CN1595574A - Key cap of keyboard and method for making same - Google Patents
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A key cap of keyboard and its manufacture method is disclosed, whose key cap includes a keying and a protective layer and the designed signal sign or figure are printed on the keying or word, sign or figure are printed on the back of protective layer which is then adjacent to the keying. The manufacture method of key cap includes supply a protective layer, printed figure on the back of protective layer, prepare a keying lower die of keyboard with at last one die cavity and make the protective layer move to the corresponding position of the keying lower die; prepare a keying upper die of keyboard with at least one hole for injecting plastic raw material; inject plastic raw material into the hole; get keying out. By using the method, sign of key cap has more abundant installation and is not easy to fall and its quick and convenient.
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Technical field
The present invention is keycap of relevant a kind of keyboard and preparation method thereof, refers in particular to touching structure and the method thereof partly that is printed on symbol on the keycap that is applied to computer keyboard, makes the symbol of keycap more be rich in the diversity variation, and protects its difficult drop-off.
Background technology
Because the popularization and application of computer is also more and more important in order to the keyboard of input data, particularly for variation and multi-functional input, the symbol on it usually be multiple ornaments on a keycap, for example English alphabet, numeral or pattern etc.
But there is following shortcoming usually in common keycap at present:
One, the literal on it, symbol or pattern are normally made with mode of printing, thereby using a period of time, particularly under the frequent everyday use of computer keyboard, very easily, sustained touch or sweat comes off because of corroding, often cause user's puzzlement in use.
Two, the punctuate or the fin that cave in a little or be provided with protrusion are set up for preferable sense of touch and operation in the surface of general keycap, its shape and on-plane surface, and it must cause typographic degree of difficulty, causes skew easily and the ratio of raising defective item.
Three, for allowing the user distinguish easily, the symbol on the keycap is distinguished with different colours usually, so needs bat printing chromatography in batches, and causes the difficulty in skew and the processing easily.
Four, the key cap surface cleaning is difficult for, and cleaning agent or cleaning wax may all clean the literal of its surface printing.
In order to overcome coming off of color, prior art has symbol is printed on the keycap with the identical shaped shallow grooves of symbol in, to avoid direct friction.This kind method not only needs many one workers continuous, and at pattern or complicated literal, for example in the printing of input in Chinese sign indicating number, just seeming is not easy.
Other has prior art, as Taiwan patent announcement numbers No. 162874, it is provided with the button portion of lower floor, and upper strata button top cover is to be sheathed on this button portion top, each button top cover end face respectively is provided with the font or the symbol of sky, and each button portion then is equipped with and identical font or the symbol of this keyboard top cover, so when these button tops are sleeved on this button portion, outstanding font just fills up empty word shape, and respectively establishes a luminescence component in each button subordinate side.Yet the worker of this kind technology is continuous also to be complicated, and the application on pattern is still restricted.
Therefore, how a kind of computer keyboard of novelty is proposed at the problems referred to above, to improve the shortcoming that traditional keycap symbol comes off easily, be not to use for a long time eagerly looking forward to of person always, if a kind of printing method of symbol quickly and easily can be provided again, has good industry applications especially, the inventor is based on research, the development Experience of engaging in computer periphery Related product for many years, it is the idea of thinking and improveing, poor its people's professional knowledge, through research and design in many ways, work out a kind of structure-improved and preparation method thereof of keycap of keyboard finally.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides keycap of a kind of keyboard and preparation method thereof; particularly be applied to the structural improvement of the keycap of computer keyboard; make that the symbol of keycap is easier is provided with diversifiedly; and have protective effect and difficult drop-off, and the method that the above-mentioned keycap of a kind of quick and convenient making is provided.
To achieve these goals; the present invention at first provides a kind of keycap of keyboard; this keycap includes a button and a protective layer; the back side reverse printed of this protective layer has required literal, symbol or figure; perhaps this button the surface or be printed with required literal, symbol or figure, this protective layer adheres on this button.
The keycap of described keyboard, this protective layer has a color.
The keycap of described keyboard, this protective layer with heating heat melt attached on this button.
The keycap of described keyboard, this protective layer with stick attached on this button.
The keycap of described keyboard, this protective layer further have one changes pad pasting, with attached on this button.
To achieve these goals, the present invention provides a kind of manufacture method of keycap of keyboard simultaneously, and its step comprises: a protective layer is provided; The required pattern of reverse printed is at the back side of protective layer; One keyboard counterdie is provided, forms at least one die cavity on it; Move this protective layer to position corresponding to this keyboard counterdie; One keyboard patrix is provided, forms at least one entry portal on it and inject for plastic raw materials; Inject plastic raw materials in entry portal; Take out button.
The manufacture method of the keycap of described keyboard, further comprising one, to cut the worker of this protective layer along button continuous.
The manufacture method of the keycap of described keyboard, this protective layer are the size moulding corresponding to this button, and change on the pad pasting attached to one in separable mode; Whereby, this protective layer can easily be peeled off and need not cut from this commentaries on classics pad pasting after the button moulding.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows:
1, the symbol on the keycap can separately design, print, and is more convenient and diversified.
2, the symbol on the keycap can not come off by the protective effect of protective layer, improves the shortcoming that traditional keycap symbol comes off easily.
When 3, keycap cleans, can directly not hurt the symbol on it, can keep the clean of keycap often.
4, provide a kind of symbol printing method of being good for quickly and easily on the cap, have good industry applications.
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Fig. 1 is the first embodiment schematic diagram of the keycap of keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the manufacturing process figure of first embodiment of the keycap of keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the second embodiment schematic diagram of the keycap of keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the manufacturing process figure of second embodiment of the keycap of keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the making STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of second embodiment of the keycap of keyboard of the present invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
1-keycap 12-protective layer 14-button 2-keyboard keyboard counterdie
22-die cavity 4-film 42-literal/symbol 44-background color
46-figure 6-keyboard patrix 62-entry portal
Embodiment
As shown in Figure 1; keycap 1 for keyboard of the present invention; be meant especially and be applied on the computer keyboard; it includes a button 14; be printed with predetermined literal/symbol 42, background color 44 or figure 46 on this button 14; and provide a protective layer 12; place on a plurality of completed these buttons 14; mode with heating hot pressing; make these protective layer 12 heat melt and be attached on this button 14; and then cutting (trimming) its edge, literal/symbol 42, background color 44 or the figure 46 on this keycap 1 can prevent to come off or fade because of the dipping of sweat whereby.
As shown in Figure 2, its manufacturing process is:
At first, step 100 provides button 14;
The pattern that step 200, printshop need, as literal/symbol 42, background color 44 or pattern 46 on button 14;
Step 300 provides a protective layer 12 on a plurality of buttons 14, and wherein this button 14 can place in the mould of fixing;
Step 400 is attached to this protective layer 12 on this button 14 by hot pressing mode; And
Step 500 along button 12 edges cutting protective layer 12, is finished product.
As shown in Figure 3; the present invention also can be in the back side of this protective layer 12 reverse printed required literal/symbol 42 or figure 46; can print background color 44 by screen painting when needing; and then printing word/symbol 42 or figure 46; by mode of heating or impose stick or add that one changes pad pasting, this protective layer 12 is adhered on this button 14 then.During so owing to literal or pattern printing, i.e. printing on the protective layer 12 on this plane earlier, the more not situation that can be offset, and its color, pattern can print easily, can make keyboard have variability and attractive in appearance.
The material of protective layer 12 wherein of the present invention can be polyester film or thermoplastic plastic (as polyvinylchloride, polypropylene PP).
Please consult Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 simultaneously, the manufacture method of the keycap of keyboard of the present invention is as follows:
At first, step 10 provides a film 4, and the size of this film 4 can be to cover a plurality of keycaps, conveniently to print a plurality of required patterns simultaneously;
Step 20 is at the back side of film 4, in a plurality of predetermined required patterns of scope 41 reverse printed, as literal/symbol 42, background color 44 or pattern 46, this preset range 41 matches with the keycap size, covering the surface of keycap, and as the protective layer 12 of keycap;
Step 30 provides a keyboard counterdie 2, forms at least one die cavity 22 on it, and this die cavity 22 is shapes of keycap 1 front end;
Step 40 is fixed in this above keyboard counterdie 2 with this film 4, wherein should predetermined scope 41 be aligned in corresponding die cavity 22;
Step 50 provides a keyboard patrix 6, forms at least one die cavity on it in an end (figure slightly), when the other end forms an entry portal 62 and penetrates for plastic raw materials in the injection die cavity;
Step 60 by the entry portal 62 at keyboard patrix 6 rears, is injected plastic raw materials, and button 14 straight formings are fixed on this protective layer 12; And
Step 70, treat plastic raw materials cooling after, this keyboard patrix 6 and this keyboard counterdie 2 are separated taking-up button 14.
So can be fast when button 14 ejection formations, simultaneously that this protective layer 12 is directly attached to it, and can save the process of adhesion, to accelerate its manufacturing speed.
The present invention further can provide one to change pad pasting, makes this protective layer attached thereto in separable mode, and the slightly cutting according to the profile of keycap in advance; Whereby, this protective layer is easily peeled off and need not be cut from this commentaries on classics pad pasting after the button moulding.Perhaps add step 80,, cut this film 4 along the outer rim of button 14.
Claims (11)
1, a kind of keycap of keyboard is characterized in that: this keycap comprises:
One button: and
One protective layer, its back side reverse printed has required literal, symbol or figure, and attached on this button.
2, the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this protective layer has a color.
3, the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this protective layer with heating heat melt attached on this button.
4, the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this protective layer with stick attached on this button.
5, the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this protective layer further has one changes pad pasting, with attached on this button.
6, a kind of keycap of keyboard is characterized in that: this keycap comprises:
One button, its surface printing has required literal, symbol or figure; And
One protective layer is on this button.
7, the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: this protective layer has a color.
8, the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: this protective layer is attached to hot pressing on this button.
9, a kind of manufacture method of keycap of keyboard is characterized in that: its step comprises:
One protective layer is provided;
The required pattern of reverse printed is at the back side of protective layer;
One keyboard counterdie is provided, forms at least one die cavity on it;
Move this protective layer to position corresponding to this keyboard counterdie;
One keyboard patrix is provided, forms at least one entry portal on it and inject for plastic raw materials;
Inject plastic raw materials in entry portal;
Take out button.
10, the manufacture method of the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: further comprising one, to cut the worker of this protective layer along button continuous.
11, the manufacture method of the keycap of keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: this protective layer is the size moulding corresponding to this button, and changes on the pad pasting attached to one in separable mode; Whereby, this protective layer can easily be peeled off and need not cut from this commentaries on classics pad pasting after the button moulding.
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