CN221225457U - Keyboard with keyboard body - Google Patents

Abstract

The keyboard provided by the utility model comprises a main body, a key set and a switch key, wherein the key set is arranged on the upper side of the main body; the keyboard further comprises a function key group, wherein the function key group comprises at least two function keys; on-off key and function key group set up on the side of the same side of main part in the horizontal extension direction of keyboard, on-off key and function key group are protruding in the side, and on-off key and function key group arrange in proper order along the extending direction of side. The on-off key and the function key are completely separated from dozens of keys on the key group on the front face of the keyboard, a user can easily find the convex function key even by only touching the key, the problem of high difficulty in visual instant distinguishing is solved on the premise of separate arrangement, and the function key can be designed to be smaller. Therefore, the function key group is convenient for a user to use and operate, the size of the keyboard is compressed, and the product use experience is improved.

Description

Keyboard with keyboard body

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of keyboards, in particular to a keyboard capable of optimizing use experience.

Background

The existing mechanical keyboard comprises a main body and a key set on the upper side of the main body, wherein the main body comprises a shell, a circuit board, a fixed plate and the like, the key set comprises a key shaft switch and a key cap, a dual-mode or three-mode keyboard capable of realizing wireless connection also has a shift switch key of a power supply, and in addition, some keyboards also comprise an adjusting knob for adjusting volume. In more mechanical keyboards, for easy observation and operation, a shift switch key or an adjusting knob is selectively arranged at the corner of the upper side of the main body.

The user group hopes that the keyboard can have a plurality of function keys to finish a plurality of shortcut operations, for example, one-key gear shifting, one-key music playing, one-key mute or one-key screen locking can be finished by only pressing the function keys.

Of course, referring to the layout of the volume adjustment knob, the designer may layout the function keys together with the key group on the upper side of the keyboard. In practice, from the standpoint of user use and operation, the user would prefer to find the target from a plurality of keys, which are function keys, without having to think and look, whereas with reference to existing volume adjustment knobs, the special function keys would be designed to be larger and more conspicuous. However, in practice, the frequency of use of these function keys will be relatively low, and the key shaft switch will not be used as the trigger, so that the keyboard size will not be necessarily increased when a larger number of function keys are placed on the upper side of the main body, which is not beneficial to the small-sized design of the product.

Therefore, in consideration of the user's use and operation experience, a new key arrangement manner needs to be proposed based on the case of adding the function key group.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model aims to provide a keyboard which optimizes key arrangement based on the proposal of additionally arranged function key groups.

The keyboard provided by the utility model comprises a main body, a key set and a switch key, wherein the key set is arranged on the upper side of the main body; the keyboard further comprises a function key group, wherein the function key group comprises at least two function keys; on-off key and function key group set up on the side of the same side of main part in the horizontal extension direction of keyboard, on-off key and function key group are protruding in the side, and on-off key and function key group arrange in proper order along the extending direction of side.

According to the scheme, the on-off key and the function key groups are uniformly distributed on the side face of the keyboard and are protruded, so that the on-off key and the function key are completely separated from dozens of keys on the key group on the front face of the keyboard, a user can easily find out the protruded function key by visual sense and touch sense even by touch sense, the problem of high difficulty in visual instant distinguishing is solved on the premise of separation and arrangement, and the function key can be designed to be smaller. Therefore, the function key group is convenient for a user to use and operate, the size of the keyboard is compressed, and the product use experience is improved.

The further scheme is that the switch key is a shift key, and the shift direction of the shift key forms an included angle with the horizontal extending direction.

From the above, the shift key is used as a common device of the switch key, which accords with the consistent use habit of a user, and the shift key has larger size in the shift direction under more conditions, and the shift key is close to or more beneficial to the arrangement of the switch key according to the side length direction of the side edge of the keyboard under the arrangement, and can be more clung to the main body.

Further, at least one of the function keys is a push key that is pushed in a horizontal extending direction.

As can be seen from the above, for the unidirectional operation key for realizing one-key shift, one-key play of music, one-key mute or one-key lock screen, the function key is set to be a push button for easier operation.

Still further, the keyboard includes the circuit board, and the circuit board sets up in the main part and is located one side of horizontal extending direction, is provided with first switch module and second switch module on the circuit board, and first switch module cooperates with the on-off key, and second switch module cooperates with the function key.

Therefore, the on-off key and the functional key group are arranged on the same side, and can be electrically connected with the main circuit board through the same circuit board, so that the number of components can be reduced, and the internal structure of the product is simplified.

In a still further scheme, a first through hole is formed in the main body and is communicated between the inner side and the outer side of the main body along the horizontal extending direction; the first switch module comprises a shift trigger part, the switch key comprises an extension arm, the extension arm passes through the first through hole and then is buckled with the shift trigger part, and the extension arm can move in the first through hole along the shifting direction.

In another further scheme, a second through hole is formed in the main body and is communicated between the inner side and the outer side of the main body along the horizontal extending direction; the second switch module comprises a pressing trigger part, and the functional key comprises a pressing column which passes through the second through hole and then is matched with the pressing trigger part.

From the above, this setting makes the circuit board be located the main part inside and obtain shielding protection, guarantees simultaneously and dials the gear on-off key and presses the normal work of functional part.

Still further, still be equipped with the direction perisporium that extends along the horizontal extension direction on the main part, the direction perisporium surrounds in the periphery of second through-hole, presses the post to be located the inner periphery of direction perisporium, and the direction perisporium will press the activity restriction of post in the horizontal extension direction.

From the above, the guiding peripheral wall ensures the straightness of the movement of the function key along the pressing direction, ensures the smoother movement process of the function key and gives a user more stable and reliable pressing touch feeling.

Further, the shift key includes a touch portion including a concave portion and a convex portion that are sequentially provided along a shift direction, the convex portion being convex with respect to the concave portion in a horizontal extending direction.

From the above, the arrangement of the convex part and the concave part can form a stress part of the finger on the touch part, so that a user can push the shift key more easily.

In addition, the on-off key and the plurality of function keys are arranged along a straight line, and the sizes of the on-off key and the plurality of function keys are gradually changed along the straight line.

In a further scheme, on the projection of the horizontal extending direction, the switch keys and the outer contour lines of the function keys are arranged along a line.

Therefore, the device can not only enable a plurality of special keys on the side face of the keyboard to change along with the thickness change of the keys, achieve better visual overall feeling, but also enable a plurality of functional keys to generate visual and touch differences, and after a period of use, a user can gradually remember the functional keys corresponding to each operation according to the difference of the sizes. More preferably, the outer contours of the special key bodies are arranged along the line except that the sizes of the special key bodies change along with the thickness change of the keyboard, so that the outer contours of the keyboard are smoother.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a keyboard according to the present utility model.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a first view of a side assembly of a first embodiment of a keyboard according to the present utility model.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second view of a side assembly of a first embodiment of a keyboard according to the present utility model.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a side assembly of a first embodiment of a keyboard according to the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a switch key in the first embodiment of the keyboard of the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram of a circuit board in the first embodiment of the keyboard of the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the keyboard of the present utility model.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a keyboard according to the present utility model.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of the keyboard of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

First embodiment of keyboard

Referring to fig. 1, the keyboard of the present embodiment is a mechanical keyboard with wireless connection function, the keyboard includes a main body 11, a key group 12, a switch key 13, and four function keys 14, the four function keys 14 forming the function key group of the present utility model, the keyboard further includes a circuit board 15 shown in fig. 6 located inside the main body 11, and the main body 11 includes side members 111 located on side edges. In addition, not shown, the keyboard further includes a main circuit board, a fixing board, a battery, and the like, which are located inside the main body 11. The key set 12 is disposed on the upper side of the main body 11, the key set 12 includes a plurality of keys, in this embodiment, the keys in the key set 12 include key caps and key shaft switches, the plurality of key shaft switches are fixed by a fixing plate and electrically connected with the main circuit board, and the key caps are connected on connection posts of the key shaft switches.

In this embodiment, the outer peripheral outline of the main body 11 is square, and is substantially rectangular with unfilled corners, so in the horizontal direction, the main body 11 has a length and a width, the x-axis direction shown in the coordinate system of fig. 1 is the length direction of the main body 11, the y-axis direction is the width direction of the main body 11, the z-axis direction is the height direction of the main body 11, and the three directions of the length, width and height of the keyboard 11 are consistent with the three directions of the length, width and height of the main body 11.

In this embodiment, the length direction of the keyboard is the horizontal extending direction of the present utility model, and the side member 111 is disposed at one side of the main body 11 in the length direction, and the switch 13, the four function keys 14, and the circuit board 15 are all connected to the side member 111. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the switch key 13 and the four function keys 14 are arranged in order along a straight line and along the width direction of the keyboard, that is, along the extending direction of the side where they are located.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the circuit board 15 is connected to an inward side of the side member 111 closer to the center of the main body 11 in the length direction of the keyboard, and four function keys 14 and the circuit board 15 are connected to an outward side of the side member 111 away from the center of the main body 11.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the switch key 13 is a shift key, and the four function keys 14 are all push keys, so that the working directions of the switch key 13 and the function keys 14 are different, and the circuit board 15 is different from the switch module matched with the switch key 13 and the function keys 14.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, the circuit board 15 is disposed inside the side member 111 and located at one side of the length direction of the keyboard, and a first switch module 153 and a second switch module 154 are disposed on the circuit board 15, the first switch module 153 is matched with the switch key 13, the second switch module 154 is matched with the function key 14, wherein the first switch module 153 includes a shift trigger portion 1531, the shift trigger portion 1531 moves along the width direction of the keyboard, the second switch module 154 includes a press trigger 1541 portion, and the press trigger 1541 moves along the length direction of the keyboard.

Referring to fig. 4, the side member 111 is provided with a first through hole 1131, a second through hole 1141, and a third through hole 1132 extending between the inner side and the outer side.

Wherein, the first through hole 1131 and the third through hole 1132 are all long holes extending along the width direction of the keyboard, and four third through holes 1132 are arranged at the periphery of the first through hole 1131, correspondingly, the switch 13 comprises an extension arm 132 and a buckle 133, the tail end of the extension arm 132 is provided with a groove, and after the extension arm 132 passes through the first through hole 1131, the groove at the tail end of the extension arm 132 is just buckled with the shift trigger part 1531, so, when the extension arm can move along the width direction in the first through hole 1131, the shift trigger part 1531 can be driven to move along the width direction of the keyboard. And four buckles 133 are disposed at the outer circumference of the extension arm 132, each buckle 133 is respectively inserted into the four third through holes 1132 and fastened in the inserting direction, i.e., the length direction of the keyboard. The latch 133 can also translate within the third through hole 1132 in the width direction of the keyboard without impeding the normal movement of the switch key 13.

The second through hole 1141 is a square hole, and the main body 11 is further provided with a guiding circumferential wall 1142 extending along a length direction, the guiding circumferential wall 1142 surrounds the outer circumference of the second through hole 1141, and an inner circumferential contour of the guiding circumferential wall 1142 is also square. The function key 14 includes a pressing post 141, and the pressing post 141 is a square post, and the pressing post 141 passes through the second through hole 1141 and then cooperates with the pressing trigger 1541. In this way, the pressing post 141 is positioned on the inner periphery of the guide peripheral wall 1142 in cooperation with the square inner and outer contours, and the guide peripheral wall 1142 restricts the movement of the pressing post 141 in the longitudinal direction.

Under this setting, switch 13 and function key 14 group all lay in the side of keyboard to along the side direction arch, switch 13 and function key 14 are separated with tens of buttons on the positive button group 12 of keyboard completely, and the user can be through vision and sense of touch easily, even just rely on sense of touch also can find function key 14 easily, has solved the problem that the vision distinguishes the degree of difficulty big under the prerequisite that the separation was laid, and the function key group is convenient for user's use operation and keyboard size obtains the compression, promotes the product and uses experience.

In addition, the utility model also carries out the optimization design on the surface side of the switch key 13. Specifically, the switch key 13 is provided on the outer surface thereof with a touch portion 130, the touch portion 130 includes a concave portion 131 and a convex portion 132 which are sequentially provided in the toggle direction, the convex portion 132 is convex in the length direction with respect to the concave portion 131, and the surface of the concave portion 131 is provided with an anti-slip texture 1311. The arrangement of the concave part 131, the convex part 132 and the anti-skid texture 1311 is easy to find the force points when the user operates the switch key 13, so that the operation difficulty is reduced.

In addition, in the width direction of the keyboard, i.e., the front-rear direction of the keyboard, the thickness of the main body 11 gradually decreases from the rear side away from the user to the front side facing the user, so that the outer contour of the keyboard can be made smoother by the linear arrangement between the outer contours of the four function keys 14 and the on-off key 13 for the side, achieving a better visual overall feeling, in this embodiment, the dimensions between the on-off key 13 and the plurality of function keys 14 gradually decrease from the rear side of the keyboard to the front side of the keyboard, and, in the projection in the length direction of the keyboard, the on-off key 13 and the outer contours of the plurality of function keys 14 are arranged along a straight line L1 as shown in fig. 2.

Second embodiment of keyboard

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic side view of the second embodiment of the keyboard in the longitudinal direction. In the present embodiment, the function key group 22 includes only three function keys, and the three function keys are arranged in a triangular array therebetween. However, the switch keys 21 and the function key groups 22 are still arranged along the extending direction of the side edge, that is, along the width direction of the keyboard, so that the embodiment is still within the protection scope of the utility model in which the switch keys and the function key groups are sequentially arranged along the extending direction of the side edge.

Third embodiment of keyboard

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a keyboard in a top view. In this embodiment, the horizontal extending direction is the width direction of the keyboard, the side is the long side of the keyboard, the extending direction of the side is the length direction of the keyboard, and the switch key 31 and the function keys 32 of the function key group are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the keyboard.

Fourth embodiment of keyboard

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of a keyboard in plan view. Some keyboards have different outer contours, as shown in fig. 9, the outer contours of the keyboards are shaped, the horizontal extending direction is the length direction of the keyboard, but the extending direction of the side edge of the switch key 41 and the functional key group is not the width direction of the keyboard but is inclined between the length direction and the width direction of the keyboard, so when the switch key 41 adopts a shift key, as shown by the arrow in fig. 9, an included angle is formed between the shift direction and the horizontal extending direction, and the included angle is not right angle.

In other embodiments, on the projection of the horizontal extending direction, the switch keys and the outer contour lines of the plurality of function keys are arranged along a curve.

In other embodiments, the switch key is a push key.

In other embodiments, the function key is a knob or a shift key.

In other embodiments, the protruding direction of the on-off key and/or the function key is at an angle to the horizontal extension direction, e.g. the on-off key and/or the function key is slightly tilted upwards.

Finally, it should be emphasized that the foregoing description is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the utility model, and that various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and principles of the utility model, and any such modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. are intended to be included within the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The keyboard comprises a main body, a key set and a switch key, wherein the key set is arranged on the upper side of the main body;

The method is characterized in that:

the keyboard further comprises a function key group, wherein the function key group comprises at least two function keys;

On the horizontal extension direction of keyboard, the on-off key with the function key group sets up on the side of main part with one side, the on-off key with the function key group is protruding in the side, the on-off key with the function key group is followed the extending direction of side arranges in proper order.

2. A keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The switch key is a shift key, and the shift direction of the shift key and the horizontal extending direction form an included angle.

3. A keyboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

at least one of the function keys is a push key that is pushed in the horizontal extending direction.

4. A keyboard as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

the keyboard comprises a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is arranged in the main body and positioned at one side of the horizontal extending direction, a first switch module and a second switch module are arranged on the circuit board, the first switch module is matched with the switch key, and the second switch module is matched with the function key.

5. The keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

The main body is provided with a first through hole which is communicated between the inner side and the outer side of the main body along the horizontal extending direction;

The first switch module comprises a shifting trigger part, the switch key comprises an extension arm, the extension arm passes through the first through hole and then is buckled with the shifting trigger part, and the extension arm can move in the first through hole along the shifting direction.

6. The keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the main body is provided with a second through hole which is communicated between the inner side and the outer side of the main body along the horizontal extending direction;

The second switch module comprises a pressing trigger part, the function key comprises a pressing column, and the pressing column penetrates through the second through hole and then is matched with the pressing trigger part.

7. The keyboard as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

The main body is also provided with a guide peripheral wall extending along the horizontal extending direction, the guide peripheral wall surrounds the periphery of the second through hole, the pressing column is positioned at the inner periphery of the guide peripheral wall, and the guide peripheral wall limits the movement of the pressing column in the horizontal extending direction.

8. A keyboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

The shift key comprises a touching part, the touching part comprises a concave part and a convex part which are sequentially arranged along the shifting direction, and the convex part is convex relative to the concave part in the horizontal extending direction.

9. A keyboard as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein:

The switch keys and the function keys are arranged along a straight line, and the sizes of the switch keys and the function keys gradually change along the straight line.

10. The keyboard as in claim 9, wherein:

On the projection of the horizontal extending direction, the switch keys and the outer contour lines of the functional keys are arranged along a line.