CN103065843A - Magnetic type key and magnetic type keyboard - Google Patents

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CN103065843A
CN103065843A CN2013100027851A CN201310002785A CN103065843A CN 103065843 A CN103065843 A CN 103065843A CN 2013100027851 A CN2013100027851 A CN 2013100027851A CN 201310002785 A CN201310002785 A CN 201310002785A CN 103065843 A CN103065843 A CN 103065843A
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The invention provides a magnetic type key and a magnetic type keyboard. The magnetic type key comprises a baseboard, a supporting bracket, a first magnetic element, a keycap and a second magnetic element, wherein the supporting bracket is arranged on the baseboard; the first magnetic element is arranged on the supporting bracket; the keycap is movably arranged between the supporting bracket and the baseboard; the second magnetic element is arranged on the keycap, and the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element generate magnetic force to drive the keycap to separate from the baseboard and to attach to the supporting bracket. Users feel good to press the magnetic type key and the magnetic type keyboard due to the fact that the magnetic components are used as a driving mechanism between the keycap and the supporting bracket.

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Magnetic-type button and keyboard thereof
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of button and keyboard thereof, espespecially a kind of magnetic-type button and keyboard thereof.
Background technology
With regard to the use habit of present PC, keyboard is one of indispensable input equipment, in order to input characters, symbol or numeral.Moreover, the consumption electronic products of everyday life contact or the large-sized processing equipment of industrial quarters use all need be provided with press button mechanism as input unit, to operate above-mentioned electronic product and process equipment such as.Along with the progress of science and technology, the consumption electronic products lightening designer trends of marching toward gradually, so press button mechanism also correspondingly designs lighter and thinner structure, to be suitable for being applied in slim electronic product.Traditional button mostly cooperates elastomer to carry out the function that keycap resets with scissor leg structure, but its structural volume is comparatively huge, is difficult to be applied in the ultrathin electronic products.Therefore, how to design a kind of button and related keyboard thereof that has high structural strength and frivolous moulding concurrently, the mechanism's industry now of being is needed the developing goal of effort badly.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of magnetic-type button and keyboard thereof, to solve the above problems.
The present invention discloses a kind of magnetic-type button, and it comprises: base plate, bracing frame, the first magnetic element, keycap and the second magnetic element.This bracing frame is arranged on this base plate; This first magnetic element is arranged at this bracing frame; This keycap is arranged between this bracing frame and this base plate in movable mode; This second magnetic element is arranged at this keycap, and this first magnetic element and this second magnetic element produce magnetic force, separates this base plate and is attached on this bracing frame in order to drive this keycap.
As optional technical scheme, this magnetic force is to be parallel to the relatively magnetic adsorptive power of the moving direction of this base plate of this keycap.
As optional technical scheme, this bracing frame comprises the first block and the second block, and this first block has limited post, and this second block has perforation, this limited post wears this first magnetic element inserting this perforation, and an end of this limited post is connected in this base plate with hot melt or bonding method.
As optional technical scheme, the top and bottom of this bracing frame are connected in this first magnetic element and this base plate with shoot mode in hot melt, stickup or the mould respectively.
As optional technical scheme, this magnetic-type button comprises in addition: guard member, this guard member are covered on this first magnetic element.
As optional technical scheme, this bracing frame is formed at this base plate or this first magnetic element with one-body molded technology.
As optional technical scheme, this first magnetic element and this second magnetic element are respectively magnetic material and magnetic conductive material, or are all magnetic coating.
As optional technical scheme, this keycap has sunk structure, and this magnetic-type button comprises magnetic conductive element in addition, and its part is arranged in this sunk structure and outstanding this keycap of part, and this second magnetic element is magnetic element, and it is arranged in this sunk structure.
As optional technical scheme, this magnetic-type button comprises film circuit board in addition, is arranged on this base plate.
As optional technical scheme, this film circuit board comprises loam cake and a plurality of contact, and these a plurality of contacts are arranged at respectively this loam cake and this base plate.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of keyboard, it comprises a plurality of above-mentioned magnetic-type buttons.
As optional technical scheme, a plurality of keycaps of this of these a plurality of magnetic-type buttons interconnect in one-body molded mode.
Magnetic-type button of the present invention and keyboard thereof utilize the magnetic element as the driving mechanism between keycap and the bracing frame.Magnetic-type button can utilize magnetic repulsive force, when keycap is pressed against the bottom of bracing frame, promotes the upper end that keycap is returned to bracing frame.Right in the better feel of pressing, the present invention preferably utilizes magnetic adsorptive power, divide the upper end that is located at bracing frame and the bottom of keycap with two magnetic elements, so that keycap is when being pressed against the bottom of bracing frame, the magnetic adsorptive power that two magnetic elements produce can be used to attract keycap to get back to the upper end of bracing frame.The present invention discloses several embodiment in addition, and the various bindiny mechanism between keycap, bracing frame, base plate and the magnetic element is described, and the combination of base plate and film circuit board, so that magnetic-type button and keyboard thereof have simple in structure and assembling is easy to advantage.
Can be further understood by following detailed Description Of The Invention and institute's accompanying drawing about the advantages and spirit of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the keyboard of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the vertical figure of group of the magnetic-type button of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button of third embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button of fourth embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is the base plate of the embodiment of the invention and the schematic diagram of film circuit board.
Fig. 8 is the cutaway view of the keyboard of another embodiment of the present invention.
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See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the keyboard 10 of the embodiment of the invention.Keyboard 10 includes base plate 12 and a plurality of magnetic-type button 14, and a plurality of magnetic-type buttons 14 are arranged at respectively on the base plate 12.See also Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the vertical figure of group of the magnetic-type button 14 of the embodiment of the invention.Magnetic-type button 14 includes bracing frame 16, at least one the first magnetic element 18, keycap 20 and at least one the second magnetic element 22.Bracing frame 16 is installed on the base plate 12, and 20 of keycaps are arranged between bracing frame 16 and the base plate 12 in movable mode.In addition, the first magnetic element 18 and the second magnetic element 22 are arranged at respectively on bracing frame 16 and the keycap 20 Face to face.
It is worth mentioning that, the first magnetic element 18 and the second magnetic element 22 can be respectively magnetic material and magnetic conductive material, and for example one is that one of magnet is magnetic conductive metal.Perhaps, the first magnetic element 18 and the second magnetic element 22 can be magnetic coating, and magnetic coating can be coated on before the magnetic-type button 14 of assembly on bracing frame 16 and the keycap 20; Perhaps magnetic coating can incorporate its structure when making bracing frame 16 with keycap 20, so that bracing frame 16 and keycap 20 itself have magnetic adsorptive power and can attract each other.
The user presses keycap 20, can drive keycap 20 moves relative to base plate 12 along moving direction D, this moment, the first magnetic element 18 can cooperate the second magnetic element 22 to produce magnetic force, magnetic force be used for driving keycap 20 along in contrast to the direction of moving direction D away from base plate 12, be attached to by this on the bracing frame 16, be returned to initial not pressed state.As shown in Figure 2, magnetic-type button 14 of the present invention preferably comprises a plurality of the first magnetic elements 18, be arranged on several symmetries on the bracing frame 16 but non-conterminous side, and a plurality of the second magnetic element 22, be arranged on several symmetries on the keycap 20 but non-conterminous side.The position of the second magnetic element 22 that the position correspondence of each first magnetic element 18 is mated is to produce stable magnetic force.
Bracing frame 16 can utilize hot melt, stickup, mechanism to engage with the first magnetic element 18 or the interior shoot mode of mould is done combination, and then bracing frame 16 can utilize hot melt, stickup, mechanism's engaging or the interior shoot mode of mould to be arranged on the base plate 12 in addition.It is described that yet each element juncture of magnetic-type button 14 of the present invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, looks closely actual demand and decide.
See also Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button 14 of first embodiment of the invention.The bracing frame 16 of the first embodiment can comprise the first block 161 and the second block 163, and the first block 161 have limited post 165, the second blocks 163 have the perforation 167.Limited post 165 passes through the first magnetic element 18 inserting perforation 167, and an end of limited post 165 can give prominence to perforation 167, and is connected in base plate 12 with hot melt or bonding method, so can reach constitutionally stable assembly effect.
See also Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button 14 of second embodiment of the invention.The bracing frame 16 of the second embodiment can be connected in the first magnetic element 18 and base plate 12, hot molten column as shown in Figure 4 with shoot mode in hot melt, stickup or the mould respectively with its upper end 16A and lower end 16B.In addition, the magnetic-type button of the second embodiment 14 can comprise guard member 24 in addition, is used for covering the first magnetic element 18 tops, with masking structure out-of-flatness place so that outward appearance is complete.Wherein guard member 24 can be by plastic cement material, and metal material or quality of rubber materials form.
See also Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button 14 of third embodiment of the invention.The bracing frame 16 of the 3rd embodiment can be incorporated into the first magnetic element 18 and base plate 12 in one-body molded mode respectively with upper end 16A and lower end 16B, for example reaches integrated purpose with shoot mode in the mould; In addition, the present invention is alternative one-body molded technology and the hot melt joining technique of using arbitrarily also, respectively upper end 16A and lower end 16B are connected to the first magnetic element 18 and base plate 12, to reach constitutionally stable assembly effect.
See also Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the part-structure schematic diagram of the magnetic-type button 14 of fourth embodiment of the invention.The magnetic-type button 14 of the 4th embodiment comprises magnetic conductive element 26 in addition, and magnetic conductive element 26 parts are arranged in the sunk structure 201 of keycap 20, and has in addition part to protrude from keycap 20.22 of the second magnetic elements can be magnetic element, are arranged in the sunk structure 201 to fit in magnetic conductive element 26.As shown in Figure 6, the sunk structure 201 that the second magnetic element 22 is imbedded keycap 20 can effectively reduce the overall structure height of magnetic-type button 14, and extend the magnetic force that the second magnetic element 22 provides by magnetic conductive element 26, so that the second magnetic element 22 can see through magnetic conductive element 26 and the first magnetic element 18 produces corresponding magnetic adsorptive power, be returned to initial condition (rising to as shown in Figure 2 the position that attaches bracing frame 16) in order to drive keycap 20.
In addition, magnetic-type button 14 of the present invention can comprise film circuit board 28 in addition, and film circuit board 28 and base plate 12 combinations are so that base plate 12 except the function that supports other spare parts, also has the function of transmitting signals.See also Fig. 2 and Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is the base plate 12 of the embodiment of the invention and the schematic diagram of film circuit board 28.Film circuit board 28 can comprise loam cake 281 and a plurality of contact 283.Loam cake 281 is covered in base plate 12, and a plurality of contact 283 is separately positioned on the surface of inner face and the base plate 12 of loam cake 281.Loam cake 281 is comprised of the elastically deformable material, for example Myler material or quality of rubber materials, and contact 283 can be installed in loam cake 281 by mode of printing.Thus, when the user presses keycap 20, the bottom of keycap 20 can be pushed loam cake 281 and produce strains, can contact and conducting with the contact 283 of base plate 12 so that minute be located at loam cake 281, and then transmitting signals.
See also Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is the cutaway view of the keyboard 10 of another embodiment of the present invention.A plurality of keycaps 20 of keyboard 10 can one-body molded mode interconnect, and the bottom of each keycap 20 is provided with the second magnetic element 22, are used for cooperating the first magnetic element 18 to produce corresponding magnetic adsorptive power.In this embodiment, adjacent keycap 20 connected to each other can improve the convenience of assemblying keyboard 10, and does not have the space between keycap 20 and the keycap 20, can effectively avoid foreign matter to fall into the inside of keyboard 10, reaches the effect of water proof and dust proof.
In sum, magnetic-type button of the present invention and keyboard thereof utilize the magnetic element as the driving mechanism between keycap and the bracing frame.Magnetic-type button can utilize magnetic repulsive force, when keycap is pressed against the bottom of bracing frame, promotes the upper end that keycap is returned to bracing frame.Right in the better feel of pressing, the present invention preferably utilizes magnetic adsorptive power, divide the upper end that is located at bracing frame and the bottom of keycap with two magnetic elements, so that keycap is when being pressed against the bottom of bracing frame, the magnetic adsorptive power that two magnetic elements produce can be used to attract keycap to get back to the upper end of bracing frame.The present invention discloses several embodiment in addition, and the various bindiny mechanism between keycap, bracing frame, base plate and the magnetic element is described, and the combination of base plate and film circuit board, so that magnetic-type button and keyboard thereof have simple in structure and assembling is easy to advantage.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to the claim scope of the present patent application change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.

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1. magnetic-type button is characterized in that comprising:
Base plate;
Bracing frame is arranged on this base plate;
The first magnetic element is arranged at this bracing frame;
Keycap is arranged between this bracing frame and this base plate in movable mode; And
The second magnetic element is arranged at this keycap, and this first magnetic element and this second magnetic element produce magnetic force, separates with this base plate and is attached on this bracing frame in order to drive this keycap.
2. magnetic-type button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this magnetic force is to be parallel to the relatively magnetic adsorptive power of the moving direction of this base plate of this keycap.
3. magnetic-type button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this bracing frame comprises the first block and the second block, this first block has limited post, this second block has perforation, this limited post wears this first magnetic element inserting this perforation, and an end of this limited post is connected in this base plate with hot melt or bonding method.
4. magnetic-type button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the top and bottom of this bracing frame are connected in this first magnetic element and this base plate with shoot mode in hot melt, stickup or the mould respectively.
5. magnetic-type button according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: this magnetic-type button comprises in addition: guard member, this guard member are covered on this first magnetic element.
6. magnetic-type button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this bracing frame is formed at this base plate or this first magnetic element with one-body molded technology.
7. magnetic-type button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this first magnetic element and this second magnetic element are respectively magnetic material and magnetic conductive material, or are all magnetic coating.
8. magnetic-type button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this keycap has sunk structure, this magnetic-type button comprises magnetic conductive element in addition, its part is arranged in this sunk structure and outstanding this keycap of part, this the second magnetic element is magnetic element, and it is arranged in this sunk structure.
9. magnetic-type button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this magnetic-type button comprises film circuit board in addition, and this film circuit board is arranged on this base plate.
10. magnetic-type button according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: this film circuit board comprises loam cake and a plurality of contact, and these a plurality of contacts are arranged at respectively this loam cake and this base plate.
11. a keyboard is characterized in that comprising a plurality of such as the described magnetic-type button of any one in the claim 1 to 10.
12. keyboard according to claim 11 is characterized in that: a plurality of keycaps of this of these a plurality of magnetic-type buttons interconnect in one-body molded mode.
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