CN201853617U - Key and keyboard - Google Patents

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CN201853617U
CN201853617U CN2010205971964U CN201020597196U CN201853617U CN 201853617 U CN201853617 U CN 201853617U CN 2010205971964 U CN2010205971964 U CN 2010205971964U CN 201020597196 U CN201020597196 U CN 201020597196U CN 201853617 U CN201853617 U CN 201853617U
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曾阳树
简志鸿
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Darfon Electronics Suzhou Co Ltd
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The utility model relates to a key and a keyboard. The key comprises a bottom plate, a circuit board, a supporting plate, a metal elastic part, a supporting structure and a keycap. The circuit board is arranged on the bottom plate and provided with a switch. The supporting plate arranged on the circuit board is provided with a first blow hole, and the switch is exposed from the first blow hole. The metal elastic part is arcuately erected on the supporting plate corresponding to the first blow hole. The supporting structure is arranged on the circuit board. The keycap is arranged on the supporting structure. When the keycap is pressed, the keycap moves to the supporting plate along with the supporting structure so as to drive the metal elastic part to pass through the first blow hole to trigger the switch. The metal elastic part is arcuately erected on the supporting plate, and pressing stroke is enlarged by the aid of the height of curved metal elastic part and the thickness of the supporting plate. Besides, a partition plate can be arranged between the supporting plate and the circuit board, thereby further enlarging pressing stroke of the key.

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Button and keyboard
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of button and keyboard, refers to that especially a kind of providing push stroke keys more greatly.
Background technology
With regard to the use habit of present PC, keyboard is one of indispensable input equipment, in order to input characters, symbol or numeral.Moreover, the large-sized processing equipment that consumption electronic products that daily life such as contacted or industrial quarters are used all need be provided with press-key structure as input unit, to operate above-mentioned electronic product and process equipment.
See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the profile of the button 1 of prior art.As shown in Figure 1, button 1 comprises base plate 10, keycap 12, circuit board 14, liftable supporter 16, film 18 and metal clips 20.Circuit board 14 is arranged on the base plate 10.Liftable supporter 16 is arranged between keycap 12 and the base plate 10, in order to support keycap 12.Film 18 is arranged on the circuit board 14, and metal clips 20 is pasted and is positioned film 18 belows.Keycap 12 has drive division 120, and has the switch 140 corresponding with drive division 120, metal clips 20 on the circuit board 14.After keycap 12 was pushed by the user, drive division 120 promptly can drive metal clips 20 and move towards the direction of base plate 10, and then trigger switch 140.After the external force that puts on keycap 12 was released, metal clips 20 provided keycap 12 elastic restoring forces, keycap 12 is returned back to push preceding position.
As shown in Figure 1, before keycap 12 was pressed, the stroke G1 that pushes between metal clips 20 and the switch 140 promptly was in order to provide the user to push feel.What generally speaking, known 20 of metal clipss can provide pushes stroke G1 mostly between 0.17 millimeter and 0.5 millimeter.Need be for some greater than for 0.5 millimeter the specific keys of pushing stroke, known metal clips 20 just can't satisfy the requirement in the design.
The utility model content
Therefore, one of the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of button, and it can provide and push stroke more greatly, to address the above problem.
According to an embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of button, and it comprises base plate, circuit board, supporting bracket, metallic elastic spare, supporting construction and keycap.This circuit board is arranged on this base plate, and has switch; This supporting bracket is arranged on this circuit board, and this supporting bracket has first holes, and this switch is revealed in this first holes; This metallic elastic spare is to should first holes and be arcuation and be set up on this supporting bracket; This supporting construction is arranged on this circuit board; This keycap is arranged on this supporting construction; Wherein, when this keycap was pressed, this keycap was accompanied by this supporting construction and moves towards the direction of this supporting bracket, driving this metallic elastic spare by this first holes, and then triggered this switch.
According to described button, this supporting bracket and this metallic elastic spare are formed in one.
According to described button, this supporting construction is a rubber washer.
According to described button, this keycap has first chute and first draw-in groove, this base plate has second chute and second draw-in groove, this supporting construction comprises: first strutting piece, have first sliding part and first articulated section, this first sliding part is mounted slidably in this first chute, and this first articulated section is articulated in this second draw-in groove rotationally; And second strutting piece, articulating with this first strutting piece, this second strutting piece has second sliding part and second articulated section, and this second sliding part is mounted slidably in this second chute, and this second articulated section is articulated in this first draw-in groove rotationally.
According to described button, this button also comprises dividing plate, is arranged between this supporting bracket and this circuit board, and this dividing plate has second holes, this second holes this first holes that aligns.
According to described button, this circuit board is a film circuit board.
According to an embodiment, the invention provides a kind of keyboard, its a plurality of buttons, those buttons such as above-mentioned button.
In sum, the utility model is that metallic elastic spare arcuation is set up on the supporting bracket, utilizes the thickness of the height of arcuation metallic elastic spare and supporting bracket to strengthen and pushes stroke.In addition, more can between supporting bracket and circuit board, dividing plate be set, further to add the stroke of pushing of big key.
Can be further understood by following description of drawings and embodiment detailed description in advantage of the present utility model and spirit.
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Fig. 1 is the profile of the button of prior art.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram according to the keyboard of the utility model one embodiment.
Fig. 3 is that a button among Fig. 2 is along the profile of X-X line.
Fig. 4 is the supporting bracket among Fig. 3 and the stereogram of metallic elastic spare.
Fig. 5 is the profile according to the button of another embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 6 is the profile according to the button of another embodiment of the utility model.
Embodiment
See also Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram according to the keyboard 3 of the utility model one embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, keyboard 3 comprises a plurality of buttons 30, base plate 32 and circuit board 34.Circuit board 34 is arranged on the base plate 32, and button 30 is arranged on the circuit board 34.Button 30 usefulness are pushed for the user, and then carry out the function of user institute desire input.In this embodiment, the structural design of each button 30 is roughly the same, below only does explanation at the structural design of a button 30.
See also Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 be a button 30 among Fig. 2 along the profile of X-X line, Fig. 4 is the stereogram of supporting bracket 38 and metallic elastic spare 40 among Fig. 3.As shown in Figure 3, button 30 comprises base plate 32, circuit board 34, supporting bracket 38, metallic elastic spare 40, supporting construction 42 and keycap 44.Circuit board 34 has switch 340.Supporting bracket 38 is arranged on the circuit board 34.Supporting bracket 38 has first holes 380, and switch 340 is revealed in first holes 380.Metallic elastic spare 40 corresponding first holes 380 and be arcuation and be set up on the supporting bracket 38.In this embodiment, supporting bracket 38 and metallic elastic spare 40 can be one-body molded by metal material.In addition, circuit board 34 can be film circuit board, but not as limit.
As shown in Figure 3, supporting construction 42 is arranged on the circuit board 34, and keycap 44 is arranged on the supporting construction 42.In this embodiment, keycap 44 can have first chute 440 and first draw-in groove 442.Can have second chute 320 and second draw-in groove 322 on the base plate 32.Supporting construction 42 can comprise first strutting piece 420 and second strutting piece 422, and wherein first strutting piece 420 is articulated in second strutting piece 422.First strutting piece 420 can have first sliding part 4200 and first articulated section 4202.Second strutting piece 422 can have second sliding part 4220 and second articulated section 4222.First sliding part 4200 is mounted slidably in first chute 440 of correspondence, and first articulated section 4202 is articulated in the second corresponding draw-in groove 322 rotationally.Second sliding part 4220 is mounted slidably in second chute 320 of correspondence, and second articulated section 4222 is articulated in the first corresponding draw-in groove 442 rotationally.By this, when the keycap 44 of button 30 was pressed, keycap 44 promptly can follow supporting construction 42 to move towards the direction of supporting bracket 38.
As shown in Figure 3, the bottom of keycap 44 has drive division 444.When keycap 44 was pressed, drive division 444 promptly can drive metallic elastic spare 40 by first holes 380 and second holes 360, and then trigger switch 340.Because metallic elastic spare 40 is arcuation and is set up on the supporting bracket 38, therefore promptly comprise the height of arcuation metallic elastic spare 40 and the thickness of supporting bracket 38 in order to the stroke G2 that pushes that provides the user to push feel.The stroke of pushing that can effectively add by this, big key 30.
See also Fig. 5, Fig. 5 be according to another embodiment of the utility model button 30 ' profile.Button 30 ' be that with the main difference part of above-mentioned button 30 button 30 ' also comprise dividing plate 36 is arranged between supporting bracket 36 and the circuit board 34.Dividing plate 36 can be made by metal material, but not as limit.As shown in Figure 5, dividing plate 36 has second holes 360, and second holes, 360 alignment, first holes 380, makes switch 340 be revealed in first holes 380 and second holes 360.Because metallic elastic spare 40 is arcuation and is set up on the supporting bracket 38, and dividing plate 36 is arranged between supporting bracket 38 and the circuit board 34, therefore in order to provide the user to push height, the thickness of supporting bracket 38 and the thickness of dividing plate 36 that stroke G3 promptly comprises arcuation metallic elastic spare 40 of pushing of feel.By this, can further add big key 30 ' push stroke.It should be noted that with the element of same numeral shown in Fig. 3, its action principle is all identical, does not repeat them here among Fig. 5.
See also Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the button 30 according to another embodiment of the utility model " profile.Button 30 " with above-mentioned button 30 ' the main difference part be that button 30 " supporting construction 42 " is a rubber washer.Therefore, need not to go up first chute 440 and first draw-in groove 442 that is provided with as above-mentioned keycap 44, and need not to go up second chute 320 and second draw-in groove 322 that are provided with as above-mentioned base plate 32 at button 30 " base plate 32 " at button 30 " keycap 44 ".When button 30 " keycap 44 " when being pressed, keycap 44 " promptly can be followed supporting construction 42 " and move towards the direction of supporting bracket 38.It should be noted that with the element of same numeral shown in Fig. 5, its action principle is all identical, does not repeat them here among Fig. 6.
Compared to prior art, the utility model is that metallic elastic spare arcuation is set up on the supporting bracket, utilizes the thickness of the height of arcuation metallic elastic spare and supporting bracket to strengthen and pushes stroke.In addition, more can between supporting bracket and circuit board, dividing plate be set, further to add the stroke of pushing of big key.
According to the detailed description of above embodiment, hope can be known description feature of the present utility model and spirit more, and is not to come the utility model is limited with above-mentioned disclosed embodiment.

Claims (7)

1. button is characterized in that comprising:
Base plate;
Circuit board is arranged on this base plate, and has switch;
Supporting bracket is arranged on this circuit board, and this supporting bracket has first holes, and this switch is revealed in this first holes;
Metallic elastic spare is to should first holes and be arcuation and be set up on this supporting bracket;
Supporting construction is arranged on this circuit board; And
Keycap is arranged on this supporting construction;
Wherein, when this keycap was pressed, this keycap was accompanied by this supporting construction and moves towards the direction of this supporting bracket, driving this metallic elastic spare by this first holes, and then triggered this switch.
2. button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this supporting bracket and this metallic elastic spare are formed in one.
3. button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this supporting construction is a rubber washer.
4. button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this keycap has first chute and first draw-in groove, and this base plate has second chute and second draw-in groove, and this supporting construction comprises:
First strutting piece has first sliding part and first articulated section, and this first sliding part is mounted slidably in this first chute, and this first articulated section is articulated in this second draw-in groove rotationally; And
Second strutting piece articulates with this first strutting piece, and this second strutting piece has second sliding part and second articulated section, and this second sliding part is mounted slidably in this second chute, and this second articulated section is articulated in this first draw-in groove rotationally.
5. button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this button also comprises dividing plate, is arranged between this supporting bracket and this circuit board, and this dividing plate has second holes, this second holes this first holes that aligns.
6. button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this circuit board is a film circuit board.
7. a keyboard is characterized in that comprising: a plurality of buttons, any described button of claim in those buttons such as the claim 1 to 6.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103794394A (en) * 2014-01-28 2014-05-14 苏州达方电子有限公司 Key structure and keyboard
CN106158472A (en) * 2015-03-26 2016-11-23 致伸科技股份有限公司 Keyboard
CN109243892A (en) * 2017-07-11 2019-01-18 光宝科技股份有限公司 Press-key structure

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103794394A (en) * 2014-01-28 2014-05-14 苏州达方电子有限公司 Key structure and keyboard
CN106158472A (en) * 2015-03-26 2016-11-23 致伸科技股份有限公司 Keyboard
CN109243892A (en) * 2017-07-11 2019-01-18 光宝科技股份有限公司 Press-key structure

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