CN219497604U

CN219497604U - Key assembly, keyboard and terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219497604U
Application number: CN202320507771.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周堂法
Original assignee: Ziguang Computer Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ziguang Computer Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-15
Filing date: 2023-03-15
Publication date: 2023-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-15

Abstract

The utility model provides a key assembly, a keyboard and terminal equipment, which belong to the technical field of computer keys and comprise a shell, a key structure and an elastic support, wherein the key structure is connected with the shell, and a bare copper area is arranged on the key structure; the elastic support is elastically supported between the shell and the key structure, and the elastic support is in butt joint with the bare copper area. According to the key assembly, the elastic support is arranged, so that the key structure is supported by the elastic design of the elastic support, the stability of the elastic support is high, and the service life and the reliability are high; the elastic support is propped against the bare copper area of the key structure while supporting the key structure, so that the effect of releasing static electricity of the key structure is achieved.

Description

Key assembly, keyboard and terminal equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of computer keys, in particular to a key assembly, a keyboard and terminal equipment.

Background

With the continuous development of technology, computers are becoming more and more popular, and keys are being changed as an indispensable part of computers. In the prior art, the support structure of the key is mainly in a mode that the stainless steel sheet is directly matched with the supporting foam, the support and the foam play a supporting role on the key, and the foam can play a rebound role on the key.

However, the supporting foam is easy to deviate when in use, and the foam material is unstable, so that the stability of the key support is poor, and the reliability of the pressing life is low.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the utility model aims to solve the problems of poor stability and low reliability of the pressing service life of the key support in the prior art, thereby providing a key assembly, a keyboard and terminal equipment.

In order to solve the above problems, the present utility model provides a key assembly, which includes a housing, a key structure and an elastic support, wherein the key structure is connected with the housing, and a bare copper area is arranged on the key structure; the elastic support is elastically supported between the shell and the key structure, and the elastic support is in butt joint with the bare copper area.

Optionally, the elastic support includes support body and elasticity support arm, the support body with the casing is connected, the one end of elasticity support arm with the support body is connected and is set up, the other end of elasticity support arm with naked copper district looks butt.

Optionally, the elastic support arms are arranged at intervals.

Optionally, the button structure includes button main part and fingerprint module, the button main part movably inlays to be located in the casing, the fingerprint module set up in the inboard of button main part, naked copper district set up in the fingerprint module is kept away from the one side of button main part.

Optionally, the button main part includes contact switch, contact switch inwards extends the fingerprint module sets up, when the button main part is in the position of pressing, contact switch can with elastic support looks butt.

Optionally, a bump is formed on the elastic support, and the bump is disposed corresponding to the contact switch.

Optionally, the shell is provided with a first hole body, the elastic support is provided with a second hole body, the key assembly further comprises a fastener, and the fastener corresponds to the first hole body and the second hole body and is connected with the shell and the elastic support.

Optionally, a positioning column is arranged on the shell, a positioning hole is arranged on the elastic support, and the positioning hole is in fit connection with the positioning column.

The utility model also provides a keyboard comprising the key assembly.

The utility model also provides terminal equipment comprising the keyboard.

The utility model has the following advantages:

1. according to the key assembly, the elastic support is arranged, so that the key structure is supported by the elastic design of the elastic support, the stability of the elastic support is high, and the service life and the reliability are high; the elastic support is propped against the bare copper area of the key structure when supporting the key structure, and the effect of releasing static electricity of the key structure can be achieved without separate grounding design.

2. According to the key assembly provided by the utility model, the elastic support and the shell are detachably connected through the fastener, so that the elastic support is convenient to overhaul and replace.

3. According to the key assembly, the elastic support can be quickly and accurately installed through the arrangement of the positioning column and the positioning hole.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first view of a key assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a second view of a key assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged partial schematic view at A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic structural view of an elastic support provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 shows a schematic connection diagram of an elastic support and a key structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic structural view of a first view of a housing provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a second view of the housing according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

10. a housing; 11. a first hole body; 12. positioning columns; 13. a connecting column; 20. a key structure; 21. bare copper area; 22. a key main body; 221. a contact switch; 23. a fingerprint module; 30. an elastic support; 31. a frame body; 32. an elastic support arm; 33. a bump; 34. a second aperture body; 35. positioning holes; 36. a mounting part; 37. a connection part; 40. a fastener.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made apparent and fully in view of the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the utility model are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In addition, the technical features of the different embodiments of the present utility model described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not collide with each other.

A specific embodiment of the key assembly shown in fig. 1 to 7 includes a housing 10, a key structure 20 and an elastic support 30, wherein the key structure 20 is connected with the housing 10, and a bare copper area 21 is disposed on the key structure 20; the elastic support 30 is elastically supported between the casing 10 and the key structure 20, and the elastic support 30 is abutted against the bare copper area 21.

When the key assembly of the present embodiment is installed, the key structure 20 is first connected with the housing 10, then the elastic support 30 is abutted against the bare copper area 21 on the key structure 20, and finally the elastic support 30 is connected with the housing 10. By arranging the elastic support 30, the key structure 20 is supported by the elastic design of the elastic support 30, and the elastic support 30 has high stability, long service life and high reliability; the elastic support 30 supports the key structure 20, and meanwhile, the elastic support 30 is abutted against the bare copper area 21 of the key structure 20, so that the effect of releasing static electricity of the key structure 20 can be achieved without separate grounding design.

It should be noted that, when the key structure 20 is pressed downward, the elastic support 30 is stressed to generate elastic deformation and store elastic potential energy, and when the pressing force disappears, the elastic potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, the elastic support 30 drives the key structure 20 to move upward, and the elastic support 30 returns to the initial state, and the rebound of the key structure 20 is completed.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment, the housing 10 is made of metal, and the metal housing 10 is connected with the elastic support 30, so as to achieve the effect of releasing static electricity of the elastic support 30.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the elastic support 30 includes a frame 31 and an elastic arm 32, the frame 31 is connected with the housing 10, one end of the elastic arm 32 is connected with the frame 31, and the other end of the elastic arm 32 abuts against the bare copper area 21.

It should be noted that, referring to fig. 5, one end of the elastic arm 32 is the upper end of the elastic arm 32 shown in fig. 5; correspondingly, the other end of the elastic arm 32 is the lower end of the elastic arm 32 shown in fig. 5.

Of course, in other alternative embodiments, the frame 31 may be connected to the key structure 20, and accordingly, one end of the elastic arm 32 is connected to the housing 10, and the other end of the elastic arm 32 is connected to the frame 31.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, a plurality of elastic arms 32 are disposed at intervals.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the frame 31 includes a mounting portion 36 and a connecting portion 37, the mounting portion 36 is provided with a plurality of mounting portions 36, the mounting portion 36 is connected with the housing 10 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the connecting portion 37, and the plurality of elastic arms 32 are also provided at intervals along the circumferential direction of the connecting portion 37, and further, each elastic arm 32 is located between adjacent mounting portions 36.

It should be noted that the term "several" as used above means at least two, for example, two, three, four … …, etc.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, three mounting portions 36 are provided, three elastic support arms 32 are also provided, one elastic support arm 32 is provided between each two adjacent mounting portions 36, and the three mounting portions 36 and the three elastic support arms 32 are connected with the connecting portions 37 to form the elastic support 30.

In the present embodiment, the frame 31 and the plurality of elastic arms 32 are integrally formed.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the key structure 20 includes a key main body 22 and a fingerprint module 23, the key main body 22 is movably embedded in the housing 10, the fingerprint module 23 is disposed on the inner side of the key main body 22, and the bare copper area 21 is disposed on one side of the fingerprint module 23 away from the key main body 22.

Specifically, when the key main body 22 receives a pressing force, the key main body 22 can be displaced vertically downward; the bare copper area 21 is disposed on the fingerprint module 23, and the elastic arm 32 is abutted against the bare copper area 21 of the fingerprint module 23.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the key main body 22 includes a contact switch 221, the contact switch 221 extends inward to form the fingerprint module 23, and when the key main body 22 is in the pressed position, the contact switch 221 can abut against the elastic support 30.

When the key main body 22 is pressed, the contact switch 221 moves downward until abutting against the elastic holder 30, and the contact switch 221 is triggered.

In other alternative embodiments, the frame 31 is connected to the key structure 20, one end of the elastic arm 32 is connected to the housing 10, and the other end of the elastic arm 32 is connected to the frame 31, and accordingly, the contact switch 221 may be disposed on the housing 10, and when the key main body 22 is pressed, the frame 31 moves downward until abutting against the contact switch 221, and the contact switch 221 is triggered.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the elastic support 30 is formed with a bump 33, and the bump 33 is disposed corresponding to the contact switch 221.

Specifically, the bump 33 is formed at the middle of the connection portion 37 of the elastic support 30, and when the key main body 22 is pressed, the contact switch 221 moves downward to abut against the bump 33 of the connection portion 37, so that the function of the contact switch 221 is realized, and the pressing distance of the key main body 22 is reduced.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 4 and 7, the housing 10 is provided with a first hole 11, the elastic support 30 is provided with a second hole 34, the key assembly further includes a fastener 40, and the fastener 40 is disposed corresponding to the first hole 11 and the second hole 34 and connects the housing 10 and the elastic support 30.

It should be noted that the second hole 34 is formed on the mounting portion 36 of the elastic support 30, and the elastic support 30 is detachably connected to the housing 10 through the fastener 40, so as to facilitate maintenance and replacement of the elastic support 30.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 4 and 7, a positioning column 12 is provided on a housing 10, a positioning hole 35 is provided on an elastic support 30, and the positioning hole 35 is in mating connection with the positioning column 12.

It should be noted that, the positioning hole 35 is formed on the connecting portion 37 of the elastic support 30, and by setting the positioning post 12 and the positioning hole 35, the elastic support 30 can be quickly and accurately installed, and the elastic support 30 is prevented from shaking.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the inner side wall of the housing 10 is formed with a connecting post 13 protruding inwards, and the first hole 11 is opened in the connecting post 13, that is, the fastener 40 is fastened in the first hole 11 on the connecting post 13 after penetrating the mounting portion 36 through the second hole 34.

When the key assembly provided in this embodiment is installed, the key main body 22 is first embedded into the housing 10, the fingerprint module 23 is connected with the key main body 22, then the positioning hole 35 of the elastic support 30 is correspondingly sleeved outside the positioning post 12 of the housing 10, the elastic support arm 32 is abutted with the bare copper area 21 of the fingerprint module 23, and the elastic support 30 is fixed on the housing 10 by using the fastener 40.

The embodiment also provides a specific implementation mode of the keyboard, which comprises the key assembly.

The embodiment also provides a specific implementation mode of the terminal equipment, which comprises the keyboard.

It should be noted that the terminal device may be a notebook computer.

According to the above description, the present patent application has the following advantages:

1. the elastic support has high stability and long service life.

2. The electrostatic discharge of the key structure can be achieved without a separate grounding design, the utilization of structural space is optimized, and the cost is saved.

3. The elastic support is convenient to overhaul and replace.

4. The elastic support can be installed rapidly and accurately.

It is apparent that the above examples are given by way of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments. Other variations or modifications of the above teachings will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. While still being apparent from variations or modifications that may be made by those skilled in the art are within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A key assembly, comprising:

a housing (10);

the key structure (20) is connected with the shell (10), and a bare copper area (21) is arranged on the key structure (20);

the elastic support (30) is elastically supported between the shell (10) and the key structure (20), and the elastic support (30) is in abutting connection with the bare copper area (21).

2. The key assembly according to claim 1, wherein the elastic support (30) comprises a frame body (31) and an elastic support arm (32), the frame body (31) is connected with the housing (10), one end of the elastic support arm (32) is connected with the frame body (31), and the other end of the elastic support arm (32) is abutted against the bare copper area (21).

3. The key assembly according to claim 2, wherein the elastic arms (32) are arranged at intervals.

4. A key assembly according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the key structure (20) comprises a key body (22) and a fingerprint module (23), the key body (22) is movably embedded in the housing (10), the fingerprint module (23) is arranged on the inner side of the key body (22), and the bare copper area (21) is arranged on one surface of the fingerprint module (23) away from the key body (22).

5. The key assembly according to claim 4, wherein the key body (22) comprises a contact switch (221), the contact switch (221) extends inwards to form the fingerprint module (23), and the contact switch (221) can be abutted with the elastic support (30) when the key body (22) is in a pressed position.

6. The key assembly according to claim 5, wherein the elastic support (30) is formed with a protrusion (33), and the protrusion (33) is disposed corresponding to the contact switch (221).

7. A key assembly according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the housing (10) is provided with a first hole (11), the elastic support (30) is provided with a second hole (34), the key assembly further comprises a fastener (40), and the fastener (40) is arranged corresponding to the first hole (11) and the second hole (34) and connects the housing (10) and the elastic support (30).

8. A key assembly according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein a positioning column (12) is arranged on the housing (10), a positioning hole (35) is arranged on the elastic support (30), and the positioning hole (35) is matched and spliced with the positioning column (12).

9. A keyboard comprising a key assembly according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. A terminal device comprising the keyboard of claim 9.