CN106298301A - A kind of flexible keypad and terminal unit thereof - Google Patents

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CN106298301A
CN106298301A CN201610900272.6A CN201610900272A CN106298301A CN 106298301 A CN106298301 A CN 106298301A CN 201610900272 A CN201610900272 A CN 201610900272A CN 106298301 A CN106298301 A CN 106298301A
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金本凯
隆冰峰
毛承建
李辉
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范绍润
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The present invention relates to technical field of electronic equipment, specifically disclose a kind of flexible keypad, including: pressing piece, elastic component and contact, wherein: described elastic component and contact may be contained within the side of described pressing piece, one surface of described elastic component fixes with described pressing piece, and described elastic component fixes with described contact away from another surface of described pressing piece.The flexible keypad that the present invention provides arranges pressing piece in elastic component side, elastic component opposite side arranges contact, during pressing flexible keypad, flexible keypad contacts with each other with contact switch, when unclamping flexible keypad, flexible keypad is separated from one another with contact switch, realizes the control to contact switch by controlling flexible keypad, this flexible keypad motility is good, controls power strong.

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A kind of flexible keypad and terminal unit thereof
[technical field]
The present invention relates to technical field of electronic equipment, particularly relate to a kind of flexible keypad and terminal unit thereof.
[background technology]
The development of smart mobile phone so that the precision of mobile phone component improves constantly.Since Fructus Mali pumilae takes the lead in introducing metal After type, the mobile phone of band metal shell is always the developing direction in high-end smartphones field, the metal card in metal type Torr, metal key-press precision prescribed more and more higher.
During realizing the present invention, inventor finds that prior art at least there is problems in that traditional moulding Glue button resilience effect is poor, after button life-time service cannot resilience, the most how to design a kind of elastic effect the most elastic Button, is that existing plastic resilient button has problem to be solved.
[summary of the invention]
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is existing plastic press key resilience weak effect, cannot return after button life-time service Bullet.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention provides techniques below scheme:
The present invention provides a kind of flexible keypad, including pressing piece, elastic component and contact, wherein: described elastic component and connecing Contact element may be contained within the side of described pressing piece, and a surface of described elastic component fixes with described pressing piece, described elastic component Another surface away from described pressing piece fixes with described contact.
Alternatively, described elastic component one end is provided with the first fixing head, and the described elastic component other end is provided with second and fixes Head;Described first fixing head and the second fixing head all protrude from the surface of described elastic component.
Alternatively, the other end of described elastic component is provided with the 3rd fixing head towards described second fixing head direction;Described Three fixing head protrude from another surface of described elastic component, between being provided with between described 3rd fixing head and described second fixing head Every.
Alternatively, described elastic component is away from another surface of described pressing piece, and arranges groove;Described contact is fixed In described groove, and the top of described contact protrudes from described groove.
For making technical scheme more perfect, the present invention also provides for a kind of terminal unit, including: housing, contact switch and bullet Property button, wherein, described contact switch is fixed in described housing, and described housing is provided with opening;Described flexible keypad Including pressing piece, elastic component and contact;Described elastic component and contact may be contained within the side of described pressing piece, and described Pressing piece is positioned at described opening, and described elastic component is fixed with described housing, and described contact is corresponding with described contact switch, It is provided with gap between described contact switch and described contact.
Alternatively, a surface of described elastic component fixes with described pressing piece, and described elastic component is away from described pressing piece Another surface fix with described contact.
Alternatively, described elastic component one end is provided with the first fixing head, and the described elastic component other end is provided with second and fixes Head, described first fixture and the second fixture all fix with housing;Described housing is provided with the first draw-in groove and the second draw-in groove, Described first fixing head is fixed with the first draw-in groove, and described second fixing head is fixed with the second draw-in groove.
Alternatively, described first fixing head and the second fixing head all protrude from a surface of described elastic component.
Alternatively, the other end of described elastic component is provided with the 3rd fixing head towards described second fixing head direction;Described Three fixing head protrude from another surface of described elastic component, between being provided with between described 3rd fixing head and described second fixing head Every, and described 3rd fixing head fixes with housing.
Alternatively, described elastic component is away from another surface configuration groove of described pressing piece;Described contact is fixed on institute State in groove, and the top of described contact protrudes from described groove.
The flexible keypad that the present invention provides arranges pressing piece in elastic component side, and elastic component opposite side arranges contact, presses During compression elasticity button, flexible keypad contacts with each other with contact switch, and when unclamping flexible keypad, flexible keypad is with contact switch each other Separating, realize the control to contact switch by controlling flexible keypad, this flexible keypad motility is good, controls power strong.
[accompanying drawing explanation]
The first embodiment structural representation of a kind of flexible keypad that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
Second example structure schematic diagram of a kind of flexible keypad that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
3rd example structure schematic diagram of a kind of flexible keypad that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
The structural representation of a kind of terminal unit that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.
[detailed description of the invention]
In order to make the purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, right The present invention is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the present invention, not For limiting the present invention.
Embodiment 1
As Figure 1-3, three kinds of embodiment schematic diagrams of a kind of flexible keypad provided for the embodiment of the present invention.The present invention A kind of flexible keypad is provided, including: pressing piece 21, elastic component 22 and contact 23, wherein: described elastic component 22 and contact 23 May be contained within the side of described pressing piece 21, a surface of described elastic component 22 fixes with described pressing piece 21, described elasticity Part 22 fixes with described contact 23 away from another surface of described pressing piece 21, by arranging pressing in elastic component 22 side Part 21, elastic component 22 opposite side arranges contact 23, and during pressing flexible keypad, flexible keypad contacts with each other with contact switch, pine When opening flexible keypad, flexible keypad is separated from one another with contact switch, realizes the control to contact switch by controlling flexible keypad, This flexible keypad motility is good, controls power strong.
Specifically, described elastic component 22 one end is provided with the first fixing head 221, and described elastic component 22 other end is provided with Two fixing head 222, described first fixing head 221 and the second fixing head 222 all protrude from a surface of described elastic component 22, described First fixing head 221 and described second fixing head 222 are for fixing the two ends of described elastic component 22, when described elastic component 22 stress Time, make described elastic component 22 return to home position when not stressing by the two ends of fixing described elastic component 22;Described first is solid The direction of fixed 221 and the second fixing head 222 can arbitrarily be arranged, as it is shown in figure 1, described first fixing head 221 and second is fixed 222 are arranged in the same direction, as in figure 2 it is shown, the first fixing head 221 and the second incorgruous setting of fixing head 222.
Specifically, the other end of described elastic component 22 is provided with the 3rd fixing head towards described second fixing head 222 direction 223;Described 3rd fixing head 223 protrudes from another surface of described elastic component 22, and described 3rd fixing head 223 is with described second It is provided with interval between fixing head 222.Second fixing head 222 is placed in the opposite direction with the 3rd fixing head 223, at described elastic component After 22 stress, the second fixing head 222 is by the pulling force along elastic component 22 Impact direction, has the trend tilted along Impact direction, due to Make the compartment between the second fixing head 222 and the 3rd fixing head 223 be similarly subjected to pulling force after second fixing head 222 stress to make With, now, owing to the 3rd fixing head 223 is arranged at the rightabout of the second fixing head 222, the interval between two fixing head After part stress, conducting to the 3rd fixing head 223, the 3rd fixing head 223 produces and tends to eliminating the second fixing head 222 Impact direction Stress, stress can after the distress resolves on elastic component 22, make elastic component 22 convenient return back to initial position, have The service life that improve elastic component 22 of effect.
Specifically, described elastic component 22 is away from another surface configuration groove 24 of described pressing piece 21;Described contact 23 It is fixed in described groove 24, and the top of described contact 23 protrudes from described groove 24, specifically, described elastic component 22 Middle part is provided with the groove 24 running through described elastic component 22, and described contact 23 is raised in described pressing piece 21 surface, and groove 24 overlaps Being contained in described contact 23, and described contact 23 stretches out outside described groove 24, groove 24 makes described pressing piece 21 with described Elastic component 22 removably connects, and when facilitating parts to go wrong, changes in time.What deserves to be explained is, the embodiment of the present invention is only A kind of embodiment, is not used in restriction technical solution of the present invention, in actual applications, and described pressing piece 21, elastic component 22 and connect The elastomeric material that contact element 23 can be formed in one is made, it is preferable that this elastomeric material is rubber.
The flexible keypad that the present embodiment provides arranges pressing piece in elastic component side, and elastic component opposite side arranges contact, During pressing flexible keypad, flexible keypad contacts with each other with contact switch, when unclamping flexible keypad, flexible keypad and contact switch that This separates, and realizes the control to contact switch by controlling flexible keypad, and this flexible keypad motility is good, controls power strong.
Embodiment 2
As shown in Figure 3-4, the 3rd example structure signal of a kind of flexible keypad that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention Figure, the schematic diagram of a kind of terminal unit that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.The present invention provides a kind of terminal unit, including: shell Body 1, contact switch (not shown) and flexible keypad 2, wherein, described contact switch is fixed in described housing 1, and described shell Body 1 is provided with opening 11;Described flexible keypad 2 includes pressing piece 21, elastic component 22 and contact 23;Described elastic component 22 and connecing Contact element 23 may be contained within the side of described pressing piece 21, and during pressing flexible keypad, flexible keypad contacts with each other with contact switch, pine When opening flexible keypad, flexible keypad is separated from one another with contact switch, realizes the control to contact switch by controlling flexible keypad, This flexible keypad motility is good, controls power strong;And described pressing piece 21 is positioned at described opening 11, described elastic component 22 and institute Stating housing 1 to fix, described contact 23 is corresponding with described contact switch, and specifically, described contact switch is for being arranged on mobile phone Internal by compressing switch, when user uses, press described pressing piece 21 and make described elastic component 22 deform upon, cause described contact Part 23 moves along the Impact direction of described pressing piece 21, and now, described pressing piece 21 contacts with described contact switch, thus touches Send out described by compressing switch, therefore described contact 23 be located in the same horizontal plane with described contact switch, and corresponding placement, described in connect Touch and be provided with gap between switch and described contact 23.
Specifically, a surface of described elastic component 22 fixes with described pressing piece 21, and described elastic component 22 is away from described Another surface of pressing piece 21 fixes with described contact 23, and described elastic component 22 one end is provided with the first fixing head 221, institute State elastic component 22 other end and be provided with the second fixing head 222, described first fixture 221 and the second fixture 222 all with housing 1 Fix;Described housing 1 is provided with the first draw-in groove 12 and the second draw-in groove 13, and described first fixing head 221 is blocked with the first draw-in groove 12 Closing fixing, described second fixing head 222 is fixed with the second draw-in groove 13.
Specifically, described first fixing head 221 and the second fixing head 222 all protrude from a surface of described elastic component 22, Described first fixing head 221 and described second fixing head 222 are for fixing the two ends of described elastic component 22, when described elastic component 22 During stress, described elastic component 22 is made to return to home position when not stressing by the two ends of fixing described elastic component 22;
The other end of described elastic component 22 is provided with the 3rd fixing head 223 towards described second fixing head 222 direction;Described Three fixing head 223 protrude from another surface of described elastic component 22, described 3rd fixing head 223 and described second fixing head 222 Between be provided with interval, the second fixing head 222 is placed in the opposite direction with the 3rd fixing head 223, after described elastic component 22 stress Second fixing head 222, by the pulling force along elastic component 22 Impact direction, has the trend tilted along Impact direction, owing to second fixes The compartment between the second fixing head 222 and the 3rd fixing head 223 is made to be similarly subjected to pulling force effect after 222 stress, now, Compartment stress owing to the 3rd fixing head 223 is arranged at the rightabout of the second fixing head 222, between two fixing head After, to conduct to the 3rd fixing head 223, the 3rd fixing head 223 produces and tends to eliminating the stress of the second fixing head 222 Impact direction, Stress can after the distress resolves on elastic component 22, make elastic component 22 convenient return back to initial position, effectively carry The high service life of elastic component 22.And described 3rd fixing head 222 is fixed with housing 1, it is preferable that described 3rd fixing head 222 are fixed with the 3rd draw-in groove 14 of setting on described housing 1.
Specifically, described elastic component 22 is away from another surface configuration groove 24 of described pressing piece 21;Described contact 23 It is fixed in described groove 24, and the top of described contact 23 protrudes from described groove 24, specifically, described elastic component 22 Middle part is provided with the groove 24 running through described elastic component 22, and described contact 23 is raised in described pressing piece 21 surface, and groove 24 overlaps Being contained in described contact 23, and described contact 23 stretches out outside described groove 24, groove 24 makes described pressing piece 21 with described Elastic component 22 removably connects, and when facilitating parts to go wrong, changes in time.What deserves to be explained is, the embodiment of the present invention is only A kind of embodiment, is not used in restriction technical solution of the present invention, in actual applications, and described pressing piece 21, elastic component 22 and connect The elastomeric material that contact element 23 can be formed in one is made, it is preferable that this elastomeric material is rubber.
Below in conjunction with specific embodiment, how a kind of terminal unit provided by the present invention is used and carries out further Illustrate:
During the work of this terminal unit, pressing piece 21 contacts with the metal key-press on phone housing 1, and user presses with finger Metal key-press, power is transmitted to pressing piece 21, owing to described pressing piece 21 is positioned at the opening 11 on described shell 1, described elasticity First fixing head the 221, second fixing head 222 on part 22 and the 3rd fixing head 223 are respectively by the first draw-in groove on described shell 1 12, the second draw-in groove 13 and the 3rd draw-in groove 14 are fixed, and described elastic component 22 deforms upon because of pressing piece 21 stress, described contact 23 Contact switch can be touched, it is achieved that one-touch function;The most described elastic component 22 automatic rebounding under restoring force effect, makes Metal key-press returns to original state.
The terminal unit that the present embodiment provides contains a flexible keypad, and this flexible keypad arranges pressing in elastic component side Part, elastic component opposite side arranges contact, and during pressing flexible keypad, flexible keypad contacts with each other with contact switch, unclamps elasticity During button, flexible keypad is separated from one another with contact switch, realizes the control to contact switch, this elasticity by controlling flexible keypad Button motility is good, controls power strong.
The foregoing is only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, all essences in the present invention Any amendment, equivalent and the improvement etc. made within god and principle, should be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a flexible keypad, it is characterised in that including: pressing piece, elastic component and contact, wherein:
Described elastic component and contact may be contained within the side of described pressing piece,
One surface of described elastic component fixes with described pressing piece, described elastic component away from described pressing piece another surface with Described contact fixes.
2. flexible keypad as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that
Described elastic component one end is provided with the first fixing head, and the described elastic component other end is provided with the second fixing head;
Described first fixing head and the second fixing head all protrude from the surface of described elastic component.
3. flexible keypad as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that
The other end of described elastic component is provided with the 3rd fixing head towards described second fixing head direction;
Described 3rd fixing head protrudes from another surface of described elastic component, described 3rd fixing head and described second fixing head it Between be provided with interval.
4. the flexible keypad as described in any one in claim 2 to 3, it is characterised in that
Described elastic component is away from another surface of described pressing piece, and arranges groove;
Described contact is fixed in described groove, and the top of described contact protrudes from described groove.
5. a terminal unit, it is characterised in that including: housing, contact switch and flexible keypad, wherein, described contact switch It is fixed in described housing, and described housing is provided with opening;
Described flexible keypad includes pressing piece, elastic component and contact;
Described elastic component and contact may be contained within the side of described pressing piece, and described pressing piece is positioned at described opening, Described elastic component is fixed with described housing, and described contact is corresponding with described contact switch, and described contact switch connects with described Gap it is provided with between contact element.
6. terminal unit as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that
One surface of described elastic component fixes with described pressing piece, described elastic component away from described pressing piece another surface with Described contact fixes.
7. terminal unit as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that described elastic component one end is provided with the first fixing head, institute Stating the elastic component other end and be provided with the second fixing head, described first fixture and the second fixture all fix with housing;
Described housing is provided with the first draw-in groove and the second draw-in groove, and described first fixing head is fixed with the first draw-in groove, and described Two fixing head are fixed with the second draw-in groove.
8. terminal unit as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that
Described first fixing head and the second fixing head all protrude from a surface of described elastic component.
9. terminal unit as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that
The other end of described elastic component is provided with the 3rd fixing head towards described second fixing head direction;
Described 3rd fixing head protrudes from another surface of described elastic component,
It is provided with interval between described 3rd fixing head and described second fixing head, and described 3rd fixing head is fixed with housing.
10. the terminal unit as described in any one in claim 6 to 9, it is characterised in that
Described elastic component is away from another surface configuration groove of described pressing piece;
Described contact is fixed in described groove, and the top of described contact protrudes from described groove.
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