble.
15. key according to claim 1, the described top in wherein said intermediate layer are the coarse light to disperse to distribute from described top.
16. a key that is used for keyboard, it comprises:
Keycap;
The intermediate layer, it is coupled to described keycap;
Character layer, it is positioned between described keycap and the described intermediate layer; And
Elastomeric element, its described intermediate layer and be configured under the situation of described elastomeric element distortion, promote described intermediate layer of being coupled, wherein
Described elastomeric element is configured to direct light and passes described intermediate layer, passes described character layer and outwards guide described light from described keycap, and
Described character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.
17. key according to claim 16, wherein:
Described elastomeric element is coupled to the photoconduction with diffuse component, and
Described diffuse component be coupled to described elastomeric element with optical mode and be configured to light from described optical guide guides light to described elastomeric element.
18. key according to claim 17, wherein said diffuse component comprises lens.
19. key according to claim 17, wherein said diffuse component comprises rough surface.
20. key according to claim 17, wherein said photoconduction are coupled to optical mode and are configured to light is sent to light generating device in the described photoconduction.
21. key according to claim 20, wherein said light generating device comprise one group of light-emitting diode.
22. key according to claim 16, wherein:
The bottom of described keycap comprises corresponding to the core of described character layer and one group of side part, and
The described side of described keycap partly comprises the one group of protuberance that is configured to described intermediate layer mechanically is coupled to described keycap.
23. key according to claim 16, wherein said character layer is positioned on the top surface in described intermediate layer.
24. key according to claim 16, wherein said character layer is positioned on the lower surface of described keycap.
25. key according to claim 16, wherein said character layer comprises dope layer, is formed with character in the described dope layer.
26. key according to claim 16, wherein said character forms by laser-induced thermal etching.
27. key according to claim 16, wherein:
Described character layer comprises first dope layer and second dope layer, and
Described first dope layer and described second dope layer have the contrast color.
28. key according to claim 16, wherein said intermediate layer comprises the light dispersion.
29. key according to claim 16, wherein said smooth dispersion is titanium oxide, nano particle or bubble.
30. key according to claim 16, the top in wherein said intermediate layer are the coarse light to disperse to distribute from described top.
31. a keyboard, it comprises:
A plurality of keys, wherein each key comprises:
Keycap;
The intermediate layer, it is coupled to described keycap;
Character layer, it is positioned between described keycap and the described intermediate layer; And
Elastomeric element, it is coupled to described intermediate layer and is configured to and promote described intermediate layer under the situation of described elastomeric element distortion; And
Photoconduction, it has a plurality of diffuse components, described a plurality of diffuse component is coupled to described a plurality of elastomeric element and is configured to carry out following operation with optical mode respectively: i) with light from described optical guide guides light to described elastomeric element, ii) guide described light to pass described intermediate layer, iii) guide described light to pass described character layer, and iv) from the outside described light of guiding of described keycap, wherein said character layer is configured to watch by described keycap through illuminating being used for.
32. keyboard according to claim 31, each in the wherein said diffuse component comprises lens.
33. keyboard according to claim 31, each in the wherein said diffuse component comprises rough surface.
34. keyboard according to claim 31, wherein said photoconduction are coupled to optical mode and are configured to light is sent to light generating device in the described photoconduction.
35. a key that is used for keyboard, it comprises:
Top plate, it is for roughly transparent and be configured to through contact to be used for pushing described key downwards;
The intermediate layer, it is coupled to the bottom of described top plate, and wherein said intermediate layer is translucent and comprises top and bottom, and the described top surface in wherein said intermediate layer is to the described bottom of described top plate;
The side part, it is around the side part of described top plate and the side at least a portion partly in described intermediate layer;
Character layer, it is positioned between the described top in the described bottom of described top plate and described intermediate layer; And
Elastomeric element, it is coupled to the described bottom in described intermediate layer, wherein:
Described elastomeric element is translucent and is configured to direct light and passes described intermediate layer, pass described character layer and from the outside described light of guiding of described top plate, and
Described character layer is configured to watch by described top plate through illuminating being used for.
36. key according to claim 35, wherein said top plate comprise hyaline layer that is placed in described character layer top and the translucent dope layer that is placed in described character layer below.
37. key according to claim 35, wherein said top plate comprise the glue-line that is placed between described character layer and the described intermediate layer, and wherein said glue-line is configured to described top plate is coupled to described intermediate layer.
, key according to claim 35, wherein said top plate mechanically be coupled to intermediate plate 38. being configured.
39. key according to claim 35, wherein:
Described elastomeric element is coupled to the photoconduction with diffuse component, and
Described diffuse component be coupled to described elastomeric element with optical mode and be configured to light from described optical guide guides light to described elastomeric element.
40. according to the described key of claim 39, wherein said diffuse component comprises lens.
41. according to the described key of claim 39, wherein said diffuse component comprises rough surface.
42. a keyboard, it comprises
A plurality of keys, wherein each key comprises the character layer that is coupled to it;
Photoconduction, it is placed in described key below and is configured to be directed to light in the described key and guides described light to pass described character layer and is watched by the user being used for to illuminate described character layer, and wherein said photoconduction comprises towards the top surface of described key and back to the lower surface of described key; And
A plurality of ring structures, it is placed on the described lower surface and from described lower surface and extends, and wherein each ring structure is placed in below one in the described key.
43. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, wherein said a plurality of ring structures and described photoconduction are whole to be formed.
44. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, wherein said a plurality of ring structures are dope layer.
45. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, wherein each ring structure has curved surface.
46. according to the described keyboard of claim 45, wherein said curve is a parabola.
47. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, in the wherein said ring structure each is configured to the bottom of light from described photoconduction upwards is directed to the body of described photoconduction, and the described top surface that passes described photoconduction outwards the described light of guiding to shine described key.
48. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, it further comprises a plurality of surface characteristics that are placed on the described lower surface and extend from described lower surface, each in the wherein said ring feature is around one in described a plurality of surface characteristics.
49. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, each in the wherein said surface characteristics has the shaped form surface.
50. according to the described keyboard of claim 42, wherein said shaped form surface is a parabola.
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