CN108346541A - Protection cap and keyboard - Google Patents
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/86—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by the casing, e.g. sealed casings or casings reducible in size
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of protection cap and keyboards.Protection cap coats multiple button caps of keyboard, and protection cap includes that connection gasket and multiple lids, connection gasket are set on the bottom plate of keyboard.Lid is set on connection gasket and is covered in corresponding button cap, and lid includes upper cover part and side of sidewall portion.Upper cover part covers the upper surface of button cap, and side of sidewall portion is around upper cover part and the side of covering button cap.The thickness of side of sidewall portion is less than the thickness of button cap, makes side of sidewall portion that deformation slightly can only occur, to reduce the degree that side of sidewall portion is extruded.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of keyboards, more particularly to utilize the keyboard of scissor connecting element.
Background technology
Common computer peripheral input unit includes slide-mouse, keyboard and trace ball etc., and wherein keyboard can directly key in text
Word and symbol give computer, therefore are quite paid attention to by user and input unit manufacturer.Wherein, relatively conventional is one
Kind includes the keyboard of scissor connecting element.
The framework that the keyboard for including scissor connecting element will be illustrated next, for a certain press-key structure in keyboard
It is bright.Referring to Fig. 1, its diagrammatic cross-sectional side elevation for the press-key structure of existing keyboard.Existing press-key structure 1 includes button cap
11, scissor connecting element 12, elastic rubbery body 13, film switch circuit 14 and bottom plate 15, and bottom plate 15 is pressed to carry
Keycap 11, scissor connecting element 12, elastic rubbery body 13 and film switch circuit 14.Wherein scissor connecting element 12 is used
With connecting bottom board 15 and button cap 11.
Scissor connecting element 12 is between bottom plate 15 and button cap 11 and is separately connected the two.Scissor connection member
Part 12 includes the first frame 121 and the second frame 122.The first end of first frame 121 is connected to button cap 11, and the first frame
The second end of frame 121 is then connected to bottom plate 15.Elastic rubbery body 13 is surround by scissor connecting element 12, and film switch circuit
14 have multiple press-button contacts (not shown in the figures).The press-button contact exports corresponding push button signalling when being triggered.Bullet
Property rubber bodies 13 be set on film switch circuit 14 and elastic rubbery body 13 corresponds to a press-button contact, when elastic rubber
When colloid 13 is touched, elastic rubbery body 13 deforms upon and presses corresponding press-button contact in film switch circuit 14 and produce
Raw push button signalling.
The operation situation that existing press-key structure 1 is pressed by user will be illustrated next.In Fig. 1, when user presses button
When cap 11,11 stress of button cap and pushing against scissor connecting element 12 makes its movement, therefore button cap 11 can be past relative to bottom plate 15
Lower movement and press corresponding elastic rubbery body 13.At this point, elastic rubbery body 13 deforms upon and presses film switch circuit
14 to trigger the press-button contact of film switch circuit 14 so that film switch circuit 14 exports corresponding push button signalling.And work as
User stops when pressing button cap 11, the no longer stress of button cap 11 and stop pressing elastic rubbery body 13 so that elastic rubber
Body 13 restores to the original state in response to its elasticity, while providing elastic restoring force up, therefore button cap 11 is pushed back touched
Position before.Above-mentioned structure and operation situation for existing press-key structure.
During user operates existing keyboard, existing keyboard is placed on a working face, and working face is general
For desktop.And beverage or tea are placed by the place that user would generally be adjacent to existing keyboard on its desktop, it is existing in order to operate
It is drunk after having keyboard.However, beverage or tea is relatively easy is overturned because user neglects, makes the external liquid such as beverage or tea
Gap that body flows between multiple button caps and flow into existing keyboard, when the liquid flow to the thin film switch electricity of keyboard
When the circuit of road or circuit board, circuit understands short circuit and undermines film switch circuit or circuit board, causes existing
Keyboard failure and can not operate.Other than foreign liquid, dust enters more easily by the gap between multiple button caps
Existing keyboard.
Therefore, release on the market it is a kind of can overlay keyboard protection cap, coat multiple button caps, do not allow multiple button caps
Between gap it is exposed, and functions of waterproof and dustproof can be provided.However, existing protection cap can influence button cap press feel.
Invention content
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of protection caps for having both functions of waterproof and dustproof and pressing feel.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of keyboards for having both functions of waterproof and dustproof and pressing feel.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a kind of protection cap, coats on an at least button cap for the keyboard, the guarantor
Protecting cover includes that a connection gasket and an at least lid, the connection gasket are set on a bottom plate of the keyboard.The lid is set to this
On connection gasket and it is covered in the button cap, which includes a upper cover part and side wall portion.The upper cover part covers the button cap
Upper surface, the side of sidewall portion is around the upper cover part and covers the side of the button cap；The thickness of the wherein side of sidewall portion is pressed less than this
The thickness of keycap.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a kind of keyboard, including a bottom plate, at least a button cap and a protection
Lid, which is located at the top of the bottom plate, and can be moved relative to the bottom plate.The protection cap coats on the button cap, the guarantor
Protecting cover includes that a connection gasket and an at least lid, the connection gasket are set on the bottom plate.The lid is set on the connection gasket
And it is covered in the button cap, which includes a upper cover part and side wall portion.The upper cover part covers the upper surface of the button cap,
The side of sidewall portion surround the upper cover part and covers the side of the button cap；Wherein the thickness of the side of sidewall portion is less than the thickness of the button cap
Degree.
In short, as described above, protection cap of the present invention will be designed as smaller thickness positioned at the side of sidewall portion of lid side
Degree, makes side of sidewall portion that deformation slightly can only occur, and to reduce the degree that side of sidewall portion is extruded, therefore can improve button cap presses hand
Sense.In addition, more can be in buffer part be arranged on lid, to mitigate the situation that side of sidewall portion itself is extruded, further to improve keyboard
Press feel.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the diagrammatic cross-sectional side elevation of the press-key structure of existing keyboard.
Fig. 2 is the structural decomposition diagram of protection cap of the present invention and keyboard in the first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the partial structural diagram that present invention protection is placed in the first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the partial structural diagram that present invention protection is placed on another visual angle in the first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the partial structurtes diagrammatic cross-sectional side elevation of protection cap of the present invention and keyboard in the first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 6 is partial structural diagram of the keyboard of the present invention in the second preferred embodiment.
Fig. 7 is the partial structural diagram at keyboard of the present invention another visual angle in the second preferred embodiment.
Fig. 8 is partial structurtes diagrammatic cross-sectional side elevation of the keyboard of the present invention in the second preferred embodiment.
【Symbol description】
1 press-key structure 2,4 keyboards
3,43 protection cap, 11,22,42 button cap
12 scissor connecting element, 13 elastic rubbery body
14 film switch circuit, 15,21,41 bottom plate
31,431 connection gaskets 32,432 lids
121 first frame, 122 second frame
311,4311 Extendible flakes 312,4312 separate column
321,4321 upper cover parts 322,4322 side of sidewall portion
4323 buffer part g1, g2 gaps
The thickness of the thickness T2 button caps of T1 side of sidewall portion
Specific implementation mode
In view of problem of the prior art, the present invention provide it is a kind of can overlay keyboard protection cap, asked with solving the prior art
Topic.Referring to Fig. 2, it is the structural decomposition diagram of protection cap of the present invention and keyboard in the first preferred embodiment.Fig. 2 is aobvious
Keyboard 2 and protection cap 3 are shown, keyboard 2 includes bottom plate 21 and multiple button caps 22, and the other elements of keyboard 2 are for example existing
Described in technology, so it will not be repeated, in order to maintain the high-visible of drawing, multiple elements to be not displayed in figure.Protection cap 3 is wrapped
It covers on multiple button caps 22 comprising connection gasket 31 and multiple lids 32, connection gasket 31 are set on the bottom plate 21 of keyboard 2.
Multiple lids 32 correspond to multiple button caps one to one, are set on connection gasket 31 and are covered each by corresponding button
Cap 22.In this preferred embodiment, multiple lids 32 are integrally formed with connection gasket 31, and made with silica gel (Silicon) material
At.
The thin portion structure of protection cap 3 will be illustrated next.It is that the present invention protects please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, Fig. 3
The partial structural diagram being placed in the first preferred embodiment, Fig. 4 are placed on another in the first preferred embodiment for present invention protection
The partial structural diagram at visual angle, and Fig. 5 is the partial structurtes of protection cap of the present invention and keyboard in the first preferred embodiment
Diagrammatic cross-sectional side elevation.In protection cap 3, lid 32 includes upper cover part 321 and side of sidewall portion 322, and upper cover part 321 covers button cap
22 upper surface, and side of sidewall portion 322 surround upper cover part 321 and covers each side of button cap 22, that is, the cladding of side of sidewall portion 322 is pressed
The side of the surrounding of keycap 22.Wherein, the thickness T1 of side of sidewall portion 322 is less than the thickness T2 of button cap 22, as shown in Figure 5.Yu Yi
In the preferable practice, the thickness of upper cover part 321 and side of sidewall portion 322 and it is less than or equal to 0.3 millimeter (mm).
On the other hand, connection gasket 31 includes multiple Extendible flakes 311 and multiple separation columns 312, and Extendible flake 311 is set to bottom
The top of plate 21 so that between Extendible flake 311 and bottom plate 21 have gap g1, and Extendible flake 311 be located at least two lids 32 it
Between, function is that can connect multiple lids 32.In other words, protection cap 3 can form a sheet by multiple Extendible flakes 311
Structure, as shown in Figure 2.As for column 312 is separated, separates column 312 and correspond to button cap 22 one to one, and by Extendible flake 311
Extend down and formed and contacted with bottom plate 21, separates column 312 around lid 32, multiple button caps 22 can be separated.Its
In, separate column 312 and may replace the frame (Frame) in certain keyboards so that keyboard can be not required to that frame additionally is arranged in wherein.
Fig. 5 shows that protection cap 3 coats the structure of keyboard 2, when user presses upper cover part 321 and button cap 22,
Button cap 22 can move down relative to bottom plate 21, meanwhile, 321 stress of upper cover part makes side of sidewall portion 322 deform upon.Due to side
The thickness T1 of wall portion 322 is fairly small, and deformation slightly can only occur for side of sidewall portion 322, therefore the side of sidewall portion 322 deformed upon can only occur
Extruding slightly, that is to say, that the deformation of lid 32 only influences keyboard 2 and presses feel a little, for user, even
The variation for pressing feel is not felt.
In addition, the present invention more provides and the second preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned different practices.Please refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 7 and
Fig. 8, Fig. 6 be partial structural diagram of keyboard of the present invention in the second preferred embodiment, Fig. 7 for keyboard of the present invention in second compared with
The partial structural diagram at another visual angle in good embodiment, and Fig. 8 is part of the keyboard of the present invention in the second preferred embodiment
Structural profile schematic side view.Keyboard 4 includes bottom plate 41, multiple button caps 42 and protection cap 43, and other elements of keyboard 4
It is not displayed in figure.Protection cap 43 coats on multiple button caps 42 comprising connection gasket 431 and multiple lids 432, and connect
Pad 431 includes multiple Extendible flakes 4311 and multiple separation columns 4312.The structure and function of each element of protection cap 43 are substantially
It is upper identical as the protection cap 3 of aforementioned preferred embodiment, and something in common repeats no more.The protection cap 43 of this preferred embodiment is with before
The difference for stating preferred embodiment has two, first, and protection cap 43 is fixed on bottom plate 41 and multiple button caps 42, in this compared with
In good embodiment, protection cap 43 is fixed in adhesion system on bottom plate 41 and multiple button caps 42.In other words, protection cap 43
Belong to a part for keyboard 4.Second, the structure of lid 432.
As for lid 432, each lid 432 includes upper cover part 4321, side of sidewall portion 4322 and buffer part 4323, upper cover part
The upper surface of 4321 covering button caps 42, and side of sidewall portion 4322 surround upper cover part 4321 and covers each side of button cap 42, also
I.e. side of sidewall portion 4322 coats the side of the surrounding of button cap 42.Wherein, the thickness T1 of side of sidewall portion 4322 is less than the thickness of button cap 42
T2 is spent, as shown in Figure 8.Specifically, the shape of lid 432 can carry out corresponding change in response to the shape of button cap 42
Become, in this preferred embodiment, the side edge shape of button cap 42 is inclined-plane, and the side of sidewall portion 4322 of lid 432 is then designed as relatively
The inclined plane shape answered enables protection cap 43 to be bonded button cap 42 as much as possible.It is only to illustrate to be used, rather than as limit,
In other words, the shape of lid can coordinate the side edge shape of button cap and carry out corresponding structure change.
Buffer part 4323 is between side of sidewall portion 4322 and connection gasket 431, when lid 432 and corresponding button cap
42 it is touched when, buffer part 4323 can be driven by side of sidewall portion 4322 and be bent, and be squeezed to avoid side of sidewall portion 4322.It is logical
The structure of buffer part 4323 is crossed, the situation that side of sidewall portion 4322 is extruded in itself can be further mitigated, hand is pressed with improve keyboard 4
Sense.In a preferable practice, upper cover part 4321, side of sidewall portion 4322 and buffer part 4323 thickness and less than or equal to 0.3 milli
Rice (mm).There is between buffer part 4323 and bottom plate 41 gap g2 as seen from Figure 8, space can be provided and enable side of sidewall portion 4322
And buffer part 4323 deforms upon, and reduce lid 43 and influence it because being extruded and press feel.
As described above, protection cap of the present invention will be designed as smaller thickness positioned at the side of sidewall portion of lid side, make side
Deformation slightly can only occur for wall portion, and to reduce the degree that side of sidewall portion is extruded, therefore can improve button cap presses feel.In addition,
More hand can be pressed with further improve keyboard in buffer part is arranged on lid, to mitigate the situation that side of sidewall portion itself is extruded
Sense.Therefore, protection cap of the present invention and keyboard can solve problem of the prior art really.
The foregoing is merely presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention claim, therefore it is all its
It is intended to be limited solely by the claim of this case without departing from the lower equivalent change or modification completed of spirit disclosed in this invention
It is interior.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of protection cap coats on an at least button cap for the keyboard, which is characterized in that the protection cap includes：
One connection gasket is set on a bottom plate of the keyboard；And
An at least lid, is set on the connection gasket and is covered in the button cap, which includes：
One upper cover part covers the upper surface of the button cap；And
Side wall portion surround the upper cover part and covers the side of the button cap；Wherein the thickness of the side of sidewall portion is less than the button cap
Thickness.
2. protection cap as described in claim 1, the wherein connection gasket include：
An at least Extendible flake is set to the top of the bottom plate, and the Extendible flake is located between two lids, to connect two
A lid；And
At least one separates column, by the Extendible flake extend down and formed and with the contacts baseplate, which uses around the lid
To separate multiple button caps.
3. protection cap as described in claim 1, the wherein thickness of the upper cover part and the side of sidewall portion are less than or equal to 0.3 milli
Rice.
4. protection cap as described in claim 1, the wherein lid further include a buffer part, it is located at the side of sidewall portion and the connection
Between pad, when the lid and the button cap are touched, can be driven and bend, to avoid the side of the lid
Wall portion squeezes.
5. the thickness of protection cap as claimed in claim 4, the wherein upper cover part, the side of sidewall portion and the buffer part is less than or waits
In 0.3 millimeter.
6. a kind of keyboard, including：
One bottom plate；
An at least button cap, is located at the top of the bottom plate, and can be moved relative to the bottom plate；And
One protection cap coats on the button cap, which includes：
One connection gasket is set on the bottom plate；And
An at least lid is set on the connection gasket, which includes：
One upper cover part covers the upper surface of the button cap；And
Side wall portion surround the upper cover part and covers the side of the button cap；Wherein the thickness of the side of sidewall portion is less than the button cap
Thickness.
7. keyboard as claimed in claim 6, the wherein connection gasket include：
An at least Extendible flake is set to the top of the bottom plate, and the Extendible flake is located between two lids, to connect two
A lid；And
At least one separates column, by the Extendible flake extend down and formed and with the contacts baseplate, which uses around the lid
To separate multiple button caps.
8. keyboard as claimed in claim 6, the wherein thickness of the upper cover part and the side of sidewall portion are less than or equal to 0.3 millimeter.
9. keyboard as claimed in claim 6, the wherein lid further include a buffer part, it is located at the side of sidewall portion and the connection gasket
Between, when the lid and the button cap are touched, can be driven and bend, to avoid the side wall of the lid
Portion squeezes.
10. the thickness of keyboard as claimed in claim 9, the wherein upper cover part, the side of sidewall portion and the buffer part is less than or waits
In 0.3 millimeter.
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