CN1414456A

CN1414456A - Hand castellated keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN1414456A
Application number: CN 02122509
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李晓晨
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-10-28
Filing date: 2002-05-30
Publication date: 2003-04-30

Abstract

The invented keyboard is accorded with the human engineering and the hand physiology characteristic. The keyboard is composed of the fixed type point device and the annular finger keys. The fixed type pointing device positioned on the surface of the keyhboard in a relative fixed location can be moved in a small range and reset. The common keys in the front of the fixed type pointing device are designed in annular shape according to the natural appearance of the fingers putting on the keys lightly. The whole keyboard is built by merging each single part of the hand keyboard with the distance and angle between two parts being adjustable. The invention lets hand muscle be in the natural operation state, increasing the comfortability and the usability.

Description

Hand castellated keyboard

Hand castellated keyboard is the keyboard equipment that belongs in the computer entry device.

Though some keyboards according to the ergonomics design have angle, adjustable height form at present, can play certain positive role to human arm, it also is not very perfect being fit to human hands physiological characteristic aspect.

Hand castellated keyboard is more suitable for the requirement of ergonomics, be more suitable for the physilogical characteristics of hand, be that a kind of finger, palm, arm muscle of can making in use is in the state that loosens, can improve result of use again, strengthen the keyboard with new ideas characteristics of usability.

Hand castellated keyboard is by " fixed pattern indication device " and formations such as " annular finger keys ".Fixed pattern gives directions its function of device mouse function to be arranged and be better than mouse, fixed pattern gives directions device to be positioned on the keyboard disk, do not break away from keyboard, and can all around move within the specific limits, slide, the position is more fixing, and the front portion of fixed pattern indication device can be protruding, the rear portion is more open and more flat, the difference called after: " palmrest " and " wrist pillow ", there is function key the palmrest front portion, and it is steering needle, cursor that fixed pattern is given directions the device major function.Fixed pattern gives directions device that the function of self-return (recentering) is arranged in the moving process on keyboard, and fixed pattern gives directions device to be provided with the self-return device, and the return of self-return device is stressed can be provided by spring etc.Fixed pattern is given directions the gravity of device carrying hand.The effect of the support palm of palmrest and wrist pillow changes anxiety, the motion state of arm muscle group, and the function of supporting palm, finger to do the keystroke sign indicating number is arranged.Palmrest has holder to support the function of palm, adequate space (when hand uses keyboard) should be arranged in order to avoid influence the dirigibility of finger tapping key between palmrest top and the palm.About fixed pattern gives directions device to divide two, be that the left hand fixed pattern gives directions device and right hand fixed pattern to give directions device, therefore the form of keyboard is the one-handed keyboard form, one-handed keyboard gives directions device and finger key to constitute by a fixed pattern, two one-handed keyboards of left hand keyboard and right hand keyboard are combined into an integral keyboard, and two-part angle and distance is adjustable.The key of finger tapping is referred to as the finger key in the hand castellated keyboard, and the finger key is divided into two parts, and a part is an annular finger key, and a part is freely to point key.Annular finger key is given directions the Position Design (also can be same plane) in Different Plane of device according to the distance fixed pattern, and what be beneficial to point knocks.Annular finger key is lonely shape, shaped form, and Qi Gudu meets finger natural relaxation state, freely points the outside that key is positioned at annular finger key and fixed pattern indication device, and the arrangement of annular finger key and shape are fit to finger tapping and get final product.

Hand castellated keyboard is adjusted user's arm by fixed pattern indication device to the support and the annular finger key of hand gravity, and the hand muscular states has strengthened the comfortableness of keyboard use and the dirigibility of finger keystroke.Fixed pattern gives directions device to make hand position comparatively fixing.Needn't pour into the part notice on keyboard, key when therefore using keyboard, also needn't drop into stronger key position consciousness, save the exercise of finger fingering, save mental resource.Hand is implemented in fixed pattern and is given directions on the device rather than hollow on keyboard, and gives directions the device surfacing because palm touches fixed pattern, makes keyboard as the hand using appliance feel preferably arranged.Because needn't leaving hand, the setting of function key gets final product translation function simultaneously.Two fixed patterns give directions device to match can finish the function that three-dimensional animation is played and supported two pointers, the cooperation of function key and digital switch, the function of increase operating rod.This keyboard also is fit to the elderly and blind person to be used.

Description of drawings:

Figure (1) is the structural representation that fixed pattern is given directions device and annular finger key (right hand fixed pattern is given directions device).Figure (2) is the side view (right hand fixed pattern is given directions device) that fixed pattern is given directions device.Figure (3) is that one-handed keyboard constitutes synoptic diagram.Figure (4), figure (5) are a kind of self-return devices of design.Figure (6) is that a kind of fixed pattern of design is given directions keyboard disk structural drawing below the device.1. being the radian at annular finger key place, is function key 2., 3., 7..Be respectively unknown digital, little digital, thumb key.4. being palmrest, 5. is the scope that fixed pattern is given directions the device activity, 6. is annular finger key, 8. be the wrist pillow, 9. be center line, the spatial dimension of palmrest top and palm when 10. being finger keystroke, , are the traversing grooves on keyboard top, be positioned at keyboard bottom (above can't see), the installing horizontal adjusting mechanism is adjusted the distance between left and right two keyboards in the traversing groove, be left and right sides two parts keyboard when adjusting angle herein as fixed pivot, angulation from here, is left and right sides two parts keyboard and zygonema.,

It is the photoelectric parameter pick-up of pointer, cursor. is photovalve and photoelectric commutator, Be that original screen panel is carved with X, Y coordinate grating,  is the self-return device,

Be function key, Be keyboard disk,

Be the spring that the self-return device provides elastic force,

Give directions device one " carriage release lever " with fixed pattern,

Be the keyboard bottom surface, Be the soft digital switch of moulding,

Be that fixed pattern is given directions the device angle of inclination,

Be the carriage release lever position that fixed pattern is given directions device,

Be the anchor point that auxiliary fixed pattern is given directions the device self-return,

Be the original screen panel of keyboard bottom, Be that the fixed pattern that is positioned at the center is given directions device position (position on the keyboard face), Be the opening of keyboard face, communicate with keyboard.

The form that the fixed pattern of hand castellated keyboard gives directions device to adopt position, moving direction parameter and the movement velocity parameter of pointer, cursor to be separated, promptly the position of pointer, cursor, direction parameter are picked up by " position, direction pick-up "; The movement velocity of pointer, cursor is picked up by the thumb key of " function key " of palmrest front portion.Pointer, cursor pick-up adopt prior art to the form of picking up of parameter.As use grating and photovalve etc. with the opto-electronic conversion form (,

) and use magnetic grid and electromagnetic induction element to produce the electric signal of x, y changes in coordinates parameter with forms such as electromagnetic conversion form and capacitance variations switching electrical signals; The thumb key adopts senser element to produce signal parameter, and (also can adopt other form), as sensors such as strain-type, condenser types, pressure is big more, and the movement velocity of pointer, cursor is fast more.Fixed pattern is given directions opening and can being finished by a function key of device function, and pointer, cursor can be provided with a base coordinate point, whenever press an assignment key, and cursor is got back to basic point automatically.Fixed pattern gives directions device can adopt face and face contact form also can adopt forms such as some steel ball rollings in mobile, the slip form of keyboard disk.The soft digital switch of moulding can adopt digital switch in the game machine operating rod.Fixed pattern gives directions device to be positioned at the bottom of keyboard, and membraneous material of available suitable elasticity pastes cover on it, increases feel and is convenient to and clean.Wrist occipitalia branch can have its surface of health protection function (as infrared thermotherapy, massage etc.) and can be made into the nonplanar structure that is fit to the palm root.Fixed pattern is given directions the shape of device, the distribution of function key, and the shape of annular finger key does not have particular requirement, according to aesthetic property, practicality design.The difference in height of palmrest and wrist pillow does not have particular requirement.This keyboard can be made into adult type and juvenile form.

Claims

1, hand castellated keyboard is made of fixed pattern indication device and annular finger key, it is characterized in that: fixed pattern indication device can be done mobile, slip among a small circle on keyboard; Fixed pattern is given directions above the device and is made of palmrest and wrist pillow, and can carry the gravity of hand, and the palmrest front portion is provided with function key; Fixed pattern is given directions in the device and is provided with the self-return device, has the function of self-return; Keyboard is a separate unit with the one-handed keyboard dish, and is used in combination, and left and right sides two parts distance, adjustable angle are put in order and also can be separated use; By certain lonely degree, the annular finger key that curve constitutes.