Thin button switch with supporting member (supporting mechanism) of scissors-type (scissors-type) is widely used on the mobile computer.The relevant patent of this key switch is listed below; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 823, No. 325; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 519, No. 569; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 512, No. 719; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 504, No. 283; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 466, No. 901; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 463, No. 195; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 457, No. 297; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 399, No. 822; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 329, No. 084; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 280, No. 147; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 278, No. 374; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 278, No. 372; United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 278, No. 371; United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 902, No. 862; United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 580, No. 022; United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 433, No. 225; Novel the 237th, No. 991 of Taiwan--" bridge formation formula Computer key switch " patent case; Novel the 282nd, No. 857 of Taiwan--" keyboard keyboard structure " patent case; And novel the 286th, No. 794 of Taiwan--" key switch " patent case.
The external form of the operating surface of button majority is a square on the keyboard.Yet the operating surface of certain some button has long one side, for example " ENTER ", " SPACE BAR ", " SHIFT " key etc., and these special key generally are referred to as the multiple key.
With the multiple key with scissors kenel supporting construction is example, generally speaking, it comprises arm element (internal arm element), an outer arm element (external armelement), an Elastic Circular acrosome (resilient dome), a thin film switch (membrane switch) and a substrate (substrate) in the keycap (keycap).Should in arm element and outer arm element slidably and rotatably link together, with the supporting member of the scissors kenel that forms this multiple key.This substrate has a main flat surfaces, simultaneously a pair ofly receives conduit and a carrier divides moulding thereon.This keycap has a lower plane, forms one first pair of isolated part and one second pair of isolated part of accepting accepted on this lower plane.Should have one first axostylus axostyle at its first end, the isolated part of accepting of the first couple that this first axostylus axostyle is rotationally attached to this keycap by interior arm element.Should have one second axostylus axostyle at its second end by interior arm element, this second axostylus axostyle slidably is contained in the part of accepting of this substrate rotatably.This outer arm element is provided with a protruding tip and slidably is contained in rotatably in the corresponding conduit that takes shape in the 3rd pair of ccontaining conduit on this substrate.
This supporting member is in order to support this keycap usefulness for vertical movement with respect to this substrate during this multiple key operation.This Elastic Circular acrosome produces distortion in response to moving of this keycap, and then touches this thin film switch, in order to open this button.
Yet, general multiple key during operation, the keycap bump noise that substrate produced all can't be avoided.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of improved multiple key, this multiple key improved structure have the noise function that inhibition is caused because of keycap bump.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this, and a kind of button promptly is provided, and it comprises: a keycap, and this cap key constitutes a lower plane, and this lower plane is provided with at least one cylinder; One supporting member; One switch; One substrate, substrate are provided with at least one opening, and this opening is to should cylinder and covered by a deformable layer; Wherein this keycap of this support construction supports is made the vertical moving with respect to this substrate, this switch is opened in response to mobile the electing property ground of this keycap, when this keycap moves down, this cylinder this deformable layer of butt of going ahead of the rest, and then make this deformable layer toward its this opening internal strain that is covered, cause the Impact energy of this keycap to be absorbed by this deformable layer.
The present invention also provides a kind of button, and it comprises: a keycap, and this cap key constitutes a lower plane, and this lower plane is provided with at least one cylinder; One substrate, this substrate are provided with at least one hollow salient point, and this hollow salient point is to should cylinder; One supporting member; This supporting member is for vertical movement with respect to this substrate in order to support this keycap; One switch, this switch is opened in response to mobile the electing property ground of this keycap; Wherein when this keycap moves down, this cylinder its pairing hollow salient point of butt of going ahead of the rest, and then make its distortion, cause the Impact energy of this keycap to be absorbed by this hollow salient point.
The present invention also provides a kind of button, and it comprises: a keycap, and this keycap has an edge, and this edge constitutes a baseplane, and this baseplane is provided with at least one ledge; One supporting member; One switch; One substrate, substrate are provided with at least one opening, corresponding ledge of this opening and covered by a deformable layer; Wherein this keycap of this support construction supports is made the vertical moving with respect to this substrate, this switch is opened in response to mobile the electing property ground of this keycap, when this keycap moves down, this ledge this deformable layer of butt of going ahead of the rest, and then make this deformable layer toward its opening internal strain that is covered, cause the Impact energy of this keycap to be absorbed by this deformable layer.
The present invention also provides a kind of button, and it comprises: a keycap, and this keycap has an edge, and this edge constitutes a baseplane; One substrate, this substrate are provided with at least one hollow salient point, and this hollow salient point is to should the baseplane; One supporting member, the usefulness that this keycap of this support member support is for vertical movement with respect to this substrate; One switch, this switch is opened in response to mobile the electing property ground of this keycap; Wherein when this keycap moves down, the baseplane of this keycap this hollow salient point of butt of going ahead of the rest, and then make its distortion, cause the Impact energy of this keycap to be absorbed by this hollow salient point.
According to the present invention, the lower plane of this keycap is provided with a plurality of cylinders (bosses).According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, a baseplane at an edge of this keycap (bottom surface) is provided with a plurality of ledges (projecting portions).
According to the present invention, this substrate is provided with a plurality of openings (openings), and each opening is covered by a deformable layer (deformable layer).According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, this substrate is provided with a plurality of hollow salient points (convex portions).
Each opening or hollow salient point be arranged on a corresponding cylinder or ledge under.By this, when this keycap moved down, each cylinder or ledge go ahead of the rest this deformable layer of butt or this corresponding hollow salient point caused the Impact energy of this keycap to be absorbed by this deformable layer or this a plurality of hollow salient points.Therefore, because of clashing into caused noise, can be suppressed effectively this keycap.
The advantage of apparatus of the present invention is that it has improved the keycap internal structure, makes when operation, can reduce the noise sound that knocks effectively.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the invention in detail, wherein:
The invention provides a kind of improved multiple key, this multiple key can suppress to clash into the noise that is caused because of keycap effectively.Several preferred specific embodiments according to the present invention disclose as follows.
See also Figure 1A and Figure 1B, this figure discloses one first specific embodiment of the present invention.Exploded view shown in Figure 1A, a multiple key 10 according to first specific embodiment of the present invention comprise a keycap 11, a supporting member 12, an Elastic Circular acrosome 13, an elastic film 14, a thin film switch layer 15 and a substrate 16.This supporting member 12 comprises arm element 122 in an outer arm element 121 and.
This keycap 11 itself constitutes a lower plane, and this lower plane is provided with one first pair and accepts part 111, one second pair and accept part 112, a telescoping part 113 and a plurality of cylinder 114.For explaining orally conveniently, in Figure 1A, only describe pair of columns 114 with these a plurality of cylinders of representative.This first couple and second pair of connecting portion of accepting part (111 and 112) and constituting this keycap 11, reaching in order to arm element 122 in connection is somebody's turn to do respectively should outer arm element 121.
A pair of receive conduit 161 and an outward appearance be inverted L shape to accept part 162 one-body molded on this substrate 16, and constitute the connecting portion of this substrate 16, should outer arm element 121 and should interior arm element 122 in order to connect respectively.This Elastic Circular acrosome 13 is made of one piece with this elastic film 14.
Should slidably and rotatably link together with being somebody's turn to do interior arm element 122 by outer arm element 121, to form the supporting member 12 of scissors kenel.The upper end of this supporting member 12 is connected to the connecting portion of this keycap 11, and the lower end of this supporting member 12 is connected to the connecting portion of this substrate 16.Plant thus and arrange, this keycap 11 can be done moving up and down with respect to these substrate 16 vertical direction.Should have one first axostylus axostyle 1221 at its first end place by interior arm element 122, this first axostylus axostyle 1221 is rotationally attached to first pair and accepts part 111.Should in arm element 122 have one second axostylus axostyle 1222 at its second end place, what this second axostylus axostyle 1222 slidably was contained in this substrate 16 rotatably accepts part 162.Should be provided with the two protruding tips at its first end place by outer arm element 121, this two protruding tip slidably is contained in respectively in the corresponding conduit of receiving conduit 161 on this substrate 16 rotatably.Should comprise the two protruding tips 1211 in its second end axostylus axostyle outside by outer arm element 121, the second couple that this two protruding tip 1211 slidably is contained in this keycap 11 rotatably accepts in the part 112.
And after combination, the telescoping part 113 of this keycap 11 embeds in the corresponding duct of this Elastic Circular acrosome 13.Pushed downwards when this keycap 11 and to be caused 13 distortion of this Elastic Circular acrosome and when touching this thin film switch layer 15, this button 10 is unlocked.When this keycap 11 was somebody's turn to do the elastic force resilience of the dome body 13 that is out of shape, this button 10 was closed.
The present invention forms a plurality of openings 163 especially for solving the defective of above-mentioned prior art on this substrate 16.Each opening 163 be positioned at a corresponding cylinder 114 under, and covered by a deformable layer.Be similarly convenient and explain orally, in Figure 1A, only describe pair of openings 163 with these a plurality of openings of representative.
See also shown in Figure 1B, this figure is button 10 among Figure 1A cross sectional view along the A-A line after combination.Figure 1B clearly illustrates that when this keycap 11 moves down each cylinder 114 is this deformable layer of butt in advance, and then makes this deformable layer toward its opening that is covered 163 internal strains, causes the Impact energy of this keycap 11 to be absorbed by this deformable layer.As a result, the noise that is caused because of these keycap 11 bumps can be suppressed effectively.
In a preferred embodiment, this deformable layer is made of this elastic film 14, shown in Figure 1B.In another preferred embodiment, this deformable layer is made of 15 on this thin film switch layer.In another preferred embodiment, this deformable layer is made of jointly this elastic film 14 and 15 on this thin film switch layer.
See also Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, this figure discloses second specific embodiment of the present invention.Exploded view shown in Fig. 2 A comprises a keycap 21, a supporting member 22, an Elastic Circular acrosome 23, an elastic film 24, a thin film switch layer 25 and a substrate 26 according to the multiple key 20 of second specific embodiment of the present invention.This supporting member 22 is made up of arm element 222 in an outer arm element 221 and.
This keycap 21 itself constitutes a lower plane, and this lower plane is provided with one first pair and accepts part 211, one second pair and accept part 212, a telescoping part 213 and a plurality of cylinder 214.For explaining orally conveniently, in Fig. 2 A, only describe pair of columns 214 with these a plurality of cylinders of representative.This first couple and second pair of connecting portion of accepting part (211 and 212) and constituting this keycap 21, reaching in order to arm element 222 in connection is somebody's turn to do respectively should outer arm element 221.
A pair of receive conduit 261 and an outward appearance be inverted L shape to accept part 262 one-body molded on this substrate 26, and constitute the connecting portion of this substrate 26, should outer arm element 221 and should interior arm element 222 in order to connect respectively.This Elastic Circular acrosome 23 is made of one piece with this elastic film 24.
In second specific embodiment, have with first embodiment in the same function of in first embodiment, having described of carrying out of element of same term.The arrangement and the function of the element of having mentioned in this will be no longer to this first embodiment are described.
This second specific embodiment and the first embodiment difference, this substrate 26 is provided with a plurality of hollow salient points 241.Each hollow salient point 241 be positioned at a corresponding cylinder 214 under.It is convenient to be similarly explanation, only describes a pair of hollow salient point 241 in Fig. 2 A.
See also shown in Fig. 2 B, this figure is button 20 among Fig. 2 A cross sectional view along the B-B line after combination.The structure of each hollow salient point 241 can combine with this elastic film 24 and constitute an air bag (airbag).Fig. 2 B clearly illustrates when this keycap 21 moves down, and each cylinder 214 butt in advance is positioned at hollow salient point 241 under it, causes the Impact energy of this keycap 21 by this hollow salient point 241 to be absorbed.As a result, the noise that is caused because of these keycap 21 bumps can be suppressed effectively.
See also Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, this figure discloses the 3rd specific embodiment of the present invention.Exploded view as shown in Figure 3A comprises a keycap 31, a supporting member 32, an Elastic Circular acrosome 33, an elastic film 34, a thin film switch layer 35 and a substrate 36 according to the multiple key 30 of the 3rd specific embodiment of the present invention.This supporting member 32 is made up of arm element 322 in an outer arm element 321 and.
This keycap 31 itself constitutes a lower plane, and this lower plane is provided with one first pair and accepts part 311, one second pair and accept part 312, a telescoping part 313 and a plurality of cylinder 314.For explaining orally conveniently, only describe pair of columns 314 among Fig. 3 A with these a plurality of cylinders of representative.This first couple and second pair of connecting portion of accepting part (311 and 312) and constituting this keycap 31, reaching in order to arm element 322 in connection is somebody's turn to do respectively should outer arm element 321.
A pair of receive conduit 361 and an outward appearance be inverted L shape to accept part 362 one-body molded on this substrate 36, and constitute the connecting portion of this substrate 36, should outer arm element 321 and should interior arm element 322 in order to connect respectively.This Elastic Circular acrosome 33 is made of one piece with this elastic film 34.
Below will be only in the 3rd specific embodiment, the structure of the noise that is sent when suppressing these button 30 operations is described in detail.
This keycap 31 has an edge, and this edge constitutes a baseplane.The characteristics of the 3rd specific embodiment are that the baseplane of this keycap 31 is provided with a plurality of ledges 314.And, on this substrate 36, form a plurality of openings 363 that correspond to these a plurality of ledges 314.Explain orally for convenience, in Fig. 3 A, only describe two pairs of ledges 314 and two pairs of corresponding openings 363.Each opening 363 be positioned at its corresponding ledge 314 under, and covered by a deformable layer.
See also shown in Fig. 3 B, this figure is button 30 among Fig. 3 A cross sectional view along the C-C line after combination.Fig. 3 B clearly illustrates that when this keycap 31 moves down each ledge 314 is this deformable layer of butt in advance, and then makes this deformable layer toward its opening that is covered 363 internal strains, causes the Impact energy of this keycap 31 to be absorbed by this deformable layer.As a result, the noise that is caused because of these keycap 31 bumps can be suppressed effectively.
In a preferred embodiment, this deformable layer is made of this elastic film 34, shown in Fig. 3 B.In another preferred embodiment, this deformable layer is made of 35 on this thin film switch layer.In another preferred embodiment.This deformable layer is made of jointly this elastic film 34 and 35 on this thin film switch layer.
See also Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B, this figure discloses the 4th specific embodiment of the present invention.Exploded view shown in Fig. 4 A comprises a keycap 41, a supporting member 42, an Elastic Circular acrosome 43, an elastic film 44, a thin film switch layer 45 and a substrate 46 according to the multiple key 40 of the 4th specific embodiment of the present invention.This supporting member 42 is made up of arm element 422 in an outer arm element 421 and.
This keycap 41 itself constitutes a lower plane, and this lower plane is provided with one first pair and accepts part 411, one second pair and accept part 412, a telescoping part 413 and a plurality of cylinder 414.For explaining orally conveniently, only describe pair of columns 414 among Fig. 4 A with these a plurality of cylinders of representative.This first couple and second pair of connecting portion of accepting part (411 and 412) and constituting this keycap 41, reaching in order to arm element 422 in connection is somebody's turn to do respectively should outer arm element 421.
A pair of receive conduit 461 and an outward appearance be inverted L shape to accept part 462 one-body molded on this substrate 46, and constitute the connecting portion of this substrate 46, should outer arm element 421 and should interior arm element 422 in order to connect respectively.This Elastic Circular acrosome 43 is made of one piece with this elastic film 44.
Below will be only in the 3rd specific embodiment, the structure of the noise that is sent when suppressing these button 40 operations is described in detail.
This keycap 41 has an edge, and this edge constitutes a baseplane.This substrate 46 is provided with a plurality of hollow salient points 441.In order to explain orally conveniently, in Fig. 4 A, only describe two pairs of hollow salient points 441.These two pairs of hollow salient points 441 suitably be arranged in this keycap 41 the baseplane under, so can make this keycap 41 that deflection takes place when contacting with hollow salient point 441.
See also shown in Fig. 4 B, this figure is button 40 among Fig. 4 A cross sectional view along the D-D line after combination.The structure of each hollow salient point 441 can combine with this elastic film 44 and constitute an air bag.Fig. 4 B clearly illustrates when this keycap 41 moves down, and its baseplane butt of going ahead of the rest is positioned at hollow salient point 441 under it, causes the Impact energy of this keycap 41 to be absorbed by hollow salient point 441.As a result, the noise that is caused because of these keycap 41 bumps can be suppressed effectively.
Below only embodiments of the invention are described, but can not be limited the present invention, various variations or modification according to spirit of the present invention is done all are included in the claim of the present invention.