CN1168108C - Manufacture of key for keyboard - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing keys for a keyboard. Each key in a keyboard comprises a key body and a stereo character shape, wherein the stereo character shape is positioned in the key body. The manufacturing method comprises the steps that a key body is made of a transparent light-colored material by a female mold corresponding to each key and a male mould with the stereo character shape, the reserved space of the stereo character shape is arranged in the key body, the female mold with the key body is combined with the other male mould, and a dark-colored material is filled in the reserved space of the key body to form the stereo character shape in the key body. Keys with stereo effect are formed by using the contrast grade of the key bodies and the colors of the stereo character shapes.
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The present invention relates to a kind of manufacture method of keyboard, particularly relate to a kind of manufacture method of the keyboard that the symbol of button representative can be presented with stereoeffect.
Because the progress of mechanics of communication, the earth of human living is just so approaching as the village, even be separated by thousands of miles also communication easily.The invention of computer system makes people can roam arbitrarily in the network networking, carry out the transmission of various acquisitions, relevant information or scan site shopping etc., in addition, the mobile phone of a new generation has improved the spatial limitation of telephone in the past, but adopt wireless mobile phone, it is modern people's conversation apparatus especially, can be described as to go to that and just can get to that.
When using these communication apparatus, keyboard is an indispensable element, by the network address of button (English words or numerical key etc.) input website or the communication number of partner, to reach the communication function of above-mentioned computer system or mobile phone, especially use simple numerical key (0～9) to add # keyboard and * keyboard, can be easy to do name, the address list number, the record of time and birthday or do the digital operation of computer, and key board also often cooperates switch or film key to use, or use indirectly by conductive rubber, increase the functional of button design.
For the button that generally can reach illumination effect, for example: the Arabic numerals 0～9 on the numerical key, English words A～Z or various symbol such as #, * ,+,/etc., no matter literal on the button and symbol are with the dark color of light color corresponding to keying body, or literal and dark the light color of symbol corresponding to keying body, existing manufacture method is printed on the keying body with planar fashion, for example No. the 285345th, the TaiWan, China patent announcement, be to utilize in transparent button counterdie, stamp lighttight printing ink; In addition, for example No. the 311229th, the TaiWan, China patent announcement, is to utilize at transparent push body surface printing last layer printing ink and light tight coating, divests at printing ink and the coating that will desire to present the light transmission part afterwards.Hence one can see that, and with the button that existing method is made, the letter symbol on it only can present plane effect, the not button of three-dimensional digit/symbol design.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of manufacture method of keyboard, produce the button with three-dimensional font with this, light source in the cooperation can utilize the color contrast relation to light, makes three-dimensional font present stereoeffect in transparent push.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this, and a kind of manufacture method of keyboard promptly is provided, and this keyboard has a plurality of buttons, and this each button comprises a keying body and a three-dimensional font, and this step of manufacturing comprises: make a pair of former that should each button; Make one and have one first formpiston of this each three-dimensional font and one second formpiston that should each button; In conjunction with this first formpiston and this former; Inject one first material filling in this former, to form this each keying body and to a plurality of first headspaces that should each three-dimensional font; In conjunction with this second formpiston and this former with this each keying body; And inject one second material filling in this each first headspace, to form this each button.
Wherein, the material of keying body and three-dimensional font has a contrast on color, with this button of formation can be presented the letter symbol of its representative effect with solid.
The present invention also provides a kind of manufacture method of keyboard, all has a three-dimensional font in each keying body, and its manufacture method comprises the following steps: at first, makes first former of corresponding each button and first formpiston with three-dimensional font; First formpiston is combined with first former, and inject the space of the first material filling between first former and first formpiston,, have the space of a three-dimensional font in this keying body to form keying body.In addition, making is corresponding to second former and second formpiston of three-dimensional font, in conjunction with second former and second formpiston, and second material injected space between second formpiston and the former, to form three-dimensional font, three-dimensional font is embedded in the keying body with artificial or mechanical mode, promptly form button with three-dimensional font.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the invention in detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the keyboard top view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the manufacture method flow chart of keyboard among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 A is the former of keyboard in the shop drawings 1;
Fig. 3 B is first formpiston of the three-dimensional font of keyboard in the shop drawings 1;
Fig. 3 C is second formpiston of the three-dimensional font of keyboard in the shop drawings 1;
Fig. 4 A～4D is the manufacture craft cutaway view of keyboard among Fig. 1;
The structure cutaway view that Fig. 4 E is connected with bottom portion of groove for Fig. 4 A neutral body font top;
Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B, Fig. 5 D and Fig. 5 E are another manufacture craft cutaway view of keyboard among Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 C is the structure cutaway view of headspace among Fig. 5 B;
Fig. 5 F is for making the first formpiston schematic diagram of the press-key structure that light-emitting diode is set;
Fig. 5 G is for making the second formpiston schematic diagram of the press-key structure that light-emitting diode is set;
Fig. 6 A is another three-dimensional font structural diagrams intention of keyboard among Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 B is the second formpiston schematic diagram of the three-dimensional font of keyboard among the shop drawings 6A;
Fig. 6 C～6D is for forming the part manufacturing process cutaway view of keyboard press button structure among Fig. 6 A;
Fig. 6 E is the structure cutaway view that among Fig. 6 C second material is injected headspace;
Fig. 7 is another manufacture method flow chart of keyboard among Fig. 1;
Fig. 8 A is for making the second female mould structure cutaway view of three-dimensional font;
Fig. 8 B is for making the second formpiston structure cutaway view of three-dimensional font;
Fig. 8 C～8F is the part manufacture craft cutaway view of another keyboard press button structure manufacture method among Fig. 7.
In the following preferred embodiment of the present invention, keyboard explains with numerical key 0～9 and symbolic key #, *, and other literal, symbol or function key also can produce in a like fashion, all belongs to principle of the present invention and spirit.
Please refer to Fig. 1, it illustrates the keyboard press button structure figure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Keyboard 100 comprises a plurality of buttons 110, and for example: numerical key 0～9 and symbolic key #, * etc. are uniformly-spaced array-like arrangement.Button 110 comprises keying body 111, and the three-dimensional font 112 that is arranged in keying body 111, and wherein three-dimensional font 112 is above-mentioned Arabic numerals 0～9 or symbol #, * etc., and is a kind of column font.
Please refer to Fig. 2, it illustrates the manufacture method flow chart according to the keyboard of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.The keyboard manufacture method, at first execution in step 20, make the former (master mold) 300 of corresponding button 110, and as shown in Figure 3A, former 300 is designed to man-to-man groove 301 according to the arrangement mode of button among Fig. 1 110, in order to make above-mentioned keying body 111.Step 21, be to make first formpiston 310 (shown in Fig. 3 B) with three-dimensional font 311, and second formpiston (male model) 330 (shown in Fig. 3 C) of corresponding button 110, a kind of column font of wherein three-dimensional font 311 corresponding three-dimensional fonts 112, second formpiston 330 has square platform 331, and the hand-hole 332 that is positioned at square platform 331.
Then, please refer to Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 D, it illustrates the keyboard manufacture craft cutaway view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Carry out step 22, is in conjunction with first formpiston 310 and former 300, shown in Fig. 4 A.Carry out step 23 again, inject the space of the first material filling between the former 300 and first formpiston 310, to form the headspace 410 of keying body 400 and corresponding three-dimensional font 311, shown in Fig. 4 B, wherein first material is injected in the groove 301 of former 300 by the hand-hole 312 of first formpiston 310.Afterwards, carry out step 24, in conjunction with second formpiston 330 and above-mentioned former 300 with keying body 400, shown in Fig. 4 C, wherein second formpiston 330 utilizes platform 331 to check and driving fit keying body 400.At last, carry out step 25, inject the headspace 410 of the second material filling, have the button 430 of the three-dimensional font 420 of second material with formation in keying body 400, shown in Fig. 4 D, wherein second material is to be injected in the former 300 by the hand-hole 332 of second formpiston 330.
The first above-mentioned material is light-coloured transparent or water white material, and second material is dark transparent or opaque material.Characteristic of the present invention promptly is to utilize first material and second material to the color contrast relation of light, the letter symbol of button 430 representatives is appeared in one's mind among keying body 400, and present stereoeffect.Wherein first material and second material are plastic cement, silica gel or rubber.In addition, in Fig. 4 D, three-dimensional font 420 is coated among the keying body 400 fully, and in the utilization of reality, the surface of three-dimensional font 420 also can be high together with the surface of keying body 400, three-dimensional font 311 tops that promptly are first formpiston 310 in the above-mentioned manufacture craft are connected with groove 301 bottoms of former 300, shown in Fig. 4 E, the color contrast state that first material and second material adopt can be changed mutually, that is to say, keying body 400 is dark transparent or opaque material, three-dimensional font 420 is the material of colourless or light-coloured transparent, cooperate the use of light emitting source in the environment of dark, light can see through transparent three-dimensional font 420, and the letter symbol that makes button 430 represent is still clear in the environment of dark easily to be distinguished.
Please refer to Fig. 5 A～Fig. 5 E, it illustrates the manufacture craft profile according to another keyboard of preferred embodiment of the present invention.As above-mentioned, in step 21, making earlier has first formpiston 510 (shown in Fig. 5 F) on three-dimensional font 511 and chassis 512, and second formpiston 530 (shown in Fig. 5 G) that comprises square platform 531,533 and hand-hole 532, and the size of wherein square platform 533 is slightly less than chassis 512.Carry out step 22, in conjunction with the former 300 and first formpiston 510, shown in Fig. 5 A.Then, carry out step 23, inject the space of the first material filling between the former 300 and first formpiston 510, to form keying body 521 and headspace 520, shown in Fig. 5 B, wherein first material is injected in the groove 301 of former 300 by the hand-hole 513 of first formpiston 510, and headspace 520 also comprises the space A of corresponding three-dimensional font 511 and the space B on corresponding square chassis 512, shown in Fig. 5 C.Carry out step 24, utilize second formpiston 530 in conjunction with above-mentioned former 300 with keying body 521, make the above-mentioned space B of square platform 533 driving fits, shown in Fig. 5 D, carry out step 25 again, inject second material at the space of former 300 A via hand-hole 532, have the button 560 of three-dimensional font 540 with formation, shown in Fig. 5 E.Wherein space B provides the light source that shows three-dimensional font 540 in order to light-emitting diode (not indicating among the figure) to be set.
In addition, because above-mentioned headspace 410, its width (being the width of three-dimensional font 112) is only about 1 centimetre, hinder second material to inject the three-dimensional font 420 of formation for fear of hand-hole 332 because of aiming at headspace 410, and increasing the difficult Cheng Du that makes, above-mentioned keyboard press button structure also has another kind of design, as shown in Figure 6A, button 600 comprises three-dimensional font 601 and basal disc 602 (diagram is an example with the circle, but not to exceed).
Please refer to Fig. 6 B～Fig. 6 E, it illustrates the manufacture craft profile into Fig. 6 A keyboard.As above-mentioned, in step 21, make first formpiston 310 and have second formpiston 630 of square platform 631, shown in Fig. 6 B, wherein square platform 631 also comprises circular groove 632 and hand-hole 633, and the size of groove 632 is slightly less than groove 301.Proceed above-mentioned step 22 and step 23, form the former 300 that comprises keying body 400 and headspace 410.Carry out step 24 again, in conjunction with second formpiston 630 and former 300, shown in Fig. 6 C with keying body 400.At last, carry out step 25, inject the headspace 410 of the second material filling, have the three-dimensional font 640 of second material and the button 660 of basal disc 641 with formation in keying body 400, shown in Fig. 6 D, wherein second material is to be injected in the former 300 by the hand-hole 633 of second formpiston 630.
Relative size with reality, shown in Fig. 6 E, it is above-mentioned when second material is injected headspaces 410 via hand-hole 633, because fluted 632 design, second material can be inserted headspace 410 gradually by groove 632, has avoided hand-hole 633 misalignment headspaces 410 and can't inject the problem of second material.
Please refer to Fig. 7, illustrate another keyboard manufacture method flow chart according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.With the keyboard press button structure among Fig. 1 is example, and its step of manufacturing comprises: step 70, make the first former 300a (as the former 300 of Fig. 3 A) of corresponding button 110.Carry out step 71 again, make first formpiston 310 (shown in Fig. 4 A) with three-dimensional font 311.Then, carry out step 72,, and carry out step 73, inject the space of the first material filling between the first former 300a and first formpiston 310, to form keying body 400 and headspace 410, shown in Fig. 4 B in conjunction with first formpiston 310 and the first former 300a.
Continue step 74, make corresponding three-dimensional font 112 second formers 800 and second formpiston 810, shown in Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B, wherein second former 800 comprises that groove 801, the second formpistons 810 that can hold three-dimensional font 112 just comprise the hand-hole 802 of corresponding button 110 arrangement positions.Carry out step 75 again, in conjunction with second former 800 and second formpiston 810, shown in Fig. 8 D, carry out step 76, second material is injected space between second former 800 and second formpiston 810, form three-dimensional font 812, shown in Fig. 8 E, wherein second material is the hand-hole 802 injection grooves 801 by formpiston 810.At last, carry out step 77, three-dimensional font 812 is embedded in the keying body 400 with artificial or machine, to form button 820, shown in Fig. 8 F.Wherein first material is above-mentioned plastic cement, silica gel or rubber, and second material uses the harder plastic cement of quality, when avoiding three-dimensional font 812 to embed keying body 400, causes the damage of three-dimensional font 812.
The advantage and the effect of the inventive method are, it has broken through the difficulty on the prior art, produce novel former, one-body molded three-dimensional font is directly injected in the transparent keying body, perhaps utilize in the keying body artificial, that machine is transparent with three-dimensional font embedding, produce button, and increase the attractive in appearance and practicality of button product with three-dimensional and visual effect.
Though abovely disclosed the present invention in conjunction with a preferred embodiment; yet it is not in order to limit the present invention; any those skilled in the art can be used for a variety of modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, so protection scope of the present invention should be with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
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1. the manufacture method of a keyboard, this keyboard has a plurality of buttons, and this each button comprises a keying body and a three-dimensional font, and this step of manufacturing comprises:
Make a pair of former that should each button;
Make one and have one first formpiston of this each three-dimensional font and one second formpiston that should each button;
In conjunction with this first formpiston and this former;
Inject one first material filling in this former, to form this each keying body and to a plurality of first headspaces that should each three-dimensional font;
In conjunction with this second formpiston and this former with this each keying body; And
Inject one second material filling in this each first headspace, to form this each button.
2. manufacture method as claimed in claim 1 is wherein injected a light-coloured transparent material filling in this former; Inject a dark transparent material filling in this each first headspace.
3. manufacture method as claimed in claim 1 is wherein injected a transparent material filling in this former; Inject a transparent materials filling in this each first headspace.
4. manufacture method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this former comprises a plurality of first grooves, in order to make this each keying body.
5. manufacture method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the top of this each three-dimensional font of this first formpiston connects the bottom of this each first groove.
6. manufacture method as claimed in claim 5 is wherein injected a dark transparent material filling in this former; Inject a light-coloured transparent material filling in this each first headspace.
7. manufacture method as claimed in claim 4, wherein this second formpiston comprises:
A plurality of platforms are in order to check this each keying body in this each first groove of also driving fit; And
A plurality of hand-holes are arranged in this each platform, in order to inject this second material.
8. manufacture method as claimed in claim 4, wherein this first formpiston also comprises a plurality of chassis that are positioned at this each three-dimensional font below.
9. manufacture method as claimed in claim 8 is wherein injected this first material filling in this step of this former, also forms one second headspace that should each chassis.
10. manufacture method as claimed in claim 9 wherein is somebody's turn to do each second headspace in order to a light-emitting diode to be set.
11. manufacture method as claimed in claim 4, wherein this second formpiston comprises:
A plurality of platforms are in order to check this each keying body in this each first groove of also driving fit;
A plurality of second grooves should be positioned at this each platform central authorities by each second groove; And
A plurality of hand-holes, this each hand-hole are arranged in this each second groove, in order to inject this second material;
Wherein this second material is by this each hand-hole, and via this each second groove, injecting should each first groove.
12. manufacture method as claimed in claim 1 is wherein made one and is had one of them this first formpiston of three-dimensional font of Arabic numerals, literal and symbol.
13. manufacture method as claimed in claim 1 is wherein injected one of them filling of plastic cement, silica gel and rubber in this former.
14. manufacture method as claimed in claim 1 is wherein injected one of them filling of plastic cement, silica gel and rubber in this each first headspace.
15. the manufacture method of a keyboard, this keyboard has a plurality of buttons, and this each button comprises a keying body and a three-dimensional font, and this step of manufacturing comprises:
Make a pair of first former that should each button;
Making one has first formpiston of this each three-dimensional font;
In conjunction with this first formpiston and this first former;
Inject one first material filling in this first former, to form this each keying body;
Making is corresponding to one second former and one second formpiston of this each three-dimensional font;
In conjunction with this second former and this second formpiston;
Inject one second material filling in this second former, to form this each three-dimensional font; And
Each three-dimensional font embeds in this each keying body with artificial or mechanical mode with this, to form this each button.
16. manufacture method as claimed in claim 15 is wherein injected a light-coloured transparent material filling in this first former; Inject a dark material filling in this second former.
17. manufacture method as claimed in claim 15 is wherein injected a transparent material filling in this first former, injects a transparent materials filling in this second former.
18. manufacture method as claimed in claim 15 is wherein injected one of them filling of plastic cement, silica gel and rubber in this first former.
19. manufacture method as claimed in claim 15 is wherein injected the plastic cement filling in this second former.
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