CN103730280A - Key and electronic device with same - Google Patents

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CN103730280A
CN103730280A CN201310732272.6A CN201310732272A CN103730280A CN 103730280 A CN103730280 A CN 103730280A CN 201310732272 A CN201310732272 A CN 201310732272A CN 103730280 A CN103730280 A CN 103730280A
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The invention discloses a key and an electronic device with the same. The electronic device is arranged on a circuit board, and the first surface of the circuit board is provided with a switch component. The key comprises a key cap and an elastic body, wherein the circuit board is arranged on the elastic body, and the key cap is disposed on the side, opposite to the circuit board, of the elastic body; the elastic body comprises a clamping groove and a first containing space communicated with the clamping groove, the clamping groove is used for clamping the circuit board, a trigger component is arranged in the first containing space, and the switch component is arranged in the first containing space and opposite to the trigger component after the circuit board is disposed in the clamping groove in a clamping mode. When no external force is exerted on the key cap, the trigger component does not trigger the switch component. When the external force is exerted on the key cap, the key cap presses the elastic body through the external force and promotes the trigger component to trigger the switch component. The key can effectively avoid the poor tactility problem caused by the assembly tolerance.

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A kind of button and use its electronic installation
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of button and use the electronic installation of this button, relate in particular to a kind of can rapid-assembling to the button of electronic installation and use its electronic installation.
Background technology
Mobile phone, as a kind of means of communication, has become necessity indispensable in people's daily life, has also met greatly the demand of people's instant messagings.The development and progress of science and technology thereupon, the extensive use of 3G technology, mobile phone has been not only simple communication tool, and it is just becoming a kind of multi-functional intelligent terminal.Various functions day by day perfect, impels the extensive use of mobile phone side key, and mobile phone side key can be conveniently for user realizes certain specific function, as take pictures, play music etc.
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the known mobile phone side key assembling structural representation on mobile phone, as shown in the figure, on side key assembling handset shell 10, side button comprises keycap 12, list structure 11 and trigger element 14, wherein, keycap 12 is arranged at the outside of list structure 11 and protrudes from handset shell 10 from the tapping of handset shell 10, and trigger element 14 is arranged on list structure 11 and is opposing with keycap 12.In known mobile device, also comprise the circuit board 15 matching with above-mentioned side button, circuit board 15 is provided with switch element 16, and switch element 16 is relative with trigger element 14.When user uses above-mentioned known side button, press keycap 12, list structure 11 provides suitable flexible motion as elastic arm and drives trigger element 14 contact-making switch elements 16 and produce triggering signal, switch element 16 conducts to triggering signal in handset processes unit by circuit board 15, and handset processes unit receives and processes triggering signal and controls mobile phone and carry out associative operation.In addition, in known techniques, in order to prevent, between trigger element 14 and switch element 16, unnecessary contacting occurs, the list structure 11 of being everlasting is provided with projection 13, by projection 13 and the side of circuit board 15, offset, with contacting of avoiding that trigger element 14 makes a mistake under the effect without external force with switch element 16, cause the operation of mobile phone execution error.
Being arranged in certain degree of above-mentioned known side button offers convenience to user's operation, but, the slim trend changing into as smart mobile phone development of intelligent mobile phone thickness now, therefore the inner space of mobile phone is more and more less.In addition,, in order to improve appearance tactile impression, often select preferably metal shell of gloss.But after the attenuation of body thickness, inner space is narrow, so that under the confined space, be difficult to form larger space at the side of metal shell, to hold side press-key structure.Also because inner space is narrow, existing side press-key structure is restricted in processing and assembling, for example, above-mentioned known side button is in the process that is assembled to handset shell, first side button is directly positioned on housing keycap is arranged in the reserved groove of housing, then the circuit board group with switch element is filled to the inside of housing.It should be noted that, side button all has relatively-stationary start path, only has the assembling position of working as circuit board and side button in the assembling margin of tolerance, the side button ability triggered as normal switch element of having assembled, if the assembling of side button and circuit board does not meet assembling tolerance, cause the stroke of pressing start of side button inadequate, the switch element on can not triggered as normal circuit board, makes the sense of touch of side button not good.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of button and use its electronic installation, by the draw-in groove on the elastic body of this button and the first accommodation space of communicating with it, the switch element of circuit board is embedded in the first accommodation space, to overcome in prior art, because assembling space is narrow, the location of button is inaccurate etc., and button that phenomenon causes can not meet the default tolerance of assembling with the assembling of circuit board, and then makes the not good problem of sense of touch of button.
The invention provides a kind of button, for electronic installation, this electronic installation has on circuit board, and the first surface of this circuit board is provided with switch element, it is characterized in that: this button comprises: keycap; Elastic body, this circuit board is arranged on this elastic body, and this keycap is arranged at a side of opposing this circuit board of this elastic body, and this elastic body comprises: draw-in groove, this draw-in groove is established this circuit board in order to card; And the first accommodation space communicating with this fluting, in this first accommodation space, being provided with trigger element, this circuit-board card is located at after this draw-in groove, and this switch element is placed in this first accommodation space, and this switch element is relative with The trigger element; Wherein, when putting on this keycap without external force, this trigger element does not trigger this switch element; When applying external force in this keycap, this keycap is by this elastic body of pressed by external force, and impels this trigger element to trigger this switch element.
As optional technical scheme, this elastic body and this draw-in groove are formed in one.
As optional technical scheme, this elastic body is provided with groove, on this draw-in groove, to being provided with fixing projection by groove, makes that this draw-in groove is dismountable to be installed on this elastic body by cooperatively interacting of this fixing projection and this groove.
As optional technical scheme, the material of this elastic body is rubber, silica gel or polyurethane resin.
As optional technical scheme, this elastic body also has at least one projection, and this projection is against the vicinity of this circuit board and the side of this trigger element relatively, so that this trigger element can not trigger this switch element when putting on this keycap without external force.
As optional technical scheme, this elastic body has two projections, and two these projections are against the vicinity of this circuit board and the side of this trigger element relatively, and two these projections lay respectively at the both sides of this trigger element.
As optional technical scheme, the material of this keycap is metal or plastics.
As optional technical scheme, a side of relative this first accommodation space of this draw-in groove is plate body structure.
Object two of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic installation, and this electronic installation comprises: button as above; This circuit board; And housing, on this housing, thering is perforate, this button is placed in this housing, and this keycap of this button protrudes from this housing from this perforate.
As optional technical scheme, this electronic installation is mobile phone, individual digital computer (PAD), audio player or video player.
Compared with prior art, button of the present invention is provided with the first accommodation space that has draw-in groove and communicate with it by elastic body, switch element on circuit board is directly sheathed in the first accommodation space, simply efficiently by button direct-assembling to circuit board, and effectively avoided in prior art due between circuit board and mobile phone key because the button touch feeling not good problem that assembling tolerance causes.Therefore, above-mentioned button provided by the invention can guarantee the yield of assembling on the basis of significantly improving packaging efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is known mobile phone side key assembling partial structurtes schematic diagram on handset shell.
Fig. 2 is press-key structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation in the partial structurtes front of key assembling of the present invention on handset shell.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation at the partial structurtes back side of key assembling of the present invention on handset shell.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the electronic installation that comprises button of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, describe the present invention, but not as a limitation of the invention.
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 2 is press-key structure schematic diagram of the present invention, Fig. 3 is the structural representation in the partial structurtes front of key assembling of the present invention on handset shell, and Fig. 4 is the structural representation at the partial structurtes back side of key assembling of the present invention on handset shell.
As shown in Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4, the invention provides a kind of button 20, it can be applicable to electronic installation, above-mentioned electronic installation is for example mobile phone, individual digital computer (PAD), audio player or video player, and in present embodiment, be to describe as an example of mobile phone example, but the present invention is not as limit.
Button 20 comprises keycap 22, elastic body 21 and trigger element 25, and wherein, keycap 22 is arranged at respectively with trigger element 25 both sides that elastic body 21 is relative, and keycap 22 is arranged at a side of the opposing circuit board 31 of elastic body 21.The first accommodation space 24 that elastic body 21 comprises draw-in groove 23 and communicates with draw-in groove 23, draw-in groove 23 is established in circuit board 31, the first accommodation spaces 24 and is provided with trigger element 25 in order to card.Wherein, in present embodiment, preferably, one side of relative first accommodation space 24 of draw-in groove 23 is plate body structure 26, plate body structure 26 contacts with the bottom surface of circuit board 31, and the switch element 32 on circuit board 31 is embedded in the first accommodation space 24, and switch element 32 is relative with trigger element 25.The setting of above-mentioned plate body structure 26 can realize the support to circuit board 31 better, but the present invention is as limit, and for the structure setting of a side of relative the first accommodation space of draw-in groove, its needs meet draw-in groove 23 and can block and establish and support circuit plate 31.Now, if user (or user) does not apply external force when keycap 22, trigger element 25 does not contact with switch element 32, and therefore, trigger element 25 is trigger switch element 32 not; If user applies external force when keycap 22, trigger element 25 contacts with switch element 32, switch element 32 receives after pressure, produce triggering signal, triggering signal is conducted in handset processes unit by circuit board 31, and handset processes unit receives and processes triggering signal and controls mobile phone and carry out associative operation.
Continue referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, in the present embodiment, for trigger element 25 is not contacted with switch element 32 in the situation that user does not apply external force, the two ends of elastic body 21 are respectively arranged with locating convex block 27 and locating convex block 28, wherein, locating convex block 27 and locating convex block 28 lay respectively at the both sides of trigger element 25, locating convex block 27 and the side of locating convex block 28 against circuit board 31 vicinities and relative trigger element 25, to avoid, between trigger element 25 and switch element 32, unnecessary contacting occurs, and cause mobile phone to carry out the unwanted operation of user.In above-described embodiment, to be bent respectively to form locating convex block 27 and locating convex block 28 at the two ends of elastic body 21, in other embodiments of the invention, the quantity of locating convex block also can be 1,3 or more, that is the setting position of locating convex block, quantity and shape can be adjusted according to actual needs.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, be the button touch feeling obtaining, elastic body 21 can be formed in one with draw-in groove 23.And in other embodiments of the invention, draw-in groove 23 is provided with fixing projection, elastic body 21 is provided with the groove matching with fixing projection, by the cooperation of projection and groove, make that draw-in groove 23 is dismountable to be assembled on elastic body 21, and be installed on elastic body 21 because draw-in groove 23 is dismountable, it is suitable that the first accommodation space 24 on draw-in groove 23 can have the switch element 32 of difformity on sizes and shape and circuit board 31 or size, to reach the object that makes button 20 be suitable for different electronic installations.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, elastic body 21 need to provide suitable flexible motion to drive trigger element 25 contact-making switch elements 32, therefore, the material of elastic body 21 is preferably silica gel, rubber or polyurethane resin etc. and has suitable rigidity and flexible material.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, keycap 22 can be the keycap of metal or plastics.
Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the electronic installation that comprises button of the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, electronic installation 40 comprises housing 41, on housing 41, have perforate 42, housing 41 is in order to accommodating the present invention button 20 as above and circuit board 31, wherein, keycap 22 can be given prominence to housing 41 in perforate 42, and above-mentioned housing 41 is for example formed by fore shell and back cover assembling.In the present embodiment, take mobile phone as electronic installation as example describes, but not as limit, in other embodiments of the invention, electronic installation is mobile phone, individual digital computer (PAD), audio frequency or video player etc.
As an example of the electronic installation 40 shown in Fig. 5 example, how explanation above-mentioned button 20 of the present invention effectively avoids assembling tolerance.First, by button 20 with circuit board 31 to group, make circuit board 31 enter draw-in groove 23, switch element 32 embeds the first accommodation space 24 and trigger element 25 is relative with the element 32 that opens the light, plate body structure 26 support circuit plates 31; Secondly, the button 20 after group is assembled in housing 41 with circuit board 31 simultaneously, and makes keycap 22 outstanding in the perforate 42 of housing 41.Button 20 provided by the invention, owing to first carrying out stablely to group with circuit board 31, can guarantee that user is when pressing elastic body 21, makes the accurate trigger switch element 32 of trigger element 25.Therefore, the method of assembling compared to the assembling tolerance that must strictly meet side button and circuit board in prior art, adopt above-mentioned button provided by the invention, by the setting of draw-in groove 23 and the first accommodation space 24, can more simple and effectively make button 20 be assembled on circuit board 31, and in assembling process, the demand of assembling tolerance between button 20 and circuit board 31 is significantly reduced, and significantly improved the accuracy rate of key assembling.
In addition, in the various element assemblings of electronic installation, all need to retain default assembling tolerance, take the electronic installation 40 in Fig. 5 as example, but not as limit, due to the normal surface that adopts the mode of welding to be fixed on circuit board 31 of switch element 32, and for switch element 32 is fixed on circuit board 31 more reliably, reference column (not shown) is set conventionally on switch element 32, on circuit board 31, corresponding to reference column, location hole (not shown) is set, wherein, the diameter of reference column is for example 0.2mm, the diameter of location hole is for example 0.5mm, therefore, switch element 32 is 0.15mm with the maximum assembling tolerance of circuit board 31, assembling tolerance 0.15mm based on above-mentioned maximum, spacing between perforate 42 and keycap 22 on housing 41 need be greater than maximum assembling tolerance 0.15mm to meet assembling needs.
To sum up, button provided by the invention and use its electronic installation to illustrate in above-described embodiment, button of the present invention compared with prior art, by the draw-in groove clamping circuit board of elastic body on button, and the switch element on circuit board is directly sheathed on the first accommodation space communicating with draw-in groove, button, circuit board and housing number of assembling steps have been simplified, due to, directly button is sheathed on circuit board, therefore, effectively improve assembly precision, avoided because of assembling tolerance cause the not good problem of button touch feeling.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; in the situation that not deviating from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art can make according to the present invention various corresponding changes and distortion, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.

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1. a button, for electronic installation, this electronic installation has on circuit board, and the first surface of this circuit board is provided with switch element, it is characterized in that: this button comprises:
Keycap;
Elastic body, this circuit board is arranged on this elastic body, and this keycap is arranged at a side of opposing this circuit board of this elastic body, and this elastic body comprises:
Draw-in groove, this draw-in groove is established this circuit board in order to card; And
The first accommodation space communicating with this draw-in groove, is provided with trigger element in this first accommodation space, and this circuit-board card is located at after this draw-in groove, and this switch element is placed in this first accommodation space, and this switch element is relative with The trigger element;
Wherein, when putting on this keycap without external force, this trigger element does not trigger this switch element; When applying external force in this keycap, this keycap is by this elastic body of pressed by external force, and impels this trigger element to trigger this switch element.
2. the Key of Aning as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this elastic body and this draw-in groove are formed in one.
3. the Key that presses as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this elastic body is provided with groove, on this draw-in groove, to being provided with fixing projection by groove, makes that this draw-in groove is dismountable to be installed on this elastic body by cooperatively interacting of this fixing projection and this groove.
4. the Key of Aning as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, the material of this elastic body is rubber, silica gel or polyurethane resin.
5. the Key of Aning as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this elastic body also has at least one projection, and this projection is against the vicinity of this circuit board and the side of this trigger element relatively, so that this trigger element can not trigger this switch element when putting on this keycap without external force.
6. the Key of Aning as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this elastic body has two projections, and two these projections are against the vicinity of this circuit board and the side of this trigger element relatively, and two these projections lay respectively at the both sides of this trigger element.
7. the Key of Aning as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, the material of this keycap is metal or plastics.
8. button as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, a side of relative this first accommodation space of this draw-in groove is plate body structure.
9. an electronic installation, is characterized in that, this electronic installation comprises:
Button as described in any one in claim 1-8;
This circuit board; And
Housing, has perforate on this housing, and this button is placed in this housing, and this keycap of this button protrudes from this housing from this perforate.
10. electronic installation as claimed in claim 9, is characterized in that, this electronic installation is mobile phone, individual digital computer, audio player or video player.
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