CN201252026Y

CN201252026Y - Protective structure of press contact surfaces of keycaps

Info

Publication number: CN201252026Y
Application number: CNU2008201315117U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡火炉
Original assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp
Current assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp
Priority date: 2008-09-11
Filing date: 2008-09-11
Publication date: 2009-06-03
Anticipated expiration: 2018-09-11

Abstract

The utility model relates to a protective structure of press contact surfaces of keycaps, comprising a keyboard on which a plurality of keycaps with corresponding numbers are assembled through a plurality of raised bridges; the protective structure is mainly used for enabling the displaying surfaces, on which characters and symbols can be formed, of all keycap bodies to be respectively covered with a protective layer; the protective layer is colorless and transparent, and the keycap bodies are of colored material structure; a plurality of sunken characters and symbols are directly formed by laser engraving on the displaying surfaces of the keycap bodies, so that protection of the protective layer to the stability and the structural strength of the characters and the symbols on the keycap bodies can be improved.

Description

The protection structure of keycap face contact face

Technical field

The utility model is meant a kind of keycap composition structure with protective clear layer especially relevant for a kind of keycap.

Background technology

Arriving along with the Information technology epoch, because the application that computer is popularized, keyboard in order to the input data is also more and more important, in particular for variation and multi-functional input, symbol on it usually be multiple ornaments on a keycap, for example English alphabet, numeral, input method symbol or pattern etc.But the letter symbol or the pattern of before common its outer surface of keycap, normally for it with mode of printing, thereby using a period of time, particularly under the frequent everyday use of computor-keyboard, very easily blur or disappear, and then cause user's puzzlement in use because of sustained touch or sweat corrode.Therefore just there is the dealer to form the skin of the outer surface formation one protection usefulness of letter symbol in keycap.

The structure (hereinafter to be referred as commonly using case) shown in No. 207796 " structure-improved of computor-keyboard pushbotton " patent case of TaiWan, China patent announcement for example, this commonly uses case mainly is to be placed on the button face by massage protection lid to constitute, to reach the printing type face on the protection button face, wherein: massage protection lid is a transparent cover body, variation on its body and can be plane formula or concave volume formula convex type even, in a lid inside rim left side, right both sides, respectively be provided with to the projecting inward stuck point of lid and form a left side, right restriction is sticked in the ability of button, makes it not deviate from easily or vibrate and take off card; Its top holding massage protection lid of one button; in suitable height peripheral remaining one surplus the limit; this surplus limit is the thickness of massage protection lid; lid card rear surface has no any joint convex line; key-top is provided with the draw-in groove and the orthoscopic line of rabbet joint with over cap stuck point symmetry in the appropriate location; when over cap covered button, this line of rabbet joint then formed the linear cell body of a depression.

Above-mentioned commonly use case its in order to reaching the structural design of keycap protection, though can reach the effect of protection, yet many disappearances are arranged in the practical application; The structural strength of first protection is not good, because this over cap is to be incorporated on the button in the buckle mode, therefore uses for a long time or is assembled with and mistake, and just has situation loosening, that break away from and takes place; It two is that keycap thickness occupation space is big, commonly using case is incorporated on this button with manner in order to make over cap, therefore must make and have a gap (as it is shown in Figure 5 to commonly use case) between this over cap and the button, but this structure Design, just cause keycap must have certain altitude, and can't do the design of filming; It three is that the exquisite frivolous of structural design of keycap is the standard that the hyundai electronics 3C Product is stressed, but commonly uses case with the structural design of manner in conjunction with this over cap, but makes keycap present complexity, stiff, thick and heavy structural form, and necessity of being improved is arranged.

In view of this, the inventor deeply inquires at the aforementioned utility model problem of commonly using, and by the research and development of being engaged in related industry for many years and manufacturing experience, actively seek solution, through the research and development of long-term endeavour, success finally develop the utility model, to improve prior art problems.

The utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of protection structure of keycap face contact face, makes on the keycap protective layer in order to the protection letter symbol, can possess advantages such as frivolous exquisiteness and steadiness be good, to promote the service quality and the form of keycap.

The purpose of this utility model is to realize like this; a kind of protection structure of keycap face contact face; this structure comprises some keycaps; respectively this keycap is to utilize to build bridge to be mounted on the keyboard; respectively this keycap is made up of the protective layer of a nontransparent coloured keycap body and clear, colorless; this protective clear layer fits on the display surface of this body formed letter symbol of this keycap; it is to penetrate this protective layer of engraving with laser; and on this display surface the letter symbol of the some depressions of moulding, can make the protection structure of the letter symbol on the described keycap more firm really thus.

Respectively the keycap body of this keycap and protective layer are to utilize dual-color plastic shoot mode one ejection formation.

Respectively this keycap is to be binded mutually by keycap body that separates and protective clear layer to form.

Respectively the keycap body tool printing opacity or the lighttight characteristic of this keycap.

From the above mentioned, the utility model can not only make the protection structure of letter symbol on this keycap respectively more firm really, more makes keycap present the structural form of frivolous exquisiteness simultaneously, and can promote the usefulness that keyboard uses.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1: the utility model keycap set is located at the stereo appearance figure of keyboard.

Fig. 2: the utility model keycap set is located at the sectional perspective decomposing schematic representation of keyboard.

Fig. 3: the utility model keycap set is located at the local combination section of keyboard.

Fig. 4: keycap body of the present utility model and protective layer are to bind the perspective exploded view of mode moulding.

Fig. 5: keycap body of the present utility model and protective layer are with the three-dimensional appearance schematic diagram of double-colored one ejection formation.

Fig. 6: the three-dimensional appearance schematic diagram of the utility model keycap finished product.

Fig. 7: the profile of the utility model keycap finished product.

Drawing reference numeral:

Keycap: 1 keyboard body: 10

Chute: 11 location notchs: 12

Flexible member: 13 light leading diaphragms: 14

Film circuit board: 15 base plates: 16

Build bridge: 20 lamellar bodies: 21,21 '

Positioning pivot: 22 movable pivot axis: 23

Keycap: 30 keycap bodies: 31

Display surface: 311 protective layers: 32

Letter symbol: 33 first pin joint seats: 34

Pivot hole: 341 second pin joint seats: 35

Pivot groove 351 is pressed compression leg: 36

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 7, the protection structure of the utility model keycap face contact face, it is improved at the some keycaps 30 that are applied to keyboard 1, and described keycap 30 is to utilize a plurality of bridge formations 20 to be mounted on the keyboard body 10, wherein:

This keyboard body 10 is to be a shaped as frame structure, and its upper limb housing face then is that corresponding respectively convexing with is parallel relative two chutes 11 and location notch 12, in order to supply respectively should build bridge 20 1 end pivot groups respectively for the appropriate location that described keycap 30 is provided with.And and in respectively establishing a flexible member 13 respectively on this bridge formation 20, described flexible member 13 belows then can be provided with a light leading diaphragm 14 and film circuit board 15 in regular turn, utilize a base plate 16 to fix it again.Since the technical bid that these members are not this case to be protected, repeat no more.

Respectively this bridge formation 20 is to be intersection pivot group by two lamellar bodies 21,21 ' to form, this two lamellar body 21,21 ' two ends convex with the positioning pivot 22 and movable pivot axis 23 that is symmetry respectively, when it is intersection pivot group, is convenient to these 20 upper and lower two ends of building bridge and forms relative positioning pivot 22 and movable pivot axis 23 respectively.And this bridge formation 20 is to utilize corresponding respectively location notch 12 and chute 11 places that are incorporated into this keyboard body 10 of the positioning pivot 22 of lower end and movable pivot axis 23, and the positioning pivot 22 of upper end and movable pivot axis 23 then are pivoted with corresponding keycap 30 and combine.

Respectively this keycap 30 is made up of with the protective layer 32 of clear, colorless a nontransparent coloured keycap body 31, and makes this protective layer 32 fit on the display surface 311 of these keycap body 31 moulding letter symbols 33.This keycap body 31 and protective layer 32 can be by two members that separate to bind mode be combined into (as shown in Figure 4); or utilize dual-color plastic shoot mode one ejection formation (as shown in Figure 5); this keycap body 31 can be shades of colour simultaneously; and also can have printing opacity or a lighttight characteristic; and on its display surface 311 and have a letter symbol 33 that is the form that caves in; this Chinese character numbers 33 is to utilize mode such as laser carved to utilize the laser ripple to penetrate this protective layer 32, and direct engraving is on this display surface 311.Again in the space that respectively these keycap body 31 back sides are arranged with, convexing with first, second

pin joint seat

34,35 reaches by compression leg 36, this first, second pin joint seat the 34, the 35th is the parallel four corner places that are located at relatively, should then take shape in the center by compression leg 36, during assembling, respectively to be pivot holes 341 of utilizing this 2 first pin joint seat 34 do the location with the positioning pivot 22 of corresponding bridge formation 20 its upper ends to this keycap 30 articulates, then 23 one-tenth movable pivot joints of movable pivot axis of 351 of the pivot grooves of this 2 second pin joint seat 35 and same bridge formation 20 reach and make this keycap 30 and bridge formation 20 structures that combine.

Form by above-mentioned member; the utility model utilizes this protective layer 32 can be located at display surface 311 outer rims of this keycap body 31 with integrated formed structure; it can not only make the protection structure of the letter symbol 33 on this keycap 30 more firm really; simultaneously more make this keycap 30 present the structural form of frivolous exquisiteness, and can promote the usefulness that keyboard 1 uses.

Though the utility model discloses with specific embodiment; but it is not in order to limit the utility model; any those skilled in the art; the displacement of the equivalent assemblies of under the prerequisite that does not break away from design of the present utility model and scope, having done; or, all should still belong to the category that this patent is contained according to equivalent variations and modification that the utility model scope of patent protection is done.

Claims

1. the protection structure of a keycap face contact face; this structure comprises some keycaps; respectively this keycap is to utilize to build bridge to be mounted on the keyboard; it is characterized in that: respectively this keycap is made up of the protective layer of a nontransparent coloured keycap body and clear, colorless, and this protective clear layer fits on the display surface of this body formed letter symbol of this keycap.

2. the protection structure of keycap face contact face as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: respectively the keycap body of this keycap and protective layer are to utilize dual-color plastic shoot mode one ejection formation.

3. the protection structure of keycap face contact face as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: respectively this keycap is to be binded mutually by keycap body that separates and protective clear layer to form.

4. the protection structure of keycap face contact face as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: respectively the keycap body of this keycap is made by printing opacity or lighttight material.