CN217158015U

CN217158015U - Improved structure of keyboard key

Info

Publication number: CN217158015U
Application number: CN202123331266.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王唯川
Original assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc
Current assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc
Priority date: 2021-12-28
Filing date: 2021-12-28
Publication date: 2022-08-09
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-28

Abstract

The utility model provides a keyboard button improvement structure installs on keyboard iron plate, include: a lower shell and an upper shell. The lower shell is provided with a lower peripheral wall, the lower peripheral wall is provided with a lower convex wall part, two side surfaces of the lower peripheral wall are provided with a pair of elastic arms, and the elastic arms are provided with a clamping part and a pulling part. The upper shell is assembled on the lower shell and is provided with an upper raised boss part. The elastic arms extend from bottom to top from the bottom of the lower shell, the tops of the elastic arms are aligned with the upper surface of the lower boss portion, and two sides of the elastic arms are attached to the lower peripheral wall, so that the insertion force of the key structure is small, and the key structure is firmly buckled on the keyboard iron plate with large buckling force.

Description

Improved structure of keyboard key

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a key structure, and more particularly, to an improved structure of a keyboard key that can be mounted on or detached from an iron plate of a keyboard without a seam leakage.

Background

If the game is frequently overlooked in the battle due to errors, the requirements of peripheral accessories of the computer are necessarily improved except that the technology of the keyboard is inferior to that of others, and the keyboard is a key ring.

The keyboard is different from the comfortable hand feeling pursued by ordinary work and document processing in use, and the operation of a player needs to be reflected in the fierce battle of the backsight competitive keyboard. The keyboard for bidding contest on market has many kinds, except the mechanical keyboard with different hand feeling such as green axis and red axis, the specifications of wired and wireless, price and additional functions are different, and the decision of each player is difficult.

At present, a detachable key structure includes a lower housing, an upper housing, and a pressing mechanism installed between the upper housing and the lower housing. The two sides of the lower shell are provided with a pair of elastic arms, and after the upper shell, the key mechanism and the lower shell of the key structure are assembled, the elastic arms on the two sides of the lower shell can be utilized to install the key structure in the socket of the keyboard iron plate.

Because the design of foretell this elastic arm is from top to bottom extension to the bottom of this lower casing, consequently when the installation of button structure inserts in the socket of this keyboard iron plate, produced insertion force is great, is difficult for letting this pair of elastic arm of lower casing insert the group in the socket, and after the button structure inserts in the socket of keyboard iron plate, this elastic arm produces less power of detaining with the socket, consequently the installation is used also easily to produce after a period and is become flexible. Moreover, because the elastic arm is designed to extend from the upper raised wall part to the bottom of the lower shell, the keyboard iron plate has a gap larger than the upper raised wall part, and therefore, when a light source at the bottom of the keyboard projects to the upper shell from bottom to top to conduct light, the gap is easy to generate light leakage.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, the utility model discloses a main objective lies in solving above-mentioned defect, the utility model discloses with the elastic arm redesign of button structure, the elastic arm is by the design of up extending of casing bottom down, makes the button structure when inserting in the socket of keyboard iron plate, makes the insertion force of button structure little, and the firm lock joint that the power of detaining is big is on this keyboard iron plate.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an improved structure of keyboard keys, which is installed on a keyboard iron plate, comprising: a lower shell and an upper shell. The lower shell is provided with a lower peripheral wall, the lower peripheral wall is provided with a lower protruding wall part, two sides of the lower peripheral wall are provided with a pair of openings, each opening is provided with an elastic arm, and each elastic arm is provided with a clamping part and a pulling part. The upper shell is assembled on the lower shell and is provided with an upper peripheral wall which is provided with an upper raised boss part. The elastic arms extend from bottom to top from the bottom of the pair of openings of the lower shell, the tops of the elastic arms are aligned with the upper surfaces of the lower convex walls, and two sides of the elastic arms are attached to two sides of the pair of openings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lower peripheral wall is surrounded by a mounting space for mounting a pressing mechanism, one side of the lower raised wall has a pair of symmetrical through holes, the upper surface and the lower surface of the lower raised wall have a pair of protrusions, and the upper surface of the lower raised wall has a positioning column and a positioning hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a through hole is formed at the bottom of the elastic arm, the through hole allows a light source generated by a light emitting element to pass through, and a symmetrical accommodating space is formed between the mounting space and the pair of elastic arms.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pressing mechanism is installed in the installation space and includes a base, a first elastic element, a pressing shaft and a second elastic element.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the base has a protruding pillar, the first elastic element is sleeved on the protruding pillar, and the pressing shaft is sleeved on the first elastic element; the top surface of the pressing shaft is provided with a shaft part and two side surfaces are respectively provided with a guide slide block; the second elastic element is disposed on one side of the pressing shaft to assist the pressing shaft to move up and down.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing is made of transparent or translucent plastic, the upper peripheral wall of the upper housing encloses an actuating space for accommodating the pressing shaft, and the top surface of the upper peripheral wall has a through hole communicating with the actuating space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lower surface of the upper raised wall has a positioning post and a positioning hole, and when the upper housing is assembled with the lower housing, the positioning post and the positioning hole of the upper housing are symmetrically assembled with the positioning hole and the positioning post of the lower housing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper raised portion of the upper casing has a pair of notches extending downward to form a fastening portion, the fastening portion passes through the pair of through holes, the fastening portion is fastened to the convex portion of the lower surface of the lower raised portion, and the pair of notches are fixed to the convex portion of the upper surface of the lower raised portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a pair of symmetrical light guiding portions are disposed on two sides of the upper raised wall portion of the upper housing, and a guiding rail is disposed on a side of the pair of light guiding portions facing the actuating space for guiding the sliding block on two sides of the pressing shaft to slide.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of the key structure of the present invention

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the button structure of the present invention

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the key structure of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic top view of the key structure of the present invention mounted on the keyboard iron plate;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic view of FIG. 4 at the location 5-5;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic view of FIG. 4 at the 6-6 position;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation of the key structure of the present invention detached from the keyboard iron plate.

In the figure:

a key structure 10; a lower case 1; a lower peripheral wall 11; an installation space 12; a lower convex wall part 13; positioning posts 131; a positioning hole 132; a through hole 14; the

convex portions

15, 15 a; a resilient arm 16; a catch portion 161; a pulling part 162; a through hole 163; an accommodating space 17; an opening 18; a pressing mechanism 2; a base 21; a convex column 211; a first elastic element 22; a pressing shaft 23; a shaft portion 231; a guide slider 232; a second elastic element 24; an upper case 3; an upper peripheral wall 31; an actuating space 32; a through hole 33; the upper raised portion 34; positioning posts 341; positioning holes 342; a notch 35; a fastening portion 36; a light guide portion 37; a guide rail 371; a keyboard iron plate 20; a socket 201.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and can implement the present invention, but the embodiments are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the key structure of the present invention is three-dimensional, exploded, and side-looking in appearance and is schematically illustrated in cross-sectional views at positions 4-4 and 5-5 in fig. 3. As shown in the figure: the utility model discloses a keyboard button improvement structure, this button structure 10 including: a lower shell 1, a pressing mechanism 2 and an upper shell 3.

The lower casing 1 has a lower peripheral wall 11 thereon, the lower peripheral wall 11 is surrounded by a mounting space 12 for mounting the pressing mechanism 2, the periphery of the lower peripheral wall 11 has a lower protruding wall 13, two sides of the lower protruding wall 13 have a pair of symmetrical through holes 14, the pair of through holes 14 are used for two buckling parts 36 of the upper casing 3 to pass through and assemble, the upper surface and the lower surface of the lower protruding wall 13 have a pair of

protrusions

15, 15a, and the upper surface of the lower protruding wall 13 has a positioning post 131 and a positioning hole 132, so that the pair of

protrusions

15, 15a, the positioning post 131 and the positioning hole 132 are used for assembling and positioning the upper casing 3.

In addition, the other two sides of the lower housing 1 have a symmetrical opening 18, the bottom of the pair of openings includes a pair of elastic arms 16 extending from bottom to top, so that the top of the pair of elastic arms 16 on the top surface of the keyboard iron plate 20 is aligned with the upper surface of the raised wall portion 13 of the lower peripheral wall 11, and the two sides of the pair of elastic arms 16 are abutted against the two sides of the pair of openings 18 of the lower peripheral wall 11 (as shown in fig. 3), so that the insertion force of the key structure is small, and the fastening force is large, and the key structure is firmly fastened on the keyboard iron plate 20. One side of the pair of elastic arms 16 respectively includes a detent portion 161 and a pulling portion 162, the detent portion 161 is engaged with the bottom surface of the socket 201 of the keyboard iron plate 20, the pulling portion 162 is engaged with the top surface of the socket 201 of the keyboard iron plate 20, and the key structure 10 can be detached from the keyboard iron plate 20 only by pulling the pulling portion 162 to retract the elastic arms 16 toward the lower peripheral wall 11, so that the detent portion 161 is disengaged from the bottom surface of the socket 201 of the keyboard iron plate 20. Furthermore, a through hole 163 is formed at the bottom of the elastic arm 16, and the through hole 163 is used for passing a light source generated by a light emitting element (not shown) installed below the keyboard iron plate 20. Furthermore, a pair of symmetrical accommodating spaces 17 is provided between the mounting space 12 and the pair of elastic arms 16, and the accommodating spaces 17 accommodate the light guide portions 37 of the upper case 3.

The pressing mechanism 2 is installed in the installation space 12 of the lower housing 1 and includes a base 21, a first elastic element 22, a pressing shaft 23 and a second elastic element 24. The base 21 has a convex pillar 211, the first elastic element 22 is sleeved on the convex pillar 211, the pressing shaft 23 is sleeved on the first elastic element 22, and the first elastic element 22 provides the pressing shaft 23 with vertical movement when the pressing shaft 23 is pressed by external force. The pressing shaft 23 has a shaft 231 on the top surface and a guide block 232 on each side surface, so that when the pressing shaft 23 is pressed, the guide block 232 can slide on the guide rail 371 on one side surface of the light guide portion 37 of the upper housing 3. The second elastic element 24 is disposed on one side of the pressing shaft 23 to assist the pressing shaft 23 to move up and down. In the drawings, the first elastic member 22 is a spring, and the second elastic member 24 is a spring.

The upper housing 3, which is made of transparent or translucent plastic, is assembled on the lower housing 1, and has an upper peripheral wall 31 thereon, the upper peripheral wall 31 encloses an actuating space 32 for accommodating the pressing shaft 23, and the top surface of the upper peripheral wall 31 has a through hole 33 communicating with the actuating space 32. In addition, an upper raised boss 34 is provided on the upper peripheral wall 31, a positioning post 341 and a positioning hole 342 are provided on the lower surface of the upper raised boss 34, and when the upper housing 3 is assembled with the lower housing 1, the positioning post 341 and the positioning hole 342 of the upper housing 3 are symmetrically positioned and assembled with the positioning hole 132 and the positioning post 131 of the lower housing 1. The upper raised boss 34 on both sides of the upper housing 3 has a pair of notches 35, the notches 35 extend downward to form a fastening part 36, the fastening part 36 passes through the through holes 14 of the lower housing 1, the fastening part 36 is fastened to the protrusion 15a on the lower surface of the lower raised boss 13, and the notches 35 of the upper housing 3 are fixed to the protrusion 15 on the upper surface of the lower raised boss 13.

A pair of light guide portions 37 are provided on both sides of the upper raised wall portion 34 of the upper case 3, symmetrically and mounted in the housing space 17, and the pair of light guide portions 37 can guide a light source generated by a light emitting element (not shown) mounted on the bottom of the keyboard to the entire upper case 3, thereby illuminating the entire upper case 3. The side of the light guide portions 37 facing the operating space 32 has a guide rail 371, and the guide rail 371 provides the sliding function for the guide blocks 232 at both sides of the pressing shaft 23, so that the pressing shaft 23 can move up and down stably.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, the top view of the key structure of the present invention mounted on the keyboard iron plate and the operation schematic diagram of fig. 3 showing the sectional view at the positions 4-4 and 5-5 and the key structure detached from the keyboard iron plate are shown. As shown in the figure: the utility model discloses a this lower casing 3 of button structure 10, this pressing means 2 and last casing 1 are assembled the back according to the preface, with this lower casing 1 crowded impress in the socket 201 of this keyboard iron plate 20, this socket 201 will extrude this pair of elastic arm 16 of this lower casing 1, make this elastic arm 16 contract downwards perisporium 11, because elastic arm 16 is by this lower casing 1 bottom from down up extension design, consequently, it is little to make this button structure 10 insert the insertion force of socket 201 in keyboard iron plate 20, when letting the portion 161 of blocking of this elastic arm 16 no longer receive socket 201 oppression, this elastic arm 16 bounces the back, make this portion of blocking 16 block in the bottom surface of this socket 201, in order to produce the efficiency that the power is big, make this button structure 10 can stabilize in socket 201 of keyboard iron plate 20.

When the key structure 10 needs to be detached for replacement or reinstalled, the pulling portion 162 of the elastic arm 16 is pulled to make the elastic arm 16 retract toward the lower peripheral wall 11 of the lower housing 1, so that the engaging portion 161 is separated from the bottom surface of the socket 201 of the keyboard iron plate 20, and the key structure 10 can be detached from the socket 201 of the keyboard iron plate 20, so that an installer can easily detach, replace or repair the key structure.

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. Equivalent substitutes or changes made by the technical personnel in the technical field on the basis of the utility model are all within the protection scope of the utility model. The protection scope of the present invention is subject to the claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a keyboard button improvement structure, installs on keyboard iron plate which characterized in that includes:

a lower shell, which is provided with a lower peripheral wall, a lower convex wall part is arranged on the lower peripheral wall, a pair of openings are arranged on two sides of the lower peripheral wall, a pair of elastic arms are respectively arranged on the pair of openings, and a clamping part and a pulling part are respectively arranged on the pair of elastic arms;

the upper shell is assembled on the lower shell and provided with an upper peripheral wall which is provided with an upper raised boss part;

the elastic arms extend from bottom to top from the bottom of the lower shell, the tops of the elastic arms are aligned with the upper surface of the lower boss portion, and two sides of the elastic arms are attached to two sides of the opening of the lower peripheral wall.

2. The improved structure of keyboard keys as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower peripheral wall further encloses a mounting space for mounting a pressing mechanism, one side of the lower raised wall has a pair of symmetrical through holes, the upper surface and the lower surface of the lower raised wall have a pair of protrusions, and the upper surface of the lower raised wall has a positioning post and a positioning hole.

3. The improved structure of claim 2, wherein the bottom of the elastic arm has a through hole for passing a light source generated by a light emitting element, and a symmetric receiving space is provided between the mounting space and the elastic arms.

4. The improved structure of claim 3, wherein the pressing mechanism is installed in the installation space and includes a base, a first elastic element, a pressing shaft and a second elastic element.

5. The keyboard improved structure of claim 4, wherein the base has a convex pillar, the first elastic element is connected to the convex pillar in a sleeved manner, and the pressing shaft is connected to the first elastic element in a sleeved manner; the top surface of the pressing shaft is provided with a shaft part and two side surfaces are respectively provided with a guide slide block; the second elastic element is disposed on one side of the pressing shaft to assist the pressing shaft to move up and down.

6. The improved structure of keyboard keys as claimed in claim 5, wherein said upper housing is made of transparent or translucent plastic, said upper peripheral wall of said upper housing further enclosing an actuating space for accommodating said pressing shaft, said upper peripheral wall having a through hole on its top surface communicating with said actuating space.

7. The improved structure of keyboard keys as claimed in claim 6, wherein the lower surface of the upper raised boss has a positioning post and a positioning hole, when the upper housing and the lower housing are assembled, the positioning post and the positioning hole of the upper housing are assembled symmetrically to the positioning hole and the positioning post of the lower housing.

8. The improved structure of keyboard keys as claimed in claim 7, wherein the upper raised boss on both sides of the upper casing has a pair of notches extending downward to form a fastening part, the fastening part passes through the pair of through holes, the fastening part is fastened to the protrusion on the lower surface of the lower raised boss, and the notches are fixed to the protrusion on the upper surface of the lower raised boss.

9. The improved structure of keyboard keys as claimed in claim 8, wherein a pair of light guiding portions are symmetrically disposed on two sides of said upper raised portion of said upper housing, and a guiding rail is disposed on the side of said pair of light guiding portions facing said actuation space, said guiding rail providing sliding of said guiding block on two sides of said pressing shaft.