CN201754374U - Key with separate support structure and keyboard therewith - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a key with a separate support structure and a keyboard therewith. The key comprises a base, a keycap and a lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism comprises a connecting element, a first support and a second support. The first support is connected with the connecting element and the base; the second support is separated from the first support and connected with the connecting element and the base; and the connecting element is connected to the keycap, therefore, the keycap can move relatively to the base. As the first support and the second support are arranged in a non-crossing way, so the space among the base, the keycap and the lifting mechanism is greater than that of the traditional key. In addition, the second support and is connected with the first support and then is connected to the connecting element when in assembling, therefore, the keycap only needs to be connected with the single connecting element, thereby improving the assembling yield.
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Technical field
The utility model refers to a kind of button and keyboard with separate type supporting structure especially about a kind of button and keyboard.
Background technology
Still have many electronic installations with button or keyboard input unit at present as normality.Keyboard with notebook computer is an example, and button comprises elevating mechanism and switch.This elevating mechanism is used to provide that button is pressed, the start of resilience, and this switch is arranged between the member of this elevating mechanism, and the user is by pushing this button to trigger this switch.This elevating mechanism comprises two supports that articulate mutually usually, and under the situation of considering support intensity, this support must occupy certain space, and the feasible space that is used for ccontaining this switch is restricted.
In bigger press-key structure, the still unlikely setting to this switch of aforementioned restriction to this space exerts an influence.Yet along with electronic installation towards light, thin, short, little trend development, be used for the space of ccontaining this switch also to reduce thereupon, the structure of this switch promptly is forced to dwindle or simplify the space that dwindles to adapt to.The structure of dwindling may increase the degree of difficulty of this switch designs and the unsteadiness of start thereof, and the structure of simplification then may suppress the diversity of this switch designs and start thereof.So what the design of the button of downsizing faced the structural strength of taking into account this elevating mechanism and this switch does facing a difficult choice of dynamic stability.
The utility model content
One of the utility model purpose is to provide a kind of button with separate type supporting structure, it utilizes the structure of separate type support as support, lifting, to increase available space between support, and connect support with connecting elements in advance, to simplify assembling between keycap and elevating mechanism to increase the yield and the reliability of product.
Button of the present utility model comprises base, keycap and elevating mechanism.This elevating mechanism is connected to this keycap and this base, so that this keycap can move with respect to this base.This elevating mechanism comprises connecting elements, first support and second support.This connecting elements is connected to this keycap.This first support is connected in this connecting elements and this base.This second support is located away from this first support and is connected in this connecting elements and this base.
Further, this first support comprises first end and second end, and this first end is pivoted to this connecting elements, and this second end slidably is connected to this base.
Further, this first end is pivoted in the axis hole that is formed on this connecting elements.
Further,, this first end is pivoted in the groove that is formed on this connecting elements, and this first end is by this keycap backstop.
Further, this second support comprises the 3rd end and the 4th end, and the 3rd end is pivoted to this connecting elements, and the 4th end slidably is connected to this base.
Further, this first support comprises first end and second end, and this first end slidably is connected to this connecting elements, and this second end is pivoted to this base.
Further,, this first end slidably is installed in the chute that is formed on this connecting elements.
Further, groove, this first end slidably is installed in the groove that is formed on this connecting elements, and this first end is by this keycap backstop.
Further, this second support comprises the 3rd end and the 4th end, and the 3rd end slidably is connected to this connecting elements, and the 4th end is pivoted to this base.
Because this first support and this second support are not arranged in a crossed manner, thus this button have bigger space with ccontaining switch between this base, this keycap and this elevating mechanism.Again, in the assembling process of this keycap and this elevating mechanism, this first support and this second support are assembled to this connecting elements earlier, so this keycap only needs to be connected with single connecting elements, simplify the assembling of this keycap.
Another purpose of the utility model is to provide a kind of keyboard with a plurality of aforementioned keys.Therefore, the keycap of each button on this keyboard also can be assembled on the connecting elements of corresponding elevating mechanism easily, as previously mentioned, repeats no more.
Compared to the button and the keyboard of prior art, button of the present utility model and keyboard have bigger switch accommodation space, increase the design flexibility of this switch; In addition, this elevating mechanism connects this keycap to simplify the assembling of this keycap by single connecting elements, can increase the yield and the reliability of product, the double-barreled question that effectively solves in prior art to be faced.
Can describe in detail and appended graphic being further understood by following utility model about advantage of the present utility model and spirit.
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Fig. 1 is the profile according to the button of the utility model one preferred embodiment;
Profile when Fig. 2 is pressed for button among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of connecting elements among Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of first support among Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the holding area that forms of the elevating mechanism of known button;
Fig. 6 is first support of button among Fig. 1 and the schematic diagram of the holding area that second support forms;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram according to the connecting elements of another preferred embodiment;
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram according to first support of another preferred embodiment;
Fig. 9 is the profile according to the button of another preferred embodiment;
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram of connecting elements among Fig. 9;
Figure 11 is the schematic diagram according to the connecting elements of another preferred embodiment;
Figure 12 is the schematic diagram according to the keyboard of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
Embodiment
See also Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, Fig. 1 is the profile according to the button 1 of the utility model one preferred embodiment, and Fig. 2 is the profile of button 1 when being pressed, wherein elevating mechanism 16 section not.Button 1 comprises base 12, keycap 14 and elevating mechanism 16.Elevating mechanism 16 is connected to keycap 14 and base 12, so that keycap 14 can move up and down with respect to base 12.Wherein, elevating mechanism 16 comprises connecting elements 162, first support 164 and second support 166.First support 164 and second support 166 are separated from each other and are connected in connecting elements 162 and base 12, and connecting elements 162 is connected to keycap 14.
Please and consult Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of connecting elements 162, and Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of first support 164.In present embodiment, connecting elements 162 comprises framework, and it forms four axis holes 1622 (only indicating one) and outstanding four axles 1624 (only indicating one) that form in the outside in the inboard.Axis hole 1622 is a blind hole, but in practical application, also is able to through hole for it.Axle 1624 snaps in respectively in the Access Division 142 of keycap 14.First support 164 comprises the ㄈ glyph framework, and it comprises two first ends 1642 and two second end 1644, the first ends 1642 and second end 1644 and all realizes with axle.First end 1642 inserts in two axis holes that are oppositely arranged 1622, to reach the purpose that first support 164 and connecting elements 162 articulate.Second end 1644 is arranged in the chute 122 of base 12, to reach first support 164 and base 12 purpose of connecting slidably.
In present embodiment, because of second support 166 identical with first support, 164 structures and be symmetrical arranged, so can be directly by the structure shown in first support 164 of Fig. 4, push away to such an extent that second support 166 comprises two the 3rd ends 1662 and two the 4th end 1664, the three ends 1662 and the 4th end 1664 and all realizes with axle.The 3rd end 1662 inserts in two axis holes that are oppositely arranged 1622, to reach the purpose that second support 166 and connecting elements 162 articulate.The 4th end 1664 is arranged in the chute 124 of base 12, to reach second support 166 and base 12 purpose of connecting slidably.
When keycap 14 was pressed, second end 1644 and the 4th end 1664 slided towards the left and right sides respectively.By Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 as can be known, in the start process of button 1, first support 164 and second support 166 are staggered all the time, thus can between base 12, keycap 14 and elevating mechanism 16, provide a bigger space, with ccontaining other assemblies.See also Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the holding area that forms of the elevating mechanism of known button, and Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the holding area that forms of first support 164 and second support 166.With identical configuring area (being represented by dotted lines) is example, and this configuring area is set at rectangle, has long 50 and wide by 52.The elevating mechanism of known button is for intersecting the support that articulates, because the existence of support pin-jointed structure, it can be used for the space of ccontaining other assemblies, holding area with the plane is represented (being represented by dotted lines), be subject to the thickness of overlapping support, though roughly rectangular, it is long 54 and wide 56 all than length 50 and wide 52 little two backing thickness of this configuring area, obviously much smaller than the aforementioned arrangements zone.
Otherwise, the elevating mechanism 16 of present embodiment form can ccontaining other assemblies the space, mainly be subject to the setting of first support 164 and second support 166, thus in Fig. 6 this space only with first support 164 and second support 166 as restriction, and represent (being represented by dotted lines) with the plane holding area.Similarly, the holding area of present embodiment is also rectangular, it is long 58 and wide 60 all than the length 50 and wide 52 only little backing thickness of this configuring area, though therefore the holding area of present embodiment is less than the aforementioned arrangements zone, but still greater than the holding area of known button, so button 1 can provide bigger space with ccontaining other assemblies (for example switch), and reduce the design difficulty of this assembly.When the press-key structure miniaturization, backing thickness increases the ratio of the length of side of holding area, that is backing thickness increases the weight of the influence of the area of holding area, therefore the difference of the accommodation space of the accommodation space of aforementioned present embodiment and known button more will significantly see that more button of the present utility model has the practical benefits of separate type supporting structure.
See also Fig. 7, it is the schematic diagram according to the connecting elements 162 of another preferred embodiment.In this embodiment, connecting elements 162 still is maintained at its outstanding formation in framework outside four axles 1624 (only indicating one), but four axis holes 1622 (seeing also the 3rd figure) then replace with four grooves 1626 (only indicating one) that are formed on the connecting elements 162.When connecting elements 162 is assembled with keycap 14, first end 1642 and the 3rd end 1662 are arranged at respectively in the groove 1626, groove 1626 holds the 1642 and the 3rd end 1662 to be pivoted in the groove 1626 and by keycap 14 backstops towards keycap 14 keycap 14 is connected to connecting elements 162, makes to win.
See also Fig. 8, it is the schematic diagram according to first support 164 of another preferred embodiment.In this embodiment, second end of first support 164 realizes that with single major axis 1646 same getting slidably is connected to base 12.At this moment, second support 166 can adopt with Fig. 8 in first support, 164 symmetrical structures, or still adopt with Fig. 4 in first support, 164 symmetrical structures, or be other structures, the utility model is restriction especially.
Aforementioned each embodiment with connecting elements 162 and first support 164 and second support 166 articulate, base 12 and first support 164 and second support 166 slidably be connected to example, but the utility model is not as limit.See also Fig. 9, it is the profile according to the button 3 of another preferred embodiment, elevating mechanism 16 section not wherein, and the state that button 3 is pressed is represented by dotted lines.Button 3 is that with button 1 different disposal of Fig. 1 first support 164 of button 3 and second support 166 are pivoted to base 12 respectively and slidably are connected to connecting elements 162.Similarly, compared to the accommodation space of known button, button 3 has bigger accommodation space, and it illustrates as the explanation about Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, repeats no more.
Please and consult Figure 10, it is the schematic diagram of the connecting elements 162 of button 3.Connecting elements 162 becomes four chutes 1628 (only indicating one) on its framework.First end 1642 of first support 164 and the 3rd end 1662 of second support 166 slidably are installed on respectively in the chute 1628, and second end 1644 of first support 164 and the 4th end 1664 of second support 166 are pivoted to base 12 respectively.
See also Fig. 9 and Figure 11, Figure 11 is the schematic diagram according to the connecting elements 162 of another preferred embodiment.Connecting elements 162 forms four long and narrow grooves 1630 (only indicating one) among Figure 11 on its framework, to replace chute 1628.When connecting elements 162 is assembled with keycap 14, first end 1642 and the 3rd end 1662 are arranged at respectively in the groove 1630, groove 1630 holds the 1642 and the 3rd end 1662 slidably to be installed in the groove 1630 and by keycap 14 backstops towards keycap 14 keycap 14 is connected to connecting elements 162, makes to win.
In aforementioned each embodiment, the variation of each parts allows all can to use alternately down in structure, and for example this first support is pivoted to this connecting elements, and this second support slidably is connected to this connecting elements simultaneously; And each variation (for example replacement of hole, groove) that connects also use alternately.
See also Figure 12, it is the schematic diagram according to the keyboard 7 of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.Keyboard 7 comprises housing 72 and is arranged at a plurality of aforementioned keys 1 (only indicating one) on the housing 72.In present embodiment, these a plurality of buttons 1 can shared same base 12 (being placed in the housing 72); , repeat no more all with the explanation of aforementioned button 1 embodiment about the explanation of the member of button 1 and start thereof.In present embodiment, the button 1 of keyboard 7 also is able to button 3 and replaces, or comprises button 1 and button 3 simultaneously, needless to say gives unnecessary details.
Compare the button and the keyboard of prior art, button of the present utility model and keyboard utilize the structure of separate type support as support, lifting, avoid the accommodation space that to use because of support significantly limit arranged in a crossed manner, so button of the present utility model and keyboard have bigger switch accommodation space, increase the design flexibility of this switch.In addition, button of the present utility model and keyboard utilize single connecting elements to connect support in advance, and keycap is connected with this connecting elements again, has simplified the assembling between keycap and elevating mechanism, and then increase the yield and the reliability of product.Therefore, the having the support strength of having concurrently and provide maximum accommodation space of button of the present utility model and keyboard, the double-barreled question that effectively solves in prior art to be faced with ccontaining miscellaneous part.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and all equalizations of being done according to the utility model claim change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present utility model.
Claims (10)
1. button with separate type supporting structure is characterized in that this button includes:
Base;
Keycap; And
Be connected to this keycap and this base so that the elevating mechanism that this keycap can move with respect to this base, this elevating mechanism includes:
Connecting elements, it is connected to this keycap;
First support, it is connected in this connecting elements and this base; And
Second support, it is located away from this first support and is connected in this connecting elements and this base.
2. button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this first support comprises first end and second end, and this first end is pivoted to this connecting elements, and this second end slidably is connected to this base.
3. button as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that this first end is pivoted in the axis hole that is formed on this connecting elements.
4. button as claimed in claim 2 it is characterized in that this first end is pivoted in the groove that is formed on this connecting elements, and this first end is by this keycap backstop.
5. button as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that this second support comprises the 3rd end and the 4th end, and the 3rd end is pivoted to this connecting elements, and the 4th end slidably is connected to this base.
6. button as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this first support comprises first end and second end, and this first end slidably is connected to this connecting elements, and this second end is pivoted to this base.
7. button as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this first end slidably is installed in the chute that is formed on this connecting elements.
8. button as claimed in claim 6 it is characterized in that this first end slidably is installed in the groove that is formed on this connecting elements, and this first end is by this keycap backstop.
9. button as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this second support comprises the 3rd end and the 4th end, and the 3rd end slidably is connected to this connecting elements, and the 4th end is pivoted to this base.
10. the keyboard with separate type supporting structure is characterized in that this keyboard includes a plurality of buttons, and each this button is as any described button of claim 1-9.
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