CN108573824A - Illuminated keyboard - Google Patents

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CN108573824A
CN108573824A CN201710131636.3A CN201710131636A CN108573824A CN 108573824 A CN108573824 A CN 108573824A CN 201710131636 A CN201710131636 A CN 201710131636A CN 108573824 A CN108573824 A CN 108573824A
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杨哲玮
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70Switches 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
    • H01H13/83Switches 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 legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of illuminated keyboard comprising a button, a ring-like shading piece and a light source.Ring-like shading piece is set between button and light source, to block the light of light source generation.When the button is pressed down, button pressed annular shading piece makes annular shading piece generate deformation, and keystroke driving is interfered to avoid annular shading piece.

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Illuminated keyboard
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of illuminated keyboard more particularly to a kind of illuminated keyboards with annular shading piece.
Background technology
In order to allow user that can easily use keyboard in the place of insufficient light, it is proposed illuminated keyboard on the market. Illuminated keyboard is internally provided with light source to illuminate button, makes word on button or symbol recognizable.
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of existing illuminated keyboard.As shown in Figure 1, existing illuminated keyboard 10 includes plural number Button 11 (Fig. 1 only shows single key 11), a deckle board 12, a switching circuit board 13, a bottom plate 14 and a light source 15.Wherein, Each button 11 includes a keycap 16, a support component 17 and an elastomer 18, and deckle board 12 has plural number opening 121.Frame Plate 12, switching circuit board 13, bottom plate 14 are from top to bottom sequentially arranged the lower section of keycap 16 with light source 15.
In more detail, one end of the support component 17 of button 11 is connected to keycap 16, and the other end passes through opening for deckle board 12 Mouth 121 is connected to the hook of bottom plate 14.Therefore, keycap 16 is fixed on by support component 17 on bottom plate 14.When keycap 16 is by under When pressure, keycap 16 moves towards deckle board 12 and pushes elastomer 18, and elastomer 18 is made to generate deformation, and trigger switch circuit board 13 Generate switching signal.When keycap 16 is no longer pressed down, elastomer 18 helps keycap 16 to return to original position.
Light source 15 is set to the lower section of bottom plate 14, illuminates button 11 to generate light.Light source 15 include a LED 151 with One light guide plate 152, and the upper surface of light guide plate 152 has micro-structure 153.In addition, LED 151 is located at the side of light guide plate 152. After LED 151 generates light, light, which enters in light guide plate 152, to be transmitted, and micro-structure 153 makes to change the path of light Light leaves light guide plate 152 and is upward through the opening 121 of deckle board 12, and then irradiates keycap 16 and button 11 is made to shine.
Although the light source 15 of existing illuminated keyboard 10 can illuminate button 11, the light of light source 15 is easy from deckle board 12 Opening 121 leaks out, and the surrounding of keycap 16 is caused to generate halation, and increases vision interference.Therefore, button light leakage how is solved, at For urgent problem to be solved.To solve the above-mentioned problems, need a kind of illuminated keyboard to improve existing defect.
Invention content
The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of illuminated keyboards of light leakage.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a kind of illuminated keyboard, including a light source, an at least button and at least One annular shading piece;An at least button is located at the top of light source, and light source illuminates button;Described at least one annular shading piece It is set between light source and button, wherein annular shading piece is located at an inside of button close to one end of button, to shielding light One light in source, when button is pressed down, button pressed annular shading piece makes annular shading piece generate deformation.
In a preferred embodiment, annular protrusion have one opening, to make light by by illuminate button.
In a preferred embodiment, button includes a keycap and a support construction, and support construction passes through annular protrusion Opening, and be connected to keycap and support keycap.
In a preferred embodiment, support construction is a scissor.
In a preferred embodiment, annular shading piece is by the shading piece made by a flexible material.
In a preferred embodiment, annular protrusion is formed in a barn door.
In a preferred embodiment, annular shading piece is the shading piece made by a light-proof material, or by a light transmission material Matter coats the shading piece made by impermeable light coating.
In a preferred embodiment, light source is a backlight module.
In a preferred embodiment, illuminated keyboard further includes a switching circuit board, is located at the lower section of annular shading piece, to Generate a switching signal.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of existing illuminated keyboard.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the explosive view of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the pressing schematic diagram of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention.
【Symbol description】
Illuminated keyboard 20
Button 21
Keycap 27
Support construction 28
Elastomer 29
Annular shading piece 22
Opening 221
One end 222
Barn door 23
Switching circuit board 24
Bottom plate 25
Light source 26
LED 261
Light guide plate 262
Micro-structure 262a
Light L1
Light L2
Specific implementation mode
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are please referred to, Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is the illuminated keyboard of the present invention Explosive view.As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, illuminated keyboard 20 includes the annular shading piece 22 of an at least button 21, one, a barn door 23, one Switching circuit board 24, a bottom plate 25 and a light source 26.Wherein, each button 21 include a keycap 27, a support component 28 and One elastomer 29, and annular shading piece 22 includes an opening 221.
Annular shading piece 22, barn door 23, switching circuit board 24, bottom plate 25 and light source 26 are from top to bottom sequentially arranged at key The lower section of cap 27.Wherein, annular shading piece 22 is located at an inside of button 21 close to one end of button 21 222, to shielding light One light in source 26, and the opening 221 of annular shading piece 22 to make light by by illuminate button 21.
Annular shading piece 22 can be individual element, can also be formed in barn door 23.Hereafter with annular shading piece 22 It is formed in for barn door 23.Annular shading piece 22 is integrally formed with barn door 23 using identical material or dissimilar material, or Person, it is first respective to produce annular shading piece 22 and barn door 23, the common fixed form such as adhere, heat, weld is recycled later, Annular shading piece 22 is fixed on barn door 23.
Switching circuit board 24 is located at the lower section of annular shading piece 22, to generate switching signal.In this preferred embodiment, Switching circuit board 24 be film switch circuit, and the film of film switch circuit be transparent membrane, therefore light can pass through it is thin Membrane switch circuit and appear upwards.Bottom plate 25 is located at the lower section of switching circuit board 24, to fixed button 21.
In this preferred embodiment, illuminated keyboard 20 has barn door 23, and barn door 23 can be the deckle board of keyboard, but It is not limited thereto.In other preferred embodiments, barn door can not also be arranged in illuminated keyboard 20, but utilizes annular shading Part 22 neighbouring plate replaces barn door.For example, the local surfaces of switching circuit board 24 are coated into impermeable light coating, because The part of this impermeable light coating has shaded effect, is penetrated for light without the part of impermeable light coating.Thus, switch Circuit board 24 may replace barn door, and annular shading piece 22 can be also formed on switching circuit board 24.
Light source 26 is set to 21 lower section of button, to illuminate the keycap 27 of button 21.It is pressed since annular shading piece 22 is located at Between key 21 and light source 26, therefore light caused by light source 26 can be blocked, avoid light from button 21 and another button 21 Between gap in leak out.Annular shading piece 22 can made by light-proof material, such as:Metal can also utilize light transmission Material coats made by impermeable light coating, such as:Silica gel, wheat draw (Mylar).In this preferred embodiment, barn door 23 is one Sheet metal generates an at least raised structures first with raising technique on sheet metal, and at the top of each raised structures It is cut into opening 221, light is enable to illuminate button 21 by opening 221, and these have raised structures of opening 221 then Form annular shading piece 22.
Element combination and the fixing means of button 21 will be illustrated next.As shown in figure 3, support component 28 is set to keycap 27 Lower section, to support keycap 27.Wherein, one end of support component 28 is connected to the lower surface of keycap 27, and support component 28 The other end then passes through the opening 221 of annular shading piece 22, and then is connected to the hook of bottom plate 25.Therefore, keycap 27 passes through support Element 28 is fixed on bottom plate 25.In this preferred embodiment, support component 28 is scissor, but is not limited thereto.
Elastomer 29 is located between keycap 27 and switching circuit board 24, to elastic force is provided allow keycap 27 reset.Work as key When cap 27 is pressed down, elastomer 29 is generated deformation by the pushing of keycap 27 and accumulates elastic energy, and trigger switch circuit board 24 generate switching signal.When keycap 27 is no longer pressed down, elastomer 29 discharges elastic energy, thus drives keycap 27 far from bottom plate 25 return to original position.
Light source 26 is set to 25 lower section of bottom plate, to illuminate button 21.In this preferred embodiment, light source 26 is backlight mould Block, but be not limited thereto.In other preferred embodiments, light source 26 can be plural LED.Plural LED is set to switch electricity On road plate 24, and every LED is located at the lower section of each button 21, illuminates each button 21 respectively.
Following light source 26 is by taking backlight module as an example.Light source 26 includes at least one LED 261 and light guide plate 262, wherein LED 261 can be set to the side of light guide plate 262, or be set in the perforation of light guide plate 262.The light that LED 261 is generated is penetrated After entering light guide plate 262, light will be constantly totally reflected in light guide plate 262, therefore uniform light is distributed in light guide plate 262 In.
Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention.It is led as shown in figure 4, the light of LED 261 enters After tabula rasa 262, uniform light is distributed in light guide plate 262.When light is by the light guide ink or micro-structure 262a of light guide plate 262 Influence, and when changing the path of light, light leaves light guide plate 262, and is upward through the transmission region of bottom plate 25 (in figure Do not show).Wherein, the transmission region of bottom plate 25 is loophole, but is not limited thereto.
Later, light moves on, and some light L1 penetrates the switching circuit board 24 of 25 top of bottom plate, and is hidden across annular After the opening 221 of light part 22, keycap 27 will be arrived at and illuminate button 21.Further, since by annular shading piece 22 and barn door 23 block, and the optical range that goes out of some light L2 is restricted, thus can not between button 21 and another button 21 gap Middle leakage, thus solve the problems, such as button light leakage.It follows that the height of annular shading piece 22 itself is higher, shut out the light Effect it is better.
Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the pressing schematic diagram of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention.Since annular shading piece 22 has centainly Highly, keycap 27, which pushes the current situation, will touch annular shading piece 22.As shown in figure 5, when keycap 27 is pressed down, 27 court of keycap It is moved to bottom plate 25, thus pushes elastomer 29 and annular shading piece 22.
In order to avoid annular shading piece 22 interferes keystroke driving, annular shading piece 22 that can be made using flexible material, Such as metal, silica gel or wheat are drawn.Since annular shading piece 22 has pliability, when keycap 27 pushes annular shading piece 22 When, annular shading piece 22 generates deformation, and at the end of the stress, annular shading piece 22 can reply for non-stress when shape.
According to the explanation of the above preferred embodiment it is found that the illuminated keyboard of the present invention has annular shading piece.Thus, Annular shading piece avoids light from being leaked out between button and another button, solves the problems, such as that keycap surrounding generates halation.In addition, working as When button is pressed down, deformation is will produce by the annular shading piece of button pressed, therefore the pressing stroke of button is not hidden by annular Light part influences.
The foregoing is merely presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention claim, therefore it is all its He 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 (9)

1. a kind of illuminated keyboard, which is characterized in that including:
One light source;
An at least button is located at the top of the light source, and the light source illuminates the button;And
At least one annular shading piece, is set between the light source and the button, wherein the annular shading piece is close to one end of button Positioned at an inside of the button, to block a light of the light source, when the button is pressed down, the button pressed annular hides Light part makes the annular shading piece generate deformation.
2. illuminated keyboard as described in claim 1, the wherein annular protrusion have one opening, to make the light by by Illuminate the button.
3. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 2, the wherein button include a keycap and a support construction, which wears The opening of the annular protrusion is crossed, and is connected to the keycap and supports the keycap.
4. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 3, the wherein support construction are a scissor.
5. illuminated keyboard as described in claim 1, wherein the annular shading piece are by the shading made by a flexible material Part.
6. illuminated keyboard as described in claim 1, the wherein annular protrusion are formed in a barn door.
7. illuminated keyboard as described in claim 1, wherein the annular shading piece are the shading piece made by a light-proof material, Or coat the shading piece made by impermeable light coating by a light-transmitting materials.
8. illuminated keyboard as described in claim 1, the wherein light source are a backlight module.
9. illuminated keyboard as described in claim 1, the wherein illuminated keyboard further include a switching circuit board, it is located at the annular and hides The lower section of light part, to generate a switching signal.
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