CN218938909U

CN218938909U - Folding keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN218938909U
Application number: CN202223155298.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘少平
Original assignee: SHENZHEN DEZHONGHENG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
Current assignee: SHENZHEN DEZHONGHENG INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
Priority date: 2022-11-26
Filing date: 2022-11-26
Publication date: 2023-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-26

Abstract

The application is applicable to keyboard technical field, proposes a folding keyboard, includes: a first keyboard and a second keyboard hinged to the first keyboard; and a first functional part hinged to a side of the first keyboard opposite to the second keyboard; a second functional part rotatably connected to one side of the first keyboard; the second keyboard and the first functional part can rotate relative to the first keyboard and are abutted against the first keyboard, and the second functional part can rotate relative to the first keyboard and are abutted against the second keyboard and the first functional part; the three foldable parts are arranged, so that the volume of the folded keyboard can be effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the folded keyboard can be ensured to have multiple functions; the second keyboard and the first functional part are both abutted against the first keyboard, so that the thickness of the folding keyboard is further reduced.

Description

Folding keyboard

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of keyboards, and particularly relates to a folding keyboard.

Background

The keyboard is the most commonly used and main input device, and english letters, numbers, punctuation marks and the like can be input into a computer through the keyboard, so that commands, input data and the like can be sent to the computer. The traditional wired keyboard is large in size, can not be folded for storage, and is inconvenient to carry. At present, a keyboard adopts a folding structure, the keyboard is divided into two or three areas for folding, but the keyboard adopts a linear division mode, the folded keyboard has thicker thickness, and is not convenient to store and carry; in order to reduce the thickness after folding, such a keyboard generally has only a main keyboard region (region where keys such as a primary key and a secondary key are located) of the keyboard, but does not have functions such as a functional key region (region where keys such as Ins, del, end are located), a numeric key region, and a touch pad.

Disclosure of Invention

To above-mentioned problem, the application provides a folding keyboard, has solved the folding keyboard thickness after folding among the prior art thicker at least, the problem that the function is less.

An embodiment of the present application provides a folding keyboard, including:

a first keyboard;

a second keyboard hinged to a first side of the first keyboard;

the first functional part is hinged to a second side of the first keyboard, and the second side is opposite to the first side;

a second functional portion rotatably connected to a third side of the first keyboard, the third side being disposed between the first side and the second side;

the second keyboard and the first functional part can rotate relative to the first keyboard and are overlapped on the first keyboard, and the second functional part can rotate relative to the first keyboard and are overlapped on the second keyboard and the first functional part.

In one embodiment, the first keyboard comprises a first operation surface;

the folding keyboard further comprises a flexible connecting piece, one end of the flexible connecting piece is connected to one face, opposite to the first operation face, of the first keyboard, and the other end of the flexible connecting piece is connected to the second functional portion.

In an embodiment, the flexible connection unit includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion that are sequentially connected, where the first portion is wrapped on a surface of the first keyboard facing away from the first operation surface, and the third portion is wrapped on a surface of the second functional portion facing to the outside when the second functional portion is stacked on the second keyboard;

the width of the second part is larger than or equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the first keyboard, the first functional part and the second functional part.

In an embodiment, the first keyboard, the second keyboard and the first functional portion have the same thickness.

In an embodiment, the length of the first portion is the same as the length of the third portion, and the length of the first portion is greater than or equal to the length of the first keyboard;

the length of the first keyboard is larger than or equal to the sum of the length of the second keyboard and the length of the first functional part.

In an embodiment, the width of the third portion is greater than or equal to the width of the second functional portion;

the length of the third portion is greater than or equal to the length of the second functional portion.

In an embodiment, the folding keyboard further comprises a first connecting piece, one end of the first connecting piece is hinged to the first keyboard, and the other end of the first connecting piece is hinged to the second keyboard;

the folding keyboard further comprises a second connecting piece, one end of the second connecting piece is hinged to the first keyboard, and the other end of the second connecting piece is hinged to the first functional portion.

In an embodiment, the first keyboard is provided with a first supporting portion, and after the second keyboard and the first functional portion rotate relative to the first keyboard, the second keyboard and the first functional portion are both abutted to the first supporting portion.

In an embodiment, the second keyboard includes a second operation surface and a second supporting portion, the second operation surface and the first operation surface are located in the same horizontal plane, and the second supporting portion is disposed on a surface of the second keyboard opposite to the second operation surface;

the first functional part comprises a third operation surface and a third supporting part, the third operation surface and the first operation surface are positioned in the same horizontal plane, and the third supporting part is arranged on the opposite surface of the first functional part and the third operation surface.

In an embodiment, the first functional portion is a digital keypad, and the second functional portion is a touch pad.

This application is thicker to folding keyboard folding back thickness among the prior art, and the fragile problem of keyboard shell makes the improvement design, has following beneficial effect:

1. the first keyboard and the second keyboard are arranged, and the first functional part is also arranged at the same time, so that the second keyboard and the first functional part are both abutted against the first keyboard, and the thickness of the folded keyboard is reduced;

2. the first functional part and the second functional part are arranged to meet different functional requirements of the keyboard.

The three foldable parts are arranged, so that the volume of the folded keyboard can be effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the folded keyboard can be ensured to have multiple functions; make second keyboard and first functional part all butt in first keyboard, further reduced folding keyboard's thickness, the practicality is strong.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required for the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the folding keyboard shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a folding keyboard in a folded state according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic front view of the folding keyboard shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a left side schematic view of the folding keyboard shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a right side view of the folding keyboard shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a schematic rear view of the folding keyboard shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a side view schematic of the folding keyboard shown in fig. 1.

The meaning of the labels in the figures is:

100. folding the keyboard;

10. a first keyboard; 101. a first operation surface; 11. a first support portion;

20. a second keyboard; 201. a second operation surface; 21. a second supporting part;

30. a first functional unit; 301. a third operation surface; 31. a third supporting part;

40. a second functional unit;

50. a flexible connection member; 51. a first section; 52. a second section; 53. a third section;

60. a first connector;

70. and a second connecting piece.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, i.e. embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," and the like indicate an orientation or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplification of the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

At present, a keyboard adopts a folding structure, the keyboard is divided into two or three areas for folding so as to be convenient for storage and carrying, but the keyboard adopts a linear separation mode, the folded keyboard has thicker thickness, and is not convenient for storage and carrying; in order to reduce the thickness after folding, the keyboard has a large number of functions, usually only a main keyboard area of the keyboard is provided, and functions such as a functional key area, a numeric key area, a touch pad and the like are not provided.

Therefore, the folding keyboard is provided with two foldable functional parts and two foldable keyboard parts, and has rich functions; and the thickness of the folded keyboard is smaller after being folded.

For the purpose of illustrating the technical solutions described in this application, reference is made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a folding keyboard 100 provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a first keyboard 10, a second keyboard 20, a first functional section 30, and a second functional section 40; and the folding keyboard 100 includes a folded state and an unfolded state.

The first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20 form a main body portion of the folding keyboard 100, which is a main keyboard area portion where keys such as english letters and symbols in the keyboard are located; wherein one side of the second keyboard 20 is hinged to the first side of the first keyboard 10, so that the second keyboard 20 can rotate and fold relative to the first keyboard 10, and when the folding keyboard 100 is in a folded state, the second keyboard 20 is parallel to the first keyboard 10 and covers the first keyboard 10.

The first functional portion 30 is hinged to a second side of the first keyboard 10, where the second side and the first side are two opposite sides of the first keyboard 10, i.e. the first functional portion 30 is hinged to one opposite side of the first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20, i.e. the first functional portion 30 and the second keyboard 20 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the first keyboard 10, and the first functional portion 30 can rotate and fold relative to the first keyboard 10; when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, the first functional portion 30 is parallel to and opposite to the first keyboard 10 and covers the first keyboard 10.

The first functional unit 30 and the second functional unit 40 may be functional areas of a numeric keypad, a touch panel, or other various keyboards, or may be provided with an operation module or a control module dedicated to a certain field according to the need.

The second functional portion 40 is rotatably connected to a third side of the first keyboard 10, the third side is disposed between the first side and the second side, that is, the third side is adjacent to both the first side and the second side, the second functional portion 40 is rotatably connected to a side of the first keyboard 10 adjacent to the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30, the second keyboard 20, the first functional portion 30 and the second functional portion 40 are respectively disposed on three sides of the first keyboard 10, the second functional portion 40 can rotate and fold relative to the first keyboard 10, and when the folded keyboard 100 is in a folded state, the second functional portion 40 is parallel opposite to the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 and covers the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30.

The second functional portion 40 is folded to cover the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30, and the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 have a certain thickness, so that the rotatable connection manner of the second functional portion 40 may be realized by a long hinge, or may be realized by a connection belt, a connection rod or other various connection structures.

The unfolded state of the folded keyboard 100 provided in this embodiment refers to the state of the folded keyboard 100 when in use, and referring to fig. 1 and 2, in the unfolded state, the second keyboard 20, the first functional portion 30 and the second functional portion 40 are all located on the peripheral side of the first keyboard 10 and are respectively located on three different sides of the first keyboard 10.

The folding state of the folding keyboard 100 provided in this embodiment refers to a state of the folding keyboard 100 when the folding keyboard 100 is stored or carried, referring to fig. 3 and 4, in the folding state, both the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 are abutted against the first keyboard 10 and cover the first keyboard 10, and the second functional portion 40 is abutted against the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 and cover the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30; it can be appreciated that the folded keyboard 100 has only three layers when folded, namely, the first keyboard 10, the second keyboard 20, the first functional portion 30, and the second functional portion 40, which effectively reduces the thickness of the folded keyboard 100 after folding.

The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in: the first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20 are arranged, and the first functional part 30 is also arranged, so that the second keyboard 20 and the first functional part 30 are abutted against the first keyboard 10, and the thickness of the folded keyboard 100 is reduced; the first functional part 30 and the second functional part 40 are arranged to meet different functional requirements of the keyboard; the folding keyboard has four parts, namely the first keyboard 10, the second keyboard 20, the first functional part 30 and the second functional part 40, and only has three layers after being folded, so that the folding thickness is reduced, and the folding keyboard is convenient to carry.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, the first keyboard 10 includes a first operation surface 101, where the first operation surface 101 is a surface where keys of the first keyboard 10 are located, and when the folded keyboard 100 is in an unfolded state, the first operation surface 101 faces a user.

In this embodiment, the first keyboard 10 further includes a first supporting portion 11, the first supporting portion 11 is disposed on the first operation surface 101, the first supporting portion 11 is configured to support the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30, and specifically, when the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 are both covered on the first keyboard 10, the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 are both abutted to the first supporting portion 11; the first supporting portion 11 is further configured to prevent the second keyboard 20, the first functional portion 30, and the keys of the first keyboard 10 from being pressed by each other when the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 are covered on the first keyboard 10, so as to prevent the keys from being pressed for a long time, thereby ensuring the service life of the folded keyboard 100, and also preventing the situation of false touch when the folded keyboard 100 is powered on in the folded state.

The first supporting portion 11 can be disposed on the frame of the first keyboard 10 to avoid influencing the design and use of the key positions of the keys on the first keyboard 10; the first supporting portion 11 may be in a bar shape, a sheet shape, or other various shapes; the material of the first supporting portion 11 may be a metal or a non-metal material, for example, the material of the first supporting portion 11 may be a rubber material, so as to increase the friction force between the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 and the first supporting portion 11, for example, the material of the first supporting portion 11 may be a magnet, and corresponding magnetic material members are disposed at positions of the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 opposite to the first supporting portion 11, so that the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 can be stable and not shake when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state.

In the present embodiment, the length of the first keyboard 10 is greater than or equal to the sum of the lengths of the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30, and the arrangement is such that when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, both the second keyboard 20 and the first functional portion 30 can be covered on the first keyboard 10.

Referring to fig. 1, the length of the first keyboard 10, the length of the second keyboard 20, and the length of the first functional section 30 are the dimensions of the first keyboard 10, the second keyboard 20, and the first functional section 30, respectively, in the X-axis direction.

The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in: the first supporting portion 11 is provided, so that mutual extrusion among the keys of the first keyboard 10, the keys of the second keyboard 20 and the keys of the first functional portion 30 when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state is avoided, the service life of the folding keyboard 100 is prolonged, and the situation that the folding keyboard 100 is erroneously touched when being powered on in the folded state is avoided.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, the folding keyboard 100 further includes a first connector 60 and a second connector 70.

One end of the first connecting piece 60 is hinged to the first keyboard 10, and the other end of the first connecting piece 60 is hinged to the second keyboard 20, and under the action of the first connecting piece 60, the second keyboard 20 can rotate relative to the first keyboard 10 and cover the first keyboard 10.

The first connecting piece 60 may be a sheet structure, a rod structure or other various structures, and the hinge points of the first connecting piece 60 and the first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20 are not on the same straight line, that is, a dual-rotation shaft structure is formed between the first connecting piece 60 and the first keyboard 10 and between the first connecting piece 60 and the second keyboard 20, specifically, two rotation shafts are respectively provided at two ends of the first connecting piece 60 and are respectively connected to the first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20 in a rotation manner, when the folding keyboard 100 is in a folded state, the second keyboard 20 can be completely covered on the first keyboard 10 without redundant connection parts between the first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20, so that the width of the folding keyboard 100 in the folded state is reduced.

One end of the second connecting piece 70 is hinged with the first keyboard 10, and the other end of the second connecting piece 70 is hinged with the first functional part 30, and under the action of the second connecting piece 70, the first functional part 30 can rotate relative to the first keyboard 10 and cover the first keyboard 10.

The second connecting member 70 may be a sheet structure, a rod structure or other various structures, and the hinge points of the second connecting member 70 and the first keyboard 10 and the first functional portion 30 are not on the same straight line, that is, a dual-axis structure is formed between the second connecting member 70 and the first keyboard 10 and between the second connecting member 70 and the second functional portion 30, specifically, two rotating shafts are respectively provided at two ends of the second connecting member 70 and are respectively connected to the first keyboard 10 and the first functional portion 30 in a rotating manner, so that when the folding keyboard 100 is in a folded state, the first functional portion 30 can be completely covered on the first keyboard 10 without an excessive connecting portion between the first keyboard 10 and the first functional portion 30, thereby reducing the width of the folding keyboard 100 when in the folded state.

In this embodiment, the opposite sides of the first keyboard 10, one side of the second keyboard 20, and one side of the first functional portion 30 are provided with receiving slots, and the first connecting member 60 and the second connecting member 70 are respectively received in the corresponding receiving slots and hinged to the side walls of the corresponding receiving slots; when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, the first connector 60 and the second connector 70 are both accommodated in the accommodating groove, thereby further reducing the width of the folding keyboard 100 when in the folded state.

The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in: the first connecting piece 60 and the second connecting piece 70 are provided, so that when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, the second keyboard 20 and the first functional part 30 can be completely covered on the first keyboard 10, and the width of the folding keyboard 100 when in the folded state is reduced.

Referring to fig. 5-7, in one embodiment, the folding keyboard 100 further includes a flexible connector 50.

The flexible connection unit 50 is used for connecting the first keyboard 10 and the second functional unit 40, specifically, one end of the flexible connection unit 50 is connected to a surface of the first keyboard 10 facing away from the first operation surface 101, the other end of the flexible connection unit 50 is connected to the second functional unit 40, under the action of the flexible connection unit 50, the second functional unit 40 can be connected to the first keyboard 10 when the folding keyboard 100 is in an unfolded state, and meanwhile, the second functional unit 40 can also rotate relative to the first keyboard 10 and cover the second keyboard 20 and the first functional unit 30 when the folding keyboard 100 is in a folded state.

The flexible connector 50 may be made of cloth, leather or other flexible materials; the flexible connector 50 may be sheet-like, elongated, or of various other shapes.

In this embodiment, the flexible connector 50 includes a first portion 51, a second portion 52, and a third portion 53 that are sequentially connected.

The first portion 51 is connected to the first keyboard 10, and specifically, the first portion 51 is wrapped on a surface of the first keyboard 10 facing away from the first operation surface 101; one end of the second portion 52 is connected to the first portion 51 and the other end is connected to the third portion 53; the third portion 53 is connected to the second functional portion 40, specifically, the third portion 53 covers a surface of the second functional portion 40 facing the outside when the second keyboard 20 is stacked, that is, a surface of the second functional portion 40 facing the outside when the folded keyboard 100 is in the folded state, and the surface is also a surface of the folded keyboard 100 facing the desktop when the folded keyboard 100 is in the unfolded state.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the first portion 51 and the third portion 53 can protect one surface of the first keyboard 10 and the second functional portion 40 facing the outside when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, the second portion 52 covers one side of the whole folding keyboard 100, so the width of the second portion 52 is greater than or equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the first keyboard 10, the first functional portion 30 and the second functional portion 40, and the arrangement enables the second functional portion 40 to smoothly cover the first functional portion 30 and the second keyboard 20, and meanwhile, the second portion 52 can also protect one side of the folding keyboard 100.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the width of the second portion 52 is the dimension of the second portion 52 in the Z-axis direction, and the thickness of the first keyboard 10, the thickness of the first functional portion 30, and the thickness of the second functional portion 40 are the dimensions of the first keyboard 10, the first functional portion 30, and the second functional portion 40 in the Z-axis direction, respectively.

In this embodiment, the length of the first portion 51 is equal to the length of the third portion 53, and the length of the first portion 51 is greater than or equal to the length of the first keyboard 10, so that the first portion 51 can completely cover the surface of the first keyboard 10 facing the outside when the folded keyboard 100 is in the folded state, so as to perform a good protection function.

Referring to fig. 7, the length of the first portion 51 and the length of the third portion 53 are the dimensions of the first portion 51 and the third portion 53 in the X-axis direction, respectively.

In this embodiment, the width of the third portion 53 is greater than or equal to the width of the second functional portion 40, and the length of the third portion 53 is greater than or equal to the length of the second functional portion 40, which enables the third portion 53 to completely cover a surface of the second functional portion 40 facing the outside when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state.

When the width of the third portion 53 is greater than the width of the second functional portion 40 and/or the length of the third portion 53 is greater than the length of the second functional portion 40, the portion of the third portion 53 that is more than the portion can also sag and shield the side of the folding keyboard 100 when the portion is in the folded state, so as to protect the side of the folding keyboard 100.

Referring to fig. 7, the length of the third portion 53 is the dimension of the third portion 53 in the X-axis direction, and the width of the third portion 53 is the dimension of the third portion 53 in the Y-axis direction.

The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in: the flexible connecting piece 50 is provided, the second functional part 40 can rotate relative to the first keyboard 10 through the flexible connecting piece 50 and cover the second keyboard 20 and the first functional part 30, and meanwhile, the flexible connecting piece 50 can also play a role in protecting when the folding keyboard 100 is in a folding state.

Referring to fig. 1, 7 and 8, in an embodiment, the second keyboard 20 includes a second operation surface 201, where the second operation surface 201 is a surface where keys of the second keyboard 20 are located, and when the folded keyboard 100 is in the unfolded state, the second operation surface 201 faces a user.

In the present embodiment, the thickness of the second keyboard 20 is the same as the thickness of the first keyboard 10, and referring to fig. 8, the thickness of the second keyboard 20 and the thickness of the first keyboard 10 are the dimensions of the second keyboard 20 and the first keyboard 10 along the Z-axis direction, respectively.

The second keyboard 20 further comprises a second supporting portion 21, the second supporting portion 21 is arranged on one surface of the second keyboard 20, which is away from the second operation surface 201, the second supporting portion 21 is used for supporting the second keyboard 20, and the first portion 51 of the flexible connecting piece 50 is arranged on one surface of the first keyboard 10, which is away from the first operation surface 101, so that when the second supporting portion 21 is arranged to enable the folding keyboard 100 to be in an unfolded state, the second operation surface 201 and the first operation surface 101 can be in the same horizontal plane, and comfort level of a user is guaranteed.

The second supporting portion 21 can also support the second functional portion 40 when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, so as to prevent the second functional portion 40 from directly contacting and rubbing with the second keyboard 20, and protect the second functional portion 40.

The second supporting portion 21 may be in a strip shape, a sheet shape, or other various shapes; the second supporting portion 21 may be made of metal or non-metal, for example, the second supporting portion 21 may be made of rubber material to increase friction between the second keyboard 20 and the desktop, and between the second keyboard 20 and the second functional portion 40, for example, the second supporting portion 21 may be made of magnet, and corresponding magnetic material members are disposed at positions opposite to the second functional portion 40, so that the second functional portion 40 can be stable and not shake when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state.

The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in: the second supporting portion 21 is provided, so that when the folding keyboard 100 is in the unfolded state, the second operation surface 201 and the first operation surface 101 can be in the same horizontal plane, mutual friction between the second keyboard 20 and the second functional portion 40 when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state is avoided, and the service life of the folding keyboard 100 is prolonged.

Referring to fig. 1, 7 and 8, in an embodiment, the first functional portion 30 includes a third operating surface 301, and when the folded keyboard 100 is in the unfolded state, the third operating surface 301 faces the user.

In this embodiment, the thickness of the first functional portion 30 is the same as the thickness of the first keyboard 10, and referring to fig. 8, the thickness of the first functional portion 30 and the thickness of the first keyboard 10 are the dimensions of the first functional portion 30 and the first keyboard 10 along the Z-axis direction, respectively.

The first functional portion 30 further includes a third supporting portion 31, where the third supporting portion 31 is disposed on a surface of the first functional portion 30 facing away from the third operating surface 301, and the third supporting portion 31 is configured to support the first functional portion 30, and because a surface of the first keyboard 10 facing away from the first operating surface 101 is provided with the first portion 51 of the flexible connecting member 50, when the folded keyboard 100 is in the unfolded state, the third operating surface 301 and the first operating surface 101 can be in the same horizontal plane, so as to ensure comfort level of a user.

The third supporting portion 31 can also support the second functional portion 40 when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state, so as to prevent the second functional portion 40 from directly contacting and rubbing with the first functional portion 30, and protect the second functional portion 40.

The third supporting portion 31 may be in a bar shape, a sheet shape, or other various shapes; the third supporting portion 31 may be made of metal or non-metal, for example, the third supporting portion 31 may be made of rubber material, so as to increase friction between the first functional portion 30 and the table top, and between the first functional portion 30 and the second functional portion 40, for example, the third supporting portion 31 may be made of magnet, and corresponding magnetic material members are disposed at the opposite positions of the second functional portion 40, so that the second functional portion 40 can be stable and not shake when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state.

In this embodiment, the first functional unit 30 is a numeric keypad.

The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in: the third supporting portion 31 is provided, so that when the folding keyboard 100 is in the unfolded state, the third operation surface 301 and the first operation surface 101 can be in the same horizontal plane, mutual friction between the first functional portion 30 and the second functional portion 40 when the folding keyboard 100 is in the folded state is avoided, and the service life of the folding keyboard 100 is prolonged.

In one embodiment, the second functional portion 40 is a touch pad, and has the same effect as a notebook computer touch pad and is used to replace a mouse.

The folding keyboard 100 provided by the application has the beneficial effects that:

1. the first keyboard 10 and the second keyboard 20 are arranged, and the first functional part 30 is also arranged, so that the second keyboard 20 and the first functional part 30 are abutted against the first keyboard 10, and the thickness of the folded keyboard 100 is reduced;

2. the first functional part 30 and the second functional part 40 are arranged to meet different functional requirements of the keyboard;

3. the folding keyboard has four parts, namely the first keyboard 10, the second keyboard 20, the first functional part 30 and the second functional part 40, and only has three layers after being folded, so that the folding thickness is reduced, and the folding keyboard is convenient to carry;

4. the flexible connecting piece 50 is provided, the second functional part 40 can rotate relative to the first keyboard 10 and cover the second keyboard 20 and the first functional part 30 when passing through the flexible connecting piece 50, and meanwhile, the flexible connecting piece 50 can play a protection role when the folding keyboard 100 is in a folding state.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present application, and are not limiting thereof; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and are intended to be included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A folding keyboard, comprising:

a first keyboard;

a second keyboard hinged to a first side of the first keyboard;

2. The folding keyboard of claim 1, wherein the first keyboard comprises a first operating face;

3. The folding keyboard of claim 2, wherein the flexible connecting piece comprises a first part, a second part and a third part which are sequentially connected, the first part is coated on one surface of the first keyboard, which is away from the first operation surface, and the third part is coated on one surface of the second functional part, which is towards the outside, when the second functional part is stacked on the second keyboard;

4. A folding keyboard of claim 3 wherein the first keyboard, the second keyboard and the first functional portion are the same thickness.

5. The folding keyboard of claim 3, wherein the length of the first portion is the same as the length of the third portion, and the length of the first portion is greater than or equal to the length of the first keyboard;

6. A folding keyboard according to claim 3, wherein the width of the third portion is greater than or equal to the width of the second functional portion;

7. The folding keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a first connector, one end of the first connector being hinged to the first keyboard and the other end of the first connector being hinged to the second keyboard;

8. The folding keyboard of claim 1, wherein the first keyboard is provided with a first supporting portion, and the second keyboard and the first functional portion are abutted against the first supporting portion after the second keyboard and the first functional portion are rotated relative to the first keyboard.

9. The folding keyboard of claim 2, wherein the second keyboard comprises a second operation surface and a second supporting portion, the second operation surface and the first operation surface are located in the same horizontal plane, and the second supporting portion is arranged on the surface, opposite to the second operation surface, of the second keyboard;

10. The folding keyboard of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the first functional portion is a digital keypad and the second functional portion is a touch pad.