CN203931896U - Keycap - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model is about a kind of keycap, and keycap comprises key top, key skirt, ink layer and protective layer.Key top has upper surface; key skirt around and at least a portion and this key skirt that connect the periphery on this key top there is side surface; ink layer is for forming character or pattern; and this ink layer has curing ink portion and side ink portion; this curing ink portion is positioned on this upper surface on this key top; this side ink portion is positioned on this side surface of this key skirt and this side ink portion comprises epimere and hypomere, and protective layer is formed on this epimere of this curing ink portion and this side ink portion, and makes this hypomere of this side ink portion keep exposing.The utlity model has the economic environmental protection of processing procedure, the formation of can following one's bent is coated and saves the advantages such as cost; Keycap can provide user continuously, hand sense of touch smoothly, and can effectively avoid occurring light leak.

Description

Keycap

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of keycap, especially has about the keycap of protective layer with pattern and selective coated.

Background technology

Keyboard is the epochmaking input equipment of electronic installation (for example computer or mobile phone), and button is the critical piece of composition keyboard.Keycap is positioned at the top of button, and it mainly utilizes the mode of injection molding to be processed.First need to produce a plurality of keycaps of a plurality of buttons that correspond on keyboard finished product, more for example engraving or printed patterns or character are on the surface of each keycap, finally just keycap are installed on the substrate of keyboard.

To form the processing procedure of pattern or character on the surface of keycap; known techniques is sequentially printing or spraying one layer or more ink on the end face of keycap; then utilize laser-induced thermal etching ink layer and form pattern or character; finally utilize spraying or printing and protective layer is coated on ink layer, protective layer being carried out to cure process simultaneously.This kind of processing procedure is quite consuming time, especially, in the time that ink layer comprises multilayer, has more increased the parameter of processing procedure, so easily causes the yield of keycap to decline.

In addition, if form protective layer with spraying process, protective layer, by covering all exposed parts of keycap, not only causes meaningless waste, and because of spray angle limited, therefore easily produce the inhomogeneous problem of protective layer thickness.If form protective layer with print process, protective layer only can cover the end face of keycap, cannot extend to the side (being key skirt) of keycap, so for user, contact easily produce when button uneven disconnected fall feel, smooth degree when impact input.In brief, spraying process or print process all cannot form the protective layer of selective coated.

TaiWan, China patent (publication number is TW 201338958) has disclosed one and has penetrated and form the keycap that is attached with ink layer structure on it with in-mold transfer printing method (In-MoldRelease, IMR).In-mold transfer printing method can be saved significantly ink layer structure is coated on to the required time of keycap, and can effectively promote the bond strength between ink layer structure and keycap, prevents that by this ink layer structure from peeling off.But we cannot form protective layer with IMR technology, and a companion keyboard comprises the keycap of multiple different sizes conventionally, the keycap of these different sizes can not penetrate in same mould; That is this kind of method cannot once penetrate all keycaps.Moreover, being limited to the restriction of IMR technology itself, in mould, the hole of accommodating keycap spacing is each other must be enough large, causes the decreased number of the treatable same size keycap of the each institute of a mould, thus need the more coating film of use, so will increase cost.

In addition, with regard to IMR technology, owing to relating to the step of mould being implemented to lower open die in the course of processing, therefore cannot realize coated (being that barb is coated) that extend to key skirt lower surface; Again, coating film (comprising ink layer and release layer) generally can produce die parting line (parting line) in key skirt lower edge turning point, and when the release layer comprising in removing coating film, therefore part ink layer is easily removed together.So, the ink layer edge that is positioned at key skirt lower edge presents sawtooth or irregular, and makes illuminated keyboard produce serious light leak.

Therefore, be necessary to research and develop the processing method of the keycap that can address the above problem, can meet to produce in a large number the keycap that user requires.

Utility model content

Because existing problem in prior art, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of keycap, forms selective coated in the surface of keycap, and this keycap can bring user hand sense of touch smoothly, and the common light leak situation of unlikely generation illuminated keyboard.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model proposes a kind of keycap, this keycap comprises key top, key skirt, ink layer and protective layer.Key top has upper surface; Key skirt around and at least a portion and this key skirt that connect the periphery on this key top there is side surface; Ink layer is for forming character or pattern, and this ink layer has curing ink portion and side ink portion, and this curing ink portion is positioned on this upper surface on this key top, and this side ink portion is positioned on this side surface of this key skirt and this side ink portion comprises epimere and hypomere; Protective layer is formed on this epimere of this curing ink portion and this side ink portion, and makes this hypomere of this side ink portion keep exposing.

The utility model also proposes another kind of keycap, and this keycap comprises: key top, key skirt, ink layer and protective layer.Key top has upper surface; Key skirt around and at least a portion and this key skirt that connect the periphery on this key top there is side surface, this side surface comprises part and lower part; Ink layer is for forming character or pattern, and this ink layer has curing ink portion and side ink portion, and this curing ink portion is positioned on this upper surface on this key top, and this side ink portion is positioned on this of this side surface in part; Protective layer is formed in this curing ink portion and this side ink portion, and makes this bottom of this side surface divide maintenance to expose.

The utility model also proposes another keycap, and this keycap comprises: key top, key skirt, ink layer and protective layer.Key top has upper surface; Key skirt around and connect at least a portion of the periphery on this key top, this key skirt has side surface and lower surface; Ink layer is formed on this upper surface, this side surface of this key skirt and this lower surface of this key skirt on this key top; Protective layer is formed on this ink layer.

As optional technical scheme, this protective layer is only formed in the upper part of this upper surface on this key top and this side surface of this key skirt.

As optional technical scheme, this protective layer has concave convex texture, and this concave convex texture utilizes the outer transfer technique of mould and is formed on this keycap; Or this protective layer has nanoscale micro-structural or optical texture, and this nanoscale micro-structural or this optical texture utilize the outer transfer technique of mould and are formed on this keycap; Or this protective layer has hydrophobicity, and this protective layer utilizes the outer transfer technique of mould and is formed on this keycap.

As optional technical scheme, this side surface of this key skirt is quadrangle, and this epimere of this side ink portion and the boundary of this hypomere have horizontally extending rectilinear form.

As optional technical scheme, this side surface and this lower surface of this key skirt are all quadrangle.

As optional technical scheme, this ink layer has a plurality of sublayers of different colours.

As optional technical scheme, this character on this ink layer or pattern are character or the pattern that uses the engraving process of high-energy optics to form, and see through power used while controlling engraving and realize the color diversity of single keycap.

As optional technical scheme, this ink layer comprises light tight black ink layer and blue printing opacity ink layer.

Compare with prior art, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model has the economic environmental protection of processing procedure (can all keycaps of single treatment, and as far as possible reduce and use spray procedure, to reduce environmental pollution), can follow one's bent forms coated and saves the advantages such as cost; By the made keycap of method of the present utility model can provide user continuously, hand sense of touch smoothly, and can effectively avoid occurring light leak (for illuminated keyboard).

Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, the utility model is described in detail, but not as to restriction of the present utility model.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1A and Figure 1B are respectively vertical view and the bottom view of keycap in the utility model one embodiment;

Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram of the first tool used in the utility model one embodiment;

Fig. 2 B is the schematic diagram that in the utility model one embodiment, plural keycap is arranged at the first tool;

Fig. 3 A is the first tool used in the utility model one embodiment and the schematic diagram of the tool of bleeding;

Fig. 3 B is the schematic diagram of the tool body of bleeding of the tool of bleeding of Fig. 3 A;

Fig. 3 C is the schematic diagram that the first tool of Fig. 3 A is stacked and placed on the tool body of bleeding in tool seat of bleeding;

Fig. 3 D is that in the utility model one embodiment, the first coating film covering is arranged at the plural keycap of the first tool and is jointly positioned over the part amplification schematic cross-section of bleeding in tool;

Fig. 3 E is that the utility model one embodiment carries out the part that the first coating film in the outer transfer process of mould is transferred to plural keycap and amplifies schematic cross-section;

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that in the utility model one embodiment, ink layer is attached at the plural keycap of the first tool;

The keycap schematic diagram that Fig. 5 A forms for the processing method of the keycap of the utility model one embodiment;

The keycap schematic diagram that Fig. 5 B forms for the processing method of the keycap of another embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B are respectively in another embodiment of the utility model and use the 3rd tool to form schematic diagram and the local schematic cross-section that amplifies of protective layer;

The keycap schematic diagram that Fig. 6 C forms for the processing method of the keycap of another embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 7 A is the schematic diagram of the first tool, the 3rd tool and the tool of bleeding used in another embodiment of the utility model;

The keycap schematic diagram that Fig. 7 B forms for the processing method of the keycap of another embodiment of the utility model;

The schematic diagram that Fig. 8 A is the second tool of using in the utility model one embodiment;

Fig. 8 B and Fig. 8 C are schematic diagram and the local amplification sectional view that shifts plural keycap to the second tool in the utility model one embodiment from the first tool;

Fig. 8 D is the local amplification sectional view that keycap of the present utility model is transferred to the second tool.

Embodiment

The utility model provides the processing method of keycap and the keycap of method manufacturing by this, it can be applicable to the keycap of a plurality of buttons of the corresponding keyboard finished product of lots processed, to simplify fabrication schedule and cost, wherein keyboard finished product can be the keyboard selling separately or is installed on the keyboard module of electronic installation.In the utility model, as shown in Figure 1A and Figure 1B, keycap 1 after injection molding comprises key top 11 and key skirt 13, wherein key top 11 has upper surface 111 and lower surface 113, and key skirt 13 around and at least a portion of the periphery on connecting key top 11 and there is side surface 131 and lower surface 133, and key top 11 and key skirt 13 define the space 15 of keycap 1 below.In the utility model, key top 11 is preferably quadrangle, but not as limit.It should be noted that the quadrangle key top 11 shown in Figure 1A is only for illustrating, key of the present utility model top can have other rule or irregular shapes, for example circular; And key skirt of the present utility model is shaped as surrounding's shape on collocation key top, and with the direction that is for example vertical in fact or predetermined angular with the upper surface on key top towards downward-extension.Moreover in the utility model, the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 and lower surface 133 are quadrangle, but not as limit.The side surface 131 and the lower surface 133 that it should be noted that key skirt 13 can be quadrangle or other shapes (for example arc) according to design requirement.

Moreover as shown in Figure 1B, keycap 1 also has at least one joint portion 17, joint portion 17 is for connecting the elevating mechanism (not shown) of button.Taking scissor lift structure as example, the joint portion 17 of keycap 1 can comprise the first joint portion 17a and the second joint portion 17b, and wherein the first joint portion 17a and the second joint portion 17b are arranged at the inner side of keycap 1 and are arranged in space 15.That is, the first joint portion 17a and the second joint portion 17b are arranged at the opposite side of lower surface 113 on key top 11 and the slide way mechanism that both are respectively the axis hole mechanism of paired setting and arrange in pairs, can relatively rotate and slide making after keycap 1 and elevating mechanism combination.Graphic in rear reference, the processing method of the keycap of detailed description the utility model embodiment and the tool using.

In an embodiment, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model comprises: the first tool 100 (as shown in Figure 2 A) is provided, wherein the first tool 100 comprises a plurality of location structures 110, and a plurality of location structure 110 corresponds to respectively a plurality of keycaps (keycap 1 of for example Figure 1A).In this embodiment, the first tool 100 is by can material high temperature resistant and high pressure made, for example metal or alloy.Moreover, the number of a plurality of location structures 110 of the first tool 100, position, size, shape etc. be preferably corresponding to the plural button setting of the keyboard finished product that forms of wish so that a plurality of location structure 110 corresponds to respectively the keycap of plural button.That is adjacent location structure 110 spacing each other equals in fact adjacent key on keyboard finished product spacing each other.Taking the keyboard generally with 108 buttons as example, the first tool 100 can have 108 location structures 110, and the position of these 108 location structures 110 is mutually corresponding with 108 key positions of keyboard.Moreover these 108 location structures 110 can comprise the various forms of location structures 110 of the buttons such as shape and big or small corresponding function key, shortcut, blank key, numeral/letter key.

Moreover the processing method of keycap of the present utility model further comprises: a plurality of keycaps 1 are arranged at respectively on a plurality of location structures 110, as shown in Figure 2 B.That is a plurality of keycaps 1 can be arranged on a plurality of location structures 110 via individual other joint portion 17 respectively.Particularly, as shown in Figure 2 A, each location structure 110 is for protruding from the raised structures on the first tool 100 surfaces, and each location structure has the first connect mechanism 112 and the second connect mechanism 114, the first connect mechanisms 112 and the second connect mechanism 114 use for connecting key cap 1.In this embodiment, the first connect mechanism 112 of location structure 110 and the second connect mechanism 114 correspond respectively to the first joint portion 17a and the second joint portion 17b of keycap 1, can engage respectively the first joint portion 17a and the second joint portion 17b by the first connect mechanism 112 and the second connect mechanism 114 when making keycap 1 be arranged at location structure 110, and make keycap 1 be fastened in location structure 110, and then not can the follow-up air blowing/coating of bleeding, move or roll-over procedure in drop from the location structure 110 of the first tool 100.Corresponding to the first joint portion 17a of axis hole form, the first connect mechanism 112 is axle part form, and corresponding to the second joint portion 17b of chute form, the second connect mechanism 114 is draw-in groove form.For example, the first joint portion 17a of axis hole form is sheathed on the first connect mechanism 112 of axle part form, and location structure 110 inwardly concaves to form the second connect mechanism 114 of draw-in groove form in the both sides of the opposite end of the first connect mechanism 112 sidewall, to make the second connect mechanism 114 arranging in pairs can be connected to this to the second joint portion 17b medial surface, push the second joint portion 17b towards key skirt 13 directions.By this, plural keycap 1 can be arranged at respectively on the plural location structure 110 of the first tool 100.

Afterwards, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model further comprises: utilize the outer transfer technique of mould, the first coating film is attached on a plurality of keycaps 1, in order to do making the first coating film cover the upper surface 111 on key top 11 of a plurality of keycaps 1 and the side surface 131 of the key skirt 13 of a plurality of keycap 1, wherein the first coating film has ink layer and the first separated type material layer (in rear detailed description).

The outer transfer technique of mould that the utility model is alleged, the exterior decorations of finger print (Out-Mold Decoration, OMD) outer moulding transcription (the Out-Mold Release of the mould in technology, or be called high pressure transfer printing OMR), it is by adjusting temperature and pressure two parameters, makes the softening and transcription of thin-film material or is coated to work package.In the present embodiment, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model can further comprise the draught head between the upper and lower surface of adjusting the first coating film, in order to do making the first coating film can firmly be coated the upper surface 111 on key top 11 of a plurality of keycaps 1 and the side surface 131 of key skirt 13.For example, if wish is adjusted the draught head between the upper and lower surface of the first coating film, can be by the air pressure that increases by the first coating film upper surface, to reach the object that forms draught head between the first coating film upper and lower.Or, except passing into gases at high pressure above the first coating film, again the first coating film lower surface is vacuumized simultaneously.

Particularly, as shown in Figure 3A, the first tool 100 can coordinate the tool 300 of bleeding to use and reach the above-mentioned outer transfer printing of mould.In this embodiment, the tool 300 of bleeding is better comprises the tool seat 310 of bleeding, bleed tool body 320 and the tool lid 330 of bleeding, the tool body 320 of wherein bleeding is arranged at bleeds on tool seat 310, the first tool 100 is arranged at bleeds on tool body 320, and the tool lid 330 of bleeding is arranged on the first tool 100 and with tool seat 310 combinations of bleeding to form closed structure.For example, the tool seat 310 of bleeding is for having the pedestal of accommodation space 312, and the tool body 320 of wherein bleeding is arranged in accommodation space 312.In this embodiment, bleed tool seat 310 from surface to lower recess to form accommodation space 312, and in accommodation space 312, offering the bleed pass through openings 312a of tool body 320 of shape correspondence, the tool body 320 that makes to bleed can be arranged in accommodation space 312 by exterior contour is sticked in the pass through openings 312a of the tool seat 310 of bleeding.In addition, the tool seat 310 of bleeding also has recess 314, wherein recess 314 is arranged at the tool seat 310 of bleeding to the part of lower recess contiguous pass through openings 312a, is beneficial to user installs and dismantle in the tool seat 310 of bleeding bleed tool body 320 and the first tool 100 by recess 314.Moreover the tool seat 310 of bleeding is more provided with o-ring groove 316 in surface, be beneficial to increase the air-tightness of the overall tool 300 of bleeding.In this embodiment, o-ring groove 316 arranges around accommodation space 312.

As shown in Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C, the tool body 320 of bleeding has a plurality of air extraction structures 322, wherein a plurality of air extraction structures 322 a plurality of location structures 110 of corresponding the first tool 100 respectively.Particularly, each location structure 110 of the first tool 100 is provided with ventilation perforation 116 (as shown in Figure 2 A), the shape of each air extraction structure 322 is corresponding to ventilation perforation 116, when bleed tool body 320 so that the first tool 100 is stacked and placed on, air extraction structure 322 can be placed in ventilation perforation 116.Each air extraction structure 322 has aspirating hole 324, be stacked and placed on while bleeding tool body 320 when being provided with the first tool 100 of keycap 1, can by air extractor (not shown) see through aspirating hole 324 simultaneously to each keycap 1 below, the space 15 that defined by key top 11 and key skirt 13 bleeds, and so can reduce the air pressure of the first coating film below.In addition, in an embodiment, air extraction structure 322 can be provided with flow channel 326 in top surface, and wherein flow channel 326 is communicated with aspirating hole 324, to promote the air-extraction function in the space 15 of air extractor to keycap 1 below.

As shown in Figure 3A, the tool lid 330 of bleeding has plural pore 332, air drain 334 and o-ring groove 336,338, and the tool 300 that is beneficial to bleed is blown and air-extraction function.For example, pore 332 can comprise the plural aspirating hole 332b that is arranged at the plural gas hole 332a of zone line and is arranged on corresponding the first tool 100 peripheral regions, and air drain 334 is communicated with plural aspirating hole 332b in radial mode; Can carry out air blowing effect by middle gas hole 332a by this, and carry out air-extraction function by aspirating hole 332b, and then reach the effect of adjusting pressure.Moreover, the tool lid 330 of bleeding is provided with o-ring groove 336 between (1) gas hole 332a and aspirating hole 332b, (2) periphery of all aspirating hole 332b is more provided with o-ring groove 338, so when outside air blowing/exhaust apparatus (not shown) is attached to while bleeding tool lid 330 upper surface, sealing ring on outside air blowing/exhaust apparatus can enter respectively in o-ring groove 336 and o-ring groove 338, to promote the air-tightness of overall air extractor.

As shown in the schematic cross-section of Fig. 3 D, in the time that the first tool 100 coordinates the tool 300 of bleeding to carry out outside mould transfer printing, plural number keycap 1 is arranged at respectively on the location structure 110 of the first tool 100 (person as shown in Figure 2 B), and the first tool 100 is to be stacked and placed on to be arranged at the bleeding on tool body 320 of the tool seat 310 of bleeding, and air extraction structure 322 is stretched in the ventilation perforation 116 of location structure 110.Then, the first coating film 2 is covered on plural keycap 1, and will bleed tool lid 330 and tool seat 310 combinations of bleeding, to form closed structure.Afterwards, the aspirating hole 324 that sees through air extraction structure 322 carries out air-extraction function, or the gas hole 332a that simultaneously sees through the tool lid 330 of bleeding carries out air blowing effect, to adjust the draught head between the upper and lower surface of the first coating film 2, and then make the first coating film 2 press close to each keycap 1 gap (as shown in Fig. 3 E) to each other downwards, and transcription covers key top surface 111 and the key skirt side surface 131 of plural keycap 1.In addition, also can adopt other modes to adjust the draught head between the upper and lower surface of the first coating film 2, so that the first coating film 2 transcriptions simultaneously cover the target area of a plurality of keycaps 1.

In this embodiment, the first coating film 2 has ink layer 21 and the first separated type material layer 23, but not as limit.In another embodiment, it is orlop material that the first coating film 2 can further comprise gum layer (not shown), is transferred to the anchorage of keycap 1 to promote ink layer 21.In other embodiment, the first coating film 2 can comprise the ink layer with gum character, is transferred to the anchorage of keycap 1 to promote ink layer 21.Such as, moreover according to design requirement, the first coating film 2 also can comprise multilayer ink layer, outward appearance ink layer, background color ink layer etc.

When the first coating film 2 is transferred to after the key top surface 111 and key skirt side surface 131 of plural keycap 1, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model comprises: in the tool 300 of certainly bleeding, take out a plurality of keycaps 1 and the first tool 100, remove the first separated type material layer 23, so that ink layer 21 exposes, as shown in Figure 4.In addition, character or the pattern of the corresponding button of the each keycap 1 of foundation, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model comprises: the ink layer 21 that engraving exposes, to form other character or pattern 21a; And on ink layer 21 after engraving, form protective layer 31, the character or the pattern 21a that form in order to protection, (keycap completing as shown in Figure 5A).In the keycap 1 forming in said method, protective layer 31 has the section of ㄇ shape in fact or approximate ㄇ shape.Should note: in this embodiment, use high-energy optics engraving process engraving ink layer 21, for example radium-shine (laser) engraving, but the utility model is not as limit.In addition, ink layer 21 can optionally have a plurality of sublayers of different colours, for example: comprise light tight black ink layer and blue printing opacity ink layer.See through power used while controlling engraving and decide the degree of depth of burning ink layer, can represent the color diversity of one key, increase visual effect, for example: (1), in " > " symbol place, burns black and blue ink layer simultaneously, make " > " symbol show the white of keycap 1 light-transmitting materials, (2) and in ". " symbol place of same button, only burn black ink layer, but retain blue ink layer, make ". " symbol show blue light.As for the surperficial centrifugation of the first separated type material layer 23, can come from the material behavior of coating film itself, also coating mould release in addition on base material, as long as can reach, ink layer 21 can depart from from the first separated type material layer 23, release effect.

Moreover, also can form above-mentioned protective layer 31 by the outer transfer technique of mould.For example; after engraving ink layer 21; the second coating film that comprises protective layer 31 and the second separated type material layer is attached on a plurality of keycaps 1; and then can be by similar above-mentioned air pressure method of adjustment in the identical tool 300 of bleeding, in order to do making the second coating film cover the upper surface 111 on key top 11 and the side surface 131 of key skirt 13.Then, remove the second separated type material layer, make by this protective layer 31 expose.

Should be noted at this, in preferred embodiment, location structure 110 is relevant to the length of downward-extension with the key skirt 13 of keycap 1 from the height of the first tool protrusion of surface, when making keycap 1 be arranged at location structure 110, is preferably the lower surface 133 that exposes key skirt 13.That is, location structure 110 is preferably and is greater than key skirt 13 and pushes up the length of 11 lower surfaces 113 to downward-extension from key to the height of upper process, and in the time that a plurality of keycaps 1 are arranged on a plurality of location structures 110 of the first tool 100, the lower surface 133 of key skirt 13 keeps exposing, with carrying out outside mould the first coating film 2 after transfer technique and more can cover the lower surface 133 of key skirt 13.That is the ink layer 21 ' forming is by this attached at the upper surface 111 on key top 11 of keycap 1 and side surface 131 and the lower surface 133 of key skirt 13.Then, be similar to above-described embodiment, implement the ink layer 21 ' that engraving exposes, to form other character or pattern; And the upper protective layer 31 ' that forms of ink layer after engraving 21 ' is in steps such as patterns, the keycap that formed in this way as shown in Figure 5 B.Design by this, can make to remove the first separated type material layer 23 time, divest the first separated type material layer 23 to avoid damaging the possibility of the ink layer 21 on the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 in the time that the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 divests from the lower surface 133 of key skirt 13, and then promote the exterior quality of keycap 1 and can reduce the keycap 1 of illuminated keyboard from the possibility of key skirt 13 ink layer 21 breakage light leaks.

Moreover the processing method of keycap of the present utility model can form by extra tool protective layer or the ink layer of different aspects.As shown in Fig. 6 A and 6B, in another embodiment, before said method forms protective layer, can provide the 3rd tool 400, wherein the 3rd tool 400 comprises a plurality of accommodation spaces 410 and has predetermined thickness.A plurality of accommodation spaces 410 correspond to respectively a plurality of location structures 110, and predetermined thickness is less than the height of key skirt 13.For example, the 3rd tool 400 has plurality of through holes as accommodation space 410, and the aperture of plurality of through holes and shape correspond respectively to a plurality of location structures 110.Then, the 3rd tool 400 is stacked and placed on the first tool 100, the accommodation space 410 of punched-type allows that having the corresponding location structure 110 that keycap 1 arranges is thereon arranged in wherein, to cover a part for the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 by the predetermined thickness of the 3rd tool 400.By this, the outer transfer technique of recycling mould, is attached at the second coating film 3 on a plurality of keycaps 1, in order to do making to comprise protective layer 31 " and the second coating film 3 of the second separated type material layer 33 cover the surface 111 on key top 11 and the side surface 131 of crested key skirt 13 not.Afterwards, remove the second separated type material layer 33, make by this protective layer 31 " expose.

In other words, as shown in Figure 6 C, the ink layer 21 ' that is transferred to keycap 1 comprises curing ink portion 24 and side ink portion 25, and wherein curing ink portion 24 is positioned on the upper surface 111 on key top 11, side ink portion 25 is positioned on the side surface 131 of key skirt 13, and side ink portion 25 comprises epimere 25a and hypomere 25b.In the present embodiment, cover the ink layer (being side ink subordinate section 25b) of the lower part 131a of the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 and expose the ink layer (being the epimere 25a of side ink portion) of the upper part 131b of the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 by the predetermined thickness of the 3rd tool 400, make the protective layer 31 forming after the outer transfer printing of mould " be covered in the epimere 25a of curing ink portion 24 and side ink portion 25, and the hypomere 25b that makes side ink portion 25 keeps exposing, reduce costs to save the protective layer material being used, and can avoid protective layer wish to cover side ink subordinate section 25b time, be limited to protective layer material characteristic, causing producing yield reduces.Should be noted at this; the predetermined thickness preferred configuration of the 3rd tool 400 is the corner that can expose key top 11 and key skirt 13 intersections; and then make protective layer 31 " not only cover the curing ink portion 24 of the upper surface 111 on key top 11; also at least extend across the corner of key top 11 and key skirt 13 intersections, and cover the upper part 131b of the side surface 131 of key skirt 13.There is the keycap of the coated mode of this kind of protective layer, can avoid user in the time of pressing keys, to produce uneven sense of touch, increase the fluency while use.

Moreover in another embodiment, as shown in Figure 7 A, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model can be before said method forms ink layer, and the 3rd tool 400 is provided, and makes ink layer have different aspects.As mentioned above, the 3rd tool 400 has plurality of through holes as accommodation space 410, and the aperture of plurality of through holes and shape correspond respectively to a plurality of location structures 110.Then, the 3rd tool 400 is stacked and placed on the first tool 100, the accommodation space 410 of punched-type allows that having the corresponding location structure 110 that keycap 1 arranges is thereon arranged in wherein, to cover a part for the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 by the predetermined thickness of the 3rd tool 400.By this, the outer transfer technique of recycling mould, is attached at the first coating film 2 on a plurality of keycaps 1, covers the surface 111 on key top 11 and the side surface 131 of crested key skirt 13 not in order to do the first coating film 2 that makes to comprise ink layer 21 and the first separated type material layer 23.Afterwards, remove the first separated type material layer 23, make by this ink layer 21 " expose.

In other words, as shown in Figure 7 B, the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 comprises part 131b and lower part 131a.In the present embodiment, cover by the predetermined thickness of the 3rd tool 400 key skirt 13 side surface 131 lower part 131a and expose the upper part 131b of the side surface 131 of key skirt 13, make the ink layer 21 forming after the outer transfer printing of mould " the ink portion 24 that comprises the upper surface 111 that is covered in key top 11 and the side ink portion 26 that is positioned at the upper part 131b of key skirt side surface 131, and make the lower part 131a of key skirt side surface 131 not cover ink layer.Then; after removing the first separated type material layer 23; equally by the predetermined thickness of the 3rd tool 400 cover key skirt 13 side surface 131 lower part 131a and expose the side ink portion 26 of the upper part 131b of the side surface 131 of key skirt 13; make the protective layer 31 forming after the outer transfer printing of mould " be covered in curing ink portion 24 and side ink portion 26, and make the lower part 131a of the side surface 131 of key skirt 13 keep exposing.So the exposed keycap without black out ink of 131 times part 131a of side surface of key skirt 13 is applicable to non-backlight keyboard, can the worry problem of key skirt 13 side light leaks, and part 131b is all coated with black ink layer on user's finding of naked eye keycap 1 upper surface 111 and key skirt, do not affect aesthetic appearance; Can save used ink layer and protective layer material by this and reduce costs, and because key skirt 13 side area coverages are compared with the little production yield that improves.

Should be noted at this; in each embodiment of the present utility model; protective layer 31,31 ', 31 " can form according to need for example concave convex texture; or form nanoscale micro-structural or the optical texture for example, with specific physical or optical property (hydrophobicity or pollution resistance); so that button more easily keeps clean, so will contribute to extend the useful life of button.

In addition, the utility model machines by said method after the keycap of various enforcement aspects, can carry out the program of keycap transfer, is beneficial to follow-up and combination button miscellaneous part (for example elevating mechanism).In an embodiment, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model also comprises: the second tool 200 (as shown in Figure 8 A) is provided, and wherein the second tool 200 comprises collecting part 210 and pushes part 220.Collecting part 210 has a plurality of accommodation spaces 212, corresponds to respectively a plurality of location structures 110 of the first tool 100.Particularly, the keycap 1 on the size of a plurality of accommodation spaces 212 of collecting part 210, position, the shape philosophy location structure 110 corresponding with it is mutually corresponding, so that keycap 1 can be placed in accommodation space 212.Push part 220 and there is plural protuberance 222, for pushing plural keycap 1, so that keycap 1 departs from and is placed in the accommodation space 212 of the second tool 200 from the location structure 110 of the first tool 100.

Therefore, providing after the second tool 200, as shown in Fig. 8 B and Fig. 8 C, the processing method of keycap of the present utility model also comprises: overturn the first tool 100 of a plurality of keycaps 1 has been set on it, make the key top 11 of keycap 1 down in the face of the second tool 200.Then, the key top 11 of a plurality of keycaps 1 is aligned respectively to a plurality of accommodation spaces 212, recycling is pushed the downward application of force of part 220, by plural protuberance 222, a plurality of keycaps 1 are passed towards the accommodation space 212 of collecting part 210 from a plurality of location structures 110, and make a plurality of keycaps 1 shift respectively and be placed in a plurality of accommodation spaces 212.In other words, the plural protuberance 222 of pushing part 220 stretches into towards the ventilation perforation 116 of corresponding location structure 110 respectively from the dorsal part of the first tool 100, with the application of force, joint portion 17a, the 17b of keycap 1 and the connect mechanism of location structure 110 112,114 departed from, and then move and depart from the first tool 100 and shift and be placed in accommodation space 212 towards the accommodation space 212 of collecting part 210.As shown in Fig. 8 D, when completing, transfer removes after the first tool 100, now the key of visible a plurality of keycap 1 pushes up 11 in accommodation space 212, and all expose space 15 and joint portion 17 that key top 11 and key skirt 13 surround, so that implement follow-up keyboard assembling processing procedure.

Certainly; the utility model also can have other various embodiments; in the situation that not deviating from the utility model spirit and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the utility model, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. a keycap, is characterized in that this keycap comprises:

Key top, has upper surface;

Key skirt, around and at least a portion and this key skirt that connect the periphery on this key top there is side surface;

Ink layer, for forming character or pattern, and this ink layer has curing ink portion and side ink portion, and this curing ink portion is positioned on this upper surface on this key top, and this side ink portion is positioned on this side surface of this key skirt and this side ink portion comprises epimere and hypomere; And

Protective layer, is formed on this epimere of this curing ink portion and this side ink portion, and makes this hypomere of this side ink portion keep exposing.

2. keycap according to claim 1, is characterized in that: this side surface of this key skirt is quadrangle, and this epimere of this side ink portion and the boundary of this hypomere have horizontally extending rectilinear form.

3. a keycap, is characterized in that this keycap comprises:

Key top, has upper surface;

Key skirt, around and at least a portion and this key skirt that connect the periphery on this key top there is side surface, this side surface comprises part and lower part;

Ink layer, for forming character or pattern, and this ink layer has curing ink portion and side ink portion, and this curing ink portion is positioned on this upper surface on this key top, and this side ink portion is positioned on this of this side surface in part; And

Protective layer, is formed in this curing ink portion and this side ink portion, and makes this bottom of this side surface divide maintenance to expose.

4. a keycap, is characterized in that this keycap comprises:

Key top, has upper surface;

Key skirt, around and connect at least a portion of the periphery on this key top, this key skirt has side surface and lower surface;

Ink layer, is formed on this upper surface, this side surface of this key skirt and this lower surface of this key skirt on this key top; And

Protective layer, is formed on this ink layer.

5. keycap according to claim 4, is characterized in that: this protective layer is only formed in the upper part of this upper surface on this key top and this side surface of this key skirt.

6. according to the keycap described in any one in claim 1,3-5, it is characterized in that: this protective layer has concave convex texture, and this concave convex texture utilizes the outer transfer technique of mould and is formed on this keycap; Or,

This protective layer has nanoscale micro-structural or optical texture, and this nanoscale micro-structural or this optical texture utilize the outer transfer technique of mould and be formed on this keycap; Or,

This protective layer has hydrophobicity, and this protective layer utilizes the outer transfer technique of mould and is formed on this keycap.

7. according to the keycap described in any one in claim 4-5, it is characterized in that: this side surface and this lower surface of this key skirt are all quadrangle.

8. according to the keycap described in any one in claim 1,3,4, it is characterized in that: this ink layer has a plurality of sublayers of different colours.

According to Claim 8 in keycap described in any one, it is characterized in that: this character on this ink layer or pattern are character or the pattern that uses the engraving process of high-energy optics to form, and see through power used while controlling engraving and realize the color diversity of single keycap.

According to Claim 8 in keycap described in any one, it is characterized in that: this ink layer comprises light tight black ink layer and blue printing opacity ink layer.