CN215496495U - Key structure with light guide function - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a key structure with a light guide function, which is used for a keyboard base and a plurality of light-emitting sources arranged on the keyboard base, and comprises a lower shell, an upper shell, a pressing shaft and a spring, wherein the lower shell is fixedly connected with the keyboard base; the upper shell is assembled above the lower shell and is made of light-transmitting plastic materials, the upper shell is provided with a through hole, a plurality of light guide columns extend downwards from two sides of the bottom of the upper shell, and each light guide column and each light-emitting source are arranged oppositely; the pressing shaft is movably clamped between the lower shell and the upper shell, and the top end of the pressing shaft penetrates through the through hole; the spring is clamped and elastically supported between the lower shell and the pressing shaft. Therefore, the key structure has the effects of uniform light guiding and multi-light source light guiding.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a key structure, and more particularly, to a key structure with a light guide function.
Background
Along with the popularization and popularization of electronic competitive games, the requirements of the electronic game allocation specifications of players are improved, so that a mechanical keyboard is available in the market, and the mechanical keyboard is provided with mechanical keys which are long in pressing stroke, accurate in touch feeling and long in service life.
The traditional mechanical key comprises an upper shell, a lower shell, a pressing shaft, a spring and a cap, wherein the upper shell and the lower shell are mutually connected and are internally provided with a containing cavity, the pressing shaft and the spring are contained in the containing cavity, the top end of the pressing shaft is exposed out of the upper shell, the spring is elastically supported between the bottom end of the pressing shaft and the lower shell, and the cap is installed at the top end of the pressing shaft.
However, when the mechanical key needs to emit light, the material of the upper housing is made of transparent plastic, so that the light source installed on the keyboard can guide the light to the cap through the upper housing, but how to make the upper housing have the effects of uniform light guiding and light guiding by multiple light sources is one of the key manufacturers' key points.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The present invention is directed to a key structure with light guiding function, which utilizes the light of each light source to be guided to the two opposite sides of the upper housing through each light guiding pillar, so as to achieve the effect of uniform light guiding and multi-light source light guiding.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a key structure with a light guiding function, which is used for a keyboard base and a plurality of light sources installed on the keyboard base, and the key structure includes: the lower shell is fixedly connected to the keyboard base; the upper shell is assembled above the lower shell and is made of transparent plastic materials, a through hole is formed in the upper shell, a plurality of light guide columns extend downwards from two sides of the bottom of the upper shell, and the light guide columns and the light emitting sources are arranged oppositely; the pressing shaft is movably clamped between the lower shell and the upper shell, and the top end of the pressing shaft penetrates through the through hole; and a spring sandwiched and elastically supported between the lower case and the pressing shaft.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing has a top wall and an annular peripheral wall surrounding the periphery of the top wall, and the light guide posts extend downward from two sides of the bottom of the annular peripheral wall.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing has a top wall and an annular peripheral wall surrounding the periphery of the top wall, and the light guide posts extend downward from two sides of the bottom of the top wall and the bottom of the annular peripheral wall respectively.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the through hole is formed on the top wall.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a positioning stop abutting against the lower housing protrudes from an inner side of each of the light guide posts.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the number of the light guide posts is two, each of the positioning stoppers is provided with a limiting groove, two limiting blocks protrude from two outer sides of the pressing shaft, and each of the limiting blocks is accommodated in and can slide in each of the limiting grooves.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes a cap assembled on the top of the pressing shaft and ascending or descending along with the pressing shaft.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the cap has a plurality of transparent marks, and the plurality of transparent marks and the plurality of light guide posts are disposed opposite to each other.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the annular peripheral wall has a square shape, the annular peripheral wall has a pair of first opposite sides and a pair of second opposite sides, and the light guide pillars are formed at bottoms of the pair of first opposite sides.
In another embodiment of the present invention, two hooks extend downwards from the bottom of the pair of second opposite sides, the lower housing has two slots and two blocks extending from the interior of each slot, and each hook is engaged with each slot and engaged with each block.
Based on the above, the button structure still includes the cap, the cap montage is at the top of pressing the axle, the cap has a plurality of printing opacity marks, each leaded light post and each luminous source of going up the casing dispose relatively each other, a plurality of printing opacity marks dispose relatively each other with a plurality of leaded light posts again, the light of each luminous source guides the relative both sides to the upper shell through each leaded light post, and then let go up the casing and present the even visual perception of luminance, and the colour of each luminous source can be different, make a plurality of printing opacity marks also present the visual perception of different colours, reach the button structure and have the leaded light evenly, many light sources leaded light and can present the efficiency of different colour marks.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the key structure of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is another exploded perspective view of the key structure of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a perspective assembly view of the key structure of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional assembly view of the key structure of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the key structure according to the present invention in a use state.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the key structure according to the present invention in a use state.
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10: a key structure; 1: a lower housing; 11: a card slot; 12: a clamping block; 2: an upper housing; 21: a top wall; 211: a through opening; 22: an annular peripheral wall; 224: a hook is clamped; 23: a light guide pillar; 231: positioning a stop block; 232: a limiting groove; 3: pressing the shaft; 31: a limiting block; 4: a spring; 5: a cap; 51: a light-transmitting sign; 100: a keyboard base; 200: a light emitting source.
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The following detailed description and technical contents of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a key structure 10 of the present invention for guiding light includes a lower housing 1, an upper housing 2, a pressing shaft 3 and a spring 4.
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, the key structure 10 of the present invention is used for a keyboard base 100 and a plurality of light sources 200 installed on the keyboard base 100. Each of the Light-emitting sources 200 of the present embodiment is a Light-emitting diode (LED), but not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 6, the lower casing 1 is fixed above the keyboard base 100, and the lower casing 1 is provided with two slots 11 and two extending blocks 12 disposed inside the slots 11.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the upper housing 2 is assembled on the lower housing 1, the upper housing 2 is made of transparent plastic material, the upper housing 2 has a through hole 211, and a plurality of light guide posts 23 extend downward from two sides of the bottom of the upper housing 2, and each light guide post 23 and each light emitting source 200 are disposed opposite to each other.
As described in detail below, the upper housing 2 has a top wall 21 and an annular peripheral wall 22 surrounding the periphery of the top wall 21, and the through hole 211 is formed in the top wall 21. In this embodiment, the light guide posts 23 respectively extend downward from two sides of the bottom of the top wall 21 and the bottom of the annular peripheral wall 22, but not limited thereto, the light guide posts 23 may also extend downward from two sides of the bottom of the annular peripheral wall 22.
In addition, a positioning stop 231 abutting against the lower case 1 protrudes from the inner side of each light guide pillar 23, and the number of the light guide pillars 23 of the present embodiment is two, and each positioning stop 231 is provided with a limiting groove 232.
In addition, the annular peripheral wall 22 of the present embodiment is square, the annular peripheral wall 22 has a pair of first opposite sides and a pair of second opposite sides, the plurality of light guiding pillars 23 are formed at the bottom of the pair of first opposite sides, and the bottom of the pair of second opposite sides extends downwards to form two hooks 224, each hook 224 is engaged with each slot 11 and is engaged with each latch 12, so that the lower housing 1 and the upper housing 2 are firmly connected up and down.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 6, the pressing shaft 3 is movably clamped between the lower casing 1 and the upper casing 2, the top end of the pressing shaft 3 penetrates through the through hole 211, two limiting blocks 31 protrude from two outer sides of the pressing shaft 3, and each limiting block 31 is accommodated in and can slide in each limiting groove 232.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 6, the spring 4 is interposed and elastically supported between the lower case 1 and the pressing shaft 3. The spring 4 of the present embodiment is a coil spring, but not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, the key structure 10 of the present invention further includes a cap 5, the cap 5 is assembled on the top of the pressing shaft 3, and the cap 5 moves up or down along with the pressing shaft 3, the cap 5 has a plurality of transparent marks 51, and the plurality of transparent marks 51 and the plurality of light guide posts 23 are disposed opposite to each other.
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, in the use state of the key structure 10 of the present invention, a plurality of light guide columns 23 extend from two opposite sides of the upper housing 2, each light guide column 23 and each light emitting source 200 are configured oppositely, a plurality of light transmitting marks 51 are configured oppositely to the plurality of light guide columns 23, the light of each light emitting source 200 is guided to the two opposite sides of the upper housing 2 through each light guide column 23, so that the upper housing 2 presents a visual perception of uniform brightness, and the colors of the light emitting sources 200 can be different, so that the plurality of light transmitting marks 51 can also present visual perception of different colors, thereby achieving the effect that the key structure 10 has uniform light guiding, multi-light source light guiding, and can present marks of different colors.
In summary, the key structure with light guiding function of the present invention can achieve the expected purpose of use, and solve the defects in the prior art, and has industrial applicability. The above-mentioned embodiments are merely preferred embodiments for fully illustrating the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. The equivalent substitution or change made by the technical personnel in the technical field on the basis of the utility model is all within the protection scope of the utility model. The protection scope of the utility model is subject to the claims.
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1. The utility model provides a key structure with leaded light function for a keyboard base and install in a plurality of light emitting sources of keyboard base, its characterized in that, its key structure includes:
the lower shell is fixedly connected to the keyboard base;
the upper shell is assembled above the lower shell and is made of transparent plastic materials, a through hole is formed in the upper shell, a plurality of light guide columns extend downwards from two sides of the bottom of the upper shell, and the light guide columns and the light emitting sources are arranged oppositely;
the pressing shaft is movably clamped between the lower shell and the upper shell, and the top end of the pressing shaft penetrates through the through hole; and
and the spring is clamped and elastically supported between the lower shell and the pressing shaft.
2. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 1, wherein said upper housing has a top wall and an annular peripheral wall surrounding the periphery of said top wall, and said plurality of light guide posts are respectively formed by extending downward from two sides of the bottom of said annular peripheral wall.
3. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 1, wherein said upper housing has a top wall and an annular peripheral wall surrounding the periphery of said top wall, and said plurality of light guide posts are respectively formed by extending downward from two sides of the bottom of said top wall and said annular peripheral wall.
4. A key structure having a light guide function according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said through hole is formed by molding from said top wall.
5. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a positioning stopper abutting against the lower case protrudes from an inner side of each light guide pillar.
6. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 5, wherein the number of the light guide posts is two, each of the positioning stoppers is provided with a limiting groove, two limiting blocks protrude from two outer sides of the pressing shaft, and each of the limiting blocks is accommodated in and slidable in each of the limiting grooves.
7. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a cap assembled on top of the pressing shaft and ascending or descending along with the pressing shaft.
8. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 7, wherein said cap has a plurality of light-transmissive marks, and said plurality of light-transmissive marks and said plurality of light-guide posts are disposed opposite to each other.
9. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said annular peripheral wall has a square shape, said annular peripheral wall has a pair of first opposite sides and a pair of second opposite sides, and said plurality of light guide columns are formed at bottoms of said pair of first opposite sides.
10. The key structure with light guide function according to claim 9, wherein two hooks extend downward from the bottom of the pair of second opposite sides, the lower housing has two slots and two blocks extending from the inside of the slots, and each hook is engaged with each slot and engaged with each block.
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