CN106598263A - Foldable keyboard and electronic equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a foldable keyboard and electronic equipment. The foldable keyboard comprises a soft keycap, elastic thread key cores, a supporting frame and a flexible circuit layer, wherein the supporting frame comprises at least two opposite side arms, and a pressing space is defined between the at least two opposite side arms; at least parts of the soft keycap are fixed on the at least two opposite side arms of the supporting frame; each key of the keyboard corresponds to at least two elastic thread key cores, two ends of the at least two elastic thread key cores are independently fixed on the two opposite side arms and are positioned between the soft keycap and the two opposite side arms, and elastic force which enables the soft keycap to return is provided when at least one part of the soft keycap enters the pressing space; and the flexible circuit layer is in contact with the soft keycap when at least one part of the soft keycap enters the pressing space. Through the soft keycap, the elastic thread key cores and the flexible circuit layer, the vertical working distance of the key of the keyboard can be shortened while a purpose that the keyboard is flexibly foldable is realized, and therefore, the keyboard is light, thin and convenient in carrying.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of folding keyboard and a kind of electronic equipment.
Background technology
It is real as the electronic equipments such as the progress of science and technology, computer generate inseparable relation with the work of people, life
Body keyboard entry method becomes the master of each class of electronic devices operating control such as computer because operationally having high-accuracy
Stream interface.With gradually stepping up for properties of product, people increasingly focus on electricity it is idiophrenic simply with it is portable, it constitutes it
One --- keyboard is also just developing towards small size, lightening direction.
The QWERTY keyboard volume sold in the market is big and heavy, it has not been convenient to carry.And only a small amount of foldable key
Disk, with part is more and the features such as complicated weight, foldable structure.In a word, keyboard common at present can not meet people to keyboard
Can wind, small size, frivolous etc. demand.
The content of the invention
The invention mainly solves the technical problem of providing a kind of folding keyboard and a kind of electronic equipment, can solve
Certainly keyboard volume is big in prior art, not portable problem.
In order to solve above-mentioned technical problem, one aspect of the present invention is：A kind of folding keyboard is provided,
Including soft keycap, elastic thread key core, bracing frame and flexible circuitry layer；Support frame as described above includes at least two relative side arms,
Pressing space is defined between described at least two relative side arms；The soft keycap is at least partly fixed on support frame as described above
On at least two relative side arms；The corresponding at least two described elastic thread key cores of each button of the keyboard, at least two bullets
The two ends of line of force key core are individually fixed on described two relative side arms, and positioned at soft keycap side arm relative with two it
Between so that when described soft keycap at least a portion enters the pressing space, there is provided the elastic force for replying the soft keycap；
The flexible circuitry layer is contacted when described soft keycap at least a portion enters the pressing space with the soft keycap.
Wherein, support frame as described above includes the side arm that four head and the tail link together；The elastic thread quantity is at least four, its
In two elastic threads be arranged in parallel, each two ends are connected to the both ends of described two relative side arms, another two elastic force
Line also be arranged in parallel, and each two ends are connected to described in another two with respect to the both ends of side arm.
Wherein, support frame as described above includes the side arm that four head and the tail link together；The elastic thread quantity is at least eight, its
In four elastic threads be arranged in parallel, each two ends are connected to the both ends of described two relative side arms, another four elastic force
Line also be arranged in parallel, and each two ends are connected to described in another two with respect to the both ends of side arm.
Wherein, the soft keycap is PET materials, and the described relative of support frame as described above is fixed on by way of hot melt
On side arm.
Meanwhile, the soft keycap quantity is for multiple, and an entirety to interconnect, each described soft keycap pair
Answer a support frame as described above.
Wherein, support frame as described above quantity is multiple, and each support frame as described above is individually present, and is not joined directly together each other.
Further, the flexible circuitry layer is inertia ito film material.
Wherein, the soft keycap only adopts hot pressing in working area surrounding and with the surrounding of support frame as described above contact area
Mode forms fold.
Wherein, the keyboard is foldable with the soft keycap and the flexible circuitry layer as medium or crimps.
To solve above-mentioned technical problem, another kind of technical scheme that the present invention is adopted is：A kind of electronic equipment is provided, comprising
Foregoing keyboard.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows：The setting of elastic thread key core, reduce keyboard vertical operation distance on
Require so that keyboard is more frivolous, while using soft keycap and flexible circuitry layer so that the working region of whole keyboard can
Fold, can wind, the volume of keyboard can be reduced, make keyboard more frivolous.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the schematic side view under the button naturalness of keyboard first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the dimensional structure diagram of the single bracing frame of keyboard first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 3 is the schematic top plan view of the keycap short round line of force key core side of keyboard first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the partial schematic sectional view of keyboard first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is the schematic side view under the key works state of keyboard first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the dimensional structure diagram of the single bracing frame of keyboard second embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 7 is the schematic top plan view of the keycap short round line of force key core side of keyboard second embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of the embodiment of electronic equipment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
Refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, foldable keyboard first embodiment of the present invention, including：Soft keycap 11, elastic thread key core
12nd, bracing frame 13 and flexible circuitry layer 14.In an application scenarios, soft keycap 11 be PET material, elastic thread key
Core 12 is silica gel line, and flexible circuitry layer 14 is inertia ito film material.
Bracing frame 13 includes at least two relative side arms 131, and between at least two relative side arms 131 pressing space is defined
15, wherein, bracing frame 13 is hard material, can be specifically at least one in hard metal material, alloy, plastics etc..
Soft keycap 11 is at least partly fixed at least two relative side arms 131 of bracing frame 13, in an applied field
Jing Zhong, soft keycap 11 is fixed on the relative side arm 131 of bracing frame 13 by way of hot melt, certainly, in other application field
Jing Zhong, it is different with the material of bracing frame 13 according to soft keycap 11, different connected modes can be adopted, can for example use glue
Water is fixedly connected.
The corresponding at least two elastic thread key cores 12 of each button of keyboard, the two ends of at least two elastic thread key cores 12 are solid respectively
On two relative side arms 131 of bracing frame 13, and between the side arm 131 relative with two of soft keycap 11 so that soft
Property keycap 11 at least a portion when entering pressing space 15, there is provided the elastic force for replying soft keycap 11.Similar to soft keycap
11 can be fixed with bracing frame 13 with the fixed form of bracing frame 13, elastic thread key core 12 by way of heating, it is also possible to root
It is different from the material of bracing frame 13 using other connected modes according to elastic thread key core 12.Simultaneously as elastic thread key core 12
It is elastic construction, when at least a portion of soft keycap 11 enters pressing space 15, elastic thread key core 12 is due to by soft
The compressing of keycap 11 and store elastic force, enabling promote when external force pressure is released the Quick-return of soft keycap 11 nature shape
State.
Flexible circuitry layer 14 is contacted when at least a portion of soft keycap 11 enters pressing space 15 with soft keycap 11, soft
Property line layer 14 be essential condition that keyboard can be operated by pressing, keyboard by soft keycap 11 with it is flexible
The contact of line layer 14 is operated.Flexible circuitry layer 14 can be specifically flexible PCB FPC, can with free bend, winding,
Fold, bear the dynamic bending of millions of times and do not damage wire, and can require arbitrarily to arrange according to space layout, and in three-dimensional
Space is arbitrarily mobile and flexible, can be substantially reduced the volume and weight of keyboard.
In whole flexible foldable keyboard, the quantity of soft keycap 11 is for multiple, and an entirety to interconnect, often
One bracing frame 13 of the individual correspondence of soft keycap 11.Can be understood as each soft keycap 11 to be entered by " one " soft PET
Row region division is formed, and soft keycap 11 made by the PET is covered in each bracing frame of keyboard by way of hot pressing
On the framework of 13 compositions.Wherein, soft keycap 11 adopts heat in working area surrounding and with the surrounding of the contact area of bracing frame 13
Pressure mode forms fold 111, so that obvious subregion is formed in " one " soft PET, to correspond to each not
Same button, and then facilitate user to recognize each button.It is of course also possible to subregion is carried out otherwise, for example
Different patterns etc. are stamped on the corresponding keycap of each button.Easy to understandly, soft keycap 11 and flexible circuitry layer 14 are made
For medium so that keyboard is foldable or crimps.
Meanwhile, button is in one-to-one relationship with bracing frame 13, and flexible foldable keyboard has multiple bracing frames 13.Easily
Understand ground, in order to further meet the requirement of keyboard flexible foldable, each bracing frame 13 is independent mutually.Each bracing frame 13 can
Additionally not connected, so that whole keyboard is more frivolous, it is also possible to be attached by soft materials plastics etc., reached
Keyboard effect more stable when in use.
In its natural state, as shown in figure 1, soft keycap 11 has the characteristics of swelling automatically under naturalness so that whole
Individual keyboard is full attractive in appearance；Under in working order, as shown in figure 5, soft keycap 11 is pressed downward by external force, and then elastic thread is oppressed
Key core 12 is downward so that elastic thread key core 12 deforms and store elastic force.Because the both ends horizontal of elastic thread key core 12 is fixed on support
On frame 13, so it is subject to pullling horizontally and vertically simultaneously after soft keycap 11 is pushed, thus vertical direction
Relatively low just can the generation of deflection enables to the sufficient elastic force that soft keycap 11 replys naturalness, so that button exists
Requirement for height in vertical direction is reduced, and then is conducive to the lightening of keyboard.Disappear when the external force on soft keycap 11 is put on
During mistake, the elastic force for being stored in elastic thread key core 12 just puts on soft keycap 11 so as to which stress upwards, and then coordinates bracing frame 13
Make the fast quick-recovery naturalness of soft keycap 11.
Refer to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, foldable keyboard second embodiment of the present invention, including：Soft keycap 21, elastic thread key core
22nd, bracing frame 23 and flexible circuitry layer 24.
Wherein, bracing frame 23 includes the side arm 231 that four head and the tail link together, and pressing space is formed between four side arms
25.The quantity of elastic thread key core 22 is at least four, wherein two elastic threads 22 be arranged in parallel, each two ends are connected to two opposite sides
The both ends of arm 231, another two elastic threads 22 also be arranged in parallel, and each two ends are connected to both ends of the another two with respect to side arm 231.
In application scenes, the quantity of elastic thread key core 22 is at least eight, wherein four elastic thread key cores 22 are parallel
Arrange, each two ends are connected to the both ends of two relative side arms 231, another four elastic thread keys core 22 also be arranged in parallel, each two ends
It is connected to both ends of the another two with respect to side arm 231.
Wherein with regard to the material and key of soft keycap 21, elastic thread key core 22, bracing frame 23 and flexible circuitry layer 24
Disk button in its natural state and in working order under situation and foldable keyboard first embodiment of the present invention in it is similar,
Here is omitted.
Refer to Fig. 8, the embodiment of electronic equipment of the present invention 30 1, comprising folding keyboard 31, wherein, foldable keyboard
31 can be arbitrary keyboard in above-described embodiment.
Wherein, electronic equipment typically refers to desktop computer, notebook etc..Certainly can also be in other embodiments other
The electronic equipment with keyboard.
Keyboard 31 is foldable with soft keycap and flexible circuitry layer as medium or crimps, while the setting drop of elastic thread key core
The button of low keyboard 31 requirement for height in vertical direction so that the keyboard of electronic equipment is more frivolous, and then more just
Take.
Embodiments of the present invention are the foregoing is only, the scope of the claims of the present invention is not thereby limited, it is every using this
Equivalent structure or equivalent flow conversion that description of the invention and accompanying drawing content are made, or directly or indirectly it is used in other correlations
Technical field, is included within the scope of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of folding keyboard, it is characterised in that
Including soft keycap, elastic thread key core, bracing frame and flexible circuitry layer；
Support frame as described above includes at least two relative side arms, and between described at least two relative side arms pressing space is defined；
The soft keycap is at least partly fixed at least two relative side arms of support frame as described above；
The corresponding at least two described elastic thread key cores of each button of the keyboard, the two ends point of at least two elastic thread key cores
It is not fixed on described two relative side arms, and between soft keycap side arm relative with two so that described soft
When keycap at least a portion enters the pressing space, there is provided the elastic force for replying the soft keycap；
The flexible circuitry layer connects when described soft keycap at least a portion is into the pressing space with the soft keycap
Touch.
2. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
Support frame as described above includes the side arm that four head and the tail link together；
The elastic thread quantity is at least four, wherein two elastic threads be arranged in parallel, each two ends are connected to described two phases
Both ends to side arm, another two elastic threads also be arranged in parallel, and each two ends are connected to described in another two with respect to the two of side arm
End.
3. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
Support frame as described above includes the side arm that four head and the tail link together；
The elastic thread quantity is at least eight, wherein four elastic threads be arranged in parallel, each two ends are connected to described two phases
Both ends to side arm, another four elastic threads also be arranged in parallel, and each two ends are connected to described in another two with respect to the two of side arm
End.
4. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The soft keycap is PET materials, and is fixed on by way of hot melt on the described relative side arm of support frame as described above.
5. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The soft keycap quantity is for multiple, and an entirety to interconnect, each described soft one institute of keycap correspondence
State bracing frame.
6. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
Support frame as described above quantity is multiple, and each support frame as described above is individually present, and is not joined directly together each other.
7. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The flexible circuitry layer is inertia ito film material.
8. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The soft keycap is only formed in working area surrounding and with the surrounding of support frame as described above contact area using hot pressing mode
Fold.
9. keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The keyboard is foldable with the soft keycap and the flexible circuitry layer as medium or crimps.
10. a kind of electronic equipment, it is characterised in that comprising the keyboard as described in any one of claim 1 to 9.
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