CN105070563A - Key cap and key structure using the key cap - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a key cap and a key structure using the key cap. The key cap comprises a key cap body, a support connecting structure and a tool connecting structure. The key cap body comprises a top face, a bottom face and a plurality of skirt structures. The top face is opposed to the bottom face which is located among the skirt structures. The support connecting structure is arranged on the bottom face and used for connecting a key cap supporting structure. The tool connecting structure is arranged on the bottom face and used for connecting a tool so as to make the tool bear a key cap. The tool connecting structure and the support connecting structure are connected in an adjacent way. When the key cap is arranged on the tool for processing, influence on the support connecting structure can be prevented. Meanwhile, the key cap can be arranged on a keyboard in a more stable way. The service lifetime of the keyboard can be prolonged.
Description
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of keycap and apply its press-key structure, and relate to a kind of keycap impaired when avoiding being configured on tool especially, and apply its press-key structure.
Background technology
Before assembling press-key structure, usually need to carry out multiple tracks pre-process to keycap.Such as carry out process of spraying paint, with the appearance color providing keycap different.When carrying out these process, keycap is installed on tool.Generally common way directly utilizes the support connection structure on keycap to come to be connected to each other with tool, is fixed on tool processes to make keycap.
But, owing to assembling press-key structure on keyboard or when being installed on tool by keycap, all using the support connection structure on keycap to connect.Once and again dismantling, installing in the process of keycap, support connection structure need bear the active force of different directions, this measure easily makes support connection structure produce distortion, and then causes keycap to be firmly installed on keyboard, and occurs that the situation that keycap easily comes off from keyboard occurs.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is the press-key structure providing a kind of keycap and apply it, when keycap to be installed on tool to process, can really avoid having an impact to support connection structure, and make that keycap can be more firm be configured on keyboard, increase the useful life of keyboard.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of keycap, this keycap comprises: keycap body, and have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure; First component, be arranged at this bottom surface, this first component has first surface, second surface and the 3rd surface, this first surface and this second surface form support connection structure jointly, this support connection structure is in order to be connected with keycap supporting construction, and this first surface and the 3rd surface are positioned at the opposition side on this first component; And second component, be arranged at this bottom surface, this second component has the 4th surface, and the 3rd surface forms tool syndeton jointly with the 4th surface, and this tool syndeton is in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap.
As optional technical scheme, this first surface and this second surface perpendicular, form chute between this second surface and this bottom surface, this first surface closes one end of this chute, and this keycap supporting construction has slide bar, and this slide bar can slide in this chute.
As optional technical scheme, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, this keycap has keycap central point in this X-axis and this Z axis definition plane, and this chute has U-shaped section in this Y-axis and this Z axis definition plane, and this slide bar can slide along this Z-direction in this U-shaped section, in this Z-direction, this tool syndeton is between this chute and this keycap central point.
As optional technical scheme, this first surface and this second surface toward each other, form articulated section between this first surface and this second surface, and this keycap supporting construction has pivot, and this pivot can rotate in this articulated section.
As optional technical scheme, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, this keycap has keycap central point in this X-axis and this Z axis definition plane, and this articulated section has water droplet hole section in this Y-axis and this Z axis definition plane, and this pivot can rotate around this X-direction in this water droplet hole section, in this Z-direction, this articulated section is between this tool syndeton and this keycap central point.
As optional technical scheme, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, 3rd surface and the 4th perpendicular, form snap fit between the 4th surface and this bottom surface, this snap fit has L shape section in this Y-axis and this X-axis definition plane, and this tool can be combined with this L shape section.
As optional technical scheme, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, 3rd surface is facing with the 4th surface, form groove between the 3rd surface and the 4th surface, this groove has water droplet hole section in this Y-axis and this Z axis definition plane, and this tool can be combined with this water droplet hole section.
The present invention also provides a kind of keycap, and this keycap comprises: keycap body, and have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure; Support connection structure, is configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with keycap supporting construction; And tool syndeton, be configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap, this tool syndeton and this support connection structure adjacent.
As optional technical scheme, this support connection structure comprises chute and articulated section, and one of them of this tool syndeton and this chute and this articulated section is adjacent.
As optional technical scheme, this tool syndeton and this articulated section adjacent, and one of them configuration of this tool syndeton and this articulated section this plurality of skirt border structure contiguous, the distance between the keycap central point of this tool syndeton and this bottom surface be greater than this articulated section apart from this bottom surface keycap central point between distance.
As optional technical scheme, this tool syndeton comprises groove, and one of them of this groove and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin; Or this tool syndeton comprises snap fit, one of them of this snap fit and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin.
The present invention also provides a kind of press-key structure, and this press-key structure comprises: base plate; Keycap supporting construction, is configured on this base plate; And keycap, be arranged in this keycap supporting construction, to move up and down relative to this base plate.This keycap comprises: keycap body, and have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure, and this bottom surface is intended for this base plate; First component, be arranged at this bottom surface, this first component has first surface, second surface and the 3rd surface, this first surface and this second surface form support connection structure jointly, this support connection structure is in order to be connected with this keycap supporting construction, and this first surface and the 3rd surface are positioned at the opposition side on this first component; And second component, be arranged at this bottom surface, this second component has the 4th surface, and the 3rd surface forms tool syndeton jointly with the 4th surface, and this tool syndeton is in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap.
As optional technical scheme, this first surface and this second surface perpendicular, form chute between this second surface and this bottom surface, this first surface closes one end of this chute, and this keycap supporting construction has slide bar, and this slide bar can slide in this chute.
As optional technical scheme, this first surface and this second surface toward each other, form articulated section between this first surface and this second surface, and this keycap supporting construction has pivot, and this pivot can rotate in this articulated section.
The present invention also provides a kind of press-key structure, and this press-key structure comprises: base plate; Keycap supporting construction, is configured on this base plate; And keycap, be arranged in this keycap supporting construction, to move up and down relative to this base plate.This keycap comprises: keycap body, and have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure, and this bottom surface is intended for this base plate; Support connection structure, is configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with this keycap supporting construction; And tool syndeton, be configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap, this tool syndeton and this support connection structure adjacent.
As optional technical scheme, this support connection structure comprises chute and articulated section, and one of them of this tool syndeton and this chute and this articulated section is adjacent.
As optional technical scheme, this tool syndeton and this articulated section adjacent, and one of them configuration of this tool syndeton and this articulated section this plurality of skirt border structure contiguous, the distance between the keycap central point of this tool syndeton and this bottom surface is greater than the distance between the keycap central point of this articulated section and this bottom surface.
As optional technical scheme, this tool syndeton comprises groove, and one of them of this groove and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin; Or this tool syndeton comprises snap fit, one of them of this snap fit and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin.
Compared with prior art, keycap of the present invention uses tool syndeton to be connected with tool, and does not use support connection structure to be connected with tool.Thus, even if when the outward appearance process carrying out keycap, the profile of tool syndeton produces and changes, and also can not have influence on the connection between support connection structure and keycap supporting construction, avoid keycap from dropping outside keycap supporting construction, to increase the useful life of keyboard.In addition, support connection structure and the tool syndeton of keycap of the present invention are adjacent, such as, be with shared portion structure, and use the mode of this shared structure different surfaces adjacent; Or keycap of the present invention utilizes the first surface of the first component and second surface jointly to form support connection structure, and the 3rd of the first component the surface is utilized jointly to form tool syndeton with the 4th surface of second component.Therefore, when making keycap, can only use a taper pin to be just shaped adjacent support connection structure and tool syndeton simultaneously, and also can the demoulding in the same direction.Thus, just do not need to consider that the taper pin of the multiple different directions demoulding of design makes, making will be more easy, and more can reach cost-effective effect.And the tool syndeton of keycap of the present invention can't have influence on the upper and lower displacement of keycap relative to base plate.That is, tool syndeton can't hamper keycap supporting construction folding and running when supporting.Therefore, the present invention utilizes remaining space existing on the bottom surface of keycap body to configure tool syndeton, and does not need to find extra installation space again.That is, keycap of the present invention also can reach simplify and save space use effect.
Can be further understood by following detailed Description Of The Invention and institute's accompanying drawings about the advantages and spirit of the present invention.
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Figure 1A illustrates the stereogram of the keycap of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 1B illustrates the stereogram of the other direction of the keycap of Figure 1A.
Fig. 2 A illustrates the upward view of the keycap of Figure 1A.
The cutaway view of the keycap that Fig. 2 B illustrates Fig. 2 A tangentially 2B-2B '.
Fig. 2 C illustrates the schematic diagram of the first component of the keycap of Fig. 2 B.
Fig. 2 D illustrates the schematic diagram of the second component of the keycap of Fig. 2 B.
The section visual angle figure of the keycap that Fig. 2 E illustrates Figure 1A tangentially 2E-2E '.
Fig. 3 A illustrates the upward view that the present invention is applicable to the press-key structure of the keycap of Figure 1A.
The cutaway view of the press-key structure that Fig. 3 B illustrates Fig. 3 A tangentially 3B-3B '.
Fig. 3 C illustrates the enlarged diagram of the region A of Fig. 3 B.
Fig. 4 illustrates the present invention and is applicable to the keycap of Figure 1A and the schematic diagram of the taper pin used when forming keycap.
Fig. 5 A illustrates the single keycap of Figure 1A of the present invention and the perspective exploded view designing the tool of fixed structure corresponding to this single keycap.
Fig. 5 B illustrates the jig structure overall schematic of the tool of the fixed structure designing multiple Fig. 5 A corresponding to the keycap for multiple Figure 1A, and the enlarged diagram of part jig structure.
Fig. 6 A illustrates the stereogram of the keycap of another embodiment of the present invention.
The section visual angle figure of the keycap that Fig. 6 B illustrates Fig. 6 A tangentially 6B-6B '.
Fig. 7 illustrates the present invention and is applicable to the keycap of Fig. 6 A and the perspective exploded view of tool.
Fig. 8 illustrates the stereogram of the keycap of further embodiment of this invention.
Fig. 9 A illustrates the upward view of the keycap of Fig. 8.
The cutaway view of the keycap that Fig. 9 B illustrates Fig. 9 A tangentially 9B-9B '.
Fig. 9 C illustrates the schematic diagram of the first component of the keycap of Fig. 9 B.
Fig. 9 D illustrates the schematic diagram of the second component of the keycap of Fig. 9 B.
Figure 10 A illustrates the upward view that the present invention is applicable to the press-key structure of the keycap of Fig. 8.
The cutaway view of the press-key structure that Figure 10 B illustrates Figure 10 A tangentially 10B-10B '.
Figure 10 C illustrates the enlarged diagram of the region B of Figure 10 B.
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The present invention proposes a kind of keycap and applies its press-key structure; but; the present invention is not limited in proposed embodiment; describing in embodiment; as thin portion structure, associated component size positions, with corresponding spatial relationship etc.; be only the use illustrated, not the present invention limited for the scope of protection.Therefore, the present invention not demonstrates all possible embodiment, has and usually know that the knowledgeable can be changed and modification the structure of embodiment in the spirit and scope not departing from this exposure, with the needs of realistic application in art.Therefore the present invention is not limited to following embodiment, and can be carried out in various different formats, other embodiments do not proposed in the present invention also may be able to be applied.Moreover the dimension scale on graphic is not drawn according to actual product equal proportion, and therefore specification and graphic content are only described herein the use of embodiment, but not as the use of limit scope.In addition, in specification, similar element numbers continues to use similar element numbers, in order to explanation.
Please refer to Figure 1A and Figure 1B, Figure 1A illustrates the stereogram of the keycap 100 of one embodiment of the invention, and Figure 1B illustrates the stereogram of the other direction of the keycap 100 of Figure 1A.
Keycap 100 comprises keycap body 110, and keycap body 110 has end face 112, bottom surface 116 and several skirt border structure 114.End face 112 can be the press surface of keycap 100, and end face 112 is relative with bottom surface 116, and bottom surface 116 is between these skirt border structures 114.
As shown in Figure 1B, keycap 100 more comprises support connection structure 120, and support connection structure 120 is configured at bottom surface 116.When support connection structure 120 is on base plate keycap 100 being assembled in keyboard, in order to be connected with the keycap supporting construction on base plate, keycap 100 can be moved up and down relative to base plate.In the present embodiment, keycap 100 more comprises tool syndeton 140.Tool syndeton 140 is also configured at bottom surface 116, and during to carry out apparent process to keycap 100, tool syndeton 140, in order to be connected with tool, to carry keycap 100 to make tool and processes.
The present invention uses tool syndeton to be connected with tool, and does not use support connection structure to be connected with tool, can avoid in traditional method when carrying out outward appearance process to keycap, easily allows support connection structure produce the problem of distortion.Thus, even if when the outward appearance process carrying out keycap, the profile of tool syndeton produces and changes, and also can not have influence on the connection between support connection structure and keycap supporting construction, avoid keycap from dropping outside keycap supporting construction, to increase the useful life of keyboard.
Especially, tool syndeton of the present invention and support connection structure adjacent, be such as with shared portion structure, and use the mode of this shared structure different surfaces adjacent.For example, as shown in Figure 1B, tool syndeton 140 and support connection structure 120 with shared portion structure, and use the mode of this shared structure different surfaces adjacent.
Support connection structure of the present invention can comprise chute and articulated section, and keycap can be connected with keycap supporting construction by chute and articulated section.For example, as shown in Figure 1B, support connection structure 120 can comprise chute 122 and articulated section 124, and keycap 100 can be connected with keycap supporting construction by chute 122 and articulated section 124, is installed on the base plate of keyboard to make keycap 100.
In the present invention, tool syndeton can be adjacent with one of them of chute and articulated section.For example, the tool syndeton 140 of the keycap 100 of the embodiment of Figure 1B is adjacent with chute 122.So in other embodiments, tool syndeton 140 also can adjacent with articulated section 124 (being illustrated in the embodiment of Fig. 8 to 10).
Please refer to Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B, Fig. 2 C, Fig. 2 D and Fig. 2 E, Fig. 2 A illustrates the upward view of the keycap 100 of Figure 1A, the cutaway view of the keycap 100 that Fig. 2 B illustrates Fig. 2 A tangentially 2B-2B ', Fig. 2 C illustrates the schematic diagram of the first component 131 of the keycap 100 of Fig. 2 B, Fig. 2 D illustrates the schematic diagram of the second component 132 of the keycap 100 of Fig. 2 B, the section visual angle figure of the keycap 100 that Fig. 2 E illustrates Figure 1A tangentially 2E-2E '.
As shown in Figure 2 B, keycap 100 comprises the bottom surface 116 that the first component 131 and second component 132, first component 131 and second component 132 are all arranged at keycap body 110, and the first component 131 and second component 132 are connected on plane 130.
As shown in Fig. 2 C and Fig. 2 D, individually illustrate the first component 131 on the left of above-mentioned plane 130 and the second component 132 on the right side of plane 130, more clearly to depict the construction profile of the first component 131 and second component 132.From Fig. 2 C and Fig. 2 D, the plane 130 of the first component 131 and the plane 130 of second component 132 can connect, and make the first component 131 and second component 132 form external form profile continuous print single structure.
As shown in Figure 2 E, the first component 131 be positioned on the left of plane 130 has first surface S1, second surface S2 and the 3rd surperficial S3, and the second component 132 be positioned on the right side of plane 130 has the 4th surperficial S4.Wherein, first surface S1 is the surface towards positive Z-direction, and the 3rd surperficial S3 is haply towards the surface of negative Z-direction.That is, first surface S1 and the 3rd surperficial S3 is positioned at the opposition side on the first component 131.
In the present invention, first surface and second surface form support connection structure jointly.For example, as shown in Figure 2 E, first surface S1 is the surface parallel with X-Y plane, and second surface S2 is parallel plane surface with X-Z.That is, first surface S1 and second surface S2 is perpendicular, and perpendicular first surface S1 and second surface S2 forms chute 122 jointly.Therefore, chute 122 is formed between second surface S2 and bottom surface 116, and first surface S1 closes one end of chute 122.
In the present invention, the 3rd surface forms tool syndeton jointly with the 4th surface.For example, as shown in Figure 2 E, the 3rd surperficial S3 is haply towards the surface of negative Z-direction, and the 4th surperficial S4 is haply towards the surface of positive Z-direction, and the 3rd surperficial S3 and the 4th surperficial S4 is connected on plane 130.That is, the 3rd surperficial S3 is the surface be connected with the 4th surperficial S4.3rd surperficial S3 and the 4th surperficial S4 forms tool syndeton 140 jointly, such as, be groove.This groove has water droplet hole section in Y-axis and Z axis definition plane, in order to combine with tool, carries keycap 100 to make tool.
Please refer to Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C, Fig. 3 A illustrates the upward view that the present invention is applicable to the press-key structure 150 of the keycap 100 of Figure 1A, the cutaway view of the press-key structure 150 that Fig. 3 B illustrates Fig. 3 A tangentially 3B-3B ', Fig. 3 C illustrates the enlarged diagram of the region A of Fig. 3 B.
As shown in Figure 3 B, press-key structure 150 comprises base plate 160, keycap supporting construction 170 and keycap 100.The end face 112 of keycap body 110 can press with for user, and 116, the bottom surface of keycap body 110 configures towards base plate 160.Keycap supporting construction 170 is configured on base plate 160, and keycap 100 is arranged in keycap supporting construction 170.By keycap supporting construction 170, for after user's pressing, keycap 100 is moved up and down relative to base plate 160.In addition, in order to remain graphic succinct, not showing other assembly, such as, being located at the assembly such as elastomer and film circuit board between bottom surface 116 and base plate 160.
As shown in Figure 3 B, keycap 100 is connected with keycap supporting construction 170 by support connection structure 120.The keycap supporting construction 170 of the present embodiment is such as scissor leg structure, and scissor leg structure can be connected with the chute 122 of support connection structure 120 and articulated section 124, makes keycap 100 can move up and down relative to base plate 160 by this.Specifically, the slide bar of keycap supporting construction 170 can slide in chute 122, and the pivot of keycap supporting construction 170 can rotate in articulated section 124, and keycap 100 can be moved up and down relative to base plate 160.
As shown in Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C, chute 122 is formed between second surface S2 and bottom surface 116, and first surface S1 closes one end of chute 122, and the slide bar of keycap supporting construction 170 can be slided in chute 122.In addition, chute 122 has U-shaped section in Y-axis and Z axis definition plane, and slide bar can be slided along Z-direction in U-shaped section.
The tool syndeton 140 of the present embodiment is adjacent with chute 122, and tool syndeton 140 can't have influence on the upper and lower displacement of keycap 100 relative to base plate 160.That is, tool syndeton 140 can't hamper keycap supporting construction 170 folding and running when supporting.Chute 122 due to the present embodiment is configured in the corner (please refer to Figure 1B) that skirt border structure 114 is formed, therefore, the present embodiment is only utilize remaining space existing on bottom surface 116 to configure tool syndeton 140, and does not need to find extra installation space again.That is, keycap of the present invention also can reach simplify and save space use effect.
Please refer to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 illustrates the present invention and is applicable to the keycap 100 of Figure 1A and the schematic diagram of the taper pin 190 used when forming keycap 100.
Keycap of the present invention, except having the effect of above saving space utilization, also has simple and easy, the simple for production and cost-effective effect of design.Due to tool syndeton of the present invention and support connection structure adjacent, and adjacent tool syndeton and support connection structure all have the lateral openings towards equidirectional, the tool syndeton that therefore can only utilize taper pin just can simultaneously be shaped adjacent and support connection structure.
For example, tool syndeton 140 in Fig. 4 is adjacent with chute 122, and tool syndeton 140 and chute 122 all have the lateral openings towards equidirectional, the tool syndeton 140 on the left of such as, being positioned in Fig. 4 and chute 122 all have the lateral openings towards negative X-direction.Therefore, when making keycap 100, can only use a taper pin 190 to be just shaped tool syndeton 140 and chute 122 simultaneously, and also can simultaneously towards the negative X-direction demoulding.Thus, just do not need to consider that the taper pin of the multiple different directions demoulding of design makes, making will be more easy, and more can reach cost-effective effect.
Please refer to Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B, the single keycap 100 that Fig. 5 A illustrates Figure 1A of the present invention with for the corresponding perspective exploded view designing the tool 180 of fixed structure of this single keycap 100, Fig. 5 B illustrates jig structure 1800 overall schematic of the tool 180 of the fixed structure of the multiple Fig. 5 A of the corresponding design of keycap 100 for multiple Figure 1A, and the enlarged diagram of part jig structure 1800.
As shown in Figure 5A, the tool 180 of the present embodiment is applicable to the keycap 100 of above-described embodiment, and tool 180 has keycap fixed structure 182.Keycap fixed structure 182 is such as fixed axis, in order to engage with the tool syndeton 140 (being such as groove) of keycap 100, to make tool 180 carry keycap 100, to carry out multiple tracks surface treatment to keycap 100.Be such as keycap 100 sprayed paint, toast, the process such as printing, with the appearance color providing keycap 100 different; Or the process such as radium carving, UV coating protective film is carried out, with the printed words type providing keycap 100 different to keycap 100.
In addition, because the present embodiment uses tool syndeton 140 to engage with keycap fixed structure 182, keycap fixed structure 182 does not directly contact with support connection structure 120, therefore can't impact support connection structure 120.
Generally speaking, normally carry out surface treatment to being about to the multiple keycaps be assembled on whole group of keyboard simultaneously.Therefore, as shown in Figure 5 B, multiple tool 180 is as shown in Figure 5A arranged on tool base plate 1802, forms jig structure 1800.Size, the position of multiple tool 180 are corresponding with the multiple keycaps being about to be assembled on whole group of keyboard with quantity, that is each tool 180 correspondence installs a keycap, to carry out surface treatment to multiple keycap simultaneously.In addition, no matter the size of keycap, all can use keycap of the present invention and tool to process why.
Please refer to the stereogram that Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B, Fig. 6 A illustrates the keycap 200 of another embodiment of the present invention, the section visual angle figure of the keycap 200 that Fig. 6 B illustrates Fig. 6 A tangentially 6B-6B '.
Keycap 200 and the difference of the keycap 100 of above-described embodiment of the present embodiment are the design of tool syndeton 240, and the structure and fuction of all the other something in common will repeat no more.
In the present embodiment, keycap 200 comprises tool syndeton 240, and this tool syndeton 240 is such as snap fit, in order to be connected with tool, carries keycap 200 to make tool.
The keycap 200 of the present embodiment also has the advantage of the keycap 100 of same above-described embodiment.Further, the tool syndeton 240 of the present embodiment and the chute 122 also same lateral openings all had towards positive X-direction.Therefore, when making keycap 200, also can only use a taper pin to be just shaped tool syndeton 240 and chute 122 simultaneously, and also can simultaneously towards the positive X-direction demoulding.
As shown in Figure 6B, the 3rd surperficial S3 is the surface parallel with X-Y plane, and the 4th surperficial S4 is parallel plane surface with X-Z, and therefore the 3rd surperficial S3 and the 4th surperficial S4 is perpendicular.Further, form snap fit between the 4th surperficial S4 and bottom surface 116, snap fit has L shape section in Y-axis and X-axis definition plane, and tool can be combined with L shape section.
Please refer to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 illustrates the present invention and is applicable to the keycap 200 of Fig. 6 A and the three-dimensional exploded view of tool 280.
The tool 280 of the present embodiment is applicable to the keycap 200 of above-described embodiment, and tool 280 has keycap fixed structure 282.Keycap fixed structure 282 is such as stator, in order to engage with the tool syndeton 240 (being such as snap fit) of keycap 200, to make tool 280 carry keycap 200, to carry out multiple tracks surface treatment to keycap 200.
Please refer to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 illustrates the stereogram of the keycap 300 of further embodiment of this invention.Keycap 300 and the difference of the keycap 100 of above-described embodiment of the present embodiment are that tool syndeton 340 is adjacent with the articulated section 124 of support connection structure 120, and the structure and fuction of all the other something in common will repeat no more.
As shown in Figure 8, tool syndeton 340 is adjacent with articulated section 124, the configuration of tool syndeton 340 and articulated section 124 these skirt border structures 114 contiguous, and tool syndeton 340 is than the keycap central point C of articulated section 124 further from bottom surface 116.
Further, tool syndeton 340 and the articulated section 124 of the present embodiment are also same all has towards just and the lateral openings of negative X-direction.Therefore, when making keycap 300, also can only use a taper pin to be just shaped tool syndeton 340 and articulated section 124 simultaneously, and also can simultaneously towards the demoulding of plus or minus X-direction.
The tool syndeton 340 that Fig. 8 illustrates is such as groove, and so in another embodiment, tool syndeton 340 also can be snap fit, such as, be the tool syndeton 240 of Fig. 6 B.
Please refer to Fig. 9 A, Fig. 9 B, Fig. 9 C and Fig. 9 D, Fig. 9 A illustrates the upward view of the keycap 300 of Fig. 8, the cutaway view of the keycap 300 that Fig. 9 B illustrates Fig. 9 A tangentially 9B-9B ', Fig. 9 C illustrates the schematic diagram of the first component 331 of the keycap 300 of Fig. 9 B, and Fig. 9 D illustrates the schematic diagram of the second component 332 of the keycap 300 of Fig. 9 B.
As shown in Figure 9 B, keycap 300 comprises the bottom surface 116 that the first component 331 and second component 332, first component 331 and second component 332 are all arranged at keycap body 110, and the first component 331 and second component 332 are connected on plane 330.
As shown in Fig. 9 C and Fig. 9 D, individually illustrate the first component 331 on the left of above-mentioned plane 330 and the second component 332 on the right side of plane 330, more clearly to depict the construction profile of the first component 331 and second component 332.From Fig. 9 C and Fig. 9 D, the plane 330 of the first component 331 and the plane 330 of second component 332 can connect, and make the first component 331 and second component 332 form external form profile continuous print single structure.
Please refer to Figure 10 A, Figure 10 B and Figure 10 C, Figure 10 A illustrates the upward view that the present invention is applicable to the press-key structure 350 of the keycap 300 of Fig. 8, the cutaway view of the press-key structure 350 that Figure 10 B illustrates Figure 10 A tangentially 10B-10B ', Figure 10 C illustrates the enlarged diagram of the region B of Figure 10 B.
The press-key structure 350 of the present embodiment is the different of keycap 300 from the difference of the press-key structure 150 of above-described embodiment, and the structure and fuction of all the other something in common will repeat no more.
As shown in Figure 10 B and Figure 10 C, the first component 331 be positioned on the left of plane 330 has first surface S1, second surface S2 and the 3rd surperficial S3, and the second component 332 be positioned on the right side of plane 330 has the 4th surperficial S4.Wherein, first surface S1 is haply towards the surface of positive Z-direction, and the 3rd surperficial S3 is haply towards the surface of negative Z-direction.That is, first surface S1 and the 3rd surperficial S3 is positioned at the opposition side on the first component 331.
As shown in Figure 10 B and Figure 10 C, first surface S1 is haply towards the surface of positive Z-direction, and second surface S2 is haply towards the surface of negative Z-direction.That is, first surface S1 and second surface S2 toward each other.Further, first surface S1 and second surface S2 is connected with each other, and the first surface S1 be connected and second surface S2 forms articulated section 124 jointly, and the pivot of keycap supporting construction 170 can rotate in articulated section 124.In addition, articulated section 124 has water droplet hole section in Y-axis and Z axis definition plane, and pivot can be rotated around X-direction in the section of water droplet hole.
As illustrated in figure 10 c, the 3rd surperficial S3 is haply towards the surface of negative Z-direction, and the 4th surperficial S4 is haply towards the surface of positive Z-direction, and the 3rd surperficial S3 and the 4th surperficial S4 is connected on plane 330.That is, the surface that is connected with the 4th surperficial S4 of the 3rd surperficial S3.3rd surperficial S3 and the 4th surperficial S4 forms tool syndeton 340 jointly, such as, be groove, in order to be connected with tool, carries keycap 300 to make tool.
Referring to Fig. 8 and Figure 10 B, the tool syndeton 340 of the present embodiment is adjacent with articulated section 124, the configuration of tool syndeton 340 and articulated section 124 these skirt border structures 114 contiguous, and tool syndeton 340 is than the keycap central point C of articulated section 124 further from bottom surface 116.Therefore, tool syndeton 340 can't have influence on the upper and lower displacement of keycap 300 relative to base plate 160.That is, tool syndeton 340 can't hamper keycap supporting construction 170 folding and running when supporting.The present embodiment is only use remaining space existing on bottom surface 116 to configure tool syndeton 340, and does not need to find extra installation space again.That is, keycap of the present invention also can reach simplify and save space use effect.
Just as above-mentioned, keycap of the present invention uses tool syndeton to be connected with tool, and does not use support connection structure to be connected with tool.Thus, even if when the outward appearance process carrying out keycap, the profile of tool syndeton produces and changes, and also can not have influence on the connection between support connection structure and keycap supporting construction, avoid keycap from dropping outside keycap supporting construction, to increase the useful life of keyboard.
In addition, support connection structure and the tool syndeton of keycap of the present invention are adjacent, such as, be with shared portion structure, and use the mode of this shared structure different surfaces adjacent; Or keycap of the present invention utilizes the first surface of the first component and second surface jointly to form support connection structure, and the 3rd of the first component the surface is utilized jointly to form tool syndeton with the 4th surface of second component.Therefore, when making keycap, can only use a taper pin to be just shaped adjacent support connection structure and tool syndeton simultaneously, and also can the demoulding in the same direction.Thus, just do not need to consider that the taper pin of the multiple different directions demoulding of design makes, making will be more easy, and more can reach cost-effective effect.
In addition, the tool syndeton of keycap of the present invention can't have influence on the upper and lower displacement of keycap relative to base plate.That is, tool syndeton can't hamper keycap supporting construction folding and running when supporting.Therefore, the present invention utilizes remaining space existing on the bottom surface of keycap body to configure tool syndeton, and does not need to find extra installation space again.That is, keycap of the present invention also can reach simplify and save space use effect.
By the above detailed description of preferred embodiments, be wish clearly to describe feature of the present invention and spirit, and not with above-mentioned disclosed preferred embodiment, protection scope of the present invention limited.On the contrary, its objective is wish to contain various change and tool equality be arranged in the present invention institute in the protection range of claim applied for.Therefore, the protection range of the claim that the present invention applies for should do the broadest explanation, with the arrangement causing it to contain all possible change and tool equality according to above-mentioned explanation.
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1. a keycap, is characterized in that this keycap comprises:
Keycap body, have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure;
First component, be arranged at this bottom surface, this first component has first surface, second surface and the 3rd surface, this first surface and this second surface form support connection structure jointly, this support connection structure is in order to be connected with keycap supporting construction, and this first surface and the 3rd surface are positioned at the opposition side on this first component; And
Second component, is arranged at this bottom surface, and this second component has the 4th surface, and the 3rd surface forms tool syndeton jointly with the 4th surface, and this tool syndeton is in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap.
2. keycap as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this first surface and this second surface perpendicular, chute is formed between this second surface and this bottom surface, this first surface closes one end of this chute, and this keycap supporting construction has slide bar, and this slide bar can slide in this chute.
3. keycap as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, and this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, and this keycap has keycap central point in this X-axis and this Z axis definition plane, this chute has U-shaped section in this Y-axis and this Z axis definition plane, this slide bar can slide along this Z-direction in this U-shaped section, and in this Z-direction, this tool syndeton is between this chute and this keycap central point.
4. keycap as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this first surface and this second surface toward each other, form articulated section between this first surface and this second surface, and this keycap supporting construction has pivot, and this pivot can rotate in this articulated section.
5. keycap as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, this keycap has keycap central point in this X-axis and this Z axis definition plane, this articulated section has water droplet hole section in this Y-axis and this Z axis definition plane, this pivot can rotate around this X-direction in this water droplet hole section, in this Z-direction, this articulated section is between this tool syndeton and this keycap central point.
6. keycap as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, the 3rd surface and the 4th perpendicular, form snap fit between the 4th surface and this bottom surface, this snap fit has L shape section in this Y-axis and this X-axis definition plane, and this tool can be combined with this L shape section.
7. keycap as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this bottom surface extends along X-axis and Z axis definition plane, this plane perpendicular is in Y-axis, this X-axis, this Y-axis and this Z axis are orthogonal, and the 3rd surface is facing with the 4th surface, form groove between the 3rd surface and the 4th surface, this groove has water droplet hole section in this Y-axis and this Z axis definition plane, and this tool can be combined with this water droplet hole section.
8. a keycap, is characterized in that this keycap comprises:
Keycap body, have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure;
Support connection structure, is configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with keycap supporting construction; And
Tool syndeton, is configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap, this tool syndeton and this support connection structure adjacent.
9. keycap as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, this support connection structure comprises chute and articulated section, and one of them of this tool syndeton and this chute and this articulated section is adjacent.
10. keycap as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, this tool syndeton and this articulated section adjacent, and one of them configuration of this tool syndeton and this articulated section this plurality of skirt border structure contiguous, the distance between the keycap central point of this tool syndeton and this bottom surface be greater than this articulated section apart from this bottom surface keycap central point between distance.
11. keycaps as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, this tool syndeton comprises groove, and one of them of this groove and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin; Or this tool syndeton comprises snap fit, one of them of this snap fit and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin.
12. 1 kinds of press-key structures, is characterized in that this press-key structure comprises:
Base plate;
Keycap supporting construction, is configured on this base plate; And
Keycap, be arranged in this keycap supporting construction, to move up and down relative to this base plate, this keycap comprises:
Keycap body, have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure, and this bottom surface is intended for this base plate;
First component, be arranged at this bottom surface, this first component has first surface, second surface and the 3rd surface, this first surface and this second surface form support connection structure jointly, this support connection structure is in order to be connected with this keycap supporting construction, and this first surface and the 3rd surface are positioned at the opposition side on this first component; And
Second component, is arranged at this bottom surface, and this second component has the 4th surface, and the 3rd surface forms tool syndeton jointly with the 4th surface, and this tool syndeton is in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap.
13. press-key structures as claimed in claim 12, is characterized in that, this first surface and this second surface perpendicular, chute is formed between this second surface and this bottom surface, this first surface closes one end of this chute, and this keycap supporting construction has slide bar, and this slide bar can slide in this chute.
14. press-key structures as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, this first surface and this second surface toward each other, form articulated section between this first surface and this second surface, and this keycap supporting construction has pivot, and this pivot can rotate in this articulated section.
15. 1 kinds of press-key structures, is characterized in that this press-key structure comprises:
Base plate;
Keycap supporting construction, is configured on this base plate; And
Keycap, be arranged in this keycap supporting construction, to move up and down relative to this base plate, this keycap comprises:
Keycap body, have end face, bottom surface and a plurality of skirt border structure, this end face is relative with this bottom surface, and this bottom surface is between this plurality of skirt border structure, and this bottom surface is intended for this base plate;
Support connection structure, is configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with this keycap supporting construction; And
Tool syndeton, is configured at this bottom surface, in order to be connected with tool to make this tool carry this keycap, this tool syndeton and this support connection structure adjacent.
16. press-key structures as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, this support connection structure comprises chute and articulated section, and one of them of this tool syndeton and this chute and this articulated section is adjacent.
17. press-key structures as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, this tool syndeton and this articulated section adjacent, and one of them configuration of this tool syndeton and this articulated section this plurality of skirt border structure contiguous, the distance between the keycap central point of this tool syndeton and this bottom surface is greater than the distance between the keycap central point of this articulated section and this bottom surface.
18. press-key structures as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, this tool syndeton comprises groove, and one of them of this groove and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin; Or this tool syndeton comprises snap fit, one of them of this snap fit and this chute and this articulated section formed via same taper pin.
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