CN104656801A - keyboard turnover mechanism of notebook computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A keyboard turnover mechanism of a notebook computer comprises a shell, a rod piece, at least two first connecting pieces, a keyboard and at least two second connecting pieces. The casing has a top surface and a recess, and the recess is located on the top surface. The rod piece is arranged in the machine shell and is adjacent to the side wall of the concave part, and can move between the connection position and the release position along the side wall. The keyboard is arranged in the concave part, is connected with the two first connecting pieces on the rod piece through the two second connecting pieces, and enables the two second connecting pieces to be separated from the two first connecting pieces through the movement of the rod piece. By making the keyboard have a symmetrical appearance and making the second connecting pieces on the keyboard symmetrically arranged, the keyboard can be taken down and combined with the casing in a key-down mode after being turned over by one hundred eighty degrees.

Description

The keyboard switching mechanism of notebook computer

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of keyboard switching mechanism, particularly a kind of keyboard switching mechanism being applicable to notebook computer.

Background technology

The keyboard of traditional notebook computer is all fix or lock to allow user can take out easily when not leaning on instrument on casing, and only allow to arrange in keytop mode upward, and do not allow keyboard to arrange in keytop mode down.

Tradition supports the notebook computer of plate mode, and its display can overturn 360 deg by casing relatively.When operating in the mode of touch-control when the hand-held notebook computer of user, finger often easily touch below button, cause the situation of false touch occur and feel not good.Therefore, user, when operating with plate mode, just must will avoid button in extra care finger grip place, and that causes it to use is not convenient.In addition, under plate mode, such as, if notebook computer is directly placed on soft surface by user, on pin, on pillow or on knapsack, also can cause false touch or have uncomfortable sense of touch, even keyboard is also easily stained with the dust or dirty of the glutinous object surface that it contacts.

For the solution of the problems referred to above, conventional practice is only the mode by software control, when user operates with plate mode, system automatically or stop keypad function by the mode that user is manual, with contingent false touch behavior under avoiding plate mode.But this kind of settling mode still cannot solve the problem that aforementioned user's feel is not good and keyboard is easily dirty.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of keyboard switching mechanism of notebook computer, allow user just can take off keyboard easily without the need to extra instrument, and freely determine keyboard to be installed on casing in keytop mode or upward down, and it is easily dirty and use the not good problem of feel to solve keyboard.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a kind of keyboard switching mechanism, is applicable to a notebook computer, comprises a casing, a rod member, two the first web members, a keyboard and two the second web members.Wherein, casing has an end face and a recess, and described recess is positioned at the end face of this casing.Rod member to be arranged in casing and to be adjacent to a sidewall of described recess, can be displaced between a link position and an off-position along described sidewall.In addition, one end of rod member has a protuberance, and described protuberance is exposed to described end face.Two the first web members for being arranged at intervals on rod member, and relative to the sidewall of described recess.Keyboard is arranged at described recess, and has a upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface.Described side surface is between the upper surface and lower surface of keyboard and towards the sidewall of described recess.Keyboard has an axis of symmetry, and the described axis of symmetry is the mid point of a virtual line perpendicular to described side surface and two relative sides by keyboard, that is the external form profile of keyboard be along the described axis of symmetry both sides symmetrically.Two the second web members are arranged at the side surface of described keyboard and are arranged at the both sides of the axis of symmetry symmetrically, when rod member is positioned at link position, two the second web members are connected to two the first web members, when rod member is positioned at off-position, two the second web members are then separated with two the first web members.

External form profile due to keyboard be along the described axis of symmetry both sides symmetrically, and two the second web members are the both sides of the axis of symmetry being arranged at keyboard symmetrically, make keyboard change upset 180 degree with keytop down after, two the second web members that still can be original are connected with two the first web members being positioned at casing.In addition, just the first web member can be allowed to be separated with the second web member by the movement of rod member, also allow user just can take off keyboard easily without the need to extra instrument, keyboard is changed and is installed on casing in keytop mode down, thus solve the variety of problems that prior art has.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the schematic perspective view of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is the close-up schematic view of Fig. 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the action schematic diagram () of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is the action schematic diagram (two) of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is the action schematic diagram (three) of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is the subelement schematic diagram () of second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is the close-up schematic view of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is the subelement schematic diagram (two) of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 10 is the close-up schematic view of Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the subelement schematic diagram () of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 12 is the close-up schematic view of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is the subelement schematic diagram (two) of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 14 is the close-up schematic view of Figure 13.

Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:

1 keyboard switching mechanism

12 casings

121 end faces

123 recesses

123a sidewall

125 openings

13 rod members

131 protuberances

14 first web members

141 projections

143 flexible members

15 keyboards

151 upper surfaces

153 lower surfaces

155 side surfaces

16 second web members

161 first guiding sections

162 centre portions

163 second guiding sections

The AA axis of symmetry

24 first web members

241 recesses

242 guiding sections

243 horizontal section

26 second web members

261 projections

263 metal wires

27 rise element

271 first support divisions

272 second support divisions

273 articulated sections

34 first web members

36 second web members

Embodiment

Below will with multiple embodiment and graphic explanation keyboard switching mechanism of the present invention, in order to clearly describe the structure of various embodiments of the present invention, each accompanying drawing only draws casing and the keyboard of notebook computer, and omits the part of display.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, be respectively decomposing schematic representation and the schematic perspective view of first embodiment of the invention, disclose a kind of keyboard switching mechanism 1, be applicable to notebook computer.Keyboard switching mechanism 1 mainly comprises casing 12, rod member 13, two the first web member 14, keyboards 15 and two the second web members 16, the quantity of described first web member 14 or the second web member 16 is not limited with two, and optionally can be increased to four even more than six.

Casing 12 has end face 121 and a recess 123, and recess 123 is positioned at the end face 121 of casing 12, has the drop on height between the bottom surface of recess 123 and end face 121.

Rod member 13 to be arranged in casing 12 and to be adjacent to the sidewall 123a of described recess 123, can be displaced between a link position and an off-position along sidewall 123a.In addition, one end of rod member 13 has a protuberance 131, and described protuberance 131 is exposed to end face 121 by the opening 125 of casing 12.

Two the first web members 14 are arranged at intervals on rod member 13, and relative to the sidewall 123a of recess 123.In the present embodiment, each first web member 14 comprises projection 141 and a flexible member 143, one end of flexible member 143 contact projection 141 and make the other end of projection 141 protrude from the sidewall 123a of recess 123.

Keyboard 15 is arranged at the recess 123 of casing 12, and has a upper surface 151, a lower surface 153 and a side surface 155.Side surface 155 is between the upper surface 151 and lower surface 153 of keyboard 15 and towards the sidewall 123a of recess 123.Keyboard 15 has an axis of symmetry AA, and axis of symmetry AA is the mid point on a virtual line perpendicular to side surface 155 and the limit, two opposite sides by keyboard 15, that is the external form profile of keyboard 15 be along axis of symmetry AA both sides symmetrically.

Two the second web members 16 are arranged at the side surface 155 of keyboard 15 and are arranged at the both sides of axis of symmetry AA symmetrically.In the present embodiment, the second web member 16 is a groove, and groove extends to lower surface 153 from the upper surface 151 of keyboard 15.Please with further reference to Fig. 3, be the partial enlarged drawing of first embodiment of the invention, its depict between first web member 14 of the present embodiment and the second web member 16 in conjunction with aspect.The groove of the present embodiment comprises one first guiding section 161, centre portion 162 and one second and guides section 163.When rod member 13 is positioned at link position (position as shown in Figure 2), two the second web members 16 are connected to two the first web members 14.

Please with further reference to Fig. 4, it is the action schematic diagram of first embodiment of the invention.When rod member 13 moves to off-position from link position (on Fig. 4) (under Fig. 4), projection 141 moves towards the second guiding section 163 from centre portion 162, be separated with each first web member 14 except making each second web member 16, also promote keyboard 15 to move upward simultaneously, take out keyboard 15 with person easy to use.

Similarly, when keyboard 15 overturns after 180 degree, as shown in Figure 5, now the first guiding section 161 becomes opening down from script from opening up.As long as rod member 13 is moved to off-position (on Fig. 6) by user, and allow projection 141 insert the first guiding section 161 from the opening of the first guiding section 161, again rod member 13 is moved to link position (under Fig. 6), projection 141 just can move to centre portion 162 along the first guiding section 161 and is again fixed on casing 12 by keyboard 15.Now, the keytop of keyboard 15 is towards the recess 123 of casing 12.Thus, user with just can not have during this computer of plate mode Operational Note the not good and keyboard of false touch, feel easily the problem such as dirty occur.

Please refer to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, be respectively the subelement schematic diagram () of second embodiment of the invention and the close-up schematic view of Fig. 7, it mainly depicts the first web member 24 and the second web member 26 of the second embodiment.The casing 12 of the present embodiment and the first embodiment, rod member 13, keyboard 15 are roughly the same, and one of them Main Differences of the two is the first web member and the second web member.

Second web member 26 of the present embodiment comprises projection 261 and a metal wire 263.Metal wire 263 is parallel to side surface 155 and two ends are fixed in keyboard 15, and metal wire 263 makes the other end of projection 261 protrude from the sidewall 123a of recess 123 through one end of projection 261 by tension force.

First web member 24 of the present embodiment is a groove structure, and it has a recess 241, and guides section 242 and a horizontal section 243.Guiding section 242 tilts to extend to horizontal section 243 from recess 241.The bottom surface of recess 241 along the direction perpendicular to the upper surface 151 of keyboard 15 higher than the bottom surface of horizontal section 243.

Please with further reference to Fig. 9 and Figure 10, be respectively the subelement schematic diagram (two) of second embodiment of the invention and the close-up schematic view of Fig. 9.When rod member 13 is positioned at link position (as illustrated in figs. 7 and 8), projection 261 inserts in horizontal section 243, and when rod member 13 is when link position is mobile towards off-position (as shown in Figures 9 and 10), projection 261 moves along guiding section 262 and inserts and be sticked in recess 241, projection 261 is also subject to the contact of guiding section 262 and drives keyboard 15 to move upward simultaneously, takes out keyboard 15 with person easy to use.

Referring again to Fig. 7 and Fig. 9, the rod member 13 of the second embodiment more can comprise a projection 133, is positioned at the surface of rod member 13 back on the sidewall 123a of casing 12.Second embodiment also more comprises rises element 27, and it comprises one first support division 271,1 second support division 272 and an articulated section 273.Articulated section 273 is articulated on casing 12, and its turning axle is parallel to the moving direction of rod member 13.Two sides of articulated section 273 are connected to the first support division 271 and the second support division 272, first support division 271 is the recess 123 extending to casing 12 from articulated section 273, when keyboard 15 is installed on the recess 123 of casing 12, the first support division 271 is positioned at the below of keyboard 15.Thus, when rod member 13 moves to off-position (as shown in Figure 9) from link position (as shown in Figure 7), borrow and by projection 133 pressure holding second support division 272, first support division 271 is upturned and jack-up keyboard 15.

The present embodiment rise element 27 between two the first web members 14, be the mid point of position between two the first web members 14 haply, with the below allowing the first support division 271 can extend into keyboard 15 and the middle part of casing 12 interface.Thus, when the first support division 271 upwards jack-up time, keyboard 15 can not occur along axis of symmetry AA rotate tilt situation.Although borrow and carry out contact projection 261 by guiding section 242 keyboard 15 can have been allowed by upwards jack-up, but borrow and rise element 27 can increase keyboard 15 by the power of jack-up by arranging further, also disperseing the strength of bearing needed for projection 261 simultaneously, avoiding it to damage because repeatedly exerting a force.

The aspect of a change of the second embodiment does not use metal wire, and be directly installed in keyboard 15 by one end of projection 261, and the other end then protrudes from the side surface 155 of keyboard 15.Not borrow due to projection 261 and fixed by metal wire, therefore will have good rigidity.

Please refer to Figure 11 and Figure 12, be respectively the subelement schematic diagram () of the third embodiment of the present invention and the close-up schematic view of Figure 11, it mainly depicts the first web member 34 and the second web member 36 of the 3rd embodiment.The casing 12 of the present embodiment and the first embodiment, rod member 13, keyboard 15 are roughly the same, and one of them Main Differences of the two is the first web member and the second web member.

First web member 34 of the present embodiment and the second web member 36 are magnet, wherein each first web member 34 has one first magnetic pole (such as N pole) and one second magnetic pole (such as S pole), in the drawings, the first magnetic pole (N pole) is along the vertical direction of the end face 121 of casing 12 is positioned at the below of the second web member 36.Each second web member 36 equally also has one first magnetic pole (such as N pole) and one second magnetic pole (such as S pole).

Please with further reference to Figure 13 and Figure 14, be respectively the subelement schematic diagram (two) of the third embodiment of the present invention and the close-up schematic view of Figure 13.When rod member 13 is positioned at link position (as shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12), second magnetic pole (S pole) of each second web member 36 towards first magnetic pole (N pole) of the first web member 34, and is borrowed and to be attracted each other combination by magnetic force.When rod member 13 is positioned at off-position (as shown in figures 13 and 14), first magnetic pole (N pole) of each second web member 36 towards first magnetic pole (N pole) of the first web member 34, and is borrowed mutually to repel to be separated and to borrow by magnetic repulsion and by magnetic repulsion, the side of keyboard 15 is moved up relative to casing 12.

The present embodiment can more comprise rises element 27 as described in aforementioned second embodiment, when being positioned at off-position to allow rod member 13, keyboard 15 also can be borrowed the contact by rising element 27 further and by upwards jack-up, be taken out by keyboard 15 for user is convenient except suffered magnetic repulsion.

To sum up, the keyboard 15 external form profile of each embodiment be along axis of symmetry AA two sides symmetrically, therefore keyboard is along after axis of symmetry AA overturns 180 degree, still can be matched with the recess 123 of casing 12.In addition, second web member of each embodiment is also two sides of the axis of symmetry AA being arranged at keyboard 15 symmetrically, make keyboard 15 overturn along axis of symmetry AA 180 degree and change with keytop down after, the second web member that still can be original and the first web member being positioned at casing 12 are interconnected.In addition, in various embodiments, borrowing can allow the first web member be separated with the second web member by the movement of rod member 13, allow user just can take off keyboard 15 easily without the need to extra instrument, and freely determine keyboard 15 to be installed on casing 12 in keytop mode or upward down, solve the variety of problems that prior art has.

Although technology contents of the present invention with preferred embodiment openly as above; so itself and be not used to limit the present invention; any those of ordinary skill in the art; do not depart from of the present invention spirit do a little change and retouching; all should be covered by category of the present invention, therefore protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when defining with the scope of accompanying claim.

Claims (17)

1. a keyboard switching mechanism, is applicable to a notebook computer, and described keyboard switching mechanism comprises:

One casing, have an end face and a recess, this recess is positioned at this end face;

One rod member, being arranged in this casing and being adjacent to a sidewall of this recess, can be displaced between a link position and an off-position along this sidewall, one end of this rod member has a protuberance, and this protuberance is exposed to this end face;

Two the first web members, to be arranged at intervals on this rod member and relative to the sidewall of this recess;

One keyboard, be arranged at this recess, there is a upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface, this side surface is between the upper surface and this lower surface of this keyboard and towards this sidewall, this keyboard has an axis of symmetry, this axis of symmetry is the mid point of the virtual line perpendicular to this side surface and two relative sides by this keyboard, the profile of this keyboard along this axis of symmetry two sides symmetrically; And

Two the second web members, be arranged at this side surface and be arranged at two sides of this axis of symmetry symmetrically, when this rod member is positioned at this link position, described two the second web members are connected to described two the first web members, when this rod member is positioned at this off-position, described two the second web members are separated with described two the first web members.

2. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first web member described in each comprises a projection and a flexible member, one end of this this projection of flexible member contact and make the other end of this projection protrude from this sidewall of this recess.

3. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second web member described in each is a groove, this groove extends to this lower surface from this upper surface, and this groove is point symmetry, and the other end of this projection can enter this groove from this upper surface or this lower surface and move along this groove.

4. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein this groove comprises one first guiding section, one second guiding section and a centre portion, this the first guiding section tilts to extend to this upper surface from one end of this centre portion, this the second guiding section tilts to extend to this lower surface from the other end of this centre portion, distance between this upper surface and this centre portion equals the distance between this lower surface and this centre portion, when this rod member is positioned at this link position, this projection inserts this centre portion.

5. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second web member described in each comprises a projection and a metal wire, this metal lines run parallel is in this side surface and two ends are fixed in this keyboard, and this metal wire makes the other end of this projection protrude from this side surface of this keyboard through one end of this projection by tension force.

6. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first web member described in each is a groove structure, this groove structure has a recess, guiding section and a horizontal section, this guiding section tilts to extend to this horizontal section from this recess, the bottom surface of this recess is along the direction perpendicular to this upper surface higher than the bottom surface of this horizontal section, and when this rod member is positioned at this link position, this projection inserts this horizontal section, when this rod member is positioned at this off-position, this projection inserts this recess.

7. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein this rod member also comprises a projection, is positioned at the surface of this rod member back on this sidewall, and this keyboard switching mechanism also comprises:

One rises element, this is risen element and comprises one first support division, one second support division and an articulated section, this articulated section is articulated in this casing and its turning axle is parallel to the moving direction of this rod member, this side, articulated section two is connected to this first support division and this second support division, this first support division extends to this recess, when this rod member moves to this off-position, this second support division of this projection pressure holding and this first support division is tilted.

8. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 7, wherein this rises element between described two the first web members.

9. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second web member described in each is a projection, and one end of this projection is fixedly arranged in this keyboard, and the other end protrudes from this side surface of this keyboard.

10. keyboard switching mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first web member described in each is a groove structure, this groove structure has a recess, one guiding section and a horizontal section, this guiding section tilts to extend to this horizontal section from this recess, the bottom surface of this recess along the direction perpendicular to this upper surface higher than the bottom surface of this horizontal section, distance between this upper surface and this horizontal section equals the distance between this lower surface and this horizontal section, when this rod member is positioned at this link position, this projection inserts this horizontal section, when this rod member is positioned at this off-position, this projection inserts this recess.

11. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 10, wherein this rod member also comprises a projection, is positioned at the surface of this rod member back on this sidewall, and this keyboard switching mechanism also comprises:

One rises element, this is risen element and comprises one first support division, one second support division and an articulated section, this articulated section is articulated in this casing and its turning axle is parallel to the moving direction of this rod member, this side, articulated section two is connected to this first support division and this second support division, this first support division extends to this recess, when this rod member moves to this off-position, this second support division of this projection pressure holding and this first support division is tilted.

12. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 11, wherein this rises element between described two the first web members.

13. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first web member described in each and the second web member described in each are magnet.

14. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first web member described in each has one first magnetic pole and one second magnetic pole, and this first magnetic pole is positioned at the below of this second web member.

15. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 14, wherein the second web member described in each has one first magnetic pole and one second magnetic pole, and when this rod member is positioned at this link position, the second magnetic pole of this second web member is towards the first magnetic pole of this first web member.

16. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 15, wherein when this rod member is positioned at this off-position, the first magnetic pole of this second web member is towards the first magnetic pole of this first web member.

17. keyboard switching mechanisms as claimed in claim 16, wherein this rod member also comprises a projection, is positioned at the surface of this rod member back on this sidewall, and this keyboard switching mechanism also comprises:

One rises element, this is risen element and comprises one first support division, one second support division and an articulated section, this articulated section is articulated in this casing and its turning axle is parallel to the moving direction of this rod member, this side, articulated section two is connected to this first support division and this second support division, this first support division extends to this recess, when this rod member moves to this off-position, this second support division of this projection pressure holding and this first support division is tilted.