CN202678132U - Keys and keyboard - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to keys and a keyboard. The key includes a bottom plate, a frame, a key cap, an elevating and supporting device, a circuit board, a lighting unit, and a shade. The frame is arranged on the bottom plate and is provided with a storage hole. The key cap is movably arranged in the storage hole. The elevating and supporting device is connected between the key cap and the bottom plate. The key cap can move up and down with the help of the elevating and supporting device. The circuit board is arranged on the bottom plate. The lighting unit is electrically connected with the circuit board. The shade is arranged on the circuit board to cover the lighting unit. The shade includes a cover and a fixing arm. The cover is provided with a light hole which is corresponding to the lighting unit. The fixing arm extends from the cover and is fixed on the frame. The keys and the keyboard can further avoid the error caused by human factors in assembly.
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Technical field
The utility model is about a kind of button and keyboard thereof, espespecially a kind of button and keyboard thereof that utilizes the framework stationary shroud.
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.Along with computer is popularized gradually, today button and keyboard development except general input function, also emphasize visual demand, for instance, dispose can be in use luminous button at keyboard and be representative design.
See also Fig. 1, it is the profile of the button 1 of prior art.As shown in Figure 1, button 1 comprises base plate 10, circuit board 12, luminescence unit 14, keycap 16, liftable supporter 18 and shade 20.Circuit board 12 is arranged on the base plate 10, and luminescence unit 14 is electrically connected at circuit board 12.Liftable supporter 18 is arranged between keycap 16 and the base plate 10, and shade 20 is arranged on the circuit board 12 and covers in luminescence unit 14.Be formed with light hole 200 on the position of shade 20 alignment luminescence units 14, and have transparent area 160 on the position of keycap 16 corresponding luminescence units 14.The light that luminescence unit 14 sends penetrates outside the keycap 16 from transparent area 160 by light hole 200, and then makes button 1 produce luminous effect.
Yet, when operating personnel when shade 20 is set, do not dispose the design of location shade 20 because of button 1, carry out in the mode of human eye contraposition so only can see through operating personnel, cause shade 20 accurately to be arranged on the circuit board 12.Thus, the light hole 200 of shade 20 tends to therefore and to some extent deviation with the relative position of luminescence unit 14, causes light to penetrate from light hole 200 forwards accurately, and then affects the illumination effect of button 1.In addition, the above-mentioned mode of human eye contraposition of utilizing also can be brought time-consuming assembling flow path of taking a lot of work.
The utility model content
Therefore, one of the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of button and keyboard thereof that utilizes the framework stationary shroud, to address the above problem.
The utility model provides a kind of button, and it comprises: base plate, framework, keycap, liftable supporter, circuit board, luminescence unit and shade.This framework is arranged on this base plate and has containing hole; This keycap is arranged in this containing hole movably; This liftable supporter is connected between this keycap and this base plate, and this keycap moves up and down by this liftable supporter; This circuit board is arranged on this base plate; This luminescence unit is electrically connected at this circuit board; This shade is arranged on this circuit board and covers in this luminescence unit, and this shade comprises: lid, to being formed with light hole on the position of luminescence unit; And fixing arm, this lid extends to form and is fixed on this framework certainly.
According to described button, this shade comprises the ground connection arm in addition, and this ground connection arm extends to form from this lid, and this ground connection arm contacts with this base plate after running through this circuit board.
According to described button, this framework has fixture in addition, and this fixture extends to form downwards from the lower surface of this framework, and this fixture is arranged in this fixedly on the arm in the mode of interfering close-fitting, is fixed on this framework with fixing arm.
According to described button, this framework has fixture in addition, this fixture extends to form downwards from the lower surface of this framework, and this fixture runs through this fixedly behind arm, this circuit board and this base plate, and the mode that engages with hot melt fixedly arm is fixed on this framework.
According to described button, this keycap is in to should having transparent area on the position of luminescence unit, and the light that this luminescence unit sends penetrates from this transparent area by this light hole.
According to described button, this keycap has the first chute and the first draw-in groove, this base plate has the second chute and the second draw-in groove, this liftable supporter comprises: the first strutting piece, have the first sliding part and the 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 the second sliding part and the 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 comprises in addition: elastic component, this elastic component are arranged between this keycap and this base plate.
According to an embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of keyboard, and it comprises a plurality of buttons, these a plurality of buttons one of them is above-mentioned button at least.
In sum, because the fixedly arm of shade utilization provided by the utility model itself is fixed in the Position Design on the framework, therefore, when assembling, shade can together be assembled on the base plate with framework, therefore do not need operating personnel additionally shade to be carried out the contraposition assembling, therefore, can avoid further the error that produces because of human factor in when assembling, and then make the light hole of shade of the present utility model can correspond to exactly on the position of luminescence unit, cause light accurately to send from the light hole forward, by this, the utility model can promote the illumination effect of button and keyboard.In addition, because shade is comprised of metal material and relatively has lower molding thickness, therefore, the utility model also can reduce button required structure height on the configuration shade further, thereby reach the purpose of the whole height of reduction button, in order to the design of keyboard slimming.
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 of the button of prior art.
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the keyboard that proposes according to the utility model one embodiment.
Fig. 3 is that the button of Fig. 2 is along the profile of hatching X-X.
Fig. 4 is the profile of the button that proposes according to another embodiment of the utility model.
Embodiment
See also Fig. 2, it is the stereogram of the keyboard 2 that proposes according to the utility model one embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, keyboard 2 comprises base plate 30 and a plurality of button 3.Each button 3 is arranged on the base plate 30, and button 3 is available for users to press, and then carries out the function of user institute wish input.The shade Position Design that the utility model proposes can be applicable at least on one of them of a plurality of buttons 3, its quantity number is decided on the practical application of keyboard 2, below be described for one of them button 3 with this design, as for other structural designs with button 3 of same design, it can be by that analogy.
See also Fig. 3, it is that the button 3 of Fig. 2 is along the profile of hatching X-X.As shown in Figure 3, button 3 comprises base plate 30, shade 31, circuit board 32, framework 33, luminescence unit 34, keycap 36, liftable supporter 38 and elastic component 40.Circuit board 32 and framework 33 are arranged on the base plate 30, and framework 33 has containing hole 330, and keycap 36 is arranged in the containing hole 330 movably, and luminescence unit 34 is electrically connected at circuit board 32.Liftable supporter 38 is connected between keycap 36 and the base plate 30, and keycap 36 moves up and down by liftable supporter 38.In this embodiment, circuit board 32 can be film circuit board, and luminescence unit 34 can be light-emittingdiode (Light Emitting Diode, LED).In addition, elastic component 40 is arranged between base plate 30 and the keycap 36, required elastic force source when moving up and down as keycap 36 relative base plates 30, and wherein, elastic component 40 can preferably be rubber washer (rubber dome), but not as limit.In this embodiment, circuit board 32 can be film circuit board, flexible circuit board or printed circuit board (PCB), has the switch (not shown) corresponding with button 3 on the circuit board 32, for example thin film switch (membrane switch) or other triggering property switch.When the keycap 36 of button 3 is pressed, the switch on the elastic component 40 meeting circuits for triggering plates 32, and then carry out the function that user institute wish is inputted.
Configuration design with framework 33 is described in detail for shade 31 in this.As shown in Figure 3, shade 31 is arranged on the circuit board 32 and covers in luminescence unit 34, and shade 31 comprises lid 310, fixedly arm 311, and ground connection arm 312.Be formed with light hole 3100 on the position of lid 310 corresponding luminescence units 34, by this, the light that luminescence unit 34 is launched can penetrate outside the shade 31 via light hole 3100.Say further, keycap 36 can have transparent area 360 in corresponding light hole 3100 places.Thus, the light that luminescence unit 34 is launched can penetrate outside the keycaps 36 via the light hole 3100 of lid 310 transparent area 360 with keycap 36, thereby reaches the effect that makes button 3 luminous.
Fixedly arm 311 extends to form and is fixed on the framework 33 from lid 310, framework 33 has fixture 332 in addition, fixture 332 extends to form downwards from the lower surface 333 of framework 33, in this embodiment, fixture 332 is arranged in fixedly on the arm 311 (as shown in Figure 3) in the mode of interfering close-fitting, be fixed on the framework 33 with fixing arm 311, but not limit by this, it also can change employing, and other have the design of identical immobilization efficiencies, for instance, fixture 332 also can change in running through fixedly arm 311, behind circuit board 32 and the base plate 30, the mode that engages with hot melt fixedly arm 311 is fixed between framework 33 and the base plate 30.In other words, so long as utilize framework to fix the design of the fixedly arm of metal covering, all can be the utility model and adopt.
In addition, ground connection arm 312 extends to form from lid 310, ground connection arm 312 contacts to bring into play the effect of ground connection with base plate 30 after running through circuit board 32, by this, button 3 can utilize the ground connection arm 312 of shade 31 to have the effect that prevents static discharge (Electrostatic Discharge, ESD) with the grounding design of base plate 30.
Further, keycap 36 has the first chute 361 and the first draw-in groove 363, and base plate 30 has the second chute 301 and the second draw-in groove 303.Liftable supporter 38 further comprises the first strutting piece 381 and the second strutting piece 383, and wherein the second strutting piece 383 and the first strutting piece 381 articulate.The first strutting piece 381 has the first sliding part 3810 and the first articulated section 3812.When assembling the first strutting piece 381, the first sliding part 3810 is mounted slidably in the first chute 361, and the first articulated section 3812 is articulated in the second draw-in groove 303 rotationally.The second strutting piece 383 has the second sliding part 3830 and the second articulated section 3832.When assembling the second strutting piece 383, the second sliding part 3830 is mounted slidably in the second chute 301, and the second articulated section 3832 is articulated in the first draw-in groove 363 rotationally.By this, when the keycap 36 of button 3 was pressed, keycap 36 can move up and down with respect to base plate 30 via liftable supporter 38.
See through above-mentioned design, shade 31 of the present utility model can be assembled on the base plate 30 together with framework 33, therefore do not need operating personnel additionally shade 31 to be carried out the contraposition assembling, therefore, can avoid the error that produces because of human factor when assembling.Thus, the light hole 3100 of the lid 310 of shade 31 of the present utility model can correspond on the position of luminescence unit 34 exactly, cause light accurately to send from light hole 3100 forwards, by this, the utility model can promote the illumination effect of button 3 and keyboard 2.In addition, relatively had lower molding thickness because shade 31 is comprised of metal material, it is to reduce button 3 required structure height on the configuration shade, thereby reaches the purpose of the whole height of reduction button 3, in order to the design of keyboard slimming.
In addition, see also Fig. 4, it is the profile of the button 3 ' that proposes according to another embodiment of the utility model, in this embodiment described element person identical with the element number described in above-described embodiment, represent that it has similar function or structure, repeats no more in this.Button 3 ' is that with the button 3 main difference parts of above-described embodiment button 3 ' adopts the design that hides luminescence unit with rubber diaphragm.As shown in Figure 4, button 3 ' comprises base plate 30, circuit board 32, luminescence unit 34, keycap 36, liftable supporter 38, elastic component 40, and rubber diaphragm 35.Rubber diaphragm 35 is attached on the circuit board 32 and covers in luminescence unit 34, rubber diaphragm 35 has light hole 350, by this, the light that luminescence unit 34 is launched can penetrate outside the keycaps 36 via the light hole 350 of rubber diaphragm 35 transparent area 360 with keycap 36, thereby reaches the effect that makes button 3 ' luminous.In this embodiment, rubber diaphragm 35 preferably draws (Mylar) diaphragm for wheat.
In addition, as shown in Figure 4, button 3 ' can comprise conductive foil 37 in addition, conductive foil 37 is attached on the rubber diaphragm 35 and has holes 370 on the position of corresponding light hole 350, uses to make light that luminescence unit 34 launches can be successfully penetrate and do not covered from the light hole 350 of rubber diaphragm 35.Conductive foil 37 can have ground connection end 371 in addition, ground connection end 371 contacts (as shown in Figure 4) with the effect of performance ground connection with base plate 30 after passing circuit board 32, by this, button 3 ' can utilize the ground connection end 371 of conductive foil 37 to have the effect that prevents static discharge with the grounding design of base plate 30.
Compared to prior art, because the fixedly arm of shade employing provided by the utility model itself is fixed in the Position Design on the framework, therefore, when assembling, shade can together be assembled on the base plate with framework, therefore do not need operating personnel additionally shade to be carried out the contraposition assembling, therefore, can avoid further the error that produces because of human factor in when assembling, and then make the light hole of shade of the present utility model can correspond to exactly on the position of luminescence unit, cause light accurately to send from the light hole forward, by this, the utility model can promote the illumination effect of button and keyboard.In addition, because shade is comprised of metal material and relatively has lower molding thickness, therefore, the utility model also can reduce button required structure height on the configuration shade further, thereby reach the purpose of the whole height of reduction button, in order to the design of keyboard slimming.In addition, button provided by the utility model can utilize further the grounding design of the ground connection arm of shade and base plate and have the effect that prevents static discharge.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and all equalizations of doing according to the utility model claim scope change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present utility model.
Claims (8)
1. button is characterized in that comprising:
Base plate;
Framework is arranged on this base plate and has containing hole;
Keycap is arranged in this containing hole movably;
Liftable supporter is connected between this keycap and this base plate, and this keycap moves up and down by this liftable supporter;
Circuit board is arranged on this base plate;
Luminescence unit is electrically connected at this circuit board; And
Shade is arranged on this circuit board and covers in this luminescence unit, and this shade comprises:
Lid is to being formed with light hole on the position of luminescence unit; And
Fixing arm, this lid extends to form and is fixed on this framework certainly.
2. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this shade comprises the ground connection arm in addition, and this ground connection arm extends to form from this lid, and this ground connection arm contacts with this base plate after running through this circuit board.
3. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this framework has fixture in addition, this fixture extends to form downwards from the lower surface of this framework, and this fixture is arranged in this fixedly on the arm in the mode of interfering close-fitting, is fixed on this framework with fixing arm.
4. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this framework has fixture in addition, this fixture extends to form downwards from the lower surface of this framework, this fixture runs through this fixedly behind arm, this circuit board and this base plate, and the mode that engages with hot melt fixedly arm is fixed on this framework.
5. button according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this keycap is in to having transparent area on the position of luminescence unit, and the light that this luminescence unit sends penetrates from this transparent area by this light hole.
6. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this keycap has the first chute and the first draw-in groove, and this base plate has the second chute and the second draw-in groove, and this liftable supporter comprises:
The first strutting piece has the first sliding part and the 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
The second strutting piece articulates with this first strutting piece, and this second strutting piece has the second sliding part and the 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.
7. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that comprising in addition: elastic component, this elastic component are arranged between this keycap and this base plate.
8. keyboard is characterized in that comprising: a plurality of buttons, these a plurality of buttons one of them is the described button of any one claim in the claim 1 to 7 at least.
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