CN1044165C

CN1044165C - Button switch

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Publication number: CN1044165C
Application number: CN96116552A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王中
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1996-10-24
Filing date: 1996-10-24
Publication date: 1999-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2016-10-24
Also published as: CN1162828A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a button switch. The present invention is characterized in that the button switch comprises a button scanning device which is composed of carbon powder cores combined on a key cap and a film board; the film board at preset positions is provided with holes with expected numbers for the carbon powder cores to pass and the upper surface and the lower surface of the film board are respectively printed with metallic foils around the holes to form crossed induced nodes. The present invention has the advantages of simple structure, stable button operation, no ghost button, no error, no word leakage, start point travel range adjustability, good water-proof and dust-proof performance, etc.

Description

Key switch

The invention relates to a kind of switch, or rather, is a kind of key switch.

Key switch commonly used; as the button on keyboard, the electrical home appliances and remote controller, industrial big current-controlled switch etc.; design to water proofing property, dust tightness aspect; unsatisfactory, when pressing multikey simultaneously, phenomenons such as normal wrong signal, arcing; especially fashionable in fast key; the situation of hiatus appears in regular meeting, and useful life is also shorter.

For the prior art of key switch can more clearly be described, please consult following Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 earlier.Key switch the earliest is that metal is mechanical, and its on/off operation is all caused by the spring leaf contact, and as shown in Figure 1, this switch 1 mainly is made of keycap 11, plunger 12, spring 13, stationary spring 14 and movable spring sheet 15.When pressing keycap 11, plunger 12 moves downward, and forces the contact 16 of movable spring sheet 15 to contact with stationary spring 14, and forms " opening " operation (see figure 2); When decontroling keycap 11, the strength of spring 13 push up back original position with plunger 12, makes spring leaf 15 and opens in 14 minutes, operates (as Fig. 1) and form " pass ".Because the number of keys of product demands such as keyboard, typewriter is more; do matrix form scanning so need to cooperate electronic circuit; and the scanning of matrix contact; then because of its characteristic electron; when pressing triple bond in the matrix (containing) simultaneously when above; regular meeting runs out of unnecessary wrong key signal, i.e. " terrible key " (Ghost Key) of what is called, and its situation is as shown in Figure 3.For solving terrible key (multiword) problem, be on each button, to add a diode 19, as shown in Figure 4, but this technology is eliminated by market gradually because of cost is too high eventually.Except the cost problem, the mechanical type key switch still have the life-span too short, can not waterproof, and must use disappearance such as circuit board.

For solving the shortcoming of mechanical type key switch, capacitance-type switch 2 so develop, as shown in Figure 5, it is to utilize capacitance principle, add sponge 21 and tinfoil paper 22 in button, and cooperate circuit board 23, bag (is consulted Fig. 5 a) with ground wire 25 in the periphery of each contact position 24.During button,, then can add diode 19 and solved terrible key problem because of the variation of electric capacity produces signal.So, though cost has reduction slightly,, and has electrostatic effect because of human body because of its electric capacitance change is very little, so it is extremely unstable, at any time the anxiety that disorderly goes out signal is arranged, and again because of its structure has sponge and tinfoil paper, sponge is met water and promptly hardens, so water proofing property is poor, and cause the life-span extremely short, and must cooperate circuit board, do not meet environmental friendly principle.On market, disappear fully at present.

After near, occur non-contact type inductive switch (Contactless Induc-tive) again, its situation is to use double-sided PCB, adds upper iron core on the switch, passes circuit board during button, and the coil with transformer amplifies signal again.Yet, the shortcoming of this design is many, both can't effectively control its start-up point stroke (On/Off Po-int Travel), and must use and amplify coil and double-sided PCB, so no water proofing property is high to the tolerance of electronic component, the general very difficulty of producing, cost is also too high, also is eliminated at present.

Recent years, IBM Corporation takes the lead in having released a new switching technique, be diaphragm type switch (Membrance Switch), as shown in Figure 6, this switch 3 be on mica sheet 31,32 and 33, lower floor stamps silver foil 34,35 respectively as the contact that contact the generation signal.The same just as aforementioned mechanical switch, it only is to make circuit board into mica sheet, and spring leaf becomes silver foil, and hereat terrible key problem still exists.Because be difficult to the set diode on the mica sheet, even if connected with specific process, cost gets height surprising.Certainly, IBM Corporation also considers this point, so propose a replacement scheme of sacrificing function again, with firmware (Firmware) terrible key is removed, and allow and lose signal, that is when the user presses multikey simultaneously (more than triple bond), the later signal of triple bond needn't be comprehended, automatically remove by firmware, so, have sliding word situation and occur if the speed of keying in is too fast, though sacrificed this function, and impossible waterproof fully, but this is unique method that reduces cost, deals with problems, more many than prior art practicality.

Main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of brand-new key switch, even press multikey simultaneously, does not also have multiword, wrongly written character and hiatus phenomenon.Another purpose is to enable to adjust simply the start-up point stroke, to adapt to the different custom of user's button weight.A purpose is to make key switch of the present invention can realize waterproof and dustproof really again, and it is simple in structure, produces easily low cost.

The present invention who realizes above-mentioned purpose includes a key scan device, an analog multiplexer, a signal amplifier, a signal triggering device, a start-up point adjusting device, a signal feedback device, a semaphore lock cancellation element, a CPU (CPU), a decoder, an I/O connector, a resonator, an indicated number device and a current control device.Said key scan device includes one a section nonmagnetic carbon dust heart and a single-layer type thin web that is combined on the keycap; Be shaped on the hole that the nonmagnetic carbon dust heart of confession of desired number passes through on this thin web in the precalculated position, and on this thin web, lower surface is printed with the metal forming around the hole respectively, constitutes the node of cross-inductive; The no magnetic carbon dust heart is arranged on thin web top, makes its pressing and can pass in and out corresponding hole with keycap.Said the present invention like this, when button, the carbon dust heart can flow because of scanning has electric current, and produce micro-magnetic force, again because of the active force of button generation, make the carbon dust heart follow hole and penetrate thin web, cause the signal line of replying of below to produce little current signal, and, amplify signal through amplifier again, and eliminate the noise or the grey voltage steps of instability by the back coupling of signal feedback device after analog multiplexer selects to reply the signal source, again through electronic circuit, the start-up point set point of reading back is adjusted ON/OFF it " activation position standard ", at last by read back signal and eliminate it of semaphore lock device.Here said " activation position standard " is meant that the workable position of trigger is accurate; Adjust ON/OFF it " activation position standard ", be and adjust trigger open/close working position standard up and down.

Among the present invention, the extracting of signal system forms in " Ampere's law " mode, becomes magnetic field by current conversion, adds active force, is converted to electric current again, and selects with central processing unit scanning singly-bound.

For realizing adjusting the start-up point stroke simply, the design includes a variable resistor for the stroke of adjusting ON/OFF at the start-up point adjusting device.

For making key switch of the present invention can realize waterproof and dustproof better, can be at upper and lower surface-coated one deck insulating varnish of thin web.

Advantage of the present invention is, actuation of keys is highly stable, does not have terrible key, no wrongly written character, hiatus not, and the start-up point stroke can be adjusted; Simple in structure, the cost of material is low, and waterproof and dustproof is good; The conjunction with semiconductors technology can be made ASIC with technology of the present invention again, improves product quality and yield, and then significantly reduces costs.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in drawings.The invention will be further described below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.

Description of drawings:

Fig. 1 is that existing machinery formula key switch is in the profile of " pass " state.

Profile when Fig. 2 " opens " operation for existing machinery formula key switch.

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of existing machinery formula key switch ghost key occurrence cause.

Fig. 4 eliminates the schematic diagram of terrible key method for existing machinery formula key switch.

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of existing capacitance key switch.

Fig. 5 a is the local top view of the circuit board among Fig. 5.

Fig. 6 carries the cross-sectional schematic of pass for existing a kind of membrane pushbutton.

Fig. 7 is a line block diagram of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a start-up point of the present invention adjusting device line map.

Fig. 9 is the rough schematic of press-key structure of the present invention.

Figure 10 grasps schematic diagram for the preliminary signal of the present invention.

Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 is some accompanying drawings of prior art, and has done necessary explanation preceding in conjunction with technical background of the present invention, so in this no longer repeat specification.

At first see also Fig. 9, Figure 10.Number in the figure 55 is the single-layer type thin web, on its precalculated position, be drilled with the hole 56 of desired number, top that should hole 56 is provided with the nonmagnetic carbon dust heart 57 that is incorporated on the keycap, this carbon dust heart 57 presses and can pass in and out hole 56 (because of the technology of its utilization is identical substantially with mechanical switch, so no longer be described further at this) with keycap.Be printed with respectively on the thin web 55, on the lower surface around hole 56

silver foil

58,59 on every side, constitute the node of cross-inductive, wherein, silver foil 58 is scan line S, and silver foil 59 is recoil line R.In the present embodiment, this thin web 55 upper and lower surface-coated has one deck insulating varnish.Press-key structure so, when button, can make the carbon dust heart 57 follow hole 56 and penetrate thin web 55, form " opening " operation, it grasps signal and forms in " Ampere's law " mode, becomes magnetic field by current conversion, adds active force, be converted to electric current again, and make singly-bound and select with CPU scanning; When hand was decontroled button, the carbon dust heart 57 promptly left hole 56 and the involution original state, formed " pass " operation.

Fig. 7 shows the electronic control circuit of switch of the present invention, see that by figure this circuit is made of by certain condition of contact key scan device 41, analog multiplexer 42, signal amplifier 43, signal triggering device 44, start-up point adjusting device 45, signal feedback device 46, semaphore lock cancellation element 47, CPU (CPU) 49, decoder 50, an I/O connector 51, resonator 52, indicated number device 53 and a current control device 54.See by Fig. 7, its syndeton is: decoder 50 is connected in the scan signal line 58 of key scan device 41, and when scan signal line 58 had electric current to change, its space outerpace can produce magnetic effect, and by the carbon dust heart 57 cutting magnetic lines, and induce electric current by return signal line 59; Current control device 54 is connected in the scan signal line 58 and the return signal line 59 of key scan device 41, to increase the faradic sensitivity of detecting; CPU 49 is connected in the input of decoder 50 and is connected with an I/O connector 51, resonator 52, indicated number device 53 respectively; Analog multiplexer 42 is connected in the return signal line 59 of key scan device 41, and is connected with CPU 49, to accept the control signal of CPU 49 outputs, makes via key induced current signal and can do multiplex's selection; Signal amplifier 43 is connected in the output of analog multiplexer 42, being amplified enhancing signal intensity via the signal that analog multiplexer 42 outputs are selected; Signal feedback device 46 is connected between signal amplifier 43 and the CPU 49, eliminates unsettled noise or grey voltage steps to feedback; Signal triggering device 44 is connected in the output of signal amplifier 43, with the signal of acknowledge(ment) signal amplifier 43 outputs, and makes the accuracy of spacing standard up and down, is judged to be high levels or low level; Semaphore lock cancellation element 47 is connected in the output of signal triggering device 44, and is connected with CPU 49, with the signal of acknowledge(ment) signal trigger equipment 44 outputs, and exports CPU 49 to, with locking or clear signal; Start-up point adjusting device 45 is connected to signal amplifier 43, signal triggering device 44 and CPU 49 respectively, to accept the control signal of CPU 49, obtains open/close upper and lower limit, and does by the correction of touching the position.

Key switch of the present invention as mentioned above, its working method is:

(1), key of single pass (single pass is in the common technology); (2), by 51 scannings of I/O connector; (3), reply signal line and return and read in signal, through analog multiplexer 42 electing property transmission; (4), mat adds signal amplifier 43 and 46 back couplings of back coupling control device are controlled, to improve sensitivity and to eliminate interference; (5), for signal triggering work, make bound, as the high low level judgment basis that reads activation ON/OFF point; (6), push button signalling locking, read for CPU 49, and prevent interference such as surging, noise; (7), push button signalling is sent CPU 49 processing back to; (8), the push button signalling that has read is eliminated in back coupling.

See by start-up point shown in Figure 8 adjusting device line map, between signal amplifier 43 and trigger equipment 44 (adopting schmitt trigger in the present embodiment), a variable resistor 40 is housed, then adjust this variable resistor 40, can change the startup stroke of button simply, to meet the difference custom of user's button weight.

Below in conjunction with Fig. 9 and Figure 10 operating principle of the present invention and signal processing mode are remake narration in more detail again.Sweep test of the present invention all is connected to a bit, and move high potential to same resistance, so when scanning " electronegative potential ", to there be electric current to flow to scan line S (A) or scan line S (B) by resistance, because of same resistance source, so electric current is highly stable, and scan line S (A) and scan line S (B) are the opener utmost point, so do not influence electric current.When user's button, the carbon dust heart 57 can flow because of scanning has electric current, and produce micro-magnetic force, the active force that produces because of button again, make the carbon dust heart 57 follow hole 56 and penetrate thin web 55, cause the signal line 59 of replying of below to produce little current signal, please consult Fig. 7 simultaneously, this signal selects to reply the signal source through analog multiplexer 42, amplifies signal (curtage amplification) through amplifier 43 again, and is eliminated the noise or the grey voltage steps of instability by 46 back couplings of signal feedback device, again through electronic circuit, the start-up point set point of reading back is adjusted trigger open/close " activation position standard " up and down, at last by read back signal and remove it of semaphore lock device 47.

Claims

1, a kind of key switch, it is characterized in that: include a key scan device (41), one analog multiplexer (42), one signal amplifier (43), one signal triggering device (44), one start-up point adjusting device (45), one signal feedback device (46), one semaphore lock cancellation element (47), one CPU (CPU) (49), one decoder (50), one I/O connector (51), one resonator (52), an one indicated number device (53) and a current control device (54), wherein

A, key scan device (41) include one a section nonmagnetic carbon dust heart (57) and a single-layer type thin web (55) that is combined on the keycap; The hole (56) that the last nonmagnetic carbon dust heart of confession (57) that is shaped on desired number in the precalculated position of this thin web (55) passes through, and on this thin web (55), lower surface is printed with respectively around hole (56) metal forming (58,59) on every side, constitutes the node of cross-inductive; The no magnetic carbon dust heart (57) is arranged on thin web (55) top, makes its pressing and can pass in and out corresponding hole (56) with keycap;

B, the annexation of each component part is: decoder (50) is connected in the scan signal line (58) of key scan device (41), when scan signal line (58) has electric current to change, its space outerpace can produce magnetic effect, and by the carbon dust heart (57) cutting magnetic line, and induce electric current by return signal line (59); Current control device (54) is connected in the scan signal line (58) and the return signal line (59) of key scan device (41), to increase the faradic sensitivity of detecting; CPU (49) is connected in the input of decoder (50) and is connected with an I/O connector (51), resonator (52), indicated number device (53) respectively; Analog multiplexer (42) is connected in the return signal line (59) of key scan device (41), and is connected with CPU (49), to accept the control signal of CPU (49) output; Signal amplifier (43) is connected in the output of analog multiplexer (42), being amplified via the signal that analog multiplexer (42) output is selected; Signal feedback device (46) is connected between signal amplifier (43) and the CPU (49); Signal triggering device (44) is connected in the output of signal amplifier (43), with the signal of acknowledge(ment) signal amplifier (43) output; Semaphore lock cancellation element (47) is connected in the output of signal triggering device (44), and is connected with CPU (49), with the signal of acknowledge(ment) signal trigger equipment (44) output, and exports CPU (49) to, with locking or clear signal; Start-up point adjusting device (45) is connected to signal amplifier (43), signal triggering device (44) and CPU (49) respectively, to accept the control signal of CPU (49);

C, when button, the carbon dust heart (57) can flow because of scanning has electric current, and produce micro-magnetic force, again because of the active force of button generation, make the carbon dust heart (57) follow hole and penetrate thin web (55), cause the signal line of replying of below to produce little current signal, and select to reply the signal source through analog multiplexer (42), amplify signal through amplifier (43) again, and eliminate the noise or the grey voltage steps of instability by signal feedback device (46) back coupling, again through electronic circuit, the start-up point set point of reading back is adjusted ON/OFF it " activation position standard ", at last by read back signal and eliminate it of semaphore lock device (47).

2,, it is characterized in that wherein the extracting of signal system forms in " Ampere's law " mode, becomes magnetic field by current conversion, adds active force, is converted to electric current again according to the described key switch of claim 1, and select with central processing unit (CPU) scanning singly-bound.

3,, it is characterized in that wherein the start-up point adjusting device includes a variable resistor (40) for the stroke of adjusting ON/OFF according to the described key switch of claim 1.

4,, it is characterized in that wherein thin web (55) upper and lower surface-coated has one deck insulating varnish according to the described key switch of claim 1.