CN216120011U - Keyboard and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a keyboard and electronic equipment, which comprises a plurality of first keys and at least one second key, wherein the first keys are press keys; the second type of keys are non-pressed keys, a biological feature recognition device is arranged on the second type of keys, and the second type of keys are as high as the first type of keys; according to the electronic equipment unlocking method and device, the technical effect of electronic equipment biological unlocking is achieved by arranging the biological feature recognition device on at least one second type key, and meanwhile, the second type key is arranged in a mode of being as high as the first type pressable key, so that the overall appearance of the keyboard can be kept consistent; the problems that the consistency of the appearance of the keyboard cannot be guaranteed and the preparation cost is high due to the fact that fingerprint identification keys in the existing notebook computer are arranged are effectively solved.

Description

Keyboard and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to a keyboard and electronic equipment.

Background

With the gradual improvement of the convenience requirements of people in daily life and office work, one-key unlocking of the notebook computer becomes a design trend, and in order to adapt to the design of a narrow frame, a designer usually integrates fingerprint design in a keyboard area, for example, windowing a certain function key to set a biological feature recognition device, and further avoiding windowing again at other positions.

However, the arrangement of the windows often forms a concave structure at the position, which cannot ensure consistent appearance of the keypad, and the size of the customized biometric device required to be arranged at different positions is relatively high as a package of the fingerprint identification area, which is relatively expensive.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a keyboard and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problems that the consistency of the appearance of the keyboard cannot be guaranteed due to the arrangement of fingerprint identification keys in the existing notebook computer, and the preparation cost is high.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present application provides the following technical solutions:

a first aspect of the present application provides a keyboard comprising

The first type keys are press keys;

the second type key is a non-pressed key, a biological feature recognition device is arranged on the second type key, and the second type key is as high as the first type key in height.

In some modified embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, in the keyboard, the second type of key includes a bottom plate and a cover plate;

the bottom plate, the biological feature recognition device and the cover plate are sequentially stacked, and the shape of the cover plate is the same as that of at least one first type key cap.

In some variations of the first aspect of the present application, the keyboard may further comprise a bottom plate having a protrusion facing the biometric identification device to support the cover plate to be flush with the first type of key.

In some variations of the first aspect of the present application, the keyboard, wherein the biometric identification device comprises a biometric sensor, a circuit board, and a barrier;

the circuit board and the biological characteristic sensor are sequentially stacked on the boss part, and the circuit board is electrically connected with the biological characteristic sensor;

the surrounding and blocking part surrounds the periphery of the biometric sensor along the direction parallel to the bottom plate, and the surrounding and blocking part is exposed outside the keyboard.

In some variations of the first aspect of the present application, the keyboard, wherein the biometric sensor is smaller in size than the cover plate.

In some variations of the first aspect of the present application, the keyboard, wherein the cover is a glass cover;

the cover plate is provided with an induction area, and the induction area corresponds to the biological characteristic sensor.

In some modified embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, in the keyboard, the enclosing and blocking member is adapted to the shape of the cover plate, and an extension portion is disposed on a circumferential inner wall of the enclosing and blocking member, and the extension portion extends toward a center of the enclosing and blocking member perpendicular to the inner wall of the enclosing and blocking member;

the circumferential edge of one side, facing the bottom plate, of the cover plate is attached to the extension part;

the distance between the extension part and the edge of the enclosure part along the first direction is matched with the thickness of the cover plate;

wherein the first direction is a direction in which the bottom plate points to the cover plate.

In some modified embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, in the keyboard, a plug port is further provided on the circuit board to connect to a processor of an electronic device/the keyboard;

the circuit board is a flexible circuit board.

In some modified embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the keyboard, wherein the biometric identification device further comprises a reinforcing plate and an electrostatic derivation part;

the reinforcing plate is arranged on one side of the circuit board facing the bottom plate, and the orthographic projection of the reinforcing plate facing the biometric sensor at least covers the biometric sensor;

one end of the static electricity leading-out part is connected with the circuit board, and the other end of the static electricity leading-out part is grounded.

A second aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes the aforementioned keyboard.

Compared with the prior art, the keyboard provided by the first aspect of the application realizes the technical effect of biological unlocking of the electronic equipment by arranging at least one second-class key with the biological feature recognition device, and meanwhile, the second-class key is arranged in a form with the same height as the first-class pressable key, so that the overall appearance of the keyboard can be kept consistent; the problems that the consistency of the appearance of the keyboard cannot be guaranteed and the preparation cost is high due to the fact that fingerprint identification keys in the existing notebook computer are arranged are effectively solved.

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The above and other objects, features and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Several embodiments of the present application are illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar or corresponding parts and in which:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates a structural diagram of a keyboard provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 schematically illustrates a structural diagram of a second type of key provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a side view of a second type of key provided by embodiments of the present application;

fig. 4 schematically shows an exploded structure diagram of a second type of key provided by the embodiment of the present application;

the reference numbers illustrate: the first-type key 1, the second-type key 2, the bottom plate 21, the protrusion 211, the cover plate 22, the sensing area 221, the biometric identification device 3, the biometric sensor 31, the circuit board 32, the plug-in port 321, the enclosure 33, the extension 34, the reinforcing plate 35, the static electricity leading-out part 36, and the first direction a.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be noted that, unless otherwise specified, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs.

In order to solve the technical problems, the general idea of the embodiment of the application is as follows:

example 1

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, a keyboard provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a plurality of first type keys 1, where the first type keys 1 are press keys;

the second type key 2 is a non-pressed key, the second type key 2 is provided with a biological feature recognition device 3, and the second type key 2 is equal in height to the first type key 1.

Specifically, in order to solve the problems that the setting of the fingerprint identification keys in the existing notebook computer cannot ensure the consistency of the appearance of the keyboard and the manufacturing cost is high, in the keyboard provided by this embodiment, the second type of keys 2 that are not pressed keys are set to be as high as the first type of keys 1 that are pressed keys, and the biometric identification device 3 is arranged on the second type of keys 2, so that the second type of keys 2 can continue biometric identification, for example: fingerprint unblock function, and then guarantee that the second class button 2 of non-pressing button does not influence the holistic outward appearance uniformity of keyboard.

The first type keys 1 are press keys which are the same as the keys in the existing keyboard and can realize the input of characters through downward pressing; the corresponding second type key 2 is a non-press key, that is, the second type key 2 is a key that cannot be pressed downwards, specifically, a protrusion in the shape of a hard key, and the biometric identification device 3 is arranged on the second type key 2 to perform biometric identification of a user, so that the second type key 2 becomes a key with a characteristic function, and is matched with electronic equipment such as a notebook computer to perform on/off and unlocking operations; the number of the second type keys 2 may be one or more, and is not limited herein, for example: one Ctrl key may be changed to said second type of keys 2, again for example: an independent second row of keys 2 is provided in the vacant space of the keyboard.

Wherein the biometric recognition device 3 is capable of recognizing a biometric of a user, such as: fingerprint identification, vein identification, blood oxygen value identification, pulse poking identification and other physiological characteristic information; the identification can be realized through the arrangement of various sensors, and the identification mode can be easily understood and realized by the technical personnel in the field, so that the redundant description is not repeated; the following description will be made by taking fingerprint recognition as an example.

According to the above list, in the keyboard provided by the first aspect of the present application, the technical effect of biological unlocking of the electronic device is achieved by arranging the biological feature recognition device 3 on at least one second-type key 2, and meanwhile, the second-type key 2 is arranged in a form having the same height as the first-type depressible key, so that the overall appearance of the keyboard can be kept consistent; the problems that the consistency of the appearance of the keyboard cannot be guaranteed and the preparation cost is high due to the fact that fingerprint identification keys in the existing notebook computer are arranged are effectively solved.

The term "and/or" herein is merely an associative relationship describing an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B, specifically understood as: both a and B may be included, a may be present alone, or B may be present alone, and any of the three cases can be provided.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, in a specific implementation, the second type key 2 includes a bottom plate 21 and a cover plate 22;

the bottom plate 21, the biometric feature recognition device 3 and the cover plate 22 are sequentially stacked, and the shape of the cover plate 22 is the same as that of at least one keycap of the first type key 1.

Specifically, in order to ensure the appearance consistency of the keyboard, in this embodiment, the second type key 2 is configured to include the bottom plate 21, the biometric identification apparatus 3, and the cover plate 22, which are sequentially stacked, and the shape of the cover plate 22 is the same as the shape of the keycap of the at least one first type key, for example: the shape of the second type of key 2 is the same as that of the first type of key 1, and the consistent appearance of the keyboard is ensured; and the shape of the cover plate 22 is equal to that of the keycap, so that the touch feeling of the user fingers can be more met, and the user experience is ensured.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 4, in a specific implementation of the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, the bottom plate 21 has a protruding portion 211, and the protruding portion 211 faces the biometric device 3 to support the cover plate 22 to be at the same height as the first type key 1.

Specifically, in order to realize the arrangement of the second key 2 having the same height as the first key 1, in an embodiment, the bottom plate 21 is provided with the protruding portion 211, so as to lift the biometric identification device 3 and the cover plate 22 together, so that the cover plate 22 has the same height as the first type key 1, and further, the second type key 2 has the same height as the first type key 1; the protruding portion 211 may be integrally formed when the bottom plate 21 is manufactured, or the protruding portion 211 may be connected to one side of the bottom plate 21; preferably, the protrusion 211 corresponds to at least the biometric recognition device 3, so as to ensure a stable support.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 4, in the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, in a specific implementation, the biometric identification apparatus 3 includes a biometric sensor 31, a circuit board 32, and a barrier 33;

the circuit board 32 and the biometric sensor 31 are sequentially stacked on the convex part 211, and the circuit board 32 and the biometric sensor 31 are electrically connected;

the surrounding blocking member 33 surrounds the periphery of the biometric sensor 31 along a direction parallel to the bottom plate 21, and the surrounding blocking member 33 is exposed outside the keyboard.

Specifically, in order to realize the biometric identification of the second type key 2 and ensure that the biometric identification is equal to or higher than the first type key 1, in this embodiment, the biometric identification device 3 is configured to include the biometric sensor 31, the circuit board 32 and the surrounding stopper 33; the biometric sensor 31 is a sensor for performing user biometric recognition, such as: the circuit board 32 is electrically connected with the biological characteristic sensor 31 so as to transmit the biological characteristics of the user collected by the biological characteristic sensor 31 to a processor of a notebook computer for comparison and unlocking; specifically, the circuit board 32 is further provided with a plug port 321 for connecting to a processor of the electronic device/the keyboard, specifically, when the keyboard is a wired keyboard, the plug port 321 needs to be connected to the processor of the keyboard, and when the keyboard is a self-contained keyboard of a notebook computer, the plug port 321 needs to be connected to the processor of the system end; the circuit board 32 is a flexible circuit board to match with the bending of the convex part 211 at the height difference, so that the problems of damage, electric leakage, incapability of transmitting data and the like are avoided; the surrounding and blocking member 33 is an annular structure, and surrounds the periphery of the biometric sensor 31, so as to block the structure in the height difference space between the cover plate 22 and the bottom plate 21, thereby ensuring the second type of keys 2 and the overall appearance of the keyboard to be beautiful, as can be understood: the enclosing pieces 33 and the cover plate 22 cooperate to form a complete keycap structure, and the enclosing pieces 33 can be regarded as side walls of the keycap.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, in a specific implementation, the size of the biometric sensor 31 is smaller than that of the cover plate 22.

Specifically, in order to effectively reduce the manufacturing cost, in this embodiment, the size of the biometric sensor 31 is smaller than the size of the cover plate 22, so that the biometric sensor 31 has universality, and no matter which first type key 1 the second type key 2 has the same shape as the first type key 1, the size of the biometric sensor 31 does not need to be correspondingly set, and only the cover plate 22 needs to be correspondingly adjusted and designed, so as to effectively reduce the cost for customizing the biometric sensor 31.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 4, in the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, in a specific implementation, the cover plate 22 is a glass cover plate;

the cover plate 22 is provided with a sensing area 221, and the sensing area 221 corresponds to the biometric sensor 31.

Specifically, in order to improve the accuracy of identifying the biometric information of the user by the second type key 2, in this embodiment, the sensing region 221 is disposed on the cover 2, the sensing region 221 corresponds to the biometric sensor 31, and the user can align the sensing region 221 for feature identification when performing biometric identification, so as to improve the accuracy of identification; the sensing region 221 may have a particular shape, a particular color, such as: as shown in fig. 2, the sensing area 221 is configured to be a fingerprint shape to prompt a user to press a finger on the sensing area 221 when collecting a fingerprint, so as to ensure successful collection at one time and improve efficiency and accuracy.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4, in a specific implementation of the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, the enclosing and blocking member 33 is adapted to the shape of the cover plate 22, an extending portion 34 is disposed on a circumferential inner wall of the enclosing and blocking member 33, and the extending portion 34 extends toward a center of the enclosing and blocking member 33 perpendicular to the inner wall of the enclosing and blocking member 33;

the peripheral edge of the cover plate 22 on the side facing the base plate 21 is fitted to the extension 34;

the distance between the extension part 34 and the edge of the enclosing piece 33 along the first direction is matched with the thickness of the cover plate 21;

wherein the first direction a is a direction in which the bottom plate 21 points to the cover plate 22.

Specifically, in order to ensure that the cover plate 22 and the bottom plate 21 are matched to form an appearance identical to that of at least one first-type key 1, in this embodiment, the extension portion 34 is disposed on the circumferential inner wall of the surrounding stopper 33 to provide an installation surface for the cover plate 22 and support the cover plate 22, so as to prevent the cover plate 22 from directly contacting the biometric sensor 31, and prevent a user from damaging the biometric sensor 31 during pressing or abutting against the cover plate 22; the dimension of the extension 34 parallel to the cover 22 is not excessively limited as long as it can be fitted to the cover 22, but it is understood that: the extension 34 needs to expose the biometric sensor 31 to realize information identification of the biometric feature; meanwhile, in the embodiment, the distance between the extension portion 34 and the edge of the surrounding stopper 33 along the first direction is set to be matched with the thickness of the cover plate 21, so that when the cover plate 22 is connected with the surrounding stopper 33, the cover plate 22 is sunk into the surrounding stopper 33, the surface of the cover plate 22 is exposed outside, and the smooth and attractive appearance of the second-type key 2 is ensured.

Further, referring to fig. 4, in the keyboard provided in the embodiment of the present application, in a specific implementation, the biometric identification apparatus 3 further includes a reinforcing plate 35 and an electrostatic derivation part 36;

the reinforcing plate 35 is disposed on a side of the circuit board 32 facing the bottom plate 21, and an orthographic projection of the reinforcing plate 35 facing the biometric sensor 31 at least covers the biometric sensor 31;

the static electricity lead-out part 36 has one end connected to the circuit board 32 and the other end grounded.

Specifically, in order to ensure the strength of the second type key 2 and prolong the service life thereof, in this embodiment, the reinforcing plate 35 is disposed between the circuit board 32 and the protruding portion 221, because the circuit board 32 is a flexible circuit board, the circuit board 32 needs to be attached to the rigid base plate 21, and is easily damaged in the installation process, and the reinforcing plate 35 can improve the strength of the circuit board 32 side in the installation process, so as to avoid damage; meanwhile, the static electricity leading-out part 36 connects the circuit board 32 to the ground so as to conform to the ESD design and prevent the device from being damaged by static electricity.

Example 2

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device which comprises the keyboard.

Specifically, the keyboard is the keyboard described in embodiment 1, and the structure and the specific working principle of the keyboard refer to the specific description of embodiment 1, which is not described herein again; the technical effect of biological unlocking of the electronic equipment is realized by arranging at least one second type key 2 on the keyboard with a biological feature recognition device 3, and meanwhile, the second type key 2 is arranged in a form with the same height as the first type pressable key 1, so that the overall appearance of the keyboard can be kept consistent; the problems that the consistency of the appearance of the keyboard cannot be guaranteed and the preparation cost is high due to the fact that fingerprint identification keys in the existing notebook computer are arranged are effectively solved.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A keyboard, characterized in that it comprises:

the first type keys are press keys;

the second type key is a non-pressed key, a biological feature recognition device is arranged on the second type key, and the second type key is as high as the first type key in height.

2. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein:

the second type of key comprises a bottom plate and a cover plate;

the bottom plate, the biological feature recognition device and the cover plate are sequentially stacked, and the shape of the cover plate is the same as that of at least one first type key cap.

3. The keyboard of claim 2, wherein:

the bottom plate is provided with a protruding part facing the biological feature recognition device so as to support the cover plate to be as high as the first type of keys.

4. The keyboard of claim 3, wherein:

the biological characteristic recognition device comprises a biological characteristic sensor, a circuit board and a surrounding blocking part;

the circuit board and the biological characteristic sensor are sequentially stacked on the boss part, and the circuit board is electrically connected with the biological characteristic sensor;

the surrounding and blocking part surrounds the periphery of the biometric sensor along the direction parallel to the bottom plate, and the surrounding and blocking part is exposed outside the keyboard.

5. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein:

the biometric sensor is smaller in size than the cover plate.

6. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein:

the cover plate is a glass cover plate;

the cover plate is provided with an induction area, and the induction area corresponds to the biological characteristic sensor.

7. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein:

the shape of the enclosing and blocking piece is matched with that of the cover plate, an extending part is arranged on the circumferential inner wall of the enclosing and blocking piece, and the extending part is vertical to the inner wall of the enclosing and blocking piece and extends towards the center of the enclosing and blocking piece;

the circumferential edge of one side, facing the bottom plate, of the cover plate is attached to the extension part;

the distance between the extension part and the edge of the enclosure part along the first direction is matched with the thickness of the cover plate;

wherein the first direction is a direction in which the bottom plate points to the cover plate.

8. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein:

the circuit board is also provided with a plug port for connecting an electronic device/a processor of the keyboard;

the circuit board is a flexible circuit board.

9. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein:

the biometric identification device further comprises a reinforcing plate and an electrostatic derivation part;

the reinforcing plate is arranged on one side of the circuit board facing the bottom plate, and the orthographic projection of the reinforcing plate facing the biometric sensor at least covers the biometric sensor;

one end of the static electricity leading-out part is connected with the circuit board, and the other end of the static electricity leading-out part is grounded.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a keyboard as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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